Woman Shows Herself Dressing Like Celebrities To Show That You Don’t Have To Be Skinny To Look Good
New Yorker Katie Sturino firmly believes that great style can happen at any size. After 10 years of working in PR, she started a blog called the12ish style to introduce girls like her to more size-inclusive fashion and to share her tips and tricks on how to get dressed while being plus.
Katie's blog and Instagram quickly gained thousands of followers as people began to relate to her body-positive message. Finally, here was a happy, healthy woman for whom gaining some weight was not the end of the world. “When I was married, I was very concerned about my body. I was obsessed with maintaining a size 12, or staying close to it,” she wrote in Glamor.
“Then, about three years ago, I got separated and I gained a bunch of weight. At first, I didn’t even realize I was putting it on. I was working out, but it just kept happening. In total, I ended up gaining about 60 pounds. I became a size 16, which I still am, and a surprising thing happened—I really loved my body.”
Katie now runs the beauty brand Megababe on top of her blog, and also finds the time to have a little fun recreating celebrity outfits on Instagram. Scroll down to check out a few of our favorites, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Jennifer Garner
It’s a bit frumpy on both women, but I think it looks better with a bit more bust.
Meghan Markle
I would say in both cases they should button one extra button on their blouses... I don't think letting your bra show looks stylish, but that's just my personal taste.
She’s prettier and not as fat as Kirstie Alley. She does have a passing resemblance though.
Load More Replies...Yeah, only women with tiny boobs can do the Kate Moss unbuttoned shirt thing.
IKR? I used to look like a little beach ball! Hahaha!
Load More Replies...Chrissy Teigen
I'd have coffee all down the front of anything white in seconds! I think they both look pretty but I love the shoes on the right more.
Load More Replies...I respect any women who can wear heels. Haven’t been able to since I was about 25. Believe me that was a looooong time ago.
Blair Eadie
People like you irritate me, love to uplift fat people out of pity and put down slim people just because they're fit, these kind of post and comments are becoming embarrassing, I feel like fat people who do this should put a disclaimer that it's not meant to put down slim women, because you have idiots like you comparing with who looks better. When the whole purpose should be to uplift 'if she can do it I can do it to and look just as good' not ' if she can do it I'll do it and look better'.
Load More Replies...That outfit is just plain ugly on both women. Who would wear something like that?!!
LOL- Sorry but this "look" is a total blech on anyone. It's like an American farmer got zapped into that TP machine in the fly and got crossed with a depressed French vintner- who happened to be carrying his lunch. God this is atrocious. Size is irrelevant.
the look is adorable, though the left overall has the better material/fabric
Blair Eadie
Now that is darn cute and fresh and makes me want to go find dandelions!
The bigger gal fills it out better. I got screwed in that department, I'm a little bigger but I have no boobs. (Crying emoji)
What a hideous dress. Looks marginally better on the right as she has curves.
Emma Roberts
On the left: Teenage boy body On the Right: A woman The right looks way better
Lol I love she's carrying sunscreen instead of a cup of overpriced trendy coffee
but Is she holding hairspray instead of a coffee cause girl I wouldn't recommend drinking hairspray but you do you
Kate Moss
She picked a much better blazer for that outfit than Kate. That is perfect!
Load More Replies...Constance Wu
Both beautiful women. Don’t like the animal print - just my preference.
I would have gone with a tad longer skirt. It is a nice look, nothing wrong with making some adjustments to it though.
Katy has a slim, pretty face. This outfit looks good on her, and Constance Wu.
Yes fat people can look good in outfits too. But sometimes it's ill fitting, wrong style and the wrong size/ too small.
its pretty in both, I think this not show who look prettier, but plus sise woman con be sexy and stylish too
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
I hate to be critical, but it looks like she swiped a lab coat and is off to...something? How are you all saying they nailed it?? It's NOTHING like the original! You all know you can be honest, right?
I agree! Meghan's coat looks expensive and way classier! I would love to see the navy dress better though. The dress looks beautiful on both.
Load More Replies...You can tell that Markles coat was very expensive, whereas Katie’s looks cheap. 😥
Busy Philipps
I am a plus size woman and i have to say i would never feel comfortable showing my belly. I you have no problem with it: more power to you, you rock. Crop tops or a blouse like hers is just something i would ever consider wearing.
I'm not a plus sized woman, but I wasn't comfortable showing my belly even when I had abs to show. I guess it's not a question of size, just personality.
Load More Replies...OK that is just idiotic regardless of who is wearing it. And seriously- someone named their child "Busy"?? This is a fashion DO NOT EVER IN YOUR WILDEST DREAM CONSIDER
Bigger women can wear anything a smaller woman can. Here’s the proof. You just have to know your body and what works. Shapers help too with any size woman.
If I could down vote this more- I would- hideous. On both of them. But I repeat myself.
Both bad. Look like "I only forgot to buy egs, I'll ve back in a minute"
Meghan Markle
so what? they are supposed to carry an iron around with them all day? Or stand and never sit??
Load More Replies...Again, a larger size would be better for Katie, and it is too tight across the breasts. To show off such magnificent breasts can be a dilemma. An extra button and having a seamstress or dry cleaner that offers this service, would allow a better, less stressed breast fit. As a one time very plus size woman, i would know, too. But, at times a size larger didn't work either, so id have to go with a different style or more secure buttons. Like my LB shirts had a hidden button at two levels that provided more strength and security that my boobs were not going to pop open the buttons! As explanation the bariatric surgery i had Saved my life snd allowed me to have the spine surgery that kept me out of a wheel chair for the rest of my life!
The woman on the right looks good in everything. She’s just really pretty. I’ll bet she’s wearing a shaper too which is totally fine. I wear shapers.
Yes it helps that she is s lot more attractive than most of the women she is up against.
Load More Replies...Natalia Vodianova
Well, Natalia is just pretty, nice long neck, slim face, she is my type of women :)
Reese Witherspoon
A lot of these are just the basic rules of flattering fashion: body shape is irrelevant, it's about the shape of the outfit- it's to improve what you have, not make you something you're not
Wow, guess I'm just old or something -- I don't care for the dress on either of them.
Meghan Markle
I love the bright green. I’d choose to wear the dress on the right. I like the color better.
Beautiful on both - different look, style- but so perfectly showcased.
Blair Eadie
From personal experience, the one piece/pants thing looks pretty awful from behind on anyone over about 90 pounds (similar looks, sans prints, were in in the 70s/80s.)
How many adult women actually weigh under 90lbs though?! That would be pretty underweight unless you were unusually short. I'd say if you like the way you look in it, wear it.
Load More Replies...This looks like a romper? Speaking as a heavier set woman, I don't think the cut of these for people with stomachs is at all flattering, but paired with busy patterns like this it just makes you look larger in my opinion. Not to mention, busy patterns in general like this remind me of Maria making the childrens clothes from her curtains in Sound of Music. Just not meant to be worn all over, one pattern.
Calm down joan rivers, the point of this is not caring about that. People always have the need to show how much they know about a subject and the sad part is you can't even do it without bringing others down. Just disrespectful.
Load More Replies...I am going with the blonde this time. The “jumper” isn’t giving the brunette a defined waist. Not flattering. Maybe a belt or a jacket.
She looks good but a deeper neckline would balance out her shoulders a bit better. Still a win to me though.
Katie Holmes
Sorry can’t see spending allll that money for holes in my pants. Though the outfit is cute.
I agree 700,000 % - pure idiocy. On the other hand, you can find some bargains on pre-disastered jeans at second-hand stores ;)
Load More Replies...She didn't quite get the top right here. A tad extra length would have balanced her abrupt body shape in her top half for a much more comparable tapered silhouette. Katie's top goes right past her hipline and also has oversized drop-shoulders. Both tailoring techniques are designed to deal with fat well visually, so it's kind of a shame the outfit copy missed them.
John Legend And Chrissy Teigen
Size doesn’t matter. It is how well you are groomed!!!! A skinny, pretty person can be unkempt and therefore look bad just like anyone else.
Would love to buy that dress! So hard to find ones that A) have sleeves and B) are not knee length.
Chrissy Teigen
Those are OLD pics of Chrissy because they're about the same size in real life
So far this is the only look she seems to be comfortable in
Meghan Markle
The Duchess looks better when she's not wearing clothes tied up in the middle like that.
I suspect she is using the tie to cover her post baby belly.
Load More Replies...The last time I saw legs that skinny, they were holding up a piano bench.
nope, that jacket makes both of them look square (this post makes me realise I'm not a fan of Meghan Markle's stylist)
I have to agree. She always ends up wearing midi dresses, and 1. She is short...not a good look, and 2. She has very thin legs on a not-as-skinny body, and the weird cut just ends up making her legs look awkward. She is a beautiful lady, but whoever is picking her outfits needs a bit of style help!
Load More Replies...Arielle Noa Charnas
How does she walk around town in spike heels? She looking at future foot problems for sure.
Yes! My mom had to have surgery on her toes from wearing high heels.
Load More Replies...:( don't body shame someone just because they don't fit your personal preferences please
Load More Replies...Jessica Biel
Honestly I think it looks frumpy on Jessica and so much more classy on Katie
She would have looked better in a maxi length skirt. This length is ruining proportions
I like most animal prints as long as the skin/fur isn't real.
Load More Replies...Jennifer Aniston
The price you pay for wearing breathable slacks! Learned to love it!
Load More Replies...Nope, not nice on either woman, looks like they're expecting a flood.....
Woman on the right needs higher boots or longer pants. Something about that gap doesn't do it for me.
The pants aren’t flattering but I prefer the right pic. Sorry Jen.
Kate Middleton
Maybe it's the angle of the photo, but it looks like Kate hasn't seen a decent meal in a while.
It's definitely a bad angle. She's sort of hunched over, and it makes her look frail. She is thin, but not THAT thin. It is also possible that this was taken while pregnant with one of her babies. HG is brutal (although I seem to recall no public engagements until she was feeling better about midway through each pregnancy).
Load More Replies...Totally loving the shoes on them both- I know that's not what we are here for, but still- love them!
Thinking the sandals are all wrong, but I HATE all shoes with a plateau that is all straight (don't know what it's called in English) so I might be making a personal remark. Actually know for sure that that type of fabric\dress\print looks good on plus size just need to tie it right and get the right sandal
They're called Wedge Espadrilles sandals, and I do not like them either.
Load More Replies...This makes Kate look anorexic when in a photo with her. As for the clothes, i hate them the same or like them the same regardless who wears it.
Meghan Markle
Fugly dress regardless of who wears it. Markle has never had much of a waistline though and a dress like this emphasises that.
I don’t know. I think it would look good on Katie if the belt buckle was removed and the length hit just below the knee rather than above.
Load More Replies...This one looks uncomfortable. I would be afraid of popping the buttons.
Too tight on the right. Looks like she is going to tear if she sits or sneezes.
i thought the same thing when I saw the one on the right..... or buttons popping
Load More Replies...NEVER- not in a hundred years! WTH were you two thinking??? Aside from the horrible dress itself- good god- you both look like two different sized FleshLights!!
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
I like Meghan's better. It's a different style. Looks flowy and feminine.
Markle is shapeless, always has been and her clothes are mainly boring. Ditto Harry. I love the snazzy blue laces on the guy's shoes on the right.
Her partner's jacket lining and laces totally lift his look compared to Harry. Very suave.
Kate Middleton
These outfits are similar but side to side they look extremely cheap . I get it that you can dress in similar ways but with the celebrties it's the quality that shines not the body size
I loved other outfits but this one doesn't stand the competition, not because of the size but because of the skirt type!
makes you realise the lack of representation of curvier / normal bodies
The royals have nice teeth. Not loving Kate’s sweater. I like vnecks better.
Plaid should have gone the other way, out in an upside down “v”. Much more flattering and it would hang better.
Alexa Chung
The pocket lining showing on Alexa Chung's shorts is something I have never liked.
I mean does she lost weight? She doesn’t look very healthy.
Load More Replies...I am not crazy about either of them. Looks more like college girl outfit.
Body shaming is bad no matter if a person is too thin or too chubby, guys.
I shouldn’t be so picky about legs but neither have good looking legs in this outfit. I’m self conscious about my legs now in my 50s. I used to get compliments on my legs so it’s not easy transitioning to not wearing cute shorts.
Victoria Beckham
The pants are okay in my opinion but the blazer.... just no.
Load More Replies...I don't care for pants suits and this one looks terrible on both of them
I think Victoria Beckham has the most boring range of outfits that anyone ever wears. Here we have one of her shapeless suits.
And yet she looks more fabulous than you ever will even on your wedding day
Load More Replies...Gwyneth Paltrow
It's not really the same look though, is it -- only the colors are comparable.
Fair enough but I think she's just demonstrating her fashion inspiration. I mean most of the cuts on the pieces she's choosing are different
Load More Replies...She likes her tops too low and the sweaters too tight, making them see-through. It's not cute.
She could do something about the low-cut tops. When you're large busted it's hard to find a sweater that's fitted, not tight, or that you aren't absolutely swimming in because it's too big.
Load More Replies...Notice that they often have the sense to sub in v-necks and lower neckline where they weren't there before. One thing some bigger women do have is breasts that balance their proportions extremely well. I'm not near as much a fan of Paltrow's outfit as of the copycat look here. Paltrow's breast aren't small and her legs aren't bad, but she often ends up in these straight-hanging things that drown her fine-framed body shape without a lot of thought to what shaping could contribute. Put her beside a curvier person in a similar look with a better cut and print and you realize she gets a lot of undue praise for fashion with this same generic garment shape problem. It would be interesting to know why she prefers it or simply can't see it.
Why would anybody want to dress like Gywneth Goopy Paltrow! Though that outfit looks good on her - Gywneth looks like well Gywneth.
The drape on the copy cat skirt isn’t looking good in that lighting.
Kate Middleton
Chrissy Teigen
I actually think she rocks it. Her figure really fills the dress out properly and if shows of her gorgeous curves! I love that she's trying so many different outfits and spreading a message of body positivity
Meghan Markle
Keri Russell
Gigi Hadid And Isabella Khair Hadid
A lot of the pictures look great. This one however does not. I myself have some extra kilos on the body, but some cloths just aren't made for the biger size. It looks off and forced, and i think this looks off and forced.
If they were not made for bigger sizes, than how can she fit into them? The are clearly made for her size. You may not like the look and thats fine, but thats not to say that bigger people cant or should not wear something just because you dont like the way it looks. People do not dress for your or other people, they dress for comfort and what makes them feel good, and that is totally ok.
Load More Replies...Heavier set lady here, and all I can say is yikes. I am all about body positivity but this is a hard no for me. It is just not flattering at all, it doesn't complement a more voluptuous body type and draws my attention to other areas. I mean technically speaking ANYONE can wear ANYTHING, but that doesn't necessarily mean they can wear it well. haha
NO! SERIOUSLY- JUST NO- DO NOT FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THAT IS HUMAN DO THIS TO YOURSELF OR TO US. NO ONE SHOULD BE DRESSED LIKE THIS LET ALONE SOMEONE WITH EXTRA POUNDS. I DON'T CARE WHO GETS MAD. I OWN SEVERAL EXTRA POUNDS AND I WOULD MOST CERTAINLY NOT INFLICT THIS LOOK ON THE PUBLIC- GOOD LORD I
I am a size 14 and have been as big as a size 34 which is a 6x and no one her size should be showing her flesh and those pants are disgusting on her
Just want to say well done you for going from a 34 to a 14.
Load More Replies...It has nothing to do with how she looks it in but rather was society views and accepts a beautiful. So everyone who has an issue with the image on the right thats a reflection of your perception of beauty. Which is said because all bodies are beautiful, unfortunately most of us have been conditioned to believe otherwise.
Do not get it twisted, CURVES and FAT are not the same. All she has is FAT.
Load More Replies...every single woman has different shapes of bodies, fat or skinny ones, people need to know how to dress , thats all
While I agree that women should be able to dress how they want, and I agree that these look exactly how they were designed to look, the article and these photos are about judging how the look as good as skinny women wearing them, which is a subjective headline, and comments are invited, so to be fair to those who don't like them, isn't that the point of this exercise? Now those who are rude, they are just jerks, that is unnecessary, but if they are respectfully expressing their opinions, they are allowed.
Meghan Markle
Reese Witherspoon
Rosie Hw
Meghan Markle
Miranda Kerr
Khloe Kardashian
Giovanna Engelbert
Kendall Jenner
Katie Holmes
I don't understand why anyone would want to look like this to begin with. Then again, when I looked it up apparently it was a $250 cashmere bra Katie Holmes was wearing, so... I guess I'd want to show that off...?
cashmere bra doesn't sound too comfortable to be honest
Load More Replies...At least Katie Holmes can pretend the chunky sweater just fell to the side. The girl on the right just looks downright slutty like this. Not a good look either way, but the "falling off, oversized sweater" look ONLY works for thin girls. Sorry.
Cashmere is luscious and lovely but this needs a camisole and not a bra.
Kendall Jenner
Who hurt you? You keep commenting negative thing under each picture. Can you say something nice somewhere?
Load More Replies...Emma Watson
The whole wardrobe was wrinkled, and that looks frumpy and messy to me. Note to stylist : Get some starch spray and a iron or a steamer!!!
Load More Replies...Kaia Gerber
Blair Eadie
Or a good example of tops that do not go with the skirts.
Load More Replies...Kate Middleton
Hailey Rhode Bieber
Sandra Bullock
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Chiara Ferragni
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
Hailey Rhode Bieber And Kendall Jenner
Some attempts actually look like she is trying (but often failing). Others are just so far off that if she was legitimately trying...sorry, but it's not even close to the same outfit.
Kendall Jenner
Carole Radziwill
Kate Bosworth
Princess Diana
This has nothing to do with her size. The outfit is just really weird and I am sorry to say this but kinda ugly
This made me laugh! I love Princess Diana, but yiiiikes.
Load More Replies...Yeah but Princess Diana's was worn when fashion was kinda ridiculous to begin with. The other outfit just reminds me of Donald Trump for some reason.
Load More Replies...Meghan Markle
Kate Middleton
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Meghan Markle
Gigi Hadid
Selena Gomez
I think that the photo on the right is better because the glasses just make it better that way and I also love that the teddy bear is also wearing a sweater 😍🥰
This looks rather stupid on both. Also, sweater on the right could use some "grooming"
Gwyneth Paltrow
Ok, but the print of the dress is so different it kinda sticks out and destroys the whole thing
Giovanna Engelbert
Selena Gomez
Lily Aldridge And Behati Prinsloo Levine
I love both of them but I have to say the one on the right is great except for the shoes
Priyanka Chopra Jonas And Sophie Turner
Nicole Richie
Sienna Miller
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
Kate Middleton
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
Tracee Ellis Ross
Irina Shayk
Diane Keaton
Giovanna Engelbert
Jen Atkin
Kendall Jenner
Emily Ratajkowski
Kendall Jenner
Kaia Gerber
Olivia Culpo
Gigi Hadid
@chi-wei Shen Gigi Hadid looks too frail to be a boxer but no one cares because she is thin
I don't believe size of the fashionista matters, the quality of the outfits and wearing the right size however....that's the difference.
We get it, it's ok to be fat and love yourself, you don't have to post every day about it BP.
You're not even in the same zip code of "getting it"
Load More Replies..."Woman Recreates Celebrity Looks To Prove That Style Is Not Dependent On Size". Yeah, that kind of failed. She looks good, but the styles really do work a lot better on the women on the left.
I don't agree about all the styles. Sometimes an outfit works better if it has some shape to it.
Load More Replies...A pretty woman wears the same clothes as other pretty women. And then what?
Cool concept, but all it did was create an environment where everyone was pitting two women against each other. *Who wore it better?* and everyone analyzed which woman "wins." Not a fan of that pervasive mentality.
If this article had been "Woman Shows Herself Dressing Like Celebrities To Show That You Don’t Have To Be RICH To Look Good" I would've related better
Just google it, there are tons of articles like that. If you didn’t like this one or relate to it, then it’s not for you.
Load More Replies...The "fat acceptance" movement: A: I wish I was beautiful. B: have you tried losing a few pounds? A (small voice): I can't... I'm a helpless victim of my genes and the food corporations... B: so what are you going to do? A (Shouting): I'm going to FORCE millions of people to THINK and SAY I am beautiful anyway! B: good luck.
The "fat shaming" movement: A: I wish people would stop criticizing me for the way I look when I'm trying hard. B: YeAh YoU'rE fAt AnD i CaN't AcCePt ThAt! A (small voice): I'm sorry I'm trying as hard as I can and I don't want to starve myself... B: So what are you going to do? A (shouting): I'm going to help people like me so that we aren't forced to hate ourselves! B: Good luck!
Load More Replies...Point? Proven. Now, finding the same outfits in your size? That's a quest.....
You don’t have to be skinny to look good, sure. But you have to look good to look good. Put effort in it, have a sense of style, good genetics, good posture.
I think she looks great! I also think a lot of that goes towards being confident in yourself. Even someone thin can have a hard time pulling off a look if they aren't confident about it.
I don't believe size of the fashionista matters, the quality of the outfits and wearing the right size however....that's the difference.
We get it, it's ok to be fat and love yourself, you don't have to post every day about it BP.
You're not even in the same zip code of "getting it"
Load More Replies..."Woman Recreates Celebrity Looks To Prove That Style Is Not Dependent On Size". Yeah, that kind of failed. She looks good, but the styles really do work a lot better on the women on the left.
I don't agree about all the styles. Sometimes an outfit works better if it has some shape to it.
Load More Replies...A pretty woman wears the same clothes as other pretty women. And then what?
Cool concept, but all it did was create an environment where everyone was pitting two women against each other. *Who wore it better?* and everyone analyzed which woman "wins." Not a fan of that pervasive mentality.
If this article had been "Woman Shows Herself Dressing Like Celebrities To Show That You Don’t Have To Be RICH To Look Good" I would've related better
Just google it, there are tons of articles like that. If you didn’t like this one or relate to it, then it’s not for you.
Load More Replies...The "fat acceptance" movement: A: I wish I was beautiful. B: have you tried losing a few pounds? A (small voice): I can't... I'm a helpless victim of my genes and the food corporations... B: so what are you going to do? A (Shouting): I'm going to FORCE millions of people to THINK and SAY I am beautiful anyway! B: good luck.
The "fat shaming" movement: A: I wish people would stop criticizing me for the way I look when I'm trying hard. B: YeAh YoU'rE fAt AnD i CaN't AcCePt ThAt! A (small voice): I'm sorry I'm trying as hard as I can and I don't want to starve myself... B: So what are you going to do? A (shouting): I'm going to help people like me so that we aren't forced to hate ourselves! B: Good luck!
Load More Replies...Point? Proven. Now, finding the same outfits in your size? That's a quest.....
You don’t have to be skinny to look good, sure. But you have to look good to look good. Put effort in it, have a sense of style, good genetics, good posture.
I think she looks great! I also think a lot of that goes towards being confident in yourself. Even someone thin can have a hard time pulling off a look if they aren't confident about it.
