Rag & Bone/JEAN Dash jeans | old
James Perse double-v ruched t | this black one is very similar
Robert Clergerie sandals | a couple years old
Haven’t decided what bag to carry yet…
Ugh. This is what I am wearing right now. What I was going to wear today to go see a friend and wander around an outside shopping area for a bit. But now, I don’t want to. Maybe it’s because I’m fresh off trying on jeans yesterday and having NOTHING fit. NOTHING. My legs are too big to fit into jeans lately. I don’t know how I found the jeans I do have. I just need to stick to Goldsign I think. And I just can’t with my saddlebags. CANNOT.
My mission, now, is twofold:
1. Get over it. No one cares about my saddlebags.
2. In the meantime, I feel more comfortable when I wear things that suck them in more – like when I wear long skirts/dresses with spanx underneath, or when I wear things that glide over them, of which I have very few items (my harem pants, my Black Crane pants…). So, I will wear things that I’m more comfortable in until I stop giving a shit about my saddlebags. They’re not going anywhere. I’d REALLY REALLY like to find a pair of wide leg pants/jeans, but my experience yesterday was so jarring that I don’t think I’ll be able to – they’re still all very slim in the leg for my legs…
Oh, and also I want to wear these sandals more often. I love them.
Also also, I need to get a t-shirt bra, my flimsy cotton no-underwire bras don’t work with this shirt. at all.
Also also also, in case you don’t read Lisa’s blog (you should), she’s having a blog sale featuring some of her “clothes to dress like Grechen” pieces from James Perse & the aforementioned Black Crane pants. Do check it out if you’re interested!!
Please note – I’m not posting this to get compliments or for you to tell me how great I look in this outfit. If you think I do, thank you. I’m posting my honest thoughts about my outfit, to be, well, honest. Unfortunately this is what goes through my head sometimes when I’m getting dressed and/or looking through the pictures I took of my outfit. Most days, this is not what happens. But some days, it’s a struggle, still, to get dressed and leave the house.
Just keeping it real.
Girl! I swear the first thing I thought when I clicked on this entry (before reading) was, “Wow, Grechen is looking really fit!” So, there you go. 🙂
ha! isn’t that always the case though??
thank you – my upper half, i love, which is why i wore this top, i know i need to REALLY accentuate my top, and try and draw attention away from the bottom LOL
I thought the same thing Adrien! I thought she’s tiny under those layers.
Have a great day girls.
And please give me those sandals Grechen. Thank you.
haha! yes, when i’m ready to part with them, i’ll let you know 🙂
Isn’t that always the way it goes with bras? You can have the most comfortable one ever to wear, and then you see it in pictures and it’s like “I’M HAVING A BOOB EMERGENCY.” This happens to me quite frequently. It’s not always easy keeping my boobs supported and in check. I feel your pain. PS – I think your bottom half is glorious. Remember that awesome post where everyone was like “PRAISE GRECHEN’S BOOTY!!” Yeah, just keep that in mind 🙂
Sorry you’re having one of those days 🙁 Unfortunately I’ve been having a lot of those lately, which manifests itself in me comparing myself to the bunch of size two 24 year-olds in my office and being annoyed that they look so cute. Sigh.
I too thought, “Wow!” She looks so slender AND so sexy at the same time! So, really eye-opening about the way we all perceive ourselves vs. how everyone else does.
Thanks for the blog sale shoutout. I have learned I can’t carry off your outfits, but I read along for the honesty, the lack of ego, and the real style.
xox
I don’t usually leave comments , but was compelled to today. I have tears because I know just what you are saying .I struggle to find jeans that fit over my thighs and rear. I often dont feel like going anywhere because it is such a chore to get dressed. . My daughter is built like me and recently had a melt down in a dressing room because nothing looked right or cute. (I do not vocalize my own feelings about the way I look in front of her). We aren’t over -weight so I just have to ask , is there anyone who makes jeans that fit our shape without having to go up a size and then getting the waist tailored?? It is so frustrating and hard as a mother to see my daughter feel this way. And by the way, I think you do look adorable and very toned ,but i do know that its not fun to not be comfortable in certain clothes. . Thanks for letting me ramble . I do love your blog and look forward to it each day.
A good t-shirt bra will make all the difference! Sorry you’re having one of those days.
Yeah, that was my first thought!
Monica.
I empathize because I’ve pretty much sworn off jeans. My thick thighs just look horrible in them. You’ve inspired me to try the Frame Le Garçon, though. If they don’t work, there are plenty of other clothes in the world that I can wear.
A nice bra will help you feel like a million bucks. Seriously, it’ll make you feel better about all your clothes.
i think you’ll like the le garcon jeans – they fit my thighs well, they’re a teeny bit snugger on my calves than i like, but overall, i really like the way they fit.
i know i need a better bra for certain occasions! i’ve had many t-shirt bras, but as they wore out, i just replaced them with simple cotton bras that i love, and are so comfortable, but not the best for giving “shape”
thank you susan, for leaving your comment. it’s always so hard for me to read comments like that, because i wonder why we feel this way about ourselves? and i hate to think of any other person feeling the way that i do about my body…i NEVER feel the way i feel about my own body about anyone else’s! i really do think every body is beautiful. except mine, sometimes.
anyway, i will do a more in depth post about jeans – but so far, i’ve found that Goldsign works best for me in terms of fitting my waist and hips/butt AND legs, but also AG and Frame seem to work well, generally.
thank you so much for reading, and for sharing your thoughts today.
our perception of ourselves is often exactly the opposite of how other people see us. or so i seem to have found in my 10-year completely un-scientific posting-outfits-online study 😉
ugh. i’m sorry too 🙁
LOL – cathy!!! you’re so wonderful. thank you for always knowing the right thing to say 🙂
i’ve got so caught up in comfortable bras that i don’t pay much attention to how they make my body look lately. that’s all fine and good for layering during the winter months, but i’m seeing that i need a little more support and “coverage” now…
Oh! I agree I see that you look super fit. I am now struggling with a few more pounds, with a growing pot belly and I need to start barre but I also find a new love of mascarpone on strawberries.
Hey, I wanted to let you know that I was in Marshall’s and found a Sundry jumpsuit like yours–I tried it on, even though I assumed it would look TERRIBLE on me, and was pleasantly surprised at how good it looked. So just a reminder that even when you might feel like crap, what you post is inspiring and gets me to try things that I wouldn’t think are flattering.
And my Black Crane jumpsuit arrived. It was also surprisingly flattering, though I need a size L.
thanks jen! did you get the sundry jumpsuit? i wish my marshall’s didn’t suck so much, i hate to dig around all the crap…
do you love the black crane jumpsuit? how is the cotton? is it lightweight? comfy?
YUM!! i have a weakness for all berries as summer comes around. i eat a pint a day most days when they’re in season. in everyway possible 🙂
I really like the jumpsuit…the cotton is lightweight but not fragile, and the raw-edge detail is really nice. The M fit on the bottom but not on top–which is probably one of my problems with jumpsuits. 😉
It’s selling out everywhere, as most Black Crane stuff tends to do. I don’t know if I will re-order the L or not.
I didn’t get that Sundry jumpsuit but ordered one on sale at Anthropolgie–it has cap sleeves and I think I’ll get more use out of it. But maybe I’ll go back and get the other one.
The issue is with the clothes, not us! And we never see the back of those magazine shots where they have pinned the clothes in the back or used tape on the models so they look the best–clothes don’t even fit models off the rack!
so true. we have no idea (or we do) what they do to clothes to make them LOOK like they fit. it’s crazy!
I feel similarly. I’ve always felt like my thighs were disproportionately larger for my body. I need jeans a size or two bigger for my thighs compared to my hips. Last night I finally bit the bullet and took in the waistband of my too-big-in-the-waist-yet-absolutely-perfect-in-the-legs jeans and now they are amazing. It sucks that I’ll have to tailor all my jeans, but I guess that is better than wearing ill-fitting jeans. Right? …right?
Keepin it real: 1)Jeans try-one are demoralizing. Who fits in them other than Gwyneth P? That’s enough self-hatred for one day. 2) Yes, honestly, a different bra would look and make you feel better in a fitted tee. No big deal. Buy one. 3) Everyone has days like this. We somehow push through them “with a little help from our friends”!
But they suck. They really do.
Oh, and 4) Happy to see the Robert Clergerie sandals again!
A big ol’ hearty AMEN to that, Jen!
Raspberries! Hidden in the fridge so no one else will find them.