https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:57:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my/page/2#post-85613 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:35:16 +0000 fathenry 85613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE! Great job!!!!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my/page/2#post-85602 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:23:27 +0000 marianna 85602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a total leggings convert. LOVE them! Thanks for the compliments! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my/page/2#post-85589 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:09:41 +0000 Carlee 85589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am late but you look AWESOMLY BEAUTIFUL! I love the dress and leggings! And the ballet flats! I don't care for the skinny jeans. (On anybody so don't feel bad). Mom needs to get used to your awesome look! =D</p> <p>♥ Car </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my/page/2#post-85569 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:47:31 +0000 Laura 85569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Leggings are incredibly flattering on so many body shapes, and aren't they just incredibly comfy as well? Glad you are a convert too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my/page/2#post-85566 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:03:24 +0000 NCYogini4 85566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm late here but I have to say I love, LOVE the dress with the leggings. You look fabulous! Another wet noodle for your mum.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my/page/2#post-85040 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:02:27 +0000 Anonymous 85040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm late but want to add that you look wonderful in your new things!<br /> It's interesting that your mom feels plus sized women look best in pants. My MIL was a plus sized woman who cared about her appearance and always looked polished and she NEVER would wear pants. She always wore knee length skirts and dresses, even to her job on heavy machinery. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my/page/2#post-85038 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:44:48 +0000 medusa 85038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MariannaCecile, I want to echo the others and say that perhaps you should take a break from getting feedback from your Mom. She knows what she likes, which is great for her - but that doesn't mean that you have to look the same.</p> <p>I'm so glad that everyone here told you how great you look in your new clothes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my/page/2#post-83142 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:06:36 +0000 marianna 83142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just wanted to say that I wore my outfit out today and I felt so good. I didn't even have to feel self conscious about my protruding tummy because the dress hid it well! Leggings are beyond comfortable. My boyfriend and I had lunch at the fashionable Stanford shopping center in Palo Alto, CA and I saw leggings galore... I even saw a girl in stirrup leggings and she looked so fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83080 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:54:24 +0000 marianna 83080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Regarding all the comments about my mother -- she's really not being a monster, she simply wants me to look my best and she is not used to me in anything besides jeans and a t-shirt. I have never worn dresses in my life, and combine a dress with leggings and it's a complete change. I think her eye needs to adjust to the more contemporary and stylish look. My mom is also a plus size woman and she is rather stylish, but she sticks with pants and tops as well. The idea that heavier women look better in pants is *so* ingrained in her mind, it will be a hard idea to break. She really means well though! I told her that I'm keeping the dress because I love it and she has to get used to it!</p> <p>Tassajara, Gertrude's collar IS fab! She has a pink one with heart shaped "diamonds" and this one which I alternate. She also has a cute wardrobe of cute little dresses and sweaters. She's way more fashionable than me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83075 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:39:18 +0000 shiny 83075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look amazing! A wet noodle for your mom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83072 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:35:38 +0000 marianna 83072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW! I'm blown away! So much positive feedback, THANK YOU! I slept in a little late today, and logging into YLF and seeing this right away just made my morning! :)</p> <p>I'm definitely wearing the leggings outfit today. I can't wait! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83071 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:35:02 +0000 Dawn 83071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, can I say Getrude's collar is fabulous!! I must pick up new collars for my two doggies Fred-BatDog (BatDog being his nickname from his large ears that he answers to) and Blackie (I was eleven when I named Blackie- I must confess I wasn't an original child). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83070 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:27:29 +0000 Dawn 83070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my, you look fabulous in those photos. I love the dress with both the leggings and skinnies! Please please ignore your mom, she just hasn't adjusted to the changes in your style. Give her time and hopefully she'll come around. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83069 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:22:44 +0000 Rosie 83069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great!!! Keep listening to the supportive ladies on here and Angie the style goddess! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83049 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:28:05 +0000 Srujana 83049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you look fabulous! I love the skinny jeans + dress combo so much! and those flats! </p> <p>As for mothers....mine saw me for the first time (post joining YLF) and couldn't believe i would even think about wearing a vest ('that emphasizes your chest wayy too much!') or sleeveless tanks ('why would you want to expose your arms when they're so fat??') She seems to think that only slim women ought to show any amount of skin and I've long ago stopped trying to change her mind...Its not easy to brush off her comments sometimes but I just try to bear in mind her fashion views aren't the same as mine....that said, just keep on doing what you're doing...i think you're developing a great eye for what suits you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83045 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:19:04 +0000 KarinSwe 83045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look GREAT!!! I'm all with the others - please don't listen to your mum if these are the type of comments she gives! And I don't see a fatty blob anywhere in these pics; I hope you can stop saying things like that to yourself. I'm really glad you followed your instincts that liked these outfits, and had the courage to post them here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83028 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:52:22 +0000 De 83028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look oh so fab! I don't think the dress makes you look 'fatter' at all. It skims nicely over your problematic areas (being an apple I suppose that'd be your tummy. I say "suppose" because I can't see anything - the dress is disguising it wonderfully!). I think you have been choosing your new purchases wisely. Your mom just needs some time to adjust to your fabulous new look, don't worry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83025 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:41:49 +0000 Chris 83025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the dress especially with the leggings! Fantastic print.</p> <p>The skinnies look perfect length with new flats - love. </p> <p>Maybe your Mom is just used to being "your fashion critic"? Don't ask her opinion - bring it here or to a very good friend. You look great ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83024 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:40:04 +0000 jerseyjan 83024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Moms definitely like us the way we *are.* Change is unsettling to them, I've found. I think you look so adorable in your outfits. Bravo to you for seeing yourself with "new eyes!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83007 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:28:37 +0000 Dashrashi 83007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your mother's acting like a monster. I wouldn't solicit her advice anymore. It's just going to make you feel bad when you shouldn't. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83005 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:27:52 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 83005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would like to vote with everyone else and say you look fantastic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-83001 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:21:01 +0000 kimlee 83001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MC - You look amazing. I love both outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-82994 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:45:11 +0000 shellyt 82994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great in both outfits! The graphic print on the dress makes you look very modern and fashionable. I think I like the one with the jeans slightly better, but the longer line is my usual preference. The jeans look like the perfect length to me. As for your mom, sometimes you can't really appreciate a new style until you try it on. Perhaps her eye will adjust. If not, you'll just have to agree to disagee on this one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-82978 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:06:06 +0000 Jaime 82978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also think that you look amazing! I have been struggling to interpret leggings in a current way and when I saw that dress with your leggings I thought "now that's what I am looking for!" And you don't look fat either. I seriously encourage you to not seek any more fashion critiques from your mom and if she gives them unsolicited politely tell her to stop. Her preconceived notions about what you "should" be wearing coupled with the fact that she is probably(and I of course don't know this for sure) not someone who cares much about fashion and current trends is not ever going to be helpful to you and will probably be hurtful. My mom would probably say I looked silly in leggings and a dress because she is all about the classic (and mostly boring) look. She would also say I am not dressing my age. Thats why I never ask her opinion LOL! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-82974 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:51:06 +0000 April 82974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for "don't listen to your mom." I hope the encouragement you've received here has convinced you that those items look great on you.</p> <p>I musr admit, when I initially read your post, before I looked at the first photo, I was a little nervous, hoping that there would be something positive to say about the pictures. But in reality, there is nothing negative to say! You really do look wonderful in that dress with the leggings, and the skinnies too. </p> <p>Obviously Gertrude agrees, so she is a clever little sausage as well. &lt;G&gt; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-82961 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:08:42 +0000 Louise 82961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Woo hoo i love both leggings and skinnies and the dress is gorgeous and you are NOT a fat blob x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-82954 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:47:29 +0000 Sihaya 82954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MC - You look great. Everything is PERFECT. Big hug to you and Gertrude. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-82951 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:44:06 +0000 marianna 82951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The coveted killer! I'm grinning from ear to ear. :)</p> <p>I think I am finally understanding that even though my body is not where I want it to be, I can still enjoy clothing.</p> <p>I'm so thankful that I found YLF! Thanks, Angie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-82945 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:35:28 +0000 Angie 82945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER. How does that grab you? </p> <p>There is no doubt. And Gertrude looks KILLER too. Well done, Marianna! I *love* your outfits. Very, VERY fab.</p> <p>You were brave and I applaud your courage to try something new. You just got the next YLF award for evolving your style in less than a week! You clever little sausage :0) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plus-size-newbie-bought-leggings-and-skinny-jeans-oh-my#post-82937 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:56:39 +0000 marianna 82937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm thrilled to hear the positive feedback! I secretly love the dress and really wanted it to look good. I want to get Angie's thoughts and if all is good I think I'll wear the dress/leggings outfit tomorrow! Thanks! </p>