Maxi dress: Old Navy, remixed * Striped tunic: Sears, remixed * Scarf: TJ Maxx, remixed * Belt: Target, remixed * Oxfords: Kmart, remixed * Sunglasses: H&M
So this week I'm really happy to be participating in Academichic's Dress Your Best Week (check out my little sidebar widget!)! This week, dozens of bloggers are spending the week embracing the parts of themselves that they love best. I have a handful of things about myself that I'll be celebrating this week, but I decided that I should start big. So, to kick things off, today I'm going to talk about number one on my list:
1. My figure
...that's right, the whole damn figure. Not one measly part of my body, but the whole thing!
Yep, today I'm celebrating my figure. I love my figure so much. I love that I am a petite woman. I have, what Angie of You Look Fab would call, a "racy rectangle" body type. My waist is barely thinner than my hips or chest. It's all slender, but it's not particularly curvy. But I love it. I love that when Joe hugs me he can wrap himself all around me. I love that I can compact myself into tiny spaces. I even love that I always have to sit "bitch" when I ride in the backseat of the car. And I'm particularly fond of the curves that I do have. My hips have just enough sway, my chest has just enough "oomph" to keep things interesting, and my legs look awesome in miniskirts. I love my curves, and I love my non-curves. So today, I am celebrating my body, in its entirety. I love my petite, rectangular figure. Rectangles are hot!
Now, it might seem odd that on the day that I am celebrating my figure I chose to wear a drapey, flowy, almost figure-concealing outfit. But honestly, that's why this outfit is so fantastic. I felt so unbearably sexy in this outfit. This maxi dress, while showing almost no skin, still manages to show off bits and pieces of my figure. I love it because of the little glimpses of my curves that become visible when I move. I love it because of how the sharpness of my hips is revealed when I walk. I love it because it shows off my bare arms and slim waist. I love it because somehow, even though I'm only 5'2", it makes me feel tall and graceful. To me, this is the perfect outfit to show off my favorite feature; my body.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's edition of Dress Your Best Week! Are you guys participating in this fabulous project? What do you love about your body? When you think about your favorite features, do you think big, or focus on the details (I'll be doing a little of both this week!)?
Title song: Blossom Dearie, "The Ballad of the Shape of Things"
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