I am currently leaning DC for myself and was curious - what would the primary differences be between D and DC outfits for casual days, removing things like workwear and formal dressing from the picture? Is the main thing just ensuring there’s a stronger vertical emphasis for D?
I am pretty certain I’m in the D family and in my 20s would likely have been typed a D. But after turning 30 and having babies my body is significantly more yin. While my shoulders and hips were pretty equal in width before, now my hips are wider. I used to be very straight waisted and now have a gentle but obvious waist. I’ve gained weight, so what used to appear as straight-across shoulders are now very rounded due to the extra fat on my shoulder bones. The D recs unfortunately look very unflattering on me while SD recs celebrate my new more rounded shape and look great.
I’m trying to figure out if I was always an SD and was just under my natural body weight (I did a lot of diet-restriction/yo yo dieting and put a lot of effort into being thin in my 20s) or if it’s possible that I’m a D but you should actually lean into your yin-counterpart recs when your weight goes up or your hips widen due to childbearing, which would definitely redefine the whole system a bit.
Just wanted to kind of create a to-buy list for myself of the absolute basics to start building an SD friendly wardobe - in real life I will have more color/style than this! Any feedback on the items I chose?