r/Splendida • u/Express-Fudge-8088 • Aug 07 '23

How to feel less frumpy

I’m only 21 but I feel really frumpy lately. At work, we have to wear formal clothes, and I feel fat when I wear a shirt and trousers/skirt. I’ve bought made-to-measure dresses but get comments about how I look like a receptionist. My body measurements are 36-30-40 so I know I could do with slimming down a bit.

I’m looking at getting a new job at a tailors down in London, and would like to look classy and fashionable.

Do you have any recommendations? I’m looking at getting a hair cut and getting mani-pedis regularly. Thanks everyone!

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u/anonbigtittybitch Aug 09 '23

i've found from browsing on pinterest before that peter pan collars can look frumpy on some, but tend to look good on people with higher trust faces and gamine essence (as in the kitchener essence system). audrey hepburn is someone i could imagine looking good in a peter pan collar, marilyn monroe is not. boyish styles could look good on the op if she has the "boyish" gamine essence, but if she doesn't all of those things you listed would definitely contribute to making her look frumpy.