I live in oversized clothes but only wore tight, short outfits for five days – here’s how it changed my body image

I put all these concerns aside and decide to wear short and tight clothes for 5 days straight, here’s how I got on:

1. Crochet mini dress:

It’s white, short and looks pretty tiny in my hand. I’m in for a treat, I think, and put on the crochet piece. I examine myself in the mirror. Kind of cute. But so atypical for me. To compensate for the shortness, I decide to wear a kimono. When I leave the house for the first time, I look around all the time as if someone is watching me, but no one is walking next to me. Shortly after, I reach the busy street and walk towards the subway. It’s summer, and of course I’m not alone with the idea of wearing short clothes. So I immediately meet a young woman with a similar look, and I feel a little reassured: my dress does not seem to be so short, besides, I wear the kimono for protection.

I’m back home, and here on the balcony in the sun, the crochet mini dress is the perfect choice. It feels like vacation, and I get more and more used to the skimpy textile. When I leave the house in the evening for the second time, I am already a little braver. I decide to wear white cowboy boots, a jacket with fringes (in case it gets cooler later) and this time I put on cycling shorts underneath, because I put the dress through the ultimate endurance test: Cycling! And off I go. First I still wear my jacket, but because it’s too warm on the bike, I pack it in my basket and ride the last bit in the strap dress. A few people look, but nothing unusual, and thanks to the biker shorts cycling works great!