I’ve been doing some thinking about my style over the last couple days, while struggling and being indecisive about the BR camel trousers, and I’ve come to a few conclusions.

• I’m not a trouser gal. I do have trousers that I wear and like – Esprit espresso, Lord & Taylor slouchy, wide legged grey, white jeans. But overall I much prefer skirts and/or dresses. Not just because I find trousers so much more difficult to fit and find flattering. Also because I just feel more like ME with a little bit of leg showing and I find skirts/dresses physically more comfortable. I feel sassier and to be completely honest, slimmer. I love wearing skirts/dresses with tights and boots/booties and think that this has been somewhat of a signature look in the last little while and I don’t want to change it.
• Although I have a pair of Angie’s recommended slouchy skinny jeans ordered (I sure wish they’d ship them already!), bootcuts or baby flares are my jeans of choice. The only way I’m comfortable in my Wit & Wisdom skinny jeans is tucked into boots with a long top. I find the wider leg on bootcuts help to balance my bigger midsection better than skinnies.
• As I’m getting older, figure flattery is becoming much more important in choosing items than it used to. This is the same with quality. My Danier leather jackets, my Lord & Taylor slouchy trousers, my Doc Martens footwear – these are items I consider to be of good quality and have noticed they feel better on, they make ME feel better and I sincerely enjoy wearing them.
• The colour black will always play a MAJOR role in my wardrobe. Not because it’s easy or lazy, but because I genuinely like the colour and think that with my pale complexion and salt-n-pepper hair that black works for me when I add either a bright pop of colour or in a black and white combination.
• I need to get over my sensitivity to being overweight. I will tackle things as I can tackle them and in the meantime, will dress in a way that flatters what I’ve got and disguises things I don’t like.
• I don’t know what I’d do now without YLF!