Plus-size Problems

Hello my freaky darlings

So today's post is going to be a little bit more of a serious post and I suspect that it is one that effects a lot of young women in the subculture community - whether it be Goth, Punk, Rockabilly or lolita.

Before I start this I need to explain something about my family. I received my Father's genes - which means that I am quite curvy, while my fabbydoodle younger sister gained my Mom's tinier genes.

Usually this doesn't bother me but recently it has come to bother me. My sister and I are very VERY similar when it comes to fashion sense.

Here's the problem: I'm a plus size (43in bust - 37in waist - 50in hips) and my sister is itty-bitty so that immediately means that she can fit and look good in practically ANYTHING (well except corsets or bust based tops).

I adore my little sister but it seriously sucks when I get pigeonholed into flowy skirts and dumpy tops while my sister can wear any gothy-lolita-punky-or even rockabilly look she could ever want.

And then added to that is how most subculture clothing is more based towards tinier people and even buying online is difficult due to a lack of sizing.

 

I suppose I could sew all my stuff but I am a highly busy student with no sewing talent what-so-ever and even after taking a Fashion class I continue to suck.

Another problem is the fact that my sister has a natural flair from style, makeup and hair styling while I am just epic fail. My makeup skills are super bleah even with the amount of tutorials I watch and my hair is essentially how they describe Hermione's hair in 'Harry Potter'.

A lot of people would just say - why don't you try losing weight? I eat when I'm upset/angry or just plain happy and I get even more upset when people point out to me that I am eating poorly cause it feels like I have just failed at one more thing in life.

I suck at working out because I am just too uncomfortable in my own skin to work out in most situations and the places I am comfortable don't effect things like weight gain.

So in general - what's a plus size girl to do?