When it comes to fashion, and specifically concealed carry for women, finding the right clothing isn’t just about style—it’s about comfort, access, concealment, and confidence. Every body is different, and understanding how to dress for your specific body type can affect how (and where) you carry and what you wear. Let’s start with understanding what are the basic body types are so you can better understand how to dress for concealment without compromising your look
What’s Your Body Type?
Typically, they’re are 4 or 5 body types, and we need to know our body shape. Most women fall into one of these categories:
Apple: Carries weight around the midsection
Pear: Wider hips with a smaller waist and bust
Hourglass: Balanced bust and hips with a defined waist
Rectangle: Straight up and down with minimal curves
Inverted Triangle: Broad shoulders and narrower hips
If you’re not sure which one body shape is right for you, measure your breast, waist and hips to determine the relationship and pick which one feels most aligned with your measurements. If all three of your measurements are about the same, you’re likely rectangle shape. Understanding your body shape will help you pick the most flattering styles for you, thus creating an air of confidence. When a woman knows how to dress for her body and her clothing fits right, she’s going to be viewed as classy and chic.
While carrying at the waist is ideal, and that can be where most women hold their weight, it poses one more challenge for women to overcome in concealed carrying. How you decide carry is a personal choice – of course, on body is preferred, but what works for you and having the necessary defense tools available if you need them, and when you need them is whats important for your safety.
Concealed Carry Tips for Each Body Type
Apple Shape
Challenge: Carrying at the waist may feel uncomfortable.
Solution: Opt for belly bands, or underarm holsters.
Clothing tips: Flowy tops, structured jackets, and darker colors around the midsection can help with concealment.
Layers: Cardigans, vests, or light jackets or even an opened button up shirt can add dimension and help mask printing and add color.
Ruffles and/or gathers: Adds interest and creates an uneven surface to mask printing
Color Blocking: Use color to your advantage and uplift your mood too. This distracts the eye
Textures: Mixing textures is another way to create an uneven surface so your firearm goes undetected
Additionally,
Practice your draw: Practice drawing from your outfit in front of a mirror or loved one. You want to make sure you know what its going to take to clear your garment(s)
Holsters: Not all holsters will work with every outfit. Rotate either holster or carry location / position based on what you’re wearing. If your sitting all day, you may want to carry under the arm or lower leg or perhaps off body. Whatever you decide, always use a holster that covers the trigger completely. If you carry off body, Please use a concealed carry purse with a special pocket for only your firearm.
We believe by choosing clothing that lets you move freely and feel powerful is a key to successful concealment because when you feel confident, you move differently.
At Incognito Wear IX, we design fashion-forward concealed carry clothing for every body.
The Second Amendment Foundation shares an update from The White House on cutting CDC staff, who have absolutely nothing to do regarding our Second Amendment! After all, what business does the Center for Disease Control have to do with our Constitutional right to bear arms???
One should ask the question “why” is the Centers for Disease Control involved IN ANY WAY with our Second Amendment rights? Surely it’s by “design” and globalist agenda against the American people to utterly destroy America! Secondly, we should address the issue of this made up term “gun violence”. A firearm is an inanimate object and therefore, incapable of any action on it’s own! Most reasonable thinkers understand this is nothing more than manipulation of repeating such a term to make it effective and enhance their cause.
However, if we applied the same principal to car violence, we’d have every automobile manufacturer throwing darts at those who say any car accident, is “car violence” and must stop! I say it’s past time to stand up against this RHETORIC and shout our a BIG THANK YOU to SAF!
Here’s their post and update:
“BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 7, 2025 — While the gun prohibition lobby is lamenting reported reductions in staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Second Amendment Foundation is applauding the Trump administration cuts, which will hopefully take the CDC out of the gun control arena, at least for the foreseeable future.
“With these reductions,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, “the government is no longer treating gun ownership as a communicable disease.”
The staff reductions, announced by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have caused tremors within the gun control community. Critics are complaining the cuts will undermine the federal government’s ability to combat so-called “gun violence” research.
“Ever since the CDC inserted itself into the gun rights debate,” Gottlieb observed, “the agency has spent millions of dollars to promote the notion that gun-related violence is a public health issue, and they’ve mostly gotten away with it, thanks largely to their allies in the media treating everything they say as gospel. But it’s not a ‘health crisis,’ it’s a crime problem, and the antidote is not restricting the rights of law-abiding gun owners, which CDC research invariably seems to suggest, but instead restricting the freedom of violent repeat offenders.
“One complaint we’ve heard is that these cuts have ‘decimated’ staff responsible for so-called ‘gun violence research and prevention,’ but so far all of this research does not appear to have prevented a single violent crime,” he stated. “Instead, we see declarations that more research is needed, while anti-gunners use CDC data to erode Second Amendment rights. That sounds like a perpetual ‘make work’ effort to keep the public funding flowing while gun owners are essentially treated like plague carriers, or lepers.”
**If you like this post and would like to support the SAF, please do so by click the link. Thank you SAF on the great work to protect our Second Amendment rights!
Adult Easter Egg Hunt on your Concealed Carrywear! When you click on a product, an Easter Bunny Pop up with give you a discount code for that product. Random products at different sale discounts at different times during April up till Easter day, April 20, 2025.
It’s time to go on a Virtual Hunt for savings on American Made concealed carry clothes, holsters and fashion accessories too!
Hey, the weather’s turning warming and the days are longer and that means Spring Break with the family is upon us. The kids will be out of school soon and thankfully the traffic will better for those of us who are staying put… or for those who have to work.
Either way, one thing we’re all attached to these days and we don’t want to forget wherever we go is our phone. And not just because we feel lost without our phones or that we can’t scroll social media and we might miss a text from a loved one, but it’s actually more about the risk exposure to our privacy than the inconvenience of being “phone-less”.
Here are a few safety features to enable before you head out of town. We need to be cautious of data breaches, stolen identity and our personal privacy. With so much of our lives turning digital, this should be more of a priority than not.
1. Enable theft protection on your phone such as “find my phone” and Theft Protection or Enable Stolen device. These settings can be found in your main phone setting. If your phone detects it’s been stolen (ie quick movement away and changes of Wi-Fi connections) the phone with lock, keeping your data away from the theft.
2.Turn on advanced data protection.
“Apple encrypts iCloud data like photos and messages, while Googles Advanced Protection secures sensitive Android data. Ensure your device is updated and enable these options in account settings.” from Technology Times.
3. Use a Passkey or Biometrics to access your phone to eliminate password risks.
Taking a few steps to protect yourself before your trip will ensure your date stays safe while you’re enjoying your Spring Break or where ever you’re traveling. We must know have to consider all possible ways in staying safe.
International Women’s Day is March 8, 2025 and to celebrate all you strong and empowered women – we’re celebrating some strong women shooters who’ve paved the way and has helped each of us with their passion for firearms.
Sometimes we tend to take things for granted… and we forget our history of those who’ve gone before us. Once upon a time, women didn’t have many rights, we couldn’t even vote. But thankfully for some strong women in 1848.
In 1848, we already had some outspoken women activists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. They were early on the scene to demand civil, social, political and religious rights for women proclaiming that all men and women were equal.
Now, that sounds familiar, like a line taken from our Declaration of Independence! (“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men were created equal and endowed by their Creator…). For those who need clarifying that the use of “men” is for mankind. Silly but necessary these days to have to say that… but I digress.
Back to Celebrating Women and those like Abigail Kincaid (1911-2006). “A competitive target shooter for over 50 years, she invented a trigger guard which revolutionized the world of shooting and gun safety. Her dedication to competition shooting led her to train with other greats like Annie Oakley and compete in matches all over the world.”
What an impact Abigail Kincaid has made to the shooting sports! She even has a dress named after her, Abigail concealed carry dress, and our Strix Bellyband includes a built in trigger guard for safety.
We’d like to shout out other great women. like Julie Golob, Kim Rhode and Lena Miculek, who do so much to for the shooting sports and for women shooters alike. It’s great to celebrate these women because if they can do it – it shows that you can as well.
We are all on a personal journey for our safety and to uphold the importance of our Second Amendment rights.
Celebrating women who carry so you’re never be a victim because of style. Please enjoy saving on American Made concealed carry clothing this Women’s day weekend, March 7-9,2025. Save 15% off most of site when you use discount code “womensday”.
