20 Ways To Wear: Stripes

Stripes are a wardrobe staple all year round; big stripes, vertical stripes, coloured stripes, striped shoes, stripes with patterns. Unfortunately, as with every trend, stripes seem to be something that plus size women are cautioned against! A stripe going one way will make you look wide, a strip going the other way will make you look square! There’s a lot of rules and regulation as to how we are meant to wear our stripes.

Luckily, I think these rules are absolute rubbish and have trolled my favourite online stores for a multitude of different styles and stripey patterns to share with you. A good stripe can be any colour, going in any direction, and on any part of your body! (I love a good stripey skirt) Stripes can be a great way to dress up an outfit (think jeans and a ‘nice top), add some dimension or variation to your day wear, or help you stand out in a crowd in a bold and loud colour.

So contrary to the ‘nay-sayers’, I seem to have found all these wonderful stripes that do not make you look wide or round or short, just fabulous!!