TCF welcomes bridal stylist, Julie Sabatino to share her story and share how her own personal experience with wedding dress shopping impacted her, because her purpose, and now platform with the launch of her new book “Dressed, Styled, and Down the Aisle.”
As a curvy woman, I learned early on that I was a pear. Heavier on the bottom and smaller on top. Over the years, the sizes of each have varied, but the shape remained the same. It didn’t particularly bother me that I was associated with a fruit, but it did leave me with the lasting impression that the heavier parts (my tush and thighs) should be hidden, camouflaged and minimized. It just seemed obvious, right? Of course, I should want to look as thin as possible and present myself to the best possible advantage. I never questioned it. Years of struggling with low self-esteem and cutting off the bottom of my pantyhose (before Spanx) were my norm.
It never occurred to me that there was another way – that I didn’t have to hate my bottom. Instead, I had to love my top. But this isn’t my speech to encourage you to embrace your body as it is (although I sincerely hope that you do). Instead, this story is about highlighting what you love about yourself and acknowledging that this means different things to different…
