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When you wear an outfit that just makes you feel blah...

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GravityFalls · 04/03/2019 18:36

So today my outfit of choice was: navy cord above-the-knee skirt (cute), dark brown tights and dark tan Chelsea boots (this all looks very nice together), then a white scoop neck top and coral coloured cardigan.

It was the last two things that did me. The top is so annoying as hardly any bras work underneath it and it cost more than I’d usually pay for a jersey top (Pure Collection) as I was going for the buy-better-not-more thing and I’m determined to find a way I can wear it. So although I had a cardi on top and you couldn’t see it, the neckline felt “off” all day. And then, how does anyone ever wear a cardigan over a top with sleeves? It would NOT sit right, the neck kept bunching weirdly, the arms weren’t right all day and it just looked odd around the waistline. As well as that the whole outfit didn’t look cute and preppy but so unbelievably bland - I’d hoped the coral would lift the whole thing but it just looked awful and I’d chosen the wrong lipstick. Of course this all happened when I was rushing out of the house and had no time to change but it depressed me all day!

Tell me I’m not the only one who chooses to disasterous, but disappointing outfits and ruins the day for themselves?

OP posts:
CountFosco · 05/03/2019 20:04

Durham you look very professional and completely appropriate for a job interview.

GraceMarks · 05/03/2019 20:19

I have this thing where I'm about a stone lighter in my mind's eye than I am in real life, so outfits never look quite as nice on me as I think they will. I wish I could pull off something quirky and different without looking like a fancy-dress dumpling.

Decormad38 · 05/03/2019 20:24

Agreed. I always think I’m slimmer than I actually am so outfit ends up riding up or tights end up sliding down!

Girlinstripedpyjamas · 05/03/2019 20:27

Yup. In my head I look good then catch sight of the reality. Hideous lumps everywhere

Processedpea · 05/03/2019 20:30

Yesterday I wore plum jeans and a khaki close fitting top with a red cardigan and huge khaki cardigan as well as it was cold I thought it looked ok but in bright sunlight it was awful totally ruined my day 😁

Babygrey7 · 05/03/2019 20:39

Too many layers

I realise layers are warm, but make me look frumpy

I hate feeling "wrong", I wore a dress today that had shrunk in the wash and now has an uneven hemline, and I feel sheer animosity towards that dress for making me feel self conscious all day

I now feel like googling "green embroidered dress" by the way, anyone else?! Grin

EyeDrops · 05/03/2019 20:45

I have found my people!!!

CountFosco · 05/03/2019 20:58

I now feel like googling "green embroidered dress" by the way, anyone else?! Grin

Other Stories has lots of green dresses.

BuildAParsnip · 05/03/2019 21:11

Yes to this. That heartsink moment in the work toilet mirror when you realise your insoucient laid back look just looks scruffy. Or your put together frock looks frumptastic. Or any variation on the above. And you're stuck in it feeling awkward all day.

RainbowCushion · 06/03/2019 08:09

I gotta say I have this so much less now since getting my colours done ...

CremeDeSudo · 06/03/2019 09:30

Slightly off topic but I also hate it when I've mished to work feeling like I look really good, make a cuppa with a bit of a swagger on, sit at my desk for an hour or so, head to the loo...then realise my make up has smudged all under my eyes and no one has bothered to tell me. Ruins my day in much the same way!

Disfordarkchocolate · 06/03/2019 09:33

I have a blue dress that makes me feel like this. It looks great in the mirror but just doesn't feel right and I look uncomfortable all day. Its off to the charity shop in the spring.

littlestrawby · 06/03/2019 11:24

Gah I constantly feel like this. My waist, bum and tummy have changed for the worst since having my Dd (now 15 months so no excuse!). I have no idea how to dress my new slightly rounded saggy body and just look frumpy and terrible in my old work clothesSad

according · 06/03/2019 12:16

So glad I found this thread.

I have a couple of oversized shirts from Zara in a really nice blue and white stripe. They look great on the hanger. Look great in the mirror before I leave the house, with skinny jeans and Stan Smiths.

But when I catch sight of myself in a mirror or other reflection when I'm out, I look like a sack of potatoes. WHY.

DurhamDurham · 06/03/2019 17:35

CountFosco Thanks Smile
Didn't get the job but I doubt it was my outfit, more likely my half baked vague answers Grin

BrinkPink · 06/03/2019 17:49

I totally get this. It's like the opposite of when an outfit or item is just right and feels so "you" - it just feels bleh and awkward.

I lusted after a boden tweed skirt for ages and finally bought it in the sale. I loved the fabric, I loved how it looked on the model, it should have been amazing, but it just wasn't. It was somehow not right, didn't sit right, didn't go with anything, length and width felt strange although it did fit.

I kept trying to convince myself it was fine and wore it and then felt off and uncomfortable all day. I still actually have it as I do still love it and somehow think one day it will work out Confused

I hate it when you're in a rush in the morning and get it wrong but there's no time to reconsider. And I've also had that thing where I see someone else and feel my outfit is dowdy and ill-advised next to theirs.

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