Carol Tuttle, The Fashion Therapist is joined by her 4 Types Beauty Panel as they discuss why women wear things that are not their best look. What should we be paying attention to with the clothes we buy? What is throwing us off by following the fashion trends and styles? Why do you wear the clothes you wear? You may be misguiding yourself. Discover Your Personal Beauty Profile http://www.dressingyourtruth.com
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July 8th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
I enjoyed your discussion about women who can/cannot wear a bikini and look “good”. Personally, I’m a 54 year old woman who has never worn a bikini but admit I’ve admired women of all sizes who were comfortable with their bodies and wore bikinis with confidence. When I see a large woman on the beach moving with confidence, enjoying her experience in the sun, appearing seemingly uninhibited by her visible girth, I’m a bit envious. I’d like to have a bit of her joie de vivre and ability to ignore public opinion and fashion dictates.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:20 am
If you look like this: http://www.fitwithsix.com/ Yes, you should!
BTW that is not me nor my site. . .but I want to be Michelle (from the above site) when I grow up.
July 12th, 2010 at 7:21 am
hi,
I’m 47 a type 3 and have no problem wearing a bikini. Many people don’t know I’m 47 but truth is I changed to a raw food diet and got really fit after 45!
Generally though I tend to wear a bathing suit, especially when I’m out with my twin daughters now 16, so they can enjoy the attention they get in their bikinis!
July 12th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Teresa Tapp, creator of T-Tapp exercise system, did the best explanation of body types and bathing suits that I have ever read. She explains it in her book, Fit and Fabulous, and even explains how to measure different vertical segments of the body to understand your own proportions and WHY certain suits look better on different types of bodies.
I admire her so much. The loss of her mother to cancer led to a strong interest in health. It isn’t surprising that when she turned to a career in exercise, it had to have a therapeutic twist! She created an equipment-free workout that works every single layer of our muscles, multiple muscles at one time, stimulates lymphatic flow, oxygenates the body, stimulates neurokinetic flow, increases bone density, and is effective enough to have been used by swimsuit models to whip themselves into shape quickly for modeling jobs…all without jumping and running around. And because it is a resistance exercise, you typically only workout twice a week (so you have enough time to build/rebuild the muscle that will be burning all those calories). If anything can get a body in shape for a bikini – and do it in a healthy way – T-Tapp will certainly deliver. But it isn’t only about beauty. A clinical study showed that T-Tapp was very effective helping mastectomy survivors decrease lymphadema. One of her signature moves will lower blood sugar by 60-85 points in three minutes. MS sufferers find that both their memory and balance improve if they T-Tapp regularly – and they notice more problems if they stop doing it for awhile. Digestion issues improve. Breathing issues improve. Posture issues improve. But it is also about beauty – and she makes a huge point about knowing your body and being realistic about, say, whether you will ever look your absolute best with a belt around your natural waistline. What a relief for short-waisted women everywhere, who feel fat through no fault of their own!
As you read her advice, you may find that you will look even more sensational in something besides a bikini, even if your body is as perfect as it can ever be. Even swimsuit designers won’t put their swimsuits on just ANY body. They choose models with the best proportions for each swimsuit style. It’s another kind of “Dressing Your Truth.”
July 12th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Should? should? why should you anything!??
Let’s see, my mum had fab body – typical woman – i remember growing up and always seeing her in two piece swimsuits (i think bikinis were still not the rage yet, Bardot was just coming into view) and mummy looked wonderful (i have pix to prove it)…
Of course i have left myself slide into the figure of a manatee so doesn’t matter what i wear for swimming (actually i look better naked for swimming!)
Thanks Annie for that inspiring link.. where are my ttapp videos… dig dig… but/when/if i can get my figure back that i inherited from mummy.. well, all i can say is – if you got it, flaunt it..
I disagree re young girls not wearing bikinis… the joy of youth is wearing what you like, no matter what it looks like… actually the joy of being a woman… eg. the topless beaches of the Riviera… a woman’s form is still a thousand times more beautiful than a man’s, and any man will tell you, the less a woman is wearing, the better
Sometimes its fun to break the rules.
(hope i made you laugh)
July 12th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Love it, and I agree with “why should you anything!” Just like to get everyone talking and sharing!! Thanks for your comment!
July 12th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
And what about feeling comfortable ?
I’m just not comfortable with a one piece swimsuit which is wet and cold for quite a long time after swimming….
On the other hand, I know ladies who don’t go to the beach, because they think they are not beautiful enough…. and that they don’t “look” wonderful enough …. it’s a pity !
“Being” is more essential than “looking nice for other people”…
July 12th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
For women outer beauty is just as important as inner beauty, that is why Dressing Your Truth is so AWESOME, it gives a woman both the understanding of her inner beauty, her being, and the skills to dress her outer beauty which is just an extension of her inner beauty, you cannot separate them- and why not have both! We teach women to look “nice” for themselves not others, because loving yourself and your inner and outer beauty is such a huge part of experiencing wholeness as a woman!
July 12th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
I personally don’t comprehend the whole idea that we have to, or need to feel okay about not wearing clothes in public. OOOOH! I’m feeling this one. Who ever said that I have to feel comfortable being naked in public? It bothered me as a teenager and it bothers me now. It seems that our culture espouses the idea that if we can’t walk around naked in public and feel perfectly at ease we must be ashamed of our bodies!!??? Where did that come from? Why? I don’t share every thought and feeling of my soul with everyone I meet, why should I share every part of my body with a perfect stranger, even if I have “the body for it”? I really think that covering our bodies is a sign of respect and honor. We guard what we love and admire, why not guard our bodies by putting on clothes! I feel great about my body. I always have. I take care of it. I honor and am grateful for it. I do feel embarrassed when someone besides my family sees my nakedness. And I feel embarrassed for people who “let it all hang out”. It’s not a bad thing to want keep our marvelous bodies protected by clothing, swimming or not! Here’s to covering our bodies with truth! Down with stupid fashion myths and cultural trends that are false and harmful to our souls.
July 12th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
I believe there is a perfect bikini for everyone.
I’m 45yrs old (type 1 /4). I cruised shops for hours in search of the most nun-like swim suit that would conceal my body. To my surprise I looked like a real chubby frump in all of the “over-the-forty” swimming costumes. In the end I tried 6-7 bikinis; for 6 of them I thought:Yuk. But, the 7th was fabulous. I got compliments that I lost weight and that I look really fit, whereas in fact I put on weight. So there you go.
Women should wear whatever they want. Nobody should be ashamed of their own body. If you are 80 and in the bikini – good for you. Our bodies, like aging, are natural and the shame that stems from middle ages and media’s shaming of imperfections should be abolished.
Please do not go to sun parlors to get tan, reveal your natural, God’s given body to the sun – it’s extremely healing if done before 11am and after 4pm, unlike unhealthy artificial sun tanning.