How to Dress a Big Bust. Body Shape Masterclass 21. Hobbs. 

Finding a V-neck in the stores is so hard they are practically non existent!

I’d love more styling videos covering big busts.. it’s such a hard thing to find solutions for.😢

Cat is such a star and i'd like to thank her for modelling for you. She looked amazing in the clothes, so tomorrow when i get dressed, i'm not gonna put myself down because it was like looking in the mirror in regards to shape and size. P.s my friends and colleagues are noticing a big difference in my clothing and style, which is making them elevate their own styling 😂. Of course i always tell them it's down to watching your channel. Well, after i've basked in the glow of their compliments 😅 xx

A quick thank you for all your videos. As I aged, changed shape and retired I felt I no longer knew how to dress and retreated to oversized hide it all clothes. Which as a petite 5’1” looked and felt completely swamped. Your down to earth style using real women that I can relate to has completely changed how I think. Eternally grateful to you and your models for this masterclass series.

Thank you for addressing all body types on your videos. Styling for us busty girls is very challenging and we are often forgotten.

Most important: Get the best, most supportive bra you can afford. Lift the girls up!!!

Loved this! I just found you,! And I have been totally enthralled with your styling ideas. I have an apple shape but also big boobs. Flat bottom, skinny legs. For the first time, I tucked in my shirt today in front before going for a dental appointment! I got compliments from the staff! Holy Moly! I'm 65 by the way, a retired teacher, and totally rethinking my wardrobe because of you! Thanks!!

It is quite amazing how different the same person looks with very simple changes such as neck line or the bottom of a jumper. Thanks.

I would love to see more styling videos with more affordable options, such as H&M or other retailers that ship to the US. :)

So good that you say it is hard to find v-necked Cardigans. It is super hard!

That was hysterical about the bust starting at the neck and ending near the ankles! Having a large bust myself & being of a “certain age,” I felt it was okay to laugh about it! 😂

Thank you for all of your help. All of your try ons and fix ups to the styles are lovely. Such a fantastic trick to add a necklace to help make a v line neckline. Fantastic job!

Loved this episode. I am busty and fortune not to have too big a tummy ( I doesn't need some work since lockdowns). It's great to see I'm not too far off the mark with my own styling. And have picked up some helpful hint. Thank you 💕

So so happy you have done this one! Thank you 😘😘

Yes ,Very Practical Mellissa My Complaints Kat !!! Great !!And I Hope To See You In Your Next Video.!!!

These are my absolute favorite videos! You and your guests/team do a great job. So helpful. 👍 I’m always so excited when I see a new master class pop up. Thank you so much! 🥰

Cat is just beautiful. She’s has a beautiful face, complexion, and just overall beautiful!!! She’s lovely!!

Your model is so beautiful. Very inspiring!

It's just keeps getting better!! My shape again!! Love this channel....

Such a treat with this surprise video for exactly my body type. Love it!

Melissa, I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. You’re an excellent teacher, and as a retired teacher, I know your use of repetition is essential. Even when the model’s body type doesn’t match mine, I get great styling tips that I use every single day. Because of your instruction, I also get compliments from strangers and from the young staffers who care for my mother (she’s in a nursing home). Cat is beautiful, and your style tips along with her natural beauty truly made her gorgeous. Bravo to you both!

I always wear v necks. It is so flattering.

This has been such a fun video so far I love the your styling videos they're amazing and you do such a good job at giving different styling tips and making it all makes sense

Yes 🎉 I had been waiting for this episode for larger bust. Thank you 👍 I find it really challenging and I don't love my large bust but you give some great tips and examples. I'd love a similar episode but with summer dresses, it's so hot here in summer in Australia 🥵 but overall I really appreciate your videos and the different models, thank you 🌏🙏 x

Love this episode! Cat is pretty much exactly my size and shape, although I’m only 5’5’’. She looks amazing and between the two of you I have some great ideas of what to look out for in clothes and in patterns (as I sew clothing for myself). Thank you!

Excellent. So well done. Great styling

I am in Paraguay and I have learned so much from your channel. I have a large bust and struggle finding ways to style “them”😅

Excellent video. I realise I do all those tips anyway but great to hear your advice too.

I learn so much from your teaching videos. Thanks immensely

I finally understand why I love T-shirts…but always felt masculine or just so large in them, it all makes sense now. Thank you.

I am so impressed by how well you explain the different body types of us every day women and how to camouflage the trouble spots. Thank you! I'm looking at clothes differently now.

Enjoyed body shape number number 22 class 😊

Great masterclass again. Very relevant for my boob shape😂. Learnt loads 😊

Such a helpful video thank you so much

Like adding the chain necklace!

This is so interesting. I am post partum, and my body shape has changed. Previously, I would have said I am pear-shaped, but now I am not sure. I bought into the bomber trend, and showing that image shows me that it's possibly not the style for me, but I love it. I will definitely bear this in mind for the future. I'm not a fan of v necks as I always feel they make my bust a funny shape and that everyone can see down my top when I am chasing after my baby son.

The simple A line dress is the best choise for busty lady on my oppinion .

Double denim is often referred to as a Canadian Tuxedo😊

I LOVE LOVE LOVE these outfits! Great color combinations and the style and fit are wonderful!! Do you have links I can put on my Pinterest Board for reminders or for inspiration? Recently found your videos and am working through them! Thanks for helping us ladies!

Loved the jean skirt and the beige sweater on Cat!

Hello. Thanks Melissa for all your wonderful tips. I have watched you for years and I always learn something amazing from you regarding any body shape. It’s fascinating. I would like if I could see a side profile or the occasional back view to understand how that looks too as you rarely if never show from behind, just a quick twirl after each outfit would be so appreciated. ❤❤

Hi Melissa. Thanks for another great masterclass. Cat is such a gorgeous lady. Loved the Hobbs Grey sweater dress but would prefer v neck due to generous bust size. Lots of great idea as always. 34:51

so comprehensive!

This video is by far the best for big busts. Usually it's always wrap tops and dresses and I feel like they make me look even top heavier. I'm like toned muscular from the hips down, but the upper side is curvy busty - like two people mixed together 😂. In all "pretty" dresses I look like stifflers mom 😂. Since having kids I always put on leggins or trainers, all black and I lost all joy for dressing. With my G-Cup it's just to hard. So glad I can work from home and have just one day at the office. 😢 This video gives me a bit of hope. ❤

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I think that a flare pant or Jean helps balance out my large chest. And I always were v necks or scoop necks.

I so wish I lived near you so we could do an in-person consult. I've lost 140lbs and have an hourglass/rectangle shape. I've learned so much from your videos!

I'm really loving your vlogs. Don't know if you have done one for women in their seventies who are five foot, pear shaped but of a smaller build? I'd love to see how you would use on-trend fashion for my age group. Many thanks ❤

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Brilliant video - I really enjoyed it and am similar in shape as your SUPERmodel 😊❤😊. I couldn’t find all of the links for some of the key items - just Hobbs I think. I shop quite a bit (more than I should😂) at Mint Velvet but I could not figure out which style these jeans were when they were modelled. Also, I would love love love to see a session on what sort of underwear i each of your body types. I need to flatten my tummy a smidge as it really knocks my confidence.. Thanks for all of your hard work. I’m keen to book a personal session with you!! ❤

Can't wait to get back to work from maternity leave so I can book a session with you guys 😂

For us in the US, I guess we'd call this a sweater dress? A jumper for us is something with straps that you wear a shirt or sweater underneath. (Commented mostly to boost your channel which is wonderful!)

Would love more videos with her a slightly dressier clothes. Could we get another option for jeans and a little more instruction on which type based on larger hips and also on bigger thighs, straight leg or slim fit, boot cut, etc. Great video

Thank you. Even though I don't have the same shape as Cat I still learn something that I can apply to my 4'11" me. By the way, Cat is gorgeous!!!

Hi Melissa. Thanks for another great video! They are all so helpful and I haven’t found anyone else who does what you do so well! I saw in a reply above you mentioned you’re creating your own range. That would be amazing! Can I ask when it will be available?

Hi Melissa greet video. I feel so sorry for large chest ladies it is so difficult to find nice tops and ones thet dont make thrm look huge all over . Im small but it's definitely easier to dress when smaller . I used to be bit bigger yrs ago before i lost a bit of if weight. So i know the difference. You are a master 💞

I love your videos! I wait on tenterhooks waiting for the next one. Although, is the bomber jacket itself (shown on the beautiful Cat) a bad idea for a larger lady with a big bust & only 5' 2"?

Shoot. I just bought a crewneck jumper in a cotton-ramie blend because it had this embroidered upper shoulder detail with a slight extension into the upper arms in hopes to distract from the apron belly. Now I need to watch the master class in hopes of finding a petite busty model with an apron belly.

I love your videos, this is so helpful for me as I do all of the opposite things to try and hide my bust. Also, what color paint are your walls?

What an inspiring video with lots of great suggestions and styling solutions. Could you tell me where your dreamy cream cardigan is from?

Where would I find your gorgeous boots you wear from about 11 mins in under the Mango cropped jean, don’t see them listed. Love the videos esp the contrast of what to do/not to do. Really helps with the learning.

I am of the same figure and i don’t find hard to make front look, but the side look and the back look for a flat back, I fond impossible to solve. It would be lovely to have an additional video for the side and the back. Thank you for lovely ideas.

I would love to see a video on how to style a maxi skirt. Also, some nice shops or sites on where to buy good quality maxi skirts. Any price point. Thank you!

Love this! Thank God I found you. My shape is similar to Catherine’s with the large bust and larger belly area except I have very knock knees and my bottom area looks smaller than upper body any suggestions on how to make hips appear wider and more balanced?

I feel its only a matter of time before we see the Mellisa Murrell clothing line....❤

Am already shopping for the tops! 😊 thank you so much for doing this video. I’m a 36jj and find that my very rounded chest ‘breaches’ quite a bit into the arm area when standing with my arms by my side. Not sure if there are big enough shoulder pads to bring them back in line!! Any tips please? 🙏

Love this video. I m in a rut when it comes to sweaters and knit wear over skirts and trousers. Do bat sleeves work?

I wish designers and clothing makers would realise that us bigger ladies need a V neck, whether it’s a dress, top or jumper but it’s soooo difficult to find them.

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I really enjoy your hints. I would really like to know more about how to make my body look better. How do I reach you for an online consultation?

Hi melissa (&team) antr great video. Thank you. Well done to the model she looked gorg❤ could you please let me know which camel coat the model had on in her first look, there is both a mango and boden one linked but not sure which one she was wearing or what size from the links. I think it would be the perfect present for my sister.😊 .. Thanks a mil

Yep v neck is quite hard to find! Where is the last jumper with the lovely 3 buttons on the sleeves from? It is not listed on the Moon page x

Another tremendous video and Catherine looked amazing in all of the outfits. I think the word you were looking for was "raised up" not "highering". Sorry but it bugged me every time you said it.😢

Do you have a video with “ how to dress a small bust “? I would be interested! Thanks

I would love a video about a large bust and broad shoulders. I am an inverted triangle with a large bust.

How did you do the white band at the waist without adding bulk to the top area (the white band under the green top)? It looked great but I'd be worried about having a double layer on top...really interested to know how it was done - thanks! 🙂

PS I bought he M&S sporty/light jacket recently - now I will style it up rather than use for dog walking! 🎉❤🎉

Love the coat where is it from

Hi Melissa, sorry to message again, I’m trying to locate the camel coloured crew neck jumper Cat wore with the denim skirt, which has a slight batwing, tight lower sleeves with 4 buttons. Have checked on link but cannot find it and I’ve tried a link you’ve added in another comment but it goes to a striped sosander top. Please could you kindly advise? Thanks so much xx

I have a bigger bust, narrow hips but chunky thighs and skinny calves and ankles. Such a difficult combination

What size of coat did you buy to get around a large bust AND have the shoulders fit. I’m not as large as her and can’t get anything to close in the front if it fits in the shoulder. Sometimes we actually need to close your coat. So it might look good as long as you don’t really need a coat.

Melissa, I had breast cancer, and after chemo, surgery, and radiation. Long story short, I have a DD on one side and C cup on the radiated side. I am waiting for yet another reduction. I wear a us 14 on top and a us size 10 to 12. I am 5'6 " but have long legs with a short waist. I love watching but have no idea what I shall do. I love dresses. I am working on my style and have been learning so much from you. I work in nuclear, and I am getting older. I want to look appropriate but stylish and classic at the same time. Jeans seem to be all that is worn . I will say I have a bit of a tummy, and it is so warm here in Texas that shape wear is miserable. I do like jeans as well but I need to find the perfect top and jacket. The heat stays some days of Christmas 70 to 80. PLEASE help me, Melissa Darling?

I just found your channel and realized I've been doing a lot wrong. How do you handle a big bust and an apple stomach area together?

Khaki (army green), French navy, winter white and camel are the primary neutrals in my wardrobe (with pops of tomato red). I have warm undertones in my skin and am some form of Spring. What are some colors will marry best with these neutrals for me?

Hi Melissa, I love these dresses but not sure they work for very big busts?

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Here's my request for you to style a petite, very slender, long legged woman. Very slender all over with very, very slim legs. This is my struggle. Because I'm petite and slender it is easy for me to drown in clothes. I only have a slightly short torso but my legs have the appearance of being crazy long because they're so narrow. I'm extremely self conscious of my legs and I see "most" tips in videos to elongate legs. Of course I do the opposite, but still I'd love to see someone like me styled. If I was in the UK I would volunteer!!

I am very large busted and I just want to know what bra Kat is wearing! A good bra makes all the difference in the world, but it is very hard to find a good bra for a large bust. I learned a lot about dressing to minimize the bust area, so thank you.

Hi. The boots Melissa wore with the double Denim- does anyone know where they are from or know where I could find similar please.

I actually really like the X 28:52 look better than the fitted V-neck tee. It’s sportier and less fussy. Also many of us with large busts do not want to accentuate those curves or call attention to it. The fitted V-neck is more of a “look at these” vibe. Personally, I don’t think cleavage is attractive on most 50+ bodies. If we are side sleepers or spent much time in the sun, the chest can really show wrinkles and sun spots. It’s not a sexy look, and most older busty women prefer more modesty. I’ll wear a modest V-neck but it’s a fine line between flattering and cringey. 🤷‍♀️

Is the Hobbs Cavendish Trench suitable for large bust?

Get the point about the v neck but we can't spend the winter feeling that bit colder just because we have bigger breasts.

The problem with v neck tops is that I have a large bust but one side is quite a bit larger than the other. This means that the v shifts to one side. Any solutions to this?

What's the options wen is cold day to warmer our neck????

Melissa what is the start size for a large bust please

I have the body you described; large breasts, small bottom and thin thighs and legs. I don’t have a big belly but it’s thick. I have such a difficult time finding something I feel comfortable in. I try to wear dark solid tops and pants with a print. I’ll look again to see if you’ve dressed someone with my shape. I did once but didn’t see it.

I struggle with v-necks because I have a such a squatty torso. I am a US 32H and I only have 2 inches between my collarbone and the groove between my breasts. It’s hard to dress modestly

I have problems finding soft wire free bras for a 32GG bust. Most soft bras either start at a 34 or don’t go beyond a dd/e cup. If anyone has any ideas I’d love to hear them

I've looked through the back catalogue and can't find anything for a big bust without a stomach ie an hourglass shape. Is this something that can be done?

I would not wear a horizontal stripe on top. Doesn’t that make your bust wider?