Short and fat

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I’m trying to embrace my figure rather than constantly think ‘when I lose the weight’! I eat healthily (albeit not 100%!) and do loads of exercise.

I need a new wardrobe! I’m 50, a casual dresser, jeans and t/hoodie or dress and tights. I don’t need to dress for the office and don’t have a huge budget.

I’d really like some ideas, people to follow etc, have a rethink of my boring usual.

Any ideas gratefully received 🙏🏽

I should add I’m 5’1”, 11st 7lb, 12-14 on top, 14-16 bottom. Curvy with big boobs. Very short legs!

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Are you sure you are those clothes sizes? Do you go for baggy clothes? I’m an inch taller than you, but a pound heavier and I’m comfortably size 12, 30inch waist across the board in non-stretch jeans from Primark to Levi?

I know weight is carried differently, but you seem pear shaped like me, I also have short legs and we are very similar height and weight wise? Could you possibly be hiding in bigger, casual clothes and tenting yourself?

but to answer your Q:

For day to day- I wear high wasted mom jeans with cropped jumpers, fleeces and t-shirts. No midriff on show, but just brushing the waistband. Plain or striped. No florals or anything too twee.

In between, like going out to lunch or the pub- I have ‘fashion trainers’ like Nike dunks or printed vans slip ons that I wear with jeans and silky blouses and shirts. Or I’ll wear a plain top like the above with a leather skirt and chunky boots.

Going out- Midi and midaxi dresses in block colours or animal print- but with chunky black boots. Or a black body with jeans, the boots. Lots of chunky jewellery.

I also have some nice quality loungewear in black and camel shades from Uniqlo that I happily wear out for brunch, coffee, going to the shops on days I want to be more cosy.

@Rooma following! Thank you
@Suprima thank you so much for all that info, there’s some great tips in there.
Yes, possibly wearing a bit too baggy but I’m pretty sure of my sizes, maybe the lower end of the sizes I’ve stated. My thighs are chunky!
With mom jeans I tend to wear something a little longer than on the waist (not too big and baggy) but I need to develop confidence to go a bit smaller/shorter. Paranoid about big tum!
Your wardrobe sounds lovely!