This week we’re talking about something so many folks in larger bodies have experienced: what happens when you find yourself trying to dress a body you’ve spent most of your life trying to shrink?
If you’ve ever:
✨ held onto “some day” clothes
✨ bought outfits for the fantasy body (not the body you live in)
✨ felt disconnected from your own style
✨ or realised you’ve never dressed without shame, rules, or fear—
…this one is for you.
We discuss what happens when you stop trying to shrink, start dressing your current body, and discover that style can be a source of comfort, self-trust, and joy — not punishment.
In “Reclaiming Style After Diet Culture” we’re exploring:
* How diet culture disrupts your identity, your style, and your relationship with your body
* The “some day wardrobe” — why so many of us had one
* Clothing as motivation vs. clothing as information
* Dressing the fantasy body vs. the now-body
* Fear, visibility, and the fashion rulebook handed down like an unwanted family heirloom
* The moment you realise you’ve never actually explored your own style
* How experimenting with clothes can rebuild body trust
* The power of comfort as a value — not a failure
* How I’ve developed my personal style instead of following trends, and included legacy and comfort in my wardrobe
* What changes when you let your wardrobe fit your life (not the other way around)
Links mentioned:
* Read my full article at Unflattering
* The TikTok crop-top moment I mention in the episode
* Full Volume: Autumn Issue — Waistcoat Energy, Fuck Flattering & more
A question for you to reflect on:
If you stopped dressing for the body you were trying to shrink into… what would you wear?
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