Within the last few months, I realized that I've been dressing for the wrong body type. I've often believed myself to be either an apple or a "squishy" rectangle shape, mainly because I was so focused on my wide waistline. While dressing for these types through the years, I realized that clothes did not fit me very well, and I did not feel good in them.

Being the designer that I am, I decided to look back at my own proportions. Despite my difficult emotional transition as of late, I tried to keep an objective eye, drew an imaginary line from my shoulder tips and down the length of my body.

... and I found out I was actually an Inverted triangle. The shoulder line was wider than my hip line. So I experimented and dressed for this "new body type" and finally, I felt a lot better in my clothes.

What I have learned from this experience is that I fixated too much on my flaws that I did anything and everything in my power to conceal it, but I have forgotten to consider the body as a whole! We are more than just are flaws - there are also many good things about us, and it's only fair that we highlight them as well! And better yet, our body is not defined by just ONE part, but the combination of all parts, both good and what we perceived as "flawed." It's all about looking at the body as a whole, taking an objective assessment of the silhouette, dressing for it, then highlighting the best parts of us.

Anyone have a similar experience?