When warmer weather arrives it seems that men are happy to throw off their jackets, sweaters and pants and slip on tees and shorts.
Not a care in the world.
Some women, not so much.
As a woman I know that when the hot weather arrives many of us cringe. Women are much more concerned with their body image, when it comes to warmer weather, than men.
What women hide under layers or sweaters and jackets in the colder temperatures they hide anymore. She can’t wear that type of clothing as the temperatures rise to hide her body image concerns.
Whether they feel they are overweight, or too thin, the warmer weather threatens their sense of a positive body image.
I have some great gift ideas for her as the warm weather flows in.
But first I would like to tell you a story.
Since I can remember I have had a medical condition that limits my ability to eat and retain calories. It’s not something I like to talk about. I am telling you this now because it has had a huge effect of my body image.
As a teen the girls around me were developing curves. They were attractive, and attracting boys. I was not developing the curves. My waist was small, my hips were small, everything was small. I wanted to hide what I looked liked so I tended to layer clothing to make me look bigger.
I was lucky enough to become friends with a couple of girls who had the opposite problem as me. They had curves, lots of curves. Big hips, big everything. But they felt almost the same as I did. They wanted to hide too. Weight, or lack of it, has a huge effect on all women’s body image.
It was during the adolescence that I learned body image can have such a huge effect on everything in a woman’s life, especially self esteem.
When I started working in the fashion industry, eventually working as a manager in a major fashion chain, I took all the knowledge from that time to helping woman find the clothing that would work for them and make them feel good, no matter what their size. I also worked with women to make the experience fun. It was a mini-makeover experience for many of them. For example, just because you are not petite doesn’t mean you can’t wear bright colors. So moving them away from the drab and into the fab gave them a huge boost in confidence.
So when it comes to looking for a present for the special woman in your life keep in mind that no matter what she may feel about her body image you can give her the gift of acceptance & love. It tells her that you love her just the way she is. How wonderful is that!
As a physical present for the warmer weather, especially at beach time, there are some beautiful cover ups that can not only help her feel more comfortable, and make her look beautiful but the are also fun to wear! Here are a couple of caftans I love.
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Whether she is thin or plus sized any of these she would love & will make her look fabulous!
