Just call me Eliza Doolittle - Making Me over Monday

I have never been fashion savvy. There are countless reason for this however in my quest this year to learn to love myself and realize my potential, one of the things that has become somewhat of interest to me is..fashion! I feel kind of like a traitor.. I was always too good to care about such silliness. But when I look around I see the confidence of the put together women around me and the bounce in their step. I do feel pretty when I dress up and just carry myself differently.
However I have never been into fashion and so its really a challenge for me to become.... dah dah da! a Fasionista!!!
I have always been fairly overweight for the clothing market which really never inspired my desire to shop and feel pretty. I always grew up thinking money was scarce. Somewhere along the way I just developed a skill of not really looking in the mirror, so really, rotating the same outfits each day of the week worked fine. I am clothed after all and not violating the dress code. Factor in my UberThriftiness and being a becoming a fashionista is going to be a challenge for me. Luckily I do so happen to know that finding bargains in Fashionista land can be a really fun and exciting game! Places like TJ Maxx, Ross, and the clearance and sale sections I hear are just chock full of great deals.
Another reason I have a hodgepodge of clearance items in my closet is that I am ALWAYS going to lose weight and don't want to spend money on clothes I am going to give away when they don't fit. Great plan by the way! I do not recommend it. When you don't feel so great about yourself, I think its actually De-Motivating to treating yourself right by exercising and eating right. So no more of that excuse. I am sure I can resale my lovely new clothes on ebay when they don't fit. I hear there is an awesome resale market for plus size clothing.
I have commited my first leap into being a fashionista. I have purchased a LBD. Let's call it a toe in the water actually because while I have purchased said garmet.. I have yet to put it on and wear it out of the house. Here is a picture of it from the Lane Bryant site where I got it.
The reason I made the commitment to this dress was simply because it looked casual enough to wear to work, easy to dress up, classy, and comfortable. However what I need when I wear it is a girdle! Apparently my foray into fashion will also include experimenting with different variety old hold you up and ins.
I am happy to have bought the LBD. I think yes, I do hear more of my inner woman roaring at how hot I will look in this dress.
My fashion goals.. to work on not being such a cheapskate and to figure out something with my hair. I DID actually get my nails done three weeks ago. Which means I should be getting them done again! A fashionista would NOT have nails that need a fill. So my goal for this week is also to get my fill.
Look out world... I am going where this Mindy has not gone before- FashionistaVille!