What are you wearing today? Autumn/Winter 2021

[OublietteBravo]

I’m hoping I’ve been here long enough to be allowed to start the new thread. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s outfits as we move into my favourite fashion season.
Link to old thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/4300357-what-are-you-wearing-today-july-august

I am trying out ways to wear this knitted vest, I don't know if this works, looks better over patterned dresses/shirts but I'm not sure if I can carry the look off!

Tops -next
Jeans - Gap
Shiny boots - next

@zigzaggaway I like it! New looks are tricky until you get used to them I think

Spent the weekend in a hoodie and sportswear as I didn't go anywhere - just to a yoga class, and the toddler's swim class. Otherwise I was gardening so no nice clothes required!

I've just pulled these very old trousers out but although they are very comfy, they are quite slim-fitting and I feel like they accentuate my mum tum...

Shirt Sainsbury's
Trousers Banana Republic (probably nearly 10 years old now)
Boots Clark's

@zigzaggaway You look great in that outfit. The sleeveless jumper really works. I love them. Unfortunately, one of mine is wide at the sleeves and a loose fit. That has a bit of a ‘broadening’ effect. I’m not thrilled about that, but sod it!

@Graphista

Trouble is in my head I'm still a svelte young blonde dolly bird and I'm guilty of sometimes dressing as if that is still the case and ending up looking a joke

I’m guilty of this too! For ages I was stuck in a wear everything skin tight phase, as I had the figure for it and body-con was fashionable in my 20s! This thread has made me realise slightly looser is much more flattering and fashionable

Today
Trousers - Hush via charity
Top - Jigsaw via charity
Jumper - Ralph Lauren via TK Maxx
High tops - Diesel via TK Maxx

These Hush trousers are SO COMFY! They are also a size 8 which is ridiculous (I’m a 10/12). However they are a little short to wear like this so think they will be put back in the summer wardrobe to wear with sandals

Loving the sleeveless jumpers, @zigzaggaway and @AnnieSnap.

Not dressed here yet. Kids are having Monday morning meltdowns.

@JunieSpoony not sure what wwetm means but I mainly use this name and didn't have a previous regular username

Headless alone wouldn't always work depending what I'm wearing as I have birthmarks and scars and things that would ID me to some

Glad you liked my clothes biography! I waffle on apologies to all. Yes I'd wear what I wore as a youngster if I'd the figure to pull it off! Except the clubbing outfits I'd freeze! Dd wears that kinda thing now and worse!  she has the figure AND the height! She's been approached since she was little to be a model (also has olive skin, almond eyes and gorgeous curly very dark hair - which she hates the curls ) but she has a friend who's been modelling since a baby (blonde hair and ringlets, blue eyes, alabaster skin) who's mum was a model too and she doesn't fancy it as sounds boring! Some of the stuff she wears to go clubbing/raves is barely more than a colourful piece of string 

@Sooverthemill I didn't know Oxfam did that excellent thank you!

@zigzaggaway I like that! Very New England/preppy/country club look

@Pigtailsandall I know what you mean about mum tum but the shirt over is fine looks good

@KiteflyingKat you defo have the figure! But yes it's so hard to move away from the "rules" we learned when we were discovering our style which tends to be 20's/30's and staying in that mindset

I've noticed and been critical of it in my mum, she was that age in 60's and 70's and for many years still wore 70's style a line below the knee rigid skirts in 70's colours and clumpy 70's shoes

I've never managed the sleeveless jumper thing looks weird on me I think because of the carrying weight on boobs/belly thing so I just look...rotund?

Argh, managed to lose yet another post!

@Graphista, sorry for the confusion. I meant I had a different username. WWETM = why we eat too much. I was trying to think of threads I used to be a regular on, not sure if you were on it too but I recognise your username.

Today: grey cableknit Boden dress. Will probably wear with red knee-high DMs, suede and leather. They've definitely seen better days (they're 15) but I love them still.

And this is how I look in my head (I LOVE this dress)

@20FlowerPower

Off out for dinner / drinks.

Jumper / Slip Dress Combo : Mint Velvet
Shoe Boots : Camper
Lots of Thermals underwear due to the high probability of having to sit outside : M&S / Uniqlo

Stops lurking to say I LOVE this! it looks fabulous.

@JunieSpoony don't think I'm on that thread. I'm on "LOSE IT" threads

Hi @Graphista - welcome to the thread! I second whoever said that taking photos for yourself (even if you don’t post them) is useful. I have almost 3 years worth now and it’s so helpful to see which items of clothing work together, and which ones don’t. We’ve previously had posters who took photos of the garments themselves and posted those (I think there are some wardrobe apps that get you to document your clothes in this way). So that could be another anonymous option. But do whatever you’re most comfortable with - we won’t judge!

Oops - forgot to post my outfit! Nothing too exciting today. I’m not entirely convinced about the shape of these jeans. Perhaps flares are just too far out of my comfort zone!

Shirt: Boden
Jeans: The Fold
Shoes: Clark’s

@OublietteBravo Looking good there 🙂

@Sooverthemill @AnnieSnap @JunieSpoony thankyou for the sleeveless jumper comments  @Graphista I see what you mean by the country club look I use one of the apps @OublietteBravo mentioned and it's a good alternative to a picture but takes a bit of effort to get started.. Example of how today's outfit looks in the app.

Love the knitted vest @zigzaggaway. Today it's skirt by white stuff, top nougat. Also love the pink shirt and jeans @Sooverthemill.

@OublietteBravo thank you for the welcome

I think seeing how things actually look on me is a good idea.

The apps may be better for sharing with you but I also have another idea - I use a different site for creating a virtual me for the weight loss you can input current data and it creates an image of how you look now and you also input data for goal weight and it creates a virtual image for that too.

Only a few outfits to choose from and can't input ones own it's more in terms of you guys knowing my figure/size? Would that be ok? I'd do a screenshot and crop it to just show the current one

Btw I'm old enough to have worn actual flares! 

They're more a bootcut I'd say and they look lovely on, it's a weird thing sometimes things can look perfectly ok on us but we just don't feel comfortable wearing them for whatever reason

@zigzaggaway was meant as a compliment it's a good look the country club look, elegant but effortless

Which app is that? Does it go off photos or links to the items where you bought them?

@Graphista the one I use is called Stylebook and you can use either photos or links. You can record what you wear on a daily calendar so you start to see what you wear most frequently and what you don't wear. I have found it really useful..

@zigzaggaway interesting

@zigzaggaway excellent I like the idea of seeing what I wear most often

It’s warm!
Silk top: Anthropologie ( xmas gift from DD) too good to save for best
Jeans: Levi rib cage
Shoes: Boden

I also use Stylebook. It's how I know I have 54 pairs of jeans...and which ones I wear most ( hush boyfriend)

Well done @Sooverthemill for not saving that lovely top for best! I need to stop doing that - I don’t get many “best” occasions and when I do I have 5 billion things I have “saved for best” yet feel like I have nothing to wear because I’m so overwhelmed

I tried StyleBook but deleted the app as didn’t have the time / motivation to do the initial upload - especially as most of my clothes are second hand so there aren’t always pictures of them that can easily be found online.

Today:

Cos wool long jumper
M&S coated leggings
Moda in Pelle boots

All secondhand, although the leggings were a new with tags charity shop find

Please excuse the fact that today’s photo was taken in the toilets at work.

Jumper: Boden
Skirt: Next
Boots: Celtic & Co (on a price per wear these have been brilliant value)

@Sooverthemill 54 pairs of jeans, that's an impressive collection!