No wonder I prefer dresses!

[Dowser]

I'm flinging again and this time it's tops and skirts.

Things I haven't worn for several years. So I'm bagging them all up and off they will go to a charity shop.

( I will be posting an armed guard on the empty drawers so DH doesn't sneak his stuff in!)

However, yes! I look at my stuff and think how stressful it is trying to get the right top to go with a certain skirt and how much more storage you space for all these separates .

So from now on, it's dresses.

( I will keep a few faves...just in case I get a mad urge to try and pair up two items that might just look good together!)

[candykane25]

You are so right.
I own four skirts. I love them. Wear each one once a year max.
Whereas my dresses I wear all the time cos they are so comfortable and easy to throw on.
I kid myself that skirts are versatile, or cute, but actually they are a pain.

[Dowser]

Here's a laugh! I got to the third bagfull and the light bulb in the walk in wardrobe popped.

That's telling me...enough is enough. You might regret this!

[SanityClause]

I love a dress for work. They look smart, and you don't have to worry about what goes with what. Pull it on and you're dressed! (Or accessorise, if you can be arsed.)

[Titsywoo]

I love dresses but can only wear the fit and flare style because everything seems to be made for women with no hips and arse. Drives me mad.

[TheCatsMeow]

I love dresses and skirts, for me it's trousers that are never going to work.

[LemonSqueeze]

Oh, I live in dresses, especially for work. So easy and a complete outfit in themselves.

Plus trousers look awful on me. Literally - every pair of trousers I have ever tried on, in every style. And skirts dont flatter my mum tum figure.

[Dowser]

That's exactly how I feel sanity.

Look outside at the weather, select appropriate dress, earrings, necklace if needed .

Shoes! easy peasy And it's job done.

Hand me a skirt and a bag of tops and I'll dither for hours...then go and get myself a dress.

Been there done that..too many times!

[Floisme]

No I'm the opposite. I've ditched the dresses and I'm back in separates (love that phrase too, it's so 'Are you being Served?') I find them so much more versatile.

[samesizetoes]

I'm with Floisme, I can't wear dresses. If its not the waistband in the wrong place, its the length.

[Dowser]

Flo do you wear plain or patterned ie all plain or patterned skirt with plain top or patterned top and plain skirt?

[Floisme]

I don't wear a lot of pattern, Dowser. If I do it's likely to be on a skirt. I don't have many patterned tops - apart from stripes (quite a lot of stripes!).

I agree you do have to think more about what might go with what but I quite enjoy that side of it and trying out different combinations. With a dress there are so few things you can do to change the look, well at least that's what I find.

[Dowser]

Well I unearthed a skirt yesterday . Bnwt lol! So I'm wearing it. Giving it a go.

It's per una. Let's get that one out the way first ha! Ha! It's a mixture of black, mustard, aubergine/ purple, blue and teal . Sounds dreadful but it's actually quite muted. Let's call it vintage. It must be 5-7 years old.

I've got a plain fine knit aubergine jumper with it. It needs a scarf I think to brighten it as my black thermal vest is showing in the v neck. I've dressed for warmth today as I'm not well.

I got my scarves out the other day and a right motley crew they turned out to be. I need to invest in some nice dress scarves, maybe to go under a coat rather than bundled around my neck to keep out the winter chill.

So where for nice thin scarves that you can wear with a plain jumper and won't have a screaming match with a patterned skirt.

I'm thinking plain georgette. Unless anyone has a better idea.

[Dowser]

Flo did you get rid of all your dresses or are they just mouldering away at the back of the wardrobe lol!

This skirt is actually nice. It's a soft drapey fabric that fits on the waist ( I'm cheating , it's an elasticated waist. I might as well be honest) but its not all flared on the hips and skirt. So I feel quite neat in it. I don't buy from per una now. Haven't for years. The skirts that fit my hips were swishing round my waist and were often quite hideous. Probably one of the reasons I went for dresses come to think of it.

[Talulaley]

I struggle with dresses too, the waist is never in the right place. What dresses do you all wear?

[Floisme]

I rarely get rid of stuff, Dowser - I'll probably end my days on one of those decluttering reality shows. So the dresses are still there and I may come back to them one day.

I really like purple with teal and the great thing about that skirt is that there will be loads of tops out there to go with it!

I get most of my scarves from TK Maxx (although I'm trying to wean myself off them as they show up my jowls).

[Dowser]

You're my sort of woman Flo?
I'm going back through those bags in case I made a big mistake. ;-)

I came home with 4 plain scarves from Bon marche. Not a lot of choice in my town. A teal, a navy, pale blue, a dark lavender and a deep dark purple with a little delicate pattern.

All in the sale..so bargain!

[Thingsthatmakeugoummmm]

These skirts are amazing as they have poppers/buttons meaning one size fits all! They are also reversible so you have two skirts for price of one. They have hundreds of designs but they are all different.

[Saurus72]

Dresses are absolutely the future. So easy and no hassle to pull on. I wear dresses, plus tops/jumpers and skirts to work because I find it easy to find smart skirts. My problem is that I can tons of beautiful tops for weekends, but no skirts that are not frumpy, too smart or Fat Face-esque.

[Dowser]

thats pretty.

Where from and what the heck would you wear with it....and does it come in a dress lol?

[Thingsthatmakeugoummmm]

It's from www.zandamsterdam.com. I wear plain black three quarter length top with it.

No, it doesn't come in dresses but I am with u. Dresses so much easier. Bought some fab ones from hush, white stuff and monsoon

[Dowser]

Very pretty.

[Crazybaglady]

Is love to wear dresses every day! I usually do in summer but I'm not very good at winter

[Ningnang2000]

What shoes do you wear with your dresses?

[thenightsky]

Another dress woman here!

Shoes? I tend to go for a patent ballet.