I'm off to a 40th birthday party on Sunday. The hostesses are twins. They are both dainty and elegant and I know they've bought beautiful (matching) dresses for the event. Not to let the side down, I thought I'd go shopping for something stylish. I knew what I was looking for - my s-i-l had a lovely black and white tunic top and I wanted something similar. I found it after a lot of searching, only to discover that is looked a lot better on her size 12 frame than it did on my size 20. All the current fashions make me look like a barrage balloon or as if I'm 20 months pregnant. Most of them are in patterns that I'd have been ashamed to wear back in the 60s when they were first fashionable. Even M&S have let me down. They've gone all trendy. When Twiggy is one of their models, you can be fairly sure that the clothes won't look good on the fuller figure.
So I'm going to wear the good old fashioned top I bought in Farmers last year and a pair of Millers trouser. Yay, go me!
3 comments:
aw.. thought shopping was supposed to be better over there :( i have not gone shopping for ages. i always figure people who can dress well are regular shoppers and go every week or something.. know the trends.. know what to look for... i can't be arsed with that. i always have to remind MrH he's very lucky I am not a shopping kinda gal. more to spend on craft stuff aye!
Those 60s fashions don't look on anyone unless they are both thin and young - I'm missing them a miss completely. I too, am surprised that you couldn't find anything for the broader-beamed woman (size 20? Have you had a few too many ANZAC cookies since I last saw you?). I thought that was supposed to be an advantage of shopping in the UK.
Gerbera the shopping sucks over here. If it's not fashionable, you can't buy it. Not even ordinary t-shirts.
Violet the sizes are different here. Southern hemisphere clothes have a much kinder fit. I've lost weight since you saw me last. I think they've adjusted all the sizes to they could slot in a size zero.
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