I got a job! But I have no idea of how to find clothes which are relatively cheap, comfy and look good. I’ve been interviewing in an outfit I bought from Matalan, this jacket and trousers with a lace top, or sometimes with a fine knit cardigan instead of the jacket.
www.matalan.co.uk/product/detail/s2760747_c228/grey-essential-suit-jacket-grey
The jacket and top look great, and are a size 10. The trousers are a 12 and a nightmare. See how they skim the models legs? They are tight on me, particularly over my chunky knees, and huge on my waist. I wore a belt and it’s just ridiculous because the belt can’t cope with the excess of folded up fabric. I have quite a small frame and small shoulders with a long upper body and quite a big bum and short legs, particuarly my lower legs. I’m actually now having to wear size 14 knickers and tbh size 10 is often loose on my waist. How on earth am I ever going to be comfortable?
I was thinking of maybe getting a stretchy high waisted pencil skirt which I can pair with lots of tops but not sure if it’ll look cheap. Trousers are what I would really like to buy but they fit me so badly. I saw a pair of elasticated waist trousers on the Asos website, by the brand y.a.s but they are sold in out my size. I see a lot of knee length skirts which look bloody awful on me as they make my legs look so short and cut off at the fattest part of my leg, which is the knee. They also tend to highlight my wide hips and cover over any kind of shape I might have. I feel like such a weird bodied freak!