This is something new. Something I'm attempting to do for myself and for other moms out there who are real like me, but still desire to have some style in their lives. I've always enjoyed clothes, outfits, putting things together. However, I've never really had much opportunity to spend a lot of money on clothes. Nor do I have the most in-shape, slim body, especially after 3 kids! But even before kids, I've never been considered small. I'm tall at 5'8", with muscle, and not petite. The petite genes from my mom went to my sisters. I inherited my height and build from my dad's side of the family, I believe. Oh, and I also have hips, big, wide hips. At times I've been an athlete in my life, a runner in highschool, and off and on since then. So, today I had the opportunity to go shopping and I went online before I went to check out some different clothes available at some of my favorite stores. Of course I found some clothes that looked great . . . on the models. But how would they look on a normal, size 10 woman, such as myself . . . with big hips? So, I began another search for pictures of real women, real moms in certain jeans. Guess what? There wasn't much out there! So, that's when this idea for this blog came into my mind. What if I could share on a blog pictures of myself wearing real clothes, showing pictures taken from different angles, yes,
maybe even the backside angle. (We'll see how brave I am for that one when the time comes.) But how neat would it be if I could help another real mom find real style? So that when another mom does a search for pictures of real moms wearing real jeans, perhaps this blog of mine will pop up eventually? That is my goal here. All of my ideas are still forming, but this is a start. I will learn as I go, and I hope in some small way this venture will help another real mom, just like me, find some real style they enjoy and can feel good about themselves wearing. Thanks for stopping by to take a look! Here is what I wore today for work (I'm lucky I can dress casually) and to go on my shopping trip today.
Outfit Details:
Shirt: Polka Dot shirt (one of my favorites) by Lauren Conrad, bought at Kohls a year and a half ago or so
Lightweight sweater/wrap: Cream colored, Brand: Mossimo, bought at Target a few years ago
Jeans: American Eagle Straight Leg with Super Stretch, bought at American Eagle Outlet store a year or so ago
Boots: Merrell, Vera Mid Barnwell style/color, size 8, bought at TJ Maxx a couple years ago
Necklace: Probably bought at Kohls sometime :) Most definitely where most of my clothes/accessories/shoes come from
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