I am so bloody sick of wearing the same things day in day out!

[knickers0nmyhead]

I'm quite a chunky lass...with a big baby overhang

I have a pair of jeans, a pair of linen trousers and a pair of 3/4 jeans.

And I have 3 tops

I am sick of trawling through charity shops and never being able to find anything I like.

I hate clothes shopping and money is really tight so has anyone got any good places to shop or ideas on things I could get away with wearing.

Usually I wear blacks and greys, although today I am wearing white trousers!!!

Please help...I feel as though I am stuck in a rut.

how about a clothes swapping party if you have friends similar sizes?

p.s-take your knickers off your head,theyve been on for ages

No friends of similar sizes, they are all skinny minnys!!! and I couldn't give these clothes away, never mind swap them

AND I put a clean pair on every other month

Im not thin.....I also dont have tons of money to spend, but I get a lot of complements about my clothes.

What you need to do is to go to primark buy 3 none elastic T shirts,try them on and get ones that fit not snugly but that are quite long,get a black one a white one and a coloured one.....then buy a couple of funky necklaces long ones and wear with your jeans and a long cardi.

When youve done this,scour the charity shops (as I do) for things that fit and are longer in length to go over your tummy.

Buy a few pairs of 'control' pants you can get them for about £4 in tesco- they make a world of difference.

Look after yourself too- just buy using a cheap moisturiser and hair conditioner you will look and feel much better.

I always smell nice not bcos i have tons of perfume i always spray the cardi/jacket thing I wear with perfume when in boots or debenams etc and then i put the card in my bag so my bag smells nice,I always have nice nails - they are cheap stick on ones but done caregully they look great,I do my hair with the straighteners at night then blow it in the morning,a tad of makeup and toe nail polish and people refer to me as 'well groomed' .....its all on the cheap but it makes me feel better.

For an example yesterday I wore black linen trousers £1 in the charity shop,a red vest top with a frill on £2.50 primark,silver and red beads from dorothy perkins sale £2 and some silver pumps with jewels on £12 tesco ....at least 3 people commented(in a nice way i think)

Theres some goos advice there but Primarni only go up to an 18 top here...Im more towards a 22 in a top..18 bottoms.

If I go anywhere, I used to wear makeup (before dd ruined it all) and usually will blow dry and straighten my hairs.

Nails are a fab idea...I may just do that.

*Good not good

and

hair not hairs.

Couple of pics on my profile of me now if that could, somehow, bizarrely, help??

You dont look like a size 22 at all.

And primarks labels dont say 22 but some of their stuff is really marked up at the wrong size I have a size 10 top from there that I wear (with the labels sticking out )

Even so you need a bit of mascara blusher and lipgloss its essential .

You are vv pretty and are selling yourself short I think.

haha I would have the labels sticking out too

Definitely a 22 top...and thanks for the compliment

Your welcome and my tummy is v much like yours .....but hey i have 3 dc ......and im 36 today .

Wayhey!!!

hAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Fankooooooo.

Just passing by hope you don't mind.

Knickers - you are gorgeous. You have a lot going on there and as Nicks said you do not look like a size 22 at all. Your hair is lovely, always have it shining, have patience in the charity shops, there's great stuff in there, and I also agree with Nicks about Primark sizes. Scarves are nice too. And I'd do things with that gorgeous hair if I had it.

Nicks HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

36? You're a baby enjoy it.

Aww thankyou.

Yes scarves are fab I have loads of those cheapy 'pashmina' types in jewel colours to wear with my winter coat and big jumpers.

Nicks - yup and hats, I love a hat.

Knickers - sunglasses, lippy and hat, loads of accessories, nice nails etc.

Very glam look.

Actually, scrap the hat, no hat with your hair.

I too love a hat I have loads I like the wooly beret type with some random sparkly stuff sewn on.

Ohhh its nice to find someone who likes my stuff .

Last year I was sooooooooooo trendy as all the young girls were wearing hats too - ds1 sadly told them I wasnt a fashion fitter in I wore them all the time .....gah

Nicks - same.

I've been wearing hats, scarves and beads, well accessories, forever.

Oh and i've always done belts too.

Hmmmmmmmmmm, you sound interesting .

Knickers?? Are you washing your beautiful hair??

Asos have a curvy section and the clearance stuff is from £3 for a to here

Ebay is also fab but it takes time to look through and find the bargains!

for a top...I love the one with a peacock on it...

You are very pretty, with lovely hair.

With a curvy body like yours, you'd be much better of is dresses than tops and trousers than chop you in two. Monsoon go up to a 22, and have 70% off teh last of their sale stuff now, might be worth a look. Ebay good too, can search by size and colour to narrow down selection

hi just had a look at your photos and you hair is lovely, do you dye it? are you wearing makeup in the photo? think you should wear more eye make up.

I have a top like you are wearing and if i wear it with linen trousers i dont feel good, all a bit shapeless. You have to be careful with linen trousers to get a well fitting pair, i swear mine get baggier during the day.

How about next or new look in the sales, only buy if it fits perfectly and you love it though or the asda sale bits go really cheap. Also boden might have a few bits in their sale, some of it is more suited to someone a bit older though. And are you wearing a good fitting bra and pants?

Car boots and ebay can be good, but i've also had things that dont fit.

i buy from ebay.....type in 'long tunic top size 22'

all sorts of things come up,but you get alot of the better stores stuff,alot unworn,or barely worn.....bid no higher than a couple of pounds and see what you win

same with jeans/trousers.......everyones struggling right now,so the richer ladies are selling on there too,which is better quality

i look out for debenhams and m and s,also i like next.

Your top dosen't look that big-could you invest in a properly fitted decent bra? My dh got me an anita bfing one as a present and it's fab.

Would you consider getting a fringe cut? I have a round face and similar hair and look MUCH better with a sweeping sideways fringe.

I looked on the asos sale thing this would look fab with jeans and a junky necklace.....

Love the asos site, especially the jumpsuits.

A friend of mine who is not as svelte as you gets loads of lovely stuff from George at Asda.

Agree that you need to emphasise your eyes a bit.