I think my lack of style is aging me

[totalmisfit]

I'm 26 but feel and look about 10 years older most days. I think besides the lack of sleep and the stress of looking after a toddler it's my lack of any sense of style that's aging me. I just seem to end up wearing the same old things: jeans, jumpers from Matalan etc and i feel like my mum!

would be v grateful for any tips on what to buy/ where to shop. just looking through the Boden catalogue and i was thinking 'would this make the problem worse or better?' see -i really am clueless!

if it helps i'm 5 ft 1, slim-ish size 10-12 but with a baby belly which just won't shift despite running and situps etc... boobs have shrunk from 34c (DD when breastfeeding) to barely 34b, so not great

My extra 2 bedrooms actually [smug emoticon].

It's not where to put them, it's trying to find a wardrobe thats large enough, even to separate out into summer and winter. Oh god I sound so contrived

I do that too it does not make me Anthea Turner

mind you if I had a house the size of Anthea's I wouldn't bother putting things in vacuum space bags

but I don't

i havebnt a spare room
summer stuff incl shoe san d coats in loft

even dh does it

i dont look afer my clothes wel enough to keep them for another year

i ahve to buy new ever year, cept winter coats

it such a bind

fimbo ikea have some lovely new bedroom stuff

and pruners told me last night about the futon company - she got lovely side tables from there

Oh dear NP, that is a shame.

I heart the Futon Company. We have a store here. Tis fab.

The Ikea Pax range would do, but the never have the damn bits you need in stock i.e. you can get some of it and then they don't have the doors etc. The nearest one is a 2hr drive which is also a pain.

Thanks though!

I like that jacket, nailpolish.

& also meant to say to OP: you're 26 ENJOY it! My current state of mind (I'm about to be 43) is that I can no longer get away with looking daft; teens & twenties can wear whatever mad styles & it doesn't matter. i miss those times!

Why are black boots chavvy with jeans???

topshop not shit. book a personal shopping experience if you are near a big shop, with a friend if possible, good fun. also try french connection. monsoon a bit mumsy i think. gap a bit hit and miss but can be good.
get good accessories/coats/shoes/boots. helps a lot.

thats just my personal opinion, grapefruitmoon

But why do you think that - black goes with everything - what colour do you suggest? - just curious!

black doenst go with blue jeans

i wear tan boots

But if you were wearing a black coat wouldn't that look odd? (You'll have to make allowances for the fact that I wear a lot of black!)

nailey ahs a Thing About Blakc Boots

Maybe naily doesn't do black coats? I don't have a black one atm. Although do black boots. Have some brown (more chocolate than tan) ones that I tend to wear with jeans.

I would say that if you are wearing jeans with boots you should make sure your jeans are long enough. That is my tip. Ankle boots with small block heel and jeans that are 1.5" from floor is v. mumsy IMO.

It's just amazing the things you find out on MN! have obviously spend years unknowingly annoying lots of people by wearing black boots!

i wouldnt wear a blakc coat with jeans NO WAY

wuld consider charcoal grey

you lot wouldn't believe the shoes i've been sporting lately. horrid things. square and lumpen. i actually bought them while i was pg and got used to wearing them. they make black boots and jeans look v stylish

THROW THEM AWAY!

Naily

I have beloved tan boots from Clarks, they are dying though. Have found none to replace them Should have bought 2 pairs,

my tan boots are from clarks too

largeG&T - your photos on your profile are just lovely

Aw thanks.

My boots are sort of cowboy tan with smallish block heel. They go round my calves and are so comfy. I keep looking for them on ebay