True Life... Big Girl Issues

Like a good little blogger (and bad little broke college student) I decided to sign up for Stitch Fix. So I hop over, fill out my email and contact info. Plug in the info for the initial survey. And get this.

I have blogged once before about being a bigger girl and fashion and like it or not I am going to do it again! Now it is not secret that I neither own nor could wear half of the outfits I dream up. But what aggravates me is when I don't even have a chance to try.

And I get it, SF is a new small company, still growing and not yet able to service everyone. Fine. But it just annoys me. I wanna be cute like everyone else!! So for those of you out there who have struggled with finding clothes in a skinny world, I want to share some of my tips.

Bras

Now it is no secret. I have big boobs. 38DDD/38F to be exact. And lemme tell you - bras that big are not pretty. At least until I stumbled across Lane Bryant. #truelove. They have cute and big bras - lots of prints, and lace, and shapes and sizes! Bonus part is once or twice a year they have these huge Buy 1 Get 1 Free sales. As a broke college student these are like christmas for me. (double bonus... they have one going on now, so you should check it out!)

Shirts

After bras, my second biggest clothing problem has been finding shirts. If it fits in the stomach (which is no to tiny either, but more on that later) then the girls are poppin out! If it fits in the tatas then it's swallowing me whole everywhere else. This has been a bit of an easier fix then the bras. For a while I was trying to be like everyone else and shop at Forever 21 and such, but nothing ever fit exactly right. Then I discovered the Target V-Neck Tee. Not even going to lie I have about 15 in varying colors. They are great! Toss on a scarf or cardi and instant outfit.... At least until I re-discovered Old Navy. I have a very well documented love affair with ON. Their shirts are soft and loose in the right places and long (big bonus) and comfy and most important cute! I must own 20 or so different tops from them, and they all fit! If you ever dismissed ON, I would go try them again, their current style is straight from heaven for those of us packing a little (or lot) extra.

Pants

 I have an on and off relationship with pants. Not like I take them off at random moments, but my pants victories vary on a year to year basis. For a while I thought skinny jeans would mean death to a girl with medium hips, no butt, and a big stomach. Quite the opposite. I love them! I was having good luck for awhile at Target, until they redid their sizing system with like 12839 different types of "fits". But luck for me, this was right around the beginning of my current ON phase. Now in the short span of 6 months I am the proud owner of a red, purple, teal, polka-dot khaki, plain khaki, sea foam cords, bright green, black, and grey leopard ON "rockstar" jeans. They also have "flirt", "diva", "dreamer" and "sweatheart" styles for different fits. Each one targets a different area, and they are yet another reason why ON deserves almost 1/4 of my paycheck every few months. 

Dresses

I had to order my prom dress 2 sizes larger to accommodate for my boobs. I could have made purses for a small village with the remaining fabric. I still have some trouble finding the prefect balance in dresses, either too much boob, too much fabric, or ugly patterns have prevented me from having the 80% dress wardrobe that I have always dreamed about. Luckily I found a handy solution. Affordable custom sized dresses from Eshakti. I received one gorgeous dress from them in the past and have another on the way! But in the mean time I wanted to invite you to go try them out for yourselves. Their dresses are 100% customizable - right down to the neckline, straps/sleeves, and length! Just hop on over and use code LALALISTS to get 20% off when you shop at eShakti between now and March 10th. And stay tuned for my awesome new dress!

Do you have any shopping difficulties and where have you found clothes that work for you?