t-shirt dresses: sassy or trashy

They're too 80s for me. Which is why I won't buy them. Although I did buy a t-shirt knit skirt the other day, which is awesome.

all trends = stupid looking trends with enough time. LIVE IN THE MOMENT, LADIES

men, however, should never deviate from any fashions post-1965

it kind of depends on the cut and what you're wearing with it, basically? haha sorry for the completely useless answer. if you do it like bare legged all summery-like i think it can be cute but when you see the girls with leggings and the t-shirt dress and dumb accessories piled on they kinda look like rachel zoe vomited on them or something.

also boots over pants is not a stupid look

I think they're stupid trend but then they look AWFUL on me, so I don't have to worry about it. :) I think you should be comfortable, esp as the heat hits NYC.

pix plz

when you see the girls with leggings and the t-shirt dress and dumb accessories piled on

80s!! Seriously, this was my look on the first day of 4th grade.

I agree that comfort matters most. Although this is said by someone who has loved wearing crocs.

okay i know we've had the crocs discussion before but no

just no

do you wanna be this guy??

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/saraharvell/untitled.jpg

lookin' sharp!

the thing is that i don't think crocs wearers are really that worried about looking cool

Take it to the crocs bitch thread.

basically i think the main thing is that i really don't like the leggings look at all, moreso than anything to do with any tshirt dresses.

Err, Jess.

leggings with tshirt dresses would be way too frumpy! you need to show some leg with something so shapeless and billowy

my ex went into apoplectic fits when the subject of leggings came up

WAIT LINDS: did you mean any dresses made of jersey ie Tshirt fabric? Or dresses that are specifically tailored like long crew-necked Tshirts?

Because I have some jersey sundresses with empire waists and I'm trying to wear them MORE. Problem: v low cut.

what about those polo shirt dresses? i have one of those that i bought on a whim. some tshirt and polo-shirt dresses are not really shapeless btw, some are vaguely tailored.

i've seen a lot of girls with tshirt dress + leggings and then they belt the tshirt dress with some huge belt, usually in an ugly shade of brown no matter what color the rest of it is :\

That's because there are thousands of horrible brown belts in second-hand stores. For a reason.

The nice black patent or suede ones got worn out a long time ago.

http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/photos/threes060912_teedress_569

wait is this ^^^ what you all are talking about?

well i'm not against brown belts per se, it's more that an oversized brown belt does not actually match every item of clothing in the closet, despite what a certain demographic of women seem to believe.

I AM KIND OF TOTALLY INTO THAT GREY ONE

dresses made of t-shirt fabric that look like they COULD be shirts but they are a little too long

http://stylescenes.latimes.com/fashion/images/mrblackwel_cohen_2443019_600.jpg

mr. blackwell sez "F-, ladies."

what about a hoodie dress:
http://www.americanapparel.net/storefront/images/detail/serve.asp?media=rsa5305_Cranberry.jpg

hmmm

http://www.americanapparel.net/storefront/images/detail/serve.asp?media=2359_Gold.jpg
^^^ this is the polo shirt dress i am talking about

http://www.jonlauren.com/img/BIGTALLMANTEE.jpg

i think bell labs is 8080 re: this basically does kinda look like these girls are walkin around in pjs, huh

haha that's what i thought of too

xpost

"i bang in my t-shirt dress, i slang in my t-shirt dress"

those hoodie/polo dresses are kinda hot :/

In theory I am opposed to brown accessories at all, because they're impossible to match to each other or anythng else, there are so many diferent shades and some of them look truly horrible together. My theory is that there's always a COLOR you could substitute with any given outfit to avoid wearing brown.

okay this anti-brown talk is mentalism

the thing is that i don't think crocs wearers are really that worried about looking cool

Exactly. Which is why I'm not going to tell Bell her dresses are uncool. I place a higher value on comfort.

Yeah I don't really dig the look of the long-tee or long-polo dresses. But I'm more into skirts these days in general.

My theory is that there's always a COLOR you could substitute with any given outfit to avoid wearing brown.

Don't tell Gareth this.

laurel, i basically think you are otm, i mean i have like one brown belt which i haven't worn in at least a year because a) i don't really care for brown much b) i don't actually wear belts ever

http://marcolson.net/blog/archives/images/dee.png

Dear designer of the grey dress,

YES PLEASE MAKE HIPS LOOK WIDER EXCELLENT WORK YOU HATE WOMEN DON'T YOU

fitted tshirt dress:
http://www.americanapparel.net/storefront/images/detail/serve.asp?media=rsast2300_AshWhiteStripe.jpg
(i knew american apparel would be the place to go to assist everyone in visuals)

Problem: v low cut.

DOES NOT COMPUTE.

I assumed the hoodie & polo dresses were AA anyway. :)

everything i have posted is from aa, obviously

i'm okay with that last one

back in 15

I almost posted that grey striped dress.

When come back, wash hands.

that's cute. those little crocheted dresses are awfully popular.. i like (esp in bright colors!) but it's not a style that suits me.. i would wear a shift dress or t shirt dress but i have a large frame esp shoulders and they make me look about four sizes larger than i am.

damn how did i miss this thread!? one thing i am v. sick of is the trapeze dress, which has been covered under other aliases a bit here. i was very relieved to read in this month's bazaar (the gift subscription that keeps on giving!) that apparently we get structure in clothing back this fall! i can't wait. i am so tired of that baggy ass shapeless shit.

also: i do not like this flimsy thin material shit that costs tons of money. it is all unlined and i don't like watching people's asses jiggle as they walk by (note: not hot, ooh look at that girl shake her ass - i mean literal jiggling of rumps that are not as toned as maybe they should be if you are wearing something of this fabric).

Everywhere I'm going, all the youngish ladie's shirts AND dresses all look like some Brady Bunch preggo a-splosion with big overall type straps w/cutesy round buttons made of sweatshirt material printed w/random patterns of crap like Monopoly houses and bunnies and rainclouds and crap. (By everywhere I mean Marshall's and Ross, like the only two good clothing stores in my town). HAS this plagued anyone else?

i like the thin flimsy fabric for summer...it just feels nice. apologies for my jiggley ass tho. at least the "trapeze dresses" or whatever the cut is known as doesn't cling the ass or anything else too tightly?

Abbott, I think what you describe is a very cute and seasonally useful style (sundresses that are basically tents and only touch you at your shoulder straps are A-OK in NYC August) but twee-ed out beyond contemplation with stupid fabrics and over-decoration ie yr terrycloth buttons et al. I feel for you, but it's such a great base pattern....

I love the trapeze! I tried one on at a thrift store that was named the Goldie Hawn and it was black with form fitting slip on top of which was a chiffon trapeze with delightful ruffles running in a diagonal across the front. Alas, it was about 5 sizes too small.

I have been obsessed with short, lightweight dresses this summer. My favorite is by L.A. Made, which as far as I can tell is exactly like AA.
I also love my black empire waist dress. I just love throwing one of these one and being basically done getting ready. Also, they are so breezy. VOILA.

I don't have any very basic t-shirt dresses though because they seem to either make me look frumpy or chubby. I feel like the slightly fitted ones say, "Here, look! Look right here! She does have a belly! You can see it now!"

I have a black AA polo dress, which I loved for a few wearings, but then it shrunk on me, so now I can't wear it for fear of exposing the world to my humongo thighs. And I feel like the fabric is too thick to wear them with jeans. Amirite?

curvy girls can't rock this. we look like giant boxes.

also it rides up too high in the back.

Haha, Jessie. I'm basically embracing my box-ness this summer by wearing men's Tshirts. They're $10 for 3, who could say no?

i would love to find more lightweight jersey dresses, but they're mostly cut in tremendously unflattering ways that annoy me greatly.

^^^OTM!!!!!

Haha, Jessie. I'm basically embracing my box-ness this summer by wearing men's Tshirts. They're $10 for 3, who could say no?

-- Laurel, Monday, July 9, 2007 12:41 PM (Monday, July 9, 2007 12:41 PM) Bookmark Link

let's wear men's tshirts and shorts and stand outside bars smoking.

also yeah wtf is up with LOL WE HAVE DECIDED ONLY TO MAKE DRESSES THAT MAKE YOU LOOK PREGNANT. xpost

hah my coworker's sis is barely pregnant but she's here visiting and they decided this is perfect time for her to stock up on maternity clothes because of the combo of end of summer sales and the fact that EVERYTHING in the store is empire waist/potato sack shaped and perfect for prego ladies.

let's wear men's tshirts and shorts and stand outside bars smoking.

Another benefit of V-necks: you can always reach your lighter when it's stored in yr bra.

i kinda like the pregnancy shirts

you just want a baby.

oh GOD no

i think it is b/c they are flattering to the b00bs, which is somewhere that i need some help

it is bc you are so tiny that there's no way anything could ever make you look baggy.

Yes, of course! Wildly different styles flattering to different people blah blah blah! Please. Don't bother sending me any memos when A-lines and giant white plastic buttons and assorted 60s influences go in and out of style, I'll be too busy flipping my hair to answer.

I need an inexpensive source of high-waisted 50s-style jeans. BELLY MUST BE HIDDEN.

i want to go to the aa shop down the street to see if they have the hoodie dress, but the 98º degree heat is putting me off.

xpost - the high-waisted jeans that mybabyjo.com carries are so cute, but they have a cherry embroidered on the pocket which is a huge stumbling block for me.

Hm that said I am inexplicably wearing a long pleated skirt today like a fucking El-Ed major. Thank you, TJ Maxx.

Uggghh Lauren, I can't even THINK about hoodies and I'm sitting in the AC. Don't be a hero!

h&m has some high-waisted jeans that are like $40...

I need to become a professional thief. :/

I'm sure you can shoplift from dept. stores at an amateur level.

Haaaaaaaaaaaate the feel of high waists. Hate. Get off me, clothes! Stop impeding my circulation/digestion/pulmonary function.

MBJ dresses selling for $130 a pop makes me want to kill kittens. I have to impose some extreme penalty on myself if I don't get some sewing done by next weekend.

i tried the hoodie dress on (in an UNAIRCONDITIONED dressing room). it only comes in size medium, and it's basically a more tailored pullover hoodie that hits at mid-thigh. if i were 5lbs lighter and one cup size smaller it would have looked great, but as it was it looked a bit slutty. i'd say that it would look best on a size 8 with a moderate bosom. obviously it will fit smaller ladies, but it might be a bit too shapeless.

but, but slutty IS great.

Truly a woman for the ages, Lauren. Kudos to you.

lauren makes me go HMMM maybe I try this dress.

i'm kind of sad it doesn't work for me. the purple and the teal are very pretty, and the midweight material is extremely soft/cozy.

I just GISed "kinderwhore" to see if I could get a good image of a 90s babydoll dress, but no dice.

At my high school in the 90s I don't remember any girls wearing the babydoll dress.. but I remember t-shirt dresses, which I guess are back now? Have they come and gone over the years? The polo t-shirt dresses were def popular around '95/'96.

lauren always looks awesome, too! excellent clothes, hair, etc.!

tee hee.

it would look best on a size 8 with a moderate bosom
oh man this is me if i lose like 15-20 lbs
but is a hoodie dress really the goal i should be shooting for? i think maybe it is exactly the level of shallow/hip that could motivate me (also it wld seem i have a nickel allergy/sensitivity :/ and will have to give up a number of foods? waht? nooo. maybe hoodie dress will maek it better)

Waaaait, why are you giving up foods for a nickel allergy?? You mean, ingesting it? I can't have nickel on my skin for very long but somehow my diet has never come up for discussion in relation to breaking out from cheap jewelry.

yeah ingesting it is a big deal for some people! but obv not all people. it wld seem i am one of them? it wld explain a lot of things (even though i am quite healthy in general, have had weird gut/skin reactions and not been able to trace but seem to be pointing to nickel) am investigating
^ not abt t-shirt dresses

Lauren, a cherry on top, or in the back, makes everything better. I think I've seen those jeans, and I doubt highly they would like passable on me, otherwise I would scoop them up. Also, I fit the profile for the droodie monstrosity, although I seem one of the few on here who is not interested.

is it "cheating" to wear shorts under a really short dress?

like, would be probably tooo short to be decent, but longer than the shorts would be?

i think you're only cheating people out of seeing your bum
you should wear hotpants!!

i bet they have them at AA

yes! hotpants is what i'm thinking.
i am striving towards decency. i actually wore a slip today.

i wear men's boxer briefs under short skirts or dresses. i don't like the way women's boyshorts fit.

slips are sometimes necessary! i have slips! i need to dye them nice colours though
xpost
am still on search for the perfect boyshort e.g. the one that doesn't ride up. i wear short bike shorts sometimes with my shorter skirts, but only when riding a bike