“Life is too short to be anything but kind to yourself.”
Essence
"Growing up in the South, people would always say things to me like 'You need to get some meat on them bones' and 'All you need is a little cornbread to thicken you up.' I was told that figure-hugging dresses didn't 'look right' on me because I wasn't curvy enough fill them out. Now, as a grown woman, I've fallen in love with my body, and I wear what the hell I want simply because I feel like it!"
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Elaina
"I look a bit like I'm about to go teach a kindergarten class how to sing. I'm not supposed to wear this because the beige color doesn't go well with my paler complexion, and the material is supposed to either be super clingy to 'accentuate' my thinness, or heavier and fuller to give myself the illusion of curviness. And some people describe the print as too loud. But I love it, and it is great for twirling, and it lets me channel my inner kindergarten-teaching lioness."
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Krutika
"Fashion advice always circles back around to 'covering up your problem areas.' Vogue isn't exactly jumping to tell me that my lumpy soft belly and its accompanying dadbod would look great in bikinis and crop tops ... In fact, the first time I tried to buy a crop, I was told that it didn't me any favors because of the way my stomach hung out by the (former) friend who was with me.
"The reality is, crop tops and high-waisted pants/skirts look great on me ... but to be honest, the real reason I love wearing them is because I like how surprised people seem when they compliment me."
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Caroline and Christina
"I'm 6 feet tall. I've seen many women's magazines and websites advise tall women on how to 'properly' dress or even disguise their height. There's a male gaze component as well: Tall women always get this message that we need to prove we can look feminine and stereotypically desirable to men while also towering over them. Vertical stripes, high heels (which make me nearly 6-foot-6), and cropped pants are often on the 'don't' list, but I choose to wear these items because one, I'd never want to disguise or play down a feature that's made me the person I am today, and two, I could not care less about looking 'too tall' and intimidating to men, or anyone for that matter. That's their problem, not mine." —Caroline
"Ever since classmates in my school made fun of my seventh-grade science teacher for wearing sandals with socks, I've thought it was a fashion choice that equalled social suicide. But sometimes in the summer my feet get sweaty, which makes wearing sandals more difficult than it should be, so I just started doing it! Plus, I get to show off more of my sock game. And if socks can be worn with heels, then they can totally be worn with sandals." —Christina
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