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Forget about your size. Having a great look and style is about making the most of your body shape.
And yes, you can accentuate your best assets and disguise your flaws by choosing the right cut, colors and prints.
Here are four essential scrubs fashion tips for the curvy nurse, brought to you by the Hollywood stylist who has dressed some of the curviest stars (we can’t disclose names but suffice it to say she’s got experience!).
(1) Shapes that flatter a larger bust
(2) Shapes that flatter the ‘apple’ figure
(3) Shapes that minimize larger thighs
(4) Important scrubs style notes for every nurse
Shapes that flatter a larger bust…
Katie Sparks has been a renowned television show costume designer for 22 years. Her credits include Just Shoot Me and Arrested Development. She received a nomination from the Costume Designers Guild for excellent costume design for Arrested Development. Katie writes, "For the last year and a half, I have been freelance writing for the Palisades Post. I loved the TV business, but writing gives me the flexibility I need to raise my daughter. Writing for the Post has been great, but I haven’t been able to use my expertise in fashion. Writing for Scrubs gives me the opportunity to write and give fashion tips! A perfect combo." More
I am not sure how I feel about the photo that is with this article. It’s a baby phat model image that has been stretched to make her look more “curvy”.
Animalier Collection Style 26842 Burn-Out Top, in the last few catalogs and on the website ( http://www.babyphatscrubs.com/collection/animalier/26842 )
You know, you’re right. And we removed it. We had a really tough time finding a portrayal of a “curvy nurse!” We replaced the image and hope you agree that it works better for the article. All best, The Scrubs Editors
Working on OB our scrubs are picked for us, and our new ones are pretty much the oppposite of what this article says I should be wearing! I know I chose my speciality-but I hate being told what to wear.
There’s nothing I hate more than a thong or colored panties underneath white scrub pants. It kills me! But on another note I recently lost some weight and had to make darts in the back of my tops. They have a much better line & fit now.
I have problems with the large bust thing. I bought scrubs that were a size larger in the top cause they were the only ones that would fit over my bust, now I feel like I’m wearing a tent. It’s baggy everywhere else, and I even had a patient ask if I was pregnant and another tell me I was fat cause it’s so big. I have to wear one color and I have not been able to find many stylish choices in that color.
I think it’s wrong that just because I’m your nurse for today does not mean you have the right to call me fat.
The tip that worked best for me was when we brought in weight watchers to our facility. Lost 20 pounds and my scrubs look great