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Why are all clothes made for hourglass or pear and none for apples?

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WatermelonLolly · 17/03/2025 17:22

Sad apple here feeing despondent after another failed shopping trip….

I’m a normal weight, average height but just look disgusting in everything in changing rooms and have no idea how to dress to not look hugely overweight or accentuate my stomach area.
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There seems to be minimal options for those with no waist, but there are loads of us, why is this?

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FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 17/03/2025 17:27

I am an apple and I almost exclusively wear 50's style dresses or wrap dresses. Luckily there's some beautiful ones nowadays.

Trousers look ridiculous on me which is really annoying.

AllTheChaos · 17/03/2025 17:26

I have given up and just wear boys or kids clothes much of the time.

AllTheChaos · 17/03/2025 17:25

I know what you mean. There seems to be an assumption by designers that women all have curvy ‘uber femme’ shapes, and we don’t.

WatermelonLolly · 17/03/2025 17:23

Oops no idea where that miscellaneous came from!

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