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I just saw a great ad for women's fall fashions! The fashions worn on the models - I'm guessing a size 0 - looked great! I remember reading somewhere the average dress size for a woman (in the U.S) is a size 10! So what happens when a size 10 woman tries to fit her size 10 figure into a size 0 look? Frustration! Women, because they're judged so much by their physical appearance, can feel so bad about themselves - just because they don't fit into the fashion norm. But, if you're being judged by the clothes you wear and how you look in those clothes, what's a woman to do?
Be yourself and find your own style! I really think this takes courage because you're not only going against the fashion norm - but the norm itself - by wearing the clothes that really fit your body and your personality! I think - because there are so many more options available online that don't fit into a specific category of clothes - that this is changing - and women are buying what looks and feels right on their body!
If I could go back and talk to myself when I was a teenager - I would tell myself, "Allison, you're an artist. You look at the world a bit differently. It's okay to be different and - I know this is impossible for you to see right now - everything will turn out okay!"
How many teen suicides could be prevented if that message could be taken to heart! When you're a teenager - you really do think it's the end of the world if you don't fit it!
I have to say, the more I embraced the way I was, the happier I became. Somewhere along the way I realized I could only change myself and I needed to think better about myself.
Of course, as I got older and attended college, everyone in college is encouraged to find out who they are and what they believe. I really believe my difficult times actually helped me become the person I am today - but that being said - I would do whatever I could to communicate the idea that the earlier you can embrace and celebrate the person you really are - the happier you'll be!
I love fall! I love fall fashions - and I love the fashions I've found for myself that fit the person I am! So, just be yourself, because everyone else is taken!
