Red

I have decided that I need to increase the number of red things in my wardrobe. You may have seen my earlier blog about the red dress and I thought whilst I was waiting to lose weight and have the confidence to wear a red dress, I could increase the number of red things in my wardrobe which I feel comfortable wearing now. I do have some red items like my favourite skirt, and a couple of vest tops, but generally speaking my red things are a bit lacking.

Why increase the red in my wardrobe? Because it is my favourite colour and 'why not?'. Red makes me feel good and it is a brighter, happier colour. If wearing red makes me feel good, then why not have a whole wardrobe of red?! I'm not sure I will go that far, but I have now made a start on my red wardrobe. I went out and bought a red top for going out in. The photo from the shop's website is below.

Obviously it doesn't look that good on me as I am a size 20 and she is a stick insect. My shoulders also slope away and so the top parts of the top are bit like wings and stick out a bit. But oh well, it looks presentable and I'm sure I'll get used to wearing it. It is a bit bright and shiny for me, but then I figured that I can't hide being a size 20 so why not wear what I want? I often see large women out in the pubs and clubs wearing all sorts of fashion things and even though they look the size they really are, they still look like they are enjoying wearing what they are wearing. I will not be the ONLY large woman out there, so why not brow beat my insecurities a little and walk out with confidence in a bright red, shiny top? Ok, there is the risk I will look a bit silly, but at the moment that's a risk I am willing to take.

That is my little bit of retail therapy for this week!

Signing off.