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Decent Outfits for size 10?
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Anonymous
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Hope you can help (?) I'm looking for decent outfits for size 10. Yep, a big girl that wants to accentuate the positive (top) and NOT accentuate the negative (middle). What I've seen in stores lately is a lot of frill on the top (don't want to call attention!), when I could really use something simple; maybe a v-neck and belly button jeans. [Really thankful the muffin top look is out, and hope I was not a part of it  but I also think it's embarrassing and silly when moms show their crack (!)- you'd be surprised]
Partial to cotton and feminine; but not the masculine (I'll save the polo shirts for DH) or overly frumpy look (sweat suit, etc.). Tried Anthropologie (my favorite), Gap, Nordstrom, Macy's and found nothing yet; and Target, etc. (mass produced) do not fit me properly. Does this help? TIA. |
Anonymous
| OP - stay away from the chain stores and hit the boutiques in Old Town, Bethesda and Georgetown. |
Anonymous
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Try Boden.
I find that the proportions are a bit different. The style can be more interesting and colorful, but they also have more basic options. |
Anonymous
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Wow, I'm depressed - size 10 is a "big girl"?
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Anonymous
OP has bought into the media's idea of "big". |
Anonymous
not the OP but YES Size 10 is now big. I say now b/c I have some suits that I purchased over 10 years ago from Ann Taylor. They are size 10s - if I put the skirt of an old size 10 to a skirt of a todays size 6 they match. Today's size 10 is the equivelant of a an older size 14. In addition, I currently wear a size 10 (still trying to lose the baby weight) and my BMI buts me in the overweight category. This is not about the media's idea of "big" this is about being healthy. Just because the American Clothing industry resized everything to make us feel better about getting larger does not make this a media issue. |
Anonymous
| Gag me. Maybe size ten is big if you're very short, but if you're average to tall then you could still be a ten and quite fit. You're certainly not into the extra large category where you need help shopping. If you do, it's a question of your fashion sense, not your size. |
Anonymous
Exactly - I am a size 10, and 5'10 - and I'm hot! No one in their right mind would call me a "big girl". |
Anonymous
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If you are tall, size 10 is fine. I'm 5'9", and while I'm wearing a 6 now, I have been a 10 in the past. My weight was still firmly within the BMI guidelines for normal weight when I was wearing a 10. And I looked good, too.
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Anonymous
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OP here - OP used to be a MUCH different size, so I'm getting acclimated. My new size ROCKS! |
Anonymous
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OP again - I might be hard on myself (my normal size) because I'm surrounded by friends' very obvious eating disorders (I recognize them immediately because I've been exposed to them by people close to me, thankfully, not me). But thanks for telling me I'm not big, after all
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Anonymous
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10's not that big. Try Martin + Osa at Tysons Corner - they make nice stuff that would seem to fit an adult woman who wasn't anorexic. Also, Ann Taylor and Loft sizing are pretty generous. And maybe INC at Macy's?
I've got a couple of friends with food issues and it drives me crazy when they project their f'ed up standards on other people. I think people should eat healthy and exercise and take care of themselves, but some people are just built bigger than others, and that's ok. |
Anonymous
| Also, try J.Jill. They generally aren't too frilly on top. I sympathize with the wanting to accentuate the positive up top without calling too much attention to it or the middle. A difficult balancing act! I also second Ann Taylor - I find that their t-shirts are a bit more generously sized in the up-top department than some others. |
Anonymous
Even if you're short. I was a size 10 when I was a mad athlete and in the best shape of my life. I don't think I'll see size 10 again! |
Anonymous
| If you're below 5'6 size 10 might be big |