I have a business trip coming up that I am not looking forward to (more on that later), but one thing that I was looking forward to was that I needed to go shopping to get some new outfits that are dressier than I normally wear to work. I actually like dressing nicely for work, but lately I’ve been doing the jeans and a nice sweater thing at work. It works, but it doesn’t exactly make me feel like a fashionista.
To be honest, I went to Lane Bryant with the intention of only buying tights, because I had figured out a few outfits that might work for the trip. But you can already figure out where this is going. I walked into the store and saw 3 awesome dresses that I “had to have.” 🙂 I tried them on and they were so flattering, and what’s better than looking skinnier than you are? The new dresses just put me in a great mood as soon as I tried them on. Love that!
So, in addition to 2 pairs of black tights, 1 pair of brown tights, and some Spanx, I got these:
This one looks awesome! I’m going to wear it with a turquoise shrug/sweater that has 3/4 sleeves. This is my favorite dress that I bought today.
This one looks a lot nicer in person, and I love the magenta colors with the brown dress. I’m going to pair this with a lightweight brown duster that’s the same length as the dress. I also have a great necklace that will look so nice nestled right above the draped fabric.
This dress is so comfortable. It comes down longer on me, since I have short legs (I’m only 5’4″). I’m going to wear a cami under this (either black or red) and a red shrug/sweater. I love putting a pop of red with black and white.
The other outfit I’m going to wear is one that I bought last year. It’s a brown and turquoise skirt, a turquoise blouse, and the long brown duster. It looks really nice, and I feel comfortable in it.
All of these outfits are going to make me feel even more confident than I am already. They’ve also inspired me to start wearing nicer clothes on a day-to-day basis at work. I hate feeling shlumpy, and although jeans and sweaters/sweatshirts are comfortable, they definitely aren’t flattering. I’ve been avoiding buying new clothes until I lose weight, but this was a great excuse to get some new items that I can wear well into the summer.
Because I spent so much (I won’t even tell you how much I spent, but it was all well worth it), I also got a free t-shirt:
It’s pretty bold, but I figure I can always wear it under a cardigan or while working out.
Bella on the Beach 