Shootingstar, I mostly wear classic, preppy styles, as I look awful in anything flouncy or girlie. Yet, I prefer dresses and skirts for work, so hence, I end up buying at the same 2-3 stores. On the other hand, I think my idea of classic may be a bit different than someone who shops at Talbots, let's say, which is another store close to my house. I guess maybe modern classic is more like it. I like to show off my athletic body, while at the same time respecting the fact that I am closer to 60 than 50. I find a lot of stores that cater to middle aged women have all of these "big" clothes. Even in my size they look awful on me. In my new profession, women seem to wear a lot of these "big" clothes, shawls, sweaters, long skirts. Ugh.
I would buy all of my clothes from Athleta, if I could wear them to work!
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Originally Posted by Crankin
Shootingstar, I mostly wear classic, preppy styles, as I look awful in anything flouncy or girlie. Yet, I prefer dresses and skirts for work, so hence, I end up buying at the same 2-3 stores. On the other hand, I think my idea of classic may be a bit different than someone who shops at Talbots, let's say, which is another store close to my house. I guess maybe modern classic is more like it. I like to show off my athletic body, while at the same time respecting the fact that I am closer to 60 than 50. I find a lot of stores that cater to middle aged women have all of these "big" clothes. Even in my size they look awful on me. In my new profession, women seem to wear a lot of these "big" clothes, shawls, sweaters, long skirts. Ugh.
I would buy all of my clothes from Athleta, if I could wear them to work!
Except that everything from Athleta is WAY TOO LONG! It drives me insane!
Besides vanity sizing, I have issues with the horribly inconsistent sizing in women's clothing. I'm 5'4" 154lbs and I currently have clothing that fits me in sizes ranging from a 2 to a 12 in my closet. That's just nuts!My new non-farm blog: Finding Freedom
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07-19-2010, 07:19 PM #3
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Don't mess with Athleta - their stuff fits me PERFECTLY Originally Posted by GLC1968
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