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To: BenLurkin

Beyond a certain size there is no truly stylish clothing because an obese figure is unattractive and the best looking clothes in the world will still look like crap. If you cannot see the underlying bone structure and musculature of the human body, it’s form, then there can be no style, beauty of any kind.

People come in a wide variety of bone structures and musculature types but any and all of them will be unattractive when smothered in layers of excessive body fat. Pro-fat people can argue all they want that fat is just as beautiful and that the preference for non-fat bodies is just a cultural thing but they’re wrong.

If your fat and your reading this and getting huffy remember I’m just talking about the body not a person’s character, personality etc., which obviously can be beautiful despite being physically unattractive.

Now, I’m off to eat another peanut butter moon pie!


53 posted on 05/08/2013 10:00:55 PM PDT by Al Gore Vidal
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To: Al Gore Vidal
You are correct that there are different body types and it's hard to flatter the truly obese with a particular clothing style. Those overweight but not obese can wear certain types of clothes, darker colors, different cuts to flatter their assets, so to speak!

My grandmother was a wedding gown designer in the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s. I have beautiful pictures of the gowns she created. I always thought the secret to her success was that she didn't size her garments! She never went “big time” because she made each dress by hand. She'd say, if a bride asked, “What size is my dress?” “Your Size, honey!” A size 0 or a size 16 was made to fit the person, so it looked well on THEM. This was before the “obesity epidemic” we all talk about. My Grandmother used to say to many brides (and people in general) looked bad because they couldn't accept they were a certain size and bought clothes that were to small. A size 6 wearing a size 2 is not flattering. A size 12 wearing a size 12 is much prettier. Marilyn Monroe wore her 12/14 well! But she couldn't shop at A&F!

68 posted on 05/08/2013 10:26:26 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: Al Gore Vidal

Some people have bodies made by weird science!

When I left Navy Recruit Training (boot camp), my weight was 103 pounds. I wore a petite size 8 skirt which was too short as my inseam is 32”, but not the uniform jacket; that had to be a petite size 14 and fitted around double DD’s which did not shrink.

Today I buy my clothes from Lands End and LL Bean. Polo shirts, chinos and jeans. All my tailored clothing is 30-years old, still wearable and safely stored.


74 posted on 05/08/2013 11:49:01 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NATURAL BORN CITZEN: BORN IN THE USA OF CITIZEN PARENTS.)
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