Beauty-full Tuesday: communikate by telegraham

She lives in Portland and owns the most amazing vintage dress collection this side of the 1950s.  Whenever I'm tempted to be jealous of someone, I have to make them my friend.  Introducing Kate of communikate by telegraham.

My first insecurities and body issues were born in a thirteen year old body. I had reluctantly signed up for a beauty pageant, and was struggling to fit the perfect dress to my imperfect figure. Every dress I tried drooped on top and clung on the bottom. My dressing room tantrum triggered the appearance of the sales lady to assist my poor mother.  She appraised my figure and kindly informed me that I had a little "extra love" in the rump area. I was mortified. I didn't want "extra love" in the rump area. I wanted a dress to fit!

As I've matured, my body proportions have been steady: my tush and legs will always be bigger than my bust and torso. The gene pool has given me my "pear shape figure" and there's not much I can do to change it.

Thankfully, modern beauties like J-LO and Beyonce have hypothetically embraced their booties and expanded and redefined the beauty ratios. It turns out "extra love" can be a good thing if used correctly.

I've learned to turn what I thought were my flaws into strengths. I love wearing retro dresses that show off my curves, and always feel sexy with a little red lipstick and heels.

Ultimately, the greatest trick for me is a smile. In the words of Audrey Hepburn, "Happy girls are always the prettiest girls," and I fully agree.