Yesterday, after a delightful brunch with
matt_ruff and
lisagold (and the ever assertive Sophie Sestina) and an afternoon of work, I went downtown for movies with
bedii and
ladyjestocostMy bus brought me downtown about a half hour earlier than I had to be at the movie theater, so in the wake of this weekend's experiments with clothing, I decided to stop into a store I've never been
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FWIW, I go through the same run down of questions and voices whenever I buy clothes. I do think there are some things which are less age appropriate than others (going shopping with a fifteen year old I have to keep pointing out that, even if something looks okay, I'm not a fifteen year old, and...yeah), but I'm not ready to adopt a velour track suit and running shoes just yet.
But look: you've done this amazing thing, losing weight. The big women with whom you've felt sorority are not going to feel betrayed if you buy yourself something nice (unless their problems run a lot deeper than dress size). And you deserve to reap the fruits of all your hard work and reworking of lifestyle. Go for
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Fair enough. As I looked through the All Saint's web site, it was clear that the catalog is intended to skew younger than me and, certainly, there were things I really couldn't have gotten away with at my age and size. And it's true that there are clothes I've passed up as being too young on other occasions. But as for the rest of of it, well, yes, I'm going to buy what looks good and enjoy the smaller me. I hope to get smaller still. We'll just go from here....
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Then I turned 60. And then, older. A couple of summers ago I bought myself a sundress - white, lacy, the thinnest of cottons - and it looked damn good. Or maybe it didn't. I couldn't bring myself to wear it. Was I too old? Did it really look OK? Who did I think I was? Who did I think I was?
I gave it away, unworn.
This post really touched me. I am grateful to you for writing it and sharing it.
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New England has it's pluses - but it has it's negatives too ;>
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Seriously, having finally lost the weight (and working on keeping it off), I find the big challenge is how my body shape has changed in menopause.
I remember the first time I realized that I did not have to automatically grab for the "big girl" sizes. It took me several years to get past those buying habits (and another weight gain/loss cycle). I also find the newer, kickier styles and adapt them for my preference. Work clothes have to be somewhat conservative due to the middle school teacher thing, but I do try to find pieces that add a little bit of flair, no matter what my weight.
It's also worth it to scan More magazine if you're interested in styling while being age and size appropriate. While they tend to go with younger and skinnier models, they also offer dressing ( ... )
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