https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:19:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679873 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:39:24 +0000 JR 679873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Claudia, I keep clothes for years too if they're still working. Why not?</p> <p>My butt and thighs can shrink all they like. It's this adding to the belly thing I am not stomaching... ;o) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679859 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:09:08 +0000 KathyL 679859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How exciting about the agent. Best of luck! Nice shoes too. LOL @ shrinking butts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679836 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:39:03 +0000 Janet 679836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Crossing my fingers for that proposal!</p> <p>I wish we could pick and choose where our weight distribution shifts as we age. Less hip and thigh? Yes, please! But if my butt shrinks even more, I'll be in trouble. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679828 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:30:45 +0000 Anonymous 679828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How cool is that! I hope that proposal materializes.<br /> About that butt issue, I am hoping you are right. I can use some shrinkage.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679746 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:07:55 +0000 Claudia 679746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura is right, it is related to estrogen levels as we age:</p> <p>"When women reach menopause and the estrogen produced by ovaries declines, fat migrates from their buttocks, hips and thighs to their waists;[9] later fat is stored at the abdomen.[10]" <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_body_shape" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_body_shape</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679741 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:01:42 +0000 Claudia 679741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JR, I am talking about my same pants, not buying new ones. (Yes, I have been known to keep classic work suits for a decade.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679738 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:56:57 +0000 JR 679738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No the butt doesn't shrink. The belly expands, so when you dress for the belly, it doesn't fit in the back end. As I am now learning. I had a belly to begin with, so I am not a happy camper.</p> <p>Here's to an interested agent! You are through the first of many hoops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679687 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:11:25 +0000 JulieJohn 679687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did somebody say "shrink the butt" ? Where do I sign up for this here menopause thingy? Oh, whew, I just found out I'm on the waiting list. ha ha</p> <p>Great news about the agent, best wishes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679681 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:08:55 +0000 Claudia 679681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"There must be something that happens in menopause to shrink the butt."</p> <p>In my mid-forties (nowhere near menopause yet) I noticed my dress pants started to fit different. Looser in the thighs and butt, and snugger in the waist.</p> <p>Yes, bodies change with age. It happens to everyone eventually, regardless of diet and exercise.</p> <p>Keeping my fingers crossed that a book deal happens for you. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/writer-watching#post-679674 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:00:40 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 679674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm at a conference so you get a picture of my shoe (thrifted, $10!). I just pitched a book to an agent and got a "sounds interesting, send me the proposal." woohoo! </p> <p>The conference has been great for people-watching. In particular, I keep on seeing older women with pants that are saggy in the back. There must be something that happens in menopause to shrink the butt. I sense a market opportunity for a savvy brand. It's an easy adjustment in the pattern stage but you can't really do it after the pants are made. </p> <p>Outfits here are all over the place - business wear to jeans and logo tshirts. Should I start a 'street' fashion blog featuring What Writers Wear? </p>