Today's outfit. I wore the same pants as yesterday. I just switched tops. I am in love with navy paired with olive. Right now, my favorites color combination.

Mine too

I like the navy and olive together. Style Bee is my favourite blogger (after Angie of course). I bought my Jesse Kamm pants after seeing them on her blog. She also lives near where I use to live (Guelph).

I teleworked during the day. I cleaned. I did some physical labor in the house. I never left the house. No shoes. Just one top, one bottom, and earrings. This outfit was perfect for the.days activities.

I notice that when I am at home I wear very different bras than when I am in a public setting. I very much prefer the pictures with the less structured bras. I wonder if I would have the courage to wear them outside the house?

Lisap, I like your thinking about taking an item and working with it, and if not, passing it on. Although I might move it to a holding zone, as I have had items work again after an insight.

This looks lovely on you, Sterling! I love that raspberry color top.

What's the difference between the types of bras? If one is way more comfortable I'd wear that sort?

Sigh.

Thank you for asking Jenni NZ. The difference in bras has to do with padding to minimize the nipple appearance. When I am at home, I wear unlined bras with no underwire. They provide support and in my opinion are much more comfortable. When I go into public I wear bras with padding. The pudding is as minimal as I can find, but it is padding just the same.

Years ago I stood in Victoria Secret looking for a bra. I was examining their bras and found that the bras were major feats of construction. They were constructed to add massive lift/boast/size. They looked unnatural and ridiculous in my humble opinion. I eventually found some bras at Nordstrom that had minimal padding and looked "more natural."

If I had my choice in life, I would not care what other people saw, but I work in a more conservative setting. I am obligated to care. Hence, two sets of bras of different types.

Until I took the pictures I hadn't realized the difference the two bra types made in appearance. It surprised me. I never took pictures of my at-home outfits before.

SO, one more learning experience from the 30 x 30. Only four days in.

That outfit looks beautiful. I get the bra thing. T shirt bras have some padding for coverage reasons. Finding one that is comfortable is a major feat.

Vacation day. Nothing major planned. I do hope to get a nap in at some point.

Enjoying your post Sterling and just thought I'd add my two cents about bras - you look much better to me in the image with the comfortable bra. I wouldn't give a care in the world about having a nipple bump showing - no matter where I worked. But that's me. :-). I own exactly one padded bra and only wear it with a couple of tops because it happens to be a plunge style that works with low cut tops and none of my non-padded ones work this way - I'm on the hunt though.

I like the colours of your outfit. They look like the sand and water.
In terms of the Golden Mean I always think of 1 to 3 ratio. So to make this outfit more in keeping with the Golden Mean I would add a shorter topper. It is a nice outfit but it is more of a 1 to 1 ratio. Does that make sense?

I'm in the same bra-boat. I've had the idea that the bra with the most support, definition, etc. is the most flattering (don't know how/why I think that) but maybe going for a more "natural" shape in a less-engineered bra might be equally flattering, more comfortable, and even a little minimizing? Maybe I should have a look around at the bra shop.

BTW--I like the elegance of your at-home outfit.

There was a long conversation a couple days ago about bra choices/preferences over on the blog Grechen's Closet. I think a lot of people are moving towards soft bras, bralettes, etc and that the less structured look is becoming more acceptable, maybe even preferable.

They don't work for everyone, but you could try one of your more comfortable bras plus breast petals/pasties and see if that would be enough coverage for work. There's a wide variety:

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OMG. Style Fan. I had to go back and check to see the 1:1. It never even occurred to me that this did not meet the Golden Mean. Do you see how I have trouble seeing this on myself? I'm not sure why my eye has trouble seeing it on me. I can spot it miles away on someone else.

Perhaps if I tucked in the shirt? Not that I would do that at home, but I might if in public.

LaP -- I have actually tried those pastie things and they do work for me. I have also trie plain ordinary scotch tape. That works too. Two things. The pastie things can get expensive if you use them five days a week (at that time I was working five days in the office). Then I worried about the general health of putting adhesive directly on that part of my body. The skin seems so delicate. It is probably not a big deal, but my Mother died of breast cancer and I am worry about weird things.

Thank you, Emily. Bras complicate my life. During the winter months when I am wearing layers and/or thicker fabrics, I go braless at home all together.

Thank you, TexStyle. Based on the pictures, I feel I look better too. I wonder if I am standing differently in the office? Maybe my posture is just better? Regardless, I hate padded bras with a passion. I feel I have to wear them because I work in a conservative setting where the men outnumber the women. AND I have yet to see a single woman go braless or show her nipples in our office. Add in the fact that I am actually very shy.

Sterling there is nothing wrong with a 1:1 outfit. Supposedly our eye prefers the Golden Mean and that is why we often see designers using the number 3. I have an 1:1 outfit on today.
I am not a fan of those pastie things. I wish I didn't have to worry about such things.

An article on bras: https://www.racked.com/2017/6/.....s-terrible

A sentence from the article: If nipples distract men, then men must be in a pretty constant fog, given that they also have nipples.

Sterling - I have always struggled with bras. They never feel comfortable and I do not believe I will ever in my life find one I really like. I think I'd rather go swimsuit shopping.

Delurked -- so nice to see you. Bra fittings are a major problem. I might be wearing the right size. Who really knows? I talk to professionals and they all tell me something different. And I might add that all the professionals tell me they know how to fit a bra. That other person is just not very good at it. I finally settled on comfort ... especially in the band. All my bras are not relatively comfortable.

Re: the bra thing. I hate the overly structured and padded ones too, but I'm just not down with "exposed " nipples, on me, you, men, whoever. The other day, I was watching a video from Dominique Sasche (who does good makeup vids) and she had a genius recommendation/solution based on her experience wearing form-fitting dresses in her job as a TV broadcaster: she wears a Soma minimizer bra (they are always unpadded and unlined but do have underwire) with silicone petals inserted into the cup area. Problem solved.. I'm all over this and will be buying a couple of those minimizers soon .

I should clarify: the minimizer is good for taking care of less-than-tight underarm flesh, extra breast tissue that may not be up front any more, etc. Pulls and pushes everything in without making you look even bigger. Not just for big breasts.

I'm going to look into this, LisaP. That might be exactly what I need. Thanks for taking the time to post. I know you are busy planning your trip. You must have a very exciting job.

I also greatly prefer unlined bras with more natural shape and movement! The padded, rigid look doesn't fit my style as well. Coverage isn't an issue for my particular chest most days, so I don't have to worry about that, but I can understand how it adds another aspect to the decision.

Bralettes don't work as well for me - I choose unlined/unpadded underwire bras with seamed cups for a little more shaping. I didn't wear a bra at all through college and my early 20s but looking back, I prefer how I look with one. (My chest is medium, I'd say, so a bra does make a difference.)

I can see why people like the smooth padded t shirt bras but I'm excited to see more natural shapes now.

Re bras- I prefer unpadded and seemed bras by far!! They fit me the best.