Topic: Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - B (Read 115014 times)

redglasscurls · « **Reply #1250 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 13:04 »

Pageback, but I actually think Sam is going to rock the SHIT out of that sweatshirt/jacket deal. I like the cinch at the bottom, it should look pretty great on. Not wild about the pattern, but that's alright.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1251 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 15:58 »

Hey, fashion shits.

I know sometimes the "sporting" brands can come off a bit chavvy, but whatchoo guys think?

Scarychips · « **Reply #1252 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 16:04 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 14 Mar 2011, 10:28

Ain't nothin' wrong with them shoes except that they tend to bespeak a very narrow, specific style. Unless you're already dressing ridiculously preppy, (like, knotting-sweaters-around-the-neck preppy) I'd advise against.

E: talkin about the shoes from Scarychips' post. Vans moc-tops are definitely NO

Well, too bad guys, I bought them today. That exact pair. (they were 50% off too, so yeah). And that's basically because I've been trying to wear preppier clothes these days, so, it goes into my "new style". I'll probably take pictures of the kinds of outfits I wear these days.
Honestly, it's because I'm trying to shy away from the jeans + t-shirt combo, or jeans + button-up flanel shirt combo or whatever. I want to look classier.
I have other pairs of shoes for more basic outfits, but yes, I am trying to go more towards the whole preppy thing.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1253 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 16:12 »

I still would've gone for some canvas two-tone boat shoes or even that same model but in the "classic brown" colourway with the contrast laces. That "Amaretto" shit just pushes it way past acceptable levels for dadwear. A little dad influence is always welcome, but that's too much, man.

Shane: If they ditched the way-too-prominent logo, maybe.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1254 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 16:17 »

Heh. The "Classic brown" has been bugging me. They're pretty tight looking, but so are the navy ones.

Scarychips · « **Reply #1255 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 16:48 »

Dovey: I already own a pair of canvas boat shoes, and that classic brown colourway is actually one of the colours I wanted to take if they didn't have the "Amaretto" ones. The store I went to only had the New Navy and the Amaretto ones, and I really, really don't like that New Navy colour.

Shane: Are we talking about the same pair? Cause, again, I think those New Navy ones are ugly.

But thanks guys! I like hearing people's opinions, even though I already bought them! I always appreciate diffreent points of view.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1256 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 16:58 »

Yeah, we are. But you're from Montreal, so your brain's a little flawed.

Scarychips · « **Reply #1257 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 17:05 »

I think the word you were searching for is "improved".

Rizzo · « **Reply #1258 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 17:24 »

Impaired.

One of my old coworkers had awesome boatshoes, they were electric blue and looked rad. Oh well.

Also: Re: Canterbury shirt: NNNNNNNNNNNNNN. Too chavy/rugby.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1259 on:** 15 Mar 2011, 10:57 »

Quote from: Scarychips on 14 Mar 2011, 17:05

I think the word you were searching for is "improved".

Down here, we don't CALL THE POLICE EN MASSE when someone gets injured during a hockey game.

Riz: yeah dude, I changed my mind/I found a 1970s throwback soccer jersey that I cannot live without.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #1260 on:** 16 Mar 2011, 23:43 »

Yo dawg, I heard you like shoes so we put a shoe in yo' shoe so you can walk while you walk.

That's my foot by the way. I own these obnoxious pieces of shit. Pretty happy with them too.

squawk · « **Reply #1261 on:** 17 Mar 2011, 05:33 »

i like those. they're hardly obnoxious. i like them because they're a bit differenty than the usual double chucks, i've never seen any where it splits in the middle all cool and curvy like that. black toe cap is ace, as well.

Good Job Jimmy

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1262 on:** 18 Mar 2011, 06:39 »

Is it normal for Urban Outfitters not to carry any jeans wider than 514s? I went in one yesterday because they were having a sale, but the only pair of 501s I saw was a display pair.

Also: How the hell do people fit in 510s? I can't understand how someone's leg can be small enough for it to fit in there.

2(also): I need to get some sunglasses now that I'm not wearing prescription glasses anymore. Is there a guide to finding shapes that fit your face? I've got a pretty long face, so the larger aviators I tried on looked pretty ridiculous.

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #1263 on:** 18 Mar 2011, 23:10 »

Quote from: Nodaisho on 18 Mar 2011, 06:39

510s?

I have a pair and they are really really really tight. I used to wear them all the time and just not wash them between wearings so they would stretch out and be less tight but still really really tight.

sean · « **Reply #1264 on:** 18 Mar 2011, 23:20 »

510s were made for people like me who are incredibly skinny, i dont like wearing much wider cuts cause it feels like im swimming in my clothes, which is a feeling i hate.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1265 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 07:54 »

How are you that skinny? I've always been skinny, but I don't see how you fit in those. Maybe it's just because I've also always ridden my bicycle at the highest gear setting, so I've always had pretty big thighs. I just don't understand how someone has thighs that small, even after they stretch out some from wear.

Lines · « **Reply #1266 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 08:38 »

High metabolisms and genetics that don't give you bigger thighs?

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1267 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 08:44 »

I can eat 3500 calories a day and not gain any weight. I just don't see how there is room for anything beside bone in there. I understand that some people can fit in them, I just don't get how someone's legs are that small unless you never use them.

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #1268 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 08:53 »

My thighs really aren't that small. Albeit, they certainly aren't big. For reference, I can touch my fingers around my thigh but when I'm sitting they still touch.

tania · « **Reply #1269 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 08:54 »

i ask myself the same question about other women constantly. even though i'm an arguably tiny person i have pretty thick legs to the point where i can't really wear most things designed for thin calves and thighs (tall boots, skinny jeans). i work out a lot but even when i wasn't exercising, they've always been thick my entire life. i think i could stop eating people until i literally starved to death and their shape wouldn't actually change that much. people just have different body types and bone structures, exercise and caloric intake only affect the actual framework of your body so much.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1270 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 08:56 »

Quote from: tania on 19 Mar 2011, 08:54

i think i could stop eating people until i literally starved to death

Tania: Cupcakes and Cannibalism.

sean · « **Reply #1271 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 09:27 »

i mean, i have no idea how im skinny enough to fit into them, i just kinda do. oh well?

tania · « **Reply #1272 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 09:27 »

holy shit i have no idea how that word even got in there

sean · « **Reply #1273 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 09:29 »

tania please dont eat me

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1274 on:** 19 Mar 2011, 11:05 »

Quote from: tania on 19 Mar 2011, 09:27

holy shit i have no idea how that word even got in there

I'm going to be keeping an eye on the headlines for a few weeks, see if there are any half-eaten bodies found in Vancouver. I think your subconscious is trying to tell us something.

calenlass · « **Reply #1275 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 20:42 »

What shoes do I wear with this to a wedding?

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1276 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 20:49 »

Pink satin pumps!
Only if they are the exact shade as the straps though.
I guess plain black would be fine too.

calenlass · « **Reply #1277 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 20:59 »

...liiiiiike these?

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1278 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 21:28 »

They're too dressy! Your dress is very busy so you'd need a plain shoe.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1279 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 21:38 »

Didn't we already have The Talk about matching dress and shoes too closely?

That being said I'm pretty stoked about being a dude. What shoes do I wear with this? Brown or black? Oh, there's actually several easy-to-understand guidelines for that? Fantastic.

calenlass · « **Reply #1280 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 22:01 »

Nah, I think Julia just said I was too matchy-matchy for her, and I said that it is usually kind of the style? I mean I don't always get it right, obviously, which is why I am still here.

Well, anyway, acceptable pink shoes are hard to find, and also way expensive, as it turns out, so I guess I will go with black.

Edit: Wait, wait, maybe like these? Maybe?

Jace · « **Reply #1281 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 22:16 »

I bought some grey/white/blue pumas today for running. If you don't like them go to hell I like them.

jmrz · « **Reply #1282 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 22:21 »

Katie, a pair of plain black pumps (satin would be my first choice) would be perfect.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1283 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 23:02 »

If a dress has a print I would take perhaps the least used colour in the print and make that my shoe colour.
I usually wear things without a lot of pattern though, where any colour shoe is applicable really. I also dress mostly in dark, neutral and 'dusty' colours with no frills or accessories which are a lot easier to match together.
I guess mine and Katie's fashion senses will never really agree as she tends to prefer bright colours and lots of embellishment and shoes that only go with certain outfits.

See the thing is that dress is very busy with the cut, the print, and the two differing materials. Busy shoes + busy dress would just look to OTT to me.
Something like this would work perhaps - but like I said, only if it matched the pink colour EXACTLY or were a darker shade of the same colour.

But your safest bet would be something more like this.

calenlass · « **Reply #1284 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 23:30 »

(that way I can justify having so many shoes)

(shooooooooeeeeesssss)

redglasscurls · « **Reply #1285 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 05:51 »

I like the second pair Ally posted- you can definitely get away with a sandal-type shoe, since it's a very summery dress. Both the pumps Katie posted look horribly uncomfortable and cheap- a lot of ladies on Offbeat Bride while I was doing wedding planning crap had looked into various colors of those style shoes and pretty much everyone sent them back because they looked so bad in person.

Kenneth Cole has some good options?

valley_parade · « **Reply #1286 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 08:54 »

Quote from: Jace on 22 Mar 2011, 22:16

I bought some grey/white/blue pumas today for running. If you don't like them go to hell I like them.

I love Puma's designs, but every pair I've tried on has been hideously narrow on me. Sigh.

Avec · « **Reply #1287 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 13:01 »

Don't know if this is a sore subject, but I'm in love with my Sperry's. I have the oatmeal coloration, and it goes really well with darker jeans, especially as they wear down. The comfort factor is certainly there as well (they mold to your feet).

est · « **Reply #1288 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 13:09 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 23 Mar 2011, 08:54

I love Puma's designs, but every pair I've tried on has been hideously narrow on me. Sigh.

Yeah, this is one of my problems when looking at shoes. Generally I'll see a pair of shoes on display and love them, then try them on and hate them because they look completely different

Lines · « **Reply #1289 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 14:30 »

I bought teacher clothes today. And gym shoes. One pair of those shoes were Pumas, if that makes you feel better, Jace.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1290 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 15:02 »

In a effort to get myself into heels, I am wearing these shoes today, they are cute and remarkably comfortable. The picture makes them look hella cheap and I suppose they were ($89) but they actually look much better in person and they have a padded footbed which is something lacking in most heels I try.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #1291 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 15:08 »

What kind of state is your economy in that $89 can be considered cheap?

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1292 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 15:09 »

It is cheap for a good pair of shoes. Most good quality heels go for around $130 - 170.

Metope · « **Reply #1293 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 15:27 »

I know I shouldn't buy any clothes right now, but I stumbled over this and I just couldn't resist. I've been wanting a long, flowy, comfy dress for ages, and this is just perfect! Can't wait for summer now!

Oh, Etsy, you will be the end of me.

nekowafer · « **Reply #1294 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 15:28 »

calenlass: satin pink heels would be perfect and super cute. But something with the same grayish color as the flowers might look okay too? I definitely think the shoes need to be super simple though.

Jace · « **Reply #1295 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 17:00 »

Kris, that is a tablecloth with a hole for the head.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1296 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 17:01 »

Kris is fashionable Jace, you will never know what that is.
I am worried about the arm holes though, are they sewn up somehow?

Metope · « **Reply #1297 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 17:20 »

Yeah, it doesn't say, so I'm not sure. if it turns out they're open a long way down I'll just use this pale green skin tight mini tube dress I have (that I don't like wearing on its own because it's way too revealing) underneath, it's never warm enough in Scotland or Norway for layering to be uncomfortably hot anyway.

Edit:

Oh wait, this picture might show a little more on that subject:

I figure it'll be fine to wear it with a light coloured camisole underneath.

bainidhe_dub · « **Reply #1298 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 18:35 »

Well, that dress sure is. Long. And flowy. And a dress.

What I'm trying not to say is, I don't get it. I'm sure you'll make it look lovely and all, but I mean, still, what?

Lines · « **Reply #1299 on:** 23 Mar 2011, 19:33 »

I don't really get it either.

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