Now that I am losing weight, I am looking for fashion bloggers of around size 16-18 to help me learn to dress for my size. Can you recommend any?
When I google, I keep coming up with plus size bloggers who are really large. I've seen some of these bloggers before and followed some and they horrify me. I don't think they are helping larger ladies (of which I was one) to dress better or be confident. Their outfits are nearly always awful.
Their focus does not seem to be on being fashionable, flattering or confident, but on emphasising that we are BIG GIRLS. For example, dresses that are 2 sizes too small, and always with a belt - supposedly to show a waist but in reality to push out the fat bellies and boobs. That's how they make their money after all.
And always short dresses, so we can see the fat legs, lest we forget they are plus size bloggers. Bright colours and patterns that no one would realistically wear in real life, all to draw the eye to the fact that they are big girls! and the jewelry, lots of jewelry will definitely hide the fact that we are fat, right?
Instead of making me feel 'body positive', they just made me feel really shit and more determined to lose weight, which I have (although some more to go). I guess I should say thanks to these bloggers for showing me how awful I must have looked, and how I did not want to continue to look. I went to these bloggers to feel confident about my body but instead they inspired me (horrified me really) to start losing weight.
But sadly I am struggling to find bloggers who have a TRUE body positive message, realistic and sensible clothing that is still stylish, and also mid size. Are there really no bloggers who are 16-18 (and not lying about it?)
Recommendations please