I'm not at all a fashionable person. Not even a bit. I try from time to time to put together an outfit and put a bit of energy into how I look, but really, I'm terrible. I wear jeans to work everyday (manufacturing life...) and a nice(ish) top that promptly gets covered with a lab coat, put on safety shoes, and a hair net. There I stand as a worker bee in a production facility. No need for fancy anything. So weekends and evenings are really the only time I ever feel the need to do myself up. Most weeknights, I'm heading out to see The Boyfriend and if we are staying in I wear comfy lounge around the house clothes. If we are meeting up with friends for dinner, I wear skinny jeans and a flowy top and maybe a cardigan. I make an outfit that is fine, cute maybe, but nothing special. Weekends it's the same thing.
Anyway - I'm really trying to put together a personal style that isn't just "Manufactured Leftovers." which is what I sort of feel like. I'd love to feel like I know what I'm doing when I get dressed in the morning and that my closet has clothes in it that will enable me to feel confident and presentable to take on the day. I also want it to look effortless and have the clothes actually fit me.
I'm an odd size. I'm tall, and proportioned as such. My arms are long, my torso is long, my legs are long and shoulders are broad. Putting me in a standard cut shirt is fine. It covers the parts that it needs to. However, it probably doesn't come down along my torso as it should. The shoulders probably pinch a bit. If it is long sleeve, it will probably look like 3/4 sleeve - or just awkward. If you put pants on me, they will probably be flood pants. If you get "cropped" style, they will probably cut off circulation to my calves because without fail they end at the widest part of my calf. If you put a summer dress on me, it probably will look like a mini dress that is not age appropriate. If you put a maxi dress on me, I will probably pull it off flawlessly and enviously but who wants to wear a maxi dress???
I'm also a big lady. No no no , I'm not criticizing my size or thinking anything bad as a result. But I'm not a willowy 6ft model of a women. I'm a very healthy size 8. Which is to say, not the skinny size 2 of most models, It also means I have some curves, some places of opportunity and some things that don't always look nice if wrapped in snug clothing.
So... I've never liked fashion or shopping for clothes because I always feel like I look foolish in everything. I have a few things that look nice, a few outfits that I get complimented on, but in general. I think I look silly and as if the clothes don't fit, because they don't.
So I'm trying Stitch Fix as a way to force some different style into my life that I might not normally try from the rack. I'm on my 4-5 month now, and it's really been hit or miss. A few items I really have liked, most of them though I have not. I might love how it fits, but not for the price, or color, or material. Or I love all those other things, but cannot button the pants to save my life. I'll stick with Stitch Fix for a bit longer as I'm getting very firm with my requests and feedback. Perhaps they will remember that I'm tall and not send me items like were clearly not designed for a person of any stature...
Any tips from anyone on how else to go about this adventure are much appreciated.
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