I remember a time when I had style. Well, I had a style anyway. I could wake up in the morning and choose something to wear that suited my mood and hop and skip out the door. Getting dressed was easy and mostly enjoyable.
Then my first pregnancy hit and I loved it, maternity clothes are really cute, everything was figure hugging and I rocked my lovely bump.
After my babies my body had changed, obviously. I had to rid myself of all my cute size 8 dresses. My jeans would never fit again no matter how much weight I lost. I swear not only my hips but my ribs are wider!
I don’t mind my post pregnancy body. I don’t yearn for my 18 year old flat stomach. My body is doing just fine.
Except that I haven’t got around to dressing it yet….
The need for a whole new wardrobe combined with a budget-inducing career break has left me low on options.
My wardrobe at the moment consists of…
- High waisted “mom” jeans to tuck my belly into.
- Long vest tops that are still in use post-maternity wear.
- Flat boots that have seen better days alternated with faux Converse from the kids section in Dunnes (thankfully my shoe size hasn’t changed)
- A few shapeless dresses, one which my eldest calls my “broken Humpty Dumpty” dress due to a questionable print.
- Hoodies….
- Cardigans.
- Plain long sleeved tops.
Its a very sad wardrobe. On a day when I have to look smart or want to look good, I’m at a complete loss.
In September I will return to work part-time which will require clothes that at least have a semblance of respectability about them.
And so begins project capsule wardrobe. However I seem to have lost my fashion sense completely. A few years of not shopping and I find I don’t even know where to begin. How do I start a wardrobe from scratch? And what on earth should it contain???
mammyinwonderland 
I love high waisted jeans, a mothers saviour if you ask me! I’ve done a few posts on my blog about dressing your body post baby, a post on summer styles for the office and another more general one, they might serve as some inspiration for you, I’m doing my best to stay true to my pre baby style albeit with a few alterations for my funny tummy!
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Thanks, I will be looking to you for inspiration! I’m finding it tough to find my style again but I’m determined to try!
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Oh, thanks for sharing, I can relate to it. I am completely lost when it comes to clothing and I can’t embrace my new needs, like for example really comfortable shoes which just do not look smart (unless costing too much)
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It’s tough isn’t it, feel like I’ve kinda lost who I was pre-kids fashion-wise! It’s like you go into a mammy fashion bubble that’s really hard to burst! Thanks for reading!
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I suppose Mammy dressing came naturally to me, as it was merely a variation on the student style that I adopted 30 years ago and have miserably failed to update! I also struggle with going out clothes and usually wear something darkish with statement jewellery and lots and lots of eye liner 🙂
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Eye liner is a lifesaver! Nothing works quicker to make you look ready for a night out 🙂 Ah the glory of student days, I had a lot more black then!
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