Quote from: Faith on July 26, 2018, 06:56:56 AM
I wore an outfit yesterday that I liked the individual pieces but the overall accented my V, narrow hip, guy frame. I had to struggle through the day.
I still struggle with that, too. After studying what's recommended for cis-women with the "inverted-V" shape I started looking for longer tops with flares on the bottom, skirts or shorts with heavier fabric and wider at the hip, and dark colors on top with light colors on the bottom. Dresses and skirts with pockets also help - a trick I've used is pushing the pockets toward the back, which helps enhance the hips. You can't put your hands in them that way, but you shouldn't anyway.
For my wide shoulders I avoid spaghetti straps and look for scoop or v-neck tops and dresses - though, amazingly, I've found that I can rock sleeveless! I didn't understand that until I started studying cis-women shoulders and upper arms. A lot of them look more beefy than me - and as slim as you are, I doubt you'd have any trouble. Also, as with light colors, patterns can make things look bigger, so plain tops and patterned bottoms can help, not to mention that patterns can help disguise certain, uh, bumps that are better hidden.
QuoteI really want to wear a dress outfit tomorrow. I'll need lots of encouragement to get up the nerve. It's odd how when this all first started I didn't really care about dresses or skirts. I wonder if my desire now is due to wanting to wear it or if it's for personal affirmation?
Does it really matter? You want to, and that should be good enough. I think you should! I do remember how hard it was to do that for the first time, but it sounds like you work with some cool people, so it'll be fine.
Do you have a skirt and top combination that fits the parameters above? I want you to knock 'em dead first time! Go, girl!
Stephanie
