i got two dresses at value village (2nd-hand dept store) in the suburbs today! one is a seersucker h&m halter dress (white & grey v v thin stripes) and the other is a really thin cream & red patterned short sundress which i will say i'm not really going to wear in public unless i'm wearing a bathing suit underneath. so yeah 2 dresses for like $10!
my friend got this kinda crazy yellow sundress with big pink roses on it that is total early-90s awesome. it is the dress of summer happiness.
oh and i also got this cute dark teal corduroy jumper mini-dress thing, possibly much like what bell_labs was talking about on another thread (fall work wear?) but it is way too mini for me and i feel that i've finally reached the age where i srsly can't get away with a freakin corduroy jumper not even with tights or leggings okay, for real now. but i have a younger friend who can yaay!
― rrrobyn, Monday, 18 August 2008 01:10 (sixteen years ago) link
i do want a mini dress though, just not a jumper-style one because damn straight my legs are ruling right now and there's not much summer left
― rrrobyn, Monday, 18 August 2008 01:14 (sixteen years ago) link
went bridesmaids' dress shopping with some friends last week, want this muchly but it was $200, not the style they picked AND I am not a bridesmaid. Sigh. Anyone know of any online retailers with this style but cheaper?
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v310/224/57/516053577/n516053577_675859_7856.jpg
― Finefinemusic, Thursday, 21 August 2008 15:44 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah i like that style too! but in a less 'dressy'/formal fabric perhaps, so it's obv less wedding-like
i am wearing my seersucker dress today :) dresses are fun
― rrrobyn, Thursday, 21 August 2008 15:51 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, this one was very "I am going to a wedding." I just love that pleating technique - anyone know if there is a name for it? I saw a shirt with this style in H&M last year but it was on a mannequin and all attempts to find it on a rack were fruitless (and the H&M employees I have encountered are generally useless, so I didn't ask.) I have been coveting this pleated fabric since!
― Finefinemusic, Thursday, 21 August 2008 15:55 (sixteen years ago) link
v cute!
ffm, i saw this woman yesterday with your color hair and a black dress with this canary yellow cardigan draped on her shoulders and thought of you and that you should rock this look if you are not already!
― tehresa, Thursday, 21 August 2008 15:59 (sixteen years ago) link
oh gosh, that does sound cute! I want to own cardigans, but never find/buy cardigans. A few years ago, my Grandma bought me a few yellow shirts because she wanted to see me in more yellow - unfortunately, they were too baggy and shapeless! Fail, Grandma :(
― Finefinemusic, Thursday, 21 August 2008 16:02 (sixteen years ago) link
i LOVE cardigans
― tehresa, Thursday, 21 August 2008 16:05 (sixteen years ago) link
i finally tried on this black cowlneck dress i've been eyeing at banana republic and it looks great except for the fact that it has the STUPIDEST FUCKING SLEEVES http://www.bananarepublic.com/Asset_Archive/BRWeb/Assets/Outfit/124/OUT12465/outfit/br-otf-out12465oviv01.jpg
why? they are so fucking dumb and leave an awkward gap between the armpit and sideboob, as illustrated above. i reallllllly want a cowlneck belted dress too :(
― bell_labs, Friday, 22 August 2008 17:55 (sixteen years ago) link
ok that pic came out too small: http://www.bananarepublic.com/Asset_Archive/BRWeb/Assets/Outfit/124/OUT12465/outfit/br-otf-out12465odv01.jpg better illustration of armpit weirdness
― bell_labs, Friday, 22 August 2008 17:56 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.bananarepublic.com/Asset_Archive/BRWeb/Assets/Product/588/588090/main/br588090-00p01v01.jpg from the front it is such a perfect office dress!
― bell_labs, Friday, 22 August 2008 17:57 (sixteen years ago) link
you know when a sleeve is making a models arms look chunky - AVOID
― sunny successor, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link
it made my arms look geriatric. serious ugh
― bell_labs, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:07 (sixteen years ago) link
that is weird - because the dress is so cute! :/
― rrrobyn, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:20 (sixteen years ago) link
i know! if it goes on sale (which i assume it will because the sleeves are so wacky) i might get it to wear with a jacket over it.
― bell_labs, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:22 (sixteen years ago) link
i also love the purple tights/shoes combo
could you wear it with, like, a tight black t-shirt (long-sleeved or short-sleeved) on underneath or wld that be weird
― rrrobyn, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:28 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah that might work! but there's no way i'm buying it on non-sale
― bell_labs, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:31 (sixteen years ago) link
oh god I've seen that cut before.. I don't understand why they do that!
― Finefinemusic, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Unfortunate, because I like the look of cap sleeves. But that IS the widest part of the arm.
― Laurel, Friday, 22 August 2008 19:14 (sixteen years ago) link
On the other hand, sometimes I think you just gotta suck it up and realize no one is really looking at your upper arms.
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/pinupgirlclothing_2015_56280210
My birthday is in a few months and I spent a lot on my boyfriend, so he told me to look for stuff online (shopping is terrible in Toronto except H&M, Gap, etc) and I am obsessed with this site now: http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/pinupgirlclothing_2015_211204590
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/pinupgirlclothing_2015_106800131
― Finefinemusic, Saturday, 23 August 2008 17:06 (sixteen years ago) link
A lot of rockabilly sites online carry clothes from stopstaringclothing.com, so that's a good place to look for the greatest variety.
Other nice 50s links I've found are reddressshoppe.com and www.unique-vintage.com. (The second one isn't actually vintage, it's all modern dresses that could be fit into various decades. Useful, if what you really need is a swing dress in perfect condition in a modern size 10.)
― Laurel, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Also mybabyjo.com but I think they carry mostly Stop Staring dresses too.
Let me say that I had mixed reviews of my last order from Stop Staring: The dress was strongly constructed but very basic -- no lining, no interfacing, no nice finishing details. It looked like a nicer dress online than it actually was, esp for $120. I returned it.
― Laurel, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:32 (sixteen years ago) link
oooh is unique-vintage the one you were telling me about a while ago? i kept meaning to ask you for the name!
― tehresa, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:46 (sixteen years ago) link
oooh thanks for the tips Laurel!
― Finefinemusic, Sunday, 24 August 2008 19:56 (sixteen years ago) link
from unique-vintage, this is gorgeous:
http://www.unique-vintage.com/images/7859parisdress.jpg
This may take a while..
― Finefinemusic, Sunday, 24 August 2008 19:57 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.bananarepublic.com/Asset_Archive/BRWeb/Assets/Product/588/588071/main/br588071-00p01v01.jpg
it has POCKETS but i could not bring myself to spend $130
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 02:28 (sixteen years ago) link
POCKETS :D
http://www.bananarepublic.com/Asset_Archive/BRWeb/Assets/Product/588/588071/side/br588071-00p03v01.jpg
i think i like them because they allow me to do something when i feel insecure.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 02:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Looks like purple is trend for this season (along with "turtle"")-- I read it in amny.
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 02:51 (sixteen years ago) link
i love this bc i am a purple gal.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 02:54 (sixteen years ago) link
ooh that dress is so cute! wanting! not sure that i'm into purple for me, maybe if it were more plum. or a nice blue-red!
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 02:58 (sixteen years ago) link
tehresa i bet that will go on sale in a couple weeks
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 14:13 (sixteen years ago) link
i know. i am going to stalk their website!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 14:13 (sixteen years ago) link
I am so happy about the purple because it suits my skin & hair perfectly. Yay purple!
― Finefinemusic, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 15:07 (sixteen years ago) link
me too!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 15:08 (sixteen years ago) link
i want purple shoes to wear with purple tights.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 15:12 (sixteen years ago) link
ooooh. seriously some days i get a little ridiculous with the purple. like yesterday i started to roll my eyes at myself bc i was wearing a purple sweater, carrying my purple purse, and also my purple shopping/grocery bag. it was a little too much.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 15:14 (sixteen years ago) link
and i bought some purple tights at uniqlo!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link
yes, you have to be careful! I get over-matchy by accident sometimes.
― Finefinemusic, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 15:31 (sixteen years ago) link
OK I need advice. I need to find a dress for my brother's wedding in SF in November. It is a Friday evening wedding in a Russian Orthodox church followed by dinner reception at I think the SF University Club. Not black tie, like dressy cocktail attire.
Does there exist such a dress that I could purchase for said marital occassion, but could also wear (with different accessories or whatevs) for work? Because if such a dress existed, I would feel OK about dropping bigger dough.
For example, see upthread OH HELLO PHILLIP LIM DRESS THAT IS DELECTABLE AND ALSO $650. Could that be worn to the wedding *and* to work? Because then *maybe* I could justify that kind of cash.
Anyhow your thoughts and examples would be most appreciated--just keep me in mind when browsing dresses!
― quincie, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 19:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh and said dress would have to be notblack and notnavy. But I'm open to all other colors!
― quincie, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 19:48 (sixteen years ago) link
i think you could do that if the dress looks more worky if a jacket or sweater can be put over it? i would aim to find a dress based on the party more than based on being work-appropriate. but then, i care not for work.
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 19:52 (sixteen years ago) link
i'd wear that dress to work, for sure, but it really depends on your office environment. i'm a huge fan of dressing up without resorting to boring business attire.
― lauren, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I love this one so much--is it weddingable or not cocktail-y enough or?
http://www.lagarconne.com/data/item/2306/zoom/fan%20dress%20front%20kate%20w.jpg
― quincie, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:45 (sixteen years ago) link
i actually think it is perfect for a wedding. maybe too fancy for work?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:47 (sixteen years ago) link
mmmm i feel like it could cross over, depending on the accesories & makeup.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:47 (sixteen years ago) link
great for a dressy-cocktail-y wedding. like i said, i'd wear it to work but that's just me.
― lauren, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Hmmm it would help if the material was not shiny, but it is hard to tell from pic. Anyhow something along these lines that could go both ways would be ace, and I would totally up my spending limit for something I would get more than one or two wears out of.
My office is a business dress downtown DC place and I think I would not have a problem pulling it off for work if done correctly--maybe black tights and oxford pumps and a jacket or cardigan or something.
― quincie, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
honestly i don't think it would work w/jacket or cardigan, because of the detail @ shoulder and waist. would be a shame to cover it up. it's a gorgeous dress. i think it'd be hard to wear to work. but surely you might have other dress up occasion to wear it?
― daria-g, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 23:35 (sixteen years ago) link