I second the jackets over flowy skirtl ook. I'm not a skirt person so I wear pants with slightly fitted button-down shirts and get my girliness out with jewelry and scarves.
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Spike's Bitches 26: Damn right I'm impure!
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Scrappy - Sep 14, 2005 12:29:46 pm PDT #3015 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Atropa - Sep 14, 2005 12:31:24 pm PDT #3016 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ah. That's my problem; I've been wearing my pre-potbelly blouses. Got any good sources to recommend?
Sadly, not really. I just scour eBay for anything labled 'princess seam' or 'fit & flare'. I *have* been looking at this jacket at Coldwater Creek: [link]
Jars - Sep 14, 2005 12:31:26 pm PDT #3017 of 10001
What looks good when you have a lump in the middle but are NOT pregnant?
Low waisted skirts and jeans; no zips or buttons at the front, always at the side. No clingy materials. Soft wool, like ballet cardigans that wrap around at the hips, rather than the waist.
Scrappy - Sep 14, 2005 12:35:02 pm PDT #3018 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Betsy, something like this. [link]
Aims - Sep 14, 2005 12:37:27 pm PDT #3019 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Atropa - Sep 14, 2005 12:37:51 pm PDT #3020 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Links for Betsy:
Newport News coat: [link]
Newport News flouncy blouse (which I have, and love): [link]
ChiKat - Sep 14, 2005 12:39:24 pm PDT #3021 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
So, fitted tops/jackets for those of us who have tummies? I've been doing that completely wrong. I've shied away from fitted things because they end up too tight at the waist or too big at the bust/shoulders.
Seriously, I'm built like a wide, short column with no waist to speak of.
Jars - Sep 14, 2005 12:41:43 pm PDT #3022 of 10001
Ooh, I like that jacket Jilli. The whole military Victorian thing is in this season, apparently. They're stealing your style! Or more likely, borrowing it until next year.
JZ - Sep 14, 2005 12:42:06 pm PDT #3023 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Heee. I just got that Newport News catalogue and was staring at that very coat, thinking, "My God, Jilli needs that SO BAD."
Of course, I need it too, but right now the rest of my wardrobe hasn't got nearly enough panache to properly accompany it, whereas it seems like Jilli's Closet O' Doom is always good to go.
Atropa - Sep 14, 2005 12:42:28 pm PDT #3024 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So, fitted tops/jackets for those of us who have tummies?
Yes, because otherwise you look like a big box. But the fitted tops/jackets must be paired with full-ish or flowing skirts.
(I have no advice to give about trousers or jeans, as I haven't worn any in about 16 years.)