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To ask you to (gently) evaluate my style?

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doesyourmotherkno · 03/06/2026 07:54

I am a size 18, and after significant weight loss I am trying to slowly reinvent my style. I’m used to hiding behind trousers and big t-shirts. I am in my 20s.

I have quite a lot saved on H&M and Matalan and places like that, as well as some staples in my wardrobe (mainly trousers and skirts).

My thinking is day to day, fun trousers (I have some striped trousers and plan on making some gingham trousers) with fun graphic t-shirts or some nice dresses, and these will then be pieces I can carry into weekends and holidays. My workplace is more relaxed and would allow outfits like this.

I am trying to do this on a budget so not really open to spending £100s on one item. I don’t know why some items have saved as size 8. I obviously won’t be purchasing!

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ItsmeMargo · 03/06/2026 08:10

I LOVE the pattern trousers, and would wear them with a plain T-shirt/vest. Wide and flowing on the bottom, more fitted on top. That tends to be my go-to look.

doesyourmotherkno · 03/06/2026 08:05

Malasana · 03/06/2026 08:01

I think that there are lots of things there that you could mix and match so that’s could that you can create a few outfits out of a couple of items.
The thing I’m not keen on is the patterned trousers. I’d always wear plain pants but that’s my taste. I like the wide leg style.

I do kind of worry the loud wide trousers are my old habit of hiding my body, but I also really like them! I used to wear a lot of them when I was a lot bigger, not so much now. I do want to mix and match (so for example one of the t-shirts I can see at least three outfits I can put together with it), but just struggle to know what looks good because I’ve never really thought anything positive about my body

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Malasana · 03/06/2026 08:01

I think that there are lots of things there that you could mix and match so that’s could that you can create a few outfits out of a couple of items.
The thing I’m not keen on is the patterned trousers. I’d always wear plain pants but that’s my taste. I like the wide leg style.

doesyourmotherkno · 03/06/2026 07:55

Some more bits I have saved

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