Personal: Why are my fat legs a problem?
Tags: Evans, facebook, personal, rant, Simply Be
Hey readers,
This will be a ranty post. Just a warning if you don’t want to read anything triggering etc. And I’m not writing this to offend anyone who feels opposite, I just want to get this out of my head and into my blog. I haven’t written personal stuff like this here before, but I feel it’s time now.
So, I have been very lucky that both Evans and Simply Be have featured me on their Facebook pages. I want to thank both companies for doing that, I feel really honoured that they want me as one of the examples on how to wear their items. I just hope that the negativity that my photos have brought in doesn’t put them off and they might want to feature me again someday. I did get lots of support too, and many people seem to like my style. THANK YOU for all of you who were nice and lovely :)!
Before I go to any detail I want to let you all know that these comments have NOT made me sad, they have NOT knocked my confidence, AND they have not made me feel less beautiful in any way. I have confidence in my style and I know what suits me and what is comfortable for me to wear. The comments have only made me laugh (some are just too damn funny), and they have made me annoyed. I will continue wearing stuff my way, because – like I said in one of the replies I wrote for the comments – I like what I see in the mirror when I dress this way, MY way. I wonder if any of those commenter ladies do themselves? They seem to think that ‘big women can’t do this and big women can’t do that’. WHY CAN’T WE?!? Who has made these rules? IS IT A CRIME?
Ok, let me show you the comments (although the rudest ones have been deleted by the Evans and Simply Be teams). Here’s me at Evans Facebook page. The FIRST comment (that has been deleted), freaking FIRST one, said something along the lines: ‘She should use fake tan!’ That honestly made me laugh. I have never been a fake tan person, I’m way too lazy to start doing stuff like that, so it has never even crossed my mind that I should. And WHY? I look tanned in the summer if it has been sunny, and pale if not. That’s how I like it. But does fake tan hide my fat legs? NO. But yeah anyway, after seeing all the comments so far, I replied: ‘Thank you ladies. And well sorry, I’m not a fake tan person. I show my pale fat legs happily :)’ To which she replied (deleted again) something like this: ‘Why do you post your pics here if you don’t want people to comment. Fool.’ I MEAN SERIOUSLY?!? Did I tell her not to comment? NO. Did I post my pic there? NO I DIDN’T, Evans did cos they wanted to feature me. And why is she calling me a fool? Was my reply rude? NO. I assume that she can’t really read, since my reply had no reasons for her to call me a fool.
Oh well, moving on.. to me at Simply Be Facebook page. This outfit is actually one of my favourites ever (see the post here if you haven’t already), and I’m kind of shocked how LOVE or HATE the response is at SB Facebook. Does that mean that I’m trendy? Fashionable? POPULAR? Usually that kind of things people either hate or love, that there’s no middle ground. Anyway, some of the negative comments are just silly.. for example someone is saying that the wall behind me needs more paint. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE OUTFIT?!?! I seriously laughed when reading that, and for that commenters information, I rent a room in one of the three flats in this house. Believe me lady, I have NO authority to say anything when it comes to painting the house :D. But yeah, I want to do a kind of ‘Q&A’-type of thing about some of the main issues that the negative commenters seem to have with this outfit/me/my style.
‘Why do you post your pic here if you don’t want comments’
Well AGAIN, I didn’t post it, Simply Be did. They actually think that I look good in the outfit. Imagine that! *shock, horror*
‘Skirt is too short and she should wear flats, this makes her knees look fat’
You know what, my knees don’t just look fat. THEY ARE FAT. But like I said in one of my responses, I prefer to show my wobbly knees RATHER than look short and stumpy. We all have out own preferences and our own insecurities. I personally don’t hate my fat knees, but I hate looking short, since my legs are really short to begin with. And OBVIOUSLY shorter skirt and heels make legs look longer. So I choose to do the one I like more. Which is showing my knees. Sorry if that offends you people.
‘Skirt is too highwaisted, looks like her boobs are resting on the waistband, she should wear the skirt on her natural waist’ ‘the skirt makes her look like a barrel’ ‘she looks much bigger than she is’
OH BUT THAT IS MY NATURAL ‘WAIST’! I wish these people would have gone to see my actual post before commenting, YOU CAN SEE from the side that my belly is huge, and that the narrowest place of my body is just below my boobs. I wish I had an hourglass-body, don’t we all, but I don’t, and I’m trying to make the best of the body I’ve got. So I wear my skirts just under my boobs, end of story. And do these people know me in real life? DO THEY KNOW HOW BIG I REALLY AM? I actually think that I dress quite well to flatter my shape, and I look smaller in those leather-skirt pics than in real life (not that it matters, but for these people it seems to matter.) I might look like a barrel, but that’s cos I AM. If these people could see what it looks like if I’d wear this skirt where my waist would be IF I was an hourglass, and if it’s below my knees.. OH WAIT. I CAN SHOW THEM. I’ll do better, I’ll add flats too, AND a looser shirt (yes there was comments on the shirt too)!
OH MY ACTUAL GOD. If anyone actually thinks that THAT is more flattering on my body than this below.. well let’s just say that they need to go and have their eyes checked.
Yeah, case closed. These pics just TOTALLY convinced me that I know how to dress my body. Now I just need those whiners to see this..
I did have a point in this rant though. People have their own ways to dress, and bodies (ESPECIALLY plus size bodies) are all different shapes. What works for some shapes might look totally horrible in some. That’s one of the reasons why brands like to use us bloggers as ‘models’, and post our pics on their sites, for customers to see how the item might look on them and their body type. So the point is, don’t assume you know the persons preferences and what parts of their body they are confident and not confident showing. What YOU dislike about your own body might be someone else’s favourite part of theirs. So if you want to say something offensive, think about this fact first and reconsider. It’s different giving constructive criticism than thinking that someone else might have same insecurities than you. Some of us fatties don’t mind our fat knees! Aaaaaaaand rant over.
Oh by the way, like you all can see, that skirt is not ACTUALLY short, it’s just short on me, since my ‘waist’ is so high. So don’t blame Simply Be for doing short skirts (like some people did on the comments).. it’s just short on a body shape like mine. Which I prefer anyway ;)
Great post. I hate that women are so quick to judge each other, and especially for another plus size woman to do that to “one of her own” so-to-speak, I mean come on girls, like we don’t get enough shit off society for being fat in the first place without fighting within our ranks!
You know I adore your amazingness, and I know you didn’t write this post to fish for compliments but I’m giving you one anyway.
We’re on the same team ladies, if you want to comment on an outfit which you of course are entitled to, please do it with tact and be constructive. Don’t just bitch for the sake of it.
INDEED SISTER! I love you Becky <3!
Hey, I ve been reading your blog for a few months and I just wanted to say that I love looking at what outfits you create and think you have a brilliant sense of style.
Seeing your weekly challenges etc have helped me to become more confident in my own sense of style and in some ways myself as a larger person. All I can say is keep rocking those outfits. your an inspiration x x
Aww thank you Mel. Reading comments like that seriously make me so happy :). Really! Hearing that my blog doesn’t only help my own confidence and sense of style, but others too.. yeah, really makes me happy and humbled. Thank you :) xx
LOVING the skirt. I prefer the heels…I love a good leg! x
Lol, THANK YOU LADY ;) xx
That simply be outfit is my fave on you! people will always give there opinion but you look great so who cares what they think.
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Thank you girl :)! And I know how to dress myself, but how they just comment without thinking pisses me off! Haha.
great post i honestly don’t understand these people you will dress how you want to, you’ll be as pale or tanned as you want to be because its your body no one else’s! I don’t think anyone has a right to start attacking a person for how they choose to dress even if you had worn the skirt as you did in the first pic you would have done so because thats how you choose to wear it, i prefer as you do the 2nd pic but i would tell you which i prefer not how you should have done it. fashion is about the person and what they what to do/wear to express themselves. it doesn’t matter if your short/tall/fat/thin you should always dress for yourself and that the point these people seem to miss every time xx
RIGHT ON. <3
You DO know how to dress yourself and I think this is a fantastic article
Thank you Rose :)! x
Whatever. You are fucking fabulous and don’t let anyone ever tell you otherwise. Just because those women aren’t happy with their appearance it intimidates them when others are. It’s so easy to hate them, but I think it’s probably best we pity them instead.
Thank you girl! Yeah I DEFINITELY pity more than hate, like I said, I wonder if they like seeing themselves in the mirror.
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I fucking love you. Your spot on saying you should dress for yourself. I wish I had your confidence. Personally I love the leather skirt I think its the perfect length. I love short skirts, the shorter the better. Xx
Thank you Danielle <3! And it’s amazing to hear these from you, since I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your style girl! xx
I completely missed all of this due to taking a break from the “social networking” world for a week; but I’m totally shocked at the comments made! I don’t understand why people feel they have a right to post nasty comments and think they can get away with it. Of course there is nothing wrong with giving your opinion, but some comments are purposely nasty and going out of their way to insult. I just don’t get it.
We’re all just trying to get by with the bodies we have. We have good days and we have bad days, but we carry on because what else is there to do? Do people expect us fatties to crawl into a cave never to been seen by human eyes? Are we meant to wear black sacks and blend into the background?
I have no issue with what people choose to wear or how to wear it. It has no bearing at all in my everyday life, just like what I wear has no bearing on anyone else, so why do people *make* it their business to be nasty and to treat what someone else wears like a some kind of personal insult? It befuddles me, it really does….
You look amazballs btw! x
I LOVE THIS WHOLE REPLY ISHA! You rule girl! xx
Hi, I’ve been following you for a few months now and I think your outfits are lovely and they look good, don’t let one or two haters get you angry. Hope you feel better for getting all of this off your chest.
Thank you :). I do feel better, haha, I was just so frustrated, I had to get it out!
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Well said Hanna x
Thank you! Happy you agree :) x
Wow! I can’t believe how bitchy these other plus size women have been! I absilutely LOVE the Evans dress, and on you it looks amazing. I find it so hilarious that there is suposed to be something wrong with having white skin and white legs, loads of black and Asian skinned women spend a fortune on bleaching products to get skin that colour! And teh Simply Be skirt looks so good on you, the way you wore it, not the way they wanted it worn! People really are such ar***oles at times!
Thank you! Yeah I seem to bring out the bitches ;). I’m happy to know that I’ve got support <3 x
lol, that paint comment really puts all the other ones in perspective, right? “I can’t think of anything original and negative to say, so I’ll pick on the paint!”
You’re awesome and I’m so glad you’re too smart and strong for these stupid haters to get you down. Btw, that faux leather skirt+ polka dot shoes outfit is one of my favorite outfits on you, EVER.
IKR! The comment is so unbelievably stupid, that yeah, couldn’t do anything else than laugh :D!
And THANK YOU hun, means a lot coming from you, one of my style-idols <3. It definitely is one of my own faves ever too :)!
I saw the comments on the Simply Be page, which is how I found your blog. I was really upset and annoyed on your behalf and on MY behalf as a fat woman. I’ve always felt (rightly or wrongly) that their ought to be some kind of sisterhood among women, especially fat women. My mum always taught me that if you can’t say something nice, then shut your face! Sadly, it’s so easy and so impersonal to say what you feel over the internet and there are rarely repercussions, which emboldens people.
I think there’s a difference between saying something constructive and helpful like ‘I might have styled it like XYZ’ rather than saying ‘You need to do ABC, you look awful!’ You can pretty much always tell a person’s intent over the internet and whether a person means to be nice or is just slating someone to make themselves feel better.
ANYWAY, I thought you looked bloody fantastic in that photo, and I’m really glad you’re not fazed by it. I know if that was me, I’d have been a bit knocked by it. x x
Thank you lovely :).
I feel sad that because of my photos others got upset. I mean I am confident enough that these comments don’t bother me, but it breaks my heart if someone else was hurt :(. I just choose to feel sorry for them, they’re obviously not happy with their bodies and how to wear them. There are NO RULES in laws for plus size women not to wear something. So why do we plus size women keep telling each other that there are (well not really, but that’s how it sounds). Keep your head high and wear FABULOUS outfits that make YOU feel good! <3 xx
This is also one of my favourite outfits on you. I went and commented on the Simply Be FB page because the epic fail there was hurting my head. Also your alternate/comparison outfit is HILARIOUS.
Isn’t it :D! I look zillion times bigger in that version! lol
xx
This is the comment I posted on the Simply Be Facebook.
“Seriously, FUCK FLATTERING!!! Some of the comments on this post are hilarious. The amount of women who place an utmost importance on ‘flattering’ is simply extraordinary. Dear fellow fatties, do you really think you’re fooling anyone with ‘flattering’? Do you REALLY think people can’t figure out how fat you are? YOU ARE FAT. A pencil skirt or a wrap dress will not make you any less fat. Nor will hiding your body. When someone looks at you, they know EXACTLY how fat you are. And NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT. Such poor sad creatures you fatties are. I really pity you.”
AWE-SOME! Just like I said.. my knees don’t just look fat, they ARE fat. So why hide it, that’s not fooling anyone! I love you Ragini, I dooooo <3!
Same reason why I wear whatever comes to my head! I spent too long hiding in black, shapeless tents. No more! And I love you tooooooo <3 (That rhymed with your comment :p)
Heya gorgeous, you know already how much all this annoyed me so no more rants from me, I love how strong you are and you really are a true inspiration. xxxxx
Aww yes I know, I saw the rant on your fb. I love you lady <3! xx
Well they’re a load of nasty cows, perhaps they should join the haters at the Daily Mail.
You have lovely style, the skirts great, I spotted that as well and want to get it when I get paid. I’m 44 so wonder what they’ll make off me in a skirt lol.
Show your legs , show your curves, ignore the idiots, as i said before these people have been based over the head by society constantly dictating that curvy ladies should dress in black and wear shipless sacks.
I remember when I was younger comments like that really used to upset me.
But not I dont give a toss, I even walked around in shorts this summer just to prove a point lol.
Be proud of who you are, you;re a lovely girlie xx
Yeah I think I would probably think differently if I was younger, but since I’m 34 I just kind of know better.. know what suits me and know what I like etc. Thanks Janie :) xx
I have been following your blog, as well as a few other plus-sized fashion blogs, and I just wanted to say that this kind of behavior from other people is appalling. So many people think it is ok to harass people for their size and most others are completely indifferent to the problem. All of my friends are thin and beautiful and I constantly feel the pressure of not being able to live up to that. But, even though they are my friends they don’t get where I am coming from. That is way I started following these blogs, because, I needed to see that other people were like me! Your blog has helped me come out of my shell so much and you should be proud of all the girls you help. You are a perfect example of how we all should live! Those comment would have crushed me! It’s amazing how strong you are!
Also, the leather skirt outfit was adorable and made me want to run out and instantly buy the same one! I DO NOT get the idea that plus sized girls should only wear loose tops, a-line skirts, and boot cut jeans. We’re just as big in boot cut jeans as we are in leather skirts!
I would love to challenge any person that has to make negative comments to live our lives and see if they are strong enough and confident enough to dress like this. They would probably crumble under the pressure.
Phew! I know that was long but this is a subject that really gets me fired up! Keep up the great work because you are fabulous and you help more people than you know!
I love this post and i just hope some of those silly ladies who posted negative comments on Simply Be’s Facebook page see this. You have shown them how you look THEIR way and damn you know you look 1000 times better your way! I couldnt believe the crap about wearing fake tan (yes stinky, streaky fake tan), flat shoes (if i could wear heels like you id be all over them). It’s like the mass media has got to their brains and they believe the crap that we must hide parts of our body or bey fashion rules! well rules were made to be broken. Love ya Hanna – you rock! x
I love you too Tracey! And I love your comeback-comments on those fb-pages. YOU rock! xx
I LOVE THIS COMMENT NOELLE. Love it to bits! You actually made me cry! And don’t EVER think that you’re not beautiful since you aren’t thin. I just checked your blog, you are SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GIRL. Wear whatever you want, and don’t let anyone bring you down. You have the right to wear what you want and what makes you feel good and pretty. Who cares what anyone else says, it’s your body and your clothes, show it off how you want to!
<3 <3 <3
I am so happy to be able to give a little back for all the inspiration you have given me.! And thank you for all your nice comments! I spent a lot of years wearing jeans and baggy t-shirts because I didn’t want to call attention to my body. I was bullied quite a bit in school and spent my teenage years learning how to blend in so I didn’t bring attention to myself. But as I grew into an adult, I started to realize that haters are going to say what they say no matter what. I will never make negative people and bullies happy, so, I might as well make myself happy! And your blog, among others, has really given me the courage to talk about it!
One of the brrrrrrilliant comments from the Simply Be FB page says ” if you wish to be a size 10 then be one.”
A-HA. SO HERE IT IS. The truth behind all the comments. They wish fat people hid themselves in black mumuus and put their lives on hold until they resembled whoever in media wears this kind of clothes. The exact thing you and I and we are fighting against. It is very open and in the wild both in the philosophy of Simply Be and in your blog, so I will take is as trolling and nothing else. Your whole style is all about “FUCK FLATTERING”, so it is an attack not against the look, but against your style and lifestyle in general.
To that kind of people, I offer them cakes.
Shit cakes.
Don’t worry, gurls. They are Jenny-Craig approved. ;)
keep on keeping on, Hanna. :**
LOL! I KNEW your comment would be worth waiting for Cyn. I FUCKING LOVE YOU and how you choose your words! You’re one of my heroines! <3 <3 <3
AWWW THANK YOU. You’re one of my heroines too! And precisely for all the things these basic trolls insult you. <3333333333
<3!
OK, so i dont normally comment but i HAD to comment on this post. Firstly i am completely saddened by the fact that likers of 2 PLUS SIZE brands, would make the comments they did. I have sadly come to expect such comments from people who arent plus sized, or have never had any insight into what it’s actually like to be plus sized … but from fellow likers of those brands? Well thats VERY disappointing.
Secondly i’d like to say that the outfit with the leather skirt is one of my faves of yours ever. I have actually gone back to that post multiple times to use as inspiration/reference for building my own outfits. You look FABULOUS, chic, and stunning. (And what amazing boobies!!! It has to be said!!) Also you dress perfectly for your figure … and as if we didnt already know that what more proof could we need than those new pics you took!! Continue to refuse to hide yourself in shapeless baggy clothes and i’ll do the same!
You’re an inspiration :) Thanks for continuing to let us sneak peeks at your awesome style.
Aww THANK YOU. Comments like these are EVERYTHING. I agree, that’s very disappointing, but fat women are a grumpy bunch, sad but true. We just have to break out of that and be fabulous :) xx
You do have excellent style. Happy you haven’t let haters get to you. Like Wayne Goss says in his Day in the Life of a Hater video criticisms should be considered ridiculous and if people threaten you it should be considered a crime. Continue to share your beautiful style.
Thank you so much Jean, I will try my very best :) xo
I’ve been reading your blog for many months now, and I’m always inspired by your beautiful outfits. You always look fantastic, know how to dress for your shape, and at the same time, you’re not afraid of trying different looks.
It’s really disappointing that other plus-size girls would leave you nasty comments. Surely they encounter discrimination from society because of their size like the rest of us, so the last thing you need is nastiness from people who should understand. I think these people must be very narrow-minded, insecure, and bored to leave such nasty messages.
I personally think you have lovely, normal legs and you should be allowed to bare them if you want to. They’re just legs, not genitals- why are people so against seeing them? As for being told to wear fake tan… Ridiculous! Do people really think orange skin is better than natural skintones? I’m as pale as they come and I’m proud to be pale. Fake tan won’t magically change the look of someone’s legs. And I have to say, the skirt looks much better under the bust than on your hips. I think this hater has forgotten waists begin under the bust for a lot of people.
Just ignore the haters and continue rocking the outfits you want to wear!
Louise x
Thank you Louise, you rock! I totally agree with you, and I believe these people are just insecure themselves. Hopefully one day they will wake up and realise that fat ladies can look and feel fabulous too :) xx
I find that comments on Facebook have degraded to YouTube level in the last couple of years. It’s as if some people don’t have a filter and it’s just sad at how deprecating they can be to a complete stranger for no apparent reason other than to inflate their own ego. I know some of us have built up our confidence and let the hateful comments roll off of us but I know too many ladies that would be devastated by something like this. Is being kind really that hard?
Stay strong, beautiful, and confident!~ You really are a roll model!
Thank you Kim <3. Exactly! I’m not hurt myself, but I’m deeply saddened if these women hurt some other women who share my bodyshape. Kindness really is rare these days, ESPECIALLY online. We just have to try to change that! xx
I love you!!!
It really makes me soo sad that anyone thinks it’s ok to post comments like that, but it’s even more sad that these are other plus-sized women! I also hate all these comments about dressing flattering… the other commenters have already worded my opinion so much better, so I just stop here.
You rock, Hanna! Just wear whatever makes you happy! :)
Thank you Katha! And love you too <3! I know, these comments have seriously been amazing, I’m so happy to know that there’s this other – POSITIVE – side to plus-size community :)! xx
I’m so glad your not upset by these childish comments. You clearly know how to dress your shape and I personally think you look AMAZING!! I wish I had the confidence you have! Your blog has inspired me to try new outfits/combinations and for that I am so grateful! The world would be a much nicer place if people stopped trying to put their insecurities onto others and just dealt with them.
Hanna you are gorgeous and creative, I always look forward to your ootd. Keep up the good work xx
Omg Keri, this comment is making me blush. Thank you so much. I’m so humbled by your comment.. and I hope that I can inspire you in the future too. Thank you! xx
God that whole thing was so annoying! Not sure how I made it to the end. Particularly the simply be one.
All we can do is feel sorry for them in their narrow minded worlds for believing that plus size women have to follow the rules of flattering, hiding unsightly bits and all the other bullshit. Man if you’ve got it flaunt it with pride!!!!!!
They must really hate themselves and their bodies, and for that I have only pity.
Also you always look freaking banging! Chubby, pale legs and all ;-) xx
Thank you Jen <3! And lol, I love your comment! You’re right though.. I seriously believe that those commenters hate their bodies and I do pity them. :/.
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Welcome in a fat-phobic world where even the fatties are brain-washed from society’s standard of beauty.
You know what? After years of intentional weight gain – yes, there are some rare and weird people out there who actually LOVE their voluptous bodies – I slowly discover the whole fatshion blogger scene. My greatest inspiration is the lovely Stéphanie Zwicky and my second is YOU!
These days I was looking for a black faux leather skirt, just thought of a pencil skirt. Then I saw this skater skirt at Simply Be and looked up my size just to notice that it was already out of stock! I usually wear skirts also high since my natural waist is as high as yours ;) So I ordered the skirt 2 sizes smaller than I would need for the widest part of my belly and now hope it will fit and look just as perfect on me as it looks amazing on you <3
If I were you SimplyBe's choice would mean much more to me than all the unmindful comments of folks who are too blind to see. xoxo
Thank you Thurid! (And sorry I modified your name and so on.. I got search terms I didn’t want and I can only assume it was because of the term in your name. Hope you’ll forgive me.) Omg thank you for that compliment, it does mean a lot <3. I had to size UP with the skirt.. smaller one looked bad around my belly, like I wrote in the original post. Hope it works out for you, maybe size up too? Let me know how it goes!
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Keep smiling hun <3
I still think its amazing that people still hold stero-types of what beauty actually is; where on earth is it written that pale skin means someone is ugly!? Hannah, the reason I relate so well to your blog and your style is because I am like you in many ways… I love fashion, Im short and my biggest area is my tummy. Therefore, I also wear alot of things high waisted. Looking at the contrasting images of you modelling the skirt from your waist and from your hips made me chuckle because I often do this too….Its amazing how wearing the same item a few inches lower can make you look like a Sunday school teacher.
Its ironic really, because if anything this only confirms the fact that your so insightful and you have great love & support from your followers.
Keep doing what you do best…being fabulous!
Thank you Janette :). And I know, I was so sad that no one comments etc, and then this post showed me I have so much support and really amazing readers. I love you all <3! LOL at Sunday school teacher! It’s true though, I look horrid and frumpy. I hate that look :D!
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You keep getting down with your bad self! I think you look smokin in those photos and those companies were SMART to put your photos up. It seems like no matter where you turn people have to be negative assholes. Just yesterday I saw woman who was not overweight but happened to have huge, toned, muscular thighs and people commented that they thought she was a “man.” If it’s not one damn thing it’s another.
Thanks so much Kristi :). Yeah I know, I don’t understand why so many women feel the need to publicly insult other women. It saddens me :/.
I love the blue outfit. You have kick ass legs… mine get really wide at the ankles so I envy women like you. Curvy with a killer set of legs. Keep workin’ it! You keep me inspired to be more feminine.
Thank you Kimberly, you’re making me blush! And yeah, I haven’t dressed in a very feminine way before in my life, my old friends are kind of shocked when they see me now :D. But I love it, it does make a difference :) xx
Hi Hanna, I had seen your picture on Evans and loved it and now I have gone through the comments on the simply be page. Forst of all let me tell you I thought you look hot… but not everyone’s cup of tea, I can understand, it takes some confidence to rock that outfit and you have that (loved your expression especially). My body shape is not so different than yours and notices all suggested you tried a pencil skirt, which I know does not look too good on apple shapes at least in my opinion. It always strikes me how haters exchange opinion with offences to the person and claim that once you put an outfit picture you cannot complain about any negative comment. What I understan is that some people feel frustrated when someone who is not a modelis chosen to wear nice clothes, it’s a form of envy and self hate together. They apply to others what has been applied to them and made them feel bad about themselves insted of thinking ‘hey, she looks like me, let’s see how the fress really looks’ or even ‘ok she’s not perfect, but she has her own dtyle and does not care doing what she likes’. What they really think is ‘oh look, she resambles me, I can go and bully her as it’s usually done on me and get my revenge’…
Aww thanks so much for this comment. I agree, I think it’s mostly up to their own low confidence, which is a real shame. I don’t know if it makes them feel better when they bring others down.
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You are one kick-ass, amazing, gorgeous, stylish broad. And you maybe made me feel a tidbit better about my own 200+, 5’5, size 16 body. Don’t ever, EVER change/stop/go away. That is all.
Thank you Ambrosia <3. And this will make you feel even better maybe… we are the same height, but I’m much heavier and 2 sizes bigger ;). xo
Wow I love that skirt and you really rock it high waisted. you have a brilliant sense of style. mwah x
Thank you so much Laura :) xx
I love everything about this post Han. Seriously. You rock my world.
The best bit is when you took all their ‘advice’ and styled it that way. Honestly people say such shit. Who would wear it like that?! You have styled it perfectly- perfect for you and perfect for that skirt!
You are so amazing fierce and body brave Hanna. I love coming to your blog and seeing your amazing style. xxxxx
Thank you Olivia! It means a lot coming from you, since you are totally one of my inspirations <3.
LOL well some people DO wear their skirts like that, and they look kinda horrid to be honest. Saddens me actually, haha. But THANK YOU, and same to you babe, I LOVE your style <3 xx
And the smallest part under your boobs bit- I have that too. So that’s where I wear my skirts. Oh, and also because that’s where I bloody well like them!!! :-D
THIS! lol <3 <3 <3
Now, I may not be keen on the outfit that simply be posted (I can’t decide if I love or hate leather look skirts haha!) but you look fabulous! and compared to the “improved” photos you looks beyond amazing! You know how to dress your body! The people that have posted snarky comments need a reality check, you look amazing and you’re much more brave than I am.
Thank you so much Georgina :). xx
Oh Hanna. I could hug you. In fact next time I see you I flipping well will. I love your legs. You have amazingly defined ones that I never look at and go ‘oh, they’re pale’ mainly because mine are probably as pale if not paler. I completely agree that you know what works for your shape, and that shirt/skirt pulled down/flats doesnt work half as well as the fierce ootd that Sinmply Be oh so rightly featured. I get why the plus size manufacturers have commenters on their fb pages that seem to gravitate towards negativity, doesnt make it right but I get it. My theory is that these people really do not love themselves. Or their fatness. In fact the sight of their own bodies or those that are similar make them feel all sorts of yucky feelings. They just cannot see the wonderfulness and beauty in you, and me, and all other plus size ladies that are brave and bold and courageous in their clothing choices. I know this because young teenage Sara was oh so similarly minded. However, my mother taught me if you’ve not got anything nice to say, you stay quiet, and I really think that someone northern should come around, clout them on the ears and tell them to take a good look in the mirror. I’d in fact loan my mum for the task if needs be. What does give me hope is the no tolerance attitude the companies have for such comments on their pages, at least thats something. Maybe us bloggers should have a ‘befriend a evans/simply be/ yours etc hater and show them the light a little bit.
YAY hugs on the way! :). Thanks so much for this comment, I love you Sara, I do! And I have the same theory.. please do send your mum to them ;). <3 <3 <3
I remember seeing the Simply Be photo a while back and admiring your look, and I absolutely love you for posting the “THIS is what unflattering looks like” photos here! It’s painful to see the hateful flak that people get for being fat and “out” about it, but I think you make the world a little friendlier for the rest of the fats by putting yourself out there as the beauty you are. Thanks, lady!
Thank you so much for this comment, it means a world to me <3 <3 <3