Ah, the outside world. What a concept! Sure, it’s completely cliché and consistently quoted by all Joni Mitchell fans, but you really don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone, folks. Only, in this 2020 version, instead of paradise getting paved over for a parking lot, it’s most of the world stuck inside their homes for the foreseeable future. At this point, getting dressed is a mere afterthought to everything else going on in the world, but planning for the days ahead when we’re all finally outside and living normal lives again is somewhat of a mood-booster. So go ahead and wear your pajamas all day while online shopping for your summer wardrobe or looking at plus-size outfit ideas you definitely won’t wear for another month—Who cares?! You’re allowed to do whatever the hell you want during this weird (and honestly traumatic) time.
Seriously, there are no rules right now—other than, like, being a kind and generous human and not hoarding toilet paper like a fiend—so go ahead and dream about all the places you wish you could go instead of your living room. Whether it’s sunny and grassy parks, where you can have picnics with your friends and loved ones, or movie theaters, where you can sit back with your date and slurp on a cold ICEE, sometimes reminiscing about simpler times—and planning for when things are simple once again—can help remind us that everything is temporary. We’ll all get through this, and then (ideally) feel more bonded than ever as a society.
There are places to which we collectively miss going and things we miss wearing. So, naturally, why not combine the two into a visual aid and shopping guide for ~better times~ to come? Below, you’ll find all our favorite places to go and what we’d wear to them if we could visit them right now. From seemingly mundane places to locations that we don’t frequent as often as we now wish we had, there are so many plus-size outfit ideas for every occasion. Hopefully these ideas will inspire you to dive headfirst into life once 2020 resumes—or at least make your time stuck at home a little more bearable.