If you’ve ever had a bad experience in a dressing room that left you hating on your body, then you need to know one very important thing.

The real deal with clothes that so often gets overlooked is this simple fact: mass produced clothes are not actually made to fit the masses.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

I’ll say that again so it can sink in. Mass produced clothes are not actually made to fit the masses! 👏🏻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

They’re made to fit very precise measurements that equate to an industry standard that was set for your size. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Can you already see what’s wrong with this process? Clothes are based on the measurements of an “industry standard” but as humans our bodies are anything but standard! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

I definitely shed a few tears in fitting rooms over the years until I realized the simple and true fact that clothes are not created to fit me, or you, or anyone you know but rather a singular mold that the fashion industry deemed to be the standard for all women.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

In fact, until the 1940s there was no such thing as a “size.” Women had clothes tailor-made (or made their own clothes) to fit their individual measurements. Say whaat?!

The next time you try on a piece of clothing and it doesn’t fit, please, please, please remember that’s it not you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

There’s nothing wrong with your body – your body is not too big, or too small, or too much.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

The only thing a piece of clothing not fitting right tells you, is that you don’t fit the arbitrary (and completely made up!) retail industry measurements.

And that’s okay, because honestly, very, very few of us actually do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Clothes need to fit your unique, special, one of a kind body – not the other way around. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Now when something doesn’t fit, you can toss it aside and move on knowing that it doesn’t deserve to grace your beautiful, sexy, and amazing-just-the-way-it-is body anyway. 

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ABOUT:

I'm a Minneapolis personal stylist on a mission to eradicate outdated style 'rules' so women can unleash themselves in all their beautiful, authentic glory!

I offer personal styling services that empower women to wear what they love by helping them ditch any outdated style rules keeping them stuck, showing them how to dress in a way that embraces their beautiful body and, the key to it all, having fun! I believe in a liberated style approach so there are no style rules, body shapes, seasonal colors or dos and don’ts given out here. Rather, I help my clients tap into what lights them up and dress with the purpose of expressing their authentic selves rather than impressing others.

This is all done through a combination of styling services (including wardrobe edits, shopping trips and styling sessions) available in thoughtfully curated styling packages designed to help clients unleash their true self through the power of style.

When I'm not helping women take back their power style, you can find me reading (about a gazillion books at once), learning the art of pole dancing, making & decorating cakes, binging a random circa 2000's TV show with my hubby, Aaron, while playing with my adorable rescue pup or, of course, shopping! :-)