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Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - B
redglasscurls:
I have the medic bag! Be aware that the green of it fades to yellow fairly easily in the sun
Papersatan:
Ok I need your help fashion friends. I just got a job at Macy's for the holidays. I have to wear black. I don't own much black so I need to go shopping. Right now I have one pair of black pants and one black skirt and no black tops. This job is only seasonal so I don't want to spend a lot of money, but it is full time so I need to have a variety of things to wear. I was thinking that I should get a nice black cardigan and a black blazer. I can wear colored shirts under those, so I think it would be less of an investment in the end, and I guess I could use a black blazer anyways, right now I have a grey one and a turquoise one. I think I'll be able to find a cardigan no problem but I am less sure about a blazer. I have three constrains.
1. I am big. I wear a size 22w so most of the nice fashionable stores are out of the question. A lot of the things sold for people as big as me end up looking too old for me or fit poorly.
2. My hair. This seems unrelated, and is really only related in my head I guess. As I said a lot of the clothing in my size looks too old for me. I am also wary of anything that does not fit me well or look "me." I suppose everyone is, but I feel that in professional settings I need to combat any stereotypes that I must be some sort of slacker who is on drugs. If my clothes are not something I love, I feel like I look like I am playing dress-up in borrowed clothing instead of looking like I mean business. I don't know that this actually matters anymore for me that for anyone else, but I feel like it does. I am trying to push the impression of me away from "punk rock slacker" towards "creative and fashionable." I feel like that fails if my clothes don't look like they are mine.
3. Quality/cleanablity. I am going to be wearing this most days for this job so it needs to not be too delicate and to be cleanable at home.
I usually shop here But the only one I like, the second one, is not in my size. (actually I like the first one too , but it is not in black)
Any suggestions about where to look?
Edit: I will be getting a discount at Macy's but the only ones I can find there are dry clean only. How bad would it be to wash one of them?
nekowafer:
Have you tried Torrid, Ashley Stewart or Wal-Mart? They all end up being 50-50 for me at best (as a chubby girl) but when I find something good it's usually pretty awesome. Here are some suggestions from Torrid:
http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clearance/Tops/Black-PuffSleeved-Tee-528854.jsp
http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clearance/Tops/Black-Ruched-ElbowSleeve-Top-528409.jsp
http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clearance/Tops/Black-Ribbed-34Sleeved-Cardigan-552194.jsp
Even if your size isn't online, they can generally find where it is in your area, or get it shipped to the closest store. The AS website is pretty terrible, you're better off going into a store.
calenlass:
My suggestions would be like TJ Maxx and Ross, maybe? Also, you can really do all right with making your own stuff as long as you do it smart. I don't know what sort of fabric shops you have nearby, but JoAnn's has a bi-weekly mailer with a coupon for 40% off [a single item that is not already on sale] and which will tell you when certain brands of patterns are on sale for 99¢, and you can pick up 100% cotton and synthetics for around $5/yd (or see when they have proper sales, not that 30% off bullshit they have all the time).
Simplicity has some cute patterns that look pretty easy that you could probably put together in a night or two, like this one.
redglasscurls:
Just never make that vest-looking thing because oh my ugh
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