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    In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
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    Image of DramaClub DramaClub
    03/28/09

    In reply to In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
    Apropos of nothing, Lisa Frank is the most evil boss who ever walked the planet.
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    Image of maneki neko maneki neko
    03/28/09

    @DramaClub: I didn't know she was a real person.


    But I guess if you make art that aggressively cheery you'd have to have a lot of darkness in you too to balance things out.

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    Image of That_little_attention_whore That_little_attention_whore
    03/28/09

    In reply to In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
    my pet peeve is the comparison of people's bodies to food items. apple shape! pear shape! string bean! ugh.


    fortunately, i came to terms long ago with the fact that there is no way to dress a potato-shaped body.

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    Image of ArtfulSlinger ArtfulSlinger
    03/28/09

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    SNORKS!!!!!! I believe there should be a post on Snorks at least once a week.
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    Image of small-fox small-fox
    03/28/09

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    As a mix of Snork/Moomin/Lisa Frank Unicorn, I am STILL confused as to how best to dress to accentuate my snorkle-horn and tail.


    Thanks for perpetuating my body image complex, Jez.

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    Image of poires et poireaux poires et poireaux
    03/28/09

    @small-fox: Bows and ribbons. Everywhere.
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    Image of CherriSpryte CherriSpryte
    03/28/09

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    Um, this is the funniest post I've read in AWHILE. April Fools' Day "takeover by Cosmo" funny.
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    Image of sassy sassy
    03/28/09

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    I'd like to clarify that as a Stegosaurus, I still get many dates. I just have to look a bit harder.
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    Image of bangers bangers
    03/28/09

    In reply to In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
    you understand! i literally am a "Pear-Shaped Busty Tall Woman"! that is a definition--nay--the definition of who i am.
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    Image of Rocket Queen Rocket Queen
    03/28/09

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    Don't flame me but PLEASE tell me how to post pictures?
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    Image of Shamrockette Shamrockette
    03/28/09

    @Rocket Queen: [lifehacker.com]


    You're welcome.

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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    03/28/09

    In reply to In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
    what if you look like a Mon Chi Chi????


    I don't look like one anymore, but 2008 was a bad year for me - my hair was at an awkward length and I was carrying some extra weight. Here's a pic:


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    Image of poires et poireaux poires et poireaux
    03/28/09

    @BeccaSaurus Rex: <3

    At least you were still deliciously cute.
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    Image of dronnac dronnac
    03/28/09

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    OH MY FUCKING GOODNESS, Hortense, you've posted an image of the SNORKS. Holy cow! <3
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    Image of poires et poireaux poires et poireaux
    03/28/09

    @dronnac: Hortense just earned a place in heaven for that. We loved the Snorks so much as kids that we used to get tapes of the show from a family friend because we didn't get any channels on TV. We'd watch the tapes religiously.
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    Image of MarissaExplainsItAll MarissaExplainsItAll
    03/28/09

    In reply to In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
    I luv you, Hortense. On a serious note, isn't the best fashion advice to try things on to see if they actually work for you. It's never failed my petite, curvy (but not plus size), busty self.
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    Image of Shamrockette Shamrockette
    03/28/09

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    You guys, I'm at a loss, you see? I'm completely clueless as to what fits well on me.


    Here's a generalization of what my body is:



    Even though I'm not sure about my style, I can eat whatever I want, when I want, and not gain a single pound.


    Got any suggestions?

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    03/28/09

    @Shamrockette hates being sick!: I suggest you let me poke your belly.
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    Image of LovelyHue LovelyHue
    03/28/09

    In reply to In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
    You can definitely critique retailers that aim to do this. At the same time, I could not find jeans that fit me ANYWHERE - until I went onto a shape-oriented online retailer, figured out my shape through a long quiz, and ordered the perfect-fit jeans. It worked.
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    Image of momentsofabsurdity momentsofabsurdity
    03/28/09

    @LovelyHue: Ooh! Where can one do this?
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    Image of LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman
    03/28/09

    In reply to In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
    I'm a plus-sized, busty, petite.


    I guess that makes me like this:


    [th06.deviantart.com]

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    03/28/09

    @LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman:


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    Image of Shamrockette Shamrockette
    03/28/09

    In reply to In Which We Explore The Ridiculousness Of "Dressing For Your Shape"
    I absolutely hate it when they try to generalize all of our bodies to fit into a certain mold of style.


    From what I could tell, I'm a pear-shape, sans small waist. Yet it's SO hard to find clothes that look good on me. It's like they design for hourglass shaped women only. The pears have to suffice for a potato sack dress.


    Oh, and apparently, guys hate pear-shaped women. Must explain why I'm single.

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    Image of poires et poireaux poires et poireaux
    03/28/09

    @Shamrockette hates being sick!: It's funny because I always imagined you as cute and round with beady eyes because of your avatar.


    But seriously, what's with all the pear hate out there? Have hips become passé?

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    Image of Shamrockette Shamrockette
    03/28/09

    @poires et poireaux: They're desirable only when they're peared with big breasts.
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