DRRRESSES: WANT

well, one of the women who wears tailored shorts dresses like she's going to a nightclub. poufy hair, animal prints, those weird sheer tunics that are short in the front and long in the back...she's kind of a freak of nature.

but yeah there's a few women who wear them and I just can't handle how much leg they show. They're freaking MID THIGH ffs.

lmao everything you described sounds like my coworker. Birds of a feather.

Some days it's like, is there a ropeline to get into the office now? WTF.

i have no prob with dress shorts, but not in front of stoods

Maybe I'm just jealous that they all have better legs than I do

Got this one over the weekend:
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing%3F.out%3Djpg%26size%3Dl%26tid%3D61999639

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mx/NMT59TZ_mx.jpg

being rich would be the best

oh i LOVE that

also re: upthread, dont feel bad, i bought a kylie minogue shirt today. lol

Gah, I was hoping there would be a picture of the dress I got without my stupid face getting in the way, but this seems to be one of the only ones. I really really like the dress. I like me a lot less.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8297/7883687774_14cba49f2e.jpg
Matt & Sarah Williams' Wedding - 11 August 2012 by craigboney, on Flickr

I love it and I love your face

^^^ otm

that fabric looks amazing

Yeah the fabric looks very cool!

The fabric is actually old curtains. The girl who makes the dresses basically works with discarded stuff, so it's mostly sustainable dress-making...

That's a great dress and you (and your face) look gorgeous!

That looks pretty sharp! Glad you were able to get that made :)

***curtains*** ***dress***
that is fantastic
that is speaking to a deep part of me
my high school fashion ambition was to dress entirely in textiles from a grandma's house – crocheted afghan, green and orange brocade, and curtains like that!

that is speaking to a deep part of me
me too -- maria
(not so much singlehandedly taking care of 7 bratty kids or the falling in love with a drill sergeant, but definitely the curtains!)

i most certainly enjoy creative reuse as well -- love it, in fact!
beautiful dress, em
the face is merely ok ;)

emil.y, what a great dress! and your face is srsly great even when you're sort of making a face! (pictures: 1/500th of a second of yr life/self, sometimes less!)

omg i really want that black & white dress roxy posted.

so much.

me too

I have been on a dress-buying FRENZY this week (ie I bought 2 dresses).
One is this one which is the only dress I have with a bouffy-ish skirt and they normally look ridic on me so I'm wondering if I've made a huge mistake.
http://www.yumidirect.co.uk/women/dresses/betty-floral-dress.html

Except it's creamier & slightly less vivid colour? And soft cotton not polyester, and almost knee-length. And the buttons are fabric-covered.

both are comfy for work, which I'm depressed to say is now apparently what I look for in a dress.

those of you who are of 'available' size and who have access to cheap dry cleaning should get these imo:

http://www.asos.com/Karen-Millen/Karen-Millen-Draped-Velvet-Mini-Dress/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1900735
http://www.asos.com/French-Connection/French-Connection-Vintage-Print-Dress/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2135483

that bird dress is cute!!

is there a thread on ils for secondhand shopping?

If not there should be. I suck at thrifting. In fact, I haven't actually really done it since HS when I was all about going to church thrift shops for hideous printed polyester button down shirts. I am extremely intimidated by them now mostly because it seems like you have to wade through aisles of craps to find the gems and I don't have a lot of patience for that. Anyway, if there isn't then you should start one.

ok i'm over here in the green section, see you by the hats

oh my word:
http://www.notjustalabel.com/shop/66715

http://www.notjustalabel.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/portrait/products/fish-chip1.jpg

There's a ton of other ones too like a PINT OF BEER dress. I <3 that site

I wish my life necessitated crazy shit like that. I shoulda been Nicki Minaj :(

http://www.notjustalabel.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/grid-4-portrait/products/shark1_3.jpg

oh my god I want to wear that to school

Let's start a fancy, slightly menacing gang

^^^ irl lols

while searching for 80's big hair ads I came across this

finally a dress that I can wear over my sumo suit

http://pzrservices.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451ccbc69e2012875918911970c-pi

oh my god

the 80s were wild

Dress AND parachute

One hundred percent of that dress is a Victorian little girl's day dress remade for adult women. The infantilization is amazing.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100312045322/americangirl/images/0/0e/SamanthaSkatingPartyDress.jpg

http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.14039492.jpg

"the designer's work in 'The Room'"
says a lot!

i thought we talked about pettipants on this thread but couldn't find it ANYWAY i bought a pair and they are the best - way better than the bloomers i had, which were too bulky under a lot of my dresses (and too short) and way better than a regular petticoat/slip bc there is virtually no way to flash anyone, anything, accidentally or even on purpose (if that's your thing)

and i really want this for winter:
http://img.eshakti.com/clothImages/CL0023006P.jpg

oh, I love that. I'm feeling a little turtleneck on this chilly morning!

i'm sure its been discussed itt but what the fuck is up with every dress/skirt suddenly having that cut where its 2 feet longer in the back?

i feel like this look exploded out of nowhere over the summer

YES! I saw tons of them at a music festival recently

Especially those sheer tunic-style dresses? All with the short at the front and long in the back

Mullet dresses :(

thighs in the front, bridal train in the back

omg

THE STEPHANIE SEYMOUR

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/November-rain-dress.jpg/220px-November-rain-dress.jpg

I HATE those bi-level dresses. They just look so dumb.

a friend who is pretty smart about fashion and trends explained it to me as "girls like to feel like a princess"