The "Tommy Hilfiger" Award...on atypical h.s. girls, clothing, and confidence.....

[berurah]

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@seole

I’m finally starting to get more comfortable in my own skin and I’m dressing better for my coloring and shape, but I’ve realized that I sort of used to do the opposite of your daughter and buy a lot of too-baggy clothing in darker colors that don’t suit me. I was trying to hide my shape but it backfired. I still like black for its slimming qualities, but I’ve learned that brighter colors really look best on me, especially in the right forms, and getting dressed is more fun now.

seole~ I have actually seen this quite a bit with either 1.) girls who, like my D, do not fit the tiny teenage mold, or 2.) girls who have, as you mentioned, developed a bit earlier than their peers. I am so glad that you have come to be more comfortable with your body type and are dressing in a more fun (and colorful!) way! It really DOES make a difference in how you feel! Incidentally, I LOVE black…have ALWAYS loved black, just because…well, because I LOVE it! The VAST majority of my clothing is black, but I’ve tried to branch out just a <em>little</em>! <em>lol</em></p>

<p>late~

If I’m not off to some important business issue I tend to wear whatever falls out of the closet, regardless of the relationship of various pieces of clothing to each other. I’ve been known to appear in public wearing two completely different shoes, mismatched hose, dark undergarments under white fabrics, and so on…it’s really quite hopeless, and endlessly hilarious - at least to me - D would characterize it more as endlessly appalling lol

<strong><em>ROFLMAO</em></strong> OMG, I think we’d get along GREAT!!! Now, my girls are pretty good about indulging my often “interesting” combinations of clothing…but, I guess they’re pretty used to their mom being, ummmm, her “own person” in LOTS of ways! I have several pairs of oddly colored boots…a lavendar UGG pair and bright blue and kiwi green Doc Marten pairs. Unfortunately, one of the pups just chewed up the kiwi pair, so what could I do? I bought a new pair, patent leather in cherry red. My daughters may NEVER go anyplace with me again!!! :eek:</p>

<p>seole and LTS…Guess what? I have asked my D if she’ll “model” some of her stuff for y’all, and she’s SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited! I’ll upload the pics into a yahoo album and then pm you the link, O.K.??? We’ll try to get that done sometime today!</p>

<p>dig~

Good story, but all your kids look great! Are you talking about K? or S?

Awwwwwwwwwww, thanks SO much! I am talking about S. K is the oldest D, but S is six inches taller than her older sis! I certainly didn’t mean to insinuate that S is anything but absolutely lovely–as her mom, I ALWAYS have thought she’s a beauty–my post is more about how SHE felt about HERSELF. I think she has felt a bit self-conscious in recent years because she is taller than her mom and her older sister, as tall as her dad (he’s a short-ish 5’8"), and almost as tall as her older brother! And, I think you are SO right about kids who have difficulty fitting the stereotype. It has been my observation for many years that those who do not as readily fit in make a pretty significant effort NOT to after awhile and often go to another extreme.</p>

<p>~berurah</p>