I’ve talked before about how difficult it can be to dress for the intense summer heat, but on this occasion not only was I dressing for the heat, but I was also dressing for the bloat! I often suffer with a bloated tummy, and it can be so difficult trying to find something comfortable enough that also hides a stomach that’s sticking out. Okay, perhaps I also suffer a little bit with paranoia (or body dysmorphia as Michael keeps telling me). ‘Your stomach’s not sticking out,’ he says. ‘You’ve just got curves, everybody has curves, nobody has a flat stomach!’. He’s probably right, but when you feel sluggish, you feel kinda sluggish and fat, right? You have to dress for that ‘feeling’. You have to dress for the bloat.
I had intended to wear a figure hugging dress (that I’ve owned for several years but haven’t yet had the confidence to wear), but whenever I looked down, all I could see was about a 5-month-pregnant-looking belly looking back at me so I duly took it off and reached for my security blanket instead: my jeans.
Then came the search for a top that would allow me to feel content and comfortable. Numerous tops strewn all over the room later, I settled on my favourite blue Quebramar top. I fell in love with it in the sales last summer and had to have it.
Not only is it a gorgeous shade of blue (which suits almost everyone) and has such a pretty sequin design around the bust line, but it’s also the perfect shape for when you’re dressing for the bloat. It hangs from the bust and flares out over the hips: perfect. 5-month-pregnant-looking-belly well and truly disguised. Result.
My trusty Tiffosi jeans, Primark leather sandals, H&M black handbag completed the look, along with this beautiful silver ring I inherited, a bracelet given to me by a beautiful friend of mine and these gorgeous silver ‘diamond’ earrings we bought from Macy’s in Florida last year. It’s a simple and comfortable look but one in which I felt dressed up enough for an evening out with friends, and it was a great evening out at that!
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Elegantly Fashionable / Not Dressed as Lamb / Elegantly Dressed & Stylish / Sydney Fashion Hunter
Love this top to pieces and totally understand the battle with bloat!! I love a nice flowy top and this color on you is spectacular!! You look chic, fresh, polished yet comfy and oh so pretty!!
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Andrea, you’re so awesome! Thank you 😀
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This feeling of bloating sounds too familiar and you definitely don’t want to wear anything that hugs to your body, I totally agree with you on that , Suzy. I do, however, love the top, blues looks lovely on you
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So kind of you to say so, Anna! Thank you xx
The easy breezy top is really a comfy one!!!
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Happy Wednesday!
Rebecca
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Love the blue top on you ,and what pretty embellishment Suzy! Those jeans look fabulous. I have Gastroperesis, a paralysis of the stomach, and so my digestion if very very slow. I have to eat certain things and too much fiber is bad for me, causing bloat. It is tough to deal with. I love the pewter bag too, very pretty!
Thanks for linking up with turning heads tuesday
jess xx
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Hi Jess! It must be awful to suffer with Gastoperesis… it sounds ghastly 🙁 But you manage to hide it remarkably well in all your photos. I’d never know you were suffering at all!
Thanks for your lovely comments 🙂
Suzy xx
I LOVE that top. The colour looks amazing on you. I understand the ‘bloat’ issue only too well so I adore tops that look stylish but make me feel good too !
Susanna xx
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Thanks so much Susanna!
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