As you guys know, I tend to order most of my clothes online. I usually can "guess" whether or not something fits me, by evaluating the fit on a conventional model. I have noticed that some "indie" brands have been using models that are not the typical size 2, but I usually can approximate what the garment would look like in a size 4 and feel relatively confident ordering and more often than not, I would achieve the look I desired.
Now, within the last few months, I have noticed that certain retailers have tended towards using models that are larger than me, instead of being smaller than me. I have attached an example of a dress that I purchased - both on a model and on the dress form.
From evaluating the dress form and the dresses from Closet I have ordered before, I knew that it would fit me, but when I look at the young lady who wears the dress - I'm not sure if it will fit me. I realize this is an irrational fear, but it's really hard to "size down" in my mind that same dress. In fact, I "size up" in my mind, and worry that this same dress will now make me look huge - If it makes the model look the size it does (average) then it's going to make me look huge (vs. clothes that make models look tiny that make me look average).
It is really making me balk at ordering certain things - worrying that I will look huge because the model isn't a size 2 or 4.
Does this happen to anyone else?
