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What to wear with wide shoulders and large breasts?

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JoTheExplorer · 19/10/2025 07:08

What to wear when I have large breasts and wide shoulders? My work enviroment is quite relaxed, so business casual "light" is the maximum effort I have to make. My weight is normal and so is my waist - not super slim but not large either.

Loose, oversized shirts which seem to be the only ones found anywhere these days, make me look like I suddenly gained weight, since my waist isn't visible. On the other hand, fitted clothes that are good for my shoulders might be tight or tight-ish on breasts. Pants are easier to find but they dont look good with said shirts. I have some dresses but same problems persist. Loose ones look like pregnancy clothes, others aren't often even available.

I'd like to look nice and not like a huge block, which is how I ended up when trying out clothes in store the other day. What do others with same body proportions use in professional, quite relaxed environment?

(I Speak English as a second language, sorry for possibly bad English.)

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rickyrickygrimes · 19/10/2025 14:14

UpMyself · 19/10/2025 12:56

Have a proper bra fitting (e.g. old-fashioned lingerie shop not department store).
Minimiser bras and sports bras tend to squash the boobs into the armpits.

Agreed. I haven't got on well with minimisers at all - they just push it all back / round / up. I've found a decent balcony bra to work well though they are very hard to find - my favourite one was discontinued several years ago and I haven't found a good replacement 😭

YControl · 20/10/2025 07:37

I like barrel/tapered/straight type trousers with a bit of structure, a fitted plain top tucked in (a thick jersey is fine - t-shirt or sleeveless depending on weather) and then a shirt or casual blazer or jacket worn open draped over it so you have the vertical lines and something fitted underneath rather than acres of material just fitted to your biggest point.
Can work for smart or casual! Denim shirts, oversized striped shirts, blazers, Adidas track jackets etc. I also like to roll the sleeves slightly to show my wrists as that creates a bit of balance between wider and narrower body parts.

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