Ever get all excited to try something on and it does not fit? To make matters worse, you absolutely love it, want it, and are trying to figure out how you can make it fit AND it is on SALE to boot! Well, here's the little secret about plus size clothing that is essential to understand: Ready? This will save you a ton of angst, blame, and time and energy!
As a colleague of mine, Kathleen Fasanella, who is a clothing pattern maker and extremely knowledgable, explains, " The problem with plus sizing is that there are greater disparities in the differences between plus size body types than the body types for misses." Therefore it is impossible for a "one size fits all" plus size fit.
Many plus size women, ---and you know who you are say, "Forget it, I will just get something big enough to compensate or cover it." Whatever it is! Nooooo! Covering and compensating are two different things! Covering makes you look larger than you are and does not allow you to focus attention on your positive features.
Step one is to understand what type of silhouette you have and which clothing styles favor your particular silhouette. Take some time to measure your proportions and then measure the circumference of your bust, hips, waist and arms. See our step-by-step instructions to measuring properly and the different silhouettes on our FAQ page at http://stores.blackcatplus.com/Page.bok?template=faq. Now, don't start hyperventilating! The measurements are just simply numbers to help you determine what clothing styles look best on your particular shape! Once you have an idea as to what styles look the best-- you can focus your efforts on finding clothes which accentuate your positive features! Happy Shopping! Jodell
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