Today’s poll asks about how well dresses fit your body type. I have tried many different dresses, but it’s very rare I find one that fits my broad shoulders and long arms. That means they are either extremely tight around the shoulders and the arms are too short or they are too baggy and the entire shape of the dress is lost around my waist and hips.
This question is a little tricky to manage in a poll format, so if none of the answers fit below, feel free to give us more details in the comments below!
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That’s a difficult question – I tried 4, maybe 5 dresses and I was able to “live” in them quite comfortably (in fact, I’m using one as ‘nightdress’ – I can freely raise arms or bend over). However, no matter whether I picked a colourful long one or little black dress, I looked in the mirror and I wasn’t satisfied with the overall look. Not sure whether this is low self-esteem or feeling not comfortable enough in it, or simply didn’t get used to it so far. Obviously, haven’t tried to go outside in such yet.
And regarding selection, I try to pick ones with long sleeve and ‘belt’ to indicate my waist line (or rather make a little fat belly align more vertically and give better impression of this part of my body).
I do the exact same thing when selecting a dress to wear. Unfortunately, it’s hard for me to find long sleeves that actually go down to my wrists. My shoulders are too wide and my arms are too long. I even have problems with some men’s shirts. Dresses cut for women’s bodies just generally don’t fit my body shape unfortunately.
I have the same issue with not being satisfied with the overall look. I just find they don’t fit me very well…
Can’t vote (second time here that a poll doesn’t present with a voting option). But if I could, I would have voted “depends” Clearly many dresses are sized and shaped for a woman’s body, and for the most part such tailored (also stretchy “bodycon”) styles are fails. However, tunic dresses, shift dresses, drop-waist dresses, and some slip dresses can fit well and look good without major alterations. And I like them.
That’s very frustrating. I’ll see if I can figure out why that happens. Sorry about that…
I haven’t tried many types of dresses, although maybe I should try a few more to see if I can find a type that fits me well. I’ll have to see if I can raid my wife’s closet.
Die meisten meiner Kleider sitzen sehr gut. Natürlich gab es zwischendurch immer mal ein paar Fehlbestellungen. Mal saß das Kleid wie ein Sack oder wie ein Nachthemd.
Mal eine andere Frage: Warum denken Männer, denen irgendwelche Kleider ganz und gar nicht passen, dass Kleider ja auch für Frauen und nicht für Männer gemacht seien. Schon mal auf der Straße Kleider an Frauen beobachtet? Da finden sich immer einige, die so wirken als wären diese Frauen in einen Kartoffelsack geschlüpft.
Da hast Du auf jeden Fall Recht, dass man auf den Schnitt aufpassen muss und dass es bei Frauen genauso ist. Bei mir ist es aber so, dass ich bisher nur sehr wenige Kleider gefunden haben, die mir wirklich passen, obwohl ich schon viele anprobiert habe. Sie sind entweder viel zu klein und eng oder passen eben wie ein Kartoffelsack…