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Autumn style-help me please!

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JustACountryMusicGirlInCowboyBoots · 19/08/2023 23:06

I've recently lost 2 stone and am feeling my age (47) and want to branch out a little this autumn and into the winter. Usually I live in jeans and a hoodie all year round. Cropped ones when warm, full length when not. This year I wore dresses during the heatwave back in June and loved them so I'm thinking of more dresses or possibly even skirts😱 what on earth does one wear with a skirt though? I spend my days stomping through the woods for miles and looking after my elderly mum. Glamorous I am not.
I like jewel colours and have a pair of black patent Fly London lace up boots I'd like to wear more.
I'm short at 5'3" weigh 55kg. I like practical things, hats, sturdy footwear but want to feel good about my clothes for once.
Any suggestions? I'm puss poor so Vinted is my go to for clothes. I see things I like online or out and about and then look on vinted for similar.

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JustACountryMusicGirlInCowboyBoots · 19/08/2023 23:07

These are my boots.

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MetaDaughter · 20/08/2023 00:11

You do actually sound quite glamorous! In the style of a Stella Gibbons heroine. And your boots are gorgeous.

I’m also 5 ft 3, unlikely ever to see 55kg again though. (Optimistic size 10. Assuming you’re a size 8?) Sturdy, practical clothes are the best - and skirts are wondrously flexible and go with pretty much everything, in the same way as a pair of jeans or cords.

But I’m not quite sure how my bordering on obsessive knowledge of online shops and brands might usefully translate to making suggestions for Vinted … I guess I could direct you to sites you might find appealing, irrespective of cost, and you could see if anything inspires a Vinted search? So …

& Daughter Sturdy. Practical. Beautiful knitwear.

https://cawleystudio.com/cawleyhome Cawley Studio. Astonishment for eyes, treasurable clothes.

Colenimo Romantic clothes for rural heroines - as worn in Shoreditch. Lovely dresses and knitwear.

La Fetiche Or What to wear with a skirt. Utter heaven on earth.

Eat Dust Clothing Urban warrior clothing that won’t frighten the wildlife out of the woods.

Old Town No idea if their clothes ever find their way to pre-owned sites; probably not as no one would ever part with anything they owned from here. But you might enjoy the concept and possibilities.

Margaret Howell The ne plus ultra of practical, long lasting clothing.

Enough for one sitting?

Shop &Daughter - Time, Meaning and Beautiful Things.

A knitwear brand. 100% natural yarns. Responsibly sourced, spun & made with care in the British Isles & Ireland.

https://www.and-daughter.com/

MetaDaughter · 20/08/2023 00:54

Forest, Earth, Conker, Blossom, Thicket …

(Margaret Howell colours!)

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JustACountryMusicGirlInCowboyBoots · 20/08/2023 11:11

Thank you but that's not my kind of thing and wow they are expensive! I'd never heard of those brands so I enjoyed looking.

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MetaDaughter · 20/08/2023 12:43

Glad you enjoyed the browsing. But I only posted the photos for the colour names!

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