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What can’t you wear?

105 replies

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 17/02/2026 20:30

What can’t you wear but would love to wear? Me slip dresses and camisoles though I do have one black one I wear, River Island.

OP posts:
MrsBucketHat · 17/02/2026 20:32

Shirt dresses - my proportions are just wrong for them!

willowstar · 17/02/2026 20:33

Crop tops. I lost lots of weight and have great abs now but I am covered in loose skin which looks just terrible.

Playingvideogames · 17/02/2026 20:34

Sleeveless tops
Pastel colours
‘boxy’ anything
Polo necks - my chin is slightly weak and makes me look ridiculous

BeenChangedForGood · 17/02/2026 20:37

Anything with a high neckline and anything tucked in 😭
I know that tucking in a top supposedly works better for my shape but I can’t deal with the thought of people seeing my belly sticking out 😩

Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 17/02/2026 20:38

Jeans.
I can't seem to get away with them in the latest styles.

BreakfastOfWaffles · 17/02/2026 20:39

Shift dresses. I would love to wear them for work but unless I get one specially made, any that fit on my hips are too baggy in the top.

RandomMess · 17/02/2026 20:40

Wrap dresses, look like I’m 6 months pregnant.

abracadabra1980 · 17/02/2026 20:40

Boho and fussy/frilly or floaty. I'm 5'1 and tiny so they do nothing for me.

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 17/02/2026 20:40

Shirt dresses for me as well. If the top half fits, the bottom half won't and vice versa.

Mithral · 17/02/2026 20:40

Anything that shows my upper arms - I've had horrible skin there my whole life. I even wear long sleeved swimming costumes. I know nobody else really gives a shit but I just feel so self conscious.

Catisheavyonmylap · 17/02/2026 20:41

Anything mini and shorts thanks to huge thighs - not such an issue now I’m in my 50s but I longed to be able to wear a mini skirt when I was younger.

Tigercat14 · 17/02/2026 20:41

Strapless anything
Blouses/shirts

Large chested!!

PhaedraWas · 17/02/2026 20:42

Nothing. There's nothing that I want to wear which I can't wear.

canuckup · 17/02/2026 20:44

Vests

I look like a line backer

Shallysally · 17/02/2026 20:44

Wide leg trousers, they look so wrong on me.

canuckup · 17/02/2026 20:44

Another one who cannot wear pastel colours

I look like I've been sick

researchers3 · 17/02/2026 20:45

RandomMess · 17/02/2026 20:40

Wrap dresses, look like I’m 6 months pregnant.

Absolutely all of the above so far this thread, except wrap dresses!

researchers3 · 17/02/2026 20:45

Catisheavyonmylap · 17/02/2026 20:41

Anything mini and shorts thanks to huge thighs - not such an issue now I’m in my 50s but I longed to be able to wear a mini skirt when I was younger.

Same!

BurntBroccoli · 17/02/2026 20:46

MrsBucketHat · 17/02/2026 20:32

Shirt dresses - my proportions are just wrong for them!

Same! Sack of spuds springs to mind! Need things with a waist.

BreakfastOfWaffles · 17/02/2026 20:48

Catisheavyonmylap · 17/02/2026 20:41

Anything mini and shorts thanks to huge thighs - not such an issue now I’m in my 50s but I longed to be able to wear a mini skirt when I was younger.

Oh yes me too. I have never had slim thighs and always wished I could pull off a mini skirt as a younger woman.

Mcdhotchoc · 17/02/2026 20:49

Any dress. I am short, heavy of nork and an apple. I look like Les Dawson in drag.
Trench coat. I have Columbo vibes.

CharlotteSometimeslikesanafternoonnap · 17/02/2026 20:52

Dresses with a belt, I've got a very high waist.
Cropped trousers - cankles.
Yellow, white, cream or lilac make me look ill.

Dilbertian · 17/02/2026 21:00

Cropped trousers and wide-legged trousers. I have a long torso, so my legs are short in proportion to my height. Those styles of trousers make my legs look even shorter. And because I am already quite broad (a tall size 18) I end up looking like an enormous Lego minifigure.

My long torso also means no standard swimsuits, bodies or jumpsuits. Bisection by camel-toe, ouch!

PrincessHoneysuckle · 17/02/2026 21:04

Frills.
Wide leg trousers/jeans
Boxy tops

scoobydeedoo · 17/02/2026 21:04

Anything with sleeves shorter than elbow length, my arms are disproportionately larger than the rest of me and I have elbow overhang. Even in the height of summer in a heatwave I'll be wearing sleeves.

Makes my wardrobe a lot more limited, i''d love to get surgery.

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