Sense of style

although they are apparently quite fashionable.

But not with summer clothes

Before you buy another new thing sort out what you have, Get every item that you own and strip it out of the wardrobe, only put back what you love, make room for new things.

I love to shop on Ebay and charity shops but I know what I like and what suits me, I like funky skirts with flats and knitwear and lots of my stuff goes with other stuff so it always looks new.

Wear what makes you happy, colours that you like, fabrics that feel good and above all comfortable shoes.

Despite not really having decent earnings, owing to being a pensioner, I am lucky enough to have some lovely earrings, which makes up for it.

Good advice LSP. Are you Marie Kondo?

Noooo...!! Not the black laceups, pleeeease ? ? . Sorry OP we're waffling on about shoes and it's not what you asked. Perhaps we should start a new thread about the problems of wide feet Jalima?

I think I'm stylish and then I look in the mirror and see my bumps and lumps but as long as I'm comfortable so be it. I like Adini [though their latest catalogue is a bit disappointing I think; I like Boden [when they have special offers]; White Stuff; and just recently Joe Browns. I too think that hair is important and even though I'd love long hair again I know it won't suit me. For shoes I like Reiker. I have to have one shoe built up so that inhibits the number of shoes I dare buy but they have such unusual styles and they are soooo comfortable. I'm off jeans at the moment as my tummy muscles went south when I had an accident and are only now beginning to become a tad tighter. I quite like the pull on jeans and also trousers from Lands End and occasionally from Cotton Traders. Scarves are a boon and I don't go anyway without jewellery or make up [nothing OTT]. If I feel good then I stand taller - and I don't care what anyone else thinks - even DH

I also adore adini golden girl. Their tunic tops are fabulous for disguising a chubby middle and the stretchy jersey fabric is so comfortable whilst still managing to look fashionable. Think I'll buy direct in future now I know my adini size (L) as my local boutique seems to just add 20 quid on to every price in the catalogue!

Not the black laceups, pleeeease
sorry!!

Thank you for the Adini tip - looks worth investigating.
I do like natural fabrics in the summer especially and some of them are viscose but they look very pretty.

Lazigirl I Kondoed my house, it's amazing!!!!

Apropos the advice about colour me beautiful and Kettlewell, Years ago I had a colour consultation with CMB and came out as winter. I've just clicked on their link , and they seem to have changed their way of defining ones group of colours to deep / warm , clear/ cool etc. Has anyone here had a consult. from them?

I think colour is important - too many older people wear beige.

I haven't worn heels or a skirt for almost 5 years, when I was made redundant and became a lady of leisure. (Ha!) I still have a couple of pairs of lovely lovely shoes in the bottom of the wardrobe and look longingly at them from time to time but never actually wear them as it seems inappropriate and too much faff. I hate shopping these days as I can't tell if I look like mutton dressed as lamb and just get depressed at how out of touch I feel. However, I have promised myself an outing with a personal shopper to try and revitalise my dress sense and stop me feeling a frump. I might even get to wear my heels!