FITTED

I'm not a fitted-type of person. Wish I could be. Or not.

I don't even know if "fitted" is a type of person but I have come up with that label. I was in conversation with someone about clothes. She's a very stylish person, and I admire that about her. I love her style. For her. It fits her. It is her. But, it's not me. She stated that she has most of her clothes tailored because she likes her clothes to fit snuggly. The suit I was wearing that day, she said she would have to have the skirt taken in to fit her more snug.

She looks nice in her outfits. I told her that I don't feel that I would if mine fit more tightly. Well, she says, shapely. I told her that that's just it. My shape is not one I would want to be framed.  She laughed lovingly at me.  I would be so uncomfortable. Actually, I've looked at some women and wondered how they could be comfortable wearing their clothes so snug. I thought perhaps they didn't know how to shop and bought things too small for them. But when this lady told me that she purposely has her taken up, I figured I was wrong (not that hers are too tight - or perhaps it's because she has the right shape for it). But I've seen women who wear outfits that are very tight around their hips. Some women even my plus size. Some shorter than I, yet rounder. Some slimmer, yet with larger hips. Some with larger busts. Some with smaller. Some with legs as big as mine, shorter than mine, longer than mine, and skinnier than mine. They have them covered with fitted skirts, dresses, or slacks. Or, they have them exposed with short skirts, dresses.

My point is that they're comfortable. I personally could never be. I would feel totally exposed. And, I would feel as though I'm on display. I do like to wear nice clothes, trust me on that. I love pretty things. I love classy things. And I love clothes of good quality. But, it is not my body that I feel needs to be exhibited. I want someone to pay attention to me the person, and not my shape.  I want them to hear what I'm saying. Not be distracted by the package.  I want them to accept the contents, and not the wrapping.  And overall, I want to be comfortable.

Nope, I'm not a fitted person at all. I can be cute, but just let me be relaxed while doing so.

Carla