I saw this really gorgeous dress online via keep.com (pictured below) and fell in love with it immediately. The color, the style, the look is really nice. In my head I am saying I can wear that dress. But on the other hand I am thinking about my arm and my shoulders and my back! I've had this conversation with you before curvy divas, this thing that we do that eats at our self confidence and robs our spirit keeping us from being who we truly are. Fun, loving, spontaneous, thoughtful...the list could go on because we are all such diverse divas.
Yet it takes one thing to bring us to our knees, we always think to ourselves, "How would I look in ....?" just put whatever you want in that space. I reminded myself to stop doing that. I am the first to encourage and motivate someone, but here I am feeling quite inadequate because I was concerned about how my arms and my body would look in that dress! But guess what? I had that moment in real-time, when I was selecting an outfit for an event. I decided to wear a dress summer floral maxi dress by Vera Wang that I absolutely loved.
Let me take you back to a few months ago, the moment I saw "the Vera Wang dress" on the hanger in the store (Kohl's), I loved it, I could see myself wearing it, I had to fit it to see the look on me. Vera's XL usually fits me and I grabbed one and headed for the dressing room, the fit was just awesome, and the price, was even better at a percentage off, what's not to love?
Since making the purchase, I wore it once and at that time, styled it with a denim jacket and really loved that look. It was a daytime look that worked perfectly. However, this time, I would attend a nighttime event and wanted to wear it especially for its casually dressy look and not over the top styling.
For this event, I styled it with silver thong sandals, silver cocktail ring, and large silver hoop earrings. I also carried a cardigan, just in case. When I arrived, I wore the cardigan from the moment I entered the doors, keeping it on even when I danced. But as the night wore on and dancing got more fun, I became heated in the cardi, and took it off! You know what? The dress worked well, it was perfect, and I am glad I wore it. And yes, I danced all night! So in the end, although I wasn't at my leanest or fittest look (in my head I saw my arms), I worried unnecessarily. I wore the best out of that dress and had a wonderful time.
Now go on with your curvy self and don't let anyone tell you that you cannot wear anything you want!
Yet it takes one thing to bring us to our knees, we always think to ourselves, "How would I look in ....?" just put whatever you want in that space. I reminded myself to stop doing that. I am the first to encourage and motivate someone, but here I am feeling quite inadequate because I was concerned about how my arms and my body would look in that dress! But guess what? I had that moment in real-time, when I was selecting an outfit for an event. I decided to wear a dress summer floral maxi dress by Vera Wang that I absolutely loved.
Let me take you back to a few months ago, the moment I saw "the Vera Wang dress" on the hanger in the store (Kohl's), I loved it, I could see myself wearing it, I had to fit it to see the look on me. Vera's XL usually fits me and I grabbed one and headed for the dressing room, the fit was just awesome, and the price, was even better at a percentage off, what's not to love?
For this event, I styled it with silver thong sandals, silver cocktail ring, and large silver hoop earrings. I also carried a cardigan, just in case. When I arrived, I wore the cardigan from the moment I entered the doors, keeping it on even when I danced. But as the night wore on and dancing got more fun, I became heated in the cardi, and took it off! You know what? The dress worked well, it was perfect, and I am glad I wore it. And yes, I danced all night! So in the end, although I wasn't at my leanest or fittest look (in my head I saw my arms), I worried unnecessarily. I wore the best out of that dress and had a wonderful time. Now go on with your curvy self and don't let anyone tell you that you cannot wear anything you want!
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