Most of the problems with this outfit are fit issues.
This dress is too small in the bust, arms, and waist and it is too long. The hose are too dark.
The shoes can be forgiven as it looks like (others in the background for reference) she was in an area that called for specialty footwear.
In short, although the print is questionable, this could be rescued by
Larger size dress tailored to her measurements; too tight woven fabric makes her look overweight.
Lose the belt
Raise the hem to bring the dress in proportion to her hight
Clean up whatever funkiness is going on with the neckline to highlight and frame her face for photos
Shoes should be at the least tan keds. Other neutral colored footwear with anti-slip soles would work.
Or she should just copy Barbara Bush's style of dress. What I think of as frumpy but classy grandma chic. She's apparently going for the kitchen curtain vibe in most of her outfits.
Barbara Bush's clothes fit her. She had a challenging figure in her later years, but she was born in 1925 to Pauline and Marvin Pierce, who later became president of McCall Corporation. As in McCall sewing patterns. She wasn't flashy but she knew how to dress.
Most of the problems with this outfit are fit issues. This dress is too small in the bust, arms, and waist and it is too long. The hose are too dark. The shoes can be forgiven as it looks like (others in the background for reference) she was in an area that called for specialty footwear. In short, although the print is questionable, this could be rescued by
Or she should just copy Barbara Bush's style of dress. What I think of as frumpy but classy grandma chic. She's apparently going for the kitchen curtain vibe in most of her outfits.
Barbara Bush's clothes fit her. She had a challenging figure in her later years, but she was born in 1925 to Pauline and Marvin Pierce, who later became president of McCall Corporation. As in McCall sewing patterns. She wasn't flashy but she knew how to dress.