My pants are fitted. I used to wear belts but my daughter made me quit doing so. I've never had a weight problem, but now that I'm sitting on my butt because of this broken leg, I imagine that could change.
I've always loved cardigans and can remember a time during the 80s when I was looking for one, and the sales people looked at me like I was nuts. They didn't even know what one was!
I do dress somewhat conservatively, but my clothes don't go out of style (as far as I can tell, that is ). I've always had a hard time finding pants that fit -- I'm short waisted and my legs are long.
Fortunately, I have several pairs of pants with wide enough legs that I can put them on over my cast (which by the way is black -- goes with all my clothes!)