Quote from: Keaira on January 14, 2012, 05:02:43 AM
I've also seen some episodes of what not to wear so I went looking for dresses that I think would suit my body shape. And I found this.
I like the style and the colors. I'll also post a full length picture of myself, sorry it had to be taken in the bathroom at work. I just dont have one here at home. But I'm pretty interested in it. It's not like I'd get to wear it much because of work but you know, I'd like to say I at least have one in the closet. Opinions?
Ok I think everyone's going to smack me. But I disagree I think you can work it. But you have to understand how you can work it. Your hair style and body shape remind me of Kenley on Project Runway.
I can't stand her but I do like her style. She's got the same shape as you but thinner and with bigger boobs. Here in NY I see girls like this all the time. What made it click for me was your tattoo. The problem is that your arm mass is wider than your shoulders. So you'd need to have a dress shaped like that but with the cap sleeves I was mentioning before. You'd also have to funk it up a bit with vintage styling because of the tattoo.
In other words you could wear that dress with combat boots and get away with it. But not with dainty pretty shoes. You'd also need to wear a cardigan over it with 3/4 sleeves.
Like this
but solid black or sheer black. Not a print. Then you could wear the flats.
Here's a similar picture of Kenley in a plain dress. She could wear the cardigan in a print over it.
The look would work for you if you have stocky legs. But I think your shoulders are too narrow.
See how her arms are folded but her arm mass is still less than the shoulders. That's going to be the only issue for you.
You can pinafore a waist. And the belt will give an illusion. Look on her site and you can see she's always holding her arms away from her body. That's what girls will do to create this illusion of better arms. Yours are right next to your torso.
This type of dress will work much better until you get a better balance going in your arms and shoulders.
This look would also look really great on you. You could find turquoise colored shirts. Notice the boat neck collar creates an illusion of wider shoulders.
I think a really good look for you would be "Steampunk" Steampunk mixes vintage with modern funky looks. They also use a lot of corsets in their clothing which would help with the waist issues.
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?q=steampunk+dress&page=1]
