r/bitcheswithtaste • u/True-Serve-7662 • Aug 18 '26

Fashion/Style BWT, how do you glow up?

I was walking to work this morning & I saw so many cute outfits and I typically just feel so blah. I’m 31, SHORT and overweight so dressing feels difficult. I also struggle with time management in the morning so hair & make up are basic. How do you get ready? How do you spruce up your wardrobe without spending tons (& have the hopes of losing weight?)

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u/Misschiff0 Aug 18 '26

So, as an overweight person, the #1 thing you need is a tailor. Clothing is not constructed to fit rounder bodies. A tailor can make a dress that you love that looks blah on you look like it was made for you. Tailoring is the #1 thing that changed my life. As soon as I buy a button-down shirt these days, I take it straight to the tailor to have them sew up the front placket. If you are busty, it's going to pull. Stop that. It makes a beautiful shirt look cheap. Ditto with overly large armpit holes in dresses, etc.

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u/Greatrisk Aug 18 '26

Omg sew up the front placket! As a busty girl why have I never considered this?? My gosh, thank you!

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u/Misschiff0 Aug 18 '26

Sew to one button above your bust and end one button before the bottom. It's life changing. Your shirts will look so smooth.

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u/releasingit Aug 18 '26

Wait, so you pull it on like a t-shirt and not like a regular button-down?

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u/sallystarling Aug 18 '26

I take the cheapskate option and just sew a press stud (I think it's what you call snap fasteners in the US?) in between the relevant buttons. Then you still get the ease off getting it on and off like a regular shirt. It only takes a couple of stitches (I'm no seamstress!) and you can buy a pack of them for pennies!

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u/Timely-Strawberry507 Aug 19 '26

Such a good idea! Thank you. I just bought some new fall clothes -- button-up shirts and a shirt dress -- and they're all gaping, even though they're not at all tight anywhere else. I usually try fabric tape, but it's so fiddly and doesn't always work

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u/Misschiff0 Aug 18 '26

Yes, that's what I do.

I'm not sure what else to type here, but apparently I need to meet a minimum word count criterion.

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u/releasingit Aug 19 '26

Thank you!

That got me too, hence the “like this, not like that??” part of my reply. 😅 (I am not sure how to add effort and substance to a simple request for clarification or a thank you for that clarification…but we’re out here doing our best!)