Topic: Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - A (Read 346784 times)

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #1150 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 08:26 »

Quote from: Linds on 04 Oct 2009, 21:43

But luckily it's gotten colder here, so I don't see girls walking down the street in hot pants and stilettos anymore

I know I shouldn't dislike this look because it's revealing and I am a guy, but it's one of the trashiest things I can currently think of.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #1151 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 08:28 »

Put a short skirt over it

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #1152 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 08:46 »

Are you talking about a pair of hot pants with a short skirt over them? That crosses the line from trashy to ridiculous, though.

calenlass · « **Reply #1153 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 09:49 »

miniskirt with Uggs
strapless bra with miniskirt
ill-fitting knee boots with pointy toes, worn with a dress so short it is basically a shirt
anything with sequins machine-sewn on
the popular girls at prom
pregnant and barefoot in Daisy Dukes and a ratty wifebeater
ridge-runnin'

I can think of some more, if you want.

tania · « **Reply #1154 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 10:30 »

Quote from: Linds on 04 Oct 2009, 21:43

hot pants and stilettos

i don't want to discourage anyone from wearing what they want but in all honesty whenever i see girls wearing this in toronto i get sort of uncomfortable because depending on the context i often legitimately cannot tell if they are a prostitute or not. this isn't meant to be insulting, i really don't know. sometimes it seems like they might really be one and sometimes i'm not sure at all.

it's not inherently wrong to dress in a revealing way and nobody should care what i think anyway because most of my opinions are pretty stupid but any ladies considering this look, please be wary that strangers might look at you and make the honest mistake of thinking you are a sex worker. whether or not you're cool with that is up to you.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #1155 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 10:52 »

Clearly, my imagination is slightly lacking, but one of the things you said is not universally true:

Quote from: calenlass on 05 Oct 2009, 09:49

the popular girls at prom

The popular girls at my prom were not people with whom I would ever want to be friends, but they weren't really trashy.

Eris · « **Reply #1156 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 15:51 »

photos! There was a 50% off sale at the local Vinnes (thrift store), so I went and had a look and got some clothes. What do you guys think of them? I quite like them.

I got all of outfit 1 (including the shoes), all of 2 and the green-y top from thee, plus a bag for work for $32

Liz · « **Reply #1157 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 15:58 »

Yes, yes, and yes. I looooove the dress in photo one, it's totally adorable. Well done Hannah!

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #1158 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 16:43 »

They all look really good. I like the dress in the first picture, but the outfit in the second picture is awesome. The third is good, but it's not an aesthetic that I really go for (for some reason, I don't like blue shirts with blue jeans).

Also, is there something incredibly interesting off to your right? Are there pictures of this incredibly interesting thing?

Eris · « **Reply #1159 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 17:02 »

well technically I am looking at the camera in the first photo, but maybe the really interesting thing is the fact that I don't like looking at cameras? Ask anyone who has been at a meetup and wielded a camera, I avoid them like the plague. I prefer candid shots to obviously posed ones with fake forced smiles.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #1160 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 18:18 »

Fair enough. I always make the goofiest face I can, or hide.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1161 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 18:32 »

Nice work Han! I haven't been thrifting in aaaaaages

Reed · « **Reply #1162 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 21:12 »

Bought a couple of shirts as a birthday present for myself!

And before anyone asks, yes my bedroom is mind numbingly boring. I have been living there for months. fuck you.

Reed · « **Reply #1163 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 21:16 »

Oh, and I got my money clip in the mail. It's fan-fucking-tastic!

JD · « **Reply #1164 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 22:04 »

FLANNEL

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #1165 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 22:42 »

the shirts are nice and all, but your beard is totally rockin

Reed · « **Reply #1166 on:** 05 Oct 2009, 22:56 »

Aww, shucks. I'm considering going the full Sam Beam, but I'm not sure I have the patience for it.

My friend took some pictures of me over the weekend the show it even better. When she finally gets around to sending them to me I'll be sure to post them in the photo thread.

calenlass · « **Reply #1167 on:** 06 Oct 2009, 00:59 »

I like that it has an official title now.

Hannah! You should also get some cute heels to go with that first dress. It is begging for them. So adorable!

Lunchy we will go thrifting I promise. It is one of my new favourite things. (Also Gallery Serpentine holy shit.)

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1168 on:** 06 Oct 2009, 01:08 »

Why hello Reed.

That sounds fun Katie!
I am so over Gallery Serpentine though I guess it is fun to see all the ridiculous things. I am very much a jeans and flannel and sneakers girl these days!

calenlass · « **Reply #1169 on:** 06 Oct 2009, 01:10 »

(All I want is one corset in one model in one specific fabric. I am not going to gawk, I am going to get that without the shipping cost.)

wafflecone · « **Reply #1170 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 12:36 »

Canadians, where are good places to look for winter coats? Mine were stolen from my apartment (no joke) and I really desparately need one and I can't find any stores that are selling nice, superwarm, thick wool ones. Seriously, I live in Montreal, this should not be this hard. Helllllpp!

allison · « **Reply #1171 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 13:06 »

I just got a nice one for around $90 at Old Navy.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #1172 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 13:28 »

What style are you looking for? Like peacoat wooly, or bomber wooly or what?

wafflecone · « **Reply #1173 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 14:11 »

yeah, pea coat. a long one, perhaps with a high collar. it gets cold here.....

Social Bacon · « **Reply #1174 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 17:21 »

Try department stores like The Bay, or Sears. They won't come cheap though.

Liz · « **Reply #1175 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 17:49 »

I got my short wool coat at a thrift store for $12, and my long one for free from my cousin. It's perhaps too long, but I think this winter I am going to take it to a tailor and get it shortened a bit. Right now it hits at about mid calf and I think I want it just to my knees. It is such a gorgeous coat though, oh my goodness.

Jace · « **Reply #1176 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 19:18 »

Quote from: Reed on 05 Oct 2009, 21:12

[beard]

Reed I will trade you a not boring room for a beard.

Also here is a shirt I bought at Banana Republic a few months ago when I was in Vegas:

I apologize for the picture but apparently that camera doesn't have a timer, also my hair is crazy dirty in that picture. So is my bathroom mirror.

tania · « **Reply #1177 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 20:25 »

i know that whenever people comment on photos to say "you look just like someone i know" it's irritating and kind of discouraged and i understand why, but it's been months now and it's driving me nuts.

jace, you look exactly like my little cousin, to the point where every time you post a picture i freak out about the fact that he posts on the same message board as me and then get all paranoid and hope he isn't going through my posts reading something really dumb that i wrote about my job or my butt or any of the 500 times i ate food off the floor or something. then i remember it's not him, it's just some other guy who looks exactly like him, complete with same haircut and glasses. it's really weird as hell man. i think it's only fair that now it should be kind of weird for you too.

also that's a nice sweater.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #1178 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 20:31 »

I got my old peacoat at the Boys' Ranch (a thrift shop) and had it for a couple years before it finally fell apart. I got my most recent one, a nice charcoal colored one, last fall in JC Penney's.

Jace · « **Reply #1179 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 20:37 »

Tania now I have tons more reasons to post things with my picture telling you that I think you are attractive because it will be weird for both of us. Also its not really a sweater, which is odd. It is sort of a thin material and I don't know what to wear with it, should I put a shirt under it maybe? It will not be warm enough for the coming months, but I really like it.

tania · « **Reply #1180 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 21:21 »

JACE you will be the death of me, also you can probably wear it with some sort of cardigan or even a scarf if you want to go for the super fashionable and maybe kind of man pretty look.

hey fashion advice thread i just realized i do have a question after all, should i buy this coat? (sorry that the pictures suck i had to take screenshots from the website cos there was no way to get actual pictures).

i already tried it on and it looks pretty much the exact same on me as it does on the model, just a little longer because i am a shortie. i am not particularly fond of it, just interested because i kind of want a long wool coat to add to my slowly-growing collection of stupid expensive coats and i get a 50% discount on this one. it's still pricey though, i would be paying $100 instead of $200. is that worth it or should i look around for a nicer and/or cheaper wool coat than this one that i also like a lot more? also which is the better colour, grey or black?

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #1181 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 21:29 »

Question: does it really change your hair color depending on viewing angle?

Also, I have nothing serious to say about the coat. It's pretty cool, but I tend to like mildly militaristic coats.

Drill King · « **Reply #1182 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 21:43 »

Oh my fuck, Tania, get it for me as a present oh holy shit look at that collar.

Alex C · « **Reply #1183 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 22:19 »

Quote from: tania on 07 Oct 2009, 21:21

grey or black?

Grey. Long black coats are rather dull and kind of a downer while grey ones still look classy but show off the fabric's texture better if you get a nice one.

Drill King · « **Reply #1184 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 22:21 »

I say black, it's more versatile and makes you look more fashionable, grey coats always remind me of ski bunnies unless they're very specific outfits.

Alex C · « **Reply #1185 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 22:24 »

I can't imagine it making you look like a ski bunny if it's actually a nice enough coat to be worth owning in the first place.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1186 on:** 07 Oct 2009, 22:27 »

I want it I want it I want it I want it, also get it for me in grey please because everyone in the city has a black winter coat including me.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #1187 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 03:12 »

Oh geeze I want that jacket too. Tania absolutely get it so we can jacket vicariously through you. The grey is a little on the light side, but at least it won't show every pet hair like the black might

wafflecone · « **Reply #1188 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 04:56 »

geez tania, that is exactly what i want... where is it from?

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #1189 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 05:12 »

Wafflecone, I know for a fact H&M in MTL is full of jackets like that. Strike while the iron is hot, because the men's equivalents were pretty much sold out when I looked.

Liz · « **Reply #1190 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 06:12 »

Goddamn I want that coat too. Tania buy one for all of us.

pen · « **Reply #1191 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 06:14 »

Or just share the link. Damn that is a perfect coat.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1192 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 07:54 »

Tania, get that freaking coat. It's lovely.

michaelicious · « **Reply #1193 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 10:21 »

Don't buy a coat if you don't even like it, Tania. That is just a silly thing to do.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #1194 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 11:16 »

okay, guys. apparently i am losing weight or my pants are growing or something but none of my pants will stay on me anymore, even with a belt. i am thinking about getting some sweet suspenders because i am not about to get all new pants, fuck that.

so what do you think about that

michaelicious · « **Reply #1195 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 11:28 »

Just get fat again.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #1196 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 12:04 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 08 Oct 2009, 11:16

okay, guys. apparently i am losing weight or my pants are growing or something but none of my pants will stay on me anymore, even with a belt. i am thinking about getting some sweet suspenders because i am not about to get all new pants, fuck that.

so what do you think about that

Assuming you're you in your avatar - aren't those suspenders?

Either way, yes. Be prepared for people pulling them though.

Lines · « **Reply #1197 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 12:14 »

Tania, I dunno why you don't like that coat, it's lovely. I want it, but I already have a coat I really like.

Guys, where is a good place to buy boots? Online, stores, whatever. It's getting cold and I need new boots, because my current pair can't cut it anymore.

pen · « **Reply #1198 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 12:54 »

Snow boots or regular boots? I'd say LL Bean and DSW respectively.

Lines · « **Reply #1199 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 13:10 »

Fasionable boots that will/could stand up to wetness. I may get rain boots and a pair of leather boots, dunno yet, but the ones I wore to Bostocon are in bad shape, so I will probably stay away from suede.

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