What You Look Like & What You Wear ?

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Winter - leggings and long tops, black jeans and T shirts, hoodies, trainers.
Summer - cotton or denim skirts, T shirts, flipflops
Hardly a style, more a convenience.

I seem to live in gym gear these days, really struggle when it comes to dressing up. Love ankle boots and trainers, cropped and narrow legged trousers, mid calf and longer skirts and dresses, all styles of jackets. Go to retailers are Seasalt, White Stuff, Boden and .....Morrisons ?. My wardrobe is stuffed and I have nothing to wear ?‍♀️

I don’t really have a style icon I can emulate, as most the peoples whose style I admire are tall and slim- whilst I am petite and top heavy, and look swamped in the simple classic or oversized look I admire on others.
For work I used to wear washable shift or pinafore dresses with flat closed toe shoes as per nhs dress codes, and then tended to very much dress down outside of work in jeans and jumpers.
Now I have mostly retired -my wardrobe will need to evolve but it may take me some time! I have not bought a lot of clothes recently for this reason.
I used to like AllSaints for the occasional item and have collected quite a few items over the years. The unusual asymmetrical shapes sometimes work on my shorter frame. For summer clothes I like Seasalt (cottons and linens- petite fittings) - and white stuff. I live near an out of town M+S so buy basics like treggings and underwear there.I’m not good at retiring old clothes!
I love spring and summer and like brighter colours- abstracts, tie dye and stripes - not together! Mostly I wear blues, grey white and navy. Creams and beiges don’t work for me at all.

Bazwheat

I wear whatever my wife tells me to, or else I am in trouble !

Just like my DH.

Love bright colours and wear them from spring through to autumn only wear black in winter. Love maxi dresses and white trainers with biker jacket or denim jacket. Wide leg trousers with linen tops. Trinny is my icon

I wear whatever my wife tells me to, or else I am in trouble !

Summer, linen trousers and tops in black, white, grey, or navy leather flats and a decent bag, usually 2nd hand so I can afford it! Big - ish gold or silver bangles , earrings and sometimes a pendant. Winter , similar but fabrics would be wool , leather and sometimes cashmere. 80% of items eBay or charity shop , or sales, so will buy what I need for summer in autumn and vice versa. Got brown hair with highlights, short pixie. But on the plump side{

GSM, has your opinion changed on the quality of L since they moved to China. I returned my last consignment for the first time ever. Quality non existent.

Today I am wearing what I consider to be my favourite clothes and ones that I have been comfortable in since being a tomboy for 60 odd years. Baggy denim shorts and a bright patterned t-shirt with trainers ( usually Jesus sandals) as it was cold.
I love wearing dresses, not skirts,
with ankle boots or trainers.
In winter I wear trousers different styles but rarely jeans. I find skinny jeans uncomfortable.
Long sleeve dresses in winter as well.
I have masses of thick unruly grey hair which I love. Could do with losing a couple of stone.

Oh dear, luluaugust I like so many of the Poetry dresses! I’m usually looking at Whitestuff, Seasalt, Joules etc. I volunteer at a charity shop, and there are some very good quality donations, which once out on the shelf for a while we can pick up for a bargain. Thank you for your recommendations. If anyone is interested I’ll let you know how the consultancy went. ?

Lots of tips on where to clothes shop. Thank you. I, too like Poetry when I can afford them, Landsend and the previous incarnation of East were my every day choice. There are some pieces from Monsoon that are appealing to me at the moment. I have indulged.
I think I am a Summer in colouring style, although I have never had that officially confirmed, but I like bright, clear colours in strong fabrics. Indigo blue is a favourite and most shades of green suit me.
Hair is a bit of a problem at the moment. I have decided to grow it out from a short layered cut to a short bob shape. I haven't gone grey but my hair has darkened to a dull brown with a fair streak at the front. Time for a few highlights. I also think I will try some of those pretty headbands I see to keep it in order. Seasalt do them.
I have been trying to slim down for months and progress is so slow, but happening. I have reached a size 18, and my goal is a size 16. I shall keep on it. The down side is that I have more wrinkles now, Fat used to fill them out.

Most of autumn winter and early spring, I wear Seasalt long sleeve cotton tops and M&S straight leg joggers. If I go out, I wear my Hotter black ankle boots and navy coat.

In summer, I wear dresses. LiveUK, hush, Seasalt, a rare M&S one. I can’t wear anything tight at the waist due to irritating nephrectomy scar.

I have a colour scheme twice a year, buy a new dress for church at Easter. I wear sandals or Gabor shoes.

I am a big busted lady, so no v necks for me. I still have ankles, so prefer if they are a focus.

My hair is 50% grey, my skin pinky white. I keep make up to a classic minimum.

My dress colours atm are; khaki, blue, green. Linen and cotton are my favourites!

Jzpap, I have just had a look at Popsy. That is exactly the style I like to wear. Thanks!

I’m finding this thread really interesting as my daughter gave me a ‘style consultancy’ voucher for my birthday. The consultant is a friend of my children who wanted a career change and went on courses, having retired from the police service. She’s coming tomorrow, so I’m intrigued to know what she thinks of my current ‘style’. ? At the moment I’m looking for floaty dresses and skirts suitable for a holiday in Spain. Nothing glam, but understated, that is comfortable, not revealing, but ideal for the sun. In the meantime, I’ll look online at the designers recommended here. Thank you. ?

On a good day I look a bit like Brenda Blethyn as Vera on a bad day (but without the hat).

I do tend to wear shapeless baggy trousers rather than baggy skirts.

I am a similar age and have a similar shape and a similar disdain for fashion.

I live just outside Bristol where everyday is dress down day.
I never wear heels but then neither does anyone else round here. I wear joggers, Bretons and T shirts with chunky sandals or trainers most days. I love dresses, especially Popsy ones but also Seasalt.
I’d be happy to go back to the 70s and wear Laura Ashley dresses with cowboy boots, flared jeans and gypsy skirts.

FannyCornforth

And me! Mind you, I’m not sure which vegetable I resemble.
I’ll have to think.
Maybe an avocado? (Pedants: I do know that they are a fruit!)

I know that I could have said pear; but I’m a bit more ‘fleshed out’

I was a teenager in the sixties. Loved Mary Quant pop art black and white style. Also a bit of a tomboy so loved trousers and casual clothes. Now in my seventies not much has changed, I like plain colours have very few patterns in my wardrobe. Very rarely get ‘dressed up’ more walk the dog clothes now.

I have a very glamorous friend who is always perfectly ‘turned out’ similar style to ‘Jean Muir’, if you remember her. I feel like a bit of country bumpkin next to her. I have now stopped colouring my grey hair and wear less makeup. I think I am saying I happy being natural and me.

And me! Mind you, I’m not sure which vegetable I resemble.
I’ll have to think.
Maybe an avocado? (Pedants: I do know that they are a fruit!)

Me, too. Being apple shaped!

Me too!

Madashell

I’m considering a new clothing brand - “Apples & Pears” - which will produce clothing for women who don’t have an industry standard shape. Who will also put garments together to fit each customer. Now how do I get on Dragon’s Den..?

Great idea, I will subscribe to that!

I have an acquaintance, who wears colourful dungarees, now I know where she buys them!

Judy Dench - I love her look and her clothes. I also have a similar jaw line and deep set blue eyes.... I'd buy Gudrun Sjoden, (GS), but the layers required to get the full look are way beyond my budget. My current, more affordable fave, is Lucy & Yak who do a range of gloriously colorful baggy options, many of which are in corduroy - the best of all fabrics IMO, along with cotton velvet in jewel colours. My biggest sartorial regret is not treating myself to the turquoise elephant corduroy GS trouser suit.