Did your weight loss cause you to take an increased interest in fashion?
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JustRobby1
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Or did you change your style of dress at all as a result?
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lol. Yes. From "potato sack" to "now it fits like it should."
I'm older and I dress casually 95% of the time so that didn't change, but I look much better in clothes that actually fit up close to my body.7 -
Both.
At my heaviest I was stuck wearing my husband's shirts and sweats or ugly plus size stuff from the clearance rack.
Now I'm in the designer section wearing Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Rowley, everything brand name. I like edgy, yet feminine styles. I wear makeup more often. I like boots and heels too, now that my feet are more comfortable. I get my hair and nails done more often as well.
Basically I care more about what I look like, feel like, and how I present myself to the world with the weight off.
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My weight loss did not change my fashion sense, but it did change my tolerance for grey hair. I was already wearing Brooks Brothers shirts and ties before, and do now also. I rarely buy shoes, but the next time I buy a suit will get a new pair of the highest quality Oxfords to be found under $1000.7
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Yes...I'm using the $$$ I used to spend on WW for smaller clothes!!! WOW!!! :-D4
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I feel like I have more options. More clothes that fit my body and also my body feels more worthy to be seen.3
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Yes! When I was super heavy (90's) there were so few options in plus sizes for professional clothes, I pretty much bought whatever fit. As I got smaller, I was wearing more form fitting clothes, more dresses and skirts.
And now I've gained some weight and have kind of gone back to semi-frumpy.
Hmmm. Thought provoking for sure.8 -
yes! now i can actually wear the clothes i like instead of what fits and covers me up. looking forward to summer for the first time in years!4
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For me, yes. Overall confidence change so I suddenly enjoy shopping and putting myself together4
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I am more confident wearing more styles, but I still hate clothes shopping most of the time as my body is no easier to buy clothes for. Things rarely fit properly and I get frustrated - I realise I can have things altered, but that adds extra expense!0
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I tend to buy too many things because for so many years, if it fit BUY IT...never knew if I'd find something that would fit again. Now, I can decide if I LIKE something, not just if it will go on. I am shocked when I realize I have CHOICES at the REGULAR store (nothing fancy, just Walmart, but I couldn't even wear their largest size for years)7
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I have to say that I'm having a ball with clothes - so many things look sensational! And who knew "close-fitting" could look so good! I have recently discovered that there are often real gems waiting to be discovered at the charity shops, and I am getting a big kick out of experimenting with some different looks for just a few bucks. I figure either I will like it enough to keep it, or I'll just re-donate it... no big deal!
I find it fascinating that of the clothes I buy with equal enthusiasm, for some reason, I wear some often, and others I lose interest in most immediately: so my latest thing is trying to figure out which category an item of clothing will fall into, and hopefully just buy the things I will wear often! Happy clothes shopping everyone!10 -
I've turned into quite the shopaholic because EVERYTHING fits and EVERYTHING looks good! It's an awesome feeling but I know I'm spending too much on clothes and shoes. 3 closets in my house all full of MY clothes! May need an intervention? ??!!!8
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In a word yes. I went from 5X to medium and dropped 13 pant sizes. So not only have I spent a small fortune on clothes this year, but for the first time in my life I've grown to actually like to shop for clothes. I'm dressing more sharply and in colors I would never have tried before, being more adventurous with style and color. It's fun.6
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No...I've always been a t-shirt and shorts or t-shirt and jeans guy. At least I don't have a belly hanging out of my shirts these days and the new, more tapered and fitted t-shirts look fine on me...used to look ridiculous.3
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Not really. I've always had very little interest in fashion or make up. The only thing now is that I'm not dressing in a style solely to cover figure flaws. I simply pick out things I like, and they tend to have simple lines in solid colors.
I don't really like clothes shopping, and get more excited about buying running clothes/shoes than regular clothes.2 -
For sure! But not in a way that I actually care about brands or fashion if that makes sense. I went from wearing pj pants (or "dressing up" with yoga pants) and almost exclusively wearing my husbands shirts to dressing like a woman.4
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Not really. I've always been into fashion. Being big never stopped me from expressing my creative fashion side. I love fashion, designing and make-up. I rarely tell anyone this, i'm also losing weight because I was bored and wanted a smaller body so that i can change my fashion. I've been good so far considering everything i'm trying on now fits. I can go really crazy if i wanted to. I have been giving away all my clothes, even brand name clothes with tags, that are now too big to create room in my tiny closet. I keep complaining about my tiny closet but I'm happy i have a small closet, it prevents me from shopping excessively.5
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Nah. I'd wear my black (or sometimes white) uniform with gold epaulets every day if I could get away with it.2
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Not so much. I've always loved summer clothes and hated the winter clothes. So, I only purchase summer atire now and have the same clothes in the closet for years now for the winter.
I just can't force myself to buy new winter stuff...at all....I'm in denial it will even get cold.5 -
Definitely! It's frustrating, though, because I have to keep buying clothes that fit my new frame. After a few months I'm down another size or two and the clothes I just bought become frumpy again. It's happened twice now. In January I bought a few pairs of size 8's as my goal pants. Now they're all like parachute pants on me! So I bought a few 6's and they're getting baggy. It's great being in shape, but I have twin toddlers at home and can barely afford clothes for them, who are growing bigger as I'm getting smaller. Consignment stores are my saving grace...especially the ones that give you credit for trading in clothes.2
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