For years, social media and fashion magazines have promoted the idea that you’ve got to be a certain shape and size to feel good in your own skin. But no matter what the unattainable beauty standards tell you, there is no ideal body type. Every body is a good body, despite its age, gender, abilities, or shape, and it should be suitable for whatever clothing you may desire.
However, fashion is a notoriously ruthless industry that hasn’t been the best environment for the body positivity movement to thrive. Because as we know from practice, sometimes buying clothes that are supposed to be in your size can turn into a disappointment. You may think the item will fit you, but the result is completely different from what you imagined.
Luckily, more and more brands are willing to take the matters into their own hands, and the 'Sassy & Chic by Llesi' clothing store is doing just that. On their Instagram page, three friends of different body types are throwing on the same outfits and showing how they can rock the same look in sizes S, M and L. Below, we at Bored Panda have wrapped up a selection of their stunning examples for you to enjoy, so continue scrolling and upvote your favorite ones!
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Sizes L, M, and S.
I see some where the style isn't fitted properly in the larger sizes (not enough bagginess/fabric etc). This however is one of the great ones! Flattering to all three, and in my favourite colour to boot 😊
The fashion industry is notorious for promoting size standards that might make some people feel like certain clothes will look bad on them. In fact, some might even feel so pressured by society's idea of beauty and style that they don’t even try them out.
Body standards still remain a delicate issue, sparking heated debates across social media platforms. While many of us know the pervasive and damaging effects harmful beauty ideals have on mental health and well-being, some media consumers — particularly young impressionable girls — may not realize it.
"While no one is immune, adolescent girls’ brains are more malleable," Kara Lissy, LCSW, a psychotherapist at A Good Place Therapy, told Glamour. "They cannot yet think as critically as adults in terms of assessing what information is harmful or helpful, let alone who is controlling that information and if it’s even true."
"We are bombarded with images of women’s bodies throughout the day on social media, and the cultural obsession with female bodies is a money-maker for these platforms," Carrie Wasterlain, LCSW, director at young adult mental health treatment program The Dorm NYC, added. "The fact remains that we are still spending a massive amount of time discussing women’s bodies and what size they should be." Well, quite frankly, that needs to change.
You're right. It looks like they all are wearing size M and it fits each one different.
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What I've been trying to understand is, are they all wearing a "one size fits all" in each of these series of photos? Or are they wearing their corresponding size, S, M, and L? Because this is the first photo where it looks like they are wearing the same size each? The "S" looks like the top is too roomy, the "M" looks like her top is way too small, and the "L" looks fine in the top, but her pants seem too small. So are they each wearing the same size to show how that size would fit on different bodies? And if so, is it a OSFA, or more like they are all wearing a Medium to show the difference in how that would fit on a S, M, and L?
They are all wearing the size that suits their body, but it actually shows that but one size can fit the total body of a woman as curves and b00bs will always differ.
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This one almost looks like they all got the same size; it is too big on the "small" (trousers look best on her) and too tight on the "large" (top looks best on her): Although in fact the women don't look that different to me.
Not sure what to think of this, fabric and design are nice, but it doesn't have the x-factor in it.
Does no one else see Photoshop here? Look at the hands in the pockets.
Perfect evidence that some clothes shouldn't be made in all sizes.
For decades, major retailers have generally catered to the slim consumer even as the world has gotten more diverse — so no wonder now shoppers are pushing back. People are turning away from stores that fail to include all bodies and demand various chains to carry a wider range of sizes. Right now, consumers are more vocal than ever before, and the industry is starting to listen.
Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing told Vogue that fashion has been stuck in its own stereotype of what is elegant and cool for so long. "We made women feel that, if their bodies weren’t a certain way, they needed to hide themselves. But that’s wrong."
"We have to thank social media for pointing this out — the community of the world saying to the fashion industry: Get out of your bubble. Or else."
Those type of trousers never look good on bigger ladies. We look as if we just pooped ourselves.
Thankfully, the body is slowly regaining its power. The body-pride movement keeps on getting stronger, with people of all shapes and sizes challenging unattainable beauty standards, speaking up about their experiences, and showing that stylish looks can be seen on all kinds of physiques.
Sizes S and M.
These three women in the pictures are here to prove that nothing should be off-limits. There might be items in the series that restrictive beauty ideals say certain folks can’t wear, but the trio doesn’t care.
From casual tops to cocktail dresses and classic two-piece suits, each woman rocks their given outfit and demonstrates that your figure does not have to dictate your wardrobe. Or, rather, that it’s not size, but style that really matters. So continue scrolling to enjoy the rest of this list, and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments!
Why do I keep scrolling through these?? Cuz I can’t sleep, that’s why.
Yes. I came to say this. You beat me. Lol. Also, this list should be cheaper clothing like from target Walmart. To show you the real difference in what most the world can afford and difference. I went from a xs to a large just cause I gained 20 lbs. Most medium shirts don't fit my breast, and most pants don't fit my hips and that's the only place I got curves or I would be a medium or small with the size of my waist. It's annoying.
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Noone there is large and there's not enough difference in their sizes for this to work
They have different hips, boobs and body structures though. I mean I suppose they could add more examples there are countless variations for height/weight/structure. It's more body build in a simple three healthy-for-longevity examples of women's variations in size and shape (pls don't shoot me for saying their weight is healthy, those opinions are minefields. Everyone has beauty, and health imo can be different. You can even be 'fat-thin' ie look slim but have no muscle and high yellow fat penetrating the organs, despite outwards shape.)
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Size makes no difference in this selection. They seem to either look good on all or look bad on all.
Eh, there are some very clear differences in between leg size, waist size, etc between S and L. In my country there aren't a lot of underweight or overweight people, so such differences stand out more since were not used to bigger differences.
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I tried to see which size I thought each of these outfits looked best on, and was somewhat surprised when the majority of them looked best in size large. There were definitely some that were better in small, and several where medium seemed best, but they did a good job of not picking outfits where the scaling up was done poorly, like so many plus size outfits I see in stores. I know none of there were plus size, but it’s the same idea. There were definitely a couple that wouldn’t look good on anyone, though.
The models are all lovely, no matter the size but some of the designs are not that great and as a few have mentioned not flattering on any size.
They're about the same size??? I can't get it over my head how we're led to believe that she's a ''L"' size...
Research has proven that Americans visually underestimate size, due to their perceptions being influenced by their population being mostly overweight. They think of most obese people that they're just overweight, and of class 2 obese people that they're just class 1 obese. These sizes seem about right for Western Europe, if not a bit generous even, and tbh in East Asia the S would be considered M or even L. Obviously 3 consecutive sizes aren't going to have a world of difference between them, and there a pretty clear size difference in for example the leg width between S and L, or the waist. When you want clothes to, yknow, actually fit properly, you don't put too much difference between consecutive sizes. Nothing wrong with being larger, but she is, in fact, larger...
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The truly unfortunate part of this situation is that they purchased each of these outfits three different times. Travesty!
Since it's on the official intagram of the company, I don't think they bought them lol
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I'm not sure what Bored Panda like to accomplish with such a post??? Is it to get women enraged that they are still being an objectified as a better clothrack? Is it trigger some response that the S size girl wore it best? Continued by the question why M and L sizes don't have those free flowing fabric? Is it to point out that obviously different cultures do not considered any of those stunning women large, while others do? Help me here, BP! As the common "bla-bla" in the bytext only sings the song of the 'oh-so-changing' fashion industry!
I found it oddly ironic since the website for their clothing sells a slimming tea: https://sassyandchicbyllesi.com/collections/sassy-beauty/products/energybolizer-slimming-tea
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Ok ok, all body types aside - Am I the only one that thinks ALL of these fabric patterns are atrocious!? I also think everyone looks great, but agree that the size difference isn't really a big difference between them.
My first issue here is that none of these outfits are attractive. Second is that they aren't "general wear" like what 80% of random people are wearing, and third, these women are not small, medium and large. They are all medium.
Small medium and large are not really that different when it cone to the range of available sizes. They are only 1 to 2 inches apart
I missed the point; i got distracted by how atrocious these outfits are.
Kinda sad that Large had to tap out of a few of those photo shoots. Probably got sick of always playing the large one
I've got a pretty serious kidney thing going on here that would like to politely disagree with every body being a good body. In fact my terrible body may have to borrow from a good body just to make an okay body.
For the better representation it should have been like S and XXL. S,L,M are all medium sizes for quite slim people and they unsurprisingly look +/- the same. Some of my clothes are L and some of them are M, for example. There couldn't possibly be any striking difference.
No, S, M and L are all medium sizes for quite medium people lmao, but yeah it would be more interesting to see xs, m, xl instead. However, these are official photos for the company, so they most likely just wanna show off what their most commonly sold sizes all look like.
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I *need* to stop scrolling thru these types of posts. They all look similar. But my self image gets worse with these, yet I always find my way back without realizing 😐😂
Noticed that most of the clothes that were large looked too tight like she was actually wearing an incorrect size. Like maybe making the larger size not fitting right on purpose? Purposely too tight?
As long as they feel good in what they are wearing, it's no one else's concern
Its a good idea to model the 3 sizes on one picture ! Next level have nor al clothes AND normal model
The comments on these posts are full of a surprising level of meanness, especially compared to most on bp.
Despite size differences, ladies still have very similar body shape. But what looks good on "apple" shaped body, does not look good on "pear".
Because they fit well they all look about the same and they all look great
To be honest, I really wonder what store would sell these clothes in these sizes and then really think that the L is a large??? I really dislike the fact that stores like H&M have unrealistic sizes for their clothing, giving insecure girls an eating disorder in a jiffy because they can't fit in a size S.... When in reality most times the L would be a very small M and S should be placed in the children's clothing. And yes, I get that most of that clothing is made in India and other countries where sizes differ from European sizes and American sizes. That being said, there were outfits shown that wouldn't look good on anyone, the designer must have been drunk or something and the person that thought making them to sell was even more or if their minds, because the over all look if it is disastrous 😱 And yes, designers should also make designs for curvier women, but mostly what happens if larger sizes are in the same line, is that they are just that, larger, it never fits nicely.
Yes. I came to say this. You beat me. Lol. Also, this list should be cheaper clothing like from target Walmart. To show you the real difference in what most the world can afford and difference. I went from a xs to a large just cause I gained 20 lbs. Most medium shirts don't fit my breast, and most pants don't fit my hips and that's the only place I got curves or I would be a medium or small with the size of my waist. It's annoying.
Load More Replies... Noone there is large and there's not enough difference in their sizes for this to work
They have different hips, boobs and body structures though. I mean I suppose they could add more examples there are countless variations for height/weight/structure. It's more body build in a simple three healthy-for-longevity examples of women's variations in size and shape (pls don't shoot me for saying their weight is healthy, those opinions are minefields. Everyone has beauty, and health imo can be different. You can even be 'fat-thin' ie look slim but have no muscle and high yellow fat penetrating the organs, despite outwards shape.)
Load More Replies... Size makes no difference in this selection. They seem to either look good on all or look bad on all.
Eh, there are some very clear differences in between leg size, waist size, etc between S and L. In my country there aren't a lot of underweight or overweight people, so such differences stand out more since were not used to bigger differences.
Load More Replies... I tried to see which size I thought each of these outfits looked best on, and was somewhat surprised when the majority of them looked best in size large. There were definitely some that were better in small, and several where medium seemed best, but they did a good job of not picking outfits where the scaling up was done poorly, like so many plus size outfits I see in stores. I know none of there were plus size, but it’s the same idea. There were definitely a couple that wouldn’t look good on anyone, though.
The models are all lovely, no matter the size but some of the designs are not that great and as a few have mentioned not flattering on any size.
They're about the same size??? I can't get it over my head how we're led to believe that she's a ''L"' size...
Research has proven that Americans visually underestimate size, due to their perceptions being influenced by their population being mostly overweight. They think of most obese people that they're just overweight, and of class 2 obese people that they're just class 1 obese. These sizes seem about right for Western Europe, if not a bit generous even, and tbh in East Asia the S would be considered M or even L. Obviously 3 consecutive sizes aren't going to have a world of difference between them, and there a pretty clear size difference in for example the leg width between S and L, or the waist. When you want clothes to, yknow, actually fit properly, you don't put too much difference between consecutive sizes. Nothing wrong with being larger, but she is, in fact, larger...
Load More Replies... The truly unfortunate part of this situation is that they purchased each of these outfits three different times. Travesty!
Since it's on the official intagram of the company, I don't think they bought them lol
Load More Replies... I'm not sure what Bored Panda like to accomplish with such a post??? Is it to get women enraged that they are still being an objectified as a better clothrack? Is it trigger some response that the S size girl wore it best? Continued by the question why M and L sizes don't have those free flowing fabric? Is it to point out that obviously different cultures do not considered any of those stunning women large, while others do? Help me here, BP! As the common "bla-bla" in the bytext only sings the song of the 'oh-so-changing' fashion industry!
I found it oddly ironic since the website for their clothing sells a slimming tea: https://sassyandchicbyllesi.com/collections/sassy-beauty/products/energybolizer-slimming-tea
Load More Replies... Ok ok, all body types aside - Am I the only one that thinks ALL of these fabric patterns are atrocious!? I also think everyone looks great, but agree that the size difference isn't really a big difference between them.
My first issue here is that none of these outfits are attractive. Second is that they aren't "general wear" like what 80% of random people are wearing, and third, these women are not small, medium and large. They are all medium.
Small medium and large are not really that different when it cone to the range of available sizes. They are only 1 to 2 inches apart
I missed the point; i got distracted by how atrocious these outfits are.
Kinda sad that Large had to tap out of a few of those photo shoots. Probably got sick of always playing the large one
I've got a pretty serious kidney thing going on here that would like to politely disagree with every body being a good body. In fact my terrible body may have to borrow from a good body just to make an okay body.
For the better representation it should have been like S and XXL. S,L,M are all medium sizes for quite slim people and they unsurprisingly look +/- the same. Some of my clothes are L and some of them are M, for example. There couldn't possibly be any striking difference.
No, S, M and L are all medium sizes for quite medium people lmao, but yeah it would be more interesting to see xs, m, xl instead. However, these are official photos for the company, so they most likely just wanna show off what their most commonly sold sizes all look like.
Load More Replies... I *need* to stop scrolling thru these types of posts. They all look similar. But my self image gets worse with these, yet I always find my way back without realizing 😐😂
Noticed that most of the clothes that were large looked too tight like she was actually wearing an incorrect size. Like maybe making the larger size not fitting right on purpose? Purposely too tight?
As long as they feel good in what they are wearing, it's no one else's concern
Its a good idea to model the 3 sizes on one picture ! Next level have nor al clothes AND normal model
The comments on these posts are full of a surprising level of meanness, especially compared to most on bp.
Despite size differences, ladies still have very similar body shape. But what looks good on "apple" shaped body, does not look good on "pear".
Because they fit well they all look about the same and they all look great
To be honest, I really wonder what store would sell these clothes in these sizes and then really think that the L is a large??? I really dislike the fact that stores like H&M have unrealistic sizes for their clothing, giving insecure girls an eating disorder in a jiffy because they can't fit in a size S.... When in reality most times the L would be a very small M and S should be placed in the children's clothing. And yes, I get that most of that clothing is made in India and other countries where sizes differ from European sizes and American sizes. That being said, there were outfits shown that wouldn't look good on anyone, the designer must have been drunk or something and the person that thought making them to sell was even more or if their minds, because the over all look if it is disastrous 😱 And yes, designers should also make designs for curvier women, but mostly what happens if larger sizes are in the same line, is that they are just that, larger, it never fits nicely.
