and, mostly, i want to "pull it off". but my body doesn't agree with this style. supposedly it "works for every body type". but the more i've been perusing fashion blogs, taking in new and classic styles... i've discovered that my body doesn't fit into any of the "classic" woman shapes. even when it has much less poundage, i still have a belly. and love handles. most clothes that like to say that they accentuate the good and hide the bad do exactly the opposite for me! i do NOT have childbearing hips. or a big butt. just a belly. and no, it does not "sit lower" as people always describe - it really does look like i'm pregnant! so you get a dress like this, that has it's tightest spot in the low waist (aka belly) area, and i'm not even gonna find a size that fits until i'm double what a skirt that sits on my hips would be. i'm hesitantly loving all the highwaisted stuff currently out there, but there is NO WAY i could wear them! empire, yes. current fashion, no. i sometimes wonder if there is ANYone out there with this same problem. i see one or two here and there. but i kinda feel alone in this! two of my three sisters have this same body type (hips, no; love handles, yes) but they are currently a size 0 and 4 respectively, so you can't really tell. i envy my other sister's "normal woman" body (inherited from my mom's side, as opposed to the other 3 of us getting a lot of our dad's characteristics). we went bridesmaid dress shopping last week. and guess what style is popular (& affordable, and therefore "the one"). yep. so i'll wear a size 16 sunshine yellow bridesmaid dress. but on my own time, i'll stick with the shifts... which i love just as much with all their gathering and ruffles and lace and colors... :)
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