I know the look on my face seems a bit distressed but I think it is just that it was too early in the morning for pictures…lol… Also, notice I have my lanyard from my school hanging on my neck, that was a total miss on my part… rough morning, I guess. (I work at Concordia University at the College of Education and our offices are inside a public k-12 school so we need to wear our name tags all the time to show we are cleared to be in the building and if I don’t put it on in the morning I run the risk of forgetting it.)
So, I was so tired of designers and stores thinking that if we are fat we need to wear shapeless tops and usually only dark or clothes that are no fun. So I am glad to say that Maurices and some other brands are starting to cater to us, finally!!! This top is from Maurices and even though you cannot see it, the back is sheer and really cute. Believe it or not, the skirt is from Columbia and it is one of the hiking skirts they make. The leggings are LulaRoe again (I do have a collection of them because they are so soft and fun). One of the things I love to play with in the winter are the boot cuffs, again this is an accessory that is independent of your weight. I have one of each color and some that are knitted and some lace ones. I have so many because some are repurposed sweater sleeves. I got some of my husband’s old sweaters and some of mine and cut their sleeves and ‘voila’, boot cuffs are made.
It took me a while to get used to the look of leggings with skirts. I used to wear them with long tunics but now that I have some basic skirts that go with my leggings it has gotten a lot easier to put outfits together. But to be honest, it has not been easy finding the right kind of skirts to wear with leggings. I think there are some that are better than others, and it is hard to explain what makes them better. I like these hiking ones because they are not too long or wide so it seems to work well with leggings. I have some that are just too loose and long and they work with boots but not with leggings.
This weekend I am hoping to get some more pictures taken of different outfits so I can start a gallery here. Stay tuned!!!
Thanks for reading,
Juliana