Dressed in stress.

 

As a plus sized girl, my biggest fear has always been dress shopping.

I've never ever been comfortable wearing something that clings to any part of my body too closely. Something has changed for me, though,

and I've mentioned it before in previous posts.

I've started not to care about what people think about my body.

 

It's a horrible, treacherous life, when you live in fear of the opinions of others.

I decided to do something this past week

 that the old me never would have done.

I tried on the dress above.

It's an absolutely gorgeous vintage baroque printed sleeveless sweater dress from torrid.

 

It fits similarly to a "body-con" dress.

That term always scared the living shit out of me.

Body con?

Like, as in contouring?

Like it's going to hug my hips?

No thanks.

 

But something was different.

 I loved it. I wanted to try something new.

I felt so incredibly confident in this dress,

 and sexy?

Is that a word I can use on my not-size-4-self?

 Fuck yes you can.

 

To anyone who reads this and see's themselves incapable of wearing something so beautiful because of their size, please stop and think, "why the hell not?"

Is it because you're afraid of opinions too?

Stop.

Try it on.

Buy it if you love it.

 

Embracing your curves isn't always easy,

and it's a constant struggle,

but sometimes in order to see past the skin,

you have to look within yourself and see how beautiful you truly are.

 

Sending all my love to you tonight from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Goodnight lovelies.

-K.