Clothes.

Clothes are the bane of any plus-size girl's existence.  Low-rise jeans that leave our tummies hanging out and our butt cracks exposed.  Babydoll T-shirts that run two sizes smaller than normal and barely fit around our neck.  Fitted things that are a little too fitted.  Clothing designed for grandmas, shut-ins, or weirdos.

That's what many plus-sized women in RL get relegated to.  And SL, although the atmosphere can be more accepting, still has a ways to go in terms of variety of fashion.

Part of my quest in SL is to find clothing that fits a legitimately plus-sized shape.  Or, shapes for sale that are legitimately plus-sized, and not just size 2 waists with bigger boobs and butts.

You're darned right my body fat is set at 65 or 70.  Body thicker?  YOU BET IT IS.  Shorter than six feet tall?  EVEN IN HEELS, BABY.  That's me.  Most prim skirts don't fit me, and I've wrecked more than one outfit trying to adjust them to fit on my juicy booty.  Most long non-prim skirts make me look like the Michelin Man (Kimonos, for example, are right out).  Slim jeans or jeans with prim leg openings often make my calves look like I'm trying to smuggle Volkswagens strapped to my ankles.

Thigh high boots in SL are more like fishermen's waders on my heavier thighs, and garters go all wonky over my saddlebags.   Even learning how to "find" a belly ring was a total surprise... interestingly, it implants itself INSIDE my belly so I need to put on a smaller shape in order to locate it and pull it out.

All these things gave me a chuckle, to be honest.  I was relieved, in a way, that clothes just didn't fit me as well as they fit other avies.  I thought maybe that would curb my desire to shop and dress and browse and spend.  Until one day.

Remember what I said a minute ago about SL being more accepting of alternatives than RL?  Well, RL made its way into SL for just a moment, a while back when I walked into a store and saw a sign that said, "All outfits are fully adjustable, just IM (the owner) for adjustment."  And then right under that, there was a sign that said, "If your butt is bigger than xx size don't even waste my time, none of these clothes will fit you."  It became my mission to find cute clothes to fit my dimensions, rather than adjusting myself to fit cute clothes.

There ARE some beautiful fashions and accessories out there that don't look like stretched out messes on the plus size avatar, and it's my goal to discuss those at every opportunity.  If you know of a shop that has cute casual clothing that works on the above-average hiney or bewbies, please let me know about it.  If you're a clothing designer and would like me to try out and review some of your clothes, I'd be absolutely honored.

Here I am, SL!  Let's play dress-up!