I’m plus-size and tried on Skims bodysuit in a 3X – I needed help getting it on but people say I look ‘flippin gorgeous’
A PLUS-SIZE woman who tried on a new shapewear bodysuit had to call in for some backup.
The item, which has gone viral, came from the brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian.
Skims is a shapewear brand that focuses on body positivity and inclusivity, for all shapes and sizes, and Emma Arletta (@emma.arletta) was the latest influencer to give it a go.
Emma regularly posts messages of body positivity to her 560,000 TikTok followers with the message: “Big girls wanna have fun too.”
In a recent post, it was less fun and more hard work, however, as she tried on a Skims bodysuit that has been jokingly compared to a baby’s onesie.
That’s how small these items are once out of their packaging. But Emma is not one to step away from a challenge.
Dressed simply, just a pair of jeans and a white boob top, she held up the minuscule-looking bodysuit: “I haven’t seen someone my size do it,” she said of her Skims shaping bodysuit plus-size edition.
Emma’s mission was to see if it made a difference to her curves under a pair of jeans: “There has been a bunch of people trying this Skims bodysuit and comparing it to how their jeans fit their waist,” she said.
“So let’s put on this shaping bodysuit and see how the jeans fit changes.”
It was time to attempt putting it on, but this wasn’t going to be a one-person job – Emma called in the troops.
“That was so hard to get on,” she said, “my sister had to help me.”
She wasn’t too sure about the finished look, even if followers thought she looked: “Flippin gorgeous.”
“My stomach does look a lot flatter,” she said, and also conceded: “I don’t know but it is flattering.”
There were a lot who agreed for there were nearly 30,000 likes to her post.
She inspired one fan: “This is the review I’ve been waiting for. You’ve influenced me.”
Another could definitely see a change: “I see a difference.”
Some viewers were blown away by Emma: “Omg, you are insanely gorgeous, woah.”
Final word to this fan who compared her to a heavenly body: “My God has anyone told her yet that she looks like an angel? Stunning.”