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Does anyone else have an incredibly awkward shape to dress?

31 replies

KittyLane1 · 19/08/2018 15:01

I am 5 foot 3, huge bum and hips, thicc thighs with a smallish waist and ( natural) 36K cup bra.

Despite being such a short arse my legs and surprisingly long. My shoulders are rather small and my feet are very wide.

I seem to have got the worst of everything. Any other freaks of nature about who can give me tips on where to shop ? Currently mostly wear clothes from new look or primark, and I like simply be jeans.

Dress size anything from a 14 to a 22.

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LockedOutOfMN · 19/08/2018 22:46

Oh, also I have a "tail".

goose1964 · 20/08/2018 08:54

I'm a short waisted hourglass with added knackered stomach muscles so I look 6 months pregnant permanently ( thank you big babies) I find that tops that drape from my boobs and straightish bottoms work well or conversely 50s style dresses as my boobs lift the waist to the correct place

KittyB52 · 20/08/2018 09:02

I am 5 foot ‘tall’, 12-14 on top, 14-16 on bottom half. Longish torso, narrow shoulders, short legs. Big hips/bum/thighs. So a squashed pear.

“Thankfully” due to menopausal/health related weight gain, my previously slim waist is slightly bigger, so I don’t have as big a gap between waist and hips.

Am living in baggy t-shirts and those ‘pyjama’ style pants with elastic aged waists. Fabulously comfy, but not overly flattering and not warm enough for autumn/winter. Also, the baggy tops hang off my boobs. And pretty much everything is too low cut.

fishonabicycle · 20/08/2018 10:33

Yup - I'm about 5 foot, size 6 I guess. Most stuff just comes up massive. I have short arms, quite a small waist, any extra weight is thighs and hips, so waistbands are too big. I have broad shoulders and small boobs.

Moomicorn · 20/08/2018 14:58

5’4”. With a short body and long legs. I have the body of someone 5’ and the legs of someone 5’8”. So need petite tops/dresses but have 32H bust so petite stuff never fits there.

Petite or normal length trousers are too short. But with long length trousers the legs are too long and the hips are in the wrong place, they are like halfway down my leg.

Size 18 on top but size 10 waist/hips. So if a dress fits in the bust it is stupid big on waist/hips.

I usually just buy men’s jeans as they don’t have pronounced hips and tops/dresses have to be in a stretchy material so I can get away with a 14 rather than a 10 or an 18.

doormatof · 20/08/2018 15:02

me. I'm 5 5 eith a teeny time waist but annoying now have a c sec belly. massive hips and British boobs. Have to wear fitted clothing otherwise look like I'm a size 20 but when I do it looks like I'm trying to hard.

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