BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Body Image If you could dress however you wanted-

Oooh. Depends on my mood. Sometimes, high-heeled strappy sandals with a sundress like Kimmie. An anklet. Pretty perfume. Other times, jeans, a tank and lots of bangles. And an oversized handbag.

And sometimes, just one of my husband's dress shirts.

Unfortunately, right now it's an old stretched out baggy sweater, a pair of his floppy socks and faded Walmart pants with an elastic waistband. Reality bites.

I have always been a simple country girl. Nothing flashy, or way to revealing. I wear jeans, T-shirts, sweats, and baggy sweatshirts and of course shorts and sandals in the summer. I am an onlline student so I like to be comfortable, sometimes I wear my PJ's all day. Lately I am more conscienous about what I wear because of my boyfriend. I don't leave the house with my sweats on anymore. I take more pride in the way I look. I am not the slimmest woman, but am trying to like myself better. If I could wear whatever I wanted, it would have to be some of the clothes slimmer woman wear, alas they don't make them in my size (18) or they look horrible on me.

If I didn't have to pay for the wardrobe.I would wear the trendiest coolest casual clothing. Something between, city chic and bohemian. If I had to pay, then I would go cheap, and dress like I lived in a beach house. Surfer clothes. Flip flops, straw cowboy hat and sunblock! Mattie a la Mode

In my opinion, I think a woman sends a message when she is decked out in a beautiful suit. It says power, confidence, and I am in control. Nikki Curry- Image Consultant/ Plus Size Coach & Specialist www.MindbodyImage.com

-Sigh- what I wouldn't do to be able to wear tank tops. But my arms are cursed. Not only are they huge and unshapely but they have deep stretch marks :(

I pretty much DO dress almost how I want to, except for 2 factors: 1. Money 2. My stupid stupid feet! My taste (right now anyway) is 60s sort of mod / beatnik swinging London. Black opaque tights, knee high socks, black rounded Mary Jane type shoes, suede black boots, black mini skirts, turtleneck tops, thick scarves, beret or small beanie, long white wool coat/jacket over the top. (it's Winter here right now by the way. Otherwise my tastes would be a bit different) Money prevents a certain amount of flair in the above style, but luckily not too much. My feet cause more problems, at least with the shoes. I find it hard to wear any shoes other than open sandal type sponge-material beach shoes. Stupid troublesome feet *muttering*

I dress for comfort. I hate anything tight or binding. I don't wear flashy clothes, I am too blond and would look like a hooker so I have to really kind of dress down. I like classic styles and have some but not a lot. I like ususual shoes and that sometimes get some comment from people or a strange look. As far as the style, I am sort of ecclectic in that area. I don't adhere to current styles, I have my own. I am sort of creative with how I put things together. I'd do well working for a fashion magazine IF they appreciated what I am going for. I don't like any kind of sythetic fabric. Give me cotton or silk and I'm happy. TRY finding a cotton bathing suit or a bra good luck. I have a few. I just went through all my suits last week. I had 37 total, gave some away and found some I don't even remember buying nevermind wearing. Gave a few a hand washing and all ready now for a hot day to get to the lake. I often will actually buy something then rip it all apart and restyle it to suit my taste. Very rarely do I find something I am 100% happy with. Luckily I know how to sew.

Anyway I wanted?? It would be sweats and a T. I can't wait for weekends so I can get rid of this business garb for a while.

Now that I am retired and no longer have to wear the suits and dresses that are appropriate for the office, I find that I want to go back to the days when I wore sundresses and comfortable clothing. There are some dresses I saw at Target the other night that I love. They are loose, of soft cotton knit, spaghetti straps, full tiered skirts. I am going to get a few of those and crochet myself a little shrug to wear over them when I go out. At home, I will not have to wear the shrug. My daughter says that I am a hippie from long ago. I was not ever in the "hippie movement" or in a combine, but, I did dress casual like them. With these types of dresses, one can also wear them in the winter with boots and a sweater or jacket over them. Fun!!!

Do you mean a Commune?? I think a Combine is a kind of tractor. What's a shrug??