Pin-Up

I love 50s dresses & style.

Maybe it's because I have an hourglass shape and those are the patterns of clothes that flatter me best.

And maybe just because I love the music and people of the oldies era. 

Sometimes I wish I could pull off that "vintage-y/hipster/indie" cool vibe,

but I just can't.

I don't have that body type and never will, and I've come to accept that and love it.

Wayyyy back to my freshmen year of high school, I was on the basketball team.

We were running so much {maybe a little too much}

that I dropped down to 110-115 pounds.

Even at that low of a weight I still had a chest, a booty, a curvy waist, and the lovely genetic pooch.

No matter how much weight I lose I still have my pin-up shape.

Which back in high school was definitely not the popular body type.

Now that I'm in my third year of college

{and after gaining then losing the dreaded "Freshmen 15"}

I've learned that:

A. Size doesn't matter as long as I am and feel healthy.

B. I can be a size 8 & M at Anthro & Loft, but an XXL and size 12 at Forever 21.

 It's all about the way they make their clothes.

C. For as much as guys say {or think} that they want a skinny girl, once they have one, they don't like all the boney-ness that comes with it.

{Nothing to hold, grab, or look at!}

D. I've learned to love the tailor. 

As long as something fits nicely to my shape, I don't care that I bought a size 10 and had it taken in.

AND

E. Guys just want a girl to be athletic and feminine. 

Be able to lace up those basketball shoes and play with the guys, then slap on a summer dress and show off those curves! Double whammy.

Dress, Necklace: Anthropologie. Shoes: Target. Bangles: Forever 21. Purse: Magic Step. Lipgloss: Bath & Body Works.

Embrace those curves and keep 'em healthy!

<3 Bri

P.S. Brown Sugar Muffins recipe tomorrow :)

Ok, that could be countering what I was just talking about, but just eat one! 

Or two...or three.... :)