Annagain
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I'm bored, fed up of not riding and dreading the thought of not riding until January so thought I'd try a bit of retail therapy. I'm aiming to do a bit of dressage when I'm back in the saddle and I've noticed over the last couple of events I've been to that nobody wears tweed any more. It's been about 5 years since I did anything properly and although there was always a mix of plain / tweed when I was out and about, it all seems to be navy / black these days. Jackets also seem to be more comfy and stretchy now so I figured a new one would be more fashionable and functional for me.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a jacket for big boobs and a bit of tum (I am the classic apple shape) please? I noticed when I did my dressage the other day (I've put on a few pounds recently that will be coming off but it's not a problem that is going to go away completely) that my tweed jacket gapes over my tummy and my white shirt is obvious underneath, which makes me look fatter than I am. I'm planning on a navy jacket and navy shirt (with a white bib) so that's not so obvious but anything that's more generous in that area would be welcome. I'm not huge (14-16) but would never choose to wear a jacket if I didn't have to as they are very unflattering on me - really tight across my boobs then gaping at my tummy when done up. A bigger size doesn't really help as I still get the same issue but it also swamps me everywhere else so makes me look even bigger. I'm just the wrong shape for jackets.
I've googled "dressage jacket for the fuller figure" and they don't start until a size 18. I don't need a big one, just the right shaped one.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a jacket for big boobs and a bit of tum (I am the classic apple shape) please? I noticed when I did my dressage the other day (I've put on a few pounds recently that will be coming off but it's not a problem that is going to go away completely) that my tweed jacket gapes over my tummy and my white shirt is obvious underneath, which makes me look fatter than I am. I'm planning on a navy jacket and navy shirt (with a white bib) so that's not so obvious but anything that's more generous in that area would be welcome. I'm not huge (14-16) but would never choose to wear a jacket if I didn't have to as they are very unflattering on me - really tight across my boobs then gaping at my tummy when done up. A bigger size doesn't really help as I still get the same issue but it also swamps me everywhere else so makes me look even bigger. I'm just the wrong shape for jackets.
I've googled "dressage jacket for the fuller figure" and they don't start until a size 18. I don't need a big one, just the right shaped one.
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