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

Silky hourglass

Hi Sweethearts!

Today I went for a minimal look with few accessories, letting my figure do the talking.

And that`s a lot of talking LOL!

The outfit:

Dress, my design (made from a basic tee, spotty fabric and silk from a Noa Noa dress that never fit me but I loved the fabric so :D )

Earrings, Accessorize

Hairband, Lindex

Sandals, DNA

Tell me, how do you work your figure?

xxx Anika

Playing up my hourglass in taupe

Hi sweethearts!

Today I couldn`t wait to put on my latest purchase so I changed into this dress before leaving the store, LOL!

I fell in love with the colour and the way the dress plays up my hourglass shape.

All hips and waist, and I`m ok with it :D

Ok, looking at the pics, it really is a lot of tuche as well, - really it`s a lot of everything,

and I am still ok with it! LOL.

The outfit:

Dress, Lindex

Bolerojacket, H&M ( was a suit jacket before I tailored it and added the studs)

Bag, Zara

Neckless and ring, Lindex

Bangles, H&M

Ballerinas, Din Sko

Tell me, are you ok with your shape?

xxx Anika

Black and white hourglass silhouette

Dressing my body is all about knowing and accuenting my shape- hourglass honey! Here I am working a black dress of my own design, adding shape with a ruffled white vest, sometimes that`s all it takes!

The vest is H&M.

It doesn`t take much to spruce up good basics I find, here a ethnic-style neckless is doing the job nicely!

Black accentuating the golden tones of the necless

                     I hope you are having a lovely week darling fashionistas!

xxx

Hourglass, honey!

In my opinion dressing fab is all about knowing my shape, forget about the tyranny of size! How many hours haven`t I spent in dressing rooms agonizing over my size - well, honey, let me tell you, I`m not doing that to my self no more! I am all hourglass -and loving it!

One of my fave hourglass-honeys putting the V in the va va vooooom has to be ms. Monroe:


Smoking hot! The hips, the waist, the knockers!

For more pics of fab hourglass-honeys feast your eyes at http://www.listal.com/list/the-hourglass-figure

Knowing our shape means that we can put together looks that are perfect for us, whatever our size, bringing out all of our lovely features - because, yes, we all are beautiful in our individual ways.


Here`s a great example of a georgeous woman owning herself- hourglass style:

Confidence! Now that`s sexy :)

After much trial and error I have learned what works best on me(tight fitting, not clingy or to big), and now I always have fun mixing up my staple shapes in different ways. Here`s my go-to-list of shapes that highlight my curves:

1 The dress! Flowing fabrics, scooped or v-necklinesa, structured shapes on top that show of my waist (after I`ve sewn them in.. the clothes that fit my generous hips and chest always give me a trunk-like appearance if I don`t seriously take them in at the waist) and a slightly A-line skirt that stops just below my dimpled knees that I normally only flash while dancing to the bhangra or whatever else gets me going (doesn`t take much ;) ).
2 The bolerostyle jacket/cardi! No point trying to button jackets that just weren`t made for shapes such as mine, so rather than looking bulky in oversized jackets I tailor them to fit my torso and show of the goods as it were.
3 Accessories! Yes please, long neclesses, georgous shoes that give me that "well, hello-there" walk, scarves, handbags...and whatever other goodies I feel like :)

Here are three takes on my go-to-shapes:



Reworked flowing empireline dress with bolerojacket, long neckless and wegdes

Reworked ruffled dress with waistband, layered cardi/bolero with long necless and bangles

Reworked empireline tunic with a fringed tote.. and humorous glasses

All though I personally feel more comfortable in an A-line skirt, I would like to take the hiploving to the next stage and go for the mermaid-style skirt, here beautifully demonstrated by a yummy hourglass-honey:

Here are two slimmer beautys working the same shape. See? Size-shmize, who cares? :)

Kate! Halle! Yooouuuuuzzzaaaa!!! :)


Did you know that the women of Britain recently voted Nigella Lawsons hourglass figure their dream figure? Gotta love that! Not to mention that this unabashed women demonstrates the pleasure of maintaining her figure by feasting on all kinds of yummy treats on a regular basis!
Cupcakes please!

Girlfriends, this is a call for you to join me in learning to know and love your shape whatever your size -get in front of the mirror, unclasp the hands from your face and go on a hunt for your beautiful shape, it is so worth it, however gutwrencing it can be. I seriously think we ought to love ourselves a little more - what a waste to not be our own best friends?

Big love to you all! XXX

It`s all about the shape girls

When it comes to dressing fabulously it is all about knowing your bodyshape and what flatters your shape - forget worrying about size!

You may have seen the shows "How To Look Good Naked" and "Goks Beauty Show" on tv, both shows celebrating all of us women and our natural good looks. Now you can get a style consultion from the host of these shows; british style guru Gok Wan online. It`s a fun and simple way to find your bodyshape and the fashion that is perfect for you.

http://gok.channel4.com/

Go on, celebrate your body and flaunt your stuff! :))