I bought a pair of barrel jeans, I love them..because I'm 75 active elder...I keep watching so I can see how to put a look together..my color palette is bright winter..I travel, dance competition in my elder 70 plus category..I love looking fashionable 😊
Same here, Mary. I'm also Mary and 75! (There were lots of us in our year at school!😆) Melissa's UA-cam is a godsend for me to track down everyday casual wear, which, to be honest, is what I chose to spend the majority of my time in. 💪💃🤸♀
Great shopping/masterclass! I have learned to not buy an expensive piece of clothing that’s not quite right for me just because it’s on great sale price. Thank you Melissa and everyone!! Have a great week ladies!!❤
I truly love your videos and the positive changes it has on my style. Your videos and masterclasses (for me, esp for plus-size women) are incredibly helpful! I can't believe I am bold enough to ask but would you kindly consider showing us more of you dressing women that are bigger than a 16?
I SO agree with you. Barrel jeans are an eyesore. I would expect them to be a one seasoner, which is why I'm wondering why they get recommended at all.
I'm short and when I tried on a barrel jean it made me burst out laughing! SO much fabric swamping my frame. HOWEVER, I then tried a carrot leg and OMG - it looked so much better than any other pair of jeans I possess and I am a complete convert!
I needed to comment that I love barrel jeans! Makes my legs look super long. But the main thing is that I feel super cool and up to date in them. Yes they’re prob a trend but it’s one of the trends I like,
Absolutely love barrel jeans👖. They're so flattering, especially if you pair them with a pointy heel and a shorter length top. Thought you looked absolutely fab in your black jeans!
Another great video Melissa! This series has been so helpful. Oh, and I love Vivaia shoes. I bought a pair of Ryan Pros this year. So comfortable! For US sizing I do size up by 1/2 size. I wear orthotics most of the time and found they fit in my Vivaias.
Thank you for thinking that but I think it's just the way I stand for the camera as i always catch myself slumping over but this is where the shoulder pads do help to create a better posture for you. x
I was going to say a similar thing. Mel looked great too but everything looked amazing on Melissa, it must be the way she stands. I’d look like a sack of potatoes next to Melissa 😳 x
So happy to see someone a bit taller 😁. Melissa you must measure and tell us your inside leg length - maybe some things I’ve discarded wouldn’t have been too bad for me after all. Enjoyed this as always x
Hoping you read and answer. I know you recommend putting shoulder pads in tops for us pears, can you show us please, please, what type they are and whether they are sown into the garment or another method used. New subscriber. Thank you. X
Hi Jacqueline, we use these www.johnlewis.com/prym-flesh-set-in-shoulder-pads-with-hook-and-loop-small/p1157377?tmad=c&tmcampid=99&s_share=jlappios_Y29tLnJzLnJld2FyZFN0eWxlLlNoYXJlRXh0ZW5zaW9u&irclickid=yGVwLMSClxyPTpyTw0QBEzyjUkCQWY2RnWD5yY0&irgwc=1&s_afcid=af_116548_Content no need to sew anything in x
@@jacquelinejefferson1876 there’s a link to the shoulder pads in her video two weeks ago…..Winter Wardrobe. They’re from John Lewis and the make is Prym.
Loved the inspo, especially the put-together-but-not-too-dressy Christmas ones. I’ll be with my family on Christmas exclusively, so dressing up fancily feels too much. As for the jeans: I am from Germany and I love M&S Jeans. Sadly, because I am 1,80m (5.10-5.11ish), even the long length of both the carrot as well as the barrel jeans stop at that weird too-high-up-the-leg-length, so I had to return them. Also, the blazers look great because they are nipping you in on the waist. I would probably have gone up on the dark navy one for Mel, not, because she needs the width in her waist or hip area, but because I personally feel constrained it if the upper arms are wider or stick out more than the shoulder pads. It doesn‘t do that on you, Melissa, and I personally like that look a little bit better. Thank you for featuring somebody taller this time, it really helps me figuring out why some things work or don‘t work for me. Happy Shopping in the next few weeks.
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Hi Melissa, I just received the Vivaia Running Boot and I love the fit. They are so comfortable. I got them in gray and now I don't know what to wear them with. I only have one gray jumper. I have lots of cream or camel color jumpers and I'm not sure if the black or dark brown would be the best color to get instead. Too bad they don't make them in white. I always wear white sneakers so getting white boots would have been an easy substitute in winter. When would you consider dark brown boot color?
Brown seems more versatile. From what I’ve read brown goes with more colors unless you prefer the all black look. I bought their black kitten heel boot but now wish I had their brown ones since I prefer blue and gray outfits.
@@Hello-Stoiko But then brown boots wouldn't go with an outfit that Melissa is wearing at the very beginning of the video. Maybe I need both colors then
@@TarsierSpectralI think the color you get depends on the colors of your clothes. Actually I really like the gray boots, but I wear a lot of grays because I have a husky so the gray boots would work well with my clothes. My daughter would reject brown boots as she finds black more edgy and matches better with her mostly black clothes.
So love your content! I’m wondering how you would address slightly different breast sizes. I find when I wear v necks I’m constantly rearranging. There is a pull to one side. 😮
www.johnlewis.com/prym-flesh-set-in-shoulder-pads-with-hook-and-loop-small/p1157377?tmad=c&tmcampid=99&s_share=jlappios_Y29tLnJzLnJld2FyZFN0eWxlLlNoYXJlRXh0ZW5zaW9u&irclickid=yGVwLMSClxyPTpyTw0QBEzyjUkCQWY2RnWD5yY0&irgwc=1&s_afcid=af_116548_Content here you go x
Just wondering if you can advise/have content on shoes/boots for women with bigger feet. I am 5ft 4 and wear a size 6 shoe. How can I choose shoes that compliment my shorter height.
I bought the cream sequin top with black bows/ ribbons. You may have said in the video, can't remember, but could it be worn with vest top underneath? Many thanks.
Hi Melissa, I follow your posts more than any other and love your advice. But I have to say. Sometimes fashion follows the story about the Emperors' New Clothes. The Barrel/Carrot jeans are a great example. Yes, they are the latest fashion, but do we have to try to make it work, or do we stand up and say... this is not a good look for woman!
I brought that for myself! I brought a size 14 and i'm a size 8-10 so make sure you size up by at least 2 sizes otherwise it looks dated. Maybe that will help with your sizing choices. They also have loads in the shops, i've been working in there all weekend and the stock in store was plentiful. x
Hi can ask Melissa what is your inside leg measurement, I'm petite 5ft2 and my inside leg in 28.5 trying to work how short my cropped jeans should be, I will have to crop them myself.
Hi Melissa, the discount code for Vivaia shoes doesn't work for me. It says "Sorry, you have reached the usage limit for this coupon". I have purchased shoes from them before and used your code. Maybe that's why. Can you check?
Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately filming a UA-cam video for petite feet is too niche for our audience. If you need help we offer 1:1 personal styling sessions where we would love to help you further. www.mmpersonalstyling.co.uk
I have learned so much on this channel, thank you Melissa! But the barrel jeans distort the shape of legs too much, in an unflattering way. Sorry, not for me.
We'd have to do a specific search for you i'm afraid, i don't know any off the top of my head. Please get in touch via our website if you'd like us to do this for you. x
I bought a pair of barrel jeans, I love them..because I'm 75 active elder...I keep watching so I can see how to put a look together..my color palette is bright winter..I travel, dance competition in my elder 70 plus category..I love looking fashionable 😊
Excellent attitude ❤
Good for you 😊😊😊.
Same here, Mary. I'm also Mary and 75! (There were lots of us in our year at school!😆) Melissa's UA-cam is a godsend for me to track down everyday casual wear, which, to be honest, is what I chose to spend the majority of my time in. 💪💃🤸♀
So glad a subscribed over a year ago, completely changed how I dress, so much for the better!! ❤
Great shopping/masterclass! I have learned to not buy an expensive piece of clothing that’s not quite right for me just because it’s on great sale price. Thank you Melissa and everyone!! Have a great week ladies!!❤
Wow, from reading the comments, the barrel jeans are polarizing! Agree with you, Melissa, it’s just an option, not a requirement!
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Tried the barrel jeans and I do like them. Glad I gave them a go. Thank you ladies for all the style inspiration.
Thank you for your positive feedback, glad you are liking them!
I truly love your videos and the positive changes it has on my style. Your videos and masterclasses (for me, esp for plus-size women) are incredibly helpful! I can't believe I am bold enough to ask but would you kindly consider showing us more of you dressing women that are bigger than a 16?
Please have a look at our Body shape master class videos. We have dressed ladies up to a size 22!
LOve your videos. Hate barrel jeans. Can't wait til they go out of style!
Agree, however Barrel Jeans are currently a Fashion and Trend - YOU decide YOUR Personal Style!!!❤
I agree. I think they look dreadful. They make people look like they have bandy legs. 😢
I SO agree with you. Barrel jeans are an eyesore. I would expect them to be a one seasoner, which is why I'm wondering why they get recommended at all.
I'm short and when I tried on a barrel jean it made me burst out laughing! SO much fabric swamping my frame. HOWEVER, I then tried a carrot leg and OMG - it looked so much better than any other pair of jeans I possess and I am a complete convert!
Remember, you don't have to wear anything you don't like, these are just our suggestions!
I needed to comment that I love barrel jeans! Makes my legs look super long. But the main thing is that I feel super cool and up to date in them. Yes they’re prob a trend but it’s one of the trends I like,
Same here. Absolutely love barrel jeans & they are also my go-to dress up jeans!
Same here ! I'm over fifty and my body shape would want me to wear a different style ,but my personal style really loves the barrel/horseshoe jeans
Glad you’ve found a trend you like x
Absolutely love barrel jeans👖. They're so flattering, especially if you pair them with a pointy heel and a shorter length top. Thought you looked absolutely fab in your black jeans!
Thank you x
Thank you ladies, great fun video and outfits 🥰🥰
Another great video Melissa! This series has been so helpful. Oh, and I love Vivaia shoes. I bought a pair of Ryan Pros this year. So comfortable! For US sizing I do size up by 1/2 size. I wear orthotics most of the time and found they fit in my Vivaias.
I so enjoyed and the channel has quickly become one of my favorites.
I'm so glad!
Your posture is so great Melissa, makes you look good in everything. Think I need to take up pilates 😊
Thank you for thinking that but I think it's just the way I stand for the camera as i always catch myself slumping over but this is where the shoulder pads do help to create a better posture for you. x
I was going to say a similar thing. Mel looked great too but everything looked amazing on Melissa, it must be the way she stands. I’d look like a sack of potatoes next to Melissa 😳 x
Absolutely love how you look in barrel jeans! I'm a similar shape & been wary about trying them but definitely off to M&S today! 😍
Give the carrot leg a go while you're there - it's a good compromise if the barrel feels a bit too much!
Another helpful video and happy to see someone taller! 😉
Love the shearling jacket with the barrel jeans and boots! Makes a big difference compared to a longer coat.
another great video love ur nails btw
Can you please recommend what shoulder pads to buy please? There are so many on Amazon 🤯
www.moonsift.com/collection/mm_personal_styling2022/D0lPZOTVzU5dTSXuXVz7?product=YjSodzSoPA666F4CKO5Y
So happy to see someone a bit taller 😁. Melissa you must measure and tell us your inside leg length - maybe some things I’ve discarded wouldn’t have been too bad for me after all. Enjoyed this as always x
Will do!!
@ Thank you. I meant discounted not discarded!! I’ve got covid brain 🙄🙈
Hoping you read and answer. I know you recommend putting shoulder pads in tops for us pears, can you show us please, please, what type they are and whether they are sown into the garment or another method used. New subscriber. Thank you. X
Hi Jacqueline, we use these www.johnlewis.com/prym-flesh-set-in-shoulder-pads-with-hook-and-loop-small/p1157377?tmad=c&tmcampid=99&s_share=jlappios_Y29tLnJzLnJld2FyZFN0eWxlLlNoYXJlRXh0ZW5zaW9u&irclickid=yGVwLMSClxyPTpyTw0QBEzyjUkCQWY2RnWD5yY0&irgwc=1&s_afcid=af_116548_Content no need to sew anything in x
@@jacquelinejefferson1876 there’s a link to the shoulder pads in her video two weeks ago…..Winter Wardrobe. They’re from John Lewis and the make is Prym.
Loved the inspo, especially the put-together-but-not-too-dressy Christmas ones. I’ll be with my family on Christmas exclusively, so dressing up fancily feels too much. As for the jeans: I am from Germany and I love M&S Jeans. Sadly, because I am 1,80m (5.10-5.11ish), even the long length of both the carrot as well as the barrel jeans stop at that weird too-high-up-the-leg-length, so I had to return them. Also, the blazers look great because they are nipping you in on the waist. I would probably have gone up on the dark navy one for Mel, not, because she needs the width in her waist or hip area, but because I personally feel constrained it if the upper arms are wider or stick out more than the shoulder pads. It doesn‘t do that on you, Melissa, and I personally like that look a little bit better. Thank you for featuring somebody taller this time, it really helps me figuring out why some things work or don‘t work for me. Happy Shopping in the next few weeks.
Love barrel jeans ,no one forces anyone to wear them remember
Thank you! ;)
Loved it!
You suit all of the clothes you wear because your so so great and brilliant and stunningly gorgeous as usual xxxxxxxxxxxxx all of your beautiful videos are so amazingly beautiful as you are xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fabulous video, not clothes related, but where is your chair from?! Thanks
Hi could you tell me where your cream heeled boots are from in the last shot please xx
Hi Melissa, I just received the Vivaia Running Boot and I love the fit. They are so comfortable. I got them in gray and now I don't know what to wear them with. I only have one gray jumper. I have lots of cream or camel color jumpers and I'm not sure if the black or dark brown would be the best color to get instead. Too bad they don't make them in white. I always wear white sneakers so getting white boots would have been an easy substitute in winter. When would you consider dark brown boot color?
Brown seems more versatile. From what I’ve read brown goes with more colors unless you prefer the all black look. I bought their black kitten heel boot but now wish I had their brown ones since I prefer blue and gray outfits.
@@Hello-Stoiko But then brown boots wouldn't go with an outfit that Melissa is wearing at the very beginning of the video. Maybe I need both colors then
@@TarsierSpectralI think the color you get depends on the colors of your clothes. Actually I really like the gray boots, but I wear a lot of grays because I have a husky so the gray boots would work well with my clothes. My daughter would reject brown boots as she finds black more edgy and matches better with her mostly black clothes.
So love your content! I’m wondering how you would address slightly different breast sizes. I find when I wear v necks I’m constantly rearranging. There is a pull to one side. 😮
We have mini courses coming out soon to address these problems!! Keep your eyes peeled!
Always have problems finding blazers that are not too long on my 159 cm height… they look fabulous on taller girls,,
Great video, where do you advise buying shoulder pads from please?
www.johnlewis.com/prym-flesh-set-in-shoulder-pads-with-hook-and-loop-small/p1157377?tmad=c&tmcampid=99&s_share=jlappios_Y29tLnJzLnJld2FyZFN0eWxlLlNoYXJlRXh0ZW5zaW9u&irclickid=yGVwLMSClxyPTpyTw0QBEzyjUkCQWY2RnWD5yY0&irgwc=1&s_afcid=af_116548_Content here you go x
Just wondering if you can advise/have content on shoes/boots for women with bigger feet. I am 5ft 4 and wear a size 6 shoe. How can I choose shoes that compliment my shorter height.
I bought the cream sequin top with black bows/ ribbons. You may have said in the video, can't remember, but could it be worn with vest top underneath? Many thanks.
of course! Keep the top in a nude colour x
Hi Melissa, I follow your posts more than any other and love your advice. But I have to say.
Sometimes fashion follows the story about the Emperors' New Clothes.
The Barrel/Carrot jeans are a great example.
Yes, they are the latest fashion, but do we have to try to make it work, or do we stand up and say... this is not a good look for woman!
That’s up to you - try them if you want and not if you don’t want to. I don’t think it’s any more complicated than that!
I love that brown jacket at the end . No more size 10 available sadly 😢
I brought that for myself! I brought a size 14 and i'm a size 8-10 so make sure you size up by at least 2 sizes otherwise it looks dated. Maybe that will help with your sizing choices. They also have loads in the shops, i've been working in there all weekend and the stock in store was plentiful. x
@ amazing ! That does help . I will order a size up at least and see how I get on ! Thank you very much Melissa !!! Great items as always! Xx
What kind of socks do you wear with the Vivaia boots?
Any that you can’t see…
I have narrow feet with no bunions, would Vivia boots be too wide for me?
No, because they're fabric they mould around your feet.
@mmpersonalstyling - Thanks 😊
Really useful Melissa - thank you x
You are so welcome! xx
Could I ask what size aviator jacket you purchased?
All items are linked in the description box x
Hi can ask Melissa what is your inside leg measurement, I'm petite 5ft2 and my inside leg in 28.5 trying to work how short my cropped jeans should be, I will have to crop them myself.
Ok, I've just measured and I have a 30 inch (76.5cm) inside leg. Hope that helps!
Nothing clothes related, but can I ask what type of nails you have. Are they real? If not, what 'type' are they and what is the colour nail varnish
Hi Donna, It was a mid tone brown, and yes they are my own nails x
Soon we're going to be talking about barrel jean blindness 😂
Hi Melissa, the discount code for Vivaia shoes doesn't work for me. It says "Sorry, you have reached the usage limit for this coupon". I have purchased shoes from them before and used your code. Maybe that's why. Can you check?
I’ve never seen that before so well send them a message tomorrow to ask…
Gutted the boots are too big for me I’m petite 1.5 - 2 uk size
A video on petite shoes would be amazing as I struggle with shoes not looking right
Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately filming a UA-cam video for petite feet is too niche for our audience. If you need help we offer 1:1 personal styling sessions where we would love to help you further. www.mmpersonalstyling.co.uk
I think the barrel Jean makes you look very bow legged
Thanks for your input ;)
I have learned so much on this channel, thank you Melissa! But the barrel jeans distort the shape of legs too much, in an unflattering way. Sorry, not for me.
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On the top of my foot, my bone is too high - I can’t wear form fitting boots such as these. Do you have alternatives?
We'd have to do a specific search for you i'm afraid, i don't know any off the top of my head. Please get in touch via our website if you'd like us to do this for you. x
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What shops will you be in next week? I might "accidentally" bump into you 😁
Mango, The White Company, River Island, Missoma and M&S
Sadly far too wide fitting . Had to send two pairs back but have to say returns very simple and refund was very quick .
Out of interest. What is reason for mentioning age of the women. Surely we are beyond what someone must wear at certain age.
Thank you ladies, great fun video and outfits 🥰🥰