Hi! I'm Nikki, and I'm almost 29.

My style was originally pretty skater/surfer oriented, but I'm trying to develop a better style now I have two children. My wardrobe is a mish-mash of everything and anything that fits (and some things that don't) and I really have no idea how to dress myself! I have an increasing passion for shoes, bags and nail polish. ._.

Hey Everyone, I am Hayley. I live in New Zealand but from the U.K originally. I love clothes so much. I love colour, and mixing it up a bit. I have never really had the chance to experiment with clothes because when I discovered my confidence in fashion I also discovered I had put on 100lbs and lost the confidence almost immediately. I am very good at dressing others and I have a good eye for what looks fabulous. One of my main reasons for losing weight is to be able to wear whatever the hell I want and feel amazing.

hi! my name is izzy and i live in boston mass. i am what you'd call fashion-crazed and even have a blog to chronicle my obsession: www.izzygetsbizzy.com--please check it out!

i'm glad to be a part of this group and can't wait to share some of my outfits with you all!

:-)

I'm a little late, but, hello everyone! :flowerforyou:

I'm Kim, I'm 5'6", and currently 190 lbs. I've always loved fashion and clothing, but I wouldn't say I have a particular "style." I'm very diverse with my clothing and make-up...and my hair is usually something different every other month. :laugh: It's currently dyed back to black and in a pixie-style cut! On any given day, my style is different. I live in central Florida, so I definitely prefer dresses in the summer...I've recently discovered a love for maxi dresses. Got my first one at Ross 2 weeks ago and I LOVE it. I also like any tops/dresses with funky sleeves. I hate my arms, so I gravitate towards flowy sleeves that make them look somewhat decent. I also love leggings...plain black, sheer, rhinestone-studded, lacy, capri-length, ankle-length, you name it. I haven't ventured too much into colored leggings, though...perhaps those will be next. :laugh: I'm not big on purses...I HAVE a few, but other than one I reserve strictly for the beach and vacations, they were all gifts. I've been trying to get into them more, but for a purse, I value quality over quantity. I'm holding out for a REALLY awesome, good-quality, go anywhere and everywhere purse. Shoes...well, Florida = flip-flops almost all year round. I'm also not big on jewelry...I wear the promise ring my boyfriend gave me, and every so often, I break out my favorite Tarina Tarantino ring for run...necklaces, most of them are gifts, and I wear whichever one I feel like wearing that day, if any. I'm not big on bracelets...maybe twice a year I'll wear some bangles, and usually end up taking them off within an hour, lol. LOOOOOVE make-up. From simple classy make-up, to all-out crazy stuff...I love and appreciate it all!

I'm Jame (for fyi, it's really pronounced like Jamie), 33, 5' 4.5" and currently 213. I've been addicted to shoes and purses since middle school (blame my mom). I've been off an on finding my style. In my 20s I had a vision in mind, and it was very hard to find in my size. So I just kept looking around and making do. I was pretty preppy at this point. I went through a boring phase where I wore a lot of purple, blue, black and grey (solids or stripes).

But eventually I broke out of my color fear and started incorporating more colors and patterns over the past few years. My style is sort of edgy preppy, sexy secretary and California casual. I love the color block trend as it just fits my general philosophy. I like to mix random colors, and I still gravitate towards solids. My uniform is either a dress with a cardigan or a shirt/blouse, cardigan with jeans or a pencil skirt. I tend to wear flats, because I always seem to need to walk 2 miles or stand all day. But if I am not walking around too much, I will wear heels. But I cannot handle ones that are too high. I look for cute and comfortable in my heels and flats. Just getting more into accessories and jewelry. It helps me look a little closer to my age.

For the quick tour of my weight history, from about age 14 to now I have basically been size 14-20 (typically in pants, pesky big thighs). I was pretty consistently an 18 through my 20s and 30s. This is basically clothing size purgatory. I found that most of the time, plus sized clothing didn't fit me well at all, since I am a pear shape (and I am well-endowed up top). And not every store goes up to size 18. To top it off, I was also in bra size purgatory. At my heaviest I wore 36H. So my band was too small for the plus sized stores, and my cup was too big for "normal stores." And my butt was too big for the matching panties for the bra companies that had my size, they generally stopped at size 16. So I finally got sick of being in purgatory and decided to lose weight, though I will admit it has gotten a lot better in the past couple of years with my discovery of lines like ASOS Curve, Forever 21 Plus sizes, Dorothy Perkins, Eloquii (the Limited's new plus line), Very.com and others. It is way easier to stay on trend and find the basics like colorful knee length pencil skirts.

So for now, I can't wait to get to goal, because I have never been able to find a great contemporary suit in my size! (And matching lingerie sets, I am destined to have a smaller band/full bust). I am inching ever so closely to leaving the plus stores for ever. Right now I am a little more than a 16 -- I need to lose a couple more inches before it will fit perfectly (especially in my lower half, dresses are good for now. And even some smaller ones).

Hi,
I'm Amanda, 40 (in 4 days!), 5'5", 146 heading to 135, and sort of a tailored/classic/preppy-with-a-modern/sexy-edge type. In other words, I ♥ J. Crew. And give me a pair of red heels and some lacy undies and I'm a happy girl. Makeup is my friend, too--though I'm actually pretty low-maintenance...
Nice to meet you all!
Amanda

p.s. I'm glad you included decorating in the approved topics, Elizabeth--that's where my real expertise lies!

Hi my name is Dessire I'm 29 years old I've lost 12lbs since I joined mfp. I love animal prints, shoes and handbags. Looking for some friends on here to makemthismlong journey seem shorter and for some motivation.

I love the "old hollywood glamour". I love fashion, it is my addiction! Fashion is my inspiration for me to shed all this weight and to finally wear nice clothes.