TexasCHLforum.com

Hoi Polloi, the way you're holding the gun in your picture above suggests that a holster of the "SOB" (small of back) variety may be the kind of thing to suit you. They tend to be (but not always ) OWB, but they are around behind where they are well concealed but easily accessible.

Here is a picture of a slender framed woman, from behind, with a Desantis OWB SOB holster. Her pistol is dimensionally larger than the PT111 you're holding in your picture, so the corresponding holster would be smaller (and flatter)....


Here's a galco version of the same idea:


And lastly, here is an IWB version of an SOB holster from D.M. Bullard:


The D.M. Bullard holster has the advantage of having a slot for an extra magazine. Of course, all of these are available for a number of different pistol brands/models/sizes, and most reputable manufacturers offer some kind of SOB holster, so you would have to do some research, but this might be a viable alternative to consider.

My last piece of advice, for what it's worth, is to build your carry method around your gun choice, and not the other way around. Pick the gun first, for its various virtues that matter to you (i.e. the best combination of weight, caliber, size, and capacity that makes sense to you), and then pick the means to carry it. Since there are lots of different carry options for almost every kind of pistol made, I think you'll find this approach less limiting without decreasing your protection options.

OTH, the gun you carry with you beats the one you left at home.

Here is the link for the Smartcarry Website. I don't personally like them, but is has nothing to do with whether or not they are a valid method of carrying, and everything to do with (besides being male) my being the exact opposite body type as you. I'm "horizontally challenged," so to speak, and I just don't think it would be comfortable for me. But it might work for you.

Unfortunately (in my opinion), my wife hasn't yet found the fashion compromise that will let her carry on her body, so she carries either in a CCW purse or a fanny pack exclusively. Here is a picture of her from her Wally Walk, using that purse:



The purse is actually cocoa in color. That zipper on the side of it closest to her front is the access point for the pistol. Also, kevin2349 has a thread going HERE with pictures of a gun purse he just bought for his wife.

Those and the fanny pack are the only things I have any kind of personal experience with so far as my wife is concerned. I know there are several women on this forum who have used, or still use, Smartcarry systems. But generally speaking, it seems to me that pretty much any on-body carry method, whether it is an IWB or OWB hoster (or a Smartcarry) is going to require you to make a few adjustments to your wardrobe. Nothing radical, but still significant enough to take into consideration when you are buying clothing. Even a great IWB holster still requires an untucked shirt or a jacket to hide that part of the gun which rides above the belt line, and if an untucked shirt or jacket is too form fitting, the gun will print - which isn't desirable either.