(7)The Clothes Make the Girl (look fat)? by Brittany Gibbons

Sunday, January 28, 2018



Brittany Gibbons is a body-positive activist that knows what it means to find fashion that fits.  In her new memoir, The Clothes Make the Girl  (Look Fat) Brittany Gibbons explores what it means to be a plus-sized fashionista. Brittany takes her readers to a fashion show of sorts from years past.  We are reminded of the some of the crazy fads from our younger years. - Gauchos anyone?  From her high school job at the Gap to her closet devoted entirely to her denim, Brittany has always been a fashionista. But being a plus-sized fashionista isn't always easy.  As Brittany talks about, it has only been in recent years that stores and designers have started to consider the curvy women fashionistas.  Brittany also talks about the piece of fashion that I am completely unfamiliar with, the mesh undies new moms get at the hospital. Even though I will never know the joy of this undies, I know the joy of finding a garment that you love and then buying them in all colors and maybe even a size above and below your current size.

I don't really consider myself a fashionista, but I like to look nice and put together and that isn't always easy to do when you have a plus-sized body.  Also, I am a huge advocate for body positivity and lines like this make me so glad that I "know" Brittany Gibbons.
Real women, for the record, are not defined by their curves, thigh gaps, or chest size.  Those are just things generally used to make us feel bad about ourselves and have nothing to do with our label or worth as women. 

A-freaking-men!  There were several times throughout this book that I felt like bursting out in exuberant agreement.
Whether or not you are healthy, have lost weight, have an invisible disorder or disability, or went through something traumatic...people aren't entitled to your story, but they are required to be kind to you. 


Damn straight they are required to be kind to you.  And don't you forget it!! 


The first I heard of Brittany Gibbons was over two years ago when I read her book, Fat Girl Walking.   It was when researching Brittany for my review that I found her Facebook group, the Curvy Girl Guide.  I joined that group of 5,000+ strong women and have not regretted it for one second.   I have felt more empowered to be a strong, beautiful, curvy woman than I have ever felt in my life.  And Brittany Gibbons is our leader.

Bottom Line - Even though I have been actively losing weight for the last two years, I will always be a "curvy girl" because being "curvy" is just as much a state of mind as a body type. Self-confidence is sexy no matter what your size and Brittany Gibbons empowers her readers to be just that.  Confident in their curviness.

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