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Originally posted by BetaRose
I'm completely lost when it comes to fashion stuff. My office is really, really laid back, so I usually wear casual black pants and a colored tshirt to work. I wear jeans and tshirts on my off days. I'm tired of it, and would like to update my wardrobe to be a little nicer, more polished, and more flexible. My wardrobe limitations are 1. I live in Florida, its hot 10 months of the year, 2. I'm plus-sized, and 3. I'm on a budget. I've stolen this list GeekyPenguin posted in a rush thread as a start, but is there anything else y'all would suggest?
- a pair or two of black or grey dress pants (the bootfit or slight flare, because they are still "trendy" but look classic compared to booty pants)
- black skirt (somewhere around kneelength)
- khaki skirt (again, somewhere around kneelength - not a mini, but can be above the knee)
- denim skirt (not a carpeter skirt, something a little more dressy - maybe an a-line with a small slit?)
- fitted tees (you can get crewneck, v-neck, split-neck, etc.) in black, white, and a few fun colors (blue, pink, whatever your favorites are)
- oxford shirts (button-up shirts with collars)
- sweater sets (cardigan and shell) in black, white, and a fun color
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You can't go wrong with khaki pants either. I really don't have too much to add to the list. You might also get some plain silk blouses. Yo can wear them with the dress pants or the shirt.
I'm slowly updating my wardrobe as well.
I have one black suit, one light beige suit and one grey wool looking suit
sweater sets
khaki pants in black,navy blue,olive green,and khaki
dress pants in black,grey,and navy blue
shirts in navy blue.black,and a brown and black check
various short sleeve shirts
You don't have to spend a fortune on clothes. I shop at mervyn's, Target, J.C Penny, Dress Barn, Norstrom's Rack and Eddie Bauer( they have some good stuff on clearence) all these stores (with the exception of EB) have pretty good prices and carry plus sizes.
You might also try looking for things at resale shops. You can find really good stuff for dirt cheap.
You can still dress like million bucks, you just don't have to pay it.
Hope this helps
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