what wouldnt you wear?

I disagree about cold shoulder tops.
Larger ladies often have lovely shoulders, (better than scraggy ones!)
Good for them if they want to show them off.

I love my Crocs! Wouldn't wear them other than tatting around the garden and walking the dog though. Oh, and on the beach because I can paddle with them on.

I love my leggings too. Especially the fleecy ones that I wear in the winter, they are very warm.

What I wouldn't wear now that I am no longer slender with legs up to my armpits are stockings and suspenders, high heeled shoes, pencil skirs or any sort of tailored look.

Or pyjamas. Can't stand the way the bottoms creep up and into places they really didn't aught to be!

Thongs are the work of the ? Devil, obviously male!

Leggings, trainers, crocs, sleeveless are not for me.

Any advice about possible alternatives to tights, I can`t put them on anymore, but don`t feel dressed up on special occasions with bare legs.

I would not wear anything see through or too short.

I wouldn’t wear a bikini, a mini skirt, anything see through, animal print, cold shoulder top, high neck anything, Hotter shoes.

I do wear leggings, sleeveless tops in summer, heels sometimes, padded coats, trainers. I have black, grey, multi coloured and pink trainers. But I mostly wear them at my exercise classes. I have knee high boots and ankle boots.

OMG! There is so many things I wouldn't/couldn't wear:

Shorter skirts, anything clingy in fact, see through clothing, sleeveless tops, trousers or leggings without a long top to cover the belly and bum, high heels, floor length dresses/skirts (they just look wrong, I look like a tent). Oh well.......... Those were the days.

Just thought, listen to us lot all putting ourselves down! Hang on a minute, we've all had children, all lived until past middle age, all coped with life's ups and downs, and still able to chat on GN with people and have a sense of humour about it all. You know what? We're bloody gorgeous, all of us!

Crimplene, cable knit cardigans/sweaters, fur (even fake), PVC, pleated skirts, sheepskin gloves, anything old fashioned and fuddy duddy that my OH picks out in the shop, polyester large print skirts with matching tops, elastic waist trousers and skirts..................OMG I'm loving this ???

Callgirl1, I am with you on the arm front! I am short and fat, but my arms are just horrendous. Sleeveless anything is a no-no for me. On the tights front, have you looked at Snag Tights? They make tights in various shapes and sizes to suit all sorts - and in a really wide range of colours, even fishnets!

Callgirl:
"Any advice about possible alternatives to tights, I can`t put them on anymore, but don`t feel dressed up on special occasions with bare legs."

Long skirts and bare legs? Long skirts and footless tights?

I wouldn't wear anything that shows my knees or my midriff; a corset; anything with bows on; floral prints; a dress with a waist; too-short trousers.

Animal fur and thongs. No relation to one-another, obviously , but neither one - ever!

Leggings, unless for a sporting activity, or, as opposed to tights, with a full length garment on top.

Also, parkas with fur round the hood.

Oh I love parkas! I think everyone looks nice in one.

What lovely things to say Evie64 ...

Evie64 how right you are. We have put ourselves down a bit.

We are gorgeous, bright, funny, smart women. So what if we are shorter, fatter, more wrinkly than we would want. We are here, on this errrr dismal Friday. Life is out there waiting for us to grab it with both hands.

And actually, other people either don't see our flaws quite as clearly as we do or choose not the see them. Lets enjoy being us.

You still wouldn't catch me in a crop top though...!

I have just bought a short pale pink denim jacket to wear over summer dresses and it looks great. I wouldn’t wear a mini-skirt any more, not up to my bottom like I used to, and I try to avoid sleeveless if possible, but otherwise, anything goes! I just wear what suits me.

I live in a small market town and last week saw a female (I think!) walking through the town. Heads were turning and laughter rippled through the town, this person was tall and fairly big, not fat, wearing a short tight leather skirt, high heeled studded boots with gold heels and a short leather jacket. My description falls short of the spectacle. Age I would say very late sixties. The poor man with this person was smaller wearing a shabby jacket and denim jeans that had seen better days. Still not sure if it was in drag, but they had some guts. I think I am quite conservative, thank goodness!

Evie and Petunia you are spot on.

I had a sight test yesterday and it was torture. After having a photo taken which involved an extremely bright flash in both eyes which I did not like, a glaucoma test which I did not mind, the optician said that it was standard procedure to shine a white light in each eye which would take ten minutes altogether. I cannot bear bright lights shining in my eyes and kept blinking so he had to pull my eyelid up while I had to look down. I broke out in a sweat and I could not continue with the examination. I had my two children without pain killers so can withstand pain but this machine is a medieval torture device. I asked the optician if he could just look at my eyes using a little torch thing as opticians have done in the past, I have had my eyes tested many times this way. His reply was that it is a legal requirement to check for any problems and that 75 percent of the test is looking for such problems and 25 percent testing for spectacles. I know it is better to be safe than sorry with eyesight but wouldn’t you think that there would be a more humane way of examining eyes? I know that I will have to make another appointment but next time it will be with an optician who can check in the traditional way - that is if there are any left!

Animal fur , and a bustier, other than that- bring it on!!!

callgirl1, there's really no difference between thick tights and leggings (apart from the missing feet and need for socks) so if you're wearing boots in the winter then try them. I love the M&S thin silky thermal leggings (supposed to be underwear) and often wear them under dresses. Again, they look like tights - but much easier to get on and off!

Make up
High heels (low wedges perhaps)
Jumpsuits / onesies
Cold shoulder tops
Anything button-through (except my work uniform, no choice)
Thongs
Underwired bras
Gladiator sandals