You never think it'll happen to you (light hearted)

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In my 20s I remember seeing Trinny & Susannah and that 10 Years Younger lady consoling and cajoling sad old women in their 40s (ha!!!!) because they'd lost their way and didn't know what to wear anymore. I thought 'Ooh that'll never happen to me, I know what I like, I know my body shape, I'LL NEVER BECOME LIKE HER!' Fast foward 20 years and I'm exactly that woman. My shape has changed, i have boobs and a belly (which I've come to love) but am completely stuck in a tshirt/jumper and skinny jeans and DMs rut. I don't even bother jazzing shit up anymore with a blouse. In my head I want to be ethereal and boho with long floaty floral dresses (maybe DMs still but some other type of boot or sandal - NOT TRAINERS 😂 ) and just be effortlessly glowing and sensuous at all times. Where can I find this for a size 14/16 5 foot 7 pear shape that can't afford over £50 for a dress? I'm a charity shop regular bit can't find anything right. I just wanna donate all my old stuff and start all over again! Please give me all your etheral / boho shop suggestions even if they're abit pricey because I'll be sure to check out cpupon codes and sales etc.

Anthropologie.

Ha ha. I know what you mean op. I think you should go on ASOS or something like that, use the filters and see what they have. In the past I've often seen lovely Boho dresses on Nobody's child. M&s have plenty of different brands too. They did a, collaboration with Ghost which looked lovely.

Ooh thankyou, really love the Anthropolgie dresses and the Nobody's Child ones would be nice if the lengths were a little longer but will keep checking back ...Asos yes of course
forgot all about that site..just goes to show how clueless I am

@Ra12345

Anthropologie.

Yes! Stalk anthropology regularly because when they discount they really discount. Also, free people

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Apricot
www.forgottentribes.com/collections/dresses

Monsoon sale, this shop on Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/s?ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_83450031&rh=n%3A83450031%2Cp_4%3ADoorwaytofashion&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Get a collarless jacket and wear a dress over your trousers

I’m aiming for a similar look. Velvet jacket, cords, suede boots, floral dresses. I wore really cute outfits when I was younger, always made the effort... Now I’m in hoodies & jeans. And a Mum coat. But I’ve lost the baby weight & feel like upping my style game!

I think that now we are coming out of Covid, it's also made us look at our clothes more, we're ready to ditch the 'house' clothes and get a bit more dressy.

If you are happy to charity shop but cant find anything then why not try Vinted using the brands suggested above. The choice is astounding and makes it easy to home in on a few clours / dress lengths / brands to whittle things down.

Thankyou some really great suggestions here...vinted sounds like a plan for sure and all @bagelsandbrie you've just nailed what I'm after!

Emailing myself the list of links so I have no excuses to walk around in that Nasa tshirt anymore

Anthropologie for sure, its my dream! But have you also looked at BA&SH....

Ethereal I’m not sure about but boho I got a lovely red black and white floral midi skirt from Matalan.

Anthropologie, in sales, & other stories and vintage shops.

Yes I'll take a look in Matalan. Ba&sh is an absolute dream by the looks of things and a snip at a mere £196 for a dress in the sale🤩 Might start making my own haha. It's true that coming out of lockdown it's making me want to enjoy fashion again 😊

Joe Browns?? I love some of their clothing but never bought from them.Maybe someone else could comment on sizing/quality?

Ii like their catalogue but the clothes aren't the best quality @NorthernSoul55. It's ok but not excellent

@KirstenBlest a friend of mine likes their clothes but I’m not keen!

Monsoon love the floaty look and there's also East which I think is still available online. Both still have sales on.

Try to find a tailor to adjust clothes so they really fit you well.

I used to know my size. I used to just wash my hair and go. Now my size changes with my hormones almost daily, and my hair just wants to frizz or hang like a lank thing

@Gonnagetgoing, they look fun in the brochure but they're a bit festival-y. I like how the Monsoon and East things look too but I'm not the right shape for them. I think Monsoon suits a softer more hourglass shape and East tends to be too long on me.

@whatisthisinhere

I used to know my size. I used to just wash my hair and go. Now my size changes with my hormones almost daily, and my hair just wants to frizz or hang like a lank thing

This. I totally relate. Plus the hormonal skin outbreaks… has definitely impacted my confidence!

I like the Italian clothing. It tends to be sold in independent shops but just type Italian dress into ebay and loads will come up. Its fairly inexpensive too.

@whatisthisinhere

I used to know my size. I used to just wash my hair and go. Now my size changes with my hormones almost daily, and my hair just wants to frizz or hang like a lank thing

Yes I can really relate to this...my original post should have stated that I live in not just skinny jeans but skinny JEGGINGS as that would be far more accurate :D I rejected anything with a buttons or a zip around the waist after getting repeated bloating from ovarian cysts and hormonal changes - they were the only things I could fit into.... I have about 10 pairs of them in assorted shades of blue and black and they only cost £7 from £land :D