Laila Rouass Quotes

I used to design for my body, which was flat-chested with big hips. That's why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts.

If I put on a few pounds, it goes straight to my butt.

I have my mother's hips. The minute I eat it, it ends up on my hips.

A Joan Crawford dress looks really good on an hourglass figure.

I'll see a beautiful dress in a shop, and then I'll put it on and it looks dreadful because I'm just too curvy. I have to choose carefully - I steer clear of high necks and go for tailored, fitted things.

I've got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that's tailored.

My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top.

I have to be careful not to get a paunch - I'm so skinny that if I put any weight anywhere, it'd be there, and I don't like a bulge. I wouldn't mind if it went on my bosom, but it doesn't.

I like architectural shapes. You can't put any shape on any body, except on the runway. In reality, it has to look and feel flattering.

The first place I gain weight is in my rear end. I love my butt, but I have a tendency to get saddlebags there, so I need to watch it.

I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.

I opt for clothes that complement my body type. I am not someone who will go for something just because it is trendy and not look good on me. I would choose clothes which are comfortable and accentuate my body type.

Dress for your body type. Some people are blessed enough to be able to throw on something that Beyonce wears and it looks amazing. If I try to go against the grain and wear something that my body doesn't like, it's going to show.

I feel badly for those girls who have to be so waif thin, doing those catwalks all the time because, luckily, we're going into a different time - that's what they're saying, at least - in we're appreciating a curvier figure. But to be honest, I couldn't be like an hourglass if I tried.

I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time.

I am naturally slim, actually thin. So, for years I have been trying to get some curves. I tried eating food that would increase my weight, but I only ended up putting fat around my stomach. So, now I have made peace with my body.

All my brothers were skinny with a gut. Bone-thin with a bit of a pooch. That's what I fight against.

I love my hourglass figure.

I definitely gain weight, and I'm not naturally thin.

I am so broad and big-structured that even two kilos on me can look like gaining 10 kilos, and losing two kilos can also look like shedding 10 kilos.

Jeans can make or break a look, and if it's not a good-fitting pair, if they don't flatter your body, it doesn't matter what else you've got on - it's not going to look good.

I've got the strangest build. It's big in the hips, small in the waist and I've got these enormous ... shoulders.

He must have had a magnificent build before his stomach went in for a career of its own.

While in America beautiful is skinny, in Barbados it's thick - girls with huge butts and nice curves.

So I can say I used to have a waist.