'Girl With Curves' Blogger Tanesha Awasth: 'Stay True To Yourself'

As a man who loves curves, I think she looks great!

that blue coat looks amazing on her! love love it. she's awesome to blog about being curvy

I am in agreement with other posters here. You can be "thin" and curvy, or a bit heavier as long as the waist has some definition. Thank you Tanesha for fighting for girls who look natural and have curves. Honestly whenever I see runway models I feel sick to my stomach. There are very few women who naturally have bodies like that and are healthy. I think the most important thing is to be healthy no matter what weight you are at. I am at a normal weight but will always have curves because I have hips and boobs. Own it because that is what makes us women!

Hmm. I'm surprised.
I only see one comment regarding the "proper" use of the word "curvy"...and it's not a derogatory comment, but a well thought out one.
I was seriously expecting the Shine Nazis to show up by now! They usually come out in force complaining about the improper use of one pathetic word...

a m- I am inclined to agree with you, that heavy or overweight does not always equal curvy. Sometimes overweight is just round, there is no defined waist or other proportions and sometimes overweight is indeed curvy, because of the fact that the individual has a defined waist and/or other defined portions. I'd say that while Tanesha is a bit heavier, she also would still be considered curvy because of her smaller waist. And yes, sometimes thin can be curvy too. At my thinnest, I was still very curvy. I was 5 ft 8 and 118 lbs at my thinnest. And man, did I look thin, I was too thin actually. But since my waist was always dramatically smaller and my bust was fuller (I was a C cup), I was still very curvy. After having my daughter, I weigh quite a bit more now. Not overweight, but not thin any more. Yet, I'm still curvy, because of my waist staying smaller. I have a bit more weight now in the belly area too, which has definitely made the curvy factor not as va va voom any more! LOL. The waist isn't as cinched as it once was because of that pooch. But I thank God I still have that waist and still can in fact say I am truly curvy. With the extra weight or without.

Yes, I need that blue coat too. It's a gorgeous color.
She looks great. And looks comfortable in her own skin, as she should, because she is beautiful.
Good for her.

Cute outfits and very pretty woman! I'm trying to lose weight for health reasons (asthma, a back problem, etc.), but I think it's really important to try to look your best at whatever size you are. Self-confidence matters more than your dress size. You can't wait till you're thin to live your life fully or dress in cute clothes. Carpe diem.

You are a true inspiration! You look so chic and lovely in your clothes, and the confidence just oozes out. I am curvy too and find myself avoiding certain outfits because I don't look like the skinny models do in them. But you just proved me wrong! Thank you and keep up the good work.

I need her blue coat! Anyone know where she bought it?

I haven't read your blog, but just wanted to comment on its title. As a woman in my fifties, I've been both thin and not-so-thin. In my case (and in many other people's whom I've observed, both male and female), I was far "curvier" when I was thin, even when I was very thin (naturally thin, not diet-obsessed thin): I had a waistline, which created, of course, more curves between my waist and upper and lower body.

Now that my weight is concentrated in my belly, I'm much less curvy, and that has always been the case when I've weighed more. So, while I think that people can be and are attractive and stylish in all sizes and shapes, I'm usually annoyed and puzzled by the current trend toward using the word "curvy" as a synonym for "heavier." The word has a meaning, and sometimes it applies to skinny people, too. I've talked to others who agree with me. I'd be interested in reading your and other readers' opinions on this.

I'm sorry: My comment was addressed to the author of the blog, Girl with Curves, not this one, but I'd still be interested in reading others' comments.

Your beautiful Miss Aswathi! Love the positive attitude and outlook--goodluck out there in the craziness of the fashion/blogosphere!

i love this -and I think we are living in a time where though the sticky chicks and size zeros are promoted -we also have Beyonce and Jlo and Mad Men's Christine/Joan to let us see that curvy chicks are here, here to stay and need to be addressed.
Love it!

Congrat-
She looks great and I'm glad she just deletes the negative comments from other people. I HATE that so many people think that if your skinny you can wear anything and thats not true a lot of times curves make jeans and dresses and almost everything else look good.
Good luck on every thing!!!

yes, she looks lovely in that blue coat,i like it.its gorgeous

I love love love the blue coat in the first picture; very cute and classy.

I think people need to not forget that just because this is a time of the Coming of Age for Curvy Women that it doesn't mean that more thin women are any less of a woman or that they can't make clothes look good either.

Also, there is a difference between being extremely overweight/obese and curvy. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

I'm glad this woman is happy with herself... now if instead of constantly shoving one body type into the spot light as what is acceptable/the norm/etc. I wish we could just learn to accept everyone and to believe that everyone is beautiful.