#lacy!

[wynterwyndigo]

Why dont you like your body? (｡・´_｀・｡) Everyone's is so unique and beautiful in their own ways.

Its.. Hard to explain but I can try?

There's many reasons I dont like it. Its thin, extremely so and im underweight by a lot. I cant seem to ever keep weight. My chest is smaller too. Everyone ive known points it out... Its thin and long and when I look at it I just think it looks weird? Sometimes im honestly baffled when im told I look pretty. Especially because I dont like the way I look to a point where even in 75 degree weather i wear a long sleeve shirt. That way I dont have to see what my arms look like...

I have scars as well. Sometimes I worry those make me look even weirder. Less human in a way? I dont think I look like a normal human body. But nit in the ethereal way, in the "oh my god what is wrong with that thing" kind of way? Plus the scars just... show that I dont like myself..

Another reason is one that is more personal? People make fun of my body.. But they also like it because of what it can give them. There are very, very few people I have met that havent tried to make comments without my wanting or permission, as well as pushing things on me.. I dont want to blame anyone for my views of my body, but theres 3 people specifically that just... Really, really made me rethink how I view my body.

But im learning, trying to. My body can be loved.. I want to believe that its possible and it is.

[jewellery-box]

Maternity Dress, c. 1905, French. Victoria and Albert Museum.

Maternity dress consisting of a bodice and skirt of cream machine-made net mounted on pink silk satin.

The bodice is waist length, and has matching net draped and mounted over the breast with pink chiffon puffed sleeves and frills. The centre front is also filled with pink chiffon embroidered in pink silk, gilt thread, spangles and pearl beads in a formal flower design. The bodice fastens at the centre back with hooks and eyes, and is reinforced with eight bones. Additional lacing inside the bodice front adjusts the distance between the two front bones, suggesting this was worn for maternity wear. The original lining and tulle were later replaced.

The front of the skirt composed of four machine-embroidered net flounces mounted over pink silk chiffon and a pink satin petticoat, and the back of the skirt has a single flounce round the hem. Waist-band fastens with hooks and eyes, and threaded through back of skirt waist with elastic.