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[eviz]

Stylish ladies, help me! I have no style!

None!

I'm 5"8, normally a 10-12 but currently nearly 12 stone. Feel ugly, unstylish and frumpy.

My style pre-children would have been skinny top, push-up bra, big flares and heels, 3/4 length fitted jacket. I am now more muffin top than skinny top, and I can't get my flares over my mahoosive thighs and my fitted jacket no longer fits over my breastfeeding bust

And I've totally given up on my unruly hair. I think I'm beyond help on that score.

I'm off to the shops tomorrow in a quest for a brand new casual wardrobe. I have no clue. Please be brutal. Please be honest. What would you do to me?

Think hair should be long at the back and slightly shorter layers at front to frame face, a bit like Andrea Catherwood the newsreader.

agree with pgwithnumber3...you need to get a bit funky! your clothes are ..whispers..(a bit boring)

good luck!

onceinalifetime (sorry for the hijack), I struggle to get my hair looking decent as it's straight at the front and wavy at the back, doesn't the pony tail leave a big kink/wave at the back of your hair?

Agree with onceinalifetime; longer hair is very feminine and can require almost less maintainance than shorter styled cuts. (a pob never looks good left to it's own devices I.E drying naturally, whereas a longer style can do)

Maybe keep length but keep up regular trims?

clothes are smart but boring - you need a decent bra, I think shorter hair would look good (but I love short hair)

YOU are a BABE fantastic legs/figure/boobs and VERY attractive face, v. sexy smile too

I'd 'ave you

im assuning these are not your clothes in thsat you do have others

go to new look

cheap enough to experiment

Pannacotta - I take it out whilst my hair's still quite damp, mine is very thick and takes ages to dry and it seems to be ok. I just put my fingers through it to get the shape back in. A bit of trial and error - sounds ridiculous but it's really worked for me. I did it first of all as I was trying to avoid using a hairdrier and got fed up of wet hair in my face. My hairdresser told me about using a mix of serum and the leave in conditioner.

pgwithnumber3 I love that scarf. Can you wear it with different colours, or just black/white?

Jeans are good too - they're on my shortlist for trying on when I hit the shops

onceinalifetime thank you. That gives me hope. My sister has similar hair to mine (but auburn, and long) and looks gorgeous. I thought that was just because she was only 26 - but maybe I can pull it off too!

So look out for me posting in 4 years with an "after" pic

Thanks onceinalifetime, I hate using a hairdrier so will give this a try.

I think you look very lovely .

And a word of encouragement - I felt totally ridiculous with early-days breastfeeding boobs - like a sort of top-heavy barbie doll, but with bags under my eyes . Now with a five-month old, my boobs are back to a far more manageable size (tried on an old C-cup bra today and managed not to fall about helpless with laughter) and I feel MUCH more like myself. Second whoever mentioned the Anita underwired feeding bra in the interim.

Hang on in there when growing it - you need a lot of patience. I experimented with hairclips, especially when growing out my fringe, but have to say hairclips look better on wavy or curly hair than straight hair anyway.

oh and ps I too have v thick hair. I'd let it grow a bit, and the weight will stop it springing up so much. Only mistake would be to think that longer hair doesn't need a proper good cut - it does. Well-cut, thick, long hair is gorgeous.

morningpaper!

Yeah, apologies for the saggy tits everyone. Am wearing a breastfeeding top from mothercare with no bra (it's supposed to have built in support) but only had a size 16 left. Bit of a mistake.

I wanted to post a true reflection of what I wear - I've had those clothes on all day. The jeans were a tenner from Matalan; I bought them after DD1 cos I didn't fit into any of my usual jeans (which are currently flung over the bed in despair)

The tops I'm wearing atm are either maternity tops or pre-preg t-shirts with longer tops underneath to avoid muffin top look.

zippitippitoes I went into New Look yesterday. All a bit young and trendy for me

Plus couldn't get the buggy in and out of the aisles without pulling clothes off the rails in the process!

As someone else suggested the Anita underwired nursing bras are great, Figeleaves sells them.

I think your looking very good post baby. My weapons are some really good bras, difficult when your breast feeding and spank these pants are amazing. An expensive haircut some gap jeans and lots of wrap around tops and empire line tops.

eviz i hope you are wrong re the age i buy most of my stuff in there selectively

but i dont have a pushchair

am totally of your legs. mine have never been that slim since i was about 11.

I can imagineyou with you hair cut shorter, you have a pretty face and could knock yrs off (not that u need too btw) with a shorter layered bob, one you tuck behind youur ears. i think it would look cute.

Where some tailored trousers, you need a good expensive cut.

You need some straight cut trousers/jeans, not boot cut, as they emphasis what used to be skinny.

You look great and certainly don't look 12 stone.

Why don't you book a personal shopper at Debenhams - its free and you get to sit in a large, comfortable room with juice/coffee/tea at your disposal whilst a lovely lady brings you lots of different things to try on. Totally stress free, no obligation to buy and you try on stuff you probably wouldn't pick up usually and that you find suits you.

eviz, I would wear it with either a nice white shirt tucked in to high waisted wide leg jeans, lovely belt and scarf tied around my neck. Or with skinny jeans, shoe boots and long line jumper with it loose around my neck. Or lose the skinny jeans and just jumper dress and tights.

You don't need to spend a lot of money to look nice. The one thing I do (when not pregnant) every year is buy a decent pair of jeans, nice boots for the winter and some good knitwear. You can then accessorize what you already have with some lovely jewellery (Accessorize great as is Topshop) and scarfs and belts. The jeans and knitwear will last a few years if you buy decent enough quality and hand wash the knitwear.

pgwithnumber3 - I sense you are a very stylish mamma!

Where do you get your jeans? High waisted, wide legged sounds like bliss.

Can't get on with skinny jeans - makes me feel totally out of proportion. Unless wearing knee-length boots on the outside - at which point my mum calls me a swashbuckling pirate and asks me where my parrot is

LOL eviz, good job I probably won't ever meet you, I would probably disappoint you!

I do like clothes (but not obsessionally), problem is I have been pregnant since December 2006 so it is harder to get things I would really like to buy. I bought 7 pairs of maternity jeans during my pregnancy with DD2 last year, everyone said - lucky you, you have all those jeans to wear now your pregnant with DC3, do you know what, I hate them now!

Topshop jeans are usually really good for the money. Definitely worth a try. Also saw some lovely ones in Warehouse here. Thing is, they don't seem to fit an 18 week bump!

Pull your shoulders back, stand up straight and pose as if you're not in a police line-up!!

How do you know I wasn't in a police-line up, Janni?

Oh yeah, the electric sockets gives it away.

That and DD1's foot, which I think is on one of the pics

pgwithnumber3 you make me smile. I had 4 pairs of denim maternity jeans, 1 white pair and 2 denim maternity skirts.

None of the bloody things stayed up, either.