I reckon that, thanks to my gran working in a clothes shop, my mum and my sisters have a much more positive self-image when trying on clothes than many women.
Shopping with friends, I've noticed that a lot of women seem to blame themselves if an item of clothing doesn't suit them. They try something on and then say something like 'Oh, I look awful, like an ironing board'. Whereas my gran taught me and my sisters always to consider what it was about the cut of the piece that didn't suit us - so we'll try something on and say 'no, it's cut for someone with a longer body, what a shame'. When I went shopping with a friend and commented that the cut didn't fit her properly and so it didn't make her look good, she said this was an absolute revelation to her.
So I think that my gran's attitude should be taught in schools, to make young women feel more confident about their own appearance, and to be more demanding about the clothes that they buy
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to think knowing about how clothes are cut improves body image?
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GrendelsMum · 13/05/2010 17:35
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