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Clothing while losing weight

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DottyDetective · 02/12/2020 02:52

I’ve had a hard few years and gained a lot of weight. I’m finally about 10kg down, 20kg to go. Suggestions for clothes that can work even as you lose weight? I work in a public facing role in a senior position so need to be smart. Prefer dresses as trousers are difficult to find with large things! Happy to eBay etc but could do with suggestions for style.

I’m 5ft 5, size 14/16. Narrow shoulders, large bust. Tummy is awful as diastesis recti and some ongoing gynae issues which are under treatment. Very large bum/thighs. Enormous in fact. Prefer to cover upper arms and legs to knee at least.

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MarmaladeTeepee · 02/12/2020 05:44

Well done on the weight loss! How about wrap dresses (can always wear a polo neck or cami underneath to cover bust) in a jersey style material? They'll have stretch for when you're larger but can be tightened as you lose weight? Just look for a true wrap style as opposed to the ones with a fixed waist.

DottyDetective · 02/12/2020 07:30

I do like wrap dresses though being short with large breasts they don’t always work for me!

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ilovecherries · 02/12/2020 08:15

I lost nearly 6 stone four years ago. I found CoS and Kin at JL very forgiving for transitioning sizes. Their look is often quite oversized anyway, and I found I could cover three dress sizes with the same item before it really started to be too big, especially if I sized down on the initial purchase.

DottyDetective · 02/12/2020 10:10

Thanks, I have a few things from Cos but find the oversized look tough because I’m quite a bit bigger on bottom. I’ll order a few things to try. Hadn’t even thought of Kin, will look later.

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