Fashion when you're losing weight?

Liftng4Lis

Yay for smaller clothes, Great job! Try the goodwill until you're down to a point that warrants a shopping spree.

cincysweetheart

Ross, Target, Walmart or thrift stores are your friend. Buy the minimal amount you can get by with. Choose basics (both in style and color) that will go with everything. Also, I try to buy clothes that are a little tighter than I would normally like to wear and wear them until they are a little looser than I would normally like to wear. It buys me a little bit of time. It's frustrating to constantly be shrinking out of clothes...but it's the best frustration I've ever been through! Enjoy the process!

sazzyanne14

All the clothes I own were bought when I was 20lbs heavier. I'm quite happy wearing baggy clothes until I hit my goal weight. However I start a new job on December 1st and actually have to dress properly (well smart casual, have no idea what that means though) so will have to buy a wardrobe for that (I can literally wear what I want to my current job).

CarrieCans

I have it easy, im a jeans, tank top and hooded sweatshirt gal. I own 1 dress and i wear it no matter what my weight is, just put a pretty sweater or shrug on with it so i can hide that it's either too big or too small.

When i did have to wear nice clothes every day i had a bunch of wrap around skirts that were DIY and then i only had to worry about the tops fitting. Wrap arounds can be very adjustable depending on how they are made.

lolly715

cincysweetheart wrote: »

Ross, Target, Walmart or thrift stores are your friend. Buy the minimal amount you can get by with. Choose basics (both in style and color) that will go with everything. Also, I try to buy clothes that are a little tighter than I would normally like to wear and wear them until they are a little looser than I would normally like to wear. It buys me a little bit of time. It's frustrating to constantly be shrinking out of clothes...but it's the best frustration I've ever been through! Enjoy the process!

This is what I do. I also rely on stretchy but flowy fabrics like jersey in simple shapes which look fine tight or loose. I've lost over 20lbs and not had to replace any clothes yet. Although I did just buy new jeans in a size down. I could have worn the current ones longer as they're not that loose but that is purely vanity/motivation of moving down a size in something.

brightsideofpink

Aside from the good advice about using thrift stores/Goodwill, stick to classic/basic pants. Nobody will know if you wear the same pair of black pants 2-3x per week. Invest in accessories that will last no matter what your weight is. With enough scarves, belts and necklaces I can dress up or down just about anything. Cardigans are also great- they fit a wide range of sizes. Buy smaller- they still look cute, and they'll fit for a long time. I'm still wearing every cardigan I bought when I was 50lbs heavier. Maxi skirts can be worn like 10 different ways- there's a page out there if you google it. If it gets big on the waist, move up to a strapless style dress, use a large belt, add cardigan.

UmmSqueaky

Goodwill. I go to my favorite one every weekend and dig through the rack to find nice articles of clothing. Half my work clothes are now Banana Republic and Ann Taylor, something that I never had before I lost weight. And then when they get to be too big, into a box they go, back to Goodwill to be donated, for a nice tax deduction.

WickedPineapple

I made the mistake of buying a bunch of new (not thrift) clothes in the middle of my loss, thinking I wouldn't get that much smaller with another 10 lbs or so to go. [Note - I frequent TJ Maxx and clearance sections. I almost never pay full price for clothing to begin with.] I was so excited to finally be a smaller size that I got carried away. This was last summer/fall, now I have all these pants and shorts from a year ago that are too baggy because I dropped another size.

Everyone's advice is spot on, Goodwill is a great choice for transition clothing. Stretchy clothing is also a good choice. It never really occurred to me that I could be this size, so keep in mind as you drop fat and gain muscle you might become a size you don't expect.

rbfdac

I use a group on Facebook called "Fattoo" (this group is for plus sizes, so it may not be for you, but you get the gist). I sell my old clothes on this site, get paid via paypal, then ship. Then I use my paypal money and buy smaller items! Granted, this is not a SUPER cheap way to do things, but I am a fashion lover and this site is a great way to get name brand items in my size for much cheaper than buying them new.

Lisajohnston

I had this problem at one time I went from a 12-14 to a 6 so everything went. I still had some stuff at my moms that was smaller so I had that stuff, my friend gave me some of her stuff she would be donating anyway as she was about the size I was at the time. I also bought some stuff a bit at a time. I had my more expensive items taken in like suits and dresses for a reasonable price. Now I am having the opposite problem as i've gained some weight but I am hoping to lose it again so I'm not getting rid of stuff. I am buying the basics and wearing dresses and tights as some of the ones I have are styles that fit me at different sizes. There are some great second hand shops which is where I went as I was losing weight the first time so I didn't spend to much.

UmmSqueaky

$8 Calvin Klein dress from Goodwill

meltedsno

Goodwill is my best friend. There was a point and time when I was changing sizes every two weeks, so to be able to pick up a pair of jeans or a top that I knew would only get worn a couple of times or so for a few bucks... heck what a deal. Plus I like the idea of knowing that (hopefully!) the clothing had already been preshrunk at one time or another so no fears with buying something that fits today and shrinks tomorrow! I have noticed lately, though, that they have gone up in price a little on certain things... still a deal, though. Bought a pair of white house/black market jeans for 16.99 that retails for $125 and a sweater for $24.99 that retailed for over $150... don't normally like to spend that much at Goodwill, but a deal is a deal!

SteveMFP123

I'm 40lbs down and I haven't bought any new clothes yet as I can't afford to buy more now and in another 30lbs, so everything is pretty baggy on me. I'm really looking forward to going into a normal store and buying some clothes I like instead of going to [insert big and tall website] and buying whatever fits.

seltzermint555

cincysweetheart wrote: »

Ross, Target, Walmart or thrift stores are your friend. Buy the minimal amount you can get by with. Choose basics (both in style and color) that will go with everything. Also, I try to buy clothes that are a little tighter than I would normally like to wear and wear them until they are a little looser than I would normally like to wear. It buys me a little bit of time. It's frustrating to constantly be shrinking out of clothes...but it's the best frustration I've ever been through! Enjoy the process!

Basically all of this. ESPECIALLY the bit about buying the minimal amount you can get by with. I'm reaching my goal and starting to splurge a bit more now and then, but for the past 2 years I have been losing weight steadily and gone down many sizes. So I understand how expensive it can be. If you're a person who likes fashion & is a bit "into it" I know how hard it can be too, to go from having like 40 pairs of jeans/pants to just three or four that fit. Even if you shop secondhand/clearance and/or don't have too big of a budgetary concern, it's just annoying and wasteful to buy tons of clothes in every size.