I've recently lost 3 stone and have gone from a size 18/20 to a small size 12. I have three more weeks of Lighterlife to go so it is increasingly feasible that I may even be a size 10 by the end of it... in which case I will have absolutely nothing to wear!
I also have no idea of what's stylish/fashionable that would suit my new body shape - I have been this size since I had DD 3.5 years ago, so have been in 'does it cover my stomach/upper arms/wobbly bits' mode ever since and am finding it quite difficult to shake myself of that attitude.
I am asking for Debenhams vouchers for my birthday in July so that I can get a personal shopper from there for some advice on restocking my wardrobe, but in the meantime we are going away for a week on Monday and I was hoping for some advice on what to pack/purchase for - we are going self-catering so the less I have to pack the better!
So far, digging out the pre-pregnancy clothing that isn't ridiculously out of date I have:
Wide leg white linen-mix trousers
2 black t-shirts
2 black vest tops (1 ribbed, 1 shiny)
white 3/4 sleeve cardi
black ribbed cardi
black flip-flops
black ballet pumps*
black tankini swimming cossy (still paranoid about tummy area!)
1 pair black shorts
1 flippy black/white on the knee skirt
1 black ankle length bias-cut skirt
1 black bias-cut knee-length dress with a gathered, gypsy-style top (? not sure if this still passes the fashion police test?)
*see rant on AIBU!
Would this do for a 5 day break? Is it all a bit too monochrome? Looking at what remains of my wardrobe, it appears I didn't do colour before I had children! Also, I have no jeans that fit me any more, should I invest in a pair of crops/full length ones?
We are going away in the UK, hoping the weather stays good! The in-laws are coming too so we may get to have an evening out (ooh, the luxury!) and I would love that spotty knot-front dress in green from Boden (here) or a raspberry-coloured embroidered skirt that I've seen in M&S which annoyingly isn't on their website (have a pair of embroidered mules that would go beautifully with it!) , but don't know if I should be buying random stuff with no real idea of how to put it all together, which has been my MO with clothes until now!
We are away again at the end of July for 2 weeks, so anything I buy I'll get my use out of, iyswim, but I don't want to spend willy-nilly... waah! I need help! When did I become so crap at shopping?!