Plus Size Outfit of the Day ~ April 3-9
Me again. Wearing clothes. April is a tough month clothing-wise because of the temps. It’s too cool to wear summer things, and too hot for most winter things. I have about a minute before I get too hot so I never have many clothes for this exact time of year. And I struggle with these few weeks every year. My clothes are better suited to “transitioning” from summer to fall than from winter to spring. Go figure.
Doing the best I can.
SATURDAY
It’s a little chillier than I thought today. And my bangs are way long.
I basically like this as a weekend outfit. The tee shirt is getting so limp for washing/wearing that the collar no longer stands up and peeks over the crewneck collar. How many white tee shirts will I buy before finding The One?
Grey Cashmere Crewneck: Catherine Malandrino, 3x. 2019
White Tee: H&M, 3x. 2017
Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda, Callisto wash, 20 short, 2021
Sneakers: Black Converse Shoreline slip-ons. 2020
SUNDAY
Lazy Sunday. I got dressed late in the day just to go to the bagel store…only to discover that it was Easter and anything that was open, had closed early. Guh.
I essentially like this outfit also, for a casual weekend look. I just don’t like the large neck-hole of the top. I find it hard to find the right thing to under or over it. Plus I just don’t like so much square footage showing on my chest. I. Just. Don’t. Like. It.
Thermal Henley: ___, 3x. 2020
Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda, black, 20 short. 2021
Sneakers: Black Converse Shoreline slip-ons. 2020
MONDAY
Back to work. In-office. I guess I can stop saying that cuz now every day is “in-office.”
It’s in the 60s today, we’re still closed for break, and we had to reposition desks and stuff in our office after Girl #3 leaving. So I didn’t want to wear anything too precious.
The outfit is fine. Nothing special. Which is sometimes just what I want. I think I’ve repeated this exact outfit three times now since the first of the year. That’s kind of a lot for me in such a short time. I think it’s just easy and nothing feels uncomfortable with it. Win.
V-Neck: ___, 3x. The fabric is so weird, if I had to identify it I would say “boucle knit made from recycled plastic bottles.” 2018
White Tee: H&M, 3x. 2017
Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda, Frisco wash, 20 short. 2021
Sneakers: Black Converse Shoreline slipons. 2020
TUESDAY
Still in love love with this sweater. It’s one that I had on watch for like a year waiting for the price to drop…and it just never did. So finally I bit the bullet and paid full-rpice cuz all the sweaters around it were selling out and I just NEW we would get along famously.
I wasn’t wrong. It’s lovely and oversized (#boyfriend) but doesn’t feel schlubby or schlumpy). I don’t even mind the deeper-v because it’s such a narrow v that it doesn’t show much skin. I was so warm running around getting ready this morning that the thought of putting a tee-shirt underneath was…no.
And navy and white for spring? It’s all good. Other than the white jeans being a little wrinkly (as white jeans always seem to be on me), I give this outfiot a 5/5.
Navy v-neck: J Crew cashmere boyfriend, 3x, 2021
Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda, white, 20 short. 2021
Sneakers: Navy Converse Shoreline slip-ons. 2021
WEDNESDAY
Wearing my “I Work In an Office” costume today. I nailed it, right? Ha ha.
You know it’s Really Spring when I break out the Old Navy duster cardigans cuz it means it’s mild enough that I don’t have to wear a coat. Cuz I don’t like the look of so much cardigan showing under a shorter coat.
I’m on the hunt for summer-weight hip-length cardigans. I don’t mind these longer ones over dresses and skinny jeans…but over regular straight-leg jeans I’d prefer a shorter cardigan.
Button-down: Old Navy, 3x. Spring 2020
Black Cardigan: Old Navy, 2x. 2017
Jeans: Black Charlotte Russe Refuge skinny jeans, 24 short. 2016
Black flats: Aerosoles Betunia flats. 2020
THURSDAY
Bettye Bare-Legged in a Dress is the new Groundhog Not Seeing His Shadow. Ha. You know, just to make even CLIMATE about me 🙂
The Dress. I first saw this dress at Plus BKLYN in May 2017. I loved it, but also loved the OTHER Junarose dress I tried on. You know the one. And since I was headed to a partial-family reunion in Florida in July, the other dress seemed more appropriate. This one always feels very Back to School-y to me. Anyway, in those days the thought of ONE $75 dress floored me…let alone TWO. So I left this dress there and came home with the other one. Which I have worn 12,953 times. More or less.
But I never forgot this little schoolgirl dress. It had my heart. I needed to find it. And I searched and searched. And searched. And FINALLY in 2019 I found it on Poshmark, new with tags still on, in exactly my size…for $25!!! Score.
And why do I like it so much? It’s an easy fit (loose) without being overly feminine. You know I love a collared shirt. This is a collared shirt DRESS.
It’s still a little chilly in the morning so I layered the H&M tee underneath and put the grey boyfriend cardigan over top. I’d really like some white sneakers but I have so many particularities I have just not found the right ones yet. I could just do a white version of these Converse but…do I want 27 pairs of the same shoes? I also want them in light grey…and I wish I could find the shorelines in lilac, I’d snatch those right up!
But overall, I’m giving this 5/5. I want to dress like a boy. But today, like a boy who wears dresses 🙂
Dress: Junarose, 3X. 2019
White Tee: H&M, 3x. 2018
Grey Cardigan: Dean & White, 2x. 2012
Sneakers: Navy Converse Shoreline slip-ons. 2021
FRIDAY
Friday. A little grey and damp today so I’m back to jeans and sweater.
This is a new blouse from Torrid. It’s a sort of slinky polyester georgette…not EXACTLY what I’ve had in mind for floral man-tailored shirts but I’m having a hard time finding what I have in my mind’s eye. That’s not, you know, Gucci and $700. I sat on it for several days…and finally opted to keep it as…sigh…a workaround.
BUT when it occured to me to pair it with the lilac v-neck I got very excited. And I like them together in reality as I did in real life.
I think I will also like it with the navy v-neck I wore earlier this week – I do love a good green and blue combo.
Now if only I had a pair of well-fitted black trousers. HA HA HA HA HA. The Holy Grail. If I had THOSE pants, this would be a 5/5. Still, I’ll give it a 4.5/5 which is pretty good for me.
V-neck Pullover: Isaac Mizrahi, 3x. 2021 from ebay, 2021
Collared Blouse: Torrid, 3x. 2021
Jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda, 20 short, black, 2020
Sneakers: Navy Converse Shoreline slip-ons, 2020
It was touch-and-go there for awhile, but I managed to survive my first full week in the office in over a year. And I was even dressed appropriately
Iris
Love the navy sweater – I can see why you like it so much. It looks comfty and flattering. I also really like the long cardigans – but have difficulty finding them.
Grace & Peace, Iris
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bettyewp
That’s so funny cuz I have a hard time finding NOT long cardigans!
Sally in St Paul
Glad you survived your week in the office! Tuesday’s navy and white is perfection; I love how those sneakers really stand out there. Of course, in my version, there would be some kind of navy/white patterned scarf too–I think my navy scarf with the white birds. I am pretty much taken aback every time I see you in those white GVA jeans because they look so, so good, even wrinkly!
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bettyewp
You’re the scarf girl!
Yeah, the white GVAs in this size are pretty good!
Lovely
These are great looks! Love the navy sweater and the dress looks beautiful on you!
xoxo
Lovely
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bettyewp
Thanks, Lovely. I’m UB-SESSED with the navy sweater and want it in every color of the rainbow but. Trying to control that urge 🙂
carmen
A week of lovely casual outfits. I know what you mean, winter sweaters are too hot and summer tops are not warm enough.
❤️carmen
bettyewp
So hard to balance all the things. I feel like 3 days a year I get it all just right 🙂