What do your clothes say about you?

grace
no 1 sums me up to a tee.
I hate to have my photo taken (proof on the Edinburgh thread, where I am hidden at the back) as I am sure I should be 5ft 8 and thin

No 2 I would be happy with as then I wouldnt then have to hide

No3 Does not apply as I hate shopping for clothes but then No 1 and No 2 are proof to that.

I am much happier in my old work clothes and big boots and covered in cement and nobody to see.

gracesmum I totally agree with quotes 1 and 3.
But then I also agree with:
Nfkdumpling and scarves, I have THREE drawers full!
Marelli and Gally re sales, I love a bargain so much that I buy something, say for £9.99 and then spend a great deal more matching it up! When I realise this is getting stupid I apply the 'Blue Rule' (only allowed to buy it if it's blue!)
I can spend hours wandering around clothes shops, I think it's a sort of avoidance strategy (housework, paperwork etc)
Like other grans, I like to vary the mood.
Bags... buffs ? Nothing to do with 'in the buff' I hope.
Finally, I think my clothes say that I am a vain old biddy trying to hang onto a size 10/12 and that I certainly do NOT need the amount I have.
P.S. apart from shoes and underpinnings ALL the gear worn in Brum had been bought in Sales!

Very philosophical grace and I need to ponder the implications here. Will have a thunk when the 2-year old ( dream child) goes for his nap.

I have picked out 3 quotes which I can really empathise with, but what are we saying here?
Quote 1 is the story of my life (hence hating most pictures of myself)
Quote 2 is only too common over a certain age, but is Judi Dench "invisible"? Maggie Smith? Helen Mirren? Let's not run ourselves down.We are not invisible!
Quote 3 is my financial downfall!! I love new clothes/shoes and the "promise" of the miraculous effect they will have on my appearance. As if!
Here they are:
1)The trouble is, I have a mental image of myself which doesn't transfer to the reality.

2)I've become invisible over the last few year so no point in dressing up.

3)Basically, I don't much like wearing clothes, but I like to acquire them .
Thoughts please!

marelli no I have not had a glass or two yet no this is what she actually called her avocado bathroom suite and she was very proud of it.

glass - do you mean an 'avocado' bathroom suite, and not and 'advocat' one? There you are - having a glass or two!

Yep - my clothes say that I am too fat hey! ho!

Hmmm, wish I had style and flair! I live in jeans (cut-offs in warm weather) and any tops/sweaters which don't enlarge my already full buzoom and which hopefully manage to hide my tum area. Gilets are great for breaking up those unseemly bulges in the wrong places . My only good point are long slim legs, so it's jeans and trousers for me.

I love dresses, but the agony of trying them on in changing rooms and seeing the result (surely I don't really look like that . . . do I??) has me putting them rapidly back on the rail!

The trouble is, I have a mental image of myself which doesn't transfer to the reality.

Scarves, lots of scarves. Hopefully to deflect attention from my lack of boobs and too large tummy. I do have a few old longish skirts in the wardrobe which look like new because I hardly ever wear them but intend to - one day.

I wear jeans almost all the time so every now and again I like to wear a frock or a skirt just to prove that I do have legs.

It's annoying bags isnt it - some people just have that effortless chic gene. They have a way with scarves and other accessories.

When I went to a concert the other evening several friends looked amazed then told me how ' chic' I looked. (I live in France, hence the chic). I waswearing my best-at-the-moment dress instead of my usual jeans/trousers and t-shirts. I am off in five minutes for a visit to the UK with a bag packed full of M&S socks, nickers and t-shirts. What does it say about me? Gawd knows.

Well not we'll ....who is in charge me or the iPad?

I've become invisible over the last few year so no point in dressing up. Like Gally I tend to wear jeans all the time, dressing them up or down depending on the occasion. Partly it is pure practicality eg if I'm on the floor with the grandchildren and for comfort and warmth and also a reaction against the type of clothes I had to wear when working.
My clothes say I'm retired, enjoying it, and I'll wear what I damn we'll please now

In my head I wear keds, straight-leg/slim leg jeans, t-shirts (layered usually) and almost always some kind of earings, sometimes my stone pendant and am tall and slim. Sometimes an overshirt/ thin linen thing.

In reality it's exactly the same except I do not have long slim legs and perfectly sized boobs, I am - damn - thickening around the waist, and my tummy is becoming plumply rounded!

In the winter it's a warmer combination. In the summer cooler, and a dress occasionally.

Always plain colours.

Tomboy

Mr. B calls it American West Coast gardener of a certain age look - (whatever rocks his boat )

Greatnan It tells me that there is no respect and as you rightly say - Blair started it

I am still wearing out some very expensive clothes I bought when I was working, along with my Decathlon €3.50 tee shirts.

My sister is a great reader, and often uses words she has seen written but has never heard spoken. I liked it when she told me someone was 'dead chag - grinned' because of some slight. I do put her right as she has asked me to do so - I wouldn't normally dream of correcting anybody else's pronunciation.

To digress a little - I think that men who wear business suits with an open-necked shirt and no tie look as though they are trying to 'get down with the kids'. I think Blair started it, but Cameron does it now. It does not convince me that he is a man of the people!

I never seem to intend to buy clothes but if I happen past something it just jumps out at me, I dont seem to any style what so ever as the Scottish GN with know.

My DD MIL used to have an advocat bathroom suite.

I have a couple of wardrobes full of clothes of all descriptions, mostly bought compulsively but I probably wear 5% of them - jeans, jeans, jeans and more jeans, blue sweaters and of course, the infamous gilet - blue with white spots and lined in a delightful pink. I hate wearing skirts as there's too much round the waist - knickers, tights, waistband of skirt; I feel claustrophobic and the tights always seem to dip at the crotch! Basically, I don't much like wearing clothes, but I like to acquire them

I mean, some people who wear formal jackets don't look smart at all. I keep wondering how they do it.

DD and I like "Buffs" as headwear. Mine always look neat, but she get hers on looking casual and sort of arty. I asked her how she did it yesterday. She just shrugged and said: "I just shove it on". Beginning to think I don't have a "shove it on" gene.

BTW, my name derives from "baggythecrust" (the end, or 'heel' as it's known in Scotland, of the loaf), but my first husband used to say that he thought I'd been born in baggy trousers, so there's that as well . Love loose garments, but not 'flappy' ones that get in the way. Mainly, I dress "neat and practical". If I put a formal jacket on I look seriously smart. It's quite scary because it doesn't seem to have that effect on other people

kitty, I was thinking along similar lines about my clothes. They range from charity shop bargains to Peruvian Connection hand made works of art. Today I'm wearing some old jogging pants of DH's. It's hard to believe he ever fitted into them!

Got sidetracked to other things. If a garment doesn't keep your arms dry, what use is its waterproofness is what I was thinking?, I don't regard a garment as waterproof unless it keeps me dry. I suppose, what they mean is that it's made of waterproof fabric. It wouldn't be a lot of use in western Scotland – one would still get wet and, therefore, cold.

Pointless garment if waterproofness is an issue.

Gilets/weskits/tank tops/woteva are for extra body warmth, not to keep you dry. Wearing a non-waterproof one under a mackintosh would make sense to me. Wearing a waterproof gilet makes no sense at all.

Just sayin'.

We started calling a gilet a gillet as a joke because a friend does (seriously) and now we can't stop.
My clothes indicate a very confused state of mind. Top ranging from Sainsbury's through to jaegar (sale!!) trousers likewise. Landsend and Boden are in there too. I like to pretend that I look like a vaguely on trend granny but not mutton dressed up as lamb! If I wear anything too 'old' my three daughters would soon tell me. It is quite stressful

When does a waistcoat become dignified by the term gilet I wonder?
I guess that a waterproof one, while not waterproofing the whole body, could waterproof the boob area and possibly backside as well if long enough.
I have two in my -wardrobe- clothes collection. One is a black Kaliko rather dressy one, that I have only worn once or twice. A mistake, bought in the days when i used to shop in kaliko (less money now, and it has gone down drain in terms of cute jackets that suited my shape, i just happen to notice). It is black with a fluffy furry edging, that I think emphasises the peary ness of my pear shape . And it just doesnt suit me.
The other one is a Swazi, khaki affair in suedey material. Long story. This was a gift from DS2. Swazi is a great NZ make - they do hunting and outdoor stuff. Whole nation scandalised when the army did not give them the clothes contract. If you are ever travelling north from Wellington, drop off and see them in Levin. Particularly if you are going pig hunting need to stock up on camouflage. (wow, is that how it is spelt, with an o in it, thank you spellchecker). Or anything in the great outdoors.
So DS2 bought this garment as a thank you xmas pressie for the long suffering wife of his old hunting buddy in Wanganui. She had put him up and fed him lots of times. It said on it Size 12. Turns out it was AGE 12. So DS left with garment that did not fit. With my narrow ribcage and small boobs I could just get into it. A nice windproof layer on a chilly day.