Fashion Focus

makena · ‎10-29-2016

Why is it designers are always trying to either reconstruction our bodies (mainly focusing on the "butt" i.e. Women with Control) or attempting to hide it (Logo is always focusing on hiding the hip area)? I think it's possible to dress in clothing that just makes us comfortable and looks presentable. I'm not about to wear a girdle as a pair of pants just to "lift the butt" area and I don't need to hide behind a garment.

toria · ‎08-28-2010

Lucky you!

Perkup · ‎03-09-2010

And why, given Renee's emphasis on lifting the butt, has Susan Graver now decided that her pants must do the same. Copy Cat at its' worst.

Gram W · ‎01-22-2013

I bought a pair of "butt lifting" pants. They did nothing for me and sizing down for a tighter fit would not have helped. The pants waist is a similar size to the hips (I measured) and they gap when I bend over. Everything had to be tucked in to fill up the gap. Not a good look for me. I have a waist and a booty. They went to my yard work closet.

"Any thing goes with everything" . Not so much. I like my Logo pieces but I do not wear as suggested. Designers color combinations often are not for me. Not all reds, or blues, or greens can be worn timely IMO. "If you need a shorter length buy a petite". Did they forget they also tell us the importance of wearing pants with a properly fitted rise? I could go on and on with the sales pitches we hear. Thank goodness most of us know our own bodies and the size/style that looks best on us. Not everyone makes their choices because of current style, Pantone color, etc. Little girls in grade school combine colors better than some I have seen on models. Watching them learn their own style and preferences is a cute lesson for us all.

Sitting on a bench people watching is also a learning experience. We say the opinion of others does not change our style. We are being watched as well. Now retired I do not have to dress for the office and visiting public. I am usually dressed very casual. I look in the mirror before I leave the house. If I approve I can go out the door. I don't have to follow anyone elses rules.

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

@makena wrote:
Why is it designers are always trying to either reconstruction our bodies (mainly focusing on the "butt" i.e. Women with Control) or attempting to hide it (Logo is always focusing on hiding the hip area)? I think it's possible to dress in clothing that just makes us comfortable and looks presentable. I'm not about to wear a girdle as a pair of pants just to "lift the butt" area and I don't need to hide behind a garment.

@makena

You are right ... not only designers. It's also the people who sell "beauty" products. All designed to "fix something."

Regardless of what designers say ... I don't have anything I need or want to hide!

itiswhatitis · ‎05-27-2016

One has to have some "butt" to lift. If their ain't any, then you can't lift it.

I think this new derrierre craze has a lot to do with the the Brazilian butt lift. Maybe. Don't know. Black women such as myself have always contended with more ample rears for years.

*Call Tyrone*

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I'm not proud. My butt could use some shaping.

febe1 · ‎01-22-2012

Lucky men, they aren't sold clothing with the emphasis on hiding this or that on themselves. They aren't telling men to wear these or those pants if they want to look "long and lean." Men don't seem to be concerned with what goes on under their upper arms. They aren't encased in l4% Scubba diving gear to hold their fat bellies in. Are they concerned with wearing shorts in the summer being concerned their knees aren't showing? They aren't running around all in black to look thinner. Bless their hearts.

No, men seem to be very proud and happy with everything they have. And have any of your men ever turned around and asked you if their suit made them look fat?