Hi ladies. I love your outfits. And the dress up Thursday idea. I’ll try to participate next week. Hugs.
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Cordie - sorry to hear about your knee, but glad you have options to address it.
My dad has had both replaced and it’s been life-altering. He went from avoiding stairs and basically hobbling around in pain, to being able to travel and be active again. I’m headed for a similar fate in the long run as my cartilage is also wearing out.
And I know the feeling of at-home clothes. I have a collection of old tshirts and ratty shorts too. But I’m rarely home other than a couple of hours in the evening and then I’m asleep. I have been slowly replacing them.
I think you should not be so hard on yourself, but maybe have a long term side project to slowly purchase/replace with more fitted tshirts, and shorts? You’re retired from a 9-5 - (lucky lady!) no reason to get into heels and full face makeup to run errands if you don’t choose to.
And if you want to start with a small step - maybe wear some of your nicer accessories with your casual day-to-day clothes? Or yeah, a coloured lip balm works wonders too.
baby steps.
Dress up means different things for us all. If I were going to go grocery/shopping and lunch, or to accompany someone to the doc, my outfit yesterday would look odd.
My goal in daily dressing is to look like I took time to get dressed, but really just throwing things on. I had to make it as easy to reach for something nice as it is to reach for something shabby.
I had to make an effort to purchase items that work together without much thought or daylight. I'm not a morning person until about 10 am, so anything I can do to make my life easier in the mornings is worthwhile.
My dad has had both replaced and it’s been life-altering. He went from avoiding stairs and basically hobbling around in pain, to being able to travel and be active again. I’m headed for a similar fate in the long run as my cartilage is also wearing out.
And I know the feeling of at-home clothes. I have a collection of old tshirts and ratty shorts too. But I’m rarely home other than a couple of hours in the evening and then I’m asleep. I have been slowly replacing them.
I think you should not be so hard on yourself, but maybe have a long term side project to slowly purchase/replace with more fitted tshirts, and shorts? You’re retired from a 9-5 - (lucky lady!) no reason to get into heels and full face makeup to run errands if you don’t choose to.
And if you want to start with a small step - maybe wear some of your nicer accessories with your casual day-to-day clothes? Or yeah, a coloured lip balm works wonders too.
baby steps.Dress up means different things for us all. If I were going to go grocery/shopping and lunch, or to accompany someone to the doc, my outfit yesterday would look odd.
My goal in daily dressing is to look like I took time to get dressed, but really just throwing things on. I had to make it as easy to reach for something nice as it is to reach for something shabby.
I had to make an effort to purchase items that work together without much thought or daylight. I'm not a morning person until about 10 am, so anything I can do to make my life easier in the mornings is worthwhile.
Thank you!I hope your DH is OK
Wonderful colours, smart casual looks gorgeous in pastels
sorry to hear about your knee! But hopefully, the surgery will make things better.
Question.
Everyone, 8 March (coincidently a Thursday!) is International Women's Day and in the Centenary year of women's right vote in Great Britain (Representation of the People Act 1918).
I am attending a special celebration in the evening with many eminent women present (mostly academics and politicians) and we are all asked to attend wearing white/green/purple for the evening (colours of the Suffragettes). I'm going straight from work and have no time to change.
Any ideas, suggestions and/or advice greatly welcome. I actually have a white silk and lace dress from 1918 but let's leave that to one side, I want to look totally contemporary but totally 'me'.
Everyone, 8 March (coincidently a Thursday!) is International Women's Day and in the Centenary year of women's right vote in Great Britain (Representation of the People Act 1918).
I am attending a special celebration in the evening with many eminent women present (mostly academics and politicians) and we are all asked to attend wearing white/green/purple for the evening (colours of the Suffragettes). I'm going straight from work and have no time to change.
Any ideas, suggestions and/or advice greatly welcome. I actually have a white silk and lace dress from 1918 but let's leave that to one side, I want to look totally contemporary but totally 'me'.
I loved seeing everyones outfits!!! Fabulous job, ladies!
@Sheikha Latifa I loved reading your stories....you are so great at writing, I felt like I was there!!!
I do tend to play dress up, but actually i don't usually wear my REALLY nice things. That Chanel jacket (suit) I bought from a friend and had it tailored by a Chanel seamstress and then it sat in my closet for a year. @dharma its from a while back, I want to say like 2004? I have a few pieces from that Byzance collection that I love but again haven't worn. I also have a few pieces from the 90s and a few more recent things from the last year or two. I need to make an effort to wear them.
The truth is, I hate pants. I hate my legs and they feel huge in pants. Thats why i am always wearing dresses - no waistband! Easy to breathe! I throw on a scarf or a jacket and I look like Im put together. So yesterdays jacket and pants was an effort, but finally wearing that jacket I love it....would probably look good over a dress?
@Cordeliere I can only imagine a bit what you're going through. The surgery will help a lot. Its okay to just be in the place where you are right now and take your victories where you can. We will cheer you on!!! PS when I am home 95% of the time its a cozy bathrobe for me. I have some nice fluffy ones that I'm sure DH hates seeing by now. DS2 has my bathrobe habit so I bought him a really nice one too and we twin at home! And don't get me started on fuzzy socks.
@Sheikha Latifa I loved reading your stories....you are so great at writing, I felt like I was there!!!
I do tend to play dress up, but actually i don't usually wear my REALLY nice things. That Chanel jacket (suit) I bought from a friend and had it tailored by a Chanel seamstress and then it sat in my closet for a year. @dharma its from a while back, I want to say like 2004? I have a few pieces from that Byzance collection that I love but again haven't worn. I also have a few pieces from the 90s and a few more recent things from the last year or two. I need to make an effort to wear them.
The truth is, I hate pants. I hate my legs and they feel huge in pants. Thats why i am always wearing dresses - no waistband! Easy to breathe! I throw on a scarf or a jacket and I look like Im put together. So yesterdays jacket and pants was an effort, but finally wearing that jacket I love it....would probably look good over a dress?
@Cordeliere I can only imagine a bit what you're going through. The surgery will help a lot. Its okay to just be in the place where you are right now and take your victories where you can. We will cheer you on!!! PS when I am home 95% of the time its a cozy bathrobe for me. I have some nice fluffy ones that I'm sure DH hates seeing by now. DS2 has my bathrobe habit so I bought him a really nice one too and we twin at home! And don't get me started on fuzzy socks.
Oh Cordie, you are so hard on yourself. I’m glad that you are doing the knee surgery sooner rather than later. There’s no reason to suffer with it any longer than necessary. Of course you are feeling terrible spending that amount of time on bed rest. You will feel better when you are up and around.
We all have at home clothes. On days that I do not go to work I am usually in lululemon with chihuahua hair on me and my hair undone. I would have difficulty motivating to dress every day if I did not have to go to work. I’m sure you are doing better than you think. Dress for yourself to make yourself happy. Baby steps.
I’m trying to repurpose some things in my closet. I had some pieces that I was wearing for work but I really have nicer things for work now. The old pieces aren’t bad and can be worn in more casual ways around the house. So I’m doing that. And I threw away a lot of the really ratty stuff that I was wearing around the house.
We all have at home clothes. On days that I do not go to work I am usually in lululemon with chihuahua hair on me and my hair undone. I would have difficulty motivating to dress every day if I did not have to go to work. I’m sure you are doing better than you think. Dress for yourself to make yourself happy. Baby steps.
I’m trying to repurpose some things in my closet. I had some pieces that I was wearing for work but I really have nicer things for work now. The old pieces aren’t bad and can be worn in more casual ways around the house. So I’m doing that. And I threw away a lot of the really ratty stuff that I was wearing around the house.
I'm hoping I end up purging the lot when I move - but I should probably start doing that now, so that it is not so overwhelming later. I spent a year duplicating items at my place and bf's and now I have to stop hoarding stuff and just delete it - home sweatpants with holes, shorts with paint stains, old repurposed cotton tops as sleepwear. I have dozens, so maybe some can and should go.
On a technical note - this is the dress I’m wearing today. It’s comfy, but I feel it’s a bit top heavy looking due to the ombré. I like it from the waist down. Any tips/tricks on how to minimize the effect?
I may try a maxi twilly tie to elongate the front, or a more contrasting strong necklace. Or a belt to break it up?
Dark sturdy boots may help too...thoughts are welcome and appreciated
@papertiger - would your Bamboo H bag count? Or the croc jacket you posted a while back? Wasn’t it purple? Even a shawl/scarf with those colours would work with a dark LBD outfit.
I think a croc/mink Gucci jacket may raise a few eyebrows at work (or maybe not, I am always amazed) but the a Bambou bag would work. Plume or Garden Party? I need to think what I need for work, Plume would look better later on.
Cordie, sorry about your knee. Hopefully, it will be fixed.
BBC, thank you. I like writing. In year 3, I got an award for the best homework of the year (at my daughter’s school).
PPT, I celebrated 8th of March all my life, it was a big holiday for us, with a day off, parties and big presents. And my husband never recognised it.
Now, that he practically killed it for me, it is becoming more popular in the world. Ironic
BBC, thank you. I like writing. In year 3, I got an award for the best homework of the year (at my daughter’s school
). PPT, I celebrated 8th of March all my life, it was a big holiday for us, with a day off, parties and big presents. And my husband never recognised it.
Now, that he practically killed it for me, it is becoming more popular in the world. Ironic
Not sure about a belt, I think a strong no-nonsense vertical
'20s style beaded necklace or a thick long silver chain would be ideal. It would have to be really strong in design, thick and long to make the print recede into the background.
Yes, I can see that working!! I have a cream cardigan coming to me, with a strong black trim which may do the trick for the vertical....
And I will try to figure out a strong necklace for summer when I can't wear a cardi over it. Scrolling through my cloth app, it works better when I wear a cropped black cardi.
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