Two Friends Show How The Same Outfit Looks On Their Different Body Types (33 New Pics)
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You've probably heard about the two best friends turned fashion influencers, Denise Mercedes and Maria Castellanos, who have been turning heads on NYC streets. Not so long ago, we wrote about their TikTok challenge “Style Not Size” where the two BFFs of very different body types have been dressing up in matching outfits.
Their snack-sized videos took social media by storm, and the size 14 model Denise has grown her Instagram audience to a whopping 1 million followers. "She inspired me and I gained confidence in myself, and it then became about inspiring others around us, too,” said the petite size 2 Maria about her friend.
This time, they’re back with some new jaw-dropping outfits that prove it’s not size, but style that really matters. And we’re talking crop tops, high-waisted jeans, body-con dresses, swimsuits, and whatever it is that makes you feel beautiful!
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Bored Panda reached out to Denise Mercedes to find out more about their viral “Style not Size” movement. Denise, who made herself into a captivating influencer with 1 million followers, said it all started back in early 2019 when “my friend Maria and I would pose for photos wearing the same bikini."
It did so well and people reacted so positively to it that we continued doing it here and there.”Their follower count started growing, and when the pair shared their very first video on TikTok, it got more than 1.5 million views. “Once TikTok had become popular, we decided to do a fun video and that’s when it went viral,” the style influencer said.
They then realized it was time to come up with a hashtag of some sort and start an actual body positive movement, since so many women found their videos so inspiring. They let their Instagram followers vote between #ThroughThickAndThin and #StyleNotSize, and the second option won.
Denise said that their key message is “to dress however you please and to love your body.” Also, she added that it’s time “to stop comparing yourself to others.” Feeling confident in your own skin is what makes everyone shine from within.
She also stated that “the fact that we can inspire so many women to feel confident and be themselves makes us want to continue this movement.” The pair is over the moon to get so much positivity from people on social media.
And lastly, Denise shared her perfect autumn outfit for curvy women, which is basically some high rise mom jeans, boots, a shirt and a leather jacket. “That’s always my go-to,” she added.
They both look great but definitely need a camisole slip under the dress.
Oh yes, that is beauty right there! Reminds me of a scene from The Prince And The Dressmaker.
The girl on the left looks so confident in that dress. You go girl! Woo
eeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhh I don't really like this dress in general...it seems cheap and it's all wrinkly on both girls
I need to know where curvy friend gets her jeans, cuz I need some for my babymakin hips
These photos give me hope that I can look good in anything I want to wear.
This dress looks AMAZING on both of them. (first to comment as well, squeeeee!!!!!!!)
They are definitely both gorgeous people. And the girl with blond hair hair in this picture has pretty tattoos. Just not really a fan of the dress.
It looks great but why is the shirt like that on the back, it makes it look kinda odd (imo)
I think on nearly all the above pictures, the curvy girl looks better in the outfits 😊
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I love their series, although I have to say the curvy girl is appreciated and her style is loved so much because she has an hourglass figure with a slim waist and flat tummy which is still seen was very attractive. Most plus size modelling is carried out on bodies like hers and it's can actually be mildly misleading to plus sized women because not everyone has a tiny waist and big hips. But baby steps I guess.
Yes, thank you for explaining this. I am not skinny but I have a decent body except I hate my stomach because it's not flat. That's where all my fat goes so I always look pregnant unless I suck it in. It is what it is, but it's hard to appreciate my shape since looking pregnant if you're not is considered wrong. Not to mention the fact that now medical professionals are attacking belly fat as the ultimate indicator of bad health. *sigh* I can't help where my fat goes...
same here, my dear. got insulted by strangers while smoking a cigarette in front of my office building, 'cause "killing the baby!"
Yes yes yes yes yes.........!!!!!! she IS a big girl but she's lucky in that she DOESN'T carry it in front at all..unlike those of us who HAVE no bum but have PLENTY of tummy it is harder to find an outfit that flatters..my only hope/saving grace is that as long as my tits stick out further than my tummy then l don't look so bad, but it IS hard..but whilst she has no tummy pretty much anything is going to look good on her..
Some pics the skinny one looks better, in some pics the bigger girl does. I'm kinda missing the point to this i guess.
I think that is the point. Everyone has different body types. It doesn't mean they can't find stuff to make them look and feel good or that they should be held back by whatever the latest "ideal body" is
Well in some aspects they show the opposite. Cause some cloths look horrible on skinny, and some cloths look awful on bigger bodys. So if this is an 'all type of clothing looks good on every type of body' campagne, then i disagree with that statement. Cause that is just not the case in my opinion. You don't force a bigger body in something very tight, and a skinnier body looks swallowed up by oversized clothes. But thats my opinion.
That is the actual point... People think that plus size girls don't or won't look good in the same outfits as thin girls.
l think its showing more that when wearing the appropriate size to your figure this is how the same outfit will look on different shapes..
Slinkman what
almost always the curvy one looks better.
I agree. It's like they are trying to emphasize exactly that.
Hard disagree
Verena Gitterle -
I love their series, although I have to say the curvy girl is appreciated and her style is loved so much because she has an hourglass figure with a slim waist and flat tummy which is still seen was very attractive. Most plus size modelling is carried out on bodies like hers and it's can actually be mildly misleading to plus sized women because not everyone has a tiny waist and big hips. But baby steps I guess.
Yes, thank you for explaining this. I am not skinny but I have a decent body except I hate my stomach because it's not flat. That's where all my fat goes so I always look pregnant unless I suck it in. It is what it is, but it's hard to appreciate my shape since looking pregnant if you're not is considered wrong. Not to mention the fact that now medical professionals are attacking belly fat as the ultimate indicator of bad health. *sigh* I can't help where my fat goes...
same here, my dear. got insulted by strangers while smoking a cigarette in front of my office building, 'cause "killing the baby!"
Yes yes yes yes yes.........!!!!!! she IS a big girl but she's lucky in that she DOESN'T carry it in front at all..unlike those of us who HAVE no bum but have PLENTY of tummy it is harder to find an outfit that flatters..my only hope/saving grace is that as long as my tits stick out further than my tummy then l don't look so bad, but it IS hard..but whilst she has no tummy pretty much anything is going to look good on her..
Some pics the skinny one looks better, in some pics the bigger girl does. I'm kinda missing the point to this i guess.
I think that is the point. Everyone has different body types. It doesn't mean they can't find stuff to make them look and feel good or that they should be held back by whatever the latest "ideal body" is
Well in some aspects they show the opposite. Cause some cloths look horrible on skinny, and some cloths look awful on bigger bodys. So if this is an 'all type of clothing looks good on every type of body' campagne, then i disagree with that statement. Cause that is just not the case in my opinion. You don't force a bigger body in something very tight, and a skinnier body looks swallowed up by oversized clothes. But thats my opinion.
That is the actual point... People think that plus size girls don't or won't look good in the same outfits as thin girls.
l think its showing more that when wearing the appropriate size to your figure this is how the same outfit will look on different shapes..
Slinkman what
almost always the curvy one looks better.
I agree. It's like they are trying to emphasize exactly that.
Hard disagree
Verena Gitterle -