have you managed to look put together? I would absolutely love to look pulled together and polished, but my brain just doesn’t work that way. Until a few years ago I’ve managed to look passable as I was a size 8 and clothes sat a bit better, but now I’m approaching 40 and size 14 and I feel so awfully frumpy and poorly presented. The problem is I don’t know where to start AND I don’t seem to understand style too well. A typical work outfit is loose high waisted pleated trousers, trainers and a loose top. It’s completely serviceable but I know I’m not projecting my role ( relatively senior in a financial services firm). I’ve tried buying a capsule wardrobe, I’ve tried saving and recreating Pinterest outfits, I’ve used personal shopping advisers in John Lewis but it’s never quite right. In addition, I don’t think my proportions help, I’m short and rotund. I’ve got lots of nice individual things (bags, shoes, coats) but can’t quite get the hang of putting them together.
has anyone been in the same boat and somehow transformed into an elegant, well dressed person? If you’re naturally stylish, how do you think about buying and styling clothes?