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Confidence! Shape! Size! Why is it so hard to feel confident? Even the simple act of dress shopping can be a disheartening experience—it’s not always full of smiles and shopping bags fit to burst with new clothes, as commercials would have you believe. Nor does it mean those new dresses in the fashion magazines will fit you no problem. For women, dress shopping can be a nightmare of trying on clothes only to look at themselves in the mirror and think, “Oh, I need to lose weight or I won’t fit this dress” and “This dress fits, but it’s just plain ugly! But it’s all they have and it’s all my budget can fit.”
All too often many women are forced to settle on a dress that just doesn’t flatter them. Indeed, the fashion industry really doesn’t cater often enough to the average-sized woman—large, extra-large, queen-size, petite, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t help those sizes differ from one store’s product lineup to the next either (we’re looking at you, bras). Who says the shopping experience has to be a bummer? Your confidence and how you choose to show off your sense of style are what really matter. With that in mind, here are a few tips on how you can feel more confident—no matter what your size or shape.
Note that we added retailers to this part, because the two things are very different! The retailer is the person who sells their products to the store, where they feature the products for sale. Some stores and retailers cater to plus-sized dresses and clothing (Love U Designs is an example!), so if you want to feel more confident, skip going to the same store as everyone else in the mall and head to the store focused on making you both look and feel good.
Trade shows, like the Victoria Women’s Expo held in early March every year, are also an excellent place to get inspired. Many vendors, many styles, many shapes all under one roof give you the opportunity to easily find the perfect fit that says “you”.
Now more than ever there are lots of body positivity blogs and articles that relay the same, awesome message: ‘you are not alone’. Whether you are feeling down about your weight or how you look, it’s a feeling all women regardless of their size and shape can relate to. There are tons of authors out there who are all about loving yourself! Look for these blogs and / or find a blogger who is a role model for how you—and only you—want to feel about your body. I also suggest avoiding any magazines or TV shows that look down upon average or overweight people and emphasize impossible thin standards as the ideal.
Sometimes being confident with how you look is way easier said than done. Depression and anxiety are found at a greater frequency now more than ever thanks to a huge variety of reasons. Lots of women, teenage girls especially, are prone to developing serious self-esteem issues such as bulimia and anorexia to fit into the dresses they want to fit into.
There are also tons more women out there who can’t even get into the changing room without help because of their physical disabilities, or they have chronic illnesses that prevent them from finding new clothing.
Ladies, if this sounds like what you’re going through, we care about you! You shouldn’t be afraid to wear what you want to wear, whether or not you have low self-esteem, a disability, or a mood disorder. My advice to you is only a suggestion, not an absolute thing to follow, but one thing you might try is to dress up in your home for fun, even if you don’t need to go out anywhere. After wearing the clothing for a while, you may realize how far you’ve come in your life, and despite your obstacles and hardships you’re still here with us. We are so proud of you that you are still here!
There’s honestly no rule that says if you’re average or overweight, you have to wear certain clothes. You can wear whatever you want. Find styles and colours that you feel great in! If you don’t know where to start, why not with us? Offering a convertible wrap dress that fits regardless of your size and shape is, and has always been, Love U Designs’ purpose in life.
Get yourself a dress that fits you and stop being disappointed in other retailers’ dresses and how they either do one of two things: look great but don’t fit, or they fit but don’t look great.
Love U’s dresses offers you the best of both worlds no matter what! You can wear one of our convertible wrap dresses and feel confident knowing you look good while feeling great. We want you confident and beautiful, no matter what!
Why not give these tips a try? You can start at Love U Designs.
At Love U Designs, we believe all women are beautiful, no matter what stage of life they are going through or what shape or size they are.
