I dont know how to dress for my body type? Short & plus sized.?

Okay, so I%26#039;m fat. I%26#039;m 4ft 11 and my pants size is a 17. I have a VERY hard time finding clothes!!





When I do find a pair of pants in a plus sized store that I like, They are usually too long! Even shorts. Shorts that are supposed to fit an average height usually go down to like 5 inches above my ankles, and it just looks silly!





I%26#039;m also very busty! Even before I gained my extra weight, my chest size was a DDD (still is).





All of my summer clothes currently consist of sweat-pant material capris (the kind that have ties at the bottom, so i usally have to tie them up so that they dont go down too low).. and t-shirts.





I%26#039;d like to go to the store and get 2 nice outfits for the summer. 2 shirts, 1 pair of nice capris, and maybe a skirt.





But I have NO CLUE about how to go about doing this. I%26#039;ve asked the sales people for help in a number of plus sized stores but they haven%26#039;t been much of a help.





PS. My fat is spread out evenly. I dont have a huge belly %26amp; small legs, etc...
I dont know how to dress for my body type? Short %26amp; plus sized.?
dont worry about how you dress wear what what fits you and what u feel comfortable wearing... you make the clothes the clothes dont make you.... stop worrying about your appearance!=]
I dont know how to dress for my body type? Short %26amp; plus sized.?
Congratulations on your current healthier lifestyle change. Have you checked out sparks people?


You%26#039;ve got the right idea about dressing better NOW instead of waiting to reach your goal weight. It will make loads of difference in your happiness.


I%26#039;ve heard buying the clothes to fit the largest part of you is the best and then having the rest of it tailored to fit the smaller parts. So in your case, fit your bust and have the top taken in where it needs to be. Same with pants/shorts. hemming them because they%26#039;re too long is a very easy fix.


I%26#039;m sorry the sales people haven%26#039;t been of any assistance to you.


Cheers!
Reply:You need to befriend a tailor or learn to hem.





For hemming, if you%26#039;re totally inept with a needle and thread you can get this %26quot;hemming tape%26quot; that turns into a glue when ironed...it%26#039;s really easy to use.


http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...


http://www.amazon.com/Dritz-Hemming-Tape...





I%26#039;m 5%26#039;2%26quot; and I find that most of my clothes need to be hemmed.





Just make sure your pants fit you in the hips and crotch then hem the rest. Flare leg pants don%26#039;t really work because the flare starts too low, so look for a straight leg pant or wide leg...these hem better.





It%26#039;s a real frustration. I know some stores do offer complementary hemming, but it usually takes a while for your garment to arrive back from the tailor - so just do it yourself. Hemming isn%26#039;t really expensive and a tailor will fix up your pants in no time.





I%26#039;ve found that %26quot;petite%26quot; is code for short, Reitmans has a %26quot;petite plus%26quot; section here. But I don%26#039;t really know where you live...so I%26#039;m not sure if that helps.
Reply:pick out jeans and shorts that fit your waist, hips, and legs correctly. you can then go and have them hemmed if they%26#039;re too long. thats an easy fix. =)
Reply:A tailor, or someone who can alter your clothes, is your absolute best option. Almost no one fits clothing perfectly off the rack, and for the best fit, we could all use tailors, but this is particularly true in your case.





You may find our Plus Petite Shopping Directory helpful -- there%26#039;s more out there than you might think, if you are willing to shop on-line and through catalogs.





http://www.elegantplus.com/Plus-Size-Clo...