I read this post by the moosh’s mommy yesterday and came to a very sad realization. Her two-year-old dresses far better than me and I have little hope of dressing that cute any time in the near future. Or ever.
Sigh.
I need help, lots and lots of help (think Stacy and Clinton) with my style. This is my obviously lacking wardrobe. Prepare to be underwhelmed.
Here are my lone pair of jeans. In the event that I am actually going to *gasp* leave the house, these are the pants I wear. I have had them since 2003.
Can you tell?… 
Here are the three shirts I rotate over and over and over when I’m out on work release. The one on the left is what I wear if I know I’ll have to feed Ella, since it’s easy access. It also makes me look like a skanky ho-bag.
I remember I bought this shirt at TJ Maxx in Knoxville. I moved away from Knoxville in 2003.
Did someone say drab? Did I hear someone refer to my shirt color choices as poop?
If my biggest plans for the day are to clean the toilets and wipe butts, I wear one of these two pairs of shorts, paired with an old, tattered sorority T-shirt.
Check the date on these shorts…1992. They are 15-years-old. I should have gotten rid of them 10 years ago.
Once it gets “cold,” I’ll wear these yoga pants.
I’m obviously in the midst of a very serious clothing crisis as we speak. I don’t know how to dress as a mom, battling spit-up and jelly-covered fingers on a daily basis. Everything I see in stores seems too “young,” too “old,” or impractical. Where are the clothes for 32 year old women who want to look semi-fashionable, yet won’t collapse into a puddle of her own misery when (not if) the outfit becomes soiled?
What do you wear on a daily basis? (Hint: I’m wanting to hear that your wardrobe is as bad, if not worse than mine. Thank you in advance.) Do you have any style suggestions that can help me to expand my wardrobe?
Stacy? Clinton? Sugar Daddy?
My clothes are not great. A close friend of mine keeps begging me to go shopping with her so she can help me. My problem is that I’ll go to Target, find a shirt I like and buy three of them in different colors. So I always end up looking about the same.
I did, however, go out two nights ago and bought some pants that actually fit me instead of being so baggy that I look twice my size. Yay me!
No advice from my corner of the world… my wardrobe is about the same as yours, probably worse. One of my SIL’s keeps threatening to call in Stacey and Clinton to help me, so I feel your pain!
I think Moosh’s clothes would look silly on you:)
I feel your pain! I actually just finished writing a similar post a little while ago….
Well, my wardrobe is almost as bad as yours… I don’t wear jeans and t-shirts everyday, but when I do (as in when the baby is sick and wiping snot all over me) they say 1994 and 1996 respectively…
High school style, oh yeah!
Here’s my suggestion. I don’t do ironing so I usually stick to knits of any variety. I have had some luck at Macy’s recently and they ALWAYS seem to be having a sale. Their stuff really isn’t too expensive compared to any other department store (at least around here) and I have found some cute I’m-a-mom-but-not-old clothes. Good luck!
You are not alone. My clothes look like yours. Except I have work clothes. That I wear over and over again. And because “my style” is very simple (V-neck tops and black or gray pants), it all looks the same. And whenever I dare to buy anything new, Gavin always says, “doesn’t that look like everything else you own?”
So I ask you, what is worse: having very little to wear or having enough clothes to wear but looking like you wear the same thing over and over again?
Most of my wardrobe comes from New York and Company … and yes.. TARGET.
So, not sure if I am a good role model.
My wardrobe is as bad yours. Possibly worse. Today Hubby noticed that my black yoga pants have a hole in the behind. I am now down to three pairs of pants that I can wear in public. Well, actually, I have a closet full of great pants but none of them fit. I am dying for someone to nominate me for What Not To Wear, especially since I have not had a good haircut in six months either. Help.
aaaahhhh! why are you copying me? why have you raided my closet? what’s going on?
seriously, i have one pair of jeans that i wear when i leave the house ( i think i bought them in 2004, but i can’t remember)….a few tops…ya, that’s it. i wear “comfy pants” and old ratty t-shirts around the house.
it’s like the Sisterhood of the Outdated and Limited Wardrobe…sistahs unite!
I thought the exact same thing about the Moosh–that she dresses WAY better than I do (as does my own daughter, but not quite to that extent!) I salute your bravery here! And allow me to reassure you that my wardrobe is at least as bad, if not WAY worse, than yours.
So, I’m not a mom, but I do work from home and often fall into the pajama or yoga pants and tshirt zone.
I feel more dressed, but still super comfy, in my brightly colored velour and terry track pants and capris. (2 pair terry capris, and a whole rainbow of velour pants.) Yes, really. It’s a bit insane–I’ve been meaning to round them all up for a photo, actually.
And I know that’s probably over the top for you. But, really comfy, while still looking pretty stylish. If you’re not much for bright colors, may I suggest a plum or forest green? Burnt pumpkin, perhaps? (hides the carrot and sweet potato stains!)
They are easy wash and dry, too.
I like to wear a vest or button down shirt to dim the headlights when my shoulders don’t feel up to wearing a bra. ;p
Obviously that won’t work too well for nursing mothers, but I figured I’d rec it for future use. ;P
Good luck!
Girlfriend, come visit me on Fight the Frump Fridays!
Wow! Looks like I’m not the only one who feels your pain. I’m still in maternity clothes (GAH!) and my mat jeans are looking much the same on the bottoms. I finally broke down and bought some new pants (4 pairs!) but had to wait awhile until my mom mended them (damn short legs!) So today I’m going to wear my new pants. How exciting.
This is really weird to me because I read Nell’s last panel where your head (with stylish cute hairstyle) was on this tall, slim body in a cute little black dress, so that’s totally how I picture you. As a very chic little black dress with stylish hair Mommy.
As a mom of three, I have 2 words for you – thrift shop. I may be particularly blessed to live in a rather affluent community, where the clothes donated are nicer than anything I could ever afford to buy for myself at a store. Over the years, I managed to pull together a fun wardrobe reflecting my unique style. My favorite are cotton pants with just enough spandex to make them give with your body instead of pinching you in half when you bend down to pick up toys. The best part is, when you pay $2 for a pair of pants, you just can’t get all that upset if something irreversible happens to them – like getting stained with curry-colored baby poop.
I hate mom/maternity clothes, and I SO envy the moosh for her wardrobe.
I just found the perfect pair of jeans at Old Navy for $24.00. They are the most flattering jeans, and they run big so I was able to get a size smaller than I normally wear.
They are the classic fit, yet they look totally hip. Go get ya some:)
Not too bad! I’ve seen a lot worse mom issued prison uniforms. You should submit this to my contest.
http://lipsticktocrayons.blogspot.com/2007/10/back-to-beauty.html
I have two pairs of pants, and four tops that I rotate in and out. I have a lot of pre-baby clothing hanging around, but I really don’t have the body for it right now.
I need serious fashion help.
ok, i know this is WAY late in coming… but i feel the pain! after my third i refused to buy anything new because i didn’t want to have to buy such FAT clothing.
but alas, i never lost the weight. so i just looked frumpy in tight, ill-fighting clothes.
so this time… i went to old navy and hit the sale. 50% off long-sleeved tee’s, 50% off dress pants, etc. and their clothes all wash so nicely that i wear them even when i know that i’m going nowhere that day. spit-up? no prob. washes right out. i also wear skirts, even at home, just to feel girly once in awhile. i stick with dark colors. i even bought two brown shirts the last time i went out that are almost identical… go figure.
indulge.
seriously.
just a little bit.
you’ll feel better!
I have clothes from 1993 that I still wear. (of course they’re only tops or coats because I’m too fat to fit in my size 0 stuff from high school)