Belts Can Make An Outfit

For about a year now I have been noticing the resurrection of the belt on the fashion scene. And it always looks so good on the models - those size 2 bastions of beauty would look good in almost anything. So I wondered if belts could work for me. Don't get me wrong, I spent the majority of my jr. high and high school years in jeans, tucked in tee shirts, and a wide, brown belt. But my tucking-in days are long gone, and have been replaced with what June calls, a marsupial pouch. Although I don't know that June can call her mostly flat tummy that, having never gone through mommy-hood. But it is such a fitting description. Nowadays, even though I'm not, I look like I'm pregnant. Except much lumpier. So is accenting my already scary waist a good idea?

There is a woman who goes to church with me who wears belts semi-regularly. She is not a size 2 (although definitely smaller than me). And I think they look fantastic! And on TLC's What Not To Wear, Stacy & Clinton are always telling people to accentuate their narrowest part. You can do that with a belt. So after hemming & hawing for months, I finally bought a belt and actually wore it out of my house. It's okay (I hope). Not great, but I don't think it makes me look worse (I hope). I know the picture is kind of awful, but let's just pretend I looked okay in real life. I will have to try some other outfits. I am posting some great, belted looks below. Click on the picture to go to the website. I might even try the tucked-in look with a high waisted skirt like the first picture. But I'm pretty sure you have a super-flat tummy to tuck-in with low-waisted pants. Although there are millions of chubby teens out there who disagree with me. I'm just glad you can get belts so affordably everwhere. I have been seeing them a lot at Target, Gap, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, etc.

Next I have a few excerpts from Lucky's website about adding belts. I especially like the first one with the vest because there is a before & after picture. The skinny belt at her natural waist looks SO much better.

And it doesn't look like belts are going out of style yet. I found some pictures from NY Fashion Week, showing all the Spring 2009 Collections. Left to right: Herve Leger for Max Azria, Diane von Furstenberg, Miss Sixty, Elie Tahari, BCBG Max Azria. I found all these pictures here.

Belts work for me!
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