I made a discovery today, wearing loose clothes can make you look fatter

[KatyMac]

I bought a jumper from Tesco yesterday (normal size) and the changing rooms were closed

I got home & tried it on & though 'Oh no this is a bit tight' DH walked in & said 'wow have you lost weight?' he went on to say don't lose any more & eat properly - because I have been poorly which is lovely

But can tighter clothes make you look slimmer and the reverse?

[HoorayHenry]

"loose clothes can make you look fatter"

never

[MrsBadger]

clothes that fit make you look slimmer

too-big clothes hide your shape so the eye assumes there is fat underneath

too-small clothes give a 'sausage skin' effect so the eye sees excess fat flurbing out the edges

re your jumper I might cautiously interpret DH's comment as 'Wow, that clings nicely over your boobs' though, and act accordingly...

[nickschick]

Im quite a curvy (big boobed bit fat lol) and mostly wear a size 16 top because i dont like to flaunt my titties in tight tops if im likely to be with children- plus it leaves me wide open to pervy comments however if im going out and i wear somethhing fitted people do comment and one of my friends is forever saying wear something that fits you fgs!!

[MrsBadger]

Nickschick - look at the clothes in the Bravissimo sale. Room for big boobs without being tenty or tarty

[ForeverOptimistic]

Yes loose clothes do make you look fatter. I see larger women wearing shapless clothes and it does the opposite to what they are trying to achieve. Well fitted clothes will always make you appear slimmer.

[PinkChick]

i wanted a comfy joggy type top to slob aroun in on weekenda t park etc and saw one in sale last weekend, tried it on and un beknown to me.."the kids these days were them fitted"..i was expecting the alrge to be huge, but it was more fitted and i was gutted until dp tols me how that was meant to be, this was the style! LOL(im only 31!)...dp said it looked gorgeous!(yes my boobs also looked fab in it..i didnt buy it but i said if i can lose another 1/2 st this month i will as then ill feel better in a more fitted top....if i wear my older bigger tops now i DO look dowdy and frumpy!

[MrsBadger]

oh yes, these days to get the slobwear look of our youth you need to buy mens' stuff

[PinkChick]

erm...aherm...it WAS a mens LARGE top!..and im a 16 so not huge!..i normally buy womens 16 tops, but this was one of those uber trendy shops that use only half the ,aterial as if your not a size 6 you arent allowed to shop in them LOL

[MrsBadger]

NB if it is a man's top and you are a 16 (or even a 14) then do not buy it as it will be the wrong shape - tight on boobs and baggy round middle

get a girl's one

[KatyMac]

Well - I wore it today & 4 other people (women) have commented - so it can't all be about my boobs

[MrsBadger]

[HoorayHenry]

Please don't say "titties"
It makes me heave.

[CountessDracula]

no shit sherlock

[PinkChick]

this one was opposite!, i said to dp that it id needed to pull it down over my bum i wouldnt have managed it was smaller around the ribbed bit at hip height?????

[nickschick]

By HoorayHenry on Fri 09-Jan-09 10:26:00
Please don't say "titties"
It makes me heave.

sorry