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Chapter Nine
Show Off, Cover-up, or Glide By?
Dress to Express and Move with Confidence
My friend and I were shopping for dresses with her mom, and I was trying on a dress that was pretty low-cut, and my friend's mom said that because I was so much more endowed than my friend I couldn't wear that dress.
Alex, 18
I feel very embarrassed whenever I wear a bikini or tank top because there's always that one person who will tell me that either I need a boob job or need to cover up my chest before I catch a cold.
Isabelle, 14
In class we were talking about breasts and my teacher said we shouldn't wear tight or low cut tops because it's gonna get all the boys’ juices pumping.
Cameron, 12
Each piece of clothing is different for me: some make my breasts look smaller while the other types of shirts makes them look bigger. It all really depends.
Olivia, 15
We have a dress code in school: Shirt necklines must be at or higher than your collar bone. When your arms are raised, your belly can’t show. All shorts must be to the knees or longer. Most girls stick to the rules, but of course a few wear revealing stuff to school anyway. They avoid teachers so they don’t get caught. Every once in awhile, you’ll see one of the girls wearing her gym clothes: SHE GOT CAUGHT!
Suzanna, 12
Although the sweatshirt is the fastest cover-up solution, I still love nice clothes. The cool girls in the class have tons of nice clothes, and I don’t want them to think that they are the only ones who get to wear nice things. So whenever I get the courage, I will wear something nice that’s more revealing. If I do, then I’ll also wear a headband or a belt – something to distract from the breast area.
Lena, 14
My boyfriend's mom told me a story once about her boob popping out of her dress during a formalwear event. At the prom, she leaned over because she dropped her fork, and the sleeve slid down, which led to her boob popping out (which gave the nice stranger sitting next to her a great view). She told me when buying a dress, that I should always make sure that whichever way I turn, I don't fall out. As if she needed to tell me that after her story!
McKenzie, 18
I’m very, very small, so a padded bra and a V-neck (but not too low) shirt looks the best on me. I only buy dark colors: black, brown, navy, dark red or pink – but I would never, ever wear light colors like white or yellow (they show too much!).
Lori, 17
My mother and I both have large breasts. She has a very nice figure, but always hid it with boxy clothes –– and she never bought me anything fitted either. Every sweater hung from my shoulders and nothing showed off my waist. When you’re curvy like that – if you have something that doesn’t fit around your waist, you just look like a box. It was only after I kind of grew up a bit that I actually started choosing clothes that show my figure.
Rochelle, 19
When you’re really tall you feel that you stick out, and you’re just starting all this change, I didn’t want people to notice. So I started hunching over a little more. It was the only way, I thought, to hide it, even though it just made me feel more uncomfortable. But when I started middle school, there were some older kids around me. I started standing up a little more and eventually I stood up straight.
Ariane, 15
Don’t try to blend in – BLEND OUT!
Lasayo, 15
