Topic: Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - A (Read 324838 times)

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #3250 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 04:07 »

I don't know man, I'm not sure it would suit you. Maybe try piercing your ears first. You need a certain kind of face to pull off stretches and I'm wondering if your face might be a touch too narrow for it to work.

Melodic · « **Reply #3251 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 04:20 »

i stand by my guns

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #3252 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 04:24 »

Guns are shit, you should use needles instead. Safer and cleaner.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #3253 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 06:24 »

redglasscurls · « **Reply #3254 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 07:59 »

Honest opinions people, can a redhead pull off burnt orange? Or is this just a really terrible idea. I like the shape but not sure that the color or top is flattering.

EDIT- this one has another orange shade for comparison in the star there

Lines · « **Reply #3255 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 08:10 »

I think you can pull it off if you wear accessories that have other colors, especially earth toned ones.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #3256 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 08:13 »

I agree. As long as you keep the cardigan, it looks fine. And you're right, the shape is just lovely on you!

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #3257 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 08:31 »

With those breasts and that cat you are owning it

allison · « **Reply #3258 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 08:47 »

Quote from: Chesire Cat on 05 Mar 2010, 23:47

Its like, as long as Tommy is slightly pervier than me, I get a pass on anything I say

Nope.

JD · « **Reply #3259 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 09:15 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 04 Mar 2010, 15:16

I would be sad too.
Luckily I have these.

I love my glasses. And they were so cheap!

I hate full frame glasses.

Sox · « **Reply #3260 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 09:23 »

You hate them? Really? I've never found any sort of glasses to be particularly offensive.

To me, those frames say "I prefer my glasses to my features". I am certainly way off the mark, but alas, it's an assumption I have been making for years and shall probably continue to make for years to come. I just don't think they look confident. Bold, in some instances, but not confident. The bigger your frames are, the more insecurities I tend to assume you're hiding.
The more I think about this, it actually holds true for just about everybody I have ever met.

JD · « **Reply #3261 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 09:26 »

I wear half frame glasses. I would take a picture to show you, but I am gross and I just woke up.

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #3262 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 11:17 »

I like the glasses, glasses are much like any fashion accessory they are just expensive so you are less likely to have multiple ones.

Sox · « **Reply #3263 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 13:22 »

I don't believe in accessories that obscure the human face. There's gonna be a reason for those kind of accessories, and those reasons are usually suspicious.
What do you have to hide? Your face? Why? Just don't like it? Bullshit! Either you're about to rob a bank, or you have a huge zit, either way, I have a RIGHT to know.

scarred · « **Reply #3264 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 14:48 »

Not really

Yayniall · « **Reply #3265 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 14:50 »

Quote from: Sox on 06 Mar 2010, 13:22

I don't believe in accessories that obscure the human face. There's gonna be a reason for those kind of accessories, and those reasons are usually suspicious.
What do you have to hide? Your face? Why? Just don't like it? Bullshit! Either you're about to rob a bank, or you have a huge zit, either way, I have a RIGHT to know.

You're thinking of balaclavas, not glasses.

JD · « **Reply #3266 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 15:10 »

Or Burkas

Lunchbox · « **Reply #3267 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 15:24 »

Man I actually wear those glasses because I think they draw attention to my sort of plain face by being so bold, and make me look really geeky (which I am).
I am also instantly attracted to any dudes and ladies I see out and about with similar shades. I just think they are super hot. I apologise.

Please see my super hot friend Matheson:

Also all the best musicians:

Liz · « **Reply #3268 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 15:29 »

You should send your super hot friend Matheson to me. Pretty please.

Emaline · « **Reply #3269 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 15:52 »

I gotta agree with Lunchy.

It seems to me that the glasses kinda draw attention to the face, in a good way. Also, they say "I'm smart and possibly quirky in a good way, and you want to talk to me and stare at my face."

Melodic · « **Reply #3270 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 16:42 »

what buddy holly looked great in glasses who are you tryin' to kid

although i agree with tommy about yr face, lunchy. those glasses cover you up!

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #3271 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 16:43 »

Yeah, my problem with those glasses is that they try really hard to say "I'm quirky and geeky so you should look at me and find me cute because I'm obviously so awkward!" Whereas they kind of just look like you're buying into that whole geek chic bullshit thing that the magazines are spruiking these days. Lunchy and her Matheson friend can pull it off because they are actually good looking enough for them to be attractive despite those glasses. Everyone else looks really dated and stupid, especially Taylor Swift because those glasses were chosen specifically to say "Look. Look how plain I am." for her video clip for her boring music.

I need new glasses (as in the prescription needs to be strengthened). Should I get some new frames as well?

Scarychips · « **Reply #3272 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 17:16 »

They actually look pretty good on you Jimmy. Maybe choose another colour? Burgundy, maybe?

But, yeah, talking about those kind of frames, I guess I just like wearing those kind of glasses? I think they look pretty good on me.

Eris · « **Reply #3273 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 17:25 »

I need to get new frames when I get new glasses. I have had the red ones for a fair few years now (3? 4?) and while I like them, I think it is time to change. I am thinking of getting maybe dark tortoise shell frames that are a bit rounder than my ones at the moment. I have an image of the perfect glasses in my head, but I just haven't seen any out in store just yet. Annoying.

Also, I think that most of the time I look better with glasses than without them. I also think that these (bright, plastic) frames suit me better than the metal frames I got when I first started wearing them. The metal frames worked well enough when I was younger, but I don't think I want to go back to some like that any more. Glasses are obviously something that most people put a fair amount of thought into, especially if you are like me (or lunchy, or jimmy) and wear them for the majority of the time. I don't think I would be able to pull off frames like lunchy's but the more I see of her wearing them, the more I like them on her. If she likes them, then who cares?

est · « **Reply #3274 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 17:39 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 06 Mar 2010, 16:01

Out of all those people only Matheson actually looks good in those glasses, which kind of demonstrates the rather hit or miss quality of them.

The idea that Lunchy has a "sort of plain face" is hilarious to me.

I agree. I've never liked that type of frame & have always thought of the resurgence of popularity it's been getting lately as a "look what I can get away with" sort of thing. But then again I've also just started putting these sorts of things down to me becoming a cantankerous old geezer who hates everything.

Jimmy, maybe it's just 'cos I think I've only really seen you wearing your current glasses, but I think they are really great. If you're going to get different frames maybe choose something a little different but not too much? I dunno, some sort of subtle thing.

Jace · « **Reply #3275 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 17:45 »

Full body lyrca suits are the new fashion fad.

est · « **Reply #3276 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 19:10 »

Hey I bought new jeans the other day too. Haven't washed them yet, but at the moment they are probably the best-fitting jeans I've ever bought. I'm pretty excited about them.

Lines · « **Reply #3277 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 19:32 »

I need new glasses simply because my current ones like to fall off my face a lot, which is not good! But I have yet to find a pair as fun as the ones I'm wearing. I don't feel like I can wear dark frames, even though I love the style Lunchy has.

Also, Darryl, some of us aren't trying to hide anything! Some people don't like touching their eyes, which makes contacts impossible. (Those people weird me out, actually.) Some of us just find contacts irritating. (I do not like the sensation that my eyeballs feel like they are made of glass! It's really weird!) And some people are also scared of having lasers being shot into our eyes! (I once watched a video of the surgery when it first became popular and they used to cut your lens off! Gross! Put me off the whole thing, even though they don't do it anymore.) And since contacts and lasers are not an option, that makes glasses pretty rad because they keep me from running into walls and stuff!

Lunchbox · « **Reply #3278 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 19:40 »

I LIKE MY GLASSES

SHUT UP
ALL OF YOU

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3279 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 19:42 »

I'm going to try contacts again, I think. I'm tired of how quickly glasses get dirty, and I can't wear my glasses doing parkour, which makes it fun to try to gauge distances. Anyone have advice on how to make sure you don't wear them too long before your eyes are used to them?

JD · « **Reply #3280 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 19:45 »

I don't notice how dirty my glasses are until I take them off. Which happens rarely, funnily enough.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #3281 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 20:26 »

I need new glasses too, mine are getting scratched up.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3282 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 20:39 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 06 Mar 2010, 19:45

I don't notice how dirty my glasses are until I take them off. Which happens rarely, funnily enough.

I mostly notice when I put them on or there is some bright light shining on them. That happens quite a bit, Colorado is always sunny.

DarkAvenger · « **Reply #3283 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 20:40 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 06 Mar 2010, 15:24

Glasses, glasses, gorgeous people in glasses, musicians, Taylor Swift

You did, however, forget a good example of the black rims:

Although personally I prefer a much more thin rim

JD · « **Reply #3284 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 22:10 »

Quote from: Nodaisho on 06 Mar 2010, 20:39

Quote from: Zombiedude on 06 Mar 2010, 19:45
I don't notice how dirty my glasses are until I take them off. Which happens rarely, funnily enough.
I mostly notice when I put them on or there is some bright light shining on them. That happens quite a bit, Colorado is always sunny.

I live in what is probably the rainiest part of Canada.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3285 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 23:01 »

This thread is hilarious because I just took my hornrim Old Wayfarers in to get my prescription put in them and I am going to look the best, so fuck youuu

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #3286 on:** 06 Mar 2010, 23:27 »

Again, see my comment about looking so good that it doesn't matter if your glasses are silly.

scarred · « **Reply #3287 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 01:30 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 06 Mar 2010, 19:40

I LIKE MY GLASSES

SHUT UP
ALL OF YOU

scarred · « **Reply #3288 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 01:31 »

Quote from: DarkAvenger on 06 Mar 2010, 20:40

a good example of the black rims:

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #3289 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 04:52 »

My boyfriend wears thick rimmed glasses, I REALLY like them on men & women.

He looks weird without them:

(Athough I kind of love this picture because only I get to see him without glasses a lot.)

These are my old glasses, which I lost. I liked them a lot. I think because I have stupid big facial features I can get away with putting big ole glasses on it.

october1983 · « **Reply #3290 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 09:36 »

Man I am completely down with the thick-rimmed glasses crowd - at least, I am pretty sure they suit me much better. Compare this to this, for instance. And yeah you can argue that their increased popularity has come from the rise in geek-chic/the new hegemony of a certain sub-culture in the world of fashion but um I guess welcome to how fashion works?

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3291 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 09:38 »

Those two pictures are kind of hard to judge because between the two yr hair, clothing and beard have vastly improved, as well as yr glasses

october1983 · « **Reply #3292 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 09:42 »

Yeah sadly I can't avoid that because I made all my good decisions in one go.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3293 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 09:43 »

Congratulations, you lucky so-and-so

october1983 · « **Reply #3294 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 09:46 »

Then I made all my bad ones.

Dollface · « **Reply #3295 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 10:20 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 06 Mar 2010, 09:15

I hate full frame glasses.

Bibliophile · « **Reply #3296 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 13:19 »

Quote from: Linds on 06 Mar 2010, 19:32

And some people are also scared of having lasers being shot into our eyes! (I once watched a video of the surgery when it first became popular and they used to cut your lens off! Gross! Put me off the whole thing, even though they don't do it anymore.)

Oh, but they do still cut your eye for Lasik, which is more popular than PRK. They slice a flap off your cornea and fold it back before they do all the awesome laser stuff. Then they flip it back down. This is why my husband, who is extremely near sighted, won't have Lasik done even though his glasses frustrate him.

Pro tip: When you're buying new lenses, ask about permanent hydrophobic lens coatings! Water will bead on your glasses instead of smear. Oils are repelled so fingerprints etc are easier to clean off without leaving smudges. Awesome.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #3297 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 14:58 »

Big Glasses are awesome, they don't take away from your face it's just a style thing look.

october1983 · « **Reply #3298 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 15:17 »

Damn, those are pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Had to settle for a couple of slightly different pairs, but I'm kind of looking forward to have a choice of glasses to wear.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #3299 on:** 07 Mar 2010, 15:43 »

I have two pairs that aren't broken. My next set is probably gonna be Oliver People's, something like this.

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