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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 36616" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Short, dumpy & chubby here.</p><p></p><p>I have a good friend who has been talking for some time about designing and making lingerie and sexy evening wear for the much larger figure. I suggested she call it "Elegant Sufficiency". She's not so sure...</p><p></p><p>I can't compare dress sizes because from a TV show we had on here tonight, the US sizes and Aussie sizes are different. For example, easy child 2/difficult child 2 is currently size 8 - 10 (depending on make) but the British model she was comparing measurements with in the show (who was deliberately dieting down to a US size 0) was only a few kilos lighter than easy child 2/difficult child 2 after the weight loss. So I suspect easy child 2/difficult child 2 compares to a British size 6.</p><p></p><p>As to where to find clothes - I mostly use op-shops. I'm still fairly strict about what I get, but I also sew and am prepared to hack up something I've only paid a few cents for. I taught myself stretch knit sewing, and my mother taught me to sew my own clothes when I was a pre-teen. I can heartily recommend you getting hold of a pattern-drafting kit (the mob I got mine from is Lutterloh, they're really easy to use, you don't need to take any lessons) and drafting your own designs, and playing with them. Go for stretch knit patterns if you have a half-decent sewing machine. You can throw together a top and skirt that exactly fits you, in half a day.</p><p></p><p>A lot of op-shop clothing was hand-made and sometimes quite well-made too. Just remember what colours and styles suit you and be prepared to modify a style if it's not quite right. Keep your sewing cabinet stocked with stuff like spare rib-trim in your colours; spare waistband elastic; plenty of cottons in a range of colours.</p><p></p><p>There are shops around that have some nice clothing in larger sizes - I go to Target for their Options Plus, but lately the colours have been wrong for me - too many dusky pinks or black, and I look awful in black, like a Mediterranean momma. All I need is the black head scarf and spindle of wool, sitting at the door of a whitewashed cottage.</p><p></p><p>I just bought two new bras today. One of them, would you believe, is PADDED! husband took one look, and said, "WHY? Not that I mind, but WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?"</p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 took one look and burst into Queen Latifah's song from "Chicago" - "If you're good to Momma, Momma's good to you!"</p><p>And as I said to the shop assistant who found it (in a huge store, three bras possibly in my supersize) - "If you've got it, flaunt it!"</p><p></p><p>I do not even like the concept of a minimiser bra - I would end up looking like a barrel.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 36616, member: 1991"] Short, dumpy & chubby here. I have a good friend who has been talking for some time about designing and making lingerie and sexy evening wear for the much larger figure. I suggested she call it "Elegant Sufficiency". She's not so sure... I can't compare dress sizes because from a TV show we had on here tonight, the US sizes and Aussie sizes are different. For example, easy child 2/difficult child 2 is currently size 8 - 10 (depending on make) but the British model she was comparing measurements with in the show (who was deliberately dieting down to a US size 0) was only a few kilos lighter than easy child 2/difficult child 2 after the weight loss. So I suspect easy child 2/difficult child 2 compares to a British size 6. As to where to find clothes - I mostly use op-shops. I'm still fairly strict about what I get, but I also sew and am prepared to hack up something I've only paid a few cents for. I taught myself stretch knit sewing, and my mother taught me to sew my own clothes when I was a pre-teen. I can heartily recommend you getting hold of a pattern-drafting kit (the mob I got mine from is Lutterloh, they're really easy to use, you don't need to take any lessons) and drafting your own designs, and playing with them. Go for stretch knit patterns if you have a half-decent sewing machine. You can throw together a top and skirt that exactly fits you, in half a day. A lot of op-shop clothing was hand-made and sometimes quite well-made too. Just remember what colours and styles suit you and be prepared to modify a style if it's not quite right. Keep your sewing cabinet stocked with stuff like spare rib-trim in your colours; spare waistband elastic; plenty of cottons in a range of colours. There are shops around that have some nice clothing in larger sizes - I go to Target for their Options Plus, but lately the colours have been wrong for me - too many dusky pinks or black, and I look awful in black, like a Mediterranean momma. All I need is the black head scarf and spindle of wool, sitting at the door of a whitewashed cottage. I just bought two new bras today. One of them, would you believe, is PADDED! husband took one look, and said, "WHY? Not that I mind, but WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?" easy child 2/difficult child 2 took one look and burst into Queen Latifah's song from "Chicago" - "If you're good to Momma, Momma's good to you!" And as I said to the shop assistant who found it (in a huge store, three bras possibly in my supersize) - "If you've got it, flaunt it!" I do not even like the concept of a minimiser bra - I would end up looking like a barrel. Marg [/QUOTE]
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