I lovewearingcroptopswatchinglikeBritneySpearsandChristinaAguileraandShakiraandlikethey'reallShiminganddancingtheirbellyshirts, I amprocroptop, getyou a lotofattentioninstairs, whichisalwaysnice.
I neverwearcroptops.
Infactwear a croptopeveryday.
What?
Thisisthefirsttime I'veeverintentionallywanttocroptopmeaningbeing a plussizedgirlwithtummy, youknow, yourshirtscanlikerightuponyouandthenyougotlikesomemoney, thepooactiongoingon.
I wantedtowearthishigher.
I don't mindshowingmystomach, it's there, it's notgoinganywhere.
I thinkitactuallylookscuteactuallyfeelliketheymakemelook a littlecurvynowbecauseitadds a littlebitof a, they'renotcroppedforme, I'm tooshort.
Sothey'reusuallylike, I eitherhavetogotolikethekidssectionorbabysectionandgetlikeanextrasmall t shirt.
Theycomerightoutofmybellybutton, whichis, I thinktherightwing, I thinkit's tooshortwhenit's likeborderlinelikegarbage.
I usuallyneverwearcroptopthat's likesotightaroundthechest.
I usuallywearthemwhenthey'rejustlike a littlebitmoreflowycroptopoptionsarefewforbloodtiesgirl, it's olympicandforgotthatbecause I sawmoreplusbrandsshowcasingplusgirlsincroptops.
So I thinktheavailabilityofcroptopsforplussizewomenisbetter.
Therearemoreoptions, but I thinkthatwecan, youknow, usesomemore, I wannasequentcroptop.
That's what I wanted.
Mysizecroptalkstoget a badrapbecauseyou'reshowingmoreskinthanyoushould.
I wastaughtnevertolikeshowyourstomach.
Thispieceofskintomeisprettysafeasshowingskingoes.
It's a littlebitlikesensual, butit's notlikesexual.
I wouldneverwearnothighwaistedjeanswiththecroptop, justtoomuchshowing.
I wouldwant a bottomthat's highwaisted.
I usuallywearcroptopswithhighwaistedoption.
I like a highwaistandnotjusttocovermystomachbecausereallymystomachcannotbecovered.
ItmakesmybodylookslongerIf I wearhigherwaist.
I usuallyfeel a littlebitselfconsciousin a croptopwhenthebottomsofthepantsor a skirtthat I'm wearingare a littlebittootight.
Andthentheamountofskinaroundmystomachfeelslike a littlebitbulbousifit's likedoingthatweird, likeflukeything.
Yeah, it's like a muffintopand I don't reallylikethatterm.
So I'vejustkindofrebrandedit.
I guess I personallyownlikethreecroptops I gotohereandonmygooddays, onmygooddays, I'm inthosecroptop.
I'm notgoodweekwhen I had a lotmorevegetablesanddrinkthatwaterwhenyougotolikebeach, you'relikethebarbecueandyou'relike, oh, I lookedgoodatfirstandthenlateronlike, ohgosh, liketwohamburgersin.
I definitelywalkaroundlikearepeoplelookingatme, whichislikeanaway.
Normally I'm a littlebitmoreof a conservativedresser, I guessyoucouldsay I'm anindianwoman.
I grewupwithprettyconservativeparents.
Soevenshowingthismuchskinislike, strangetomein 2018 mightseemweird, butitseemsreallynormaltoallofmyIndianfriends, yougrewupwithsimilarparents, showingmyskinhasalwaysbeen a verytouchysubjectformebecause I haveeczema.
Soevenlike, now I havesome, like, scarsfrommagazine, mytummy.
So, beinginthiscroptopwiththescarsis a littlemuch, but I think, youknow, we'relivingin a dayandagewherepeopleareshowingthestretchmarksthatshowing, youknow, they'rescars.
So I feellikecomfortedinthesensethatwe'reallcomingtogetherandjusttalkingabout.
Butbodiesdo.
Mystretchmarkscomeupto a littlebitabovemybellybutton.
I startedwearingcroptopsaroundjustmyfriendsandonce I worethemaroundmyfriendsand I gotcomfortable.
Then I startedwearingcroptopsoutinpublicmoreformyself, maybe 10 yearsago.
I don't think I wouldhaveeverwantedtoshowanyofthis, but I thinkit's reallypowerfulthingwhenyoulearntoacceptthatandjustownit.
Ifyou'reafraidtowear a croptop, don't knockittillyoutryit.
And I'm feelingreallygood.
I'm notwalkoffsetwiththisday, croptopsmakemefeeljustlike I'm ontopoftheworldand I canconqueranythingyellow.
Youonlyliveoncewherethecroptop, Itwouldbelike a practicewhatyoupreachmomentIf I wouldn't tellsomeonetogooutandwear a croptop, I wouldsaydoit.
I'm doingit.
Youcandoittoo.
Here I amGlamourdotcom.
I'm in a croptop.
I neverthought I wouldseethisday, butheresheis.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
when I lookinthemirrorand I'm inmycroptop.
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