What do you wear?

I've just bought a Julien Macdonald animal print blouse on Ebay and have high hopes of it looking nicely tarty. Always like to give the mums something to tut about if I'm doing the school run

My d-in-law, who earns enough to spend hundreds of euros on clothes & accessories, has tried to rid me of my guilt about spending too much. She persuaded me to spend more than I'd ever dream of spending on a nice summer dress & lectured me about how I should wear it for 'everyday'. Of course I haven't as a) it's rarely hot enough; b) it needs uncomfortable shoes &, unless really hot, tights. But I love it & will enjoy wearing it for years as it won't have worn out (unless I do!)

I have lots of dresses in my wardrobe because I do tend to keep everything. They all still fit me. But when I try one on that I haven't worn for a while it looks dated because the length is wrong. I'm only five foot tall and dresses that are below mid calf now look dowdy.
I know if I had them all altered to just below the knee the fashion would change again. Remember mini followed by midi followed by maxi? M too old for micro!

Quite chuffed to read what I wrote in June as I have lost the weight and I can now get into most of my clothes again [but have also taken on board what gracesmum said about not stocking up on clothes as medical conditions can cause weight gain and there's always a chance of thyroid problems or having to take steroids for other things]. Sometimes writing things down really helps with motivation. I've got a few more weeks before I go on holiday and am going to stick with the diet and exercise regime and then just do lots of walking [weather permitting]. I've still got loads of clothes in the wardrobe that need chucking out, though and , what's even worse are the number of clothes that I've bought on impulse and have never worn.

I really struggle to know what suits me these days. I lost the plot for a while confidence wise (bad time) but am feeling a bit more able to look for clothes now but haven't a clue what suits me. I buy something, try it on and think 'oh yes I like that'. Take it home, take the labels off and then when I come to wear it I wonder what I was thinking. I have a friend who has never lost her sense of style although she is older than me ( she's 65). She is small, petite and trendy. When I get ready to meet her, I think I look OK until she turns up looking fabulous, she seems to get every aspect just right