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Please help me buy/pack for holiday!!!!

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LemonViolet · 08/08/2021 16:39

I am seriously out of practice in buying clothes. Or even wearing clothes really!

I moved house during the pandemic and got rid of most of my old clothes; and I haven’t really gone anywhere for ages that wasn’t work or dog walking so apart from work clothes (uniform/scrubs), I have one pair of jeans and a handful of vests/tops to wear with it for when I’ve been out in public. Other than that I’ve lived in pjs, joggers and old band tshirts at home, doing the garden etc, and jeans/joggers and a hoodie for walking the dogs.

I need a whole new wardrobe basically.

But most urgently I am spending a week in Devon at the end of the month; we will be seeing family, going to pubs, restaurants, touristy days out, the beach, dog walking and relaxing at the holiday cottage which has a lovely garden.

I’m a size 14, 36G, 5’2 shortarse, winter complexion with blue eyes and dark brown/dyed dark blue hair. I used to like dresses and skirts from places like Apricot, White Stuff, Joe Browns, Desigual, Animal, Fat Face etc, have never really found any trousers/shorts I feel comfy in (apart from my 1 pair of Levi jeans), like colour, pattern, boho/slightly hippy styling.

If anyone has aspirations of being a personal shopper and could help me plan a holiday wardrobe/packing list I’d be most grateful!!!! Can probably justify spending up to £500 or so especially if it’s versatile things. I can make 1 or max 2 trips for a few hours to a Westfield mall otherwise will need to order online, and we have 2 weeks!!

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MisterT373 · 11/08/2021 17:48

I don't know much about style & fashion but

"You can never have enough hats, gloves and shoes"

hughmanatee1 · 12/08/2021 13:54

Prozac for the days, Valium for the nights

boogiewithasuitcase · 12/08/2021 15:13

How about, to start with, getting a couple of tops of the kind that Remus suggested to go with your jeans?

Maybe you can still wear joggers for dog walking and relaxing in the holiday garden, and buy a denim/khaki jacket, and new trainers and sandals to go with them? Great suggestions on this thread.

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