This post is sponsored by Savings.com. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Summer is here and with the warmer temps comes the need to update your wardrobe. When you’re on the curvy side, wearing less clothing can make you feel a little self conscious, so I’ve put together these tips to keep you looking and feeling your best!
1. What you can’t see is sometimes more important that what you can see.
While you may think I’m talking about your personality and confidence, I’m actually talking about your undergarments! 🙂 Wearing the right undergarments can make you look better and feel better. I’m a huge fan of the Spanx Higher Power Brief! They’re perfect for smoothing out unsightly bulges and giving you a smooth silhouette under dresses!
Also, make sure you are wearing the correct size bra. You don’t want to have back bulge and you don’t want you cup to runneth over! 🙂
2. Accentuate the positive!
We all have features that we like more than others! You may have a great pair of legs or fabulous shoulders! Maybe you have a tiny waist or fabulous bust! Whatever it is that you love about yourself, find clothes that highlight that area!
3. Wear clothes that fit and flatter!
Regardless of what size you wear…whether you’re an 8 or a 28, you need to wear clothes that fit and flatter. When you wear clothes that are too large, they make you look bigger than you are and you’ll look sloppy. When you wear clothes that are too small, you’ll show all kinds of bulges and bumps. Either way, it’s not a good look! Choose clothes that fit well and if they don’t fit the way you need them to, take them to a tailor. It will be a worthwhile investment!
4. Add a pop of color to your outfits!
We’ve all heard that black can make you look thinner and while that can be true, it doesn’t mean that you should dress solely in black!
5. Pick patterns with care and pick patterns with flare!
I’ve heard it said that plus-sized women should stick with solid colors. I couldn’t disagree more! While the wrong pattern can draw the eye to your trouble spots, the right pattern can take your style level from ordinary to extraordinary!
6. Accessorize!!!
Clothes may make the man, but accessories make the woman! 🙂 Pick fabulous shoes, jewelry, scarves and hats.
7. Hold your head high!
It doesn’t matter how great you dress if you’re not confident and you slouch. Hold your head high, be confident, and smile!
If you’re looking for clothes that will fit, flatter, and make you feel confident, look no further than Torrid. Torrid offers on-trend fashion to fit stylish women who wear sizes 12 to 28.
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Great tips! ‘Amen’ in the right bra size and wearing clothes that fit. Too often women become more focused on a particular size vs what fits them. What they don’t realize is you look slimmer in well-fitting clothes regardless of the size!
Great tips! I think I am the only person who doesn’t look quite right wearing a Fedora, God Bless Me I keep trying them on everywhere, if I ever find one I like I will buy it in multiple colors just in case!
These are such great tips. I especially like the one about color. So many plus size women wear black everything. Unless you’re Johnny Cash, that’s just boring!
These are great tips. I have never shopped at Torrid. I will go online and see what I can find.
I have to admit I was expecting the usual…wear vertical stripes and dark colors. Thanks so much for posting something different. Great tips!
These are great tips for anyone, plus size or not! A pop of color is always a fun way to make a look more summery.
I am so in between plus and not plus sizes … due to my large chest, I have to sometimes get tops in plus sizes, so these tips for fashion were amazing help for me! Thank you for it, I am so clueless with fashion!
What great tips! A pop of color is always a great addition to any outfit.
Love Torrid! They have super cute, stylish clothing.
These tips will have people looking great for summer in no time! Torrid sounds like an awesome website!
These are definitely great tips and most apply to women of all sizes! I am not plus size but love Torrid for accessories and shoes.
I lost almost 40 pounds and when I tell people how much I weighed, they don’t believe me. My own Mom was shocked… it’s because I practiced several of these tips. The right undergarments, clothes that fit, accessorizing, and accentuating the positive are biggies. They really will make you look smaller.
These are all such great tips. Plus-sized women often don’t follow these tips but they really should to feel and look great.
I love that fedora! I have always loved them but don’t think I look that great in them
These are all such great tips! I think being confident it the main thing. I’m so glad you put that there. Being comfortable in your own skin is hard to do sometimes.
I don’t even know what I would do without Spanx! They are an essential part of my wardrobe.
Those are some great tips that everyone should read. I am in need of some new summer clothes and will keep your great list and suggestions in mind for my shopping trip.
These are great tips that will be helpful while I am still on my weight loss journey! Thank you!
Torrid really has great fashionable items for plus sized women. Great tips too, love the pop of color!
Great tips! Color not only helps with happiness but also to bring life to any outfit!
A tip I would share as well is to not wear tight clothing. On top of it not being comfortable it doesn’t look good.
I love Torrid. I just ordered a bunch of stuff over the weekend during their extra 70% off clearance section. I can’t wait for the stuff to arrive.
These are great tips! I am a huge fan of adding pops of color.
These are awesome tips, thanks! I’m working on getting more color into my wardrobe, I definitely have a tendency to wear a lot of {slimming} black!