My mom sort of instilled it in me that tall girls shouldn't do cutesy but I guess for me it's sort of a personality thing too. I just can't picture myself in frilly flouncy things even though I often find them really nice. Take chiffon for instance. I don't think I have or will ever wear anything made out of chiffon. I just can't do it.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Friday, 17 June 2011 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
even though sometimes I sort of want to
i still live in the vain hope that i may never again have to wear a tie, but i'm not sure that's the point of this thread
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
On a whim I just google searched and someone out there is making suit that consists of capri pants and a 3/4-length sleeve blazer. I mean what?
I like ruffly fluffy things but feel like they are too fussy for me. Any clothes that make me feel like I'm trying too hard are very mentally uncomfortable for me to wear.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
omg
this is just
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:06 (thirteen years ago) link
capri pants and a 3/4-length sleeve blazer
Surely this would just look like you shrunk your whole outfit.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
someone out there is making suit that consists of capri pants and a 3/4-length sleeve blazer
thom browne, amirite???
― burberry kush (elmo argonaut), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
capri pants and a 3/4-length sleeve blazer.
This seems...reasonable to me? I'm not sure I'd go for capris, but if I had the kind of legs that could wear cigarette pants, there have totally been suits with cigarette pants and an evening-ish jacket on top for forever.
― you're in the club and the light hits your ass like pow (Laurel), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0X4NhY5UCAM/SrrOpxHtIdI/AAAAAAAAAWA/oYJtvBf5Z30/s1600-h/butterick7557.jpg
― you're in the club and the light hits your ass like pow (Laurel), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:15 (thirteen years ago) link
lol, i was gonna say thom browne too
― jaxon, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2011/6/17/12/carlos-santana-in-a-see-through-shirt-22157-1308327057-18.jpg
....
― burberry kush (elmo argonaut), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
oh no
― burberry kush (elmo argonaut), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't get it.
When people make fashion mistakes that horrific it's especially mystifying to me because presumably he a) looked in the mirror and thought, "Yep, I look dope" and b) encountered other people (wife, friends, etc.) who let him go about his day wearing that monstrous ensemble. I mean really, how can that be?!
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Maybe everyone he knows secretly hates him?
― wtf is wrong with people? (snoball), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe he had the jacket zipped and no-one knew the shirt was sheer until after he left the house?? i mean
― burberry kush (elmo argonaut), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link
how does this happen?
oh I just noticed the shirt, fuuuuuuuuuuck
― wtf is wrong with people? (snoball), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link
"If I just put on a jacket and take off the gimp mask, I can just go out like this. Oh wait the trousers are arseless."
― wtf is wrong with people? (snoball), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENS!
It's . . . tragic.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:33 (thirteen years ago) link
sheer tees are for superfit gays and models in editorial shoots imo, and then only sometimes
― burberry kush (elmo argonaut), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
a) looked in the mirror and thought, "Yep, I look dope"
Honestly? I have made SO MANY MISTAKES this way. Some of the things I used to wear were just borderline costumey -- like one time I wore a wig and dressed up like one of the Shangri-Las. Just on a regular night, a Friday iirc. So many examples, but this is just one.
Before I left the house I looked in the mirror and was like "yeah, i look totally dope." And then I got to my destination, and this guy Bill was like "what's with the wig? you would look a lot better without it" and it was like an awakening -- like, wow i have really stepped over the line this time, huh. I've toned it down a lot, but not as bad as, say, Iona.
Still, maybe he likes to step out, like this makes him feel good. Who the fuck would deny him that pleasure? I kind of support fashion mistakes when worn with panache.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Aw Amanda generally I agree with you when it comes to daring fashion choices but I am with Elmo here and can't support this mesh shirt wearing Santana. It's just not right.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Friday, 17 June 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I was so embarrassed about getting heated there -- I just, I dunno, I am really pro-personal-fashion -- I don't care if everyone walks around in a costume all the time -- I mean, we all basically do anyway, so who cares.
It is not flattering, though, I agree. If I knew in my heart that he felt good, I could support it. Otherwise, questionable choice.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Friday, 17 June 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I think Steppin' Out is a very important concept
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dopneKcyNXU
― Garyln (La Lechera), Friday, 17 June 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I could never wear almost everything phil-two wears (even though it looks great on him!)
― corey, Friday, 17 June 2011 22:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I kind of want to make this scary demon head mask thing because it is sooo scary to me:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2924941863_9ff907bb7a_z.jpg
Free pattern!But could I even live with myself knowing I was covered in the woolen head of Moloch or some other demon? I don't know if I could handle making a little kid cry based on my attire; I did it once and I felt really bad. (Obv this would be on Halloween.)
― free inappropriate education (Abbbottt), Friday, 17 June 2011 23:19 (thirteen years ago) link
It is also very silly at the same time!
― free inappropriate education (Abbbottt), Friday, 17 June 2011 23:20 (thirteen years ago) link
whoa that is so cool
― Garyln (La Lechera), Friday, 17 June 2011 23:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Ahhhhhhhhh!
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Saturday, 18 June 2011 02:14 (thirteen years ago) link
I never look good in ANYTHING trendy, modern or on a mannequin at Barney's, Neiman Marcus etc...It is frustrating. I seem to only look good-great in vintage dresses or repro vintage dresses like Stop Staring, Pin-Up Girl and Whirlingturban. I have tried to do the jeans and heels, scarf tops and dresses but they just look terrible on me. But then I feel so Sandra Dee sometimes when out with my girlfriends. Empire waist makes me look pregnant so nothing in my wardrobe has one.I always get asked how much of a Mad Men fan am I really. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/5841714880_3595537504.jpgI still like wearing slips for dresses. I have never been the girl with hoop earrings either. Just not very fashionable.
― *tera, Saturday, 18 June 2011 08:39 (thirteen years ago) link
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/5841714880_3595537504.jpgSummertime and the living is easy... by Tera in the Isles, on Flickr
― *tera, Saturday, 18 June 2011 08:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Sorry the pic didn't seem to work the first time.
― *tera, Saturday, 18 June 2011 08:41 (thirteen years ago) link
this "maxi cardi" by which i mean FLORAL ROBE
http://www.shopruche.com/images/apparel/8654.jpg
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Monday, 3 October 2011 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
wtf is that
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Monday, 3 October 2011 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
God help me I would wear that as part of my sartorial quest to turn into Maude by the time I hit 50.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Monday, 3 October 2011 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
hate this muumuu shit
― kate78, Monday, 3 October 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
that is a really ugly polyester robe, plain and simple.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Monday, 3 October 2011 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
That thing is an abomination, and I love housedresses.
― Octavia Butler's gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised (Laurel), Monday, 3 October 2011 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
i love housedresses too, for wearing inside my house
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Monday, 3 October 2011 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
http://birthdayshoes.com/media/blogs/bdayshoes/Vibram_Five_Fingers/speed800.jpg
― bro down with the Transmaniacon dudes (admrl), Monday, 3 October 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
I looked again and yup. I'd still wear the floral Maudigan.
Never ever wear toe sneakers though.
― pullapartsquirrel (Jenny), Monday, 3 October 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
god you'd think they could just add a little shield or something to cover the separated toe part/abomination
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 3 October 2011 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
So it's fall! And you know what's back? SWEATER COATS.
― Octavia Butler's gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:11 (twelve years ago) link
are you referring to those... things... that look like chunky knitted bathrobes...?
― elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
Why yes, I am.
― Octavia Butler's gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
polyester floral bathrobes vs chunky sweater bathrobes
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:57 (twelve years ago) link
ugh. college flashbacks. camel-colored sweater coat + uggs + boot cut jeans was practically a nyu female undergrad uniform back in my day. that's if they even bothered to change into jeans.
― elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
a sloppy ponytail and a pack of marlboro ultra-lights really finished off the look
― elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
My disapproval of the sweater coats is because it can't be good for the sweater? The knit's going to get all stretched out over the shoulders where all the weight hangs from. I don't like when the knitted lines get deformed or stretched out so they don't match the rest of the pattern. Plus that makes it thinner/less warm wherever there's stress, so the warmest part is somewhere around your knees.
And they hang out visibly from underneath coats. Gross.
― Octavia Butler's gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 15:37 (twelve years ago) link