Fashion Trends We Would Never Be Caught Dead In, Ever

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Megan McIntyre, senior beauty editor - Drop-Waist Dresses
"In theory, drop-waists seems like they would be fantastic - no dealing with too tight material stretched across my stomach or an uncomfortable waistband. But, as a textbook example of a pear shape, that low, hanging, undefined waist just winds up making me look like my whole body is the same size as my widest part - my hips. I think drop-waists looks great on ... more 

Photo by: R29

Megan McIntyre, senior beauty editor - Drop-Waist Dresses
"In theory, drop-waists seems like they would be fantastic - no dealing with too tight material stretched across my stomach or an uncomfortable waistband. But, as a textbook example of a pear shape, that low, hanging, undefined waist just winds up making me look like my whole body is the same size as my widest part - my hips. I think drop-waists looks great on ruler-straight, willowy, tall girls (then again, what doesn't look good on that body type?), but for petite, pear-shaped me, I'm going to stick with pieces that accentuate my natural waist, lest I look like a walking, shapeless paper sack."

Roksanda Ilincic Wool-Blend Dress, $1,750, available at Net-a-Porter
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