'The Train Job'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
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.
Betsy, something like this. [link]
Links for Betsy:
Newport News coat: [link]
Newport News flouncy blouse (which I have, and love): [link]
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.
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.
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.
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.)
Re: Trousers and Jeans:
Straight legs are your friends. Boxy from the hips down is good. But wear it with fitted tops. Tapered or flare are bad bad bad things for people who have tummies and/or wideish hips. I speak of what I know. And have.
They're stealing your style! Or more likely, borrowing it until next year.
I've been torn between muttering about lining my hat with tinfoil so the designers won't read my mind anymore, and clapping my hands and squealing with glee.
I just got that Newport News catalogue and was staring at that very coat, thinking, "My God, Jilli needs that SO BAD."
Heh. I actually got that coat, and then returned it. It was very, very nice, but didn't *quite* work with my full skirts, and the shoulders were just a touch too big for me. Otherwise, a gorgeous coat.