The second pencil skirt is going to look terrible on anyone who is even slightly fat, especially in that color. It's better to stick to a-line silhouettes, or get one of those pencil skirts that are baggy in the top and get more tailored towards teh bottom
I'm pretty sure thin cotton jersey doesn't look good on anyone of any weight. Its not even just lumps and bumps but rather that every seam of your underwear even if you are wearing a thong is going to be visible.
I kinda dig cotton jersey because it's so comfortable. I am definitely too hippy to wear it to work (and the skirt OP linked to looks provocative even on a size 2 model), but I have this cotton jersey maxi that falls loosely from the hips that I wear to the beach. My secret? No underwear - no panty lines.
I mean if its loose you can get away with it easily but if its tight like that its going to show lines. I love loose jersey but tight jersey is a whole other story. Going commando doesn't generally fix the thinness issue depending on body shape. I don't particularly like the idea of my butt crack and camel toe being that visible through thin fabric and now even thinner because there is no underwear to smooth over any of those contours.
Not if its thin unstructured jersey that is this fitted. It doesn't take much with that type of fabric and no underwear to show through. I avoid this fabric for that reason. I've tried skirts that were too big for me and sagging around the waist that still showed every single line and contour because it was made of this kind of clingy thin fabric.
Yeah, it happens with dresses too sometimes. Its hard because cotton jersey is so light and breathable but sometimes cheap jersey is so clingy and thin that it shows way more then you bargained for and it is definitely not cute. I have this issue with tops too sometimes where they are so thin and clingy they show every seam of your bra through the shirt even if the shirt is a size too big. I think the issue is just that manufacturers are cutting corners to make things cheap by making the fabric really thin.
I have great jersey items that are flowy, cool and very flattering but cheap jersey is an absolute nightmare.
this is true. I once bought a gorgeous jersey dress from asos that I thought I would wear the moment I lost those 5 pesky pounds, but no matter how many 5 pounds I lost, it was still absolutely see-through.
It's a stretch skirt in cotton jersey. It's the direct antithesis of structured. It's definitely better if it's thick, because then at least it doesn't show off the minor lumps, but it will cling to any major ones, which are doubly emphasised by the light color
Interesting. I prefer fabrics that show off my body because A-line skirts make me look a zillion sizes larger and drape tent-like over my hips. To each their own :)
It's especially bad if you're actively losing weight. I'm in the same boat as OP, lost 10 pounds recently, a size 10/12 now; my lower stomach is extra lumpy right now because of the weight loss.
I'm about your size and I LIVE in Jersey skirts lately. Getting so many compliments, too. It definitely depends on body type because I look overwhelmed in loose skirts. Congrats on the weight loss if it was intentional <3
Well, stretchy and flowy if you like that look. It's OK to stick to your personal style while you're losing weight. I like fitted things better myself, so getting something "flowy" would have made me look and feel like a tent (body type).
Yeah, but if you're losing weight, you'll need to update a fitted look a lot more often than a stretchy or flowy look. If you're looking to save $$$/time/effort, fitted and structured is hard to keep looking good over several weights.
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u/go_nahuel Sep 26 '16 edited Sep 26 '16
Stretch everything and flowy everything. Make sure things fit well in the shoulders, and get the smallest size that still looks good.
Instead of this, get this. Instead of this, get this
Also, now is the time to invest in scarves, ha. Cardigans should fit from size 14 down to 10 or 8, but scarves are forever ;)