Clothes shopping as a Gen X Ladyperson

Posted by aduirne@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 395 comments

I ducked into the mall during a storm today and decided to check out the women's clothing. I was looking for something to wear on a beach trip. The amount of puffy eyelet sleeves, ruffles, and poufy bits in odd places was annoying. I am an overweight middle aged woman and there is no way Carmen Miranda type clothing is going to work for me. I have seen some slightly younger and much thinner coworkers look cute in this stuff, but honestly most people look horrible in it. Maybe I can wear my Smiths t shirt to the beach. This wasn't some trendy mall shop either. This was Macy's.