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Which blog for a fifty-something, size 10/12 short arse?

31 replies

SirChenjins · 11/02/2023 08:53

That’s it really. I need inspiration but so many are for taller, slimmer women and as any short stop knows, clothes look very different on you if you’re five foot one and more than a size 6/8.

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Netcam · 11/02/2023 15:10

One of my bargains was this winter coat which I've had compliments about. I paid about £70 with a further 20% discount code and it's really soft and warm and different from my usual puffer style jackets. I wouldn't wear it with baggy stuff like the model does, but it's not too long. I got the S but could probably have fitted into an XS, although it wasn't available at the time. It also has great huge pockets for phone/gloves etc:

www.jigsaw-online.com/collections/sale-coats-jackets/products/double-faced-collar-coat-teal

PAFMO · 11/02/2023 15:23

SirChenjins · 11/02/2023 14:00

Kat Farmer is bloody brilliant! I follow her already but she’s 5 foot 10 and a few sizes smaller than me sadly.

I'm the same height but not the same width. It's the crisps she makes me buy. 🤣

HumourReplacementTherapy · 11/02/2023 15:28

I second the silver Kat
& Clubfortyclaire
I also follow isthistooyoungforme? She's 5ft 4 and if I were fit I'd be her body shape. Sadly I'm about a stone heavier!
FranBacon- The fashion lift is about 5ft 3. Her style is a bit girly for me but she does excellent reels and often has clothes I like.
Unfortunately a lot of instagrammers I used to like are too high end now for my budget.
Stylebyclairelopez is an account I've recently started following- she's a size 6.

ThighMistress · 11/02/2023 15:37

Susie Myerson 😩 . I asked dd if I resembled her and dd said, “You’re all right as long as you steer clear of the leather jacket.”

I recall a MNetter saying she bought a leather jacket only to realise she looked like Suzi Quattro’s fat nan Shock . I’m sure she didn’t but one does have to tread carefully to avoid looking comical instead of effortlessly stylish (a pipe dream for me).

SirChenjins · 11/02/2023 16:52

ThighMistress · 11/02/2023 15:37

Susie Myerson 😩 . I asked dd if I resembled her and dd said, “You’re all right as long as you steer clear of the leather jacket.”

I recall a MNetter saying she bought a leather jacket only to realise she looked like Suzi Quattro’s fat nan Shock . I’m sure she didn’t but one does have to tread carefully to avoid looking comical instead of effortlessly stylish (a pipe dream for me).

Grin at Susi Quattro’s fat nan - a very apt description for me unfortunately. I tried my biker jacket with some wide legged trousers and trainers as per an Insta I’d seen and it was not a pretty sight - if I’d had the cap I could easily have been Susi’s understudy.

Love the coat! @Netcam

Will check out those other blogs as well….there does seem to be a gap in the market though

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KirstenBlest · 11/02/2023 18:41

@ThighMistress , I probably look like Dolly Dench/Judi Parton's ugly little sister.

Went to the supermarket. Felt curiously drawn to the crisps section.

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