Cut is all about the shape of clothing and how that works on your actual body.
Talking about body shape and women’s clothing is like walking through a booby-trapped swamp. It's a quagmire with landmines thrown in.
IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S THEM
Main problem: people think their body is ‘wrong’.
That's not even a possible thing. How could this unique, amazing creation be 'wrong'?
It's not you, it's them. And here's why...
- Stores generally base all their sizes on an 8 or 10 pattern and then just add inches to size up. But real bodies don’t work that way. Just because you're a larger dress size, your arms are not that much longer. A larger chest can often mean a much smaller waist. So the larger sizes end up fitting badly.
- There are so many images out there showing us hundreds of ‘ideal’ body shapes every single day. It’s overwhelming. It drives you mad.
- The whole apple/ pear/ hourglass system doesn't help. How can you be sure what you are? And then why don’t the suggested styles look all that good?
See. It's a QUAGMIRE.
Sigh.
Let’s break this down into simple steps.
- Use the cut of clothing to create a harmonious impression with your body.
- Use it to draw attention where you want it go.
- Take the gaze away from parts you want to play down.
That's all you need to do. Next, I'll show you step-by-step how to do it.