FINDING What Not to Wear

FINDING What Not to Wear


I'm watching a What Not To Wear's episode about a girl (Courtney) who lost 170 pounds. I'm grateful that I have not had to lose that much. I hope that I haven't gone to the extremes that she did … but I do recognize some things. I used to search for a loose fit. When you weigh 270, not a lot is loose. But anything that fits, showed my rolls … REALLY icky.

Now that I”ve lost some of the weight, I do have an urge to make up for lost time. I keep having to remind myself that I'm 55. Somethings will look ridiculous. I purchased a couple of dresses/skirts that may be too short. Leggings would be one way to handle it, but do 55 year old women wear leggings?

Like WNTW pointed out, I do find it easier to get a good fit in dresses or skirts, than in pants … but for the opposite reason that Courtney experienced. She has a smaller waist than the rest of her body would indicate. I'm just the opposite – still thick through the middle.

In my 20s, I wore a lot of turtlenecks. I have a long neck and well … there was a lot of room in a B cup. Then, it looked good. My body now is different. Stacy and Clinton made some points about the slimming and elongating effects of an open or V-neck.