The Clothes Make the Girl (Look Fat)?
Adventures and Agonies in Fashion
Brittany Gibbons
- A
- sartorial
- follow-up
- to
- her
- hilarious
- memoir
- in
- stories,
- Fat
- Girl
- Walking,
- internet
- personality
- Brittany
- Gibbons
- once
- again
- deep
- dives
- into
- the
- world
- of
- the
- plus
- size
- woman,
- this
- time
- chronicling
- her
- love/hate
- (but
- mostly
- hate)
- relationship
- with
- what
- fashion.From
- Pinterest
- boards
- and
- Instagram
- posts
- to
- shop
- windows
- and
- ad
- campaigns,
- fashion
- is
- everywhere.
- We
- shop
- and
- dress
- for
- practical
- reasons
- like
- job
- interviews
- or
- to
- make
- a
- good
- impression
- at
- the
- board
- meeting.
- We
- shop
- and
- dress
- for
- more
- adventurous
- reasons—for
- dates,
- to
- woo
- a
- lover,
- to
- catch
- someone’s
- eye.
- Clothes
- are
- armor
- for
- women,
- and
- we
- wrap
- a
- lot
- of
- meaning
- in
- what
- we
- choose
- to
- wear.As
- plus-size
- spokesmodel
- and
- blogger
- Brittany
- Gibbons
- knows,
- what
- we
- choose
- to
- wear
- is
- especially
- important,
- and
- especially
- emotional,
- for
- curvy
- women.
- This
- isn’t
- only
- because
- curvy
- women
- feel
- underrepresented
- and
- underserved
- by
- the
- fashion
- world.
- For
- the
- curvy
- woman
- who
- struggles
- with
- feelings
- of
- self-worth
- and
- a
- lack
- of
- confidence
- the
- feeling
- of
- "why
- bother"
- can
- come
- crashing
- in.
- You
- can’t
- help
- but
- think
- "wouldn’t
- leggings
- and
- a
- slouchy
- sweater
- just
- be
- easier?"
- Especially
- when
- we,
- like
- every
- other
- woman
- on
- the
- planet,
- are
- facing
- greater,
- real-life
- obstacles
- like
- raising
- kids,
- attending
- college,
- keeping
- your
- marriage
- together,
- paying
- bills,
- and
- a
- myriad
- of
- other
- daily
- struggles.Everyone
- has
- those
- days
- where
- they
- hate
- their
- body,
- they
- hate
- their
- clothes,
- but
- self-confidence
- and
- strength
- can
- come
- from
- a
- great
- outfit.
- Brittany
- is
- determined
- to
- help
- women,
- curvy
- and
- otherwise,
- embrace
- fashion
- and
- all
- the
- bumps
- and
- lumps
- that
- come
- with
- it.
- An
- "overdue
- love
- letter"
- to
- her
- body,
- Brittany
- delves
- into
- the
- hilarity
- and
- the
- humility
- of
- her
- quest
- to
- find
- her
- own
- personal
- style—to
- break
- out
- of
- a
- rut
- of
- maternity
- underwear
- and
- men’s
- undershirts
- once
- and
- for
- all.
- From
- wardrobe
- malfunctions,
- to
- fashion
- advice,
- to
- mom
- bodies
- and
- the
- perfect
- pose,
- The
- Clothes
- Make
- the
- Girl
- (Look
- Fat)?
- is
- the
- empowered
- battle
- cry
- all
- women deserve.
