How to Disguise a Belly in the Summer: 5 Steps to Feeling More Confident and Looking Your Best
Tips on how to disguise a belly in the summer without using Spanx or other compression garments and while staying cool and comfortable.
Plus size fashion at Wardrobe Oxygen is about finding clothes that actually fit your body, not some imaginary version of it. Whether you’re navigating midsize (12-16) or extended plus sizes (14W-40), you’ll find honest style advice rooted in real experience with curves, proportions, and all the fit bullshit that comes with them.
Since 2005, I’ve reviewed hundreds of plus size and midsize brands as a 5’3″ size 14/16 woman, testing how clothing fits real bodies through perimenopause, weight fluctuations, and all the changes that come with getting older. These aren’t aspirational flat lays or sponsored hauls. These are wear-tested reviews that talk about gaping buttons, tight arms, short torsos, and all the fit realities most fashion content pretends don’t exist.
Wardrobe Oxygen’s plus size fashion content centers real fit experiences across different body types, heights, and sizes. Community reviews from readers size 12 to 32 provide insight into how brands fit petite plus, tall plus, apple shapes, pear shapes, and everything in between.
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This isn’t about hiding your body or “flattering” your figure with outdated rules from fashion magazines. It’s about finding clothes that fit well, feel comfortable, and make you feel like the best version of yourself. Whether you’re dressing for work, travel, special occasions, or just living your life, this plus size fashion archive offers two decades of tested advice for grown women with curves.
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Tips on how to disguise a belly in the summer without using Spanx or other compression garments and while staying cool and comfortable.
I am totally impressed by Ulla Popken plus size swimsuits! Great price, great size range, and some really unique and stylish styles and prints! My picks…
I recently updated the look of Wardrobe Oxygen, and while doing so, I am seeing old blog posts pop up without featured photos. I’ve been writing real-life style advice on Wardrobe Oxygen since 2005, so there are a lot of old blog posts in various conditions of format and content. As I go in to…
When summer arrives, one of the most comfortable things to wear in the heat is a breathable summer dress. Made from cotton, linen, and other breathable fabrics, such a dress (especially with cafe-preventing slipshorts) can make the most sweltering day comfortable. But it’s hard to find such dresses in plus sizes. I’ve gathered over 30…
I have had several readers over the year ask me for the best plus size tall clothing retailers. It is hard to find apparel in the right length and fit, but even harder when you wear plus sizes. Below I share the best plus size tall clothing retailers and brands that make plus apparel for…
Recently, I was invited to an event by a friend and the dress code was après ski. How to dress après ski especially when you haven’t skied since elementary school? How to dress après ski when you are plus sized or need extended sizes and a lot of the trendy après ski looks don’t come in…
A couple of weeks ago I received a box in the mail from Universal Standard containing this dark green cashmere sweater. Universal Standard has sent me product before but this looked different. When did Universal Standard start selling 100% cashmere sweaters? I went to the site, the product wasn’t listed. A week later I was…
When I did an ever by X dress review one of the biggest questions I got was does the ever by X dress fit plus sizes? Ever by X is a sustainable fashion brand that offers just one dress out of vegan silk that claims to fit US sizes XS-XXL (the site used to say…
by Lissa T. Three or so years ago, I discovered the sustainable brand Christy Dawn via the magic of social media marketing. Christy Dawn was actually the first sustainable fashion brand that attracted my eye and got me thinking about fashion and sustainability. When Alison invited me to write about sustainable fashion brands, I suggested a…