Taupe / blue leopard /snake-covered hourglass - hips, tummy, positive attitude and all!

Hi Sweethearts!

I sewed this figure-hugging dress yesterday,

and with my improved inner monolouge saying

 "Yes I can tell you that I like my shape without being too unabashed" (lol),

I don`t mind telling you that I love the way it follows my hourglassy curves.

It is all a part of this self-bloody-well-rejoycing-project/

succumbing to the fact that these hips and my tum tum ain`t going nowhere but horizontal, so

I might as well get on with making the most of it all.

(To be fair my hips and tummy are very handy for getting bus-seats to my self,

or even getting a seat when the bus is full. You know, when people very graciously offer their seats to me

thinking that I am preggers, and me, not wanting to embarass any of us further graciously

say thank you, hold the small of my back and wiggle my self into the flippin`seat, leaving

the helpful passenger feeling quite the gent and me quite the fattie.

Ever had one of those moments?

All I am saying is,

don`t knock it, just enjoy the seat.

LOL)

I always try to make the best of what I am handed,

so in life and in fashion alike I am a true believer that knowing our selves is key.

Know your self!

(3 things I know about my self that I like: My sensitivity. My generousity. My sense of humour.)

Know your shape!

(3 things about my body that I like: My eyes. My hourglass shape. The girls. LOL)

I do really think it is all about the shape not the size in terms of what suits us fashionwise.

If I was 30 kilos lighter I would still wear the same shapes I do now.

In fact, it was when this finally hit home with me that I decided to stop waiting and wanting to be thin (which is as good seing as how I can`t even be bothered to unwrap the Zumba dvds I ordered, but am using the weights they included for booksupports, very handy lol) – and just get on with dressing up in colours and prints, finally having fun with my fashion!

I don`t ever want to put my self down again for not finding clothes that don`t fit me, screw that. 

Now I buy two dresses that don`t fit and make my own, and I bloody well wear white on bottom.

Damn right!

The outfit:

The dress I made from a taupe tee (H&M) and a dress that I had reworked a year ago. I like the ruffled detail of the back so much that I made the back of the dress the front. See, now you can`t really tell if that is my tummy or the ruffles :). Ok, maybe you can tell, but nevermind :D

The bolero is my design

Tell me, what do you know and like about your self?

xxx Anika