I'm going to wear trendy, hipster type clothing that's young and fashionable. I plan to chop my hair WAY off, I'm talking Audrey Hepburn short, and I may even dye it darker. I want a Monroe piercing (that's actually a planned reward for fifty pounds lost) All the types of fashion that I've always dreamed of, but avoided because I was trying not to get too much attention.
That said, I also love eyelet lace, dresses, comfy stuff, classic things, jeans and button downs. I'll wear that too since I'm very eclectic, but the really trendy "look at me" stuff is what I really can't wait for!
This is so me right now! Experimenting with my transition clothes from the Goodwill, picking up books at the library on dressing, buying my first high heels in more than 25 years...
I've decided my new look will be subtly sexy. As large breasted girl (34GG) who developed very early I was always trying to not draw attention to my body. But now that I've fought so hard to get it back, I want to celebrate it at this stage of life.
I'm glad someone bumped this topic back up. I've only lost one lb. this month but things have tightened up enough that I've been rolling out my sexier look. The funny thing is I have to practice wearing the new outfits before going all out. For example, I bought myself a black pencil skirt in above knee length that I planned on wearing with high heels and a sleeveless pink shell. First practiced walking in heels for a week at my house (I live alone). Then wearing the skirt, hose and shoes at home. Wore the shell out to a coffee date with jeans. Finally put the outfit together and wore to dinner with a girlfriend but wore a cardigan the entire time. Just couldn't show leg and bare arms at same time. Finally wore the entire outfit with no extra layer for a Saturday night date. Because I had practiced, I was able to wear it all with confidence, which I needed for 3rd date with new fella.
I'm so glad I have you all to confess this behaviour to and for the folks who told me it was ok to wear skirt above the knee despite my age if I had the legs for it.
Wow, Cary, that sounds sexy!!! I bet you rocked it!
I would LOVE to wear a pencil skirt... I don't know if I ever will, I'm pretty bottom heavy even when I'm thin.... I don't know if that's a good look for my body shape.
carye - sounds fantastic! I so want to get into heels - all I need is to lose another few pounds or 20, and get a steroid injection in my neuroma, and I'm there
Am I the only one who wants to rock a dangerous look? LOL I want to wear slim, black jeans and a tight T-shirt (with no back fat, thank you very much!!) and a wicked great black leather jacket and some BOOTS that make me feel fabulous!!! Okay, maybe I don't really want to wear this, but I want to be ABLE to wear this if I wanted to. In my dreams, I'm a kick-butt chick who just handles herself and every situation with style and is in great physical shape. So, my inspiration book has a pic of a girl who is dressed in this black motorcycle jacket and fabulous boots--I want to be able to externalize that vibe, but I guess part of that is I have to earn that vibe. I'm getting my bad self ready for those bad clothes. (and I'm sitting here, all polite and "nice teacher" looking, laughing my fanny off while I type this)
I have lots of clothes now & they fit who I want to be at the moment...it's always changing! Sassy, fun, flirty, glam, rocker, earthy, athletic, sophisticated...you name it. I don't lump myself into one group
@Lilik, I'm from New Orleans! (live about 30-40 mins away now) Good to see a person in my area on here lol
Hmm, I guess I'm different. I plan to wear exactly what I wear now, only in smaller sizes! I live in CA, it's very casual here. I wear yoga or fitness pants and t-shirts, fitted. I've always had a waist at least 17 inches smaller than my hips, so I never liked the baggy stuff. I am way past wanting to wear high heels except for a wedding or something LOL. I guess the only change is one I've already started, I've been lifting weights since last November so my arms look so much better, I put on sleeveless for the first time in decades and was amazed it wasn't too jiggly. Build up those triceps ladies, it makes the world of difference.
Oh I DEFINITELY plan to rock a dangerous look! That's part of the "fashionable, look-at-me" look I'm planning to rock. Kid boots and short skirts and leather jacket, hells to the yeah. I already have the jacket. I just need the legs for the short skirt. *snicker*
Why stick with only one look? I buy anything that I think is interesting or fun or cute, I don't really stick with just one look or idea, and it's more interesting. You could try on any look you want a la Madonna!
I think I'm going to need help in deciding what to wear, what shapes anyway.
Because I've been fat for 95% of my life, most of my clothes are just covers: sometimes quite pretty or attractive, sometimes in smaller sizes but really, just covers.
I'm quite short (5'2"), which means that although I can generally buy short trousers OK, it's hard to get a skirt to sit in the right place, and tops are always very long on me: I bought some 'petite' range ones when I got down to 136 but I spent the whole time trying to hault them down, the right place felt wrong.
Because being fat has often meant feeling invisible, I've treated clothes kind of the same way. I read on 3fc about chickies at whatever size and weight buying sassy or smart or sexy clothes, and I realized that there's another part of my headstuff still to sort out.
I've promised myself a Colour Me Beautiful session after Christmas, and the consultant I've picked does style advice as well as colour ~ could be exciting!
I've always been really trendy and fashion forward so my look wont change much but I'm gonna have a ton more options! I'm always dressed like I could go to the club, I just cant wait to be able to walk into any store I want and not be restricted too torrid, lane bryant, fashion bug and Ross ~
I hate to plan a look in case I change in a way that the look will be unflattering. I don't know what my final shape will be. I'm only halfway there and the types of clothes and even hairdos that are flattering are so different. I'm totally lost when it comes to buying clothes and I'm not sure what to do with my hair. I do however plan on being able to fit in anything in any "regular" store I want.
