Does anyone else honestly look better in a bikini than clothes?

[Anonymous]

Op has nice boobs

[Anonymous]

I feel you, OP. I have an athletic body and while it’s not perfectly shaped, I have decent muscle tone and not much cellulite at all, even at 38. It’s hard to find pants that fit the waist AND butt AND thighs in such a way that 1) you can tell I’m toned and 2) fitted shirts lay well over. If I wear a looser top, it just looks boxy and blobby. I actually prefer dresses the most. I can show off a little bit of leg and belt it or buy a style with a waistband that shows off my waist.

[Anonymous]

Yah, this is me too. I am trying to be better at buying clothes that show off my shape but I carry around body dismorphia. I often purchase a S when I should be selecting XS, especially now that I am doing CrossFit.

I also don’t want to walk around work showing off my shape. I like looking sexy but I don’t like the attention at work.

[Anonymous]

I'm 52 and look better in clothes. I work out - cardio and weights - but have slowed down my pace over the years.

I look OK in a bathing - could even get away with a modest two-piece suit. However, I'm not rock-solid either.

You are probably very muscular, OP, and angular. I have friends with your body shape who look fantastic in more casual/active styles - like Athleta and REI.

[Anonymous]

I do. I am 42, 120 lb at 5'2. I look short and stalky in clothes, nothing looks very elegant on me as I don't have super skinny legs or arms. But I always exercise and have very defined arms, stomach and back ( a lot of people in the gym would approach and comment on my back). I am not super masculine, more like ballerina defined muscles ( I do a lot of dancing, yoga and bar classes). So, yes, I love myself better in bikini than clothes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't look good in any type of swimwear, but I definitely think I look better naked than in clothes. Borderline plus size on a petite frame. Naked, I see nice curves, smooth skin, very cuddleable. Stuffed into clothes, I see muffin top and belly bulges and awkward bra outlines and all the other pitfalls that come from trying to wear the cheap crap that passes as fashion these days.

Your are wearing clothes too small

NP but I am have question about this when it come to skinny jeans or pants. Are the pants too small even when the waist stretches and slides down? I have a figure similar to OP but with a defined waist. After a few hours, my skinny jean or pants stretch at the waist and slide down creating a muffin top. If I size up, everything gets loose and is sliding off my body completely. So am I really wearing the wrong size? Or is this just the nature of that style of vlothes? Fwiw, i wear top that cover any muffin top created by the stretching waist.

[Anonymous]

I look pretty good in a bikini because I work out daily and have relatively low body fat and I'm pretty muscular. So in a bikini, I look healthy and toned. (In a one-piece, I look horrible because I have small boobs and a big hip/waist differential, so I look like an awkward pear.) In clothes I just look normal, unless wearing sleeveless or a shorter skirt.

[Anonymous]

I do too, OP. I’m 42 and 5’6” and about 150 with muscles legs and butt. I think clothes are made for “clothes horse” women, who are very straight and not curved. I do like “curvy” type of jeans and cords. Wearing heels or heeled boots helps too — shows off the curves when you walk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't look good in any type of swimwear, but I definitely think I look better naked than in clothes. Borderline plus size on a petite frame. Naked, I see nice curves, smooth skin, very cuddleable. Stuffed into clothes, I see muffin top and belly bulges and awkward bra outlines and all the other pitfalls that come from trying to wear the cheap crap that passes as fashion these days.

Your are wearing clothes too small

NP but I am have question about this when it come to skinny jeans or pants. Are the pants too small even when the waist stretches and slides down? I have a figure similar to OP but with a defined waist. After a few hours, my skinny jean or pants stretch at the waist and slide down creating a muffin top. If I size up, everything gets loose and is sliding off my body completely. So am I really wearing the wrong size? Or is this just the nature of that style of vlothes? Fwiw, i wear top that cover any muffin top created by the stretching waist.

DP. I don’t think you’re wearing a size to small but it sounds like you need a different brand of jeans with a higher amount of denim in them. Jeans that have 10-20% of something else seem to lose their shape ASAP and provide the weird bagginess.