Want the fast answer? A bodycon dress is a dress that makes the wearer feel body-conscious, so you need body confidence to wear them confidently. (Sign up for the email list for more gems like this.) Of course, if you walk into a shop and ask for a bodycon dress that isn’t the answer someone […]
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How to stop body shaming yourself with your clothes
With the new year cultural “body stuff” kicks into high gear. That can be hard. Here’s a transcript of one of the daily meditations in 5 Days of Style, intended to help you stop body shaming yourself. Body shaming can come from all sorts of places, I said in this post about buffer phrases “a […]
Buying clothes that fit using The Measurement Conversion Technique
Buying clothes that fit is just one of those things. It’s one of the most common problems people come to me with. And that’s no surprise. Collectively, we hold a lot of shame around clothing sizes and body measurements. And the first step to buying clothes that fit is knowing your measurements. So in this […]
“How many bras should I own?” Your questions answered.
I got a brilliant question that I wanted to take the time to answer in detail because “OMG yes!” The question was: how many bras is reasonable? How many bras should I own? The exact text was actually “…just heroically ordered 4 bras because I am so tired of hand washing the ONE bra I […]
Taking body measurements without body shaming
Taking body measurements without body shaming can seem impossible. But it’s not. In this post, I’m going to share one of my favorite techniques for finding someone’s body measurements – especially when sizing, measurements and numbers are a sensitive topic. Please enter this post with caution as we will talk about and around numbers and measurements. […]