//// Soft geometry
Posted on | March 18, 2010 | 15 Comments
Actually I was not even about to post these pics… …but whattahell, the heel of those OTK boots are clearly shown in these. I was about to shoot this again the way I actually wore it — the cardigan open (I had only couple of images of that). The belt emphasizes the body issue I have found quite difficult to work with… …the large chest.
There is definitely a reason why I do prefer more or less sacklike garments covering my upper body. Although my ribcage is quite small the fat tends to accumulate to my short’ish torso topped with broad shoulders — and I have terribly large chest. Don’t get me wrong… …I have nothing against boobs and even the nipplegate does not move my eyebrow (come on, we Finns are so liberal with the nudity — and love to shock the foreign visitors with meetings in sauna and such…). But having my large chest on display feels gross. Personally I think that I look like I could beat Angus the cow in the milk production competition… …and maybe I would, who knows. That definitely does not make dressing up easy.
So I occasionally play with waist belts but almost always end up leaving home with somehow billowing silhouette. Or just lightly fitting one. And almost never emphasize my waist, because emphasizing the waist equals emphasizing the boobs and that’s it, pals! Nothing to discuss about. The images from front don’t tell the whole truth and the geometric blocks of the dress distort the proportions nicely — but I can assure you that the side silhouette of this was tragic. There is more than a daily serving of boobage on display, even with that minimizer bra that is designed to make the big boobs look like pancakes… .…or as much so as it is humanly possible…
Personally I have never thought that shapeless silhouettes or oversized garments make a person look fatter than they actually are. They might do so in single photographs, but in real life people perceive each other as moving 3D objects in 3D space with the clothes moving around the bodies — and it does not take long to get the idea of overall bodily proportions, whatever the person is wearing (excluding intentional body proportion changing padding, used to solve certain issues). And I’m not dressing up for photographs. So I’m generally saying no for boob display silhouettes causing me personal mental discomfort and yes for relaxed, loose garments covering my torso, or long lean vertical lines with lightweight fabrics, coats and jackets worn open — those make me feel good in my skin. And don’t get me wrong, this is not a whining post. I am quite comfortable in my skin. Every treat has a tradeoff — my legs are relatively long, plus this overall body shape can carry a lot of weight without going totally shapeless.
And I’m definitely not saying that this is the right way to handle the boob issue — but just my personal solution for a thing that is not even an issue for everyone.
The dress is old one from Malene Birger, it is delightfully beautifully draping viscose jersey with nice geometric pattern and tulip shaped skirt. The nude cardigan is from H&M, and I really don’t remember the origin of the suede obi belt — it might be from Vero Moda, but I have removed the tags. Necklace is from Pilgrim. The boots are those Vagabonds — and the heel is ugly.
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March 18th, 2010 @ 6:31 pm
Oi vau mikä mekko, upea!
March 18th, 2010 @ 8:56 pm
Tämä on kiva! Mekot ovat myös ihanan helppoja!
March 18th, 2010 @ 10:37 pm
gosh, i just fell in love with that dress. where did you hide it all this time? super lovely, i waNT IT. basically i like most of the things this brand does.
March 18th, 2010 @ 11:01 pm
i love the european view on the body. americans are so freaking uptight about nudity, it’s horrible and teaches us from such a young age to not love what we have. i stressed about putting that “nipplegate” post up for fear of horrible anon comments.
i think you have an AMAZING figure. and you know i don’t capitalize, so this is serious. although being a stylist, i know how hard it is to dress someone with a larger chest. you make it look so effortless and i absolutely love your dress and am still “living for” those boots of yours.
i struggle with keeping weight on because of depression, which leads to no appetite for me. i have to drink protein drinks and force feed myself at times. i am way too skinny right now, and do not like it. plus!! check this out. my ass fell down the other day. i am not kidding. it is just skin falling from my ass now. my husband and i laugh at it. but it’s really frightening. anyway i am not whining either, just want u to know that we all have our issues to deal with.
you seriously rock my world. love.
xxx
t
March 18th, 2010 @ 11:27 pm
Mulla on samanlainen suhtautuminen omaan rintavarustukseeni, eikä ole edes niitä pitkiä koipia vastapainoksi.
Rintoja korostavat vaatteet näyttävät mulla tätimäisiltä, sitä inhoan! Sinä kyllä osaat pukeutua niin, etten ole tähän mennessä edes tajunnut, että olisit mitenkään erityisen povekas.
March 19th, 2010 @ 1:38 am
Being analytical about own body type is not easy. It might look like that as we learn more about our shape, the more restrictions we discover. Luckily, when one door closes, another opens.
I like this one too:
There are no problems, only solutions.
March 19th, 2010 @ 1:44 am
Apparellel — dear, I hope that this advice sounds as funny to as it is funny to me
You need to eat you way out of depression!
Sounds, delicious…it’s a kinda, magic…
I hope that it could that easy.
March 19th, 2010 @ 9:37 am
Lisa: we have just scratched the surface of my clothes sedimentation… …I like Malene Birger a lot, too! The quality is outstanding and although some of the designs are bit too romantic for me I always find several desirable items from her. Plus they are easily available.
Apparellel, I’m slightly afraid that the uptight attitude is sneaking up here, too. We had a local nipplegate when young local pop singer got invited to presidential independency day party — and wore a very decent dress that showed her nipple bumps though… …nipple bumps — fuck, I can’t stand people who get crazy from the sight of nipple bumps! Actually I find it very amusing that the breast itself is such an item of obsession and object of all sort of augmentation plus enhancement — and then people can’t stand the little bump that BELONGS there, like NATURALLY. A nipple-less breast is deformed one… Hello…
I’m sorry to hear about your situation… …hopefully you get all the support you need with that. I agree with dust — simple advice, but good one. Have you thought that a diet built around protein shakes can be very hunger suppressing itself… …try to sneak in some starchy carbs to wake your appetite… …and natural fats add some calories without adding too much volume to the food. Try hunter-gatherer — attitude and munch small handfuls of nuts, dried berries and starchy veggies quite often but without stuffing yourself or force feeding — dip the veggies to delicious homemade dressings.
Tätimäisyys on oikeasti vaaniva mörkö! Kiva kuulla, että hämäys on jossain määrin onnistunutta — toki kannattaa muistaa, että ne rintavarustusta korostavat kuvat joutuvat tämän blogin toimituksessa armotta diskatuiksi. Kuvakulmalla on paljon merkitystä asian kanssa — melkeinpä pahin mahdollinen on se normaaliräpsy eli toinen ihminen ottaa kuvan ihan rennosti seisten ja kameran pään tasolle nostaen…
dust… …can’t agree more. Photographing the outfits helps to analyze the body shape. The software engineers have another useful way to put that thing: it’s not a bug, it’s a feature…
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:30 am
Ensinnäkin: ihana mekko. Todella kaunis ja elegantti printti.
Toisekseen: olen täsmälleen samaa mieltä kanssasi tuosta muodottoman tai oversize-silhuetin toimivuudesta. Se ei minustakaan suurenna ihmistä, vaan luo kiinnostavia ja yllättäviä lookkeja jotka lähinnä saavat pohtimaan millainen vartalo vaatteen sisällä on. Ja se on sinänsä minusta paljon seksikkäämpää kuin vartalon kurvien seikkaperäinen paljastelu! Mä tosin olen kyllä aika “ei-vartalotietoinen” pukeutuja muutenkin: vartalon muotojen esiintuominen ei ole oikeastaan ikinä mun asujeni tarkoitus.
Vaan eipä mulla olisi kyllä mitään esiintuotavaakaan!
Mullahan ei ole tissejä juuri lainkaan, ei vyötäröä, ei juuri lantiotakaan. Se on täysin jees, se sopii mun tyyliin kyllä mainiosti. Mutta se mitä mä kovasti monilta (mm. sulta) kadehdin, on ryhdikäs ja linjakas olkapää. Oikein mitkään klassiset jakut tai takit ei käy mulle kun mä olen niin onnettoman kananhartiainen — ne ei vaan istu. Edes olkatoppaukset ei auta tähän, sillä ne on kuitenkin aina niin jotenkin päälleliimatun näköisiä…
March 19th, 2010 @ 12:08 pm
Miten mä en ole täällä ennen käynyt??
Olen jäänyt paljosta paitsi! Mutta nythän mä korjaan tilanteen.
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:43 pm
Mahtavan kaunis mekko (ja blogi!).
Minäkin inhoan rinnuksiani ja olenkin yrittänyt lisätä vaatteiden istuvuutta käyttämällä litistäviä urheiluliivejä — joskus vaikutelma on jopa ihanan poikamainen!
Mekot ja “säkit” ovat vakikamaa vaatekaapissani vartalokammoni takia, mutta en näe niitä tippaakaan tätipukimina vaan juuri liikkeen muotoilemina ja sopivan paljon mielikuvitukselle tilaa jättävinä oman viihtyvyyden parantajina.
March 19th, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
they are nipple for gods sake people. we all have them! and why is it okay for guys to show theirs but not women?
good advice about the eating. i have been trying to eat a bagel with cream cheese at least once a day to get some fat and carbs.
so this is funny and shows that i probably spend too much time on your blog. i had a dream last night that i came to visit you in finland, but when i got there u were tired and wanted to go to sleep. but u quickly showed me your collection of interesting jewels. haha. weird. gotta love dreams. mwah!
March 20th, 2010 @ 10:32 am
Anna: tämä minun hartiaosastoni alkaa mennä toiseen suuntaan hankalaksi — on nimittäin niin leveä, että istuvia yläosia on vaikea löytää. Mutta se toisaalta pelastaa vartaloni mittasuhteita muuten aika paljon, joten olen antanut sille anteeksi…
Prefecta… ..tervetuloa! Täällähän tämä pysyy!
Hanna — mulla on varmaan vääränlaisia urheiluliivejä — niillä nimittäin tulee semmoinen todella viehko “uniboob”, jonka kestän kyllä salilla, mutta eihän sitä voi normaalivaatteiden alle pukea! Vinkkejä hyvistä litistävistä urheiluliiveistä otetaan vastaan!
apparellel — you are so warmly welcome to dig through my jewelry box… …not too many interesting things in there, though
. But I will cook you a decent meal, that I will promise to do (and not to be tired, haha).
March 21st, 2010 @ 11:03 pm
Ite oon käyttänyt semmosia Lindexin halpisurheiluliivejä joista mun mielestä jää syntymättä tuo “uniboob”, koska ne on niin tiukasti litistävät. Eli musta tulos on ennemminkin totaali“poikamainen”, ja pidän siitä itse kovasti. Esimerkiksi T-paidat istuvat niin paljon paremmin!
March 22nd, 2010 @ 1:15 am
Minusta tuo vyltetty versio on todella upea! Vyötönkin on kyllä hieno, mutta tuo vyö tuntuu ihanasti korostavan neuleen mallia ja luo siihen ihania laskoksia.
Mutta ymmärrän kyllä tunteesi ison rintavarustuksen pukemisen vaikeudesta. Ärsyttää todella joskus, kun ei onnistu luomaan tiettyjä siluetteja, koska suuret rinnat luovat niihin turhia mutkia ja rikkovat linjoja.