What’s a Pear to Wear Blog

Pear Collections has had the privilege of working with some incredible women celebrating their artistic passions which they have turned into businesses. While it’s our mission to help women love their curves while feeling comfortable in their clothing – our other mission is to support fellow women in business going after their dreams. After all, that’s what owner and lead designer Angie Martin did when creating Pear Collections.Our latest collaboration is one that the team has been quietly working on behind the scenes and we couldn’t be more thrilled on the results. For this project, we partnered with another incredibly inspiring woman; Bonnie Ellison from Mommy-n-Me Photography and Live Your Imagination.

Did you know that high self-worth enhances your self-esteem, self-confidence, body image, and body positivity?Let’s face it, many of us Pear Shaped Women have experienced times of low self-worth ultimately causing an extreme issue with their body image. This negative relationship with our beautiful curves and bodies can cause lasting and dramatic effects on our entire existence. Today, I would like to go through the concept of self-worth and give some of the top tips I have used to help improve my self-worth which has ultimately improved my body image and how I think about myself as a person.

On April 26th 2020 I turned 30 years old. Just like everyone else I figured my 30th year alive would be a big year and I was hoping for big things. Thankfully, I wasn’t wrong but not in a way I expected.Due to the COVID 19 lockdowns I spent my birthday in lockdown with no one to celebrate with me in person besides my partner and our furbabies. At first I was extremely saddened by this but it turns out the most at peace you are with yourself and your life the less you need to celebrate bit events.Instead of doing a large party in Melbourne (as planned), we celebrated at home with a simple day surrounded by taking a walk to the beach, making a three course meal together, playing board games and finishing off the day with a relaxing bath. From that day forward I because to appreciate the little things more and more and this has resulted to me learning so many things about myself, life and the direction I want to take in the future.

Pear Collections is proud to officially announce that we will be showing at this year’s Gold Coast Fashion Week showcasing our Capsule Collection which is specifically designed and created for Pear Shaped and Curvaceous Women by a fellow Petite Pear Shaped Woman, Angie Martin.The brand couldn’t be more thrilled to be able to officially welcome Pear Collections and its community to the world of fashion during this event which will showcase some of the incredible talents our local Gold Coast has to offer. More importantly, we are thrilled to be able to represent Pear-Shaped and Curvaceous Women during this event to further support our community and champion for change within the international fashion community to accurately represent female and male curves.

Our latest collaboration has been the biggest one yet involving three fellow entrepreneurs and three beautiful and inspirational models. This project was one that has been long-awaited since it was originally scheduled for March 2020, the weekend after the first lockdowns occurred due to the Coronavirus outbreak. In March 2020, Angie and the team had lined up three different models, a different location, and different female entrepreneurs with the same vision to bring her brand to life through the art form of photography. Sadly, for safety, the project had to be cancelled and a home-based photography shoot was done with the help of Angie’s partner Eden Brownlee – the owner of Accentuate Web Design & Marketing. Although the ‘Plan B’ shoot was a success it wasn’t able to fully communicate the brand or the versatility of the collection since the model was Angie, the owner who was a petite pear (a minority in the world of pear-shaped women).

Now, what if you have a Pear Shaped Body and are also under 5’5… like me, you would be considered a Petite Pear. This means, not only are your curves not the ‘status-quo’ but your height isn’t as well…Not to worry I know exactly how frustrating this is; I’m 5’4 and size XS on my top half and M on my bottom.If you ever find it difficult to dress your beautiful Pear Shaped curves and adorable petite height – keep reading Pear Collections and I have got 4 Style Tips for Short Pear Shaped Women just like you.

When it comes to dressing to suit your body, dresses give us pears so many options!Dresses provide so many options to play up our curves. Whether it be dropped and embellished necklines, open backs, dramatic sleeves, or waist emphasizing belts; a well-designed dress will help you show how beautiful you truly are.

All approved Stylists will have access to an ongoing Wholesale Discount of 40% off Recommended Retail Price (RRP) on the entire Pear Collections range; including free shipping to ensure you are able to have our complete range on hand for online and in person fittings. Within this Pear Stylist Program, you will also receive a 5% commission on every direct sale made by your clients while being able to follow our ‘pearfect’ digital marketing options to make promoting Pear work best for you and your brand personality.

Belts are a Pear Shaped Woman’s Best FriendThe main goal for styling your Pear-Shaped Curves is to elongate your figure so you look less bottom-heavy with the ultimate goal being to balance your hips and shoulders. The best way to do this is to learn to love accentuating your smallest asset, your waist with the help of belts. Waist Belts allow you to draw attention away from your bottom half and towards your upper body through the use of colour, shape, and style.

Have you heard the exciting news? Pear Collections has just launched an Affiliate Program as a way to give back to our fantastic community; aka YOU! All approved Affiliate Partners will have access to 5%, 10%, 15%, or 20% commission on all sales that come from your unique Affiliate Referral Links. Within the Pear Collection Affiliate Program, we offer four ‘pearfect’ Affiliate Package options to make promoting Pear work best for you and your marketing personality.

Ladies, you read the right! We have been working hard behind the scenes and now have three payment types to make your ordering process easier than ever at Pear Collections!As a small business that caters work pear-shaped and curvaceous women internationally; it’s important to us that we make your shopping experience as enjoyable as possible. That is why we have added three fantastic ways to Shop Pear that will make your inner pear sing.

The team at Pear Collections is thrilled to announce we officially now partnering with local and international online and bricks & motor Stockists!As you may know, Pear Collections, was created by Angie Martin, a Pear Shaped Woman, who has been struggling with loving herself and feeling comfortable in her skin since she was a child. It wasn’t until July 2019 when Angie realised that it doesn’t matter what we look like; what matters is accepting yourself for who you are and loving yourself for it. This realisation helped Angie understand that true beauty is being comfortable with who you are, and that being comfortable in your skin affects more than just your looks, it affects everything about you, and can even shape your experiences and how you perceive the world.

When it comes to dressing your body; no matter your shape, typically the ‘goal’ is to create the illusion of an hourglass shape. However, when it comes to feeling comfortable in your clothing many Plus Sized Pear Shaped Women just want to feel confident, comfortable and ‘balanced’. Because of this, we need to first understand our body type so it can help you choose flattering outfits that will complement your curves; not hide them.

This month I had the pleasure to interview a long-time friend and fellow female entrepreneur, Katie Masters for our Vblog series, Style Tips & Tricks. Katie is the owner of Katie Masters Health, a holistic approach to creating permanent change in your life by getting strong, healthy, and leaner to feel more confident and empowered.

We couldn’t be more thrilled to officially announce that Pear Collections and owner Angie Martin has been featured in the Tweed Daily News in partnership with the Sunshine Daily News and The Northern Star!The feature came about after Pear’s owner, Angie, did a post on her local Facebook Community Page celebrating the success of the business's first photo shoot. A fellow member of the group, Jessica Lamb saw the post and instantly connected with the brand; so much so she decided to include Pear Collections in a feature the Tweed Daily News was doing on Tweed Businesses.

When first creating Pear Collections my main mission was to eliminate the horrible relationship us pear shaped women have had with fashion. For years curvaceous and pear-shaped women have had to ‘deal with’ ill-fitting cloths that have simply not been made to fit them. After experiencing yet another horrible shopping trip back in July 2019 I had had enough with this unhealthy relationship and decided to do something about it; for all women’s sacks.

Feeling super unfit at the moment when you do attempt an intense workout, or even just a walk or grocery trip? Struggling like you're pushing sh*t uphill? If your overall activity levels are down, compared to the pre-ISO you, you may find that you’re feeling sluggish. Your aerobic capacity is probably considerably lower than what it was, so maybe you need some LISS.

As a Business Development Manager and Entrepreneur for both service and product-based businesses, I cannot stress the importance of professional photography enough to help overall brand growth. In knowing this, it saddened me to see such an important industry almost disappear overnight. Thankfully, through digital networking, I was able to find two fantastic female entrepreneurs whose passion matched my own in supporting female lead Australian small businesses.

Do you have a Pear Shaped Figure? If you’ve noticed that you have a particularly curvaceous bottom half while having narrow shoulders and a smaller bust, then it sounds like you can officially welcome yourself into the Pear Shaped Community.

In past articles, I discussed my involvement with Beck Smith and her business Babes, Bubbles & Business. As I mentioned, Beck is a fellow female entrepreneur (and momtrepreneur) who is passionate about showcasing, inspiring, and motivated like-minded women to reach their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Through her event business, she assists with connecting inspiring women to engage and network in a supportive and encouraging environment; something that is greatly needed right now.

You have no doubt been experiencing some degree of lock down of late. Has meant you have been less active? It certainly means you haven’t been hitting the gym. Whatever the case is, having access to limited equipment and limited space means you may have to do things differently.