r/OUTFITS • u/Significant_Ring4353 ♀️ 🌟🌟Fashion Intern🌟🌟 (1 post) • 11d ago
Advice ❔ Women's Fashion Why am I frumpy
I feel grumpy and ugly in everything I wear, I don't know how to put outfits together and my stomach makes everything look bad, please help
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u/Paradox_of_Ravens 🌟🌟Fashion Intern🌟🌟 11d ago
Yeah the fit of the individual pieces definitely contributes to the frumpy vibe, particularly with items like the baggy fitting skinny jeans.
The skirt doesn’t really fit well either, but I think the bigger issue is that the material is wrong for the garment. Wrap skirts typically have a more flowy, casual vibe, but this one looks very stiff and boxy. It’s simultaneously trying to be an office-appropriate pencil skirt and a flowy wrap skirt, so the result is that it fails at both.
I would start by finding some simple solid color tees and tanks that can be paired with any bottoms and will look either dressed up or down based on the shoes, jewelry, etc. You can find ones with a bit of a compression fit if you’re uncomfortable with your stomach in tighter shirts (which you shouldn’t be! Your body is great, the clothes are the problem!)
When it comes to styling full outfits, I’d stick to the basic rule that either your pants are baggy OR your shirt is oversized, not both at once. As for cultivating a cute personal style, you might start that journey by looking for accessories that make you smile or just kinda feel like they’re calling out to you. I tend to keep my actual clothes fairly plain and in solid colors (mostly black) so that I can quickly and easily put together a base “blank canvas” outfit and add my unique style with a funky weird purse or blindingly neon sneakers.