Obese women who look put-together

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Anonymous wrote:I guess I’m the dissenting voice for the structured and tailored clothing. By nature of being very large and having lumps varies places, structured clothing never looks right. I think of a teacher I knew. She wore long loose and flowy skirts and dresses or midi length and always looked so beautiful. She accessorized well and used beautiful scarfs in her hair a lot; tied around a low bun, as a headband, etc.

Art teacher, right?

That doesn't work for everyone's style. Scarfs in her hair?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dresses are always more flattering than shorts, pants, jeans or any two-piece outfit.

Not if you have heavy legs.

Especially if you have heavy legs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not talking about body positivity, so please don't go there. I'm just curious about the heavy women I see who are so beautiful, so put together. I need to lose 100 pounds, and even in nice clothing, I look frumpy and sloppy. I'm sure there are tricks to this, maybe nicer makeup or a good haircut or something? How can I look more like them?

Heres some inspo I like. Overweight women looking good:



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Only 3 of these are flattering.

They all look terrible. Really bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend wears Spanx and can barely breathe half way through the day. But she does look really nice!

She is more bold in wearing form fitting clothing which helps her look less frumpy (I'm 15-20lbs over weight and often foolishly try to cover my gut wit blousy tops that create a tent effect).

She needs to go up a size. Shapewear is supposed to smooth out your curves. It’s not meant to be worn as a corset!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not talking about body positivity, so please don't go there. I'm just curious about the heavy women I see who are so beautiful, so put together. I need to lose 100 pounds, and even in nice clothing, I look frumpy and sloppy. I'm sure there are tricks to this, maybe nicer makeup or a good haircut or something? How can I look more like them?

Heres some inspo I like. Overweight women looking good:



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I think lady #3 looks good.

Only 3 of these are flattering.

They all look terrible. Really bad.

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Oops my reply got buried in a quote. I think the woman in the third picture looks great. Number 4 is terrible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My friend wears Spanx and can barely breathe half way through the day. But she does look really nice!

She is more bold in wearing form fitting clothing which helps her look less frumpy (I'm 15-20lbs over weight and often foolishly try to cover my gut wit blousy tops that create a tent effect).

She needs to go up a size. Shapewear is supposed to smooth out your curves. It’s not meant to be worn as a corset!

Yeah, that can’t be healthy. If skinny jeans or jrg gongs are changing organ shapes, I can’t imagine what too tight shape wear could be doing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dresses are always more flattering than shorts, pants, jeans or any two-piece outfit.

Not if you have heavy legs.

Especially if you have heavy legs

LOL. No way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oops my reply got buried in a quote. I think the woman in the third picture looks great. Number 4 is terrible.

3 is by far the best.

2 & 5 are not horrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oops my reply got buried in a quote. I think the woman in the third picture looks great. Number 4 is terrible.

3 is by far the best.

2 & 5 are not horrible.

^^ need better fabric on 2 and new sleeves on 5.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oops my reply got buried in a quote. I think the woman in the third picture looks great. Number 4 is terrible.

3 is by far the best.

2 & 5 are not horrible.

^^ need better fabric on 2 and new sleeves on 5.

New sleeves and new earrings

[Anonymous]

The larger ladies I know who look good mostly wear tailored jackets/blazers. I just can't do it when it's 90 degrees outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The larger ladies I know who look good mostly wear tailored jackets/blazers. I just can't do it when it's 90 degrees outside.

Yes, that is the best look for most but is tough on warm/hot days.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a colleague who is obese and she always looks really put together. She always has on light, natural makeup, and tends to wear dresses that are solid colors in a-line or maybe fit and flare type cute, knee length, and often a cropped cardigan or blazer with it. And often a nice eye catching necklace.
I would hate wearing dresses every day but clearly she’s decided that works for her.

This is your answer, OP. Dresses. They are always more flattering than pants.

Obese poster here. It depends on the dress and the person's body type. I have a VERY large stomach (it is the first place i gain weight) and look terrible in many styles of dresses. So I don't often wear dresses other than when I have to wear business attire. Then, I wear a shift dress and jacket. Because that looks good on me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The larger ladies I know who look good mostly wear tailored jackets/blazers. I just can't do it when it's 90 degrees outside.

What! no? Blazers make large women look like giant tree trunks.