Friday, 30 July 2010

All shapes and sizes

It's amazing how the same style outfit looks totally different on people of the same age and ages that are light years apart.
On my travels today, both into town and going to get Eden, I noticed that this year's 'must have' in fashion seems to be a tunic or large clingy T shirt on top of leggings with some of those Ugh! boots or boots that are flat with a turned down ankle cuff.
On my way into town I passed a young woman who was pushing a youngster in a pushchair and she was wearing a version of this outfit. After she had gone past I just had to turn my head round to see if my eyes were deceiving me but sadly they weren't. She had one of the biggest bottoms that I had seen for a long time and she had cellulite. With the tight, clingy T shirt which just about covered her derriere her bum resembled one of those bumble balls that Eden had when she was a baby or, two bags of potatoes jumping about independently!
The next time I saw a similar outfit I was in the centre and this time the lady was somewhere around the mid-forties and a normal build. She had accessorised the outfit with a very wide belt and lots of bangles and necklaces. The outfit didn't really look right on her because of the gaudy purple colour of her top and the bright green turban type headwear. She also appeared to be wearing her entire jewellery box which meant she was a tad overdone.
The last one that really caught my attention was a young lady on a pedestrian crossing when I was driving to get Eden. She was painfully thin with straggly hair and she too was wearing a wide belt and she had those boots with a turned down cuff so that she looked as though she had just walked out of a production of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' or even 'Cadfael'! All that was missing from her interpretation of this style was the moneybag with a drawstring top.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Grandma!

    LOL! What a funny post!

    I never understood how fat gals could muster up the courage to stuff their big butts into spandex pants. When they walk down the street in spandex, their behinds look like two dogs fighting under a blanket!

    I've gained loads of weight over the past couple of years and believe me, full length jumpers and dresses are ALL I'll wear. They're the only thing that really looks good on a plus sized gal in my opinion.

    I hope you and Eden have alot of fun this week!
    oxox
    Robin

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  2. Hi Robin!

    I like to cover up completely too although I've never had a big rear aspect! All my excess is at the front and sometimes I think I look pregnant. I don't do stretchy, skimpy, tight or cropped on the top and really wish they would bring back the big, baggy longer shirts of the eighties!
    Today we're planning our week.

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