Right. It's hot today, and none of my work wardrobe is suitable for summer. Size 22.
I'm in a professional office job, aspiring for promotion. Don't need to look corporate as such, but do need to look smart/stylish. Not really looking for suits, but dresses/separates that I can make into a capsule wardrobe.
For winter I have been working around a combination of jersey pencil skirts with looser tops - or with tighter tops and long cardigans.
If I were thin enough I'd shop in places like Cos, Toast, Hobbs. That's the look I'm going for.
I can't go sleeveless AT ALL.
What I would ideally like is some loose, airy tops with 3/4 sleeves. Potentially linen tshirts? Don't really want structured shirts but looser ones are good. For example, today I'm wearing pencil skirt with oversize blouse. I guess more stuff like that? Deep scoops and deep v's are good. I also really quite like 'notch' necks (is that a thing?)
The annoying thing is, I quite often see thinner women in the sort of top that would suit me, but plus size suppliers seem to have only an array of stuff that DOESN'T bloody suit me. I hate plus size suppliers...
Basically I don't want sacks so most of the year round I wear relatively fitted stuff, but then 'disguise' (hah!) stomach rolls etc with a cardigan. So for example, I could get wrap dress type thing, but I feel self conscious wearing them with nothing on top. But it's too hot for cardies. Help me!
Summer dressing is hard when you're fat anyway but, honestly, summer workwear dressing is the PITS.
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
For beauty and fashion style advice, join in our Style forum chat.
Style & Beauty
<sigh> Plus size summer workwear
24 replies
ecuse · 12/05/2016 10:55
OP posts:
Newsletters you might like
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.