Yesterday I went shopping to the only shop that sells clothes for 'ladies of a certain age' and that don't cost the earth. They had a 'bonus day' for bonus cardholders who could get a 20% discount and as I have one of their bonus cards it seemed like a good opportunity to save a little bit of money.
Luckily, I did find some basic long sleeved cotton T shirts which will do for now that the weather is turning cooler but apart from that, there wasn't anything else that I really liked. They seem to have some very strange colours and I also think a lot of their clothes are for 'old ladies' and I'm certainly not one of those!
As I have got rather large and am finding it very difficult to shed the pounds (but they are going, albeit very slowly), I'm not really interested in buying clothes. When I've lost a bit more weight, I should be able to get into some of the clothes in the wardrobe which fortunately are what I call 'classic' styles and sober colours.
As fashions seem to go out and come back a few years later, I'm waiting for the 'big' shirts and loose fitting jackets to come back. At my age, I can't be doing with tight, stretchy, skimpy, low cut clothing in flimsy materials that go out of shape once they are washed, I want smart tailored clothing with ease built in and made from good quality fabrics including wool mixes and natural cotton. I don't like all this synthetic stuff like polyester because it doesn't feel nice against my skin.
Years ago, before I got arthritis in my hands, I used to make all my own clothes and many years ago, I even had my own dressmaking business too. I have a feeling that I shall be returning to the sewing machine if I can't find the clothes I like.
I feel like I'm getting old when I think "Bugger why can't they make jeans that don't show my knickers each time I bend over!" It's totally impractical with sheep I can tell you!
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