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Fun Stuff => CHATTER => Topic started by: Nodaisho on 22 Sep 2010, 17:48
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Does anyone know what stores tend to carry a good selection of levis? There is a dedicated levi store within driving distance, but I would rather not go there if I have to, because it is about a half hour away by highway, and I don't want to blow that much gas if I'm not sure I'm going to actually be getting something. I tried on every kind at one store that wasn't low-rise or bootcut, and there wasn't anything that fit (tried 501s, 514s, and 550s, I know 505s don't fit because I have some).
Or some people that wear carhartts are doing things that wear out most brands of clothes really quickly. No, that does not include screwing your cousins, it is customary to take clothes off for that.
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Honestly dude I like that Carhartt jacket. It's not particularly over the top and you could easily get away with rocking it all winter.
I also love peacoats but I get the feeling you'd look like a douchebag in one.
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I dunno, I think pretty much all men look good in your standard double-breasted pea coat. Unless of course they always look like a douche. Like guidos. Fortunately Pat is not a douche, dude bro, etc, so I think he could pull it off nicely. Also it's one of those coats that can be dressed up or down quite easily.
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Except fat guys. Double-breasted anything on any fat people just makes them look bigger.
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I already have an old Carhartt kinda like that one so ya'll can blow me.
Of course, when I was a kid I had to wear snow boots and gloves with my Halloween costume a few years in a row 'cuz we kept getting ice storms and power outages by mid October. I kinda doubt that sort of climate excuse flies in San Francisco though.
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Frankly I like how fat guys look in double-breasted peacoats more than how really thin guys look in them. Unless you get something that is more like a short trench with a belt at the waist you're gonna drown in the width of the coat.
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I'd hit it.
With a bible.
(Then I'd hit it with my penis)
That young woman looks like she'd light scented candles before methodically cutting off your testicles.
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What is going on with that roof? Also, her skirt-itude reminds me that when compared to Sarah Brightman (http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/2008/11/20/sarah_brightman_07_wenn5212552.jpg), she fails.
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She's not a very good thatcher, and she had some extra tulle left over, and now she has a roof that will stay on the roof.
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Re: bags
I used messenger bags for a couple of years (and still would if I ever picked my nice one up from the friend's house I left it in) but I bought a backpack again recently because although it feels a bit more juvenile and a lot less cool, it's a hell of a lot better for my back if I have heavy stuff to carry and it's much comfier on a bike because it stays out of the way.
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I would wear that dress, but man, her eyes are creeping me out.
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Hey, Australians, there is this shirt on shirt.woot.com.
(http://sale.images.woot.com/Australia_Gorilla3c8Detail.png)
Who loves me enough?
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That is a horrible shirt.
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I'd be pretty pissed if I lived on a gorilla wearing a fez too.
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(http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/pacific/australia/map_of_australia.jpg)
Welp. I can never unsee that.
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Terrible shirt, but an excellent description.
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Why is it that woot shirts all seem to be ripoffs of other people's ideas?
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Are they? I mean, I saw one recently that was for their KAWAIIII!!!!!!! derby that was essentially pictures of the giant plush microbes (http://www.giantmicrobes.com/), but I guess there's no way to prove the designer wasn't sincere when she said she didn't know they existed.
There are a lot right now that I think are relatively original. I just bought two: this one (http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=14641) and this one (http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=12625)!
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Speaking of plush microbes, I still have the AIDS you gave me, Katie.
Internets, I am going to be 27 next week. I wear Carhartts and t-shirts almost every day and I rarely shave. What can I do to change it up a little?
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Condition your scruff? That would be different. Also yeah, I have heard that is hard to get rid of. :D
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I guess what I'm saying is I am in a rut, stylistically speaking.
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Also, I just realized both our usernames end in 'ass.'
Take that for what it is worth.
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giant plush microbes (http://www.giantmicrobes.com/)
I love those! I gave my girlfriend mono for her birthday
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That is a horrible shirt.
That is a superb shirt. Honestly I cannot think of a single reason
Internets, I am going to be 27 next week. I wear Carhartts and t-shirts almost every day and I rarely shave. What can I do to change it up a little?
Get married.
From the few pictures I've seen, I reckon the manly, gruff look works well for you.
Operating under this assumption, getting laid isn't a motivating factor, so unless you feel like reinventing yourself (under the circumstances that seems like a no) then you have two options: get married or move to a large coastal city (LA, NYC).
Settling down will provide subtle pressure to look more mature in public. Living in a place like New York or Los Angeles, you'll notice that there's a greater emphasis placed on everyday dress and that sleeker guys receive more attention.
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Really? People like that shirt? The colours are awful, the design is terrible, and the font is making me wince. If I saw a person wearing that shirt I would roll my eyes at them.
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It is also a blatant rip of the "America, it looks like a shark or something (http://www.threadless.com/product/2159/You_re_Gonna_Need_a_Bigger_Shirt)" shirt.
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Ah ok, it's by the same dude. So he's basically re-doing the same joke on woot with a different country + animal because if he did it on Threadless people would notice. I am less outraged now I know it's the same dude doing both, but it's still a pretty ugly shirt.
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Also: the AMERICA shark one is about twice as good as the gorilla one, in both idea and execution.
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did he also do the Canada: America's Hat one? I was hot shit for about a week in jr. high because of that shirt
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Truth be told, I find the gorilla ten times as funny.
As far as the illustration and text goes, they're both fine.
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Speaking of plush microbes, I still have the AIDS you gave me, Katie.
The black one, with the ribbon on it? I'm asking because my Human Sexuality teacher has one like that, although she is very insistent that it is HIV, not AIDS. She is particular about her students remembering that HIV is the virus, AIDS is... not quite a symptom, but something along those lines.
I like the Australia one better because the America one looks like it was just a shark squished to fit America's shape, rather than something that actually looks like the country.
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I like the shark one better because:
a) I saw it first, so the gorilla one seems like a cheap copy;
b) the "gorilla wearing a fez" thing seems like it is stretching to find something to make the country look like;
c) the font on the shark one doesn't make me cringe;
d) like lunchy said, the colours are pretty awful;
e) looking at the image in passing and seeing "AMERICA SHARK" is cooler than "AUSTRALIA GORILLA"
but I mean, if you want to like it that is fine; you live on the other side of the earth, I'm not going to see it any time soon.
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I would rather have some bizarre object than one that doesn't really fit. And it makes me think that someone looked at australia and somehow the first thing that came to mind was a gorilla wearing a fez.
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Get married.
How the hell does that qualify as fashion advice?
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Fashion and lifestyle are interrelated.
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Dude, I'm just trying to shake things up, make myself look nice should I decide to go out and meet people.
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zoot suit
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riot?
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Eh, I guess I'm gonna go throw back a bottle of beer. I'm getting nowhere around here.
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Get a fedora, Chuck.
Like so. (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Hats/gangster11.jpg?t=1285480763)
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Buy a couple of decent button-down shirts in solid colours, a cardigan, a casual blazer, some decently-fitted t-shirts without logos/text on them. Buy some khakis, slacks, nice jeans. Mix and match, you're done.
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As far as to the point advice goes, Allison hit the nail on the head.
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some decently-fitted t-shirts without logos/text on them
can everyone just agree with this please?
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but I like my band logo shirts!
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but I like my Topatoco t-shirts!
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Man whenever I go to a party, I always try to wear my unicorn fucking shirt. It's just such a good icebreaker.
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I'm actually trying to wear less band shirts and if I could find good, plain t-shirts I would wear the shit out of those every day but frankly the only good quality blank t-shirts I have found are the Bonds ones which fit tighter (and shorter) than I would like. I'm also trying to get more comic book related tshirts but it turns out they are expensive and I'm really poor.
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Have you given thrift stores a try?
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I'm not that poor.
Also opshops and thrift stores never have anything that interests me, just really horrible old clothes that no one wears anymore for good reason.
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uhm I know we have been over this but American Apparel makes well fitted blank shirts, even if you don't like them for policies or whatever, but I guess those are pretty expensive as well. But there's a bunch of mass retail online things that you can buy American Apparel clothes in bulk and cheaper. Dunno about in Australia though.
And I'm not disagreeing with band shirts or threadless or anything like that. I'm talking more about this stuff (http://meaninglesstshirts.com/). Just... fundamentally.
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It's way cheaper to buy, say, a Topatoco AA tshirt and get it shipped from the US than to buy a plain shirt from AA here.
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and American Apparel may have a going out of business sale soon, so win/win situation right there.
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It's way cheaper to buy, say, a Topatoco AA tshirt and get it shipped from the US than to buy a plain shirt from AA here.
Yeah, this is one of the reasons I have a lot of Threadless t-shirts. Way cheaper to get AA shirts from them than to actually buy them from the EU AA store, at least when they are on sale, which they are pretty frequently. I'd like to have some without prints on them, but considering the VAT and customs limit on imported stuff here, it wouldn't be worth it.
I finished a new sweater (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5026914350_038ca6cc4c.jpg) today. It is not very fashionable, but I don't care, I like it and will probably wear it this winter. I'm also really in need of a nice winter coat, though, and it is so damn difficult to find good-fitting ones. I'm only 161cm (between 5'3" and 5'4"), so they are often either too long or too bulky (which looks horrible when I am a fatty). Things also tend to have collars that are way too wide to look good. I kinda want something in grey wool, perhaps a peacoat? But what looks good on stubby girls? I'm guessing it shouldn't go too far down on my butt, because it is large and that will look horrible. I got a jacket that looks like this (http://www.stormberg.no/img/products/4431p_2_full.jpg) in brown recently, so I'll be good for a while, but not once it drops below zero, and I guess I should start looking early anyways.
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Ladybug, I may have said this before, but I am definitely jealous of your knitting skills. That's a beautiful sweater.
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and American Apparel may have a going out of business sale soon
oh shit, what? not that I will mourn the passing of their general sleaziness, but they make the only kind of t-shirt that will fit me!
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I might have to nab some tees as well, if that is true. I was just assuming it was wishful thinking.
Then again, hanes bulk-pack t-shirts fit me just fine.
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And I'm not disagreeing with band shirts or threadless or anything like that. I'm talking more about this stuff (http://meaninglesstshirts.com/). Just... fundamentally.
Come now, I think an "I Support Single Mothers" stripper pole T-shirt is something every eligible bachelor should have in his closet. They say classics never go out of style.
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Do I buy the completely white converse that are my size in the display window in the shop beneath my flat for 15 pounds?
I guess my question is: white shoes, are they a Done Thing?
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White shoes are ok, but they are a bitch to keep clean. If you buy them, Scotch Guard them.
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I dunno, I don't wear white shoes. My chucks are grey, my vans are black, my boots are brown (I plan on getting a black pair soon, too), and all my other shoes are either a neutral (black/brown) or some crazy color. I personally can't stand wearing white shoes because they make me OCD about keeping them clean. My other shoes I could care less about getting dirty (minus the dress shoes).
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Speaking of keeping them clean, how do you keep the white rubber part of chucks clean? I prefer that look on them, but they get dirty quick, especially walking through dirt.
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Don't walk in dirt?
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Difficult to do, since the way to my car isn't paved. Maybe i need to work on my handstand walks.
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I'm helping.
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Tide Bleach Pen
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My chucks just stay dirty.
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Scrub the rubber with a sponge and some abrasive cleaner. I don't know what sort you guys have, but Jif or Gumption here is good. You want one that has a bit of grit to it.
I have some cream coloured chucks and they still look okay even though they are a little bit dirty.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3645875401_f40a06affd.jpg)
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I think they're supposed to look a little grimy. They aren't white gloves.
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My girlfriend bought some bright blue chucks and was saying she wished hers were as dirty looking as mine.
Protip: I did a bunch of yardwork, work in the snow, work digging in dirt in my red chucks, they are beaten to all hell, but the soles started to fall out finally
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I need to get some new chuck-type shoes. My current ones are dead, I have to admit it to myself even though I won't let my mum throw them out (she has been after them since I arrived to visit last week). The back of the right one has completely separated from the sole, there is a hole in the bottom, there are holes at the sides where the toes attach to the fabric, basically they are almost entirely hole. But they are the best shoes ever! They are olive with a picture of the pink panther playing the saxophone on the outer ankle and I love them.
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I bought a pair of Vans recently and they are actually WAY comfier than Chucks, they have a bit more cushioning in the base.
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I wear Dr. Scholls inserts in my Chucks because arch support ain't a joke, fools
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I've decided to buy these (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SPIKED-LEATHER-ARMBAND-BICEP-GAUNTLET-BLACK-METAL-2PC-/250490233114?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5261a11a#ht_4191wt_968) and these (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SPIKED-LEATHER-GAUNTLETS-BUCKLES-BLACK-METAL-PAIR-2PC-/250472499434?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a515308ea#ht_4435wt_911). I will be the coolest kid in town.
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I wear Dr. Scholls inserts in my Chucks because arch support ain't a joke, fools
Yeah. I was regretting not just wearing my hiking boots at the end of a short uphill hike this summer.
They make P.F. Flyers again now, I seem to remember those having arch support. They also make you run faster and jump higher.
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They've been making PF Flyers for a good few years, and they are good looking shoes for the most part. I just hate the toe caps. They're so clunky.
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I have low arches, so Chucks are just as comfortable as Vans. The only shoes I've ever been blown away by on comfort are made by Born and Jambu, but they are expensive and I am ok without.
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They've been making PF Flyers for a good few years, and they are good looking shoes for the most part. I just hate the toe caps. They're so clunky.
I still want to get some. I was raised on The Sandlot, and wanted a pair so bad, but the old maker had gone out of business, and the new maker hadn't bought the rights yet. By the time they started making them again, I stopped caring. Only found out they were making them again a couple of months ago.
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Picture time! For super cute outfit that I am wearing for work today! The dress came from modcloth (http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Blogger+of+the+Moment/Gala+Darling/Soda+Fountain+Dress+in+Cola) and the scarf and belt came from a shop called Dotti.
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10659967/Photo%20on%202010-09-29%20at%2010.35%20%232.jpg)
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I wish I was a girl so I could wear super cute outfits like that.
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thanks for the new sig quote
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I wear Dr. Scholls inserts
These make my feet sweat something fierce.
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Jordan, male version:
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/4279/29103633.jpg)
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White Collar is a pretty cool show.
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It's pretty formulaic, shallow, aspirational TV but I love watching it because they're both so fucking sharp. I take my fashion cues from Neal Caffrey a lot.
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In other words, it's a USA ("Characters Welcome") show.
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Fashion thread, I need honest opinions. So bought this fabric a while ago to make myself a skirt. But now I am not sure I can wear a skirt made of said fabric. I keep my hair pink, as such I don't wear red, because it looks bad with my hair. This fabric kind of has a lot of red in it. Can I pull it off anyways or should I make something for someone else with it? My hair:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs137.snc1/5850_547211257797_70608916_32179060_5589550_n.jpg)
The fabric:
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4281/fabricy.jpg)
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it's not overwhelmingly red, and there are plenty of other colors- i say go for it! also, i love your hair :)
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I can see how it might clash but holy crap that is some gorgeous fabric. Go for it.
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if it was a shirt you were making, i'd suggest something else, but you'll have some fabric between the peenk and the skirt. also i agree with gene; that's some really pretty fabric. i've been meaning to make a bunch of circle skirts lately (in WOOL or something for WINTER YEAH)
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You can totally make a skirt out of that, but uh, if you can't, I'll totally take it. >.>
Seriously though, that is some beautiful fabric and I don't think it'll really clash with your hair at all. You could easily wear it with any other color but red or orange and it'll look really nice.
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Send it to me and I will make you a corset with it.
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So my mom offered to buy me new boots for the winter, which is pretty generous considering my Docs are perfectly fine.
Do I get the brown leather Iron Rangers or the desert suede ones?
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/8859/8111.jpg)
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9954/8113t.jpg)
I'd normally go for the brown leather but my Docs are a similar style and similar color, and I think it's overkill to have two pairs of brown boots.
How hard is it to keep that kind of suede clean in the winter?
Conversely, engineer boots y/n?
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/52/pg500182403fs.jpg)
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Suede is a pain in the ass in wet states.
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So my mom offered to buy me new boots for the winter, which is pretty generous considering my Docs are perfectly fine.
Do I get the brown leather Iron Rangers or the desert suede ones?
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/8859/8111.jpg)
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9954/8113t.jpg)
I'd normally go for the brown leather but my Docs are a similar style and similar color, and I think it's overkill to have two pairs of brown boots.
How hard is it to keep that kind of suede clean in the winter?
Conversely, engineer boots y/n?
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/52/pg500182403fs.jpg)
I have the brown leather Iron Rangers and love them dearly.
Also you biting my shit, dogg.
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Sam those boots... I dunno, doggie. You might have gotten too Ill for me, finally.
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Okay we tight as long as you're not trying to wear bubblegum-pastel-sherbet boots, doggo. The crepe sole is fly as fucc.
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Those boots are pretty tight but I like the steampunk aesthetic that the Fiorentini + Baker engineer boots I linked give off, weird tongue included.
I copped some faded grey Rugby vintage slim jeans yesterday. I forgot how much I missed button flies.
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I'm also liking:
(http://www.zappos.com/images/z/1/0/0/1001586-p-MULTIVIEW.jpg)
(http://www.zappos.com/images/724/7248362/8521-509744-p.jpg)
(http://www.zappos.com/images/z/9/8/4/984974-p-MULTIVIEW.jpg)
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I have these on lay-by (lay-away?) and I really should wait till payday to pay them off but I want them nowwww:
(http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1743/4803003l3.th.jpg) (http://img295.imageshack.us/i/4803003l3.jpg/)
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I bought these. They were $200 on sale from $289.
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10659967/Kayla.jpeg)
I got these for free:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10659967/Van.jpeg)
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That was a Good Fashion Decision. I have a hard time justifying $200 for clothes but I really can't fault you for that one.
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boots!
i have a pair just like that, only mine are a dark maroon-y brown. i love em and they were especially good to wear when my step-grampa was dying because he was a cowboy and he woulda liked em a lot too (REAL cowboy boots, with leather soles, angled higher heels and the rounded narrow toe)
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Mine aren't real cowboy boots. They are from a high-street chain. I searched endlessly online to find any new or second-hand cowboy boots that were leather and under $200 and couldn't find anything even close (even if boots were under $200 online, shipping them from the US was about $70), so when I walked into a shop on the off-chance and found these for $180 I knew I had to have them!
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(even if boots were under $200 online, shipping them from the US was about $70)
This might disqualify this option but, check Etsy. Everyone uses it for trinkets and jewelry but it's also a huge untapped resource for vintage cowboy boots.
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Oh I scoured Etsy for months. It is my number one go to place for everything fashion. Most of my wardrobe is Etsy!
I could not find any boots that I wanted that would have been under $200 with shipping.
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So guys, I found this dress (http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Dresses/Winery+Tour+Dress) on Modcloth.
(http://static0.modcloth.com/productshots/0051/5668/16962-1.jpg)
Is it just me, or does it seem to announce to the world that you are very assuredly a female?
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That was my immediate thought, so it's not just you.
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Same here.
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Cool.
On another note, I found this in my closet.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/LBD2.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/LBD3.jpg)
Does this qualify as one of those "little black dress" things Cosmo says all proper women should have? Also, are those shoes okay with it, or should I locate some different ones, and if so, what kind? My only other black heels are peep-toe pumps, so I would probably have to go buy another pair, maybe.
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If they're all black, they may look better. Unless you have red heels. Black dress + red heels = win.
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It's not little enough to be a little black dress.
Also I really, really, really dislike those shoes. I think there's too much going on. I'm a shoe minimalist. Go red like Linds suggested!
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I don't have red ones, either. Ho, hum. Guess I better go shopping.
Edit: Sandal or pump?
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Pump.
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It's not little enough and it's sort of too...I don't know. Frilly? to be a little black dress.
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it's little enough. it just means like not a floor length dress basically. the whole point of a good lbd is that it is classic and timeless. it'll never really go out of style. so no, i don't think it'd qualify but only because it's not plain enough.
hey surprise there's a wikipedia article about em (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_black_dress).
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bought a pair of nudies, bought a pair of 501s, bought some lifetime pants that i can't find on the internet anywhere but are hell of slim, only spent $150
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So, I have a question about 501s, now that you have mentioned them: Are they all supposed to shrink to fit? If so, why is there so much room for the waist to shrink and so little for the leg? If not, why the hell does a 32-inch waist leave me with maybe 6" of extra denim at the waist, while still being skintight on my legs?
I always see people say that 501s are the widest cut that people can generally pull off while looking good. I also read that 505s have a smaller leg opening (is that thigh leg opening, or ankle leg opening?), but I can fit in 505s, can't fit in 501s. Did I just try on a mislabeled pair of pants?
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Goddammit, the internet has failed me in my shoe search. What the hell.
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I got these boots today! I found them at Value Village for $15 and they are in pretty flawless condition, I love them so much
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk253/tekk17/Mobile%20Uploads/downsized_1006002026.jpg)
I can't figure out a way to wear them with my skinny jeans though, I have toothpick thin legs and in comparison these make my feet look gigantic and goofy. do I really need to buy new pants to go with these? should I just roll up the ends of my jeans?
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Those are some fucking goofy looking boots. We'd need a context picture of you wearing them with your jeans.
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these took some pretty remarkable acrobatics to take, sorry there's no full body ones, someone is currently sleeping in the only room with a full length mirror in it.
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk253/tekk17/P1010462.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk253/tekk17/P1010461.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk253/tekk17/P1010464.jpg)
I'm sort of flip flopping between "still kinda cool" and "yep, definitely goofy looking," but today I wore 'em around and I got a few compliments. I am sort of new to this boot fashion thing so if they suck I am sorry I probably just don't have a good eye for cool boots yet
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these nudies are insanely nice
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(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/9889/photo301y.jpg)
wear a nudie. smoke
a marlboro. button
a shirt. life is own.
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Yeah, I like the boots. I wear that sort of combo all the time but I have madd hips so it balances out more, you should look for some straight/boot cut instead of skinnies. Or alternatively just let your skinnies out a bit.
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Which do you guys like better?
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/FreeSnap001-4.jpg)
or
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/7238d25bff33e99b76a3559ae88f7f44.jpg)
I'm not really sure which I like better. Also don't know if I want shorter boots or slightly taller ones. There are upsides to both.
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Top top top top top.
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I prefer the second, but I think you should get the first because they'll look awesome on you (whereas they'd look silly on me).
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wasteroo, those boots are actually fuckin' rad. i think they work as is, or you could cop a pair of 511s if you want a lil more leg opening.
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I prefer the second, but I think you should get the first because they'll look awesome on you (whereas they'd look silly on me).
Yes, this. I also like the second ones better, but mostly because I like grey and the first pair would never work on me.
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wasteroo, those boots are actually fuckin' rad. i think they work as is, or you could cop a pair of 511s if you want a lil more leg opening.
How would the second most skinny model of Levi's provide more leg opening?
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probably because in that picture I am actually wearing very skinny lady jeans
but thanks for the advice everybody! I'll probably be investing in a pair of Levi's soon, all of my current pairs of jeans have pretty pathetically tiny leg openings
edit: haha oh man, I just looked through my collection of pants and I definitely have a pair of 511s and they are baggy as fuck on me
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Go for the first ones, Linds. The second pair remind me too much of uggs.
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I agree with Katie here although both remind me of slippers/uggs that I'd never wear outside of my own home. First ones are better, second ones look like something I'd wear with pj's.
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How would the second most skinny model of Levi's provide more leg opening?
i mean, the dude is obviously into skinny jeans, and 511s (i think?) would have enough leg room for those boots, based on his pics?
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I have found an expensive watch every few years since I was a child.
The last one was lying in the street, a mid-range Hamilton.
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Maybe that's what À la recherche du temps perdu is really about.
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I don't think that is a particularly good fit for you, but def keep in mind that a good watch is a goddamn fantastic accessory.
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I go for simple, legible, iconic (http://www.mondaine.com/mondaine-watches/display/117).
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ITT pwhodges turns into a train station (at least for me).
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Watches are a tricky thing. Chronographs can look great but they are hard to pull off. Generally speaking you look silly wearing one if you are a smallish person and/or wearing a tshirt-outfit. Theye are bulky and hefty pieces, and if you don't have a use for the several dials then it can be a bit like driving an SUV in the city. I've posted it on this thread before, but my favourite watch that I own is the Omega Chronostop since I also favour simplicity.
(http://i36.tinypic.com/10rms6f.jpg)
that said, I also wear
(http://www.swatchandbeyond.com/published/publicdata/SHOPDATA/attachments/SC/products_pictures/Swatch%20Watch%20BunnySutra%201.jpg)
sometimes
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That is the funniest thing, where did you get that?
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wasteroo, those boots are actually fuckin' rad. i think they work as is, or you could cop a pair of 511s if you want a lil more leg opening.
How would the second most skinny model of Levi's provide more leg opening?
Wait, isn't there a "slim boot" cut or something? 517? 507? Something like that?
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That is the funniest thing, where did you get that?
kari
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517 is the slim boot cut, Valley.
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And they're not particularly slim; I own a few pairs.
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That is the funniest thing, where did you get that?
kari
Kari, where are you? Where did you get this watch???
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Probably from Swatch.
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I've posted it on this thread before, but my favourite watch that I own is the Omega Chronostop since I also favour simplicity.
And I probably said "Shit goddamn that is a fucking gorgeous watch" last time as well
I miss having disposable income so, so, so much. You bastards. Especially because I have no clothes for proper cold weather and of course there is nothing in snow clothing that is simultaneously reasonably priced and not garish and horrible.
(actually if anyone is willing to prove me wrong on that go right the fuck ahead!)
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Go to a thrift store. Find a leather jacket that fits you. A lot of them will have thick liners. I've got one that sadly doesn't actually fit me that I have mentioned before, I don't even need to wear layers in extremely cold weather as long as I zip and snap it. It cost $10. Surprisingly, I have seen a lot of leather jackets at the thrift stores recently, maybe it is people taking them out for the winter and finding they don't fit anymore.
Also, layers. Long underwear, fleeces, microfleece, wool, layers keep you warm better than one garment and you can add or remove them as you need to. And make sure to get a hat, a lot of heat escapes from your head. Avoid cotton wherever you can, cotton takes a lot longer to get dry, and it drains heat when it is wet. Wet wool may be as unpleasant as hell to wear, but it keeps you warm anyway. And if it isn't the bottom layer, you won't notice.
How cold does it get in Banff? I've never been north of Wyoming in the winter. If it is a ski town, at least it should hopefully not be as windy as some of the plains are.
Mostly, I just suggest thrift stores and army surplus shops for cheap winter clothes. It won't be the most styling, but you are in Canada. Nobody will notice. And at least it isn't neon purple like a lot of older winter clothes (oh you wacky '90s). Although you still do find some of those at the thrift stores.
It is a shame you didn't mention this before you went through Wyoming, because http://www.sierratradingpost.com has two outlet stores in Wyoming. If shipping isn't too horribly expensive, they tend to have pretty good deals on winter wear.
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I am trying to find myself a pair of proper long johns, with the buttflap and everything. Bitches don't even know how little I am joking about this.
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Buttflaps that button don't sound too comfortable. Besides, any time you need to pop a squat you should be able to find shelter, unlike the pioneers. I would suggest you get long johns new, by the way. In case you couldn't guess.
I almost remember the name of another discount outdoor clothing store that I remember having an online store, but I can't remember. I'll ask my mom, she was the one that mentioned them to me the first time.
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put snowpants, blankets, snowboots and a shovel in your car for winter! Also it wouldn't hurt to put some trail mix, candles, matches, and black garbage bags (they are good for retaining heat and being waterproof)
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And a first aid kit is probably good too, if you don't already have one. I've used mine several times. Reflective roadside signs for if you need help, too. And jumper cables, if you don't already have those for some reason.
Honestly, I just carry a first aid kit, small folding shovel, space blanket (with blaze orange outside, so it is good for catching attention in emergencies), fleece blanket, and jumper cables. Out of those, I have used the first aid kit, fleece blanket, and jumper cables. Don't let us freak you out by listing stuff to get, odds are you won't need it. I would still get it, though.
Trail mix actually could be important to carry around on your person during the day, depending on what your job is. Your body burns calories like crazy when you are in the cold, especially when you are working in the cold. If you want to save money, you can buy a bunch of peanuts, cashews, raisins, dried cranberries, M&Ms, pretzels, and anything similar to that, mix it up in a big bowl, and fill ziploc bags with it. Just keep water with you too, it can be really dry and salty.
Man, who knew that what I learned on school hikes would actually end up being useful one day?
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How do you guys feel about cardigans? Should they only be worn with dress shirts?
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I was once opposed to the man cardigan but frankly, they've grown on me.
They come in myriad varieties so choose carefully but with good judgment you can safely wear a thin cardigan over a T-shirt (V-necks have a nice effect here) in place of a sports jacket.
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How do you guys feel about cardigans? Should they only be worn with dress shirts?
dress shirt no. button down shirt yes.
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I just assumed that's what he meant.
Also, a nice, white button-down formal enough to wear with a jacket and tie but cut so that you can wear it untucked is perhaps the most versatile top.
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ive actually taken to wearing this cardigan i found at goodwill, i wear it with pretty much any shirt and it seems to work! ill post pics once i find my camera.
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I feel like cardigans with plain shirts is very European, then again, I am European...
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so now that i am nearing my mid-20s and most of my graphic tees from my teenage years are starting to get pretty old and smelly and generally fall apart i figure it's as good a time as any to start updating my wardrobe and looking like a little bit of an adult. i don't really know how to dress myself so i was just gonna follow allison's advice from a few pages earlier with regards to future clothing purchases, which i thought was pretty solid -
Buy a couple of decent button-down shirts in solid colours, a cardigan, a casual blazer, some decently-fitted t-shirts without logos/text on them. Buy some khakis, slacks, nice jeans. Mix and match, you're done.
unless anyone has anything else to add? i want to look like a smart and well dressed person but keep in mind that i am also definitely more dudey than girly and comfort is pretty important to me.
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You can find all of those things that are still comfortable. My rule of thumb is to always have one pair of nice dress pants in each brown and black (I don't like navy, but you could also do that) and also maybe grey, because grey goes with everything. Also get some decent shoes that can be dressed up or down in black and brown (or grey or navy or anything neutral) and you're set!
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she basically hit everything yeah. for me though i swap out nice blouses and sweaters for button down shirts, but that is only because i can't actually wear button down shirts unless i get them tailored and even then they make me look way too top-heavy. it's either tons of gaps, way too big everywhere else, or porn star. my body type is just not meant for them, i guess.
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Thinking about buying one of two sets of boots:
These
(http://www.aldoshoes.com/static/webUpload/731/27_bonnick_12_6.jpg)
or these
(http://www.aldoshoes.com/static/webUpload/731/26_sitzman_97_6.jpg)
The first ones are currently on sale, but still only $50 less than the second ones.
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They're both pretty rubbish but the first pair less so I guess?
Re: Cardigans w/ t-shirts: Doable, but not with any ole t-shirt and any ole cardigan. Avoid cardigans with even the slightest amount of "chunk" to them.
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Well, dovey (or anyone else), if you can suggest to me some boots that don't have any or very visible zippers, are one color (dark brown or black) and under $200, I'd probably buy them. I just want some nice boots that are fairly winterproof.
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Tania basically to upgrade my wardrobe I have gone from wearing comic t-shirts and chucks and jeans and hoodies, to nice cotton blouses and flats with jeans and cardigans or a blazer. It does wonders for making you look grown up but still casual. I think. Anyway.
I don't have any occasion ever to dress up any more than that, although I do have an old pair of unwrinklable grey dress pants shoved in the bottom of my drawers just in case. Add your blouse and blazer to that and you're business casual, baby.
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Tania it's a Canadian company so I'm pretty sure they'll have a store in Vancouver, but I bought all my office-y clothes at a place called Ricki's. It's business casual but most of their stuff fits well and they have all sorts of sizes and lengths of pants and skirts. Most things are machine-washable and really very durable. Some things are pricier than others, but it's really worth it. If you have a problem with any of the stuff you buy, they'll return it. Even after you've worn it. Their policy is "no sale is ever final".
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As distractions from contract law goes, that was not the best (also that is not true! Sales are completed at a certain point, I just can't quite figure out where that point is right now... why did I not take english?).
Guys, due to scum-like behaviour of bag thieves I am in the market for new clothes, particularly dresses, particularly pretty dresses. I need at least one warm winter one and a pretty dress for formal dinners. Any ideas? Just for a sort of starting point.
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I would hate to work at a store with that policy. I had bad enough problems with 90 day returns with or without a receipt for a store credit. People get really angry!
Edit because I posted something in the wrong thread.
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Jace get the top pair.
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jace dude i would look at more boots
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That was my original thought, but of the two posted, the top isn't too bad.
(sean what when do we ever agree on stuff?)
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yeah of the two the top is the best but neither are great. and with boots you should hold out for greatness.
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The first ones look dumb. The second ones are better, just watch out that the studs at the ankle don't rub on that little sticky-outy bone there.
I am wearing my new boots today!
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These are my boots. They are awesome and comfy as hell, I got them from a vintage shop in Rye for £28. Bargain. I wear them most days.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/_beatingheartsbaby/IMG00020-20101014-2238.jpg)
They also match my new bike. I got her yesterday, she is the most fun ever and my girlfriend named her Lily.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/_beatingheartsbaby/Beautiful_Raleig_4c9a645942a99.jpg)
Eeeee!
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BICYCLE ENVY
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That bike is the best thing, and also looks like it has none of the following:
- Broken pedals
- Broken gears
- Broken lights
- Squeaky brakes
- Hard plastic saddle
Also it has the best kind of basket AND a luggage rack. GOOD DECISION.
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Oh man the brakes squeak so much and the gear hub is a bit stiff but I don't even care BECAUSE SHE'S SO PRETTYYYYYYY
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Boots are hard to find. Although my lady likes the first ones I posted.
I really like these, but they have a visible zipper:
(http://www.aldoshoes.com/static/webUpload/731/26_ferrato_97_6.jpg)(http://www.aldoshoes.com/static/webUpload/731/26_ferrato_97_15.jpg)
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ugh zipper.
on an other note: I bought boots, I think they're alright, but I doubt they're up to the fashion thread standard of boots. Mainly because it's actually possible to fold them into hipster boots. You will see when I care enough to take pictures.
Yar!
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i'm in the market for a pair of boots for this winter, too. now that i live in a fairly temperate area i don't have to worry as much about braving freezing cold winters and mounds of snow but the downside is that i do need something that will get me through some pretty cold and wet weather for a few months. the problem i always seem to have with boots is that, despite my relatively tiny frame, i have for real got the biggest calves of anybody on earth to the point where i seriously can't even put on any boot that comes up past my ankle unless i can find and order them in some sort of special "wide calf" size (which as you can probably guess does wonders for your self esteem). because of my very sad affliction i don't know anything about boots. my tentative plan was to just save up and get a black pair of docs for the winter but increasingly i feel like this is a really, really uninspired and lame thing to do on account a) i already have a pair of docs and b) there is probably a lot of cool stuff in the category of all-purpose black boots that i am just totally aware of.
where are good places to shop for boots! specifically, where are good places to shop for boots for women like me who have unbelievably massive calves.
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Oh man the brakes squeak so much and the gear hub is a bit stiff but I don't even care BECAUSE SHE'S SO PRETTYYYYYYY
Check to see if the brakes are properly toed-in. Basically squeeze the brake lightly and if the front edge of the brake pad touches the rim you are good. If not, you might have to adjust the brake pad.
If adjusting the brake pad doesn't work, you should clean the rim and the brake pads. You might also want to roughen up the surface of the brake pads using an emery board or sandpaper.
Hub gears are pretty tough to do DIY repairs on. They fall outside the limits of my expertise. Sorry.
Hope this helps!
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(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DzNDMCAvW5E/SwghUrb03lI/AAAAAAAAAWM/6oU4Y07ky8M/s1600/ll+bean+duck+boot.jpg)
my winter boots. soooo functional (I spend a lot of time walking through snow). I think they look good on girls and guys, everyone tells me I look cute when I wear them with black tights and a skirt or skinny jeans. at the very least, they look super rugged, and if you live anywhere with real weather people are like "oh, she's wearing those boots because she likes dry feet." I actually really like the ones that are dark brown, but mine are perfectly broken in. the only downside is that I often get mixed up because everyone in my family has them!
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man maybe the docs i had when i was younger were different but they fucking SUCKED for winter! they were super super slippery on the ice because of whatever their sole was made of.
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i actually have no idea what docs are like for winter, i bought mine at the beginning of summer but they're the only pair of boots i own right now cos i didn't have the space to take anything else with me when i moved. i guess that's as good an argument as any to spend the next couple of weeks really looking for something built for cold and wet weather.
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Nope, that's totally still the case.
They're fine in New York winter (it barely snows most years and when it does it melts before it hits the ground and turns into nasty slush) but when I was in Boston a lot last year I busted my ass at least half a dozen times on black ice and eventually the sole actually tore and I had to get new Docs.
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I managed to completely destroy my last pair of Docs with a mixture of Rochester winter and work. They lasted an impressive amount of time all things considered!
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If you're walking through snow that has been salted, the salt will destroy your shoes. That's how I lost my first pair of boots. Really, it's best to get a pair of boots that are meant for snow or water. Snow shoes or heavily lined rain boots work, but I don't know how good they'll look, but hey, your feet will be dry.
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Yes but Jens that is because you have superpowers, not because of the boots.
Seriously. Boy was at 20 degree angles from the ground and didn't fall. No way that is natural.
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Actually, it's because he's Norwegian, and snow isn't slippery in Norway like it is here (actually, that's largely true, but I won't bother to go into it).
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Tania, get yourself a pair of Hunter or Tretorn rubber boots. They're trendy, comfy, and functional. Tretorn is my preference, as they have matte finishes, and they offer faux-fur lined boots for winter!
Loooooooooooooooooooooooooook so prettyyyyy
(http://store.tretorn.com/images/340/47216001.jpg)
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Actually, it's because he's Norwegian, and snow isn't slippery in Norway like it is here (actually, that's largely true, but I won't bother to go into it).
What? Please do go into it! I would assume it has to do with what kind of winters we get, though? Winter here often means glazed streets (both Trondheim where I go to uni and Bodø where I'm from), but both cities tend to have not very cold winters (with last year as an exception…). However, if one were to move a bit further south in the county, they tend to have ridiculously low temperatures, and I'd assume it's less slippery there, since it's never warm enough to melt and then freeze again. Either way, if snow isn't as slippery here, shouldn't Jens be less good at not falling?
I still haven't found particularly non-slippery boots or shoes, but some are worse than others, like, say, chucks with wool socks. But I've gotten pretty skilled at not falling even though I'm so close lots of times. Maybe one gets used to it – they're not particularly good at putting salt or gravel on pavements, stairs etc. until days after it is needed.
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Ice itself has a reasonably decent coefficient of friction; the problem is that water is an extremely good lubricant on ice. So where the temperature is well below zero, there is no major problem; but when it hovers around zero, going over and under while the snow and ice remain - which is characteristic in British winters - the layer of water on the ice makes it extremely treacherous. Even where the temperature is just a couple of degrees lower, things are better - but a slip once started can be as bad, because the heat from the rubbing is enough to melt a layer of ice and provide the lubricating water.
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I think I'm getting a pair of these once it gets a bit colder.
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk208/still_life_moves/MMM-500A_300.gif)
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It's snowed for like, a week here in the past 2 years, so I'm reasonably sure I'm safe. But if we get even a couple inches here in Seattle everybody panics and the entire city shuts down. Coming from Chicago, where four feet wouldn't even cancel (or delay) school, it's an adjustment.
Then again, sledding down 1st Ave and passing a city bus that's on its side on the sidewalk is pretty awesome.
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I love the winters in NW Washington. They are shitty (but not THAT shitty, usually) and everybody panics and it really makes a fantastic spectacle
plus, if there is enough snow, I can't even leave the house so...that's pretty fun, in it's own way.
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Snow is awesome when you can spend all day pulling stranded motorists out of the snow on christmas eve/day.
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can i just brag that i look good when i dress like a grown ass man
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs386.snc4/44933_501509390224_507180224_7413764_4267647_n.jpg)
can i just do that
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Heh, all of the UK shuts down when there is about an inch of snow.
Edinburgh becomes unwalkable because there are no precaution measures at all and everything turns into ice after two days.
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Johnny,
Man, I was in Glasgae for Hogmanay last year and it was terrible because the pavements kept thawing during the day and re-freezing at night.
That reminds me that I still need to get some boots. Damn.
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Wow, that Swedish Medic Bag is relatively cheap. I think I'm gonna get me one of those.
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dude it's october in saskatchewan
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I bought boots! I went shopping with my mom today and we got boots that were on sale. ($130 for 3 pairs, fuck yes. Especially when all three would have easily been twice that not on sale.) Sorry for the cruddy images, but my mom is borrowing my camera and I had to resort to my laptop camera.
But here's what I got!
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Photoon2010-10-17at1700.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Photoon2010-10-17at1658.jpg)
The last pair my mom and I are going to have joint custody with the pair she got. (Can't find a photo online, so I'll have to wait until I trade off the sweater ones for them.)
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Heck yes combat boots!
I hope you aren't going to wear the sweater boots outside though.. :/
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I'm going to wear them with pants, not tights like I'm wearing there. They are really effing comfy and warm, which will be nice on days it's below freezing.
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I just got an email saying I won this dress in a blog contest I entered! Hooray!
http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Black+by+Popular+Demand+Dress
(http://static0.modcloth.com/productshots/0052/3270/10171re-1.jpg)
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So pretty
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Nice!
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that swiss medic bag is amazing and i want it
also i need boots for vancouver winter! i'm excited because i haven't bought boots in a while and the last time i did they were for -40C, and thus not awesome.
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man, I'm definitely ordering that medic bag when I get paid on Wednesday, for that price it is just too cool to resist
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I have the medic bag! Be aware that the green of it fades to yellow fairly easily in the sun
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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 (http://www.lanebryant.com/tops/jackets-vests/career/4019c4034c4036/index.cat?Mrsaa=*&Mrsavf=Brand&Mrsavf=Size&Mrsavf=Color&Mpg=SEARCH%2BNAV&Mstor=6000&Mcat=4036%406000&Mcatp=cat_4034%406000&Mcatn=career&Mcatg=cat_4019%406000&Mcatpn=Jackets+%26+vests&Mcatgn=Tops&Mpos=1&Mpper=16) 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?
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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.
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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 (http://www.simplicity.com) has some cute patterns that look pretty easy that you could probably put together in a night or two, like this one.
(http://www.simplicity.com/images/product/medium/2344.jpg)
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Just never make that vest-looking thing because oh my ugh
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I've never heard of Torrid, as there is not one in my city, but there is in the next city over so I might go check them out. I had considered just making one, and I still might I think I actually have a pattern at home for a jacket. I will check that when I get back. Patterns run into the same problem as general clothing though: the awsome ones don't come in my size. Case in point:
http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v8333-products-5652.php?page_id=262
I like that a lot, but if I bought the largest pattern offered I would have to add 10 inches to the waist and 11 to the bust and by that point you risk it getting wonky looking. I might try it anyways in muslin or something as see how it comes out.
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My roommate is a larger lady herself and she highly reccomends Torrid, she said that it can be hit or miss but the things she's gotten and liked have been her favorites.
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I want that medic bag because it'd match my tattoo.
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I have a medic bag like that. Got it for 5 pounds off the internet. It smells like camping.
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I have a dress and used to have a few pants from Torrid. They've got some nice things. Too bad Lane Bryant isn't working out, because that was going to be my suggestion. :( I love LB and Cacique. Things fit! It's crazy!
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Torrid dosen't actually have any blazers that I can find and their stuff looks a little young for me honestly, though there are a few good pieces. I think I might make one. Either that vogue one I linked before or this one:
http://www.simplicity.com/p-3647-misses-sportswear-threads-collection.aspx?VariantID=9689
Lane Bryant has a lot of outragous things I could never wear, but I find a lot of great things there too. Most of my pants are from them and all of my bras because, like you said they fit! Both of the blazers I have are from there and they fit me well and look great. They have a few black sweaters that would work so maybe I will just skip the blazer and go with sweaters.
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I can't really find my size a lot of places, but Cacique always has it and they always have sales and stuff, so hey. I can't wear their shirts, though, because I'm a 12 top and a 14 bottom, so I'm at a weird in between when it comes to sizes.
Jens, your avatar is mesmerizing. It's a tiny kitty brainwashing mechanism.
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guys, I really need glasses and feel like I look stupid in glasses. I can't wear contacts. what do I do?
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Monocle!
Why can't you wear contacts?
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Something about my eye quality being degenerative. My optometrist told me it would be a really bad idea to wear contacts everyday.
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What helped a lot for me was to get my eyes tested, and look out of the shop while wearing the weird test-out-what-strenght-you-need glasses. The realisation there are actually (in my case shoes) in the shopwindow across the street helped a lot with accepting glasses.
Apart from that, it just takes time to feel you look unstupid with glasses. :)
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Yeah, I somehow manage to be consistently surprised when I update my prescription. I do so much near-work that my nearsightedness isn't that big of a problem and my degeneration is so gradual that I simply don't realize how much sharper things can be until I step out of that office with new lenses. I let a few years lapse between visits once and after the update I felt like I could all but see through walls.
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your only two options here are to a) stay blind forever out of vanity or b) get over it and start wearing glasses, so i guess get over it and start wearing glasses? i mean it sucks but there is really nothing else you can do save for holding out for laser eye surgery.
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Yeah I haven't worn glasses in nearly a year and my old perscription was from when I was 16, life is gonna feel like I'm on drugs.
I'm going to get glasses, I'm just not sure what ones would be best. I kind of want to get silly glasses so that my silly feeling will be intentional
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Go to zennioptical.com. They've got both normal and more fun glasses that are pretty dang cheap. That's where my Buddy Holly-ish glasses came from.
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On the subject of glasses:
New Ray-Bans!
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs024.snc4/33577_1329745487669_1351920010_31361216_1573458_n.jpg)
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alternately if you know someone in the states who would be willing to act as a middleperson and ship them to you, warby parker (http://www.warbyparker.com/) have absolutely gorgeous frames with prescription lenses included and everything on their website (save for the pink japhys which are overpriced because part of the proceeds go to breast cancer research) is under $100.
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Guys I want to wear pince-nez is this the stupidest thing ever y/y?
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New Ray-Bans!
Bitch did not just steal my glasses
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu230/SirJuggles/46f2837c.jpg)
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See Jordan, pince-nez were for a softer, more elegant time when you didn't need to run for the bus or you weren't at risk of having them accidentally pushed off your nose in a crowd. Plus imagine sneezing in them. They'd fly straight off your face, I bet. And if they did fall off you could say 'excuse me, good fellow, could you just pop down and locate my glasses for me, the little buggers seem to have come right off my face,' but if that happened now you'd get out a startled "whuh-" before someone stepped on them, laughed and said "haha whoops sorry dude."
Although if you had a pair especially for reading a book in your favourite chair in the late afternoon that would be cool.
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i'm actually getting new glasses soon too, and i really really want those super giant annoying hipster glasses. like, i can't put it into words beyond a series of earnest grunts and gestures.
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AUGH
(http://www.atara.net/a/131a.jpg)
(http://gobackandchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bad-fashion-hipster-glasses.jpg)
(https://secure-cdn.stardoll.com/cms/magazine/31382/1.jpg?37177)
(http://rockacandy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/jay.jpg)
DON'T BE THESE GUYS
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did you really just go into a fashion advice thread and tell people not to wear wayfarers
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:(
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all those people look absurd, really. Thefirst girl is quite pretty but she would look really pretty without them as well. In any case, wayfarers are a thing that is overdone and most people should refrain.
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why are ricky gervais and jay-z in the same photo
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All of their glasses are also fake.
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ld still exchange flesh pleasures with the girl in the first photo and probably also jay z if that was hova's bag
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did you really just go into a fashion advice thread and tell people not to wear wayfarers
Don't know/care about brands, but thick rims plus width=height of lenses looks stupid.
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The big oversized thick black frames thing makes me want to buy a gun.
I hate guns and I'm virtually a pacifist but frankly I think it's reached the stage where even a rational man can claim to have been driven to it by now.
(http://podcasts.portlandmercury.com/files/2007/08/story.jpg)
How dare you!
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all those people look absurd, really. Thefirst girl is quite pretty but she would look really pretty without them as well. In any case, wayfarers are a thing that is overdone and most people should refrain.
Did you get new frames, or do you still have the same brown Wayfarers as me?
I am an idiot, 5150 totally ≠ Wayfarers
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big frames are really nice on a few select people, i think. it's just a matter of whether or not you've chosen a specific style that actually suits your face, just like any other glasses.
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs399.ash2/67706_1442209625939_1554030020_31029981_3809384_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs345.ash2/62487_10100159730939848_13734456_56000685_2787330_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs689.snc4/62924_473797671677_783426677_6697205_2979633_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs157.ash2/41184_1565388821713_1445172572_31496177_1833533_n.jpg)
if five minutes from now you asked me to describe the glasses that every single one of these people were wearing i honestly wouldn't be able to tell you, the only thing i'd probably be able to recall is that they were all pretty good looking people. to me that's a sign that you're wearing the right glasses - they should compliment your face and become a seamless part of your overall appearance but not stick out like a sore thumb and be the only thing people notice about you. if you are a person who truly looks good in big frames, then go for it - nobody is going to pay attention to what your glasses actually look like anyway, all they're going to see is a good looking person. if they don't look good on you, then obviously don't wear them because the only thing people are going to be able to see when they look at your face are your big tacky glasses and how dumb you look in them. be aware though that very, very few people fit into the former category and if you're not 100% positive you are one of them, assume you are in the latter.
if on the other hand i missed the point entirely and we're just talking about shit like this -
(http://www.americanapparel.net/morephotos/carsoneg/carsoneg_02.jpg)
then yeah this is absolutely unforgivable no matter who you are and you should probably be fined or given a prison sentence or something
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The girl in the picture third down kind of has the glasses that I've been looking at.
I'm frustrated because the person that I started seeing basically has the exact frames I want and I can't wear the same glasses as them because matching couples can suck my dick.
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I dunno, I think most of those frames would benefit from being just a shade smaller. The third pic looks the best but I think it could be in part because she's rocking a myspace angle and the glasses very well may look worse head on. This topic is hard on me because I'm very pro plain black frames but against oversized glasses.
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See Jordan, pince-nez were for a softer, more elegant time when you didn't need to run for the bus or you weren't at risk of having them accidentally pushed off your nose in a crowd. Plus imagine sneezing in them. They'd fly straight off your face, I bet. And if they did fall off you could say 'excuse me, good fellow, could you just pop down and locate my glasses for me, the little buggers seem to have come right off my face,' but if that happened now you'd get out a startled "whuh-" before someone stepped on them, laughed and said "haha whoops sorry dude."
But see this isn't even my life anyway. I live in a tiny town where I leisurely stroll to any destination without cares or worries and my current aspiration is to be a librarian here.
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Now that I have frames that are a bit larger, I like how the edges of the frames don't interfere as much with my line of sight. I mean, it was barely noticeable with my last pair of glasses, but still.
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You guys are going about this all wrong.
Wayfarer sunglasses are overdone but still completely acceptable. Wayfarer prescription glasses are almost exclusively never acceptable, and if you wear Wayfarer-style large plastic glasses that deviate from the classic shape you deserve to be punched in the dick.
That said, the girl and guy in the last two pictures Tania posted are fucking cute and both get a would. Especially the girl; those glasses suit her face perfectly and she's not just an example of "pretty in spite of fucking lame accessory"
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This is all making me so sad, you guys. I ended up still wearing my big daggy cheapo glasses because my contacts are not behaving, I can only tolerate them for a few hours at a time so I don't wear them to work or most days at all. It is Big Hipster Glasses for me until next year when I can get new ones. And even then they will have thick frames, most likely tortoiseshell, because that is what I like and I feel they identify me as a hipster/nerd.
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At the end of the day they are just glasses. I mean, it'd be cool if they look nice but what is more important is that they facilitate vision.
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You mean like clothes exist mainly cover your body and protect yourself from cold weather? Yeah, right.
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I wear prescription wayfarers and Will Fight All Of You
And Win
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I would argue that Dovey and Lunchy actually look quite good with their Big Hipster Glasses. Like, I don't look at pictures and be like "wow they'd look fantastic if it weren't for those glasses."
I've been told by like 5 people that I'd look really good with larger frames and I am seriously considering getting some when I get new glasses.
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i'll wear what i like and what i like is Big Hipster Glasses
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I like my "Big Hipster Glasses", they have F hole details, so whatever. They help me read and stuff.
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And they have better acoustics.
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Hey, I need to get new glasses too. I can't decide if I should get new frames or see if I can get new lenses in my current ones (and be blind for a week while waiting for them? not sure how that would work, actually.) I cannot wear
Big Hipster Glasses thick plastic frames so I have these right now:
(http://www.bestbuyeyeglasses.com/img/product.ashx/large?274865.jpg)
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I like my "Big Hipster Glasses", they have F hole details, so whatever. They help me read and stuff.
Your glasses aren't big hipster glasses.
Make the distinction, people. I just posted a picture of my new glasses. They're tortoiseshell Ray-Bans. They're understated and don't make me look like I write for P4K. It's quite possible.
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You mean like clothes exist mainly cover your body and protect yourself from cold weather? Yeah, right.
Mostly cover your shame.
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I like my glasses to correct the whole of my field of vision, not just a hole in the centre. Therefore I wear the largest sensible glasses I can. Fashion simply doesn't enter into it, one way or the other (so this comment is automatically rendered void in this thread, I guess).
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I like plaid too, Tommy, please remember that. It combines my love of colour, checks, stripes and cotton in one easy-to-wear article!
I also think that glasses with smaller sized or metallic rims don't look very good on me, and there aren't too many choice outside that, especially when you only have $AU150 for a complete set and most frames go for around $AU300 at my optometrist.
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You mean like clothes exist mainly cover your body and protect yourself from cold weather? Yeah, right.
I kind of do mean like that; people have clothing preferences but I've never seen anyone actually want to beat someone to death for their trousers.
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i have, but i try not to have too much to do with those people. everybody should just wear what makes them happy.
also in posting my glasses pictures i was intentionally trying to illustrate the many different shapes and styles that oversized frames are available in and how they can be just as legitimate a venue to express your creativity and personal style as any other style of glasses, if you make the effort to find a style that actually suits you instead of just lazily following a trend. the dude in the last photo especially has a style of frames i would hardly call generic and looks awesome in them on top of it.
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I love how my stupid looking 80's style glasses I had as a young awkward teenager are now in. Oh fashion.
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Ok, are we talking about these being stupid:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs345.ash2/62487_10100159730939848_13734456_56000685_2787330_n.jpg)
Or these:
(http://www.americanapparel.net/morephotos/carsoneg/carsoneg_02.jpg)
Because if it's along the lines of the first picture, that is what size my glasses are. The second pair are stupid, but the first pair I actually happen to like (in similar styles) on pretty much everyone I've seen in them. Most of them happen to be hipsters, which is why I'm confused as to how big glasses have to be in order to be silly.
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My glasses are actually the stereotypical black-framed, "emo glasses", not because of fashion really, they were just the ones in the shop which I thought looked least bad on me
The funny thing is that my 84 year old grandfather has exactly the same frames as me
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the glasses in the second picture i remain adamant should be a criminal offense
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SO I have a new question but want to comment on the glasses thing. I can't stand glasses that sit on someone's cheeks. I hate wearing them myself, and I think they look silly. I don't need glasses for seeing, myself, so I can only speak from the experience of wearing sunglasses.. but wouldn't that get annoying? Also I kind of hate the "new" thing where people wear glasses without lenses just to look cool.
So anyway, I need a purse. I've been going to a bajillion weddings lately and it seems that I do not have an appropriate purse for the occasion. I dislike brand name stuff in general, and don't want to spend a lot of money. I'd love to be able to just use my every day purse:
http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.99248475.jpg (http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.99248475.jpg)
but it's big, and kind of loud for the fancier weddings. It needs to have a shoulder strap for fatties (thick strap, longer than the basic shoulder length cause of um.. muscly arms), because I hate clutches. And it needs to fit in with the fancy outfits without being like, leather or silk or something.
Any ideas, oh fashionable peoples?
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This is what I'm doing these days when I don't really leave my house, but do need to for something stupid like eating.
(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee195/StaedlerMars/Photoon2010-10-25at17002.jpg)
(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee195/StaedlerMars/Photoon2010-10-25at1701.jpg)
bonus: crappy quality picture of my new boots, as well as my messy room!
relevant: fuck you I wear ray bans and they are prescription and thick framed and I think they rock.
Also, my prescription is pretty big - which makes my lenses really thick, and anything but thick frames makes glasses look silly on my face.
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from what i can make out of your face you seem to look pretty dang sharp in big black frames too so fuck the haters imo
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Pay attention to her, dude. This is one of the few times Tania and I will agree on stuff.
Rad fucking glasses.
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Rad fucking hardwood flooring
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I would say those are medium sized glasses. They're not Wayfarer-style, and you look great in them.
Also diggin' the boots.
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Yeah, they are reasonably-sized glasses, not the fucking over-huge ones.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/todesfuesch/00917.jpg)
pass or fail?
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Pass.
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Pass!
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(http://www.filedump.net/dumped/6637248476401585059705585073192203133336n1288109405.jpg)
I've had three pairs of glasses and they all looked the same
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Crappy cell phone picture, but I've got pretty solidly non-hipster glasses. They are mostly for driving, so I stayed away from anything with a thick lower frame bit like all those. Plus I think these make me look like a sexy secretary so there.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/image-1.jpg?t=1288110098)
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You thought right.
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Where can I get a good men's wool coat without paying through the nose? My old one wore out at the end of last winter and I've just realized I never properly replaced it. I had one that I used to replace it, but it doesn't fit very well and I didn't pay for it so I don't mind shelling out a bit for one I'll actually like.
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I found all my awesome coats at Value Village.
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someone buy me this shit
http://colette.fr/#/eshop/article/5237734/canada-goose-parka/554/
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that's tight.
i probably should check out thrift stores in my area before i try to buy a new topcoat or anything. it's just usually kind of hard for me because thrift store stuff tends to run big. Or I dunno, maybe I'm just not looking at the right ones.
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I'm currently in Melbourne all buying clothes and getting tattoos and wearing my new glasses. I'll post photos when I get home though. Yeaaaah fashion.
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I got my best warmest winter-coat from an army surplus shop
recommended!
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Bluhhhhhhhh,
You know how there are certain people who post certain pictures that just cause you to have all the crushes? It's kind of like seeing that cute person at your coffee shop? That.
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Thanks guys! On the 'those are reasonable sized glasses' note they're not much smaller, and definitely wider, than most of the glasses listed in those other pictures, I just happen to have a squarer head?
Also, negative_creep, those glasses look really good on you. All of yous glasses look good on you!
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I broke my pants again :( I am thinking it is because of my massive fat thighs
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SO I have a new question but want to comment on the glasses thing. I can't stand glasses that sit on someone's cheeks. I hate wearing them myself, and I think they look silly. I don't need glasses for seeing, myself, so I can only speak from the experience of wearing sunglasses.. but wouldn't that get annoying? Also I kind of hate the "new" thing where people wear glasses without lenses just to look cool.
So anyway, I need a purse. I've been going to a bajillion weddings lately and it seems that I do not have an appropriate purse for the occasion. I dislike brand name stuff in general, and don't want to spend a lot of money. I'd love to be able to just use my every day purse:
http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.99248475.jpg (http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.99248475.jpg)
but it's big, and kind of loud for the fancier weddings. It needs to have a shoulder strap for fatties (thick strap, longer than the basic shoulder length cause of um.. muscly arms), because I hate clutches. And it needs to fit in with the fancy outfits without being like, leather or silk or something.
Any ideas, oh fashionable peoples?
One of the key things to choosing glasses is after all that they're not supposed to touch your cheek. Its supposed to be the way that if you smile, your cheeks will still not touch your glasses.
Mine looks a bit big on me, because I have a small, round head, but uh... too new here so I won't post pic :)
Anyway, yes, about the purse. I usually just go with a simple black purse, about clutch size but its round. I really don't like the look of strapped clutches, specially not for us girls with a little meat on the bone. Why do you need such thick straps though? Thin straps works well as long as its the correct type of material and the purse falls down to your side on a flattering height. Consider buying one that doesn't necessarily go right under your arm, but perhaps one that you can have hanging over your shoulder from one side to another.
Also its easier to take care of that way when you've had one too many glasses of champagne :-D
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So, I found these while looking through photobooth stuff, I know these are a tiny bit big. But I generally don't mind these frames? Is this shape okay?
(http://i51.tinypic.com/2gv6mc7.jpg)
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i like them
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Those glasses aren't big at all, there's nothing actually wrong with having large frames (within reason) it's just a style, Tommy is a big jerk, end of argument
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Not really. I walked past a lady today who had completely fucked up her look by wearing a pair of huge, goggle-like bright blue glasses. It took her from gorgeous to stupid.
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I bought new clothes guys and they are cute so I am posting in this thread I never post in! Our work Christmas party is coming up so I have an excuse to buy a new dress! or.... 2 dresses.......and some shoes. IT'S VALID SHUT UP
http://www.phixclothing.com/womens-dress-sailor-bow-black-by-criminal-damage-p-3154_35_39.html?cPath=35_39
http://www.phixclothing.com/womens-at-the-helm-dress-black-white-by-criminal-damage-p-3284_35_39.html?cPath=35_39
http://www.phixclothing.com/rizo-stripe-cherry-black-white-by-underground-p-2292_35_60.html?cPath=35_60
Yay things!
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I like dress #2 and the shoes, they are supar cute!
Hannah got this dress last night:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/clothes/il_570xN182493121.jpg)
It is the best dress! Now we just need to find a similar belt, because the dress did not come with it, and Han's also gonna try to find a little petticoat thinger to wear underneath to pouf it out a bit.
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Aw neat! Dress party!
So I won this dress:
(http://static0.modcloth.com/productshots/0052/3270/10171re-1.jpg)
But I also bought this one!
(http://static2.modcloth.com/productshots/0035/3758/11503-1.jpg)
Both are totally adorable. I'll try and get pictures on the weekend!
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huge, goggle-like bright blue glasses.
(within reason)
(within reason)
(within reason)
See I put that there because I knew some silly cunt was gonna put some ridiculous example. If you wear clown glasses you are a clown but Wayfarers are not too big, Andy's frames are not too big, they are just bigger than some glasses that are smaller than them
P.S; goddangit Australian ladies why you got to Do A Thing (be so pretty + stylish)
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I like Andy's glasses!
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I'd like to make a distinction between thick frames and big goofy ass oversized frames. I have thick plastic black frames. But the glasses as a whole are scaled down a notch so they don't fit my face much different than normal frames would. Likewise Andy's frames are oversized but at least they're not those crime against nature glasses where the frames are so huge that the bottoms are nearly in line with their nostrils.
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Dude, Plasticland (http://www.shopplasticland.com/) has all their shoes on sale this week. I want them all.
(http://www.shopplasticland.com/store/product/B/P00812905.jpg) (http://www.shopplasticland.com/store/product/B/P00706902.jpg) (http://www.shopplasticland.com/store/product/B/P00722906.jpg) (http://www.shopplasticland.com/store/product/B/P00819912.jpg)
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Gosh I want those peacock ones a lot.
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One of the key things to choosing glasses is after all that they're not supposed to touch your cheek. Its supposed to be the way that if you smile, your cheeks will still not touch your glasses.
Mine looks a bit big on me, because I have a small, round head, but uh... too new here so I won't post pic :)
Anyway, yes, about the purse. I usually just go with a simple black purse, about clutch size but its round. I really don't like the look of strapped clutches, specially not for us girls with a little meat on the bone. Why do you need such thick straps though? Thin straps works well as long as its the correct type of material and the purse falls down to your side on a flattering height. Consider buying one that doesn't necessarily go right under your arm, but perhaps one that you can have hanging over your shoulder from one side to another.
Also its easier to take care of that way when you've had one too many glasses of champagne :-D
I didn't know that was a rule! It's a good rule.
I like thick straps because I think bigger girls (in general here) look silly with super thin straps on anything. I was considering the cross-body length, but it breaks up my body line all weird. I do think one that sits a little lower is better.. I can't stand the feeling of a purse in my armpit.
Also: Those peacock heels are awesome. I'd like them more if they were a darker color, but I'd wear them as is too.
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Gemm, you are as of now competing with the ladyfriend :lol:
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Addendum: Aw crap, now im looking at the gifts section of that shoppe!
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Gosh I want those peacock ones a lot.
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Yeah the peacock heels are rad.
I have a problem: I'm unemployed (and therefore totally broke) and have no clothes that I could wear to a job interview (and therefore unable to get a job). It vicious cycle but there is a way out and that way out is my mother's credit card. So I need to find nice clothes for not too much money on the internet so I can get her to pay for them. She is fine with this because she's pretty great. So I need to find online stores with clothes and reliable sizing and prices that are pretty alright, preferably in Australia but that's not the most important thing in the world. Specifically I need shoes, I think. I don't 'get' men's shoes.
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Marks & Spencers is pretty good for relatively cheap nice clothes? Do they have that in Australia?
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Nope.
Sorry I can't help right now! I'm totally drawing a blank. I'll have a think about it and try to get back though.
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Hey is it okay to just wear t-shirts and shorts and cheap tennis shoes all the time? I've been wearing the same stuff since middle school (hit the peak of my growth spurt early and hey i'm not gonna buy new clothes if i already have some), but I'm about to graduate from college so most of the stuff is pretty old and worn out (not completely stained and ripped.. just a little stained and ripped) so I might need to buy some new stuff soon... Anyways I might as well get something a little snaz. Dunno what though!
ps: not literally everything i have is from middle school, my mom does send me random articles she finds on sale now and then
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Ok so this is more relevant to the glasses conversation from before but whatever I was on holidays!
New specs!
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs478.ash2/75161_450323371526_544791526_5628740_6753708_n.jpg)
and
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs838.snc4/69835_450323456526_544791526_5628744_4096705_n.jpg)
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Those look really excellent James!
I tried to take pictures of me in my new dress on Friday.
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/allylester/dress1.png)
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/allylester/dress2.png)
Yes they are shitty Photobooth pictures that I tried to make look purposefully arty by adding a faux Ektachrome border, shaddup.
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(http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/5603/coat1.jpg)
(http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3559/coat2q.jpg)
oh fossil, if only you shipped to canada... not that i actually need or can afford a new winter coat anyway. crippling debt, you may have taken away all my fun bucks but at least i still have my dreams.
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I love Fossil. Especially their purses. I don't normally like purses all that much, but I love the materials they use.
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Fashion thread, I need your help.
It's getting cold out and I've just realized that I'm extraordinarily under-prepared for the winter. I own no sweaters and just two hoodies, both of which shrunk in the wash at some point and are too small to zip up comfortably.
My problem is, everything is printed on American Apparel hoodies. And I fucking hate them. I have no political or family-value related reasons for this; Dov Charney can jerk it wherever he wants. They're just too thin, shrink in the wash (so that medium, which fits perfectly when it arrives, becomes too small, and large, which is too big, remains just a little too big still), come apart at the seams, and the drawstring hoods are undersized for my head and just end up making me look weird and fucking up my hair. I want a slightly thicker (but not bulletproof; I like keeping a slim profile and hate the bulky cabbage feeling of multiple layers), warmer, comfortable live-in hoodie or two for this winter. Preferably with some cool designs (a la Threadless, who regrettably print on AA). I know they exist somewhere out there. Ideas?
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Wal-Mart and Target have a surprising number of decent hoodies, with sort of cool designs. You won't get anything that fantastic, but some aren't bad. Last year I got a gray pullover hoodie with black cassettes all over it, and I love it. I just never put it in the dryer - that ruins the comfortable fuzz on the inside.
Also Hot Topic sometimes has decent ones, but wait for one of their sales because they're overly expensive. Same with Spencer's, I'd think.
Lastly, try H&M. You can definitely find a slim-fit style there.
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Thrift stores. You can find all kinds of crazy shit in thrift stores, and chances are it's already been shrunk.
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I don't like the AA fit either, but the problem I find is that "similar to threadless but not AA" usually translates out to "Japanese and crazy expensive," so I just kinda gave up on buying fancy hoodies. At least from online vendors, anyway. There's other stuff out there but there's not much you can do to find it other than just get into some stores.
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It's annoying, but AA fits me the best. I've always gotten their hoodies second hand so they were probably all shrunk already?
Thrifting is probably your best bet for thicker hoodies because thinner hoodies are kinda what's popular in buy-new shops right now. There's a place here called dtox that has nice thick, plain coloured hoodies but I don't think america has em
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You think that hating on Dov Charney is a political or family-value based decision? I hope I'm mis-interpreting that, from what I've read he'd prob have been banned from trading already over here what with all the sexual harrassment suits brought against him.
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Also, I am currently in the same boat re: being stuck in a no-man's land between M and L. These days I tend toward L because I'm gettin' older and putting on some weight, but Ms have always fit me really well and depending on the make I swim in Ls. The problem is even worse in pants. Depending on the make/cut I am too big for a 34 but 36s are way too large and I don't feel like I want to pay for tailoring on pants that are $50 or something.
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To clear up:
Firstly, I don't think it's my place to judge the legitimacy of allegations brought upon anyone based on "news" articles. Dov Charney is a sleazy looking dude who lives in a sleazy city and undoubtedly deals with thousands of sleazy women. He is wealthy and his company has been hot shit for the past few years. Online media outlets have plenty of motive to play up sexual harassment stories. Since everything is alleged, after all, and it's unlikely that the accuser will come to the defense of the accused regarding the extent of the allegations, they can be as sensational and alarmist as they want without risking a libel suit. The possibility that he is a disgusting creep is no more or less likely than the possibility that he's an awkward douche who's getting fucked by scores of bitter models for his money.
Secondly, I couldn't care less who runs the company. Although their hoodies suck, they make great T-shirts and underwear. If Dov Charney is a molester, he would likely be a molester whether or not he was profiting from the comfort of my junk.
I would regard not buying things (extremely) indirectly from an alleged sex criminal as a question of personal politics.
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Just the thing with the lady from Jane magazine that I read a while back would be enough over here. Over here if you tried running a company calling your female employees sluts & cunts and masturbating in front of them you'd probably actually go to jail. Unless the lady from that mag is straight lying through her teeth then it's pretty clear-cut.
To be clear, if he was doing this shit among friends or equals then I wouldn't care less. But doing it from a position of power over the people that he does it to is breaking a handful of laws (at least here) and I'm amazed that he isn't in jail.
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Damn, can't believe women who could be victims of sexual abuse just because the guy being accused has money. Obviously they are liars because of money. Damn.
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Andy, not only is that blatantly not what I said but I went to great pains to make sure that it couldn't be inferred. Lame move to pull.
tl;dr I don't have an opinion and I don't care to, I just want some hoodies. This horse has been beaten stupid dead and no-one has any more to say on the issue than they did last time. I don't distrust women who accuse rich guys of sexual abuse, but I distrust the media when they report on it because both rich, powerful men and sexual abuse are inherently slippery topics which attract readers.
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My solution to the AA is skeevy and doesn't fit me anyway problem was to buy a green zip up hanes hoodie that at least fits me across the shoulders nice even if the rest of it seems designed for fat people. Of course, now that I think about it, it was probably made by some dude in El Salvador getting paid in centavos. The moral as always is that the universe sucks and pretty much all of us need to try harder.
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Everybody shut up, the fashion advice thread is over, all fashion advice has now been covered By Ghostface Killa in 20 concise tweets:
A lot of niggas don't know how to get busy.
1:27 PM Nov 3rd via web
A lot of y'all muthafuckas just throw on whatever whatever whatever and just think thats whats poppin and it's not poppin man.
1:28 PM Nov 3rd via web
Yo when you step out the crib, just make sure you match. Don't be coming outside on some like you Rainbow man or something like that G.
1:29 PM Nov 3rd via web
With mad different colors and shit and your gear ain't proper. You know what I mean? Make sure your swagger is up to par nahmean. You decent
1:30 PM Nov 3rd via web
You ain't gotta come out looking all Super Fly and dapper and all that shit but just make sure that your gear you know...that you official!
1:31 PM Nov 3rd via web
You can take the wackest gear but make sure that gear, that K-Mart gear, whatever you wearing, you official wit it.
1:32 PM Nov 3rd via web
YOU bringing the steez to it. Nah mean?!
1:33 PM Nov 3rd via web
Make sure your foot game is official. A bitch don't like you to step to her acting like you trying to bag her with your shoes all bent up.
1:36 PM Nov 3rd via web
Or at least if your jeans is fucked up and you got a decent pair of kicks on, you might could be able to pull a bitch. She might go for it.
1:38 PM Nov 3rd via web
Your hair cut game gotta be live too.
1:40 PM Nov 3rd via web
Just make sure that your cut is good. If your cut is good and your kicks is good, you might could get the bitch.
1:41 PM Nov 3rd via web
A lot of y'all niggas ain't LIVE. Nah mean. Out of 100 niggas it might be like 10 LIVE LIVE LIVE thats SUPER LIVE niggas!
1:43 PM Nov 3rd via web
The Rest Of Y'all Niggas Is BIRD NIGGAS! Straight Up!
1:44 PM Nov 3rd via web
The type of niggas that just get punched in the face all day, robbed all day.
1:45 PM Nov 3rd via web
Niggas that was getting stuck for they cupcakes man back in high school, Jr High, taking your Butter crunch man we know about that shit man.
1:47 PM Nov 3rd via web
Like I said, out of 100 niggas it might be like 10 LIVE niggas out of 100 niggas man and which one are YOU nigga. Point it out nigga.
1:49 PM Nov 3rd via web
and is you sure about that dude!
1:49 PM Nov 3rd via web
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Fashion thread, I need your help.
It's getting cold out and I've just realized that I'm extraordinarily under-prepared for the winter. I own no sweaters and just two hoodies, both of which shrunk in the wash at some point and are too small to zip up comfortably.
My problem is, everything is printed on American Apparel hoodies. And I fucking hate them. I have no political or family-value related reasons for this; Dov Charney can jerk it wherever he wants. They're just too thin, shrink in the wash (so that medium, which fits perfectly when it arrives, becomes too small, and large, which is too big, remains just a little too big still), come apart at the seams, and the drawstring hoods are undersized for my head and just end up making me look weird and fucking up my hair. I want a slightly thicker (but not bulletproof; I like keeping a slim profile and hate the bulky cabbage feeling of multiple layers), warmer, comfortable live-in hoodie or two for this winter. Preferably with some cool designs (a la Threadless, who regrettably print on AA). I know they exist somewhere out there. Ideas?
Point Zero has excellent winterwear. They're canadian though, don't know if you'll find them in new york.
(although looking at their website some of it looks kinda stupid)
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H&M hoodies shrink like no other, especially the zip-up's. I tend to go a size up in buying for that fact alone.
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Sam: Brown. Um, because it reminds me of my grandmother's house
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official
also, live
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sam i prefer the grey i think
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Grey!
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Edits: This is actually probably fodder for about three different threads. Two of which are the blog and the not sober thread.
Anyway, my wife had an art show today, made a killing, and went out to dinner with her family. Meanwhile, I stayed home with some Citadel gin and ebay. I am now the proud owner of a Tag Heuer watch, a Brooks Brothers suit, and a Brooks Brothers sport coat. There are still two more suits I could get out bid on, but I'm tall and barrel chested, so a less-than-common size. Maybe, maybe not.
Ebaying for used high end fashion when drunk. Good idea? Y/N?
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Shit yes
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Great. As long as someone has validated my decision making as 'good', I feel neither guilt nor remorse. :wink:
Looking forward to the trip to the tailor for the fitting!
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Shit yes
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To try and cheer myself up about my stupid fucking collarbone and the fact I can't bout I bought this:
http://static2.modcloth.com/productshots/0045/4624/15105-1.jpg
I am still sad, but at least I will be pretty and sad!
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Techy?
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Don't worry, Katie. I only understand about 58% of what Sam says.
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why do you guys give sam and kieffer shit for writing the way they talk i mean it's not incomprehensible
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I always bust on Sam about that, Anna. It's in good spirits.
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To be fair I could make a reasonable assumption about what "techy" means, but on the other hand I could be about as wrong as wrong can be about that. It's not the most common parlance.
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Yeah all I'm coming up with for "techy" is something along the lines of snowboard gear, but since it's Sam I'm probably dead wrong.
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Actually if it's the same jacket Sam showed me a couple of days ago in Gabbly, it's not something I'd personally describe as techy at all. But as previously stated, what the fuck do I know?
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Um, I was not giving him shit for his choice of words but rather wondering what sorts of clothing items could be techy, since he didn't mean this (http://www.talk2myshirt.com/blog/image-upload/grooverider1.jpg) or this (http://www.hardwaresphere.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/iring-bluetooth-ring-concept-for-apple-devices-on-hand.jpg) or this (http://www.chinatraderonline.com/Files/Gifts-and-Crafts/Bag/Tool-Belt-23142918787.jpg).
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Maybe this (http://humordistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Tron-Guy.jpg)?
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Sam show us a picture already. We're frying our brains over what "techy" actually means.
Plus I want to see said jacket!
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I keep imagining things along the line of Hackers.
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Ok hey, so I really wasn't that far off, just lighter-weight than anticipated. Feeling better about my translation abilities now!
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I still have no clue what exactly techy means, but it seems like that would be a "techy" jacket.
(Also, pretty rad!)
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Hahaha oh man
Serious Winter ... below 55F
I ain't mean to poke fun; I know you're from Texas. But, you know. Divergent climates. Shit is funny.
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That's cool! I had my little laugh anyway, if it's all the same to you. But that makes more sense.
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Lunchy, I LOVE your outfit a page back, so cute.
Also, I recently become obsessed with Chictopia. Looking at it wastes so much time at work. My friend has a really good fashion blog and posts pictures on there was well so she got me into it. I highly recommend it for ladies that like to be inspired fashion-wise.
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I bought a dress today!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/Lapuz/me/101111-2.jpg)
also, this photo really shows how uneven my shoulders are. I was standing up nice and straight here.
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Dear forum of people whose opinions I trust,
I am picking out a suit for my wedding, and just a nice suit in general, and I really like this one: http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10051_10558_10601_166957_-1_10558_BROWN%20PLAID_10051_?cm_vc=40159 (http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10051_10558_10601_166957_-1_10558_BROWN%20PLAID_10051_?cm_vc=40159)
This is a two separate question post:
1. What color shirt should I wear with it? I kind of think a blue shirt would look nice, but then I also need a tie.
2. On another forum I frequent there was concern voiced that A) The suit was informal and a bad choice for the wedding, a matter than I'm not worried about since it isn't a strictly formal wedding. And B) that it may "wash me out"
I also need dress shoes for this, and was thinking brown with a square toe. I already have a navy suit, so I want one that isn't the basic navy/black/charcoal and one that in my opinion more fits my style. As an added bonus I'll add pictures of my suit and of just me now so you can make a judgement based on that.
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs017.ash2/34214_520626799827_226600540_817445_4252715_n.jpg)
Far right
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs633.snc4/59362_1208978111762_1447981039_30886943_5396854_n.jpg)
Not sure you can even figure it out past the mustache. Maybe I'll change this later.
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Yeah, that's a good casual suit but even if it's an informal wedding, if you're gonna wear a suit at all you wanna be dressed to the fucking nines.
Frankly, I don't get the idea of a suit on the groom at all. Either go all out with a tux or put your own fashion spin on it but a suit is just so.. everyday for a day in your life that's only supposed to happen once.
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If you get a suit, make sure to wear the pants like you are supposed to. It goes below your bellybutton, not on your hips. That's why there was that stacking at your ankles.
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I can't really afford to be dressed to the nines honestly, and I know that suit was ill fitted, I kind of got it last minute.
Are there any suits that you suggest considering I like the idea of a brown suit quite a bit and it will be mostly for going to restaurants that require that/other peoples weddings?
Also part of the thing for a suit for the wedding for me is that I've been needing a suit that I'm happy to wear out and look somewhat like an adult and the wedding is a good excuse to buy one.
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I think it's your wedding and you can wear whatever the hell you want.
Get your fiancée to help!
However I do agree that the suit you linked is a little too pale, with your fair hair it might, as you said, wash you out. I think you'd look really good in really dark navy but if you've already got one... tricky. Perhaps charcoal?
Also, if you add pinstripes be warned that it will automatically make your suit look less formal.
As for shirt colour, I think if you're gong for a black or blue suit a really dark coloured shirt looks excellent. If you're going brown definitely do a crisp white or really pale blue.
When you're looking at ties, make sure you get one that both goes with your shirt/suit AND with the girls' bridal colours.
Man, dressing guys formally is difficult! So glad I just have to put a dress on.
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Absolutely nothing wrong with renting a suit for the wedding. You'll get something nicer and more formal for less.
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techy jacket
(click for big)
i haven't showered yet. it's a lightweight water-proof wind+rain jacket. pit vents, taped seams blahblahblah. more outdoors stuff i guess.
So, an anorak, then.
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Hey, I like the suit. Men's warehouse has made more money off of me than I care to admit. I agree though that it's not a "wedding" suit if you're going to be the guy standing up front next to the lady everyone is looking at. Those wedding photos are going to be around for a looooooong time.
My two cents: Dark suit, not black. Black is too stark. I know you said no navy or charcoal, but I think it's the right suit for what you're going to do. Pin stripes are ok, but don't get the big fat chalk lines. They make you look like a pimp. The suit you're wearing in the photo is edging toward that. I've recently become a big fan of the subtle plaids/window pane patterns. There are lots of other subtle patterns out there too. They're nice Then, dress it up on the cheap. Get a spread or a semi-spread collar and put on a good tie with a windsor knot instead of that four-in-hand knot in the picture. Wear a pocket square. Make sure your tie is about the same width as your lapels.
For shoes I'm all over some cap-toed lace-up oxfords. It's a wedding for goodness sake. Square toed and brown doesn't really tell me enough to say if that's a good suit idea or not. Especially if they're light with a wide square toe, they'll look dumb if you follow my advice on the dark suit. I know this because I recently spent all day looking at my coworkers thinking how dorky he looked for doing exactly that, while at the same time cringing because I had a pair of shoes that looked almost identical that I loved. I haven't worn them to work since.
Shirt: go with white or blue. Again I caution about the longevity of wedding photos. How many dudes that are in their 50s today are cringing at having to look at the photos of the blue ruffle tux they chose to wear in '79? All of them, that's how many. I love wearing colored shirts with suits, but I don't do it if I have something really formal to go to. Get something classic, get french cuffs, wear non-novelty cuff links. If you actually walk into men's warehouse to buy your suit, they'll lay out a bunch of different shirt and tie combos under the jacket to show you how they look. Buy the tie and the socks, don't buy the shirt. You can get that somewhere else because it will be about $80.
Final piece of advice (damn, I'm verbose for having not even had coffee yet...) If you know your measurements, look on ebay. I just picked up an amazing Brooks Brothers suit for $100. That's about 10% of what it cost when it walked out of the store.
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I do think that matching it to the bridal party's colors is important, at least to some degree. Also, a charcoal suit is something you can wear anywhere from a funeral to a wedding to a formal work meeting. It will match with any color (though brown does that too, I just think charcoal looks better), and go with all sorts of different shoes.
Personally, I like the look of a charcoal suit, black shirt, and bright tie, with black shoes. I realize that's kind of dark though.
If you get a brown suit, you should look for a darker brown. Maybe like these:
http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10051_10558_10601_249226_-1_10558_BROWN%20MULTISTRIPE_10051_?cm_vc=40159
http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10051_10558_10601_168081_-1_10558_BROWN_10051_?cm_vc=40159
With light hair and pale skin you definitely don't want a lighter brown suit. I agree with the pocket square, it's an easy way to add style and color.
Also, see if you can find info on What Not To Wear's tips on buying suits. They tell you how to pick out the right fit and shape for your body. It's a little old, as they haven't had men on their show in forever, but it's still very relevant.
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If you like the idea of a brown suit, go for more of a chocolate brown. It won't wash you out and it'd look really nice with a light blue shirt and/or a white/cream one. Actually, really, if you get the right brown, it can go with any color and you could match your bride's colors if you want! And if you get shoes, I don't really know if brown would be too matchy or if you should go with black. I am not up on men's dress shoes other than that oxfords look nice.
But really, it's your wedding. If this is a suit you're going to want to wear elsewhere, then just make sure it's a suit you like. Go shopping with your fiance and some guy friends and they can help you out.
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Also make sure to get the trousers hemmed, because the ones in your photo are too long. For timelessness, suit trousers should not have more than two breaks* below the knee. Jeans are a different story, because they are not the same thing.
*change in angle of the line of the front crease: one (http://www.oliverbrown.org.uk/images/msuit.jpg) break (http://whoopsydaisies.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/daniel-craig.jpg), two (http://www.gq.com/slideshows/mens/fashionshows/S2010MEN/AMCMEN/RUNWAY/00020m.jpg) breaks (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Picture98.png), too many breaks (http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/Groom-in-Seersucker-Suit-500x333.jpg)
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Also, did we post this in this thread? I can't remember.
(http://manzine.org/wp-content/uploads/esquire-guide-to-fit.jpg)
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Yo, fashion thread.
Yeah, or frig yeah?
(http://www.zappos.com/images/z/3/7/6/376952-p-2x.jpg)
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Also make sure to get the trousers hemmed, because the ones in your photo are too long. For timelessness, suit trousers should not have more than two breaks* below the knee. Jeans are a different story, because they are not the same thing.
*change in angle of the line of the front crease: one (http://www.oliverbrown.org.uk/images/msuit.jpg) break (http://whoopsydaisies.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/daniel-craig.jpg), two (http://www.gq.com/slideshows/mens/fashionshows/S2010MEN/AMCMEN/RUNWAY/00020m.jpg) breaks (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Picture98.png), too many breaks (http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/Groom-in-Seersucker-Suit-500x333.jpg)
He also needs to pull up the pants, he is wearing them like jeans.
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Shane: Friggin frig yes
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Dovey, between you and the girl at work that's always saying I have some steez..trigger fuckin' PULLED.
edit: best part? Fifty-six effing dollars!
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Shane - YES!
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What he said.
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what she said.
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dms? yeah i got some of those
(http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/4592/tricker.jpg)
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DM BROS AND LADYBROS! o/
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I feel like I couldn't pull off boots. Is this odd?
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You have to untie them, first.
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That and the fact that around here boots are associated with kids who wear slipknot shirts on a daily basis.
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dms? yeah i got some of those
Does that say "the tricker strikes again!"?
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(http://i51.tinypic.com/24g54rp.jpg)
Yes or no?
I'm pretty sure I really like them, but they're also pretty expensive (not really considering that they're leather boots, but still expensive), so yeah. I need input.
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dms? yeah i got some of those
How about some old docs? Though not the first pair of docs I owned, this is the oldest I still have. I bought these at Boy London in Köln in '87 or '88. I saved them --and have been intending to have them bronzed for book ends actually-- because shortly after the Berlin wall came in '89, I climbed over it in this pair of boots. Very sentimental to me.
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk232/Braindrool/2010-11-13_15-47-26_388.jpg)
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So wedding suit round 2 (mens wearhouse is the easiest place for me to look)
http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10051_10558_10601_157241_-1_10558_BLACK%20&%20WHITE%20PLAID_10051_?cm_vc=40159
http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10051_10558_10601_166211_-1_10558_CHARCOAL%20PLAID_10051_?cm_vc=40159
http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10051_10558_10601_217928_-1_10558_CHARCOAL_10051_?cm_vc=40159
I think i like first the best. Comments
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I like the third one best, but that's because I'm a sucker for three piece suits. The style of the first suit is nice, but I don't really like the lighter grey. It looks really great in the darker colors, though.
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I like the third one as well. I had actually planned on posting a link to it earlier, but forgot why I had the tab open, and then just closed it when I tried reducing the number of open tabs to less than 50.
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Yeah, I like the 3rd a lot also, just i have some reason for feeling like I could look like a complete tool in a vest. I'll have to try it on to see though.
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I really like the first option, I think depending on shirt/tie choice, it'd be the perfect wedding suit.
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I was just showing this jacket to Kris earlier. It's pretty polarizing, but I really like it. It's more neutral and less orange than pictured
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/um.jpg)
ps- hung over and in boxers whatever.
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I am currently knitting self-striping socks in the exact colors of your t-shirt.
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So I bought a pair of leggings today. I am way behind the trend I know, this is my first ever pair of leggings. I don't even think I had any when I was little. I need new ways to cover my lower half at work though and I own a few long sweaters so leggings seemed like a good solution. I found a pair for 5 dollars and they are super comfey. My question is how tight should they be? They are not baggy by any means, but they seem a little loose, around the knees particularly. Is that normal, or should I go down a size?
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Wait, are leggings a thing?
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Where have you been?
In 2005, leggings made a "comeback" into high fashion, particularly in indie culture, with capri-length leggings being worn with mini skirts and dresses. Consequently, leggings are also now popular to wear with oversized, long sweaters, denim mini skirt, plaid skirts, short dresses and even with short shorts. Ballet flats and Converse Chucks are common footwear with leggings. This trend towards tight pants can alternately be seen in the resurgence of skinny jeans.
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Yeah, they've been a thing for a while now. I don't understand the whole shorts + leggins fad, though, and I probably never will.
Kat, they are supposed to hug your entire leg, so if they're baggy on your knees, maybe you should get a size smaller. Unless shrinking them in the wash is possible? That could be tricky, though.
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I guess I have not been reliving the 80s. Huh.
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I was not a fan of leggings and then I bought a top too long for pants and too short to be a dress and leggings were the solution and I have never looked back.
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I wear leggings to bum around the house.
I also want a good quality pair of jeggings but I can't be bothered looking.
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i like wearing leggings with skirts/dresses because they slim down my giant, freakish muscle legs and generally make them slightly more bearable to look at. by which i mean i wear them with one dress because i only own one dress. man i should buy more dresses.
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I bought some leggings recently to see what the big deal was about. I have worn them almost constantly since I got the! I have a few short dresses and a pair of fairly short shorts that I wear to work and want to not flash anyone, and my lord they are comfortable. Wearing shorts with leggings means that I don't have all this pale leg showing and people don't focus on how short my shorts are. Also I have issues with my thighs being wibbly, and leggings make that less obvious. Yay Leggings!
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i like wearing leggings with skirts/dresses because they slim down my giant, freakish muscle legs and generally make them slightly more bearable to look at. by which i mean i wear them with one dress because i only own one dress. man i should buy more dresses.
I was like, yeah what Tania owns a skirt? I mean not that I think you shouldn't wear a skirt but yeah, I am trying to imagine it and I'm having trouble.
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Leggins are around-the-house wear for me, and good for layering in the winter (long johns basically). I think they look completely terrible with shoes though, so the public is spared the sight of my butt in spandex unless that public happens to attend the church across the street from my house and I go get the mail, because fuck them.
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Not really fashion thread as a whole, but dear Kris/whoever else was in Gabbly at the time:
I got that rad cardigan. On saaaaale. Shurrt not included.
(http://oldnavy.gap.com/Asset_Archive/ONWeb/Assets/Product/797/797783/big/on797783-01vliv01.jpg)
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Oh man Shane yessss!
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Where is that from?
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Old Navy, me hearty.
(Apparently if you use the code "ONGET30", every damn thing on their site is 30% off.)
(I don't know why I'm putting it in parentheses like it's a secret or something..it was all big when I went to the site in the first place)
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holy shit i want one
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I just found out that Modcloth international orders over $100 get 10% off.
I could have saved a lot of money by now. Like... $50.
Oh well!
I just bought this cardigan and this shirt.
(http://static2.modcloth.com/productshots/0056/2919/18860-1_quicklook.jpg)
(http://static2.modcloth.com/productshots/0053/3260/21550-1_quicklook.jpg)
I also got these off Etsy.
(http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.172581041.jpg)
(http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.167336987.jpg)
Now I just need to buy some more skirts and shorts.
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I want Shane's cardigan too, even if it is for dudes.
CURSE YOU OLD NAVY.
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Liz goddammit if it somehow gets shrunk or something you can have it.
(Though it's cotton and that is not likely)
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Aww, thanks buddy. I might go try one on at an Old Navy store to see if the small fits, usually they go. And to see if it isn't too boxy for a lady with curves!
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Old Navy's sizes usually run large, so I think a small will either fit you or be a little big.
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Their men's small t-shirts usually fit about right but hoodies and sweaters are always big.
I know this because I use myself as a size checker when I shop for my brother. He and I wear almost the same size in clothing, so if I am looking at something for him I just try it on myself. It is pretty handy.
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That blue top is amazing, Lunchy. Many pictures, please!
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Yeah Lunchy's blouses,
(that's right bitches I'm bringin' it back)
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The blue one is a little girly for me, I have a purple one that's basically the exact same that I never wear, but I love the white one.
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I love that cardigan. It's nice and flowy and just all around really pretty. Also the blue blouse is great.
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Old Navy's sizes usually run large, so I think a small will either fit you or be a little big.
I have a few different shirts that beg to differ.
It's weird. They're all the same size. Some fit brilliantly, and some (mostly the western ones) are a bit snug.
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Well, I only buy sweaters and knit tops there (like t-shirts, etc) because their button up shirts don't fit my arms. And they almost always run large for me. Same with their pants.
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The blue one is a little girly for me, I have a purple one that's basically the exact same that I never wear, but I love the white one.
Can I have it? I will wear it lots. Also purple is one of my favourite colours.
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I love that blue blouse. (I'll use your old lady word Dovey).
Thank you all for you leggings input, the store was out of the next size down so I am going to try to shrink these and make due.
I got a new skirt today and a new pair of pants. They are both Ralph Lauren. I didn't even know Ralph Lauren came in plus sizes. They are also my first name brand clothing since I was 4 (when I had a Lacoste shirt for some reason). I have a job at Macy's and they were on the clearance rack so with my discount they were less than $25 each. I think I'm going to wear the skirt to thanksgiving, though I'm not sure what to wear it with. Most of what I own is turquoise or purple. Here it is with my end of the day hair and my "did you take the picture yet?" smile:
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3580/newskirt.jpg)
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Your bathroom,
Anywhoo, a nice white or grey top would go really well with it. Possibly a cardigan thing? You've got a lot of options on colors since the skirt is just black and white, pretty much any neutral tone will work with it.
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It looks kinda navy blue and yellowy cream to me. I'd wear it with a nice cream blouse, tucked in even. And some comfy sandals. Maybe an accessory of a co-ordinating colour, like a flower or a silk scarf.
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I love that skirt! That is the kind of skirt I have been looking for! I would go for a pale greyish top, something paler than the skirt but also matching somehow.
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I'd wear it with a coordinating light colored blouse (cream maybe?) and a cardigan (light grey would look really nice). And flats or heels that go with the darker color (can't tell if it's navy or black) would go nicely with it.
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Yeah, it is blue and pale yellow. Ima cruise the clearance racks today to see if there is a suitable top, otherwise I have a nice grey sweater that might work.
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Modcloth, give me this cardigan for free please because I love it, but can't afford an 80 dollar cardigan right now.
(http://static2.modcloth.com/productshots/0053/0028/19805-1.jpg)
Or should I afford it anyway? What do you guys think?
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I love that blue blouse. (I'll use your old lady word Dovey).
what would you call them?
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Probably a "top" or even a "shirt". You are correct, though, because if anything is a "blouse", that is it.
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Man I just call anything that isn't a t-shirt a blouse. Buttons or no buttons.
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Any advice on pea-coats? I really like the stuff topman has put out but I was wondering if anyone else can make a good suggestion.
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Wear topman if you want to wear the same shit every other British person wears.
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On the other hand, Topman stuff falls apart really easily, so you've got an excuse to update yr wardrobe :thumbsup:
Avec: What's yr price range? Expect to pay about $200 (are you in England? I don't know how that converts)
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Cameraphone quality aside, sup bitches.
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/captain_applesauce/Mobile%20Uploads/downsize-1.jpg)
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Yo dogg.
(http://i54.tinypic.com/143ndyq.jpg)
New theme: beat up Docs
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Wut
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3645711997_e395686ced.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/slackadaisy/3645711997/)
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Oh shit, one-upped. If we're going for that beat up, my last pair had so many cracks in the soles that if I walked outside in the rain my feet would get soaked instantly. I threw those the hell out and got an identical pair, pictured here.
P.S. got some new threads today, gonna squeeze them in here
Saint James long-sleeved tee
(http://i52.tinypic.com/20sdlao.jpg)
J. Crew fleece henley hoodie
(http://i56.tinypic.com/ji25a9.jpg)
So happy, so warm!
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Yeah I only remembered they were cracked AFTER going stomping through a swamp.
I bought some red ones to replace them but they're a bit too big so they give me blisters, and all the red has rubbed off the toes and looks really ugly.
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Pics? Those actually sound perfect and like something I'd wear.
My Docs gave me a ton of blisters but now they're callouses and I don't have to worry about them ever again.
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Here they are.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5201135074_962c550702_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/slackadaisy/5201135074/)
They're a size 6 (I'm a size 5 in Docs) so they'll never be comfortable and if anyone wants them, they can have them if they pay me shipping.
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Man I am a size 11.5 so I don't think that would work out. But they're fucking pretty, you should get some thick socks and rock the hell out of them.
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My red ones are the same as yours Lunchy, only mine are a size 5 and I am a 4. I wore them solidly for about six weeks after I bought them and braved the blisters, and now they're the comfiest shoes I own, albeit a little bit chilly now the weather's turning. I wear them pretty much every day.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/_beatingheartsbaby/IMG00020-20101014-2238.jpg)
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I wore them every day for several months when I worked in the cafe, but now I can wear shoes that are way less bulky and easier to put on and take off! This is more important to me.
Also Gem! They are leather boots, how on earth do they get chilly? Is there some other magical boot I do not know about that has heating pads inside?
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I don't know, maybe the wind gets in because I never actually do them up properly, I just leave them tied up as they are and pull them on and off. I would totally pay for a pair of boots with heating pads, though.
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Also Gem! They are leather boots, how on earth do they get chilly? Is there some other magical boot I do not know about that has heating pads inside?
Leather totally gets chilly when it doesn't have much padding? At least if you don't wear wool socks inside and it's like -5°C or colder.
I really, really, really wanted these, but they were sold out before my mom got a chance to order them for me for Christmas :( So annoying.
(http://images1.brandos.no/no/2/29999/29999-f.jpg)
They look so warm and also awesome, but nope :(
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One of Sam's Canadian friends gave me a legit pair of snow boots, (not dissimilar from these (http://www.sledriding.com/snow-boots-1.jpg)) which is nice because the only other shoes I have that are even slightly suitable were my Wolverine black leather steel-caps that I was talking about a few months ago in here. When I've worn them in the snow, they're still freezing cold when I go to put them on the next day, even if I leave them directly under a heating duct.
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I would totally pay for a pair of boots with heating pads, though.
My mom bought me shoe inserts that warm up for Christmas one year as a stocking stuffer. They were adhesive on one side and you tack them on to either your foot or your sock before you put your shoes on and voila! Warm toes. They were pretty dang awesome and worked pretty well. (They worked for one day, but on those super cold days or days when I'd go sledding or something, they were the best thing.)
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I have a pair of awesome blue Docs. They look almost like denim, sorta. I almost never wear them though, as I've gotten too used to my adidas sneakers.
I have been looking for a pair of boots that look semi-feminine and work with thicker ankles without making me looking like I have a cankle thing going on. Ideas?
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Guys, I am looking for some boots. I don't know what my budget is yet, but I am going to hazard a guess at "as cheap as I can find" (>$300). Basically I am looking for some black leather boots that are reasonably weather-proof (as in, I can wear them walking around outside when it is cold and wet, even if I was not meant to hike in the snow in them or they are not Winter Proof or whatever). I prefer heels on my boots (acceptable (http://www.shoes.com/productimages/shoes_iaec1113876.jpg)) (also acceptable (http://ak1.ostkcdn.com/images/products/1/45/P11651352.jpg)), and probably rubber soles. I know I can just google all of this, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a place I could check out online that you might have had good shoe experience with, because any ol' ebay auction doesn't tell me shit about the quality of what I am looking at.
Once upon a time, I found a pair of boots that were something like this (http://www.toryburch.com/images/products/1_121030_TH_RAINELLE-MOTORCYCLE-BOOT.JPG), except knee-high and with a much more refined silhouette. I wish I could have got them, but they were like $5k. Apparently no cheaper versions of anything similar exist. Alas.
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Zappos is probably a good place to look. I probably suck at recommendations for specific boots, but these (http://www.zappos.com/la-canadienne-parma-black-pebble) look alright, and will apparently keep you dry. And these (http://www.zappos.com/frye-julia-spur-inside-zip-black-leather) remind me of the ones you link to, but I don't know about the weather-proof thing.
But yeah, they have about 1000 boots in total in the black, knee-high leather boots for women (http://www.zappos.com/search/shoes/filter/productTypeFacet/%22Shoes%22/categoryFacet/%22Boots%22/gender/%22womens%22/attrFacet_Upper_Materials/%22Leather%22/colorFacet/%22Black%22/subCategoryFacet/%22Knee+High%22/page/2/sort/isNew/desc/productPopularity/asc/) and black, mid-calf leather boots for women (http://www.zappos.com/search/shoes/filter/productTypeFacet/%22Shoes%22/categoryFacet/%22Boots%22/gender/%22womens%22/attrFacet_Upper_Materials/%22Leather%22/colorFacet/%22Black%22/subCategoryFacet/%22Mid%5C-Calf%22/sort/isNew/desc/productPopularity/asc/) categories, so you might find something good.
I don't have personal experience with Zappos, but I've always heard tons of good stuff about it and often cursed that they didn't ship internationally, other than to Canada.
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Hey ladybug! I have been using a thing called hopshopgo, it is a part of paypal that lets you pick from overseas websites and someone in the US will buy and ship them to you! Pretty handy.
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Thanks for the tip. I knew of JetCarrier (only ships to Scandinavian countries), but hadn't heard of that before. Sad thing, though, is that for the first 0.5kg it's like $42.00, which is way too much for most of the stuff I want to buy :/ But I'll keep it in mind, because if I ever actually graduate and get a proper job and want to buy something relatively expensive, it'll probably be worth it since it will probably be even more expensive in Norway anyways.
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One of Sam's Canadian friends gave me a legit pair of snow boots, (not dissimilar from these (http://www.sledriding.com/snow-boots-1.jpg)) which is nice because the only other shoes I have that are even slightly suitable were my Wolverine black leather steel-caps that I was talking about a few months ago in here. When I've worn them in the snow, they're still freezing cold when I go to put them on the next day, even if I leave them directly under a heating duct.
Sorel makes pretty nice winter boots. I have a pair. They look like this:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jesusvsthepolice/sorel.jpg)
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Dang son, those are nice
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So, I kind of want to start a thread specifically for ridiculous clothes. But I thought I would show you guys one thing.
If you think it is just a silly crop top. Look closely.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Untitled-4.jpg)
hint: there's something in the pattern
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Considering the normal appearance of people that would be interested in a top with that pattern, I'm glad you got to it first.
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I don't know if she means the cats or if there's something else hidden.
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The vaginas.
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ridiculous clothes
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v238/131/58/1586130718/n1586130718_30397234_294.jpg)
am i doing it right
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Dear Dicky,
Please post a photo of The Sweater.
Thank you.
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(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Untitled-1-1.jpg)
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That sweater is amazing. I...I want it.
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Holy crap I'm pretty sure I had a sweater like that when I was little. Are the sheep puffy?
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After an accident involving my favourite pair of jeans and the asphalt, I am in need of new pants.
Sadly, I don't know where to find the kind of jeans I like, except at American Apparel. And it's 75$. They are called the Slim Slacks. (these (http://store.americanapparel.ca/rsasd400g.html?cid=172))
Anyone knows where I could find slim jeans like those somewhere? At a lower price if possible?
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uniqlo
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Anything else? Most of their skinny jeans have that ripple thing going on, and, frankly, I'm nort a big fan of rippled jeans.
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Actually, Hot Topic carries several versions of skinny jeans, including a few colors in mens. And they're much cheaper.
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You could try some 510s or 514s maybe?
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Anything else? Most of their skinny jeans have that ripple thing going on, and, frankly, I'm nort a big fan of rippled jeans.
I'm sorry but I don't understand what this means, could you explain it better or post pics?
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I think he's talking about stacks. He wants jeans with shorter inseams, I guess. Or at least without overly long inseams.
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I'm talking about those things (http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/106612/106612,1220692956,2/stock-photo-blue-jeans-abstract-background-fabric-with-waves-17032723.jpg). I am not a fan of that.
We don't have any Hot Topic in Laval/Montreal. The equivalent would be D-Tox (where I bought my previous pair of jeans), but they are not carrying them for a while. Don't ask me why, they just aren't.
I have a pair of 510s. They are great, but I am searching for something else. For the sake of wearing something diferent, and not the same style every day. I'll check out the 514s.
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Something I have noticed is that skinny jeans made for ladies are more comfortable for dudes than skinny jeans made for dudes. Is this a universal kind of thing? If so I think the Pants People should maybe get on it, this is their job I am doing here
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I'm talking about those things (http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/106612/106612,1220692956,2/stock-photo-blue-jeans-abstract-background-fabric-with-waves-17032723.jpg). I am not a fan of that.
Those things go away after the first wash/wear.
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Incidentally it's pretty weird that he singled out Uniqlo about shitty pre-fab fades, considering it's one of the few places where you can get decent-quality raw denim for a reasonable price.
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Something I have noticed is that skinny jeans made for ladies are more comfortable for dudes than skinny jeans made for dudes. Is this a universal kind of thing? If so I think the Pants People should maybe get on it, this is their job I am doing here
If you're talking about fit, this makes no sense to me. Not only is it counter-intuitive, it is counter to my own experience. I'm a pretty skinny dude so I used to trade pants with a few of my female friends and while it's fun for a larf, their pants definitely didn't include any room for my junk. What makes or brands are you talking about?
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He failed to mention that he is only really talking about dudes with functional Prince Alberts, Alex.
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What makes or brands are you talking about?
Both the dude and the lady pants are from PacSun, I guess their make is Bullhead (if Bullhead is a make). And the reason I find the lady pants more comfortable is that they leave plenty of room for my junk. It is indeed counter-intuitive, I have a guy friend who has worn them both and agrees with me, but other people I tell this to give me raised eyebrows
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say your observation is more indicative of crappy design at Bullhead than it is of skinny jeans in general.
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That would not surprise me
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I've worn some pretty damn comfy girl pants but it really depends on the brand.
Forever 21 girl skinny jeans are great on dudes. Same goes for Tripp (they make stuff other than bondage-inspired hammer pants and it's not bad at fuckin' all). Pac Sun is of the same family, really.
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Maybe the junk room found in Lady Pants was originally intended to be booty room and you just swap it forward?
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That sounds about right to me. And some hip room.
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You can order Hot Topic pants online. For the most part, they will be Levi's.
Anyway, I want to buy my boyfriend a Saddleback Leather wallet. I'm torn between the medium bi-fold (http://www.saddlebackleather.com/products/2089-Leather-Wallet-Bifold-Medium-Dark-Coffee-Brown) and the large bifold (http://www.saddlebackleather.com/categories/101-Wallets-Large-Bifold/products/2091-Leather-Wallet-Bifold-Large-Dark-Coffee-Brown). This is the only place I can think of where people might know. I half-assedly tried finding reviews of both and I didn't get much information.
The reason I'm so torn is because my boyfriend thinks he wants the large one, except he dislikes the bulkiness of his current wallet, and wants something more compact, that he can carry in his front pocket. Anyone I've talked to thinks I should just get him that one because that is what he says he wants, but knowing how much he dislikes his current wallet, I'm inclined to get him the smaller one. I know he will be excited to get either, but I'd rather he be only slightly less excited(We are talking like maybe -5 excitement points) to get the one that he isn't exactly leaning towards(he does like both), than him be completely excited about the large one for a week and then start to dislike how big and bulky it is, and want a new one in a few months. Make sense?
Like I said, I've tried to find reviews of each, and the ones of the large wallet say that it is a bit big and bulky, one going so far to say that it is best suited for a bag or cargo pants. Does anyone here have one? Are they really bulky?
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Emaline, good to see you back. I have no advice about wallets though.
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My wallet is about the size of the larger one. I wear neither cargo pants nor skinny jeans and I never had a problem with it. It took me about a week to get used to it, but I guess that's with every new wallet?
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I've never seen these IRL, but from the pictures I would certainly prefer the smaller one for the reasons you discuss. How you dress it up to avoid initial disappointment is tricky, though.
You could try to find out whether it is the dimensions of his present wallet he dislikes, or how thick it gets when filled up (which could be worse with a smaller one, depending just what he puts in it).
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I have fairly recently gone from carrying a billfold to carrying one of the saddleback small wallets (http://www.saddlebackleather.com/categories/90-Wallets-Small/products/1710-Leather-Wallet-Small-Dark-Coffee-Brown) and it's been one of the best things I've done. First and foremost its caused me to slim down to the amount of shit I carry. I keep my license, two credit cards, my health insurance card, my debit card, and my border's reward card and that's it. All the other miscellaneous cards I used to carry around I've put in my glovebox. To carry cash I bought a burberry money clip (http://us.burberry.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3511262) (I got mine off of ebay because I'm a cheap bastard). It's taken a little getting used to, but I so much prefer it now.
I used to always, always, always take my wallet out of my pocket every time I got in the car. Sitting on a big thick wallet under one ass cheek not only hurts after awhile but it throws your hips and spine out of whack. I can't tell you how many times I got out of my car and forgot to take my wallet with me. Plus I wear suits to work so its nice with the smaller wallet to not have a big lump in my back pocket.
Just a thought.
Edit for the classy:
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk232/Braindrool/2010-12-03_19-10-33_301.jpg)
See how well that works? Both can go in one pocket, or keep the cash in the front, and money in the back (what I usually do) or even in a jacket breast pocket.
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Absolutely agreeing with the above post. Nobody needs the amount of shit most folks carry in their wallets. I've got one of those Fossil money clips/card wallets which holds four cards plus cash, and I get along just fine, and as someone who does sport rather tight pants it is definitely a marked improvement over anything else I've tried, and I don't see myself going back anytime soon. I take it that seeing as he's told you what he wants, then you are not going to be giving surprise presents, so maybe just explain to him yr reasoning for preferring to buy him the smaller wallet and he will come around? Nobody should be disappointed to get anything from Saddleback, and yr logic is sound.
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Were we talking about shaving in this thread earlier? I can't remember where it was. Anyway, point is that I get it now. I've been shaving with a straight razor (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/qc/est_razor.jpg) for the past few weeks, and it's been a lot of fun. I'm not gonna lie and say that it's the best shave I've ever had or any of that shit, and I do occasionally nick or straight up cut myself (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/qc/est_cuts.jpg) accidentally, but it has turned shaving my neck from something I gotta do into something that is kinda cool.
Not sure I am that enthusiastic about it to get a $150+ proper straight razor though, no matter how purty they look. Maybe later if I stick with this and it feels right to lay more money down on it? For now though I will probably just stick with this shitty but functional WAHL with disposable blades instead of having to maintain a more upmarket piece of kit, especially seeing as I'd have to buy a strop and all that jazz too.
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Yeah I want to eventually transition to using a straight razor but I don't think I'd ever be into it enough to get a strop and all that stuff, as far as I know there's no difference in quality of the shave, it's pretty much just the old-timey fetishists who go to all that trouble. Most barber shops that do shaves are using the straight razors with disposable blades these days, as it's easier and more hygienic. I've got my eye on this one (http://www.mensbiz.com.au/shop/shave/razors/straight-razors/dovo-shavette-straight-razor-tortoiseshell/prod_151.html).
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I just checked with my girlfriend and hairdressers and barbers are not actually legally allowed to use straight razors with fixed blades. They're apparently too dangerous and they spread blood-born pathogens too easily. If they have straight razors then they are the ones with the disposable blades.
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Oh hey, you can get fancy ones that take blades? Nice! My one only cost me something like $17 because it's just a hairdresser/barber's one, not a fancy-like one. (on the pack it was actually called a barber's scissor, I think. Kind of odd) I think if I want to get a fancier one I'll just get something like what you linked, Dovey. I don't really like any of the ones in that store, but I do like the idea of eventually getting a nicer one that isn't $200+ and won't give me some kind of rust/metal-fatigue-based blood disease.
I may actually get a safety razor at some point to see if they are still fun to use, but I think at the moment the unsafe nature of the straight razor is part of the fun. It's not something I can just do on autopilot, I have to concentrate and pay attention so that I don't wind up cutting myself too much.
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Although holy dang some of the proper straight razors look pretty great, and there is a plain Dovo one that is only $100. Hmmmm
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Hahahaha $17.00 hahahahaha.
Man, hairdressing and barbering tools are fuck off expensive. The scissors my lady uses were about $350 when she got them. We've seen some stuff that is straight up folded japanese steel for about $3500.00. The straight razors even with disposable blades are a couple of hundo easy.
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We've seen some stuff that is straight up folded japanese steel for about $3500.00.
Now that's funny. Fools and their money, I guess.
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Man I have no need for scissors but I would totally buy a set of Japanese folded steel kitchen knives had I the cash to spare.
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Oh man straight razors are expensive for a goddamn reason and it is because they are fuck off amazing. Closest shave you will ever have and if you ever bother to try and figure the cost over a longish period of time they save you a ridiculous amount of money.
This one here (http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/725412/7359235.htm) is the one I actually want. Of course I won't be getting it for a long while due to other priorities but hey, it's lovely and fantastic. some of them get silly expensive but it's partially because you're paying for collector's fees at that point.
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I'm not sure how much money they would save compared to a safety razor, which is what I currently want to get. I find that razors with more blades tend to get gummed up quickly and irritate my skin, so I'm using some single-bladed disposables. Safety razors are hard to find if you aren't buying off of the internet, since most places don't carry them anymore. They will still carry double edged razor blades, but not the handle.
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It would definitely take a few years longer, but over the course of 50 years when you've never had to replace blades on your straight razor (assuming proper care of course) it would add up quite a bit. Keep in mind this is lifetime savings I'm talking about. Also they're classy as fuck.
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Jimmy, all I was going on was the fact it was a Wahl, who make hairdresser-grade stuff, and that on the pack it said it was a hairdresser thing. It was definitely about $20 including a pack of 5 double-edge blades.
I definitely want one of those high-end fixed straight razors, I just don't want to pay the money for one or know that someone else did. As you say, they are classy as fuck, and it would feel great to be shaving with a premium quality setup & know that if you looked after it well then it would last nigh on forever, but I don't shave every day, and at the moment I really only shave my neck with the blade & buzz my face with my trimmer to leave stubble, 'cos I don't like the feel of my face clean-shaven.
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Also because you look cooler. Proper hairdressing is stupid expensive. I don't understand it really.
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It's because you're using precision tools on a daily basis, it is stupid for the public to get hairdresser grade scissors for example because you won't cut your hair every day. But when you're cutting multiple people's hair a day cheap ones get dull pretty fast. My mom used to have 300 dollar scissors and recently saved up to get 800 dollar ones because they make her job a lot easier.
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Obvious answer is to just stop shaving entirely.
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I agree.
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What, and let the neckbeard come?
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Obvious answer is to just stop shaving entirely.
Hear Hear!
I stopped shaving over the summer and it is really the best decision I have made, looks-wise, in years. I had a little goatee before, but now I have a full, lush beard and damned if it doesn't look so much better on me. And that is saying something coming from a guy who NEVER thinks he looks that good.
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Jeggings changed my life.
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What, did they teach you that humanity is still going to eventually destroy itself with stupidity?
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dogg i saw the boots you linked to in meebo the other day that you really wanted
those were pretty stupid
and even those say nothing about the purported stupidity of humanity
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What, the combat boots, or these (http://www.zappos.com/jessica-simpson-perozzi-black)?
I am pretty sure that jeggings really serve no purpose except to be less durable and warm than jeans, and also to just be leggings worn with like no actual pants, which is a discussion we have already had.
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the combat boots.
i guess i just find it hilarious that a bunch of hopeless internet nerds are being snobby about fashion.
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and i mean the thread in general, not you, katie.
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Hey, I am pretty snobby about some fashion things. It is ok. My friend wore furry ugg-lookin' boots the other day. I straight up told her they were ridiculous. She was rather displeased by my assessment, but it is the truth.
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Yeah uggs are pretty silly aren't they? I mean, ain't a big deal, but they are.
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I wouldn't say I'm hopeless, exactly.
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I do not actually know Perl, so I would say "me neither".
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Speaking of boots, I finally got some. I think they pretty much rock, but hey.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5241875014_fc2a125526.jpg)
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Oo, I like those. Do they have that lug-sole thing going on all the way to the front of the sole?
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Yup! And rounded toes, which was remarkably hard to find. I appreciate that they do not make me look like Cruella DeVille like the 1373654936596 other pairs I ran into before that I could afford.
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Yeah uggs are pretty silly aren't they? I mean, ain't a big deal, but they are.
Supposedly local-longhaired Quarterback guy just signed an endorsement deal with Ugg. :psyduck:
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he is dead. to everyone.
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As long as he keeps throwing the ovalball well I don't care what he wears on his feet.
It is totally fucking weird, though. wtf, Tom.
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well it would be a bad idea to wear uggs while playing professional football. i think we can agree on that.
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(http://www.brobible.com/files/images/buzz/Brady_loves_UGGs.jpg)
This is pretty much what it makes me think of.
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Yup! And rounded toes, which was remarkably hard to find. I appreciate that they do not make me look like Cruella DeVille like the 1373654936596 other pairs I ran into before that I could afford.
Maybe if you stopped wearing a coat made out of 101 dalmatian puppy skins, you wouldn't have to worry about that.
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Actually UGG have been branching out a little bit of late, making some stuff that you wouldn't necessarily be ashamed to be seen outside in:
(http://g.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Large/1/_6271061.jpg)
(http://g.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Gigantic/7/_6290047.jpg)
(http://g.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Gigantic/12/_6016292.jpg)
That's not to say that Brady will be fronting for any of these non-horrible things, but it is to say that UGGs does seem to be trying to shake off it's reputation, a bit.
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jeggings are probably not as durable or long-lasting as regular jeans but on the other hand, for women who aren't skinny (like me) jean shopping is frankly one of the absolute most horrible and demoralizing thing in the world in that it can take literally hours upon hours to find even a single pair of fucking jeans that fit well so like, in that respect i can really see the appeal of something stretchy that looks like jeans that you can just put on really painlessly and easily
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While I was in the Ladies Room in a bar a few weeks ago, some girls were bonding over their respective love of jeggings. Apparently, they are great to wear out drinking as they stretch so you can drink more, but they are bad for random hook-ups because it is unattractive to have to peel them off to get down to business.
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I like jeggings because I am fat but I also have narrow hips and a small bottom. It is hard to find womens' jeans at places like American Eagle or Levis that I can a) afford and b) fit me properly. These look enough like jeans but also do not stretch out and sag in the bum and fall off me because I have no hips to hold them up. They are probably pretty durable, honestly. I don't know what you do in your jeans, but I can see these lasting me for some time. I have a pair of regular leggings that have been working pretty well for me for over a year, so what would make these any different?
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I shovel horse shit and play with dogs in my jeans. I feel like leggings would not like me wiping my disgusting hands all over them or rolling around in the mud and grass all the time.
Also I wear them [clean] to class most days. I guess if that is all they are for, then they would probably work.
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again, not to guilt you or anything but you are skinny and skinny women tend to have a much easier time jean shopping than women with more unconventional body shapes. i have the opposite body type of allison, my waist is small but i have a big butt and big knees and big calves and jean shopping is the absolute worst because by the time i can ever actually find a pair that fit they are always like four sizes too big in the waist and just don't fit right at all anywhere else and generally look absolutely horrible. it really sucks! maybe jeggings aren't your thing but personally, even though i don't actually wear them i can completely understand why they do exist.
also no offense dudette but sometimes i feel like maybe you live under a rock or something cos surely you must know that most people here don't shovel horse shit on a regular basis, they just put on jeans to walk around and stuff.
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I have to take in all my jeans at the waist, actually, otherwise they are too big on account of my butt and fall off.
I hate denim.
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Maybe you could invest in a nice belt to fit the jeans to your torso?
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I wear belts all the time, dude, but if I don't take out the extra fabric in the waist, it folds over on itself and is hella uncomfortable.
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Hmmm, maybe purchasing from other shops? Or are all jeans like this?
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yeah, when your jeans are actually about 3-4 sizes bigger at your waist than they are anywhere else, there's really only so much a belt can do. unfortunately jeans that don't fit right just look like shit, period.
silver jeans (http://www.silverjeans.com/sjdev/wglanding.pgm?task=womens) are the only jeans i have found so far that actually fit me nicely, but a pair is a roughly $100 investment. jean shopping is really just the worst.
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I have to take in all my jeans at the waist, actually, otherwise they are too big on account of my butt and fall off.
I hate denim.
one thing that I've found that helps is that denim stretches between washes. I've got a pair that are a tiny bit small when they come out of the wash, but if I sit down or squat a few times they stretch out. It seems like your butt problem is bigger than mine, though.
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My waist is between 2 and 3 sizes smaller than my butt, depending on the manufacturer model. Sometimes I find shops that have things specifically for "curvy girls", but these are overwhelmingly for fat people who call themselves "curvy" to make themselves feel better about being fat, and none of the sizes get anywhere near small enough for me anyway.
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All I can suggest is start eating pie and ice cream for a main meal.
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Jeggings basically fit me the way all jeans do. I have a mediumish size but but very very large hips and thin legs, so things that fit my hips sag in the butt and legs, things that fit my butt give me muffin top and are still too baggy on my legs. Like I can't win unless I wear stretchy tight things.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/jeggings.jpg)
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Andy, aren't you like 5'10" or something? Those make you look so short and dumpy.
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Um, no. I am just barely 5'8. Like I said earlier, I have thin legs and wide hips, which often times from many angles makes me look either taller or way shorter.
But uh, thanks for telling me that even the most flattering bottoms I own make me look short and dumpy, it feels great.
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They do make you look short, though.
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Maybe its more the camera angle? I always find it next to impossible to judge clothing looks on people except in real life however so I might not be the best person to judge.
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I think "jeggings are terrible" stands, then.
Maybe I will go to a store and try some on and take photos. Then we will see.
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Nah, because I already own sweatpants.
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the reason I wear them is because I think they look nice, not because they're comfortable, that is just a nice bonus.
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also if you buy jeggings with the sole purpose of wearing them with like a long top and boots (which is the way in which i see them being worn about 90% of the time over here, like so (http://www.stylecaster.com/files/size/486x/news/78053.jpg)) then they look exactly the fucking same as jeans except probably a lot more comfortable so i have absolutely no idea what the problem is
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I think "jeggings are terrible" stands, then.
Maybe I will go to a store and try some on and take photos. Then we will see.
So what you are saying is that you consider yourself the standard for what looks good on everyone, and if it doesn't look good on you, it's shit?
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Katie is a fashion icon, durr.
Personally, They annoy me more because "jeggings" is a fucking stupid word, than the fact that they look stupid.
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But if "we will see" that "jeggings are terrible" by Katie's "[trying] some on and [taking] photos", are we not to understand that she imagines that how they look on her should set a standard?
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Alison - ignore them; those jeggings (horrid word, though) look fine on you. And considerably better than they look on my wife, I have to admit...
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Thanks for the compliment Paul, but my name is Andy!
Also Tommy, I think what Allison is saying that I think Katie is trying to prove that jeggings are universally awful by proving that they might look bad on her. That is the thing.
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But if "we will see" that "jeggings are terrible" by Katie's "[trying] some on and [taking] photos", are we not to understand that she imagines that how they look on her should set a standard?
Dude she was using the royal we.
Paul, are you imagining Allison in tights? We make you a mod and you get all creepy on us. Sup with that? :mrgreen:
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We were talking about it in meebo before, which I guess is unfair for people not in meebo.
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Funny, that's why I started paying attention to it.
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We were talking about it in meebo before, which I guess is unfair for people not in meebo.
I could have sworn the concensus in Meebo was "dammit wear pants".
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Um shane, we were just talking about it today I meant.
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Then again Dovey admitted today that he wants to wear Uggs.
(I spun that, but I like making fun of him)
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I want some jeggings simply because wearing jeans in the middle of summer is a total bitch but I like the way they look.
I don't have any though because I am too lazy to go shopping, and I already have like a million pairs of jeans that fit me great.
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Are jeggings just leggings that are meant to look like denim? (I have never been clear on this point.) I quite like patterned leggings but I look appalling in them, my thighs do not need exposing.
Does anyone know where I could get some decent dress patterns? I'd like to try and sew something simple, maybe just a shift dress to start with.
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Paul, are you imagining Allison in tights? We make you a mod and you get all creepy on us. Sup with that? :mrgreen:
Heh, I'm old, my memory's going, I can't spell Andy any more, arghh!
And no giggling behind my back, got it?
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May, pretty much, but I have seen some good ones that actually 90% look like jeans with the yellow stitching at the bottom and the whole belt and zipper shenanigans, just they're super duper stretchy.
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Paul, are you imagining Allison in tights? We make you a mod and you get all creepy on us. Sup with that? :mrgreen:
Heh, I'm old, my memory's going, I can't spell Andy any more, arghh!
And no giggling behind my back, got it?
Since you have authority now, do I have to call you sir, or does "brohelm" still work?
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Jeggings and other textured legging look terrible on most people. The ones that do get away with it could get away with mostly anything, so it's not a very good benchmark to use. Seen girls making horrible MC Hammer parachute pants look good, next to that jeggings are a relative snap.
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God damnit now I've got "the power" stuck in my fucking head. thanks a lot, fashion thread
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I could have sworn the concensus in Meebo was "dammit wear pants".
It was actually "look just any clothes, have some sense of decency, David Dovey".
Jesus, the one time I'm not meeboing in the bath and this is what I get. BETRAYAL!
yeah i don't see nothing short in that andy+jeggings photo except the height of the camera
it's cold as shit! can anyone recommend dress pants with a tight weave that won't let in a bunch of wind
Grey flannel (http://atailoredsuit.com/gray-flannel-trousers-%28a%29.html), of course.
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hey andy i guess this isn't fashion advice and it's also a page too late but i just wanted to say i really like what your hair is doing right now
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I think I may actually try to find some jeggings, actually. I have a pair of skinny jeans that fit ok, but just not in the knees. Like, I can't bend them all the way. The only reason I have a pair of skinnies in the first place is so that I have pants to wear with my boots and my black slim cut ones don't fit in my combat boots very well and I don't wear black pants with brown boots. (Unless I'm wearing only black and brown, then it's ok. But mostly I wear one or the other with other colors.) And I always have that problem with skinny jeans because I have fat thighs and large calves and am generally just bigger boned than your stereotypical average American 20something.
Also, Andy, those jeggings don't look like jeggings at all in that photo, but regardless I think they look pretty good.
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yeah that is pretty much exactly the same reason why i have never in my life been able to fit into a pair of skinny jeans, nor will i ever be able to. even though i'm pretty tiny and about a size 2 in my waist, my knees and my calves are just way too huge. the reason alternatives like patterned leggings exist is because some women just have extremely limited options, guys.
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Also, mostly I prize comfort over fashion. Mostly that comfort means being able to move properly and being warm/cool. I take long strides and I like being able to walk properly! Also, I like wearing boots when it's cold as fuck and want to be able to squeeze some thermals under my pants if necessary! This works in all of my pants except my skinnies and yet skinnies are what I wear with boots.
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jeggings just make me think of conan. that man has got some gams though! rawr. however, they are usually a terrible idea. i wear real pants. with real buttons and zippers and everything.
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Ugh, Conan looks so weird in jeggings. No.
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(http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcvltqzzGk1qarrxao1_250.gif)
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bwahahaha
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I very much dislike jeggings. First of all, the name is awful. Second, they market them to fatties (like myself) and that is just the worst idea ever. We should not be allowed to wear anything like skinny jeans, so few of us look good in them at all. I know that I would look like 10 lbs of sausage in a 5 lb sausage casing in even the best-fitting jeggnigs.
That said, Andy, you look great in them. I think having them cuffed might make you look a little short, but who cares? You and I are the same height, and I know it's hard to make myself look noticeably short to others, because I tower over half the people I know.
If they are comfortable to the person wearing them, awesome. Go for it. There are worse fashion faux pas to worry about. For example - women who wear shirts with empire waists, or similar, with the line going across the boobs instead of under them. What the hell? How do you not notice this?
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I need to buy basically a complete new wardrobe because literally everything I own is riddled with holes. I don't know what to do at this point, my clothing choices seem limitless but nothing is actually exciting to me in the world of fashion. Or at least nothing that seems new or interesting or not infinity billion dollars and out of Japan. I'm still enjoying the Americana thing but like, I don't really know where to go and that feels kind of done to me, anyway. Mostly I've just been dressing like a cowboy, but that's still same old same old. Ideas?
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Less cowboy, more midwestern corn farmer.
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That's actually sort of what I'm trying to do, actually.
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But I still think it might be a little out of date and maybe I need something else.
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Midwestern corn farmer fashion is a bit out of date, always has been. Roll with it.
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But I still think it might be a little out of date and maybe I need something else.
...great plains cattle farmer?
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Abraham Lincoln concept wardrobe
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My current fit is jeans, red wings, white tee, wool shirt, levi's jacket, patagonia western style coat, and a red wool hunting cap with ear flaps. It's kind of all I want to wear, ever, but it seems so played out.
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switch up the hat.
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No the hat is the best part.
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Frig Kieffer, I dunno man.
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The hat and the beard are sort of a 1-2 punch of making me look not very cool at all.
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....
handle bar mustache, dude. That's only not cool if you're Patrice Bergeron.
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What I really need is a fleece lined denim jacket I can pop the collar on.
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handle bar mustache, dude. That's only not cool if you're Patrice Bergeron.
Too much baggage with the ironic facial hair bullshit those fuccin hipsters started.
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Sam please help him out. I feel like I dress a little too preppy to give proper advice right now.
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/HARVEYxDANGER/photo-3.jpg)
This is my suit for my wedding, probably. I'm still looking at the shoulders wondering if they're too big (maybe a halfpinky width off my shoulder). But that's not why i am asking you guys for advice, I don't want just the plain white shirt/black tie thing so what are so better ideas to make the suit really pop. Pale blue shirt? What tie?
I'm not good at this and this will be my go to suit.
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Yes on the light blue shirt. What color is your lady going to be wearing? You could get a tie that matches her dress.
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Houndstooth vest. But seriously, don't ask me, I'm old.
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I think the suit looks fine, and I def agree with matching the bridal colours unless they're like, pink or purple or bright yellow.
A light blue shirt and a dark blue or brown tie would look good.
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That suit looks like it fits you really well! It looks like you might want to get someone to hem the trousers by about an inch, but that could just be the angle of your photo. All around A-.
(A+ is for getting a vest.)
Try a black shirt with the black tie! Some people like it. I dunno if you will.
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jeggings are so awful everyone
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Katie I dunno if black shirt and black tie will look so great with a brownish suit?
Unless the suit is actually grey, in which case listen to Katie and not to me.
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Keep the shirt white, or pale cream, perhaps; put the colour and flamboyance into the tie - as much as you like, but if practical, coordinated with the dress.
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Agreed. I have a few colored dress shirts that I wear with the couple of suits I own, but they're still damn near white.
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jeggings are so awful everyone
Yes.
Andy, you do look great in those pictures you posted earlier, but that is entirely because you're really pretty, and because pictures cannot well capture how bad jeggings look in person. At best, they are inoffensive, at worst they are abominable. It's like short-sleeved collared shirts (in my opinion) - they will never improve how anyone looks.
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wait but what's the difference in appearance between good jeggings and already really tight skinny jeans
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Nothing. Jeggings just breathe easier in the crotchal area and are more stretchy.
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i know, i like jeggings! but joseph was saying that they look bad in person and i'm just like ??? because people still wear tight as fuck jeans that are def more likely to cut off people's circulation
is it just that super tight anything looks bad? because, well yeah
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I've found that, in person, they don't look convincingly like denim. Though I guess I'm not really that into super super tight jeans either.
I'm sure they're comfy though.
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I stuck a new era sticker on my wool hunting cap and I think I am probably as swagged out as I'm finna be for a minute.
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That suit looks like it fits you really well! It looks like you might want to get someone to hem the trousers by about an inch, but that could just be the angle of your photo. All around A-.
(A+ is for getting a vest.)
Try a black shirt with the black tie! Some people like it. I dunno if you will.
The whole thing isn't tailored yet, i just got it in the mail today
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Seriously? For a suit off the rack, that one fits you pretty well, actually! You lucky bastard.
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It's a pretty good fit. I think it could do to come in more around yr abdomen too.
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I stuck a new era sticker on my wool hunting cap and I think I am probably as swagged out as I'm finna be for a minute.
This. File this under "things I don't get and annoy the piss out of me"
Kieffer, I legitimately do not care what size hat you wear.
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I mean it is a joke because my hat is not new era, nor is it sized at all.
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It still annoys me.
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Holy shit that's fucking swag. Whatchu droppin on it?
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Hey Kieff how come you've reverted back to spelling with the "ck"? Have a falling out with the Crips? Are you a Blood now?
EDIT: Oh yeah and Sam that is such jacket. Such a jacket, is that jacket.
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Every time he spells it with two c's, I read it like it's in Italian or something. "Foo-ching!"
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I always read "fussing".
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I dunno, I guess I kinda just think that fucc should be fucc but like, fucking has more of an emphatic notion. If the g is gonna be there it's gotta be k, but without the g it can be c. So like, fucc, fuck fuccin, fucking? Whacc should like, always be whacc.
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But what about whacking?
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I bought that Mobius strip scarf and Klein bottle hat that someone mentioned (in another thread, sometime ago) as Christmas presents for my nephew that just got his physics degree. They arrived today, and they're so fun that I seriously think I might get another set for myself!
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Just keep those ones and tell him you made a donation in his name to the Human Fund.
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I know a guy that designed his own Mobius Strip scarf. He saw an article about them in his wife's knitting magazine, and the magazine said that the only way to make one would be to knit a scarf, twist it, and knit it end to end. He disagreed, so he learned to knit and designed and made his own, then sent in a letter to the magazine on how he did it. Unbefitting such a scientific journal, they didn't print his rebuttal.
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So it appears I am most likely getting a wool peacoat for Christmas. This makes me quite happy.
Also, I have a theory that I would appreciate feedback on. For a while, my girlfriend had me convinced that I really wanted big rubber rainboots (possibly polka-dotted). I still think they are the proverbial "bomb", but I've come to realize they would probably look pretty silly on a guy. The only solution I've been able to come up with is, and stay with me here: cowboy boots.
Now I'm not looking to put on spurs and chaps to go to class (most days). But, aside from their ideal puddle-resistant properties, I feel like some nice cowboy boots under jeans could really add a touch of class to an outfit. Am I delusional?
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no. i have a pair i wear with some frequency and i'm pretty sure lunchy does too. just go for the traditional, not the super pointy, the square or the super round toe--those are all gross.
like, this (http://www.rccwesternstores.com/Abilene-Mens-Tan-Bison-Leather-Cowboy-Boots/PAEHIAELLBPMPDHK/Product), not this (http://www.rccwesternstores.com/Tony-Lama-Mens-Chocolate-Vintage-Smooth-Ostrich-Cowboy-Boots/PAEHAAHPFIIBGJIO/Product) (also note the heel is slanted in the first, not in the second which i don't know if you're going for authenticity or whatever, but slanted serves a purpose when riding) or this (http://www.rccwesternstores.com/Justin-Bent-Rail-Mens-Desperado-Black-Snip-Toe-Cowboy-Boot/PAEHAAOEFFMOOAIM/Product) (just because super pointy are just as ugly as the wide round toe (http://www.rccwesternstores.com/Ariat-Womens-Brown-Oiled-Showbaby-Cowgirl-Boots/PAEHAABCFBILFPGK/Product) or whatever the fuck this is (http://www.rccwesternstores.com/Durango-Flirt-Womens-Chocolate-and-Purple-Western-Boot/PAEHIAOKAILAEAIM/Product). oh, and depending on what you get, know that if your boots are leather soled, like traditional cowboy boots for riding, they are not that great on the ice.
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get the rubber boots!
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Cowboy boots are one of those things that I think girls can pull off and be cute and adorable, but dudes can't (unless they are cowboys or something). I do not suggest getting some.
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Basically that.
Dudes, unless you're wearing Vans or something, have some laces on your shoes.
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Laces on my sandals would be weird.
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SANDALS BEING AN EXCEPTION PAUL GEEEEEEZ.
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Man-sandals are generally weird. I have not seen a single pair that I do not find hideous. Most are like Birkenstocks, or the rubber and velcro type. Yuck.
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I don't mind laceless boots, but usually those boots are covered in buckles or have a zipper. Personally I prefer engineer boots or other types of motorcycle boots. Docs are also nice. Note: I don't know how weather proof any of these are, but I have a pair of combat-style boots and that's what I've been wearing in yucky weather because of the good traction and they are more waterproof than my other shoes. Also I think cowboy boots demand a certain level of dress for me. I hate it when men wear them with t-shirts - it looks really stupid.
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Paul, I hate to break it to you, but laced man-sandals exist! They are pretty ugly but I think the laces actually serve a purpose on these.
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9LsE3wYfAFL9Si8IxJhm7Rx-jqV4UV7XuGXVUku8Ez1uMufZF)
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Note: I don't know how weather proof any of these are
Not very. I had to waterproof my Docs this past weekend.
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My combat boots aren't Docs, so I was basing it off of that, but yeah, I've heard Docs aren't that water resistant.
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My rocky jump boots (combat boots with a side-zip) are waterproof up to the tongue, and if you found some way to seal the gap between the tongue and the boot better they would be waterproof up to the top. I think there might be the tiniest bit of water that gets in from the zipper, but it isn't enough for me to be sure it is even there, and if that was a problem you could get them without the zippers.
They aren't great with cold, though. They aren't really insulated in any way, so your socks/liners would have to make up for it.
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Also, I have a theory that I would appreciate feedback on. For a while, my girlfriend had me convinced that I really wanted big rubber rainboots (possibly polka-dotted). I still think they are the proverbial "bomb", but I've come to realize they would probably look pretty silly on a guy. The only solution I've been able to come up with is, and stay with me here: cowboy boots.
There's nothing wrong with cowboy boots, I regret having to get rid of mine, and you're absolutely right that they look kick-ass underneath jeans (boot-cut, obviously).
BUT, I seriously think that if you're looking for something to keep yr feet dry and you wanted rain-boots, then get some flippin' rain-boots! Not polka dot ones, that'd be silly. But there are plenty of extremely manly wellingtons out there. Like these:
(http://www.binbin.net/photos/generic/sam/samuel-windsor-wellingtons-navy.jpg)
Basically I think in the search for a good pair of manly rain-boots, your fashion idol is Prince Philip trudging around his country estate, mumbling all sorts of mad shit to himself (I fucking love Prince Philip). And as always with men's fashion, subtlety is the key.
Basically that.
Dudes, unless you're wearing Vans or something, have some laces on your shoes.
Jesus dude, really?
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/asl_db5e2623e84bbb7eacc599465ee904ab/resources/images/media/1044_12883_Peal__amp__Co__reg__Monk_Strap_Wingtip_a83934083a7a_zoom.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lpFvUD9O3hQ/SYY2m-L1j7I/AAAAAAAAC5Q/KhI4LMs3wHg/s800/bottega+penny+loafers.jpg)
(http://blog.leffot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/churchs-amberly.jpg)
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That last boot just reminds me of my uncle and his stupid golf-business casual wardrobe.
But okay, fine, yes. There are certain exceptions, mostly in dress shoes. I WAS NOT THINKING COMPLETELY DOVEY I MIGHT BE BUYING A SICK GUITAR, OKAY?
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The Beatles
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who wears chelsea boots to play golf?
Not quite what I meant. Dude wears a lot of like..golf shirts, and Under Armour-like mock turtlenecks. Things most people golf in.
And those boots.
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It's true though
(http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/4890478/The+Beatles+Golf2.jpg)
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haha holy shit i don't oh wow
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Manda wins today.
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Guys, like a tool I drunkenly lost my wallet, so that's a reason to buy a new one.
Where does one buy wallets in the UK?
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That's because zip pockets for change are a temptation to carry TOO MUCH FUCKING CHANGE. Also it's really neat when you realise that the big pile of change you've been dumping out of yr pockets at the end of the day on yr bedside table for months/years now makes a useful quantity of Big People Money.
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I think we use more change than you do, though. We have coins up to £2 (3USD) value, and the smallest note is £5 (7.50USD).
Edit - I thought AUS money stopped at 1 dollar coins, but I see you have 2 dollar ones now.
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For a while now! Actually, for as long as I can remember really (Wikipedia says they were introduced 1988, when I was 2 y.o.). Canada has $1 and $2 coins as well (loonies and toonies (http://www.globalclassroom.org/2004/spicer/loonie_toonie2013.jpg), colloquially). I usually just grab a few of the larger denominations off my nightstand when I go out, but I almost invariably end up with more change than that which I left with, unless I'm paying for parking or something else which requires a lot of change all at once (another good reason to let loose change collect somewhere away from yr pocket).
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I've been noticing that thing that girls get with jeans on myself now I'm a lot smaller than I used to be. My waist is crazy smaller than my fat butt and hips, so anything that fits there is way too big at the waist, and anything that fits at the waist gives epic camel toe. I've been solving this problem with skinny jeans, but I'm noticing it even with my baggier skinnies now. I did buy some super skinnies and they're holding up pretty well. It's just nice to finally realise that it's not subconscious dyke always buying jeans that sagg, it's that the cut of jeans in stores are really shit for curvy girls :(
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Fuckit I'll just buy some goddamn jeggings.
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A moment of silence everyone, please.
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Fuckit I'll just buy some goddamn jeggings.
Like.
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I WANT TO LOOK LIKE CONAN.
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Fossil (http://www.fossil.co.uk/store/FossilUK/en_GB/shop/men/wallets.html) aka Sensible Male & Lesbians R Us make really nice and ridiculously frustrating wallets, only a handful of which have zip pockets for change.
Hey now. Straight ladies like Fossil too. Mostly because their purses aren't ugly as shit and I like a lot of the fabrics and colors they use.
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man i am just stoked somebody finally linked fossil who isn't me
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also don't kid yourself linds, only lesbians like fossil (this includes tommy)
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Now now. We all know Tommy doesn't discriminate by silly things like gender when he shares the love.
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Lesbian isn't a gender, honey.
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But Tania, I just don't like you and Tommy like that! I'm just in it for the wallets, handbags, and watches!
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So I went to Japan and spent a shit load of money on new clothes and new shoes. I ended up with four dresses (of the typical Harajuku variety), two shirts (to go under the dresses), two petticoats (also for the dresses), an awesome jacket, two pairs of shoes, six skirts and a dressy cardigan thing.
I will post more photos later but for now, here are the shoes:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10659967/Shoes/brownboots.jpg) (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10659967/Shoes/whiteshoes.jpg)
And here are two of the dresses. The first photo is straight from the bodyline.co.jp website. The second I look super awkward in and I don't think the photo is really good enough to show how AWESOME I feel in that dress. But you get the idea (I also bought the same dress in the cream colour, but I can't seem to find either on the website). I definitely think it will make a big difference if I have heels on with these dresses too, rather than flats.
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10659967/Dresses/harajuku1.jpeg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs599.ash2/155146_10150097563789155_560919154_7652067_7163095_n.jpg)
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I didn't scroll down to the photo of you in the dress at first, I just saw the ringlet girl in the first dress. I was totally confused; I thought you'd had a face-transplant or maybe I forgot who Jmrz was.
Those are totally rad boots!
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wait, this reminds me -
dear santa: for christmas this year i would like one of everything from fossil, thanks.
(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1069/fossil1.jpg)
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9755/fossil2f.jpg)
(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/6113/fossil3.jpg)
(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/3478/fossil4f.jpg)
maybe the girl too, i know these kinds of comments are really creepy and kind of predatory but after browsing the fossil website for like the last twenty minutes i really do have a pretty ridicuously huge crush on her. gosh she is just so cute
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damnit, i hate proving tommy right
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I don't want the girl, I just want her stuff.
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Dang, if those boots were not all wrinkly, they would be perfect.
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I'll take the purse, as long as we are claiming things. Or bag. Purse. Whatever.
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Bagurse.
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Dudes, who has worn girl pants before and can tell me what sort of size you wore in dude pants and girlpants? Or ladies who have worn boy pants. Either will work. I am getting my meat life secret santa giftee a pair of jeggings, but they are all sized for ladies and he is a boy.
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Surely there are crossdressing fora out there on the interwebs which will be filled with such information?
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jeggings
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On the advice of Jordan, probably gonna get these boots in a couple weeks/next week/when I have an extra $120:
(http://www.aldoshoes.com/static/webUpload/731/26_ludvigson_97_6.jpg)
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Those are some pretty awesome boots.
With man pants to girl pants conversions, remember that man pants sizes generally correspond to waist size, at least sort of. So if you wear a size 36 you have a 36 inch waist (or wherever your pants sit). Girl pants are arbitrarily sized, really.. so look for a website that sells the jeggings you want, and find their size chart. Compare man pants size to waist size. It might not be perfect but that at least gets you close. Then give a gift receipt?
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I'm biased against pointy toes (for either gender) but I really hate those shoes :/
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Nah, I'm against them too.
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I admit that I may be biased. But ankle boots like that on men have always said one of two things to me:
(1) I am a hopeless gaming nerd who has suddenly discovered "fashion" and will wear these daily with my cargo pants and decades-old t-shirts--oh look, I'm wearing a bowler hat--don't I look suave in this ill-fitting blazer.
(2) I am a sleazy car salesman from Miami.
I say this with love: I have dated many people from the first category and my uncle was for a while a Miami realtor. I just think it's a poor fashion decision.
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I have those shoes. They have no grip and your feet are always cold in them. Very impractical for any situation aside from padding around the office.
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Yeah, that's a slim toe and not a pointy toe. It's still terrible. Getting a pointy version would just make me wonder what color of awful Nehru jacket you favor.
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Those are some pretty awesome boots.
With man pants to girl pants conversions, remember that man pants sizes generally correspond to waist size, at least sort of. So if you wear a size 36 you have a 36 inch waist (or wherever your pants sit). Girl pants are arbitrarily sized, really.. so look for a website that sells the jeggings you want, and find their size chart. Compare man pants size to waist size. It might not be perfect but that at least gets you close. Then give a gift receipt?
Man pants are pretty arbitrarily sized, too. I've had some 33 inch inseam pants that ended up a good way up my calf after washing them, another pair of 33 inch inseam pants that fit perfectly, 36 inch inseam pants that aren't nearly long enough to really be 36 inches, and that's before you get into waist sizes. I've got 33" waist pants that have maybe three inches of extra space, 32" waist pants that barely fit until I wear them for an hour or so, and 33" waist pants that fit perfectly. And that's not even getting into the fashion pants that have vanity sizing or the pants designed to ride lower than hips, since I don't wear those.
If you can find some sort of size chart for a particular kind of pants you know he wears, that might help. There are charts out there that give you the actual waist size to the stated waist size, actual length, thigh size, seat size, leg opening size, I just haven't found them.
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I wear somewhere around a 32-24 inch waist of manpants and the one pair of ladypants I owned were sz. 12 in Australian sizes, which The Lady informs me is like, a 5 in Amurkan sizes?
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Nah Doves I am a size 10 in Australian ladypants (28 inch waist) and I am like, a 6 in Amurkan.
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there's no way that's correct unless you went to a special store for tiny women, my pants are all anywhere from size 2 to size 4 and judging from photos i am pretty sure you are skinnier than me.
the best thing i can gauge from these inconsistencies is to really try to get exact measurements if you can, number sizes are probably not so reliable.
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yeah i do not think 6 = 28in, that seems very off. usually, 0s start at around 24 to 25...
Anyway I bought too many clothes this weekend. Including jeggings. Fuck you guys
But I just want to show you the shoes i bought because they are so beautiful to me and all i ever post in this thread is shoes that i bought.
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n217/rageaholicdove/IMG_1223.jpg)
the white part is leather!
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n217/rageaholicdove/IMG_1225.jpg)
aaaaaaaaaaa that color. the only thing with these shoes is that they got a nice fatty tongue since they're skate shoes, so they will be both very padded and comfy, but also just remind me that i need to start skating again and then make me sad.
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The coloring on the chucks is really cool, but man I want those Vans....
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You guyses sizes are retarded. What happens below 0? 00? That is just dumb.
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below 0? it's american sizes, dude
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Yeah we have 00 here, but you don't see it very often. I did read a story about some place having negative sizes but I have no idea if it was real or not.
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Yeah, anytime somebody complains about how hard it is to find clothes small enough, somebody else just gags her with a cheeseburger to shut her up.
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Or they tell her to stop shopping at Wal-Mart.
I seriously can't buy much of anything at wal-mart. The few clothes they have that I would want to wear they don't have in my sizes. Normally I'm an M verging on L, but at Wal-Mart I'm a small, and that is barely small enough. Wal-mart is also the place where I bought those pants that said they were 32/34 but were more like 34/30 after washing.
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if you are buying your clothes at wal-mart you really need to spend more time in this thread
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Yeah, shit, even I don't shop for clothes at walmart.
Disclaimer: I did buy some $9 thermal shirts to wear as undershirts at work from walmart. And an OU football tshirt.
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They have some decent clothes. Just a lot of bad ones too. And all of the decent ones still don't come in my size.
I was mostly just looking for a plain button-down for when I needed something a bit nicer than a t-shirt, but not fancy.
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I shop at Wal-Mart sometimes. Though their plus size section is terrible. All elastic-waist pants and "capris" that are more like high-waters and it's awful. They did carry some decent jeans for a while, and otherwise I can usually find a couple diamonds in the shit.
I'd like to know who told fat people they could wear tapered pants. Who told anybody, really, but especially fat people. I am attracted to larger people in general and not one would ever look good in tapered pants. Also, elastic waists? What are you trying to do to us?! I'm trying to hide my belly not highlight it for all to see.
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Yeah, the only things I ever bought from wal-mart were thermal shirts at 9$ also. I am an M sometimes going on S, but man, their "S" shirts are really still pretty large.
In other news, I bought some skinny jeans. Another pair of Levi's 510s (the Super Skinny ones). They are pretty great. I also have ried those American Apparel skinnies, and they are incredibly comfy as well. Will probably wait until they go on sale or something. I will not pay 75$ for jeans, unless they are jeans I will wear forever.
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pretty much all of my jeans have been in the $100+ range. i guess it seems hypocritical seeing as i complain about money woes so much but as a person with pretty curvy proportions, i can't actually wear most generic brand jeans because they just don't fit my body type at all - even katie's advice of taking in the waist doesn't seem to work because my butt-to-waist ratio is just too silly and they usually can't accommodate my big calves anyway. the only jeans i have ever owned that have lasted more than a year have been silver brand (specifically, this fit, in black (http://www.silverjeans.com/sjdev/wgdetail.pgm?seq=2_346_355&stsku=L9916SAD461#)). i bought a pair last year and they're still going strong while pretty much every single other pair seem to to wear out and fade and stretch out and fill with holes and tears within a year. i guess my power butt is just too much for them to handle.
since i managed to nab a pretty well paying teaching assistant position next year, i might actually buy some new jeans! which is good because the aforementioned silver jeans are literally the only pair i have left that are actually in some sort of decent condition. shopping spree, shopping spree
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You know how I mentioned I was looking for a button-down? I found one.
this thing (http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/product.jsp?ensembleId=37758&&categoryId=9&categoryName=SHIRTS&pCategoryId=2&pCategoryName=MEN&gpCategoryId=1&gpCategoryName=EB&catPath=~~categoryId=9~~categoryName=SHIRTS~~pCategoryId=2~~pCategoryName=MEN~~gpCategoryId=1~~gpCategoryName=EB&viewAll=y) in Deep Mahogany, although it looks lighter than that in person. The small fit my torso and my arms, which is nice. I got it on clearance after having looked in other stores without being able to find anything in my size. It says it's canvas, but it doesn't feel like it. It's a lot thinner than I think of canvas as being.
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pretty much all of my jeans have been in the $100+ range. i guess it seems hypocritical seeing as i complain about money woes so much but as a person with pretty curvy proportions, i can't actually wear most generic brand jeans because they just don't fit my body type at all - even katie's advice of taking in the waist doesn't seem to work because my butt-to-waist ratio is just too silly and they usually can't accommodate my big calves anyway. the only jeans i have ever owned that have lasted more than a year have been silver brand (specifically, this fit, in black (http://www.silverjeans.com/sjdev/wgdetail.pgm?seq=2_346_355&stsku=L9916SAD461#)). i bought a pair last year and they're still going strong while pretty much every single other pair seem to to wear out and fade and stretch out and fill with holes and tears within a year. i guess my power butt is just too much for them to handle.
since i managed to nab a pretty well paying teaching assistant position next year, i might actually buy some new jeans! which is good because the aforementioned silver jeans are literally the only pair i have left that are actually in some sort of decent condition. shopping spree, shopping spree
Do those $100 jeans have real pockets?
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they're $100 jeggings
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I meant generally, not specifically jeggings she linked.
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alright ponies, i know we've had this discussion before BUT it turns out the twitching of my eyes is caused by the fact that my new glasses have slightly the wrong prescription, causing eye strain (and $ to fix). my old glasses never had this problem and the prescription wasn't different almost at all, so i'm left with the dilemma of either
A) getting the new glasses fixed
B) switching back to my old glasses and keeping the new as a spare, and getting them fixed when i can afford it better
C) returning the new glasses and never buying anything new ever again
the monetary factor is small so this is basically a cosmetic decision, which glasses look better on me? i cannot decide
help me sex furnace, you're my only hope.
old:
(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2600/photoon20101215at18062.jpg)
new:
(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1540/photoon20101215at1806.jpg)
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they are jeans! regular jeans
jesus christ there is absolutely no circumstance in which i would ever link jeggings in any thread now or ever
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You still haven't said whether any of that $100 goes towards being able to put something bigger than a quarter in your pocket.
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Old glasses if we're talking aesthetics. You're new glasses are horrible.
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I bought chinos (black)
and such as a western style shirt with pearl snaps (black)
Fashion thread, I am now Johnny Cash. This is Good Thing.
Also I came really close to buying a pair of brown Levis cords, but they didn't have them in my size. Fashion thread how do we feel about brown cords?
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Your old glasses look like my current glasses and are therefore better.
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(http://cubeupload.com/files/167226picture6.jpg)
New jacket! It is really comfy.
whoa 7000+ posts when did that happen
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You still haven't said whether any of that $100 goes towards being able to put something bigger than a quarter in your pocket.
It usually doesn't. It's easy to put big pockets on pants that are two big rectangles stitched together. When I was a kid I wore baggy pants with pockets big enough to fit my CD player in. Now I wear skinny pants and all I want to carry in my pockets are a pen, my phone and my keys. Which, Wait! is all I really need to carry in my pockets anyway.
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whoa 7000+ posts when did that happen
I dunno dogg, I just crossed 8000 apparently as well :psyduck:
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i ain't putting anything in my jeans, that is what bags are for! jeans are for making my hiney look spectacular. the pockets are so that i can put my thumbs in them and pose while loitering.
gosh you just do not understand the world of women at all
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You still haven't said whether any of that $100 goes towards being able to put something bigger than a quarter in your pocket.
It usually doesn't. It's easy to put big pockets on pants that are two big rectangles stitched together. When I was a kid I wore baggy pants with pockets big enough to fit my CD player in. Now I wear skinny pants and all I want to carry in my pockets are a pen, my phone and my keys. Which, Wait! is all I really need to carry in my pockets anyway.
There's still a pretty huge difference between even, say, levi 510 pockets and girl jean pockets, even if you get wider girl jeans. If you were to stick your hands into girl jean pockets, your fingers would touch bottom before your palm got into the pocket, even if you have small hands. It's not a matter of not being able to make bigger pockets, it's a question of the entire woman's clothing industry being allergic to making functional pockets because they make you look "bulky".
edit: Tania, I know several women that would disagree with you. Bags you have to carry around all the time, pockets are inherently superior.
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is that why guys always ask me to hold things in my bag for them
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also you're missing the fact that women wear a bunch of other clothes that men don't which don't have pockets because it would pretty much be the dumbest and tackiest thing (skirts, dresses, leggings, etc), which leads to most women becoming pretty accustomed to keeping their things in bags and therefore there isn't really a need for women's jeans to have functional pockets anyway since no one would remember to use them. it's really not as weird as you think
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$100 for jeans without functioning pockets is silly. You're a silly girl.
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no actually $100 for jeans that fit me great and will last several years instead of less than 12 months is a pretty excellent purchase pretty much any way you look at it
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Fuck you guys I hate toes on shoes that aren't kind of flat. I have really narrow feet and thin legs and wearing skinnier pants (I don't mean jeans, but also slacks) with clunky round toed shoes makes me look like I am an 18 year old who had to buy dress shoes for his dad's wedding and so he bought a pair of $60 sketchers dress shoes in Omaha because they were the cheapest nice looking shoe at the store and I've had them for like 3 years because fuck if I ever wore dress shoes.
Also, mostly they would be worn while wandering around inside a bank, looking like I'm being useful.
Basically, I'm back to needing some black leather boots. Hopefully some that I can get some arch support into since I have a fucked up tendon in my right ankle.
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no actually $100 for jeans that fit me great and will last several years instead of less than 12 months is a pretty excellent purchase pretty much any way you look at it
That goes without saying of course. I don't know what you do to your jeans to wear them down so fast, I still have hand me downs from my brother in law that are at least 3 years old.
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Although my favorite belt has finally worn out. :(
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Man, what. Those jeans Tania linked look pretty great. Am I missing a joke here?
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i don't "do" anything to my jeans, they just stretch and wear out faster because i have curvier proportions than most women and that will happen when clothes don't conform properly to your body. men's jeans aren't as tight as women's and men don't have the same curves so obviously they wouldn't stretch and wear out the same way. quality jeans which are actually fitted for curvier bodies might seem like a silly investment to some but in my experience the right jeans will lead to an IMMENSE improvement in comfort and durability because they are actually built to stretch and hold in all the right places. the extra $50 or $60 or whatever is totally worth it to me. sometimes you really do get what you pay for.
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yeah i do not think 6 = 28in, that seems very off. usually, 0s start at around 24 to 25...
It does, actually! In nicer jeans that have the size in inches, I wear a 27, and when it is in stupid american sizing I wear a 2 or a 4. Lunchy is actually about the same size as I am, I think.
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Man, what. Those jeans Tania linked look pretty great. Am I missing a joke here?
They do look great, the whole pocket thing just bugs me.
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But I am a dude and I will never wear girl pants so I will butt out of the conversation.(which I started yeah)
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is that why guys always ask me to hold things in my bag for them
Maybe you shouldn't hang out with inherently inferior men that don't have enough pockets.
PS. completely not serious.
Butt out, heh.
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well by "guys" i mainly mean tommy, and he is inferior, so actually i guess you do have a point there
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I wish I could buy nice jeans for $100 :(
Nice jeans are nearly $200 here.
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Man, if I had to pay $200 for nice jeans, I'd keep wearing cheap jeans. I can do a lot with $200.
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But I want ones that make my butt look good. Why are the guys the ones completely underestimating how important this aspect of jeans wearing is?
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yeah guys you seem to be consistently forgetting that this is the fashion advice thread and not the dress yourself with absolute minimal effort thread
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I would think most hetero males would be ok with it, we have something of a vested interest in your noblest of causes.
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I got a couple of jeans for 20 dollars the other day. The store was going out of business.
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I bought two pairs of jeans for $8 probably about 9 months ago. One of those pairs is currently my best pair of jeans, until I outgrow them again.
There are some kinds of clothes worth $200. Suits (those tend to be more like $400+ for tailored suits), leather jackets (maybe, I'd rather get a used one, since a good leather jacket will last for decades), really nice boots. Not jeans. No matter how good they make your ass look. Maybe that's just my grandfather's fiscal responsibility rubbing off on me.
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Maybe if your granfather was a little less fiscally responsible his arse would have looked nicer in his jeans.
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He's still wearing the same pants he was 20 years ago or more. And they still fit him. I suppose that says something about the benefit of staying active and buying the right brands of clothes.
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women have purses and like larger bags guys so they don't need pockets as much as dudes (whose basic gear is wallet, phone and little else) so i don't know or understand why we can't wrap our heads around this concept
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Contents of my handbag on a normal day:
Wallet (large, to fit lots of discount and loyalty cards as well as several credit/debit cards and health care cards)
At least 4 types of lip gloss, lip stain or lipstick
Huge keychain
Glasses case
Sunglasses case
Contact lens solution and spare contact lens case
Several hair elastics, hair clips and hair bands
Box of Advil
Hand mirror
Pen
Notepad
Herbal tonic for stomach upsets
Small umbrella
Cardigan
Any shopping I've done that day
Face powder, blush and eyeliner on days when I'm going out after work
And there's still room for my boyfriend's crap.
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women have purses and like larger bags guys so they don't need pockets as much as dudes (whose basic gear is wallet, phone and little else) so i don't know or understand why we can't wrap our heads around this concept
Sexist. Just go ahead and assume that every woman carries around a bag at all times. You disgust me.
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Dudes. I have the hardest time buying shoes and it really fucking sucks. See, I have huge feet, size 13.5 US and wide too. I find almost every brand too narrow and I don't have the patience to properly break shoes in.
And my right foot is slightly smaller than my left so all my left shoes fit perfectly and all the right one rub badly and suck shit in hell...
HOW CAN I SOLVE MY SHOE WOES?
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Buy one shoe for the left and another for the right?
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Can you do that?
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Yeah a friend of mine had the same problem. Although Australians may not do it for some bizzare reason.
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Uh, most retailers will not sell you shoes that way, so I think not.
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yeah guys you seem to be consistently forgetting that this is the fashion advice thread and not the dress yourself with absolute minimal effort thread
for dudes, there's little to no difference
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I have dresses with pockets! They are superuseful! But granted they are only just big enough to put a single tissue in, which is all I need my pockets to do. I always have to carry tissues because I am allergic to something that might be cats or might be woodsmoke or might be some kind of pollen but whatever it is, it is everywhere at home.
Personally I wouldn't want anything bulky in my jeans pockets, like a phone or anything, because it digs into my hips uncomfortably. Nodaisho, you have to remember that men and women have different shaped hips, so different hip-covering requirements, and that's generally where the pockets go.
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I generally want to keep my phone in my pocket, because if I put it in my bag I never hear it and if it is in my pocket I will at least hopefully feel it vibrate when someone is calling me. This does not always work. I have now taken to putting it in my back pocket because if I put it in my front pockets it digs into my hips and looks funny. I used to get annoyed at girl pants having tiny pockets, but i guess at some point I got over it and just dealt with having to take a bag everywhere? I generally take a book to read or something to draw on in case I get bored, so it works out well in that respect. Once I find my new (tiny) diary for 2011 to replace the big (albeit awesome) one for 2010 I will have even more room in my bag for stuff!
On a fashion subject, I need new jeans. I also want to start wearing more skirts and dresses. And there is a ring that I am pretty sure I am going to buy on Monday after I get paid (it is a pigeon ring). And I need a new wallet but the one I like is more expensive than I was planning but it is so pretty! All in all I have some fashion-related decisions to make that can partially wait until after Christmas. Hurray.
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I have the bigger foot problem, retailers don't sell different sized shoes. If it's that much of a bother wear an extra pair of socks on one foot? If you're feeling risque try putting two different sized shoes in a box in the shop?
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Yeah, I am in much the same boat as lunchy when it comes to my handbag. I carry around a surprising amount of stuff on a daily basis and no matter how hard I try to simplify it, it just returns to it's previous levels.
Generally my handbag will contain my keys, wallet (fairly large because I carry a shitload of cards and still manage to have a rather large stack on my desk at home), phone, sunglasses case, bottle of water, hair pins, lip balms, hairbrush, laptop power cable, random other stuff I pick up during the day, a myriad of different kinds of hand creams and antihistamines. If it is winter I will generally have an umbrella or an extra cardigan or something.
On top of all of that there is still room for my boyfriend's things as well if we are out somewhere and he doesn't want to have them in his pockets
I pretty much hate handbag shopping because everything is either too small or too big or doesn't have any organisational pockets or it's the wrong colour or an ugly material. I did buy a rather nice handbag in Japan though, which I am pretty happy with.
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Man the only time I ever gave my girlfriend stuff to carry is when I wanted my stuff in a zipped up bag instead of in my pockets, which wasn't very often. Of course my standard loadout is keys wallet and phone, sometimes a knife. All of which I keep minimal(3 keys on my keyring, for example) so I don't mind carrying them.
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When I didn't carry a purse, I hated pants with no pockets. But that was when I was in high school, and mostly wore man-pants anyway. Now, I want girl pants to at least have pockets, but I don't care if they're big. I have big hips and I do not need to add any bulk to that area. One thing I really hate, though, is girl pants with no back pockets. Even fake back pockets are okay, but no back pockets make my butt look weird. I have a super curvy ass and need my pants to cater to that before anything else.
So anyway, I like this thing where we list what's in our purses. I have a huge wallet (over 15 cards, cash and change, receipts and coupons), sunglasses in a case, 9x12 medical records binder, keychain full of keys and also a monkey, tin full of various pills, lotion, hand sanitizer, lip balms, some makeup, brush, nail file, mirror, nail clippers, headphones, note pad and pens, and eye drops. For winter I've added a scarf, hat, and gloves. And, yes, there's still room for my boyfriend's crap.
He is the coach for a culinary knowledge bowl team and I went to the competition last year. Everyone had to give up their cell phones when they went to compete, and I don't know what he was going to do, had I not been here. I had 7 cell phones total, along with any other junk they had but didn't want to carry.
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I carry a small purse if I have to. I would rather just carry things in my pockets.
I am not a real girl.
Then again, I'm in school, so most of my crap stays in my messenger bag. And when I go out, having a purse is annoying. So yeah. I like purses, I just don't like using them half the time.
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Same here. I feel "weird" carrying a purse, but I guess it's just because I never do, so I'm not used to it.
Stuff either goes into the pockets on my pants or my jacket, and if I have to/feel like carrying more than my keys, wallet and cellphone, I just bring my messenger bag, which I am way more comfortable carrying. My wallet mostly stays in my jacket pocket, while my keys go into the pockets of my pants, and my cellphone is in whichever was convenient at the time. It gets annoying with pants that have "fake" pockets, though, because I like to at least be able to fit my keys into them.
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I motion that thread title change to "Let's have a fashion advice thread, let's not have a practicality/fiscal responsibility advice thread"
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Listing what you carry in a purse doesn't relate to fashion anyways. That's about practicality. While looking fashionable, I guess.
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Well I do need to find myself a purse that fits all my junk while still looking good. That has something to do with fashion!
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I find my purse habits are cyclical. Small clutch -> Small Handbag -> Bigger hand bag -> Huge tote -> Fuck this noise (Small clutch). I have been using what amounts to a wallet with a handle for 2 years now, but it looks terrible now. I need a new purse thing but I can't find one like. I keep finding small handbags, and I guess I could use one of them, but I still want another one of these to go in it so that I can just take the essentials with me to work and what not.
To make this advice related again:
Does anyone have a suggestion for a wallet with a strap? I think they call them "wristlets." I want one that is long enough I don't have to fold bills to put them in and that has slots for cards so everything isn't just tossed in there and preferably a little pocket for change.
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Something like this could work.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/50610145/sale-wristlet-wallet-the-possible-bag?ref=v1_other_2
You can find all sorts of bags like that on Etsy.
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Look this is kind of a bad example because this is a Church's boot that undoubtedly costs exactly 1 arm+1 leg but look, I posted this a few pages ago
(http://blog.leffot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/churchs-amberly.jpg)
It is a similar style boot to the one you posted, except that it does not have a junior-prom toe (<3 that term so much Sam). They're out there.
Men, look at this toe! Learn it, love it, this is the shape the toes of yr dress shoes should be.
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Uh, most retailers will not sell you shoes that way, so I think not.
well maybe he had a relative in the biz, I don't know.
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Personally I wouldn't want anything bulky in my jeans pockets, like a phone or anything, because it digs into my hips uncomfortably. Nodaisho, you have to remember that men and women have different shaped hips, so different hip-covering requirements, and that's generally where the pockets go.
Only on women pants. On men pants, the pockets go down at least onto the thigh, I imagine it depends on the inseam length of the pants. But yeah, girl jeans the pocket tends to end while still on the hips. I wouldn't want to be carrying anything there, there's too much motion and whenever anything in my pockets works itself up there, it really digs in whenever I sit down. Especially when I'm driving. On the thigh, as long as you don't have a key angled to jab at your thigh, it doesn't really dig.
And until recently my lower-body silhouette looked more like you would think of a woman's looking than a man's.
If you really think that the lack of pockets in pants for women is a practical thing, why is it that a lot of jackets for women have fake pockets?
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I carry a bag everywhere, and if I'm going out to dance or something I usually keep my stuff in a tiny messenger purse, which works perfectly! Well, except last Saturday when everything flew out of it and I lost it, but you know, that could have happened with pockets too. Usually when I go out I don't wear clothes with pockets anyway, so.
On the top of my wishlist for Christmas this year is this backpack though, because I carry so much stuff to and from school every day, my shoulders are starting to hurt. Plus, it's so adorable, really durable, waterproof and practical.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OvLkj_GeJFM/S_2r19KYjSI/AAAAAAAAE78/cEn09zpL3lQ/s1600/FjallravenKankenYellow.jpg)
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(to may and jens) *hint hint nudge nudge*
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Dudes. I have the hardest time buying shoes and it really fucking sucks. See, I have huge feet, size 13.5 US and wide too. I find almost every brand too narrow and I don't have the patience to properly break shoes in.
And my right foot is slightly smaller than my left so all my left shoes fit perfectly and all the right one rub badly and suck shit in hell...
HOW CAN I SOLVE MY SHOE WOES?
Since only one person has offered any other solutions to this, I will go ahead and suggest shoe inserts.
http://www.drscholls.com/drscholls/index.jsp (http://www.drscholls.com/drscholls/index.jsp)
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Buying mismatched shoes - advice and some possibilities (at extra cost):
http://www.healthyshoestore.com/conditions-different-sized-feet.html (http://www.healthyshoestore.com/conditions-different-sized-feet.html)
http://www.oddshoefinder.com/ (http://www.oddshoefinder.com/)
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At first I thought this was the six-word story thread. I was confused when I counted the words in Paul's post.
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Also my handbag is not exactly a handbag, it is a black canvas messenger bag from an army disposal store, and I sewed a liner that has lots of nice pockets in it. I keep looking at handbags (and sometimes buying them) but I will never love a bag more than I love my big ugly shoulder bag. It fits everything.
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lol kris I know like 20 people who got those this summer, they're cute! big thing on my very hip campus.
I have a northface bag that I got at the outdoors shop. I looked forever for a cute, functional, vegan bag that I liked and couldn't find one, and sometimes I ski with a pack/hike cliffs so i can tie my boots/skis to this bag and it'll hold my lunch so whatever. added bonus, once I spilled beer on it and you totally can't tell.
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Look this is kind of a bad example because this is a Church's boot that undoubtedly costs exactly 1 arm+1 leg but look, I posted this a few pages ago
Yeah, I wanted to post something like that boot last night but the first one that I found was from a Neiman Marcus link and cost like $500 because some Italian sounding dude apparently doesn't have enough money yet. So I said fuck it and went to sleep instead.
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Haha Ally, here they are like chucks, everyone's had one since forever. I guess it's because they're Swedish. I kind of like that they're getting so popular outside of Scandinavia now, it's pretty much the best backpack.
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I have a bright pink one at home, and I like it, but only during the winter when I have a fairly thick layer of clothing between my shoulders and those straps. At least if I'm going to carry something more than an extra sweater and a water bottle, because they are not very comfortable at all. But they're good for going skiing and stuff.
(http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/300320101442-20101217-142942.jpg)
(My best friend's on the right.)
My backpack for school ended up being a fairly unfashionable Jansport backpack, just because I couldn't find any affordable, nice-looking backpacks I liked that actually seemed like they would be comfortable with lots of stuff in them.
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Sexist. Just go ahead and assume that every woman carries around a bag at all times. You disgust me.
i feel like the rest of this page so far demonstrates why this falls flat since it wasn't exactly a statement of superiority or even stereotype so much as an observation. owned, this joke
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I bought chinos (black)
and such as a western style shirt with pearl snaps (black)
Fashion thread, I am now Johnny Cash. This is Good Thing.
Also I came really close to buying a pair of brown Levis cords, but they didn't have them in my size. Fashion thread how do we feel about brown cords?
They are pretty ok but need to be washed often or they completely lose their shape.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/DSCN4717.jpg?t=1292614058)
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I used to wear brown cords when I worked at the coffee shop, it was great, you could never tell when they were dirty (which was all of the time). I liked them but some people called me on them being unfashionable. Or maybe that was because I wore my filthy work pants out afterwards. I dunno. I like 'em. I think I threw them out though.
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Sexist. Just go ahead and assume that every woman carries around a bag at all times. You disgust me.
i feel like the rest of this page so far demonstrates why this falls flat since it wasn't exactly a statement of superiority or even stereotype so much as an observation. owned, this joke
And my posts were observations that clothing choices are significantly limited for women that don't want to carry a bag around constantly. Of which I know several.
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I don't carry a bag when I go out at night. I just wear jeans or a jacket with pockets. You only need some cash, your ATM card, bus ticket, ID, front door key and a lipgloss then.
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And phone, passport (at least I do, it's my only ID), a little more makeup than lipgloss since I'm vain and my face gets shiny when I'm drinking and dancing, and a small pocket hairbrush. I can't fit all that in my jacket pockets, and I usually hang my jacket in the cloakroom anyway since carrying a giant winter jacket on the dancefloor is not very handy. I guess it's just a matter of priorities, I find small messenger purses really practical.
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All you ladies complaining that jeans don't fit you because you have curves and that skinny people have it easier because that is the shape jeans are generally tailor to, I would like to complain.
I am a skinny person. I am generally the shape that people are referring to when they say things like that. I am not overly curvy, and generally have no problem getting clothes that fit me. In fact, I have a pair of jeans on right now that I had absolutely no trouble in choosing and they fit really well. I tried on about twelve pairs of expensive jeans today (I actually lost count because there were so many) and walked away with none of them. They were either the wrong size in general, or had a big gap at the waistband, were all baggy around my bottom, or were baggy around my legs.
I even tried on some that were supposed to be tailored more at the waist so that they wouldn't gap (and they didn't) and I could barely get them on over my hips and they were all baggy at the back. At the end of it I was exhausted and didn't really overly want any of the jeans I had tried on and was upset. Why is it I can buy $80 jeans that fit me well easily, but the more expensive jeans that are supposed to be better quality and fit are all stupidly cut and make me feel bad about my body shape? How does that work?
Please, next time you are complaining about how things don't fit you, think of me and know that skinny, not very curvy people are having just as many problems as you.
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And my posts were observations that clothing choices are significantly limited for women that don't want to carry a bag around constantly. Of which I know several.
i've seen so many lady garments with pockets. what are they carrying that they can't fit into a regular pair of jeans or like the front of like a cute petticoat-style dress or w/e. are they buying like lulu lemon or some shit
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Heaps of skirts and dresses don't have pockets, dogg. I think I have one skirt out of about 10, and no dresses out of about 6, that have pockets. They are easy to sew in if you're making your own skirts though.
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I have a skirt that has pockets in it and if I put my phone in there it makes that side bulge out and the skirt doesn't sit properly. If it was a thin jersey-type dress like some of the things I sell at work with pockets, the weight o the phone would drag the material down and it would stretch and sit funny. Most of my jeans have back pockets not deep enough to fit my phone properly so it sticks out the top of the pocket and is easy to see and easier to steal.
I am not going to leave my phone at home just because it doesn't fit into my clothes properly.
edit: now my rant about clothes has been lost to the previous page. Dammit.
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And there are a lot of things that look like they have pockets, but actually don't. Kind of like some suit jackets for men.
And I have seen girl jeans that could barely fit my 2"x3" mp3 player in the pocket, you can't fit much of anything in those. Credit cards, ID, phone? Nope. Those tiny pockets also have the problem of being placed poorly. You know how when something rides up in your pocket and ends up near the top it's uncomfortable to sit down until you fix it? Girl jeans only have that part of the pocket, which is why some girls don't use their front pockets at all, which is why there isn't any demand for full-sized pockets, which is why there aren't any girl jeans with comfortable pockets, which is why some girls don't use their front pockets alt all.
I'm not sure how rear pockets are, I never use mine so I never think about them.
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You do uh... know that in most of those things, you can open the pocket and cut out the stitching so that your pocket is actually functional, right?
I keep my iPhone in the front left pocket of my jeans (http://www.flickr.com/photos/slackadaisy/5099329164/). It's pretty comfortable and I get upset when it's not there. I don't ever use my back pockets because that ruins my butt aesthetics.
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All you ladies complaining that jeans don't fit you because you have curves and that skinny people have it easier because that is the shape jeans are generally tailor to, I would like to complain.
I am a skinny person. I am generally the shape that people are referring to when they say things like that. I am not overly curvy, and generally have no problem getting clothes that fit me. In fact, I have a pair of jeans on right now that I had absolutely no trouble in choosing and they fit really well. I tried on about twelve pairs of expensive jeans today (I actually lost count because there were so many) and walked away with none of them. They were either the wrong size in general, or had a big gap at the waistband, were all baggy around my bottom, or were baggy around my legs.
I even tried on some that were supposed to be tailored more at the waist so that they wouldn't gap (and they didn't) and I could barely get them on over my hips and they were all baggy at the back. At the end of it I was exhausted and didn't really overly want any of the jeans I had tried on and was upset. Why is it I can buy $80 jeans that fit me well easily, but the more expensive jeans that are supposed to be better quality and fit are all stupidly cut and make me feel bad about my body shape? How does that work?
Please, next time you are complaining about how things don't fit you, think of me and know that skinny, not very curvy people are having just as many problems as you.
I did not know that skinny people have this problem!
This post is in no way an attempt to get Hannah's rant onto this page.
Actually it is.
P.S. I have no problems buying jeans for my fat ass because as long as I can button them I'm pretty happy.
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I just want to say I really like brown cords.
Also, Man I carry around the weirdest shit in my bag, it is always extremely full, I just see shit and randomly put it in my bag. I can't help it. Let's see what's in there right now.
Phone
Wallet(this is a whole nother beast, I have like, vancouver library cards and pokemon cards in this thing)
Journal/notebook
Homemade paper drawing pad
Paint marker
Sharpies/pens/pencils etc
film slr
Light meter
Passport
B&W film
two books(If on a winter's night a traveler and Art and Fear)
Cigarettes(multiple lighters)
Stash of lollipops, tootsie roll pops, cherry blasters
Lipchap
homemade salve
Dental floss and needle
....almonds?
condoms
Mini packs of lube
feathers
Diva Cup
mason jar
5 sleeves full of negatives
spray paint
...fire hydrant drain plug?
keys
cough drops
oil of oregano
Several newspaper articles
a bunch of trash
2 feet of rope
... geez guys, thanks for making me look through my bag, I really don't need to carry around like 20% of this. The worst part is my bag is like only like a foot deep
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Cords, eh?
You probably don't want to know that my favourite jeans in the early 70s were a pair of Levi flared hipster (the old meaning) cords in maroon with a 2 1/2" wide tooled leather belt; worn with an Indian cotton seersucker shirt (buttoned as a ladies' shirt, though sold in a men's store).
Heh!
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I found a site! (http://www.atailoredsuit.com/mens-style-guide-tailored-suit.html) It's pretty centered around a very classic men's wardrobe appearance but it's got some really nice stuff on suits, which are one of the things that really should just look classically good.
Jens I must've linked that thing like 100 separate times in this thread previously. PAY ATTENTION.
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You do uh... know that in most of those things, you can open the pocket and cut out the stitching so that your pocket is actually functional, right
Some of them you can, some of them you can't. I don't know why these things make me so angry, they just do.
That A Tailored Suit site is run by one of the Thick As Thieves guys, right? Or am I misremembering?
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Nah, it's a separate MTM suit/shirt/coat site run by a guy named Antonio, who is also the style columnist for artofmanliness.
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Okay. I thought there was a link between AoM and that website. Not sure why I thought TaT and that website were linked.
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Paul that sounds so goddamn groovy.
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And I didn't even mention wearing the hippie bell on a ribbon that my brother brought me back from his year in California at the end of the 60s... (he had a sabbatical working at UCLA)
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Pics or it didn't etc.
For everyone's sake.
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Yes, please.
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Cords, eh?
You probably don't want to know that my favourite jeans in the early 70s were a pair of Levi flared hipster (the old meaning) cords in maroon with a 2 1/2" wide tooled leather belt
We sell these pants, belt included, in the ladies' section of Macy's. I kid you not.
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Paul I swear you have posted a picture of you wearing exactly that before, because I can picture it completely.
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I am getting this pattern:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58661684/2-pdf-patterns-sewer-friendly-pattern-no
So that I can make a purse out of this fabric:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/64540292/mulberry-orchid-ereader-zipper-case-joel?ref=v1_other_2
Because no one seems to make what I want in that fabric ever.
It's gonna be so cute! I just need to decide on a lining fabric and a button or something to go with it.
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i just found out warby parker ships to canada now! ...after spending like two days corresponding with a friend who went back to california for the holidays trying to work out how to ship a pair of glasses over to his house. oops. so, in light of this new relevation i finally ordered a new pair of glasses (these) (http://www.warbyparker.com/womens-eyewear-langston-eyeglass-frame-dark-tortoise?sc=7) which is great because my vision is actually really, really horrific now from reading pdfs and answering emails all day every day. i'm pretty much completely blind at night now. oh well! grad school may have destroyed my eyes but at least i'm still fashionable.
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Hey Neko, if that is the style of bags you like, can I just suggest my aunt's shop? You might like some of her things. My sister has one of her bags (as she says they are smaller than they look on the dress form) and she uses it all the time now. http://www.etsy.com/shop/jhfabriccreations (http://www.etsy.com/shop/jhfabriccreations)
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Hi fashion thread! I got cowboy boots!
I'm actually in a hotel in Tuscon right now, so pictures will have to wait until I get home tomorrow. Actually, sometime next week. You know, Christmas and all. but still. Boots!
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Does anyone want to buy me these boots?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Irregular-Choice-astro-boy-robot-tabby-boot-40-10-8UK_W0QQitemZ190480635294QQcategoryZ63889QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5866622540949071083
I do. Oh money...
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bainidhe: Thanks, I'll check it out!
I seem to have a thing for purses. I've spent a good few hours looking for them on the internets lately. Once I can get a decent sewing machine I think I'll start making them to sell - unfortunately that's probably a ways off.
Edit: Heyyyy you guys are in Maryland! So am I. Woo.
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Guess who just had a classy as hell Christmas that's all about looking good?
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk232/Braindrool/2010-12-25_09-08-05_296.jpg)
Hopefully I can figure out how to use the dang thing without slitting my throat!
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I'm dreeaming of a reeed Chriistmaas...
edit: And it turns out I got a shaving kit too. Not as fancy, it's a Merkur double edged razor kit. Complete with bowl, soap, brush, and one blade. There's a store near here that has blades, but they don't carry the razors any more because there's not enough demand for them. Most of the people that use double edged razors bought one last century and have no plans of getting rid of it.
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Because everyone knows what happened when you tried not shaving last year.
(nothing happened)
I wasn't expecting it at all. It doesn't come with a travel case or anything, but I guess I can get a bag if I need to. I'm probably going to be a heretic and still use shaving cream a lot, because sometimes I'm in a hurry to shave and get out the door.
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Congratulations, shavebros. Welcome!
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I have found wranglers...to go for...Well what are your favorite pair to wear!!!!!!!
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Just got two pairs of 501 shrink to fits for 32 dollars. Psyched.
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Nice. Was it a sale at a store? I need to get some, but I should probably wait until I regain the weight I lost. I've got a pair of pants that I wasn't even close to fitting in a couple months ago that could even be a bit tighter now.
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Got some awesome new shoes the other day.
(http://www.fluevog.com/code/images/colour/0000002891/composite.jpg)
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Those are excellent
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Those are excellent
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Man, I need new shoes. I might actually look for a decent pair this time, since I have Christmas money, instead of buying the cheapest sneaks I can find.
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Those shoes are frikken rad.
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Why do they have zippers.
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That, but with a question mark instead of a period.
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Boots have side zippers to put them on and take them off more easily while laced traditionally. Those should be easy to slip on and off anyway, since their laces don't cinch down.
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So why have zippers if you have laces?
Or vice versa.
Unless you made a jacket out of an old-timey hockey sweater, this shouldn't happen.
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Why not have zippers? I like zippers on shoes, whether necessary or not. I mean, what's the point of having a buckle on a shoe when you don't really need them? It's a thing to make it more interesting.
Also they're probably there so they're easier to put on/take off. I mean, they don't look like they'd be that hard to take off, but you don't have to touch the laces that way if you don't want to.
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Yeah, it makes them really easy to take off, which is nice because I hate how leather can get so folded up and creased if shoes don't come off easily. They are incredibly comfortable, as has been the case with other Fluevog shoes I've owned. The =gender%3Amen&w[1]=attribute%3AVegan&p=2&pp=1&view=detail&colourID=2833]sneakers I bought from them (http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w[0) lasted me three years of intense wear, and the other pair of their shoes (http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif)I have are holding up really well, though they have suede parts, so I don't wear them too often.
My parents got me a comfy new cardigan for Christmas, which isn't something I would usually wear, but I thought I looked pretty sharp yesterday. Tania can confirm/deny.
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I mean mainly I think those are some pretty awesome shoes with completely unnecessary zippers that ruin the sleekness and aesthetic profile so completely that they end up being really unappealing.
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But I care far more about shoes than any straight male really should at all.
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Nah, they still look way awesome Keiffer, promise.
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Tania can confirm/deny.
sharpness: confirmed
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Nah, they still look way awesome Keiffer, promise.
I mean maybe if you take a picture and post it I will believe you but looking at that picture I am mostly seeing something that looks like a combination of a decent pair of sneakers and me not knowing how to tie my shoes when I was 4.
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So why have zippers if you have laces?
Or vice versa.
Unless you made a jacket out of an old-timey hockey sweater, this shouldn't happen.
Because the laces let you adjust the boot to be tight.
And when you have zippers, it doesn't take a few minutes to get in or out of the boots. I've got a pair of 7-hole jump boots (technically 4 hole and 3 hook, but oh well) and a pair of 10-hole jump boots, and they take a while to tighten down or take off without the zipper. I imagine it originated from people in the military needing to be able to throw their gear on as quick as possible, or take it off quickly in case of an injury. There is something called speed-lacing that is supposed to have a similar effect, but I've never tried it.
If one of our military members is reading this, maybe they could explain better. I just like them because I can get my boots on really quickly.
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My grandfather is moving house from the place they have lived in since my dad was born, and we're helping him move and have come across some old time pictures of my family that are fantastic.
People in the 70s knew how to dress.
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as has been the case with other Fluevog shoes I've owned.
Welp that makes sense that they're Fluevogs cos homeboy has a habit of ruining un-fucking-believably sexy shoes with one completely needless detail.
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I can't believe you guys are hating on the zipper! High-top shoes are a pain in the ass to put on, I would LOVE zippers on more of them as long as they were executed as nicely as they are on those.
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Cords, eh?
You probably don't want to know that my favourite jeans in the early 70s were a pair of Levi flared hipster (the old meaning) cords in maroon with a 2 1/2" wide tooled leather belt; worn with an Indian cotton seersucker shirt (buttoned as a ladies' shirt, though sold in a men's store).
Heh!
Pics or it didn't etc.
For everyone's sake.
Just making sure this doesn't get lost.
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Yeah, I think we need to see that.
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Just making sure this doesn't get lost.
I will try to find something good; but it will not be until after the new year, and then maybe some - I have a lot of boxes to check through!
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Hey all you jeggings fans have I got good news for you: Pajama Jeans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFoGg_aJYkM)
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Shit, I have always been terrified that if someone broke into my house while I was sleeping one night, or if there was a fire or something and I had to be rescued, that I might be seen wearing something other than jeans. How did they know?
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It's like, jeggings can sometimes be hard to put on, you know? I just wish I has something more comfortable.
Anyway, I can't wait until someone makes the denim snuggie.
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Man, now all those stupid girls at my uni who think pajamas are acceptable clothing options are going to wear those and nobody will even notice.
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I've been wearing regular jeans to bed for at least 5 years. I think I beat the trends
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i gots me some fresh boots for christmas! no pics of me in them since i have no camera, but they look like this (http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/65629?feat=506794-GN2), and I must say they look pretty sick with my brand new 501's folded up once at the bottom.
i am so fly y'all be jealous
(the illusion of flyness comes from the fact that I haven't bought a new pair of jeans in like two years, let alone awesome boots)
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Man, now all those stupid girls at my uni who think pajamas are acceptable clothing options are going to wear those and nobody will even notice.
Pajama pants are totally acceptable class-wear (during finals).
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i can't remember the last time i actually owned proper pajamas. i guess pajamas are a good thing to own if you actually care about what the people you live with think about your morning torpedo tits or flabby ass but lucky for me i couldn't possibly care less so fuck yeah, underwear sleeping 4 lyfe
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Why wear anything in bed?
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I only have pajamas because it gets fucking cold in my house and we can't really afford to turn the heat up much. But really the pajamas are just sweatpants. The kind that are so stretchy that when I put a foot in the leg it gets stuck so they take forever to put on and that annoys me. So despite the temperature I usually end up pantsless anyway.
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Pajama pants are totally acceptable class-wear (during finals).
I'm talking about everyday wear during the middle of the afternoon even though obviously you had enough time to do your hair and makeup.
The only time I wear pajamas in public is if I'm sick and I REALLY need something from the grocery. I know how to put on pants, so usually I do that. (Pajamas in public is a pet peeve because it reminds me of my high school and I hated my high school.)
Also funny enough, I saw that commercial on TV today. Luckily it was muted so my friends made up their own dialog to it, which was much better.
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your morning torpedo tits
Oh fuck this is great.
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One of my friends wore pajama pants or athletic shorts every day of our senior year. I saw him in jeans recently and he just looked bizarre.
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I want proper pajamas because they are classy as heck. All mimicking normal clothes, but in warm flannel material, all with the pointless little breast pocket.
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They're not entirely useless! When my grandfather gets up on Sunday mornings he stashes a pen from his nightstand in there while he makes coffee and toast. He then uses that pen to crush the crossword puzzle before getting ready for church. The entire process takes maybe 20 to 30 minutes and is as weirdly ostentatious as it is efficient. He's like 84 years old now though, so he's had practice.
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I want proper pajamas because they are classy as heck. All mimicking normal clothes, but in warm flannel material, all with the pointless little breast pocket.
Dovey you kinda my dogg cuz like I want pajamas real real bad but they're so fucking pointless but I want them.
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So I hate to them up again, but I have something to say about jeggings.
I worked at Macy's this holiday season and I have come to realize there are two very different products being sold as jeggings and perhaps some of the conflict we are having is because of this.
Jeggings Type 1
I think these are what proponents of jeggings have. They are like skinny jeans with a little spandex in them so they stretch. They have pockets and zippers and are made of durable feeling fabric, just a little stretchy. I probably couldn't bring myself to wear them because they are not my style, but you crazy kids were the tightest skinny jeans anyways and these would probably be the same just with the added ability to have a free range of motion.
Like These (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=516111&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results)
Jeggings Type 2
These are what I always pictured. They are made of non-denim fabric and they don't have pockets or zippers. They are dyed to look like denim and they have some contrast stitching down the seams. These are terrible. These look like toddler pants, you know, the knit cotton pants they make for toddlers that are super stretchy to fit over their fat diapers. This is bad. This is a crime. I don't care if you stitch on fake pockets or a fake fly. I don't care if you are a size 2 with a great shape. These are terrible for everyone always.
like this (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=471850&CategoryID=26846&LinkType=PDPZ1)
Then there are some in between ones
like this (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=509108&CategoryID=3111&LinkType=PDPZ1) (still bad in my mind)
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(elastic waists make anything worse)
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I love that the shitty awful ones are classified under "handbags and accessories" on the site, not clothing.
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I believe ones like those are considered to be more like tights than pants.
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Fashion Thread: Christmas Haul Edition!
I got some Things for Christmas, which I am extremely excited about. First off:
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu230/SirJuggles/7f43c6fa.jpg)
BOOTS! But not just any boots...
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu230/SirJuggles/5bbfa558.jpg)
Pink boots! Yes, they are men's boots, I swear. We were visiting relatives in New Mexico and I had been wanting a pair of boots for a while, since all my other shoes are made of canvas and not very well suited to rainy weather. So after the sales lady walked us through the in's and out's of fitting boots, my parents were getting worried since all the ones that fit me ran in the $170 range. Then we found these. This is a pretty expensive style, but since no guys wanted to buy the pink ones, they were marked down to $100. So *snatch* my boots now.
Christmas Fashion Item #2:
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu230/SirJuggles/237f9622.jpg)
Awww yeah peacoat. I have been wanting one of these for so long and my mom found a nice wool one that fits me well.
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu230/SirJuggles/7ff2343e.jpg)
Not a ton to say about it, but it has been raining nonstop in my college town ever since I got back so basically I am going to be wearing one of these two items wherever I go and I am so very happy.
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Alright so I know that conventional wisdom states that any self-respecting man shouldn't wear brown shoes with black pants but I got a pair of black Levi's 516s and decided to see how they'd look with a pair of brown shoes (http://www.statusfoe.com/node/102) I have and the more I look at them together the more confused I get because it actually looks pretty good. Also I tried some lighter brown boots I have and that looked good too.
What's happening here? Does that 'rule' only apply to dress pants?
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I guess so. Everything looks good with black jeans. I need a pair.
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I think that rule is more geared towards dress pants and shoes, not casual wear. But I am not a boy and I do not wear boy fashions.
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I got these today, wool Levi's 201's, modeled after their vintage workwear line.
(http://us.levi.com/graphics/product_images/pLEVI1-8727121t500x607.jpg)
And I want this.
(http://us.levi.com/graphics/product_images/pLEVI1-7615345t500x607.jpg)
And maybe the tobacco 501's and the rigid selvedge 501's because 45 bucks for a pair of selvedge levi's seems like a good call.
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Those 201's are wool btw, which is awesome.
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Man I am looking for some chocolate brown jeans actually and I cannot find any. It is shitting me off.
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I dunno if brown denim is a thing that exists. May have to settle for cords or wool pants, brochacho.
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Brown Levi's 501's STF (http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3718272&cp=3146842.3146844.3146854.3194290.3692024)
Tobacco Levi's 501's STF (http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4064004&cp=3146842.3146848.11049777.11049789)
There are at least two pairs, if you are willing to get them from the internet.
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I totally had an awesome pair of brown jeans when I was at uni. If I wore them with black boots, a wide black leather belt and a black linen shirt I looked like a fucking pirate. Shit. Yes.
Also thanks Kieffer! The tobacco ones are way too light for me but I'm digging the darker ones. They're not quite what I had in mind but they are the closest I've seen so far. Little leery of buying trousers off of the net though.
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Levi's make a brown 'work pant' that are cut like jeans but not made out of denim? They have them at Myer.
Max wanted some but I was leery of letting him buy brown pants because he does have many shirts that would look nice with them. Also they didn't have any in his size.
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Alright so I know that conventional wisdom states that any self-respecting man shouldn't wear brown shoes with black pants but I got a pair of black Levi's 516s and decided to see how they'd look with a pair of brown shoes (http://www.statusfoe.com/node/102) I have and the more I look at them together the more confused I get because it actually looks pretty good. Also I tried some lighter brown boots I have and that looked good too.
For casual stuff it's doable, but you'll have to be a more daring man than I am. You'll really need to look at more than just the pants and the shoes in question since you can no longer assume you have a coordinated base to build on. That means if you pick the wrong top or jacket and you can end up looking like a bit of a clown. Personally, I just avoid black unless I really plan on letting it be the dominant color in the outfit.
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I totally had an awesome pair of brown jeans when I was at uni. If I wore them with black boots, a wide black leather belt and a black linen shirt I looked like a fucking pirate. Shit. Yes.
Also thanks Kieffer! The tobacco ones are way too light for me but I'm digging the darker ones. They're not quite what I had in mind but they are the closest I've seen so far. Little leery of buying trousers off of the net though.
I dunno how sizes work in australia, but I generally wear a 30/32, and when buying those jeans I buy a 31/34 or 32/34 and then wear em in and wash them. I've heard people say they fit tight in the thighs though.
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They so swag tho.
Like these is real tight jeans nicca.
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Saying that with two cees instead of gees doesn't make it any less ridiculous. It probably actually makes it moreso.
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Like, I know you are probably joking or whatever, but we have the word filter on the regular version of that word for a reason.
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Jackson Pollock was a nicca.
Jesus Christ and Grandma, too.
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Brown Levi's 501's STF (http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3718272&cp=3146842.3146844.3146854.3194290.3692024)
Damn, these are awesome but just checked and they're 3x the price in Europe for some reason.
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Like, I know you are probably joking or whatever, but we have the word filter on the regular version of that word for a reason.
Because we are always subconsciously aware and feel oddly guilty about the fact that we have, like, no black people on this forum and so we have to compensate.
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I'm considering sewing my own damn pants at this point. It is almost impossible to find anything that fits me close to properly, even after hours and hours of shopping and trying on pants and annoying my boyfriend by making him sit and wait for me.
On a similar note, I bought a denim catsuit the other day. Which I then proceeded to cut up to make pants. But, the fact is that I bought a denim catsuit.
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Brown Levi's 501's STF (http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3718272&cp=3146842.3146844.3146854.3194290.3692024)
Damn, these are awesome but just checked and they're 3x the price in Europe for some reason.
Yeah they jack up the EU prices because Levi's is an AMERICAN original and if you want that shit you gotta cough up the skrills.
Even though they're made in like malaysia or some shit now.
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I think every pair of 501s I've ever had was made in a different country. This might account for the fact that no two pairs have fitted the same either, the same size varying from too tight to do up to my wife commenting how baggy they were.
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On a similar note, I bought a denim catsuit the other day. Which I then proceeded to cut up to make pants. But, the fact is that I bought a denim catsuit.
Please tell me you took pictures first.
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I'm considering sewing my own damn pants at this point. It is almost impossible to find anything that fits me close to properly, even after hours and hours of shopping and trying on pants and annoying my boyfriend by making him sit and wait for me.
On a similar note, I bought a denim catsuit the other day. Which I then proceeded to cut up to make pants. But, the fact is that I bought a denim catsuit.
THERE'S ALWAYS PAJAMA JEANS
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(http://www.styleceo.com/images/stores/962/m/mens-wrangler-western-wear-cowboy-cut-longsleeve-work-shirt--khaki-10015904)
In that color and black. Came with a free george strait cd too!
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Hey I just bought a Dickies shirt that is almost exactly the same, in black. Shirt buddiesssss
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Swag. Mines wrangler tho, cuz like that's my jam.
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but you knew that.
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No, I did not take a picture. I should have. They're wide-leg jeans which previously had long triangles coming out of the top that attached behind the neck in an amazingly awful halter-top.
I love fatties, I honestly do, but no one that wears a 3x size (which is this catsuit's size) should EVER wear a catsuit. Or a halter-top without a back.
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went thrifting in seedy allston mass today. this short sleeve crop top jacket capelet thing was like 3 dollars and I like the shape but I have no idea if I can pull this shit off.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/stifled_dreams/Photoon2011-01-05at2106.jpg?t=1294283453)
I really want to start aiming my wardrobe towards like a 70s southwestern kind of look (http://cosmic-dust.tumblr.com/) but I am having trouble finding things that are not tacky. I've only bought grey items of clothing in the last few weeks, oops. suggestions for online shops like free people but better?
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Ally as your former surrogate board brother I have to suggest that you DON'T go for that look.
But like if you're psyched do it.
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I am having trouble finding things that are not tacky
yea.........
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thrifting
allston mass
8-)
Not sure what you mean by 70s southwestern but that grey top looks good on you.
Do you mean like Gram Parsons?
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haha oh shit Ally buy a Nudie suit
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Swag. Mines wrangler tho, cuz like that's my jam.
Kieffer, I feel like you're using "swag" in the way that the Daily Show's Michael Steele puppet uses "bibbles".
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Allston is seedy? :?
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Guys what the crap do you wear at a funeral? The most appropriate shoes I've got are these neat black desert boots but I don't know if they're appropriate enough? Do the pants have to be black or is too much black a little oppressive? Is a dark charcoal ok? Shit I really don't want to fuck this up.
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Wear whatever you've got as long as it's not too flashy. You don't have to be super-black or super-formal. Just tidy.
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Bang tidy.
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Tidy, dark colors.
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You just don't want to be the one who stands out in a funny color and seems not to understand the gravity of the event.
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Desert boots are fine.
Allston is so fucking seedy.
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I guess we just have vastly different ideas of what constitutes seedy then.
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kieffer your wrangler kick is making you dress like my stepbrother who is in rodeos and stuff. i don't know how i feel about this.
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Square toed shoes y/n
I say y, who cares if they 'went out of style' in 2007
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Sam got it.
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Square toed shoes y/n
I say y, who cares if they 'went out of style' in 2007
Y
if you are this guy
(http://www.frankenstein1931.com/graphics/frankensteinFull.gif)
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I bought some dressesssss!
I bought this dress (http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/dresses/fuzzy-peacock-tunic_214424007?icSort=-publishDate) and I wore it today and it looks rather smashing, and I bought this dress (http://www.janenorman.co.uk/fcp/product/buy-fashion-look-fabulous/dresses/stripe-ruffle-one-shoulder-dress/10541?colour=black) for the wedding reception I went to last night and it is so boss oh my godddddddd.
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Gemm, you must post pictures of you in that second dress ohmygodit'samazing.
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I guess we just have vastly different ideas of what constitutes seedy then.
I walked by someone and they started hissing "homo! faggot!" over and over again at my back/nobody. that's at least sort of seedy.
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kieffer your wrangler kick is making you dress like my stepbrother who is in rodeos and stuff. i don't know how i feel about this.
If it helps I feel really good about that.
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So guys, do I like this purse (http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/women/handbags/crossbody_handbags/key_per_crossbody-zb4595p.html?departmentCategoryId=30000&N=0&Ns=p_wsc2|0||p_weight|0&rec=6&pn=c&imagePath=ZB4595433)?
Or this (http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/women/handbags/tote_handbags/key_per_shopper-zb4596p.html?departmentCategoryId=30000&N=0&Ns=p_wsc2|0||p_weight|0&rec=4&pn=c&imagePath=ZB4596433) similar one?
I am not sure I like the brown strap, but I love the rest of it. They have it at Macy's so I can get 20% off, though that is still above my target price for a purse.
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I guess we just have vastly different ideas of what constitutes seedy then.
I walked by someone and they started hissing "homo! faggot!" over and over again at my back/nobody. that's at least sort of seedy.
haha typical
the last time I was in Allston a very large guido took a massive bong rip, put the bong down, gave me a huge hug and said "oh my god you look just like Toby from Degrassi"
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Kat I like the first because it is flashier.
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I have one like the first in a different fabric and I like it a lot. The size is really good for the stuff I usually put in a purse, unless I have a book with me. I guess it really depends on if you want an adjustable strap or not and whether or not you want a little extra space, but both are really nice.
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the last time I was in Allston a very large guido took a massive bong rip, put the bong down, gave me a huge hug and said "oh my god you look just like Toby from Degrassi"
hahaha you do
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I miss Gene being in Boston on occasion. He used to drunk dial me and basically talk me under the table with how drunk he was.
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What? I've never drunk dialed you, dude.
I did use to call you and yell at you to fucking come to Boston rather than me drive for five hours to North Adams, MA because jeez man.
I'm no longer dating Lana (also she lives in Pittsburgh now lol) but I still really want to make it back there one of these days.
Lets shoot for Bostoncon spring/summer 2011?
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Pittsburgh! Haha. I'm going there in June to see some ballgames.
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Pittsburgh sucks heavy. Besides, she doesn't give two shits about the Pirates. She's busy hanging out with crust punks and dumpster diving.
Which are like the two most inadvisable activities I can think of.
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Huh. I've been in Pittsburgh for a convention a few times and never noticed any crust punks. It must have been in a pretty white collar part of town (I guess?) because everything seemed to close at like 7 every night.
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also dumpster diving rules
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Crust I wasn't aware of, but aren't Anti-Flag from there? Bahahahaha.
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also dumpster diving rules
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also dumpster diving rules
I like to think that my seeming normality is what inspired you to try.
I ate pizza last night that was mostly made with dumpstered ingredients. It was so tasty.
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you mean you dumpster dive for food? i thought you meant like furniture or something!
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i mean the most common type of dumpstering people do is for food, i thought?
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I've never been near a grocery store dumpster. Wait, scratch that. I have walked by one. About 15 feet away, behind a store. I had to hold my breath, it was so foul. I'm not eating anything out of there.
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When I worked at Starbucks, I pretty much ate croissants for breakfast every day cos we had to throw away unsold food at the end of the night.
I fucking miss free croissants.
None of which has to do with fashion, but fuck iiiiiiiiiiit
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you mean you dumpster dive for food? i thought you meant like furniture or something!
Grocery stores throw out tons of perfect good food.
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So do places that make food fresh daily. It's all a matter of figuring out the time of day and day of week that stuff tends to get thrown out, so you can get it fresh.
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god, you people are blowing my mind this week, what with your zebra crossings and eating food out of dumpsters
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Yeah, the anarchist society here is actually going to be serving a pretty perfect cake they found in a dumpster tonight to freshers tomorrow.
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You'd be surprised how hygienically you can do it - I've lived for weeks off of perfectly fine sandwiches that were only thrown out because they were at their expiry date - what you have to bear in mind is that most reasonable sized businesses have different bins for general waste and unsold food waste.
That said, I do know people who have near-constant bowel problems, and have caught numerous bugs through dumpster-diving, but they've all done so through eating stuff I wouldn't trust.
As for Zebra crossings, what's the deal, do other places not have them, or do you just all call them boring names?
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They are just called "pedestrian crosswalks" or "crosswalks" here.
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So the second option. I like zebra crossings much more.
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This is what I have to say about dumpster diving. Yes, lots of bakeries and what not throw out perfectly good food because it is "old". There may be bags and bags of bread, or bananas or what ever that are still edible. But unless you know someone who works there I wouldn't eat most of it unless I had to. Imagine you are a bakery worker, and there is a garbage bin in your work area which you throw the old bread into. Would you also throw out your snotty tissues? or bread that was legit moldy? or that batch that Karen bled into when she cut her finger tip off? Of course you would, because it is the garbage. At least at places I have first hand experience, keeping 'still ok food' and 'trash food' separate is not a thing they are doing and so I would be nervous about it. The grocery store I worked for donated their expired packaged goods and produce to the local food bank. As far as baked goods I can tell you there might be bags of old bagels or bread that are all fine, because when you are throwing it out you get a fresh trash bag to tackle the project, but not because there is any conscious separation of 'good' and 'bad' food. Stephen has seconded this for the (numerous) bakery/restaurant places where he has worked.
I understand that a ton of food is wasted and that it is terrible because people are going hungry, but there are organizations that tackle this problem. Food Not Bombs comes to mind. We have, or at least had, a chapter in Rochester and what they did was approach the management at places that were throwing out a bunch of good food and asked them to donate it instead. Then they collect it and make meals for the hungry. This feeds people who actually need it and it lets the workers know that the food is not "trash" so that the keep the inedible stuff separate. If there is somewhere near you that is throwing out edible food contacting an organization this this seems like a better idea than just eating some of it.
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I think what needs to be taken from that is that eating food you find in bins is always risky and if you're going to do it, you have to accept the risk.
Take me, I tend to be more careful than most of my friends who skip. I only eat stuff that has either been cooked in a way that should kill off any nasty germs, or stuff that comes to the business pre-packaged. The sandwiches I mentioned in my last post are a good example of this - there is a place near me that clearly buys far more sandwiches than it sells, and so there is often bags full of them, in their own individual packaging, in dumpsters separate from where the regular food goes.
Maybe I've been lucky, I don't know. I don't tend to do it that often - I only really do it when I am with a group of people who are going to do it anyway* or because I am part of an event where other people who are participating in it may not have easy access to food.
*This doesn't really apply to me, but as an aside, for rather a large number of people I know, skipping really isn't avoidable. They don't (primarily) because it is "good for the environment" or because "fuck corporations!", they do it for a much more simple reason than that: if they don't get food out of bins, they don't get it out of anywhere; their poverty makes it a 'choice' between the certainty of not having enough food to eat, and the chance of catching a stomach bug.
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god, you people are blowing my mind this week, what with your zebra crossings and eating food out of dumpsters
i don't do it very often cos eating healthy is really important to me and as a result i am fairly picky about my diet but yeah, the grocery store up the street from my house throws out perfectly good, fresh, packaged food all the time. my attitudes toward money are based largely around the fact that i have possibly the most irresponsible and wasteful parents on earth and a lot of personal debt myself, and to be honest i think spending money on things that you really don't need to at all without even considering the availability of cheaper options is easily one of the most needlessly wasteful things anybody can do, both fiscally and with regards to the actual product being thrown out. that's just my inner snob talking though, there's still probably a billion people who could look at the way i live and accuse me of being careless and destructive pretty much near constantly so i guess it's all relative.
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Listen, you guys can eat out of dumpsters all you want, but man, I am okay paying like $5 for a sandwich that I know has not come out of a dumpster.
For those of you that don't have $5, get a job you lazy bums. I have two jobs, CAN'T BE THAT HARD TO FIND ONE.
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i have a well paying job but i also have an apartment and tuition fees and like an $8000 loan so i'm not going to buy a sandwich but i WILL invite you to suck my asshole.
actually dumpster diver or not why are you even paying for sandwiches, buy some ingredients and make your own god damn sandwiches dude. $5 x 7 days a week is $35 which is just slightly less than the amount i spend on all of my groceries for one week. think of all the money you are wasting because you are too lazy to spend like 2 minutes a day putting some things between bread
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ITT tania makes you feel bad about your life
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I spend $10 a day for lunch because I enjoy sleeping in the morning rather than putting things between bread.
Also the fridge is always full of my housemate's stuff and we have a cockroach issue so I don't like having food in the house.
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ITT: Lunchy makes me feel better about not being able to move into her house.
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Everywhere in Sydney has a cockroach issue. Don't feel too lucky yet. :)
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Man Jamie, is there a good reason you are moving to Sydney? I mean, if I had a life and a family and friends and a job somewhere other than Sydney I probably wouldn't be moving here. It's expensive as hell for no good reason.
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i have a well paying job but i also have an apartment and tuition fees and like an $8000 loan so i'm not going to buy a sandwich but i WILL invite you to suck my asshole.
actually dumpster diver or not why are you even paying for sandwiches, buy some ingredients and make your own god damn sandwiches dude. $5 x 7 days a week is $35 which is just slightly less than the amount i spend on all of my groceries for one week. think of all the money you are wasting because you are too lazy to spend like 2 minutes a day putting some things between bread
I have an apartment and a car loan. I don't buy groceries because unattended food is eaten by others where I live, I have to keep my canned soup for work in my room until I take it with me. Same for snacks.
I want to move.
But I allot $200/month to my food budget. I only pay like $15 a day for food, at most. Usually closer to $6. You can't make me feel bad because there are days I don't even eat because I am too lazy to leave my room.
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I wish I could manage to spend around $35 a week on food. First of all, I have to pay for the boyfriends food, and he's a fatty like me. So even if I could manage to keep it to $70 a week for both of us I'd be happy. But it ends up closer to $120 or so.
I think if we actually cooked a decent meal each night we could lower the cost but I'm awful at cooking anything and my boyfriend (the CHEF) doesn't like making dinner ever.
It would be kind of awesome to be able to go dumpster diving. But I am the pickiest eater ever, I don't know that I'd be able to find something I'd be happy to eat. The good news is that the boyfriend usually brings home leftovers from work which they were going to throw out. He had like 4 filet mignon once.
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To be honest, I can understand a chef not wanting to cook when he gets home from work.
Why doesn't your boyfriend contribute to the cost of food if he's employed?
It seems reasonable for you to learn to cook a bit. It's not hard at all (as easy as following a recipe, if nothing else) and can be hella rewarding.
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I can understand it too, it's just a little annoying, because I really am terrible at cooking. I have a basic understanding of how to cook things, but I can never remember to set timers, and I'm extremely impatient. So while I can feed myself fairly well, he is not okay with my food because it's generally at least partially burnt. And usually boring, for him.
And he thinks that because I make more money than he does, I should spend more on the apartment/food/etc. I pay for 90% of pet supplies as well. I've tried explaining that this is not how it should work but it's something he refuses to understand. I continue to work at it though.
On a clothing related note, does anyone know how to make the bottoms of jeans wider (like from straight leg to bootcut or flare) without looking like a teenager adding patches to her pants? The different-colored triangle of fabric seems somewhat juvenile looking to me, and I don't know how I'd go about finding a matching piece of denim.
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I spend about $200 on groceries a week as well, and my boyfriend doesn't even live with me full time yet. I have decided to cut down on buying snacky junk though. My only extravagance now is a tub of chocolate icecream a week.
Neko, I honestly cannot think of a way to do that without it looking patchy. Even if you have denim the exact same colour it will still look sewn on.
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ITT this thread becomes fashion, living, eating, and relationship advice advice thread.
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Man Jamie, is there a good reason you are moving to Sydney? I mean, if I had a life and a family and friends and a job somewhere other than Sydney I probably wouldn't be moving here. It's expensive as hell for no good reason.
Most of the people I know live in Sydney, my three best friends ever are all moving away from Newcastle and I want to study Law at USyd.
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There are some really nice people at USyd.
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Gene I just gotta say that I spend a large amount of time dumper diving and hanging out with crust punks and I gotta say, most advisable activities.
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what the what?!
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I wish I could manage to spend around $35 a week on food. First of all, I have to pay for the boyfriends food, and he's a fatty like me.
And he thinks that because I make more money than he does, I should spend more on the apartment/food/etc.
Dude sounds like a jerk.
He had like 4 filet mignon once.
Wait waaait nevermind can I have him please?
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He can be.
He didn't even eat all of them! I don't like steak in general so they went to waste and I felt guilty but they were all... meaty.
I do miss when he worked at Bertucchi's and would bring home a giant bag of rolls. That was awesome.
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He didn't even eat all of them! I don't like steak in general so they went to waste and I felt guilty but they were all... meaty.
Man I wish I'd just gone to bed and not checked on the internet again because now I am crying and we all know how hard it is to sleep while you are crying over spilled steak.
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omg fashions
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/DSCN8406.jpg?t=1295377709)
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A+ fashions right there.
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like seriously, there's people who post and i'm just thinking 'why are you posting, you obviously know what you're doing'
that's what I'm thinking right now.
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Excited because I paid exactly $13.99 for that dress. I am the happiest well-dressed cheapass in the state right now.
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Gene I just gotta say that I spend a large amount of time dumper diving and hanging out with crust punks and I gotta say, most advisable activities.
A most objective statement.
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My objective is whatever my subjective self perceives are universally true.
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I am reading and reading that and I have NO IDEA what those words together are supposed to mean.
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That's the beauty of it.
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but has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
I have, but only also sometimes and I never, ever.
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but has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
As a wery old, I can fathom the scene to be with me, looking always as I ever did. It was not Came's, he borrowed mine.
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What.
The.
Fuck.
:psyduck:
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I that the my favourite do be from the there, whereas is it could be not.
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No, Asia.
Jeez.
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always toto africa.
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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
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James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
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LADIES OF THE FORUM WHO HAVE ORDERED FROM MODCLOTH:
i'm thinking of buying a couple of dresses (!) from there in the semi-near future but i've never ordered from this site before. i'm about a size 2 american, occasionally size 4, but i got a big butt and i keep hearing that their sizes run small. what have your experiences ordering from them been like so far and what sizes should i be looking at? is a small going to be okay? i know that they have a bunch of crap on the website about how you can approximate your size by laying your clothes on the ground and measuring the bust and waist and all that crap, but since so many of you shop here on a somewhat frequent basis, i figured it would be easier and more accurate to just ask you guys.
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I'm about a size 6 and I got a medium which fits really well. Small would most likely be good.
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It is important to note that Modcloth have hundreds of different suppliers and do not have standard sizes. I order from there quite a lot and have been several different sizes.
The best thing to do is to get your measurements (bust, waist, hips) and put them in the handy dandy measurement keeper on your profile. Then check your measurements against the measurements of the item.
Also helpful is to check the reviews of items that have been out for a couple of weeks - ladies comment saying what has and hasn't worked for them, and most times they will share their measurements as well.
Modcloth also has easy exchanges if items don't fit and their customer service is great. I haven't had any issues with my sizes though and that is because I thoroughly check the measurements against mine, and if I'm a little uncertain, measure a similar item as you said.
Sorry there's no easy way.
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sorry i am late but
redglasscurls,
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My new coat came in from Topman. The Brits messed up the order and somehow it was delayed two months. I got my refund, but just received my coat. I don't feel guilty in the slightest way for having it. Will post picture soon.
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I hope you're not expecting to wear that coat next winter.
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Is that a statement about the quality?
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Yeah, nothing I've ever bought from Topman (I can only speak to the quality of the merchandise they sell in the US) has held up for longer than a season. Which I suppose is intentional when it comes to mass-produced trendy clothing.
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Fashion thread I need to buy black leather shoes for my new jorb. Do I go for the cheapest option possible and get something that is fuck-ugly and functional or do I spend about twice as much and get something that is nicer looking and I would probably wear outside of work? I'm not really short on casual, everyday shoes right now and money is tight (and I don't particularly wanna accrue more stuff if I'm just gonna pick up and go travelling again), but basically the cheapest thing I can find that won't fall apart more or less instantly is $45. As previously mentioned, they are fuck ugly. Here they are (http://www.lugz.com/shop/mens/shoes/savoy-slip-resistant/MSVYL-001).
I am also looking at some Timberland moc-top boots which are about $100, but I would probably get way more use out of them than the above-linked shoes because I'd probably wear them outside of work. (Can't find any pics or links for these though).
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Get something which you aren't embarrassed to wear for eight hours a day. Take the time to invest in something that will last longer. Also make sure that no matter what you get they are comfy as fuck.
Geez Dovey, I thought you knew this stuff.
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Being poor changes everything!
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I'm sure you can find something that is about that price but not fuck ugly, but they probably won't last long. I dunno. Go shop around and look for sales. That's how I found my combat boots.
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Oh yes that is the other problem, the only decent shopping is an hour's drive away in Calgary, and I am very very soon about to be without a car. I'm pretty much stuck to what slim pickings there is in Banff, which is to say, barely anything at all. Fuck you , you stupid tourist town and your gazillion souvenir shops all selling the exact same trinkets and literally nothing of any use.
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What's the deal with your car?
Not Lugz, for god's sake. Go with the Timbs.
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Sam's keeping the car.
I bought the Lugz. They were reduced down to $30 when I went back today + I really do have enough shoes for non-work purposes already.
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I have new boots!
(http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/content/ebiz/urbanoutfitters/invt/5318465617289/5318465617289_Brown_l1.jpg)
I've been lusting over them since before Christmas, but they were 45 pounds and I already have two pairs of boots, so I didn't get them. However, last week they were on sale for 20 pounds so yesss! I am so happy!
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guys, how do I get blood out of my new desert boots?
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Cold water, lot's of patient blotting & a suede brush? Always use cold water to get blood out. That's a tip right there.
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get into yourself in dark sunglasses
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/broken_hero/Snapshot_20110129_2.jpg)
(marc by marc jacobs)
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Speaking of sizes.... I just lost two stone & need to re-buy my whole wardrobe for the bottom half of my body.
Work clothes is the hardest, I work in an office, but a fairly stylish one & I really do enjoy my work wardrobe. The skirts I have had tailored to fit, so no problem, but I really want to wear trousers a little more often.
Jeans buying has & will always be awful, but trying to find slim fit tailored trousers for work is IMPOSSIBLE. I cannot find any I like. I want them to be proper skinny fit, not cropped & tidy looking, possible a shiny tonic suit type material?
They don't have to be black, in fact I'd prefer it if they weren't.
I have no idea why this is so hard! Any help?
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Hey thread, I've stopped giving no fucks about how I look in public, and I've been throwing together outfits for fancy occasions and such. Picture is a little grainy, but how does this look?
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/dazedandconfused-/IMG_0432.jpg)
Also: shoes! I have never had a pair of nice shoes before, but now I do. I have procured a pair of these.
(http://www.shoes.com/ProductImages/Shoes_iAEC1002077.jpg)
And they seem pretty spiffy.
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not gonna lie i read that as spliffy
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I think it's just the hair though, Sean.
The outfit looks pretty solid to me. Just make sure you wear a black belt with your black shoes! (Normally I am the first one to buck this trend but for formalish occasions you really should follow it.)
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That is a black belt actually! The way the light is reflecting off the buckle there is making the buckle look pretty orange-y (it's also slightly beaten up a little bit, so it's got some rust-colored spots on it). Also, the buckle is kind of huge and that's the only part you can see in that pic, the rest is hiding under the vest.
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Who-all thinks that Dazed should wear a reddish orange tie with this? I do!
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Ew, no.
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I think the outfit could use a tie though.
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I do have a plain black tie I would use if the occasion called for it, I just hate tying ties and didn't feel like it for the pic. I also have a different black one spotted with orange/yellow/white not-quite-squares that was my grandfather's favorite tie, and I personally think is pretty awesome for being totally over-the-top garish. That's not really what I'm going for here though.
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get a better fitting white shirt, roll the sleeves up, you're set
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Or like a grey shirt or any shirt without vertical stripes. Vertical stripes make me think of
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jesusvsthepolice/vertical.jpg)
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I really like the overall ensemble, but I hear my tastes are sometimes questionable.
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Holy shit michaelicious I had never made that connection, but now I think I always will because damn. Every single person that I know who I can picture wearing vertical striped shirts fits into that picture.
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I wear vertical stripes and don't fit into that picture! Then, I suppose I don't wear them untucked with the sleeves rolled up, half the buttons undone, whilst wearing jeans and drinking shitty beer and generally doucheing about.
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I am considering sewing and selling neckties. Would that be silly? Do they all have to be made of a silky fabric, or is high-quality cotton okay? The patterns are oddly expensive so I don't want to go for it if there's no real market for different ties.
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I just hate tying ties and didn't feel like it for the pic
Noooo do not hate ties. Ties are great! Ties are lovely!
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I dunno. Dudes I know either have one tie or have a billion and a half. I don't see why not. If you're making cool, unique ties I think you'd do ok.
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Yeah, but local markets can be very tricky, especially when it comes to male accessories and doubly so when it comes to something that is associated to formal attire.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't give it a go though, but this is one area where a bit of market research will set you in good stead.
Ties don't need to be silk, many are polyester or other synthetic fabric. I'm not aware of a large market for cotton although wool is on a bit of a resurgence in the UK at the moment.
Do you have any designs available for us to look at? I'd be happy to give feedback. In fact if you make something that I think is good and suits me then I will be prepared to buy one and tell people where I got it from. Can't say fairer than that.
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Noooo do not hate ties. Ties are great! Ties are lovely!
I don't hate them! I'm just not good at tying them, so it is annoying, so I didn't.
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Well I am considering buying a pattern like this one (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380271876827&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT). This way I can make both thick and thin ties. Then I can use any fabric I want, aside from anything with stretch - I can't see that looking too good. But most that I've seen have a sheen to them - silky or satiny, whatever the fabric content. What kind of wool is popular?
If you are (or anyone else is) interested, you can send me a PM with your preference in material, length and width. I don't see it being difficult to make them, but I'd want to try out the pattern before actually selling it to anyone. So it may be a couple of weeks until I have one that is acceptable.
I would think that the concept of a completely customizable tie could be attractive to some. But you're right, I need to do some more market research type stuff. Thanks guys!
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If you do, definitely get an etsy store up and running! Good search functions and gets you out of just the immediate market
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Noooo do not hate ties. Ties are great! Ties are lovely!
I don't hate them! I'm just not good at tying them, so it is annoying, so I didn't.
Right over left, repeat, up and through, tighten. I found a site that taught me online when I had an interview last year, but it took 27 tries to get it right. Clumsy, I am.
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Ties are easy.
Bowties keep giving me hell. I can do it with some practice, but by the next time I try I can't do it again. It's annoying.
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Sheen is a bit of a convention, although often it's product of using silk in it's most common form. I think lined silk holds it's form pretty well and drops creases very quickly after use. I've remembered that my dad used to have a cotton tie that had been made out of a batik print fabric. The resurgence of wool is usually in a tight knit or weave of a heavy tweed blend.
If you want pattern testing with a fabric then I'm happy to help (although that would require despatch to England). Otherwise, I'm not committed to shiny and prefer non-patterned asymetrical prints in deep colours, nothing too striking and not too much white.
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Bowties keep giving me hell.
But..bow ties are cool.
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Which is why I keep trying.
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I'm standing pat with my mastery of the half-windsor and four-in-hand knots. Bow ties can go fuck themselves.
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I want to say the half-windor was the one I described above? Correct me if I'm wrong?
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Man, bow-tie knots are fucking complicated.
I am pretty sure the one tie knot I know is the half-Windsor. Maybe.
Guys, if I can tie a half-Windsor normal AND reversed [on someone else], you can at least do it on your own neck.
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Matt Smith's Doctor Who actually wears a dicky bow rather than a real bow tie.
FYI, Jordan.
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IT'S STILL COOL, ALLY.
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AND SO ARE FEZES.
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custard.
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Put a little thought into which tie knot you are using, guys!
Different techniques for tying go with different types of collar, which in turn go with different types of face. The general rule is that thin faced fellows should wear a wide-spread collar, and vice versa. In keeping with that, use a wider tie-knot (i.e; Full Windsor) for a wide collar, and a smaller knot (Four-in-Hand a.k.a. the first knot pretty much everyone learns a.k.a. the one Shane described upthread or a Half-Windsor) for a narrower spread. It's also worth noting that wider/thicker/more ornate tie-knots are more formal than thinner and simpler ones. In other words, you wouldn't use a full Windsor knot underneath a sweater or with a sports jacket/blazer and chinos/jeans. I personally favour the half-Windsor over the four-in-hand most of the time because the four-in-hand actually produces an asymmetrical knot, which doesn't look as neat or put-together as other symmetrical knots.
Here's the two resources I head straight to when I wanna try a new knot or when I need refreshing on the old standards:
How to Tie a Tie- Ben Silver (http://www.bensilver.com/how-to-tie-a-tie.dlp) Contains a few interesting, more obscure tie-knots, as well as bow-ties and ascots(!)
How to Tie a Tie- The Art of Manliness (http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/05/how-to-tie-a-tie/) Features Youtube videos for all the major knots, plus the mysterious and enigmatic Shelby knot.
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When they are finished, I have to say, I cannot tell the difference between the half-windsor and the windsor. In fact, I don't know that I could pick out a Shelby as different than the other two, either.
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The windsor is the gigantic ugly one
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i'm half-windsor like all the time basically
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when i was a bridesmaid like two years ago i ended up tying most of the groomsman's ties. since the groom and the best man both already had four-in-hand, that's what everyone else got too. a lady who can tie a tie well is a good resource for all formal occasions, i feel. plus, i think it's a weird sort of romantic when i have tied the tie of a SO.
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A lady who can tie a tie well is a pretty good resource I guess but I still feel pretty justified in my disdain for any grown-ass man who doesn't know how to tie his own tie at all (not expecting dudes to know multiple knots but come on)
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I still feel pretty justified in my disdain for any grown-ass man who doesn't know how to tie his own tie
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When they are finished, I have to say, I cannot tell the difference between the half-windsor and the windsor. In fact, I don't know that I could pick out a Shelby as different than the other two, either.
Like Spluff said, the end result is all about size, so a lot can depend on the tie, particularly after that whole narrow tie thing hit. A proper fuck-off-I'm-huge full windsor generally requires a longer tie than most people buy to get the full effect if you're actually putting a pretty serious knot in it. Otherwise the size is noticeable but not really a huge deal. The varying amounts of material in different ties are part of why Johnny's half-windsor all the time approach can end up working out OK if you have a decent tie selection and are handy enough with a knot. With that said, I still have a few favorite ties that I prefer to use a four-in-hand with.
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True. That's another reason I generally favour the half-windsor, because a four-in-hand generally looks pretty insubstantial with many of my ties. That said, I can't use anything except a four-in-hand with the infamous sock-tie.
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/116055927_ddd8fbd3e0.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideateller/116055927/)
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start here (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,20742.msg916695.html#msg916695)
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I still feel pretty justified in my disdain for any grown-ass man who doesn't know how to tie his own tie
I have no shame
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Aight, dicks, I am working on my Mardi Gras costume hardcore now, but no one checks the crafty forum and I want opinions, so. Tonight I played with makeup for three hours to see if I want to do a painted mask instead of making one. The results are pretty rough, but for a first sketch I think it isn't so bad, considering how much I need to go buy. Sorry for the quality, I only have my webcam to work with right now.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Mscara1.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Mscara5.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Mscara8.jpg)
Not sure if I really like the outline really; I don't think it looks evil enough. The lipstick is navy but will eventually be black, and my eyebrows will be way less visible when I get some wax and concealer and shit.
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Thanks, guys. I will take your suggestions into consideration.
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(http://www.mathewbrowne.com/images/warrior.jpg)
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Oh man. That made me drop my orange I was laughing so much Dovey.
Excellent.
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Not sure if I really like the outline really; I don't think it looks evil enough. The lipstick is navy but will eventually be black, and my eyebrows will be way less visible when I get some wax and concealer and shit.
Whatever color you're going to use for filling it in should pop out more. I can't really tell if that's silver (that's what I'm guessing), but maybe it'd pop out more if it was more opaque. I think it'll look better once you can't see your eyebrows.
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hey fashion thread I've got some fashions for you
(http://i53.tinypic.com/6jhfrn.jpg)
(http://i52.tinypic.com/314w1w5.jpg)
(http://i55.tinypic.com/2rg2rtx.jpg)
these pants go with fucking everything god damn
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gene your legs are the nicest legs i've seen on a boy, the pants definitely help
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Thanks :)
Sam- yeah, I need to get a black belt. The only leather belt I have at the moment is tooled caramel brown leather (borderline orange) with a large brass buckle which looked like ass with these shirts.
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A+ fashions, Gene.
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http://tinyurl.com/4t34dpa
Also you guys! I don't wear heels at all (my feet get sore easily plus I am super clumsy) but I feel like I need to start trying. The above link are some shoes I have seen in real lifes but am totally unsure what to do due to a) expense b) height but I am totally diggin' the t-strap and I have heard that wedges make for an easier transition into heel wearing. SHOULD I BUY THEM Y/N or should I keep hunting around for some that are maybe not suede or that are slightly cheaper or more vintage?
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Totally digging the top one, Gene. Other two aren't bad, either.
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Hey you guys I bought some boots instead.
This ups my brown boot count to 4 pairs. (For those following after reading up on sock tie, I bought the more expensive boots last year and wear them with everything.)
http://yfrog.com/h7k0szoj
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Those look red to me, but they are still beautiful.
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hey fashion thread I've got some fashions for you
I think I like the second outfit best, actually
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Everyone recommend me places on the Internet that I can buy ties from
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I found this one for you Dovey. (http://www.etsy.com/listing/57418589/tiger-stripes-mens-necktie-pure-silk?ref=sr_gallery_33&ga_search_query=tie%2Bhand%2Bpainted&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2)
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I... no
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I got myself a pair of these. Not really fashion advice, just gloating over my sweet starwars shoes.
(http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/adidas-star-wars-tie-fighter-nizza-00.jpg)
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ohhhhhhhhhhh my goodness so sick. and the colors. that's one of my favorite combinations of blue. good shit riz
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I found this one for you Dovey. (http://www.etsy.com/listing/57418589/tiger-stripes-mens-necktie-pure-silk?ref=sr_gallery_33&ga_search_query=tie%2Bhand%2Bpainted&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2)
Somebody sent that to Regretsy....
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So in the last 15 months I managed to put on 1/4 my original bodyweight.
As a result all my pants no longer fit. I'm all set for work pants, but I need casual pantstrousersjeanstypesofthings suggestions.
I've pretty much got no sense of style so I'm pretty much open to anything except assless* chaps or culottes.
*I would say arseless chaps, but that doesn't look right on the internet.
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Chaps are by definition assless so the word is unnecessary. Chaps with an ass would be pants.
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hey fashion thread I've got some fashions for you
Make/model?
I've got a new pair of jeans I need to wash. Hopefully they don't come out too small. I have pretty much two pair of jeans with no holes in them. One of those pairs fits me. I really need a good pair as back-up in case of the other getting messed up somehow.
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So in the last 15 months I managed to put on 1/4 my original bodyweight.
As a result all my pants no longer fit. I'm all set for work pants, but I need casual pantstrousersjeanstypesofthings suggestions.
I've pretty much got no sense of style so I'm pretty much open to anything except assless* chaps or culottes.
*I would say arseless chaps, but that doesn't look right on the internet.
Just buy corduroy pants in a bunch of colors. Cords=nice dude butt.
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Chaps are by definition assless so the word is unnecessary. Chaps with an ass would be pants.
THIS! for some reason it drives me crazy when people are wrong about this.
Also I second cords, some reason dudes in cords drive me mad.
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I've got a new pair of jeans I need to wash. Hopefully they don't come out too small.
Wash on cold, hang to dry. I do that with all of my jeans now. Then put them in the dryer for like 5 minutes to soften 'em up a little.
I was gonna ask today what kind of new trousers I should get, but I guess that question has been answered already.
Assless cords?
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Not that I'm one to belittle cords (I have a favourite pair of greyish-greenish cords I've loved to tatters), but I don't think cords would really suit me at the moment, they've always seemed to be one of those pieces of clothing you need to be at least vaguely trim to pull off. ATM, I'm a bit dumpy. The advice *is* appreciated, though.
I'll also remember not to say "assless/arseless chaps in the future, heh.
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Personally, I like dark-wash jeans with a bootcut on men. No sandblasting, or anything other crazy embellishments. Or, dark twill or khaki-material type pants. My boyfriend is pretty chubby and looks awesome in them. I also love military style pants but in black or gray or green, no camo.
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By military style pants do you mean cargo pants or anything that are baggy with big pockets? Because if so I am vetoing that.
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I second darker pants with no fading in bootcut. Darker pants help slim you down and bootcut is flattering on most body types. I highly suggest dark wash jeans (no fading shit), black jeans, and darker trousers in twill, cordory, or khaki/chino, like black, navy, brown, or olive. (Chinos are awesome and can usually be dressed up or down depending on the style/cut, so I highly recommend those.)
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Like these:
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTslelfBgEbu17M8hvM0c4sUAr8wOCUaXQRsrApnRnM2Z5C_he-)
only without the boots. And those are kind of too long for him.
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veto veto veto
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Oh I dunno. Combats can look good if worn in the right way. Not that I'm holding them up as contemporary style icons but consider Tank Girl and Aisha from The Losers.
Probably telling that my style advice is derived from comic books though.
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I love them on guys but then I have a thing for the military look in general. My boyfriend has a cadet hat and pants like those and even combat boots. And some military-inspired jackets.
Admittedly they don't work on everyone. What Linds said will work on like 95% of guys. Only please never get any pleat-front pants - they look awful on anybody. I thought that was an 80s/90s thing but while shopping for dress pants for the boy I found that they still manufacture those atrocities.
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UGH pleat fronts. Those were required for a uniform for a job I had as a teenager and I refused to wear them. I refuse to ever wear those things, they are hideous and give people old lady hips.
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I love them on guys but then I have a thing for the military look in general. My boyfriend has a cadet hat and pants like those and even combat boots. And some military-inspired jackets.
Admittedly they don't work on everyone. What Linds said will work on like 95% of guys. Only please never get any pleat-front pants - they look awful on anybody. I thought that was an 80s/90s thing but while shopping for dress pants for the boy I found that they still manufacture those atrocities.
It's ridiculous around here. I cannot find flat-front dress pants to save my life, and I refuse to wear pleats. I am not an old accountant!
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The military look can be excellent. I wear Docs most days of the week, I love old school military jackets, etc.
Cargo pants are never fashionable. They are for utility. Hence cargo pants. The same combat boots with some nice jeans that don't look like a a bag with external pockets will look infinitely nicer.
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hey fashion thread I've got some fashions for you
Make/model?
J. Crew Matchstick cut jeans. But they fit more like slim straight.
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It's ridiculous around here. I cannot find flat-front dress pants to save my life, and I refuse to wear pleats. I am not an old accountant!
I am an old accountant and I don't wear pleated-front pants.
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In what sense are you old?
Styles change; twenty years ago I wore lots of pleat-fronted chinos - now I hate them. But my dress trousers* (bought two years ago, just before I lost a lot of weight - grr) are flat-fronted.
* By which I mean a full DJ outfit; I suppose that's what was being referred to, but I'm not sure.
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Well... most people here call Jhocking old, and I am older than he is, so that is the sense in which I am old. ;)
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Fair enough - go with the flow!
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Careful talking about that "old" stuff. I am 70 and wear cargo pants almost exclusively. The ideal computer geek uniform is cargo pants and denim shirts, in my opinion. (Except for the occasional wearing of the "She Blinded Me With Library Science" T-shirt, of course),
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I'm not sure what your point is given that "Never take fashion tips from the IT department or former mathletes" is one of the first lessons modern fashion tries to impress upon young people.
I mean, yeah, I used to wear cargo pants. That's because I worked in a loading dock. There are great reasons for wearing that stuff but you should still change when you get home if you plan on going anywhere.
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When I was 13 I wore camouflage cargo pants and army jackets.
I soon realized that dressing like my dad wasn't necessarily the best way to get girls.
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"Never take fashion tips from the IT department or former mathletes"
(http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/jun2010/5/6/we-love-telly-image-1-689857332.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BR_fEm8TUWk/SH2-eilWkeI/AAAAAAAAAd4/yLE8L2EglLg/s400/Richmond+IT+Crowd.jpg)
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hey fashion thread I've got some fashions for you
Make/model?
J. Crew Matchstick cut jeans. But they fit more like slim straight.
I can see the slim, but those have a lot of taper. Unless it is just that the thighs stretched out while the calves didn't have to. Honestly, I think you would probably look better with less taper.
But then again, I'm pretty much forbidden from wearing anything with taper. 501s that fit my waist are too tight on my thighs unless/until I stretch them, and then it's still a close thing for the first few days. I would look like a top if I wore tapered jeans.
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I gotta say, I am pretty much a sucker for the boots-cargo pants-tshirt look on buff dudes. I guess it makes them look like they are about to go do some serious physical work stuff. Of course, it really only appeals to me if it is accompanied by a few grease smudges and the tshirt has a stain here and there, so I guess really it is only attractive if it is functional. So, this post is not really contributory in any way, actually. Yeah.
Workin' dudes. Mmmm.
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Everyone recommend me places on the Internet that I can buy ties from
Nobody? You fail me fashion thread
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I HAVE NO
SON FASHION THREAD
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Katie I think you need to go and GIS some Tom of Finland drawings for a while.
Their pants are way too tight, though.
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Thanks for all the advice! I'll definitely try to get me some dark bootcut jeans. Once again, I have a pair I love to death, but don't fit into anymore. I think I have some black combat pants I *do* fit into somewhere, back from when I used to be this size. I used to pair them with the obligatory stompy boots, heh. I might see if I can drag them out of retirement.
I think I'll pass on the cargo pants, though. I used to wear them pretty much exclusively from the age of about 14 to 18 and now I can't look at a pair without getting flashbacks from my [ultra] awkward teens.
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Why bootcut?
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The cut flatters a larger/bulkier thigh. Works for girls with big hips too.
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Yeah, there's a reason you don't see guys built like Henry Rollins in skinny jeans. When you're heavy or have packed on some pretty serious muscle they just make you look like you're going to pull a Bruce Banner on everyone. Honestly, it's probably my favorite cut of jeans, as long as we're not talking about crazy bellbottoms. But then, as I've said before, I don't really believe in wearing jeans tighter than say, Elvis circa Jail house Rock.
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I bought a dress today!
(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2489/img1186qc.jpg)
(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/1924/img1179b.jpg)
I am wearing it to a friends wedding in April. It comes with a fabric belt thing with a flower on it. I like it in theory, but I have a concern. Be honest with me Fashion Thread, is that flower too small for a lady my size? I feel like it is so small on my, um, ample frame.
Close up of said flower overshadowed by other focal points:
(http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9482/img1187y.jpg)
PS I need to dust that mirror.
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I actually don't think it has to do with you so much as the size of the flowers in the print. Perhaps it is because there is more of you to cover and so the size of the flowers in the print is more obvious? but I really don't think so.
But yes. That flower is too small. The flowers in the dress are huge in comparison, and they dwarf it.
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that dress is so good
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It'd probably help if the flower matched the print rather than the background.
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that too
Edit: Oh yes, I just noticed that I never actually said it was a good dress. Sorry. Allison is right. Great dress.
Edit #2: Also, I just had a thought when I noticed that it has belt loops. I have a dress like that (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/PinUpDress6-1.jpg) and it made the belt sit in a funny place on my torso, so I cut the belt loops off and just let the belt go wherever it would naturally. I vote for that.
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Yeah, there's a reason you don't see guys built like Henry Rollins in skinny jeans. When you're heavy or have packed on some pretty serious muscle they just make you look like you're going to pull a Bruce Banner on everyone. Honestly, it's probably my favorite cut of jeans, as long as we're not talking about crazy bellbottoms. But then, as I've said before, I don't really believe in wearing jeans tighter than say, Elvis circa Jail house Rock.
You realize that there is a middle ground between skinny jeans and bootcut jeans, right? Straight leg jeans are great if you don't have too large hips for the waist. I'm not sure what to do if you do, although I think there are some cuts that are good for that (levi 560 or something like that). Generally, you want a rectangular profile for men's jeans. I like bellbottoms on some women, but I haven't seen them look good on guys.
Also, the jeans I've seen Henry Rollins wearing look like straight cut.
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The answer to everything you just said is yes.
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I like bellbottoms on some women, but I haven't seen them look good on guys.
(http://www.hessian.org/heavy_metal/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cliff_burton.jpg)
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"Never take fashion tips from the IT department or former mathletes"
(http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/jun2010/5/6/we-love-telly-image-1-689857332.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BR_fEm8TUWk/SH2-eilWkeI/AAAAAAAAAd4/yLE8L2EglLg/s400/Richmond+IT+Crowd.jpg)
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Television characters are a poor example of what people actually look like in real life given that most television shows aspire to portray an alternate version of real life where everyone is more interesting, funny, and well dressed.
I still wear army jackets!
See pictures of Jens in army jackets for examples of Doing It Right.
Well... most people here call Jhocking old, and I am older than he is, so that is the sense in which I am old. ;)
Joe is not old in theoretical human years inferred from his appearance. He's just a really youthful, handsome looking ancient.
See: Keanu Reeves/Paul Monet vampire conspiracy theory.
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I don't remember seeing pictures of Jens in an army jacket. Not all that recent, I hope.
(people are making Joe is old jokes, I can make Jens looks like a skinhead jokes)
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I like bellbottoms on some women, but I haven't seen them look good on guys.
Bootcut doesn't have to mean bellbottoms, I consider them much closer to straight leg than flared. The straight leg looks great if you are on the slim or slightly chunky side. It's when you get a bit heavier that bootcut is much better. Though really I like bootcut on any size.
Also I love flared jeans but find it almost impossible to find the super-flared type in my size. I have a giant ass and would like to offset it with giant pants. I used to wear the raver-style pants and actually still own a few pairs, but I'm thinking that they might be inappropriate for work and maybe regular life too. My favorite pair is still sitting in my dresser.. size 42 mens, with 44 inch leg openings, and back pockets from ass to ankles. When asked why I wore such large pants, I generally said "so I can steal children".
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I wear a lot of boot cut jeans. I think they balance my big top half without looking silly. Also I have the thickest calves and so even straight legs can be tighter than I like sometimes. Also, in ladies jeans at least, boot cut seems to be a little longer since they think I am wearing them with heeled boots. I am not crazy tall or anything (5' 7") but I have long legs. My legs are actually the same length as Stephen's and he is 5' 11" and I find that jeans are just a smidge too short a lot of the time.
So I'm gonna take the flower off the dress, and prolly the belt loops too. Should I keep their ribbon belt or just get a ribbon to tie, with a bow maybe?
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If you can find a giant blue flower to put on there, I say keep the belt. Otherwise go for a ribbon and tie it in a bow. Nice dress!
Television characters are a poor example of what people actually look like in real life given that most television shows aspire to portray an alternate version of real life where everyone is more interesting, funny, and well dressed.
It was a joke. That's just what I immediately thought of when I read that.
But really, most IT people I know dress like Roy. Or at least in the department I work for. Nerdy t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers. Including the girls. (I'm sure more important IT jobs have people dressing more professionally.)
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I like bellbottoms on some women, but I haven't seen them look good on guys.
Bootcut doesn't have to mean bellbottoms, I consider them much closer to straight leg than flared.
Whoops, meant to say bootcut. Slip of the fingers.
Although I will hold to what I said about bellbottoms looking good on some women, though. And to what I said about bootcuts not looking good on guys. It doesn't even make sense for boots, I've never worn jeans that I couldn't fit over boots.
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Ladies, I just discovered last night that Levi's is doing a new thing (http://us.levi.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=3146849&cp=3146849.3146879.3146880&AB=CMS_Home_W_LearnMore_020711) for different body shapes. I don't know how useful it might be, and I don't have any money to test it out, but it looks kind of nice and I wish I could get some new jeans.
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Lane Bryant/Fashion Bug has a similar fitting system. Unfortunately, even though their pants fit me better, they are completely unflattering. I'm the blue circle (big hips, big butt, small waist) and they are like a neon sign on my belly, making it look even bigger. I suggest finding a way to try them on before buying them.
ETA: papersatan, I love the dress. I definitely think you should get rid of the belt and loops. It would be extra awesome if you could get a wide ribbon/belt that matches the blue in the flowers and tie it right below your boobs. You might need to find a way to attach it since it's unlikely stay there easily.. maybe a few basting stitches? It would be cute to have a bow in the back but maybe that's a little too young? I dunno.
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Katie, in my afternoon of awfulness when I tried on 12 different pairs of jeans and liked none of them I tried on some of those jeans. There was a levis lady in the store so she helped me out and got me to start with the demi curve ones (they were huge, we realised I had a size too big, tried a smaller pair that still gaped like hell around my waist) then went on to the bold curve which fit my waist well but made my bottom look like nothing special. It is a good idea, and I would have gotten that bold curve if just because they fit my waist, if I hadn't tried on a pair of Dr Denim jeans that made my bottom look fantastic but gaped at the back. Also probably would have gotten them if I was in a better mood, but after spending probably an hour trying on jeans and liking none of them I was feeling pretty crappy at the end of it.
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It was a joke. That's just what I immediately thought of when I read that.
But really, most IT people I know dress like Roy. Or at least in the department I work for. Nerdy t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers. Including the girls. (I'm sure more important IT jobs have people dressing more professionally.)
i work in IT for a gigantic insurance company and we have to dress up :( it sucks. work dress codes blow
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I work for a game development company and our only dress code is that our clothes aren't falling apart. Some of the boys take this to the extreme though.
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I have never had a full time job that didn't have a required uniform.
feelsbadman.jpg
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Only three of my jobs have ever required a uniform. Khakis at Walmart, khakis and a polo at Blockbuster, and jeans and a white button-down at Picture People. At Hot Topic I could wear whatever the hell I wanted which was pretty awesome. And now I work in credentialing, in an office, and can still wear almost whatever I want, though nothing vulgar and no facial piercings.
I dunno that I could do a full uniform. Especially fancy office stuff, though it would be fun to go shopping for it, until I'm reminded that it's almost impossible to find anything flattering in my size ever.
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The only job I ever had that needed a uniform I quit and walked out the same day.
I hope that the programming job market never dries up because if it does I am fucked.
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It won't dry up, but it will probably become a lot more competitive.
Hopefully after I find a good position to stay at for long enough that I won't have trouble finding another if I have to leave.
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Fuck yes I love a challenge.
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Toba, I am coming to take your job from you.
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I've got some new jeans. They're 501s, button fly and everything.
Is it bad that I have the impulse to wear nothing but these jeans cuffed, chucks, a white t-shirt, and possibly a leather jacket for the next week or two?
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Not at all. Rock it classic style. I feel my most sexy when I'm rocking my faded jeans with a baggy cream blouse.
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I've got some new jeans. They're 501s, button fly and everything.
Is it bad that I have the impulse to wear nothing but these jeans cuffed, chucks, a white t-shirt, and possibly a leather jacket for the next week or two?
This is basically how I've been dressing for 30 years. The decision tree for my non-work attire is: Jeans-> White shirt or black shirt-> Chucks or Docs-> Leather or Bomber. Done.
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Last three posts,
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I just realized that the only white shirts I have are either a bit too large to look good, or v-necks that I wear as undershirts for button-downs. I guess I'll need to hold off until I can find an excuse to buy more shirts.
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Dudes with Docs:
That brown pair I bought several pages back? The sole has developed a crack in the left boot, about halfway up. A standard superglue should fix that up, non?
Ladies with Docs:
Same question as above, but you're not very good with alliteration.
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Shane I would try a flexible epoxy first.
I have a big crack in the base of my black docs but I never bothered trying to fix it. I just don't wear them in the wet.
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I want purple tennis shoes/trainers/sneakers/etc. Any suggestions? I really, really, love these but they're $115 shipped which is way too much.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/08/!CFgwZK!EWk~$(KGrHqJ,!hIE0fogtfJuBNVWbC1quw~~0_3.JPG)
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Get these instead.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Zapatitos/Delicious%20Paula/purpleshoes2.jpg)
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Those would cause the death of me and my ankles. I am pretty amazingly awful at walking, especially in heels.
Too bad. They look so exciting!
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Purple Vans!
(http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac232/Throw_WaterOnEm/EE3043B.jpg)
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Katie I love you but your taste in shoes is really ridiculous.
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Yes
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Katie don't listen to them those shoes are sweet.
And they're not that ridiculous.
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Shoes that J Mascis would totally rock!
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katie give me your goddamn shoes
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I am a guy, but my ankles are still screaming in sympathy.
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I just don't wear them in the wet.
See...I bought boots because unlike your upside-down paradise, it snows an awful lot and Adidas/Chucks/Vans don't cut it in the winter.
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(http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183003_524907541769_284800234_1231320_5859585_n.jpg)
this is how i do fashion
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You do it well!
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this is how i win
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I can't do Vans. Or Chucks for that matter which sucks. For one, Vans are ugly. (sorry) For two, both of them have no support and hurt the tootsies.
I'm loving the rubber-toe (like on chucks and some adidas) but they're not prevalent enough right now to get a whole lot of variety. I'm sort of considering spending the money on those purple adidas but $115 is soooo much. Is that what normal people spend on shoes?
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All my shoes cost less than $50. I have amazing shoes.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/PinUpDress4.jpg)(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/swingdance8.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/greydress4.jpg)(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/swingdance3.jpg)
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And a pretty rockin' butt in that first picture. Possibly creepy but whatever, too something to care.
Katie's butt,
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I can't do Vans. Or Chucks for that matter which sucks. For one, Vans are ugly. (sorry) For two, both of them have no support and hurt the tootsies.
It's ok! They aren't for everyone. I think they're super comfy, but I have a low arch and generally find most shoes comfortable that have minimal support. I guess if you really wanted Chucks, you'd have to buy inserts.
Here (http://www.zappos.com/search/null/filter/productTypeFacet/%22Shoes%22/gender/%22Womens%22/categoryFacet/%22Shoes%22/subCategoryFacet/%22Sneakers+and+Athletic+Shoes%22/colorFacet/%22Purple%22/sort/isNew/desc/goLiveDate/desc/) is Zappo's selection of purple gym shoes, if it helps. I'm planning on getting these (http://www.zappos.com/saucony-originals-jazz-low-pro-purple), actually, when I have enough money to spend on things that aren't college/rent/food related. I need new sneakers really bad...
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I have amazing shoes.
It's true.
Those Saucony's are really cute, actually. And pretty cheap. Thanks for the links!
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My girlfriend gets a new pair of Converse every time they have a new colour.
I don't get shoes as fashion. I want something that isn't physically repulsive and is a solid layer between me and the ground/rain/hypodermic needles.
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I spent nearly $200 on clothes today. It felt so good. Meebo wanted a show and tell, so I will take photos on monday and show things off. I bought a dress, a skirt, a jumper-y thing, and 3 (or 4? I can't remember) shirts. Ben also bought me a dress. Yay new clothes!
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I have many pairs of nice heels (not as many as I would like though!) but they are all currently in storage :( Not much call for seven-inch stiletto sandals when you are an au pair.
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Huh. The movies I have watched involving au pairs have led me to believe otherwise.
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I am suspicious of au pairs with the energy to make a film. I suspect they may be actors and not genuine au pairs.
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I've gotten to an awkward stage with shoes - I like to have a few pairs of smart shoes and I just bought another pair of Converses. I sometimes look at my dads shoes and think "damn, the old man has some sharp shoes". Then I remember he's 54 and I'm 20 and yeahhhh.
I boots seem to be the big thing for guys in England at the moment. Then we'll get to summer and they'll all get their damned rolled up chinos and boat shoes out again. Don't understanddd rolled up trousers.
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I haven't really bothered with shoes until recently. I keep a couple of pairs to match certain things. I've a pair of classic leather Sperrys (I wanted to wear them in before the summer), white canvas shoes from Cuba, and gray H&M keds that are convenient in most situations.
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Katie, I like you, but your shoe/outfit combos are way too matchy-matchy. It looks a little cheesy to match the colours of your shoes and dresses so closely.
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Well, that is what they did in the 50s and 60s, so.
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Also I am really not sure what else to wear green spectators with, to be honest.
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All of my outrageous shoes I tend to pair with really simple things. A LBD is the perfect thing to wear brightly coloured and amazing shoes with.
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I guess I have never owned a little black dress on account of the fact that I never like the ones I could actually afford, and I really cannot justify spending $400 on any dress mostly since I could easily make the exact same thing for $50 or less if I make the effort, but I never get around to it.
Story of my clothes-making life, basically.
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I am suspicious of au pairs with the energy to make a film. I suspect they may be actors and not genuine au pairs.
Blasphemy
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Then we'll get to summer and they'll all get their damned rolled up chinos and boat shoes out again. Don't understanddd rolled up trousers.
I need a new pair of Sperrys for the summer. Got canvas ones last year and they just shredded by the end of September.
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Then we'll get to summer and they'll all get their damned rolled up chinos and boat shoes out again. Don't understanddd rolled up trousers.
I need a new pair of Sperrys for the summer. Got canvas ones last year and they just shredded by the end of September.
I'd make a retort to that if I knew what the fuck Sperrys are.
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Sperry is a brand that sells boat shoes.
I still do not get boat shoes. I went shopping with my mom and she liked all the boat shoes. Generally we do not have the same taste in shoes, so I took this as a sign that I am right in not liking them.
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What makes them boat shoes, exactly? They look like loafers with some decorative lacing, mostly. Did the laces help them stay on when you wore them on a boat? Is it handy to be able to slide them on and off quickly?
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I think the idea that they are typically made out of canvas w/ a grippy rubber sole is generally what made them boat-ready. Remember that they were invented before shoes made of anything but leather were a rarity.
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I kinda want a pair of boat shoes because this summer I will be on a BOAT
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Waterproof canvas + grippy, white or gum soles + seems around the top of the front of the shoe so the water doesn't get in so easily makes them boat shoes I think.
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I kinda want a pair of boat shoes because this summer I will be on a BOAT
I would probably just wear flip-flops.
while flippin' burgers, or something.
maybe while riding a dolphin.
but only if the dolpphin.. fuck it.
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See, boat shoes have been around for freaking ages. My grandad had boat shoes because he actually had and used a boat. So he got shoes for the purpose. Having boat shoes because the people in Topman wear them...does not compute.
Another reason why I don't really want to get them is that I don't think its right, as I said before, to be able to switch wardrobes with my father. Sure he dresses well, but I don't want to get there quite yet.
I also defected and went against my self-made promise circa 2008 and now wear basically skinny jeans. I mean, I keep telling myself they're not because they say "Slim Fit" on the inside and they don't properly stick to me (after all, men do actually have genitals) but I apparently jumped on the bandwagon.
Also, is there such a thing as too many band t-shirts? I don't get the "don't wear a t-shirt of the same band you're seeing in concert" thing.
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Fuck that, who cares if you "dress like yr dad"? Like, you said he's well-dressed, so why not? Most men could probably stand to dress a bit more like adults anyway.
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I never heard of boat shoes until I was in high school and watched a cartoon that used the term. Where I grew up what you describe would have been called bobos. It would not have been a compliment.
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Also, is there such a thing as too many band t-shirts? I don't get the "don't wear a t-shirt of the same band you're seeing in concert" thing.
I'm not sure why I find it douchey, but I do.
On that same vein though, if I go to a sporting event, I'll be sure to wear the shirt or hat of the team I'm cheering for. Figure that one out.
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Fuck that, who cares if you "dress like yr dad"? Like, you said he's well-dressed, so why not? Most men could probably stand to dress a bit more like adults anyway.
I'm not saying its the worst thing in the world, I actually think I'm over thinking it. And yeah they could. But I just don't need boat shoes.
Also, is there such a thing as too many band t-shirts? I don't get the "don't wear a t-shirt of the same band you're seeing in concert" thing.
I'm not sure why I find it douchey, but I do.
On that same vein though, if I go to a sporting event, I'll be sure to wear the shirt or hat of the team I'm cheering for. Figure that one out.
Thats exactly my argument - you go to a football game and wear their shirt. You go to a gig wearing the band t-shirt and somehow thats wrong?
But hey its all subjective.
Hate #3: Star Wars being turned into something vintage and alternative.
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If you already have that band's shirt, why not? Who gives a crap. Wearing a shirt you BOUGHT at that particular concert is a bit silly, but whatever, what else are you going to do with it?
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Tuck it into your belt so you don't lose it in the mosh.
I don't wear the shirt of bands that I am going to see, I wear shirts of other, similar artists, although lately I've been removing my band shirts from my wardrobe. For some reason I'm getting sick of advertising other bands? I've started replacing them with comic book shirts and shirts i've bought off the internet. I think it's better this way.
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Now I only buy band shirts from concerts I go to. (I own 3 that I bought in a store which are now pajama shirts.) Gives you a chance to support them and if they're at the booth to tell them they are awesome. I don't go to concerts often so if I already own the cd, I buy the shirt. Otherwise I buy the cd. I just like talking to the musicians! Some have been quite nice.
Unless your band sucks, then I don't go to your merch table.
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I love band tees. I miss mine. I lost a lot of weight and gave my mom my old wardrobe (a crap ton of black tees, mostly band tees, and Tripp pants), then got a whole new wardrobe, then gained all the weight back. So I have dozens of tees that don't fit me and only a dozen or so that fit, and few of those have anything to do with music.
I did just get a really awesome Smashing Pumpkins Zero tee at a thrift store the other day.
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band t-shirts scream "TEENAGER" a bit too loudly for my tastes these days, so I've pretty much removed them all from my wardrobe. I think they might still be in a box somewhere, but I really don't 'care. they're all like anti-flag and nofx shirts and shit, as well as some other random junk that i would never ever wear again
the only band shirt i still rep is my The Mean Reds shirt because they were one of the greatest teenage bands to ever live and they sadly broke up before anyone was able to give a shit besides me and few other people.
RIP The Mean Reds
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I think it is pretty silly to wear a shirt of the band you are going to see to their concert. I mean, you bought a ticket and showed up, there is a really good chance that you like the band, what are you trying to prove by wearing a band t-shirt, too?
That is different from sporting events where you need to specify which side you are rooting for so that you don't get beat up/know who to beat up.
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What if you're only there to see one of the bands? I went to see KMFDM, but Angelspit was opening for them and they were SO awful. If I'd had a KMFDM shirt I would have worn it so no one would have mistaken me for an Angelspit fan.
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While this is a gross generalization, most people go to a concert for the headliner, not the opening act. I am sure that you were safe from such awful assumptions.
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I wear band t-shirts all the time. All my t-shirts are band, internet, or comic book based.
I went bowling in skinny jeans and accidentally crushed my sack. Still like skinny jeans though.
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What if you're only there to see one of the bands? I went to see KMFDM, but Angelspit was opening for them and they were SO awful. If I'd had a KMFDM shirt I would have worn it so no one would have mistaken me for an Angelspit fan.
Boooo, Angelspit are rad. Was the sound crap, or did you just not like their music? By contrast, I find anything by KMFDM to be ridiculous to the point of self-parody.
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Also yeah, don't be the dude seeing a band in the band's shirt.
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I just don't like their music. It's boring to me for some reason. Also I saw a lot of the lead singer girl's panties, but I can't say that's a complaint.
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When I went to see Valient Thorr there was a bunch of clütchbags wearing clutch shirts. In my head most of them were about to say "COME AT ME BRO"
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I've gotten into a habit of only buying band shirts at concerts. I couldn't get myself to get one at a record store or like one of those shady stores The obvious exception is bands that've broken up. But, there's just something about getting the shirt at a given venue--there's a story behind it.
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When I went to see Valient Thorr there was a bunch of clütchbags wearing clutch shirts. In my head most of them were about to say "COME AT ME BRO"
Wait, what? Since when is Clutch a bro band? All of the guys I've seen wearing clutch shirts look like they would be more at home in a garage than at a kegger.
I mean, I guess some Clutch was on Bam Margera's show once or twice (I guess he's a friend of the band?), but I doubt many people bothered to find out about the band from that.
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Swizz Beats wants to show you how to tie a bow tie (http://www.gq.com/video?videoID=659346340001)
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My newest favourite way to fight Canadian winter in style: oxfords with wools socks.
It's about -5C right now so I'm rockin' slicked back 50s boy hair, a thrifted cream coloured cowl neck sweater, pseudo-tweed brown blazer, super skinny raw denim jeans and my brown oxfords with greyish-blue wool socks peepin' out. I feel pretty good right now. Wish I had a working camera on hand.
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God I wish I could make it through winter without a hat. My hair is the perfect length for styling right now
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currently rocking what we refer to as a Canadian Tuxedo. if you don't know what that is, look it up....then come to Canada.
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That is......
A mullet, denim jacket and jeans?
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look it up....then come to Canada.
i did and it kind of made me want to leave
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look it up....then come to Canada.
i did and it kind of made me want to leave
I looked it up and I think I'll stay in America, thanks.
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The first image that came up was Jay Leno and that was enough for me to close the tab.
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Hey, Texas Tuxedos are some GQ shit.
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(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6710/gqusclinteastwood.jpg)
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It's a Canadian tuxedo
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Man, I've heard Texas tuxedo for just matching denim. It's pretty much the same thing as Canadian Tuxedo, just more humid. I honestly never hear Canadian tuxedo here.
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I'm gonna come out and call this an Australian Tuxedo then.
(http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/images/blue-singlet-1.jpg)
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Honestly now I think about it I can't possibly buy the definition of Canadian Tuxedo not including plaid/flannel
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Yah, I always found that weird, too, Dovey. I wore really dark raw demin on the bottom and a much lighter denim shirt/jacket (the one I bought in Austin, Sam) on top with a big scarf and brown oxfords. I made it work.
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plaid
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4152/canadad.jpg)
?
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What, no plaid pants?
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There's an isopod in her lap too
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Canadian Tuxedo. if you don't know what that is, look it up....then come to Canada.
I wish I hadn't - it led me to this (http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpfq2cezHp1qa2pqoo1_500.jpg) (I can't bear to embed the image)
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:cry:
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I knew you were talking about that blog right away but I thought you were gonna post this
(http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpfqx3mv8Y1qa2pqoo1_500.jpg)
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To provide some context, that guy has been consistently voted one of America's Sexiest Men by countless publications for about a decade.
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He still looks terrible and usually I like how he dresses. Sexy people can make fashion mistakes, too.
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Yeah this conversation is far better if you think it's entirely about Neil Hamburger.
Also I will maintain that Justin Timberlake is not well-dressed and will do so 'til blue in the face
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Go nuts, some of the best people are(were) auto-asphyxiators
(http://famousmonstersoffilmland.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/carradine-as-nfrankenstein.jpg)
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Also hey man, thanks for not pouncing in the totally obvious "blew/blue" connection, I know that can't have been easy.
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diesel
i usually like your jeans quite a bit but what is this
(http://img858.imageshack.us/img858/4828/tintsie.jpg)
what the fuck is this
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Those are shoplifting pants.
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If you're going to hide merchandise in your vagina.
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Gah, looking at her legs too long gives me the creeps. They make her body look all kinds of wrong.
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I am on a quest for winter boots. I have a grey pair and a tan pair and both have 4" heels. I need some flat boots. Preferably lace up or with some kind of chunky detail and knee high. I am kind of considering getting a pair of knee high docs? But I'm also rather in love with these and I am not sure why.
Any suggestions? If I find a pair I am absolutely in love with, I'll spend the extra money. Apart from my two pairs of heeled boots and my converse, I don't really have a lot of winter shoes that are practical for walking around and stuff.
(http://www.lustable.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-01-at-10.50.30-AM.png) (http://www.solestruck.com/jeffrey-campbell-on-fire-black-distressed/index.html)
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i'm debating getting a pair of tall docs too, my absurdly huge calves don't like most winter boots and the fact that most docs lace up and don't look half bad is a major plus. i personally can't wear these (http://www.dmusastore.com/p-3396-gianna.aspx) cos of the calf problem, but i think they are really nice and would probably be very comfortable and versatile too. i like plain boots though so that's my personal bias.
for myself i am kind of looking at these (http://www.dmusastore.com/p-2106-triumph-1914-w.aspx) but i haven't yet decided if they are tacky or not. i need some tallish boots to wear with jeans/dresses and i like plaid, whatever.
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Jamie knee high docs will not go with your dainty girly style.
I'm not really a fan of flat boots although a pair of simple black or chocolate brown riding boots would look very nice.
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Thinking of getting a pair of these despite costing roughly a hojillion dollars.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a207/Xyljin/Semi_Dress_Brown.jpg?t=1299813446)
Not really sold on the looks but my uncle loves his.
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diesel
i usually like your jeans quite a bit but what is this
(http://img858.imageshack.us/img858/4828/tintsie.jpg)
what the fuck is this
The fucked thing is that those are huge in NZ among the trendsetting crowd. "cool" people don't seem to recognise that most fashion makes you look like a kiddie fiddler...
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Dammit who puts a hammer in their pockets anyway, that is dumb. That is why carpenter's jeans have a hammer loop.
I'm not sure why that, of all the monstrosity of those pants, is what bothers me most, but it does.
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I suspect tommy is right.
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so long legs are out then? and long torsos in? Does that mean heels will go out of fashion too?
Also was that block of text moved but somehow kept the line breaks? "De- signed" "inova- tive"
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Turns out there's a Diesel store in Perth now. I'd been driving to uni and not stopping in the city for so long that when I went through the city this week I was amazed at how much cool new stuff there is. Lots of cool new stuff. Perth is doing pretty well, I think.
edit - Heels and long legs will never go out of fashion. They're just too sexy for that.
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Yeah sam, I think my only problem with the boots are that I have unrealistic expectations for anything that costs over $300. Personal hangup.
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Also was that block of text moved but somehow kept the line breaks? "De- signed" "inova- tive"
I just assumed it was deliberate and done for some pretentious reason
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so long legs are out then? and long torsos in? Does that mean heels will go out of fashion too?
But she's wearing heels in that photo! Which makes it look even more nonsensical.
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good point.
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I think I know how they made that mistake with the crotch. They asked carpenters how much room they needed for their tools. There were some miscommunications.
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speaking of jeans i've decided i'm gonna spend my tax return on these (http://www.silverjeans.com/sjdev/WGDETAIL.pgm?seq=2_346_403&stsku=L9916SAD461), i know i should really be responsible and put it into savings or something but fuck it, i've worked really hard to lose weight and look awesome this year and all of my jeans are raggedy and too big on me and i just REALLY want to have at least one pair of nice flattering jeans that fit properly again. my phenomenal ass deserves better
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just kidding, i'm totally buying those horrible aladdin pants. inno-vative
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That looks ridiculous. Like it would be some form of communist civilian uniform in a dystopian future movie.
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That's fucking hideous. What's wrong with you?
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Reminds me of the Library Suit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzTGNIiidbI). If Howard Moon thinks its good, it can't be good.
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That looks like a shirt you'd wear over the Iron Man suit. I mean, why else would you need that pocket in the center of the shirt?
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That's one of the more bizarrely ugly garments I've seen in some time.
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That's one of the more bizarrely ugly garments I've seen in some time.
sorry sam
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I don't see what you would put in that chest pocket that wouldn't make you look weird also. It's a no-no for me.
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I'd still like to see it being worn, just in case
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I'd still like to see it being burned, just in case
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Question: What makes certain type of clothing vintage?
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age?
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Is that really it? It's not a particular style or anything?
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Vintage can be used to describe anything made between the 1920s and the 1980s. It's just a nicer word than old.
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I believe people have confused "vintage", which is an age term that precedes "antique", and "retro", which I believe means something akin to "throwback". I think "vintage" has recently evolved to also mean "authentic from the era".
So, no, vintage is not a style. Retro-[decade] is a style.
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Alright, thanks a lot for the clarification, guys!
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By definition: Everything older than 20 years is vintage.
I am vintage!
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http://www.shabbyapple.com/
I want about 90% of the dresses on that site. Someone with more money than me needs to go crazy in there. Send me pictures.
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By definition: Everything older than 20 years is vintage.
I am vintage!
Common misconception, but as a whole you are tragically not vintage. I mean, like, your eyeballs and your heart, those are vintage gold by now, but things like your hair and your teeth, not so vintage. I mean, if you had dentures made out of your baby teeth, that'd be ultra-vintage but also ultra-unsettling so, you know, now you can look forwards to your thirties when you'll have a vintage mouth-full of teeth!
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Y/N (http://www.sperrytopsider.com/store/SiteController/sperry/productdetails?catId=cat90046DM&productId=7-100210&skuId=***7********0195214*W105&stockNumber=0195214&showDefaultOption=true) ?
pagebreak :psyduck:
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EDIT: Unless you are a man in your 40s/50s with kids there is NO REASON EVER to wear boat shoes.
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So shit
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Sorry, I didn't answer your question.
N, N, N
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I feel it necessary to point out that those are the exact shoes my dad has. He buys a pair, wears them until they are falling apart, and then buys a new pair. The process has been repeated for the last 2 decades.
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Fuck the haters, boat shoes are awesome! Just... not that particular pair. Sorry dude.
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Definitely no. Those are old man shoes. Not in the way that looking like Mr. Rodgers has become trendy, but in a way that looks like you are wearing your dad's clothes only because you have nothing else to wear.
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...and this old man wouldn't wear them either.
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...as time goes by I'm finding myself liking boat shoes more and more. Though I will admit the single-tone leather is EXACTLY what my dad wears whenever he's at home, and I'd probably stay away from them.
I think I prefer stuff like these a little more:
(http://thegalleyboys.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/vans-boat-shoe.jpg)
(http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/apc-summer-2009-boat-shoes-1.jpg)
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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
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I think I prefer stuff like these a little more:
Huh, we've got the same taste apparently. I'm getting a pair of navy/white Sperrys before the spring hits.
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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.
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Hey, fashion shits.
I know sometimes the "sporting" brands can come off a bit chavvy, but whatchoo guys think?
(http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/1/1/2/1129880-p-DETAILED.jpg)
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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.
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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.
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Heh. The "Classic brown" has been bugging me. They're pretty tight looking, but so are the navy ones.
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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.
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Yeah, we are. But you're from Montreal, so your brain's a little flawed.
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I think the word you were searching for is "improved".
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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.
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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.
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(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/188896_10150115131196527_544791526_6693147_7743721_n.jpg)
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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High metabolisms and genetics that don't give you bigger thighs?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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i think i could stop eating people until i literally starved to death
Tania: Cupcakes and Cannibalism.
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i mean, i have no idea how im skinny enough to fit into them, i just kinda do. oh well?
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holy shit i have no idea how that word even got in there
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tania please dont eat me
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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.
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What shoes do I wear with this to a wedding?
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/mermaidhalter5.jpg)(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/mermaidhalter4.jpg)
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Pink satin pumps!
Only if they are the exact shade as the straps though.
I guess plain black would be fine too.
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...liiiiiike these?
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/0/9/8/9/8/0/webimg/405649698_o.jpg?nc=79)
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They're too dressy! Your dress is very busy so you'd need a plain shoe.
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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.
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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?
(http://www.mad4shoes.com/images/Fun/dainty-420-bpsat.jpg)
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I bought some grey/white/blue pumas today for running. If you don't like them go to hell I like them.
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Katie, a pair of plain black pumps (satin would be my first choice) would be perfect.
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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.
(http://l5.zassets.com/images/z/1/4/9/1490565-p-DETAILED.jpg)
But your safest bet would be something more like this.
(http://a1.zassets.com/images/z/1/3/9/1399014-p-DETAILED.jpg)
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(that way I can justify having so many shoes)
(shooooooooeeeeesssss)
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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?
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRSvtP3KIm_qw6kIS3AG5pviNcGl4dKyFsDb8NUyr01vBMMJ7GjyQ)
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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.
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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).
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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 :(
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I bought teacher clothes today. And gym shoes. One pair of those shoes were Pumas, if that makes you feel better, Jace.
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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.
(http://www.bonbons.com.au/collection/low/33B4030G2.jpg)
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What kind of state is your economy in that $89 can be considered cheap?
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It is cheap for a good pair of shoes. Most good quality heels go for around $130 - 170.
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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!
(http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.229650938.jpg)
(http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.229651120.jpg)
Oh, Etsy, you will be the end of me.
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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.
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Kris, that is a tablecloth with a hole for the head.
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Kris is fashionable Jace, you will never know what that is.
I am worried about the arm holes though, are they sewn up somehow?
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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:
(http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.229650870.jpg)
I figure it'll be fine to wear it with a light coloured camisole underneath.
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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?
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I don't really get it either.
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I hate Jace a whole bunch but I think he might be right here.
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I was thinking that if I wore something like that it would look like I have given up on fashion and just settled on muumuus. Kris has a very different body type from me though so it is not likely to look bad on her. Also I like the colors.
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I hate Jace a whole bunch but I think he might be right here.
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:-( guys.
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Yeah. You could probably pull it off, if you really tried. But you shouldn't.
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aw jace you know i'm just playing dogg
(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/5434/photoon20110323at2055.jpg)
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I'm actually making the face trex does to that picture tania.
I'm over here in my room all :mrgreen: up in this bitch.
Yeah tommy it kind of is I guess.
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it's actually spelled muumuu
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/crazymelly/Homer_muumuu.jpg)
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Kris can be a big fat dynamo!
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kris if you wear that you'll need to start a religion.
though then you will also need a funny hat.
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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.
I guess the biggest problem I have is that I like shoes for which the best descriptors are probably "cute" and "flashy", and people just don't make them in a middling range? Like, they are either $30 or they are Christian Louboutins. I actually pretty much hate the second pair I posted, because they have an unflattering profile and they look stupid on feet and they look cheap as crap, but they are everywhere on ebay and everyone loves them because there isn't anything else comparable.
I am going to a real shoe store tomorrow. I guess if I get something I will take pictures.
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Maybe if you could put a belt around it? Like if you held your arms straight out and had someone put one on you so that you would have arm moving room?
I love love love the colors and pattern but it is more or less a large sack.
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Hah I knew most of you would hate it. And nooo a belt would completely ruin the flow of it! I'm thinking wearing it with my hair up (hopefully by summer my hair will be long enough for that), big sunglasses, red lipstick and nail polish, maybe a chunky bracelet, and some simple, light coloured sandals. I'll show you guys how it's done, I know I can pull this off!
Also I've been pretty into crazy clothing lately, when I get back to Glasgow I'll post a bunch of pics.
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Kris and Twiggy are the only people I can picture pulling that off, but it is definitely just a tablecloth.
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Well, that dress sure is. Long. And flowy. And a poncho.
Hah I knew most of you would hate it. And nooo a belt would completely ruin the flow of it! I'm thinking wearing it with a sombrero
I kid, Kris. I kid because I love. (You, not the poncho).
Really I think my main problem with it is that it reminds me of the dumb maxi-dresses every girl was wearing for like the last four summers running.
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This thread just gave me a genuine laugh, thank you! I really want these:
(http://www.sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nike-womens-blazers-1.jpg)
They are like class for your feet....if your feet are ghettofabuloulsy inclined.
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Dovey that is because most girls who wear "maxi-dresses" are either reading too much Cosmo or hippies.
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Or are just people who prefer longer dresses? Some were ugly, but some long dresses are not bad. Personally, I really want these (http://www.modcloth.com/Womens/Dresses/-Demeter-Maxi-Dress) two (http://www.modcloth.com/Womens/Dresses/-Dress-that-Launched-1000-Ships-in-Dusk). I don't like short dresses (for multiple reasons, but mostly because I'm too tall) and like that long dresses are more popular. Actually I like that longer shirts are popular too.
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julia those are indeed some ghettofabulous nikes. i need some nikes. or more non-chuck hightops
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I actually really dislike long dresses in general, unless we're talking formal wear. Or dorkwear/clubwear, as I have this awesome black ballgown.
But anyway, I think that if you're skinny enough and you wear a damn bra, a maxi dress can look really good. But this rarely happens.
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I don't like long dresses cos they get all tangled up in my legs. I am clumsy enough as it is.
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I like long dresses cause you don't have to sit like a "lady".
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I don't really sit like a lady in anything that I wear. This can cause problems.
I was wearing my witch Halloween costume (which involves a short-ish black dress) to work and of course wore a Spanx thingy underneath it to both hold in the chub and make sure no one could see up the skirt. I went out to get a pedicure later that day, in the whole outfit except the hat, and the lady doing it insisted that I put a towel in my lap. She was more embarrassed than I was.
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Don't understand Topman, not at all. (http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33056&storeId=12555&productId=2265680&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=221082&parent_categoryId=207169&pageSize=20)
I kind of want to like it, but know that it would be the most douche tastic thing I think I could wear.
Also Topman seems to pander to the guys my age who didnt develop physically beyond 13. XXS? Seriously?
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oh hey look it's clownshoe's shoes.
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but they are not clown shoes :x
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Or are just people who prefer longer dresses? Some were ugly, but some long dresses are not bad.
Honestly I just didn't like how ubiquitous they were. I guess there's nothing intrinsically wrong with them? They're not great though.
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I didn't either, mostly because a lot of them are ugly, but yeah.
I like long dresses cause you don't have to sit like a "lady".
Oh man, so this. I do not like having to sit lady like all the time. Which is why I mostly wear pants.
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I went shopping today with my sister. I now have skinny jeans, and boots. Apparently the key to skinny jeans, for me at least, is to go to a new store instead of trying on the exact same pair of pants every time you go into the one same store.
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Rosie I feel like I have personally failed somewhere if it took you 25 years to sort that out.
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Fashion thread, how do you feel about oxfords? Particularly these (http://www.zappos.com/bass-breck-black) but in brown? (Not the brown there, those are ugly, but the ones I'm talking about aren't on zappos and I can't link from Bass's site.) Or a different pair? I need brown/tan, so suggestions would be welcome.
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QC forums: is it bad that i really want this (http://www.atomretro.com/xlarge/floral_liberty_print_gibson_london_shirt_main.jpg) on my body as soon as humanly possible?
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I'm talking about shoes, not shirts.
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QC forums: is it bad that i really want this (http://www.atomretro.com/xlarge/floral_liberty_print_gibson_london_shirt_main.jpg) on my body as soon as humanly possible?
Needs colour:
(http://cassland.org/images/KnittedTie.jpg)
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my eyeballs just came.
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I bought that shirt and tie (twenty years ago) to match the paint-job of a harpsichord I was playing a solo on in a concert.
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why do you still have it
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They might ask him to play that harpsichord again.
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Fashion thread, how do you feel about oxfords? Particularly these (http://www.zappos.com/bass-breck-black) but in brown? (Not the brown there, those are ugly, but the ones I'm talking about aren't on zappos and I can't link from Bass's site.) Or a different pair? I need brown/tan, so suggestions would be welcome.
Dovey like oxfords
(both kinds)
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but they are not clown shoes :x
:x
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I really love oxfords, they are my favorite summer shoes. Watch out for bass brand though, I've had a few and they soles come off easily and besides they're stitched bottoms they're hard to repair yourself. I like them with shorts and dresses.
I honestly also dislike long dresses, but that's because they remind me of weird lingerie.
Guys I've been wearing the same pair of jeans and cycling through 4 shirts for two months, and one pair of shoes. It is driving me crazy but I stay with my partner most of the time and all my things are on the other side of the city and I am lazy.
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What brands do you recommend? I don't want really pointy ones and they have to have enough support/padding in the bottom for standing in.
Also, I want these (http://www.modcloth.com/Womens/Shoes/Flats/-Small-College-Town-Wedge) SO BAD but nowhere I look seems to have them in my size in brown.
Edit: How about these (http://www.zappos.com/lucky-brand-christa-rose-cream), in either rose cream or metallic pow?
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Daaaang I really want those last ones.
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I agree. The last ones are terribly, terribly cute.
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Yeah, I'm kind of leaning towards those right now. Possibly in cream.
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I think cream and metallic are just about as nice as each other, so it just depends on what you think you'd be wearing with them I guess.
Just don't go with desert. It makes the shoe look like a bronzed indie baby booty.
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Mostly I wear a lot of neutral colors also with purple and green. Really I think either would work, but the cream is not metallic and I have a few cream blouses as well, so hey.
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Those are all oxfords? They seem so different! I would have thought that "oxford" was a narrower parameter. Huh.
ITT: Calenlass sometimes thinks she is fashionable but really is not at all.
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I noticed that too. The men's "Oxfords" section on Zappos is even whackier. There's sneakers in there! Sneakers are not oxfords, dudes! I think they're just playing fast and loose with the term, as I always understood it to mean a very specific type of shoe as well.
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Grandma called, she wants her shoes back.
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my grandma's dead, you jerk
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I'm not sure whether any of them would properly be called Oxfords, if by Oxfords you mean Oxford brogues, but regardless of that I like the first pair best. Brogues are quite popular with British girls but I don't think I'd wear them myself, they require nice ankles, thin legs and a sort of relaxed, just-got-out-of-bed-but-still-model-perfect sort of hairstyle.
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Only the first pair would be considered an oxford. The second was me just whining and the third pair are kind of similar to oxfords, I guess.
I've got time to think about it, so I'm still looking for something suitable.
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my grandma's dead, you jerk
All the more reason to return her shoes, you grave robbing fuck. What are you, some kind of pantomime villian, stealing old people's shoes? All of you should be ashamed.
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Let me just say, there is nothing wrong with wearing your grandparents' clothes. I have three skirts and one dress that my grandmother wore when she was my age, and those are some of the nicest clothes I have, and every time I wear them I get complimented on my clothes by either friends or strangers.
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I wish my grandmother had kept her clothes, I've seen so many pictures and heard stories of her handmade dresses.
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Anyway I'm in a pretty princess mood and I need some cardigans, I hope you guys like these:
(http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.199388202.jpg)
(http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.226913484.jpg)
Because I just bought them.
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Those are exceptionally nanna
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What's with the bow on the blue one? Are buttons not good enough?
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The bow makes it prettier.
I'll take that as a compliment, Dovey.
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Cardigans are the best knits. Not buttoned up like that though, open over something else and then they are perfect.
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The bow makes it prettier.
I'll take that as a compliment, Dovey.
Backhanded complimented I guess?
I seem to say this a lot but I'd have to see how you wear them to form a proper opinion
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I dunno dovey. Something about cute girls dressing like middle-aged librarians gets to me.
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I really like that blue one, very pretty.
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I dunno dovey. Something about cute girls dressing like middle-aged librarians gets to me.
Oh no doubt, me too but there's definitely A Line
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What are the odds that I could pull off the hippie maxi-skirt look now and then without just looking like a complete wannabe-tribal moron white girl? (note: I would not pair it with a bag large enough to smuggle a washing machine)
(http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.204951842.jpg)
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you'd like a hippie lady but not in a bad way? I mean you already have that style going on a little bit so I think itd match what else you wear. ie I think it's fine and you should go for it.
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So I bought these last night, I should have them in a week or two? So ludicrously excited. I hope they fit properly.
(http://images2.solestruck.com/jeffrey-campbell-shoes/Jeffrey-Campbell-shoes-All-Strap-T-(Black-Leather)-010604.jpg) (http://www.solestruck.com/jeffrey-campbell-all-strap-t-black-leather/index.html)
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I dunno dovey. Something about cute girls dressing like middle-aged librarians gets to me.
My mother is a middle aged librarian and I've worked in libraries since I was 14. It is clinically impossible for me to become even slightly aroused at the notion of library attractiveness.
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Well, that's a good thing.
Librarians around here don't really have the "librarian style" or whatever. Mostly because a lot of them are pretty young and dress "hip". I dunno. But glasses tend to be a trend. Actually that's how I found out about the website I ordered my current glasses from - a librarian liked my old (purple) glasses and we were talking about fun frames and she brought it up because of low cost. So hey.
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Jamie: Yes.
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But glasses tend to be a trend.
Trendy like wearing glasses with non-rx lenses, or terrible eyesight is the new black?
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Terrible eyesight is the new black.
Yay!
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Yay, I'm hip!
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Damn it, I have perfect eyesight :(
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It's ok! you can wear glasses without any lenses in them! I saw a girl doing this on the bus home from uni. I wanted to stab her with my counselling textbook.
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My little sister paid some ridiculous sum to get non-prescription non-tinted raybans. I'm a little disappointed.
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It's ok! you can wear glasses without any lenses in them! I saw a girl doing this on the bus home from uni. I wanted to stab her with my counselling textbook.
You should've poked her eyes out for maximum irony
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Speaking of glasses, I have these coming.
(http://media.specsavers.com/common/images/frames/angle0-large/25050141.jpg)
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Yeah, FUCK vision! Damned no-good primary human sensory system!
...how the fuck did the French get to Oz?
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Speaking of glasses, I need these (http://www.farfetch.com/item10078166.aspx). They are pretty expensive but I bet they would suit my thang. Maybe I will buy them once I get paid.
I have black glasses at the moment but I really wish I still had my tortoise-shell ones, black stands out way too much against my face and light hair.
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I really like those except every time I've tried on pairs like that I end up looking completely ridiculous. I never really got used to not having the nose rest things either. One day I will branch out and get glasses that don't look mostly the same as what I have now... one day.
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Can you shop yourself into those glasses? Cause I can't imagine them looking good tbh. That said, I've always preferred more angular shapes.
I'd really like a pair of these in either purple (http://www.surfstitch.com/product/von-zipper-fulton-sunglasses-purple-erkel) or green (http://www.surfstitch.com/product/von-zipper-fulton-sunglasses-lights-out-lime).
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Guys guys guys.
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199779_10150143988661527_544791526_6801788_8092285_n.jpg)
Guys.
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Gosh you look dapper
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I didn't know you had moved into wet work.
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It pays better than Customer Support and is more relevant to my interests.
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Yeah, FUCK vision! Damned no-good primary human sensory system!
I have some fcuk glasses, they are these ones!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/Lapuz/me/110120.jpg)
I really like them, even thought they have fcuk written on them and are a little too tight so they give me headaches after a while. I really like those glasses lunchy linked, you could could probably find fairly similar ones in some of the shops in newtown.
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Oh, fashion thread, I want to buy some nice flowy oversized cardigany type tops, can anyone give some suggestions of where I might find them? I also want some awesome square scarves to keep my neck warm in winter (not long knitted kind of scarves, but woven ones, because knitted scarves tend to make me overheat really quickly) but most of what I have seen are ugly. Paying attention to what I wear is hard work, dammit.
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Guys.
Don't you feel the tie is a bit too contrasted with the rest of the outfit?
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As in stylistically or in terms of shade?
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Oh, shade. I guess it has a slight sheen that makes it appear a paler black.
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Yes, it is a silk tie so it's pretty shiny. If I could find a matte black tie I would use that instead.
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I really like them, even thought they have fcuk written on them and are a little too tight so they give me headaches after a while. I really like those glasses lunchy linked, you could could probably find fairly similar ones in some of the shops in newtown.
A decent optometrist should be able to stretch glasses for you.
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Well yeah, They were even tighter than I got the loosened a little, I just can't be bothered going back there and asking again. The more I wear them the looser they will get because I don't treat my glasses particularly carefully.
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Oh, fashion thread, I want to buy some nice flowy oversized cardigany type tops, can anyone give some suggestions of where I might find them? I also want some awesome square scarves to keep my neck warm in winter (not long knitted kind of scarves, but woven ones, because knitted scarves tend to make me overheat really quickly) but most of what I have seen are ugly. Paying attention to what I wear is hard work, dammit.
If you are looking for mainstream stores and stuff, Glassons and Dotti tend to have a good range of cardigan type things.
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Guys, does anyone here own Toms? I'm looking into getting a pair now that it's warmer. Any advice on fitting (size down/over?), quality, or places where I can get a pair (aside from their website)?
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Hannah, what do you dye your hair with and how often? I really like that colour a lot. I've been meaning to tell you that for like months now!
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I don't know! I go to jimmy's lady's hair salon and the trainees practice on me so they take care of all that jazz. I get it redone every 2-3 months, by that time it is pretty faded and my regrowth makes it look pretty strange. What amazes me the most is that they never have had to bleach my hair, they just pack on the hair dye and it comes out lovely (even when all my hair was dark brown). They have magic hair dye, I guess. I will try to find out next time I get it done.
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I'm pretty sure that was done at the salon we both go to, by Jimmy's girlfriend Lise.
For the record, my hair looks like this lately:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5518785817_3807824545.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/slackadaisy/5518785817/)
And I use this (or some variant of that is 'especially formulated for dark hair'):
(http://images.lasoomedia1.com.au/imageicon/TRG/PROD/J00513351/C_001/PAGE_019/SCHWARZKOPF_BRILLIANCE_002928DF.JPG)
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For reference, the hair dye that is being used for Hannah actually contains the lightening agent (standard hair bleach or some sort of variant of this) so it is lifting out your natural colour and depositing the red at the same time!
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by "Schwarzkopf", eh, Lunchy?
irony
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Why is "blackhead" ironic?
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Why is "blackhead" ironic?
I was thinking more of the old American army general guy.
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Yeah, because it is super red. I thought it was funny, ionno. Also it doesn't mean "blackhead" like the way we use it; it means "black-headed", as in hair.
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So, I really want to get a denim jacket like this (http://www.amazon.com/Levis-Trucker-Jacket-Rigid-X-Large/dp/B003XRDA5O/ref=sr_1_2?s=apparel&qlEnable=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1301993892&sr=1-2&searchContext=B004PFGY74,B003XRDA5O,B000A3I3OM,B000XMOVL4,B003DTMGXE,B0041ARF9E,B0042D6Y6A,B0036XEX10,B000VR5VZQ,B004LE9PUM,B000XMOVUA,B0036DETZA,B000W4UO7S,B004LGU46O,B004LE9PFC,B003P9VK2A,B003OYJP78,B003VYB4KC,B004IYWPAC,B000A3I3QK,B004NSKWW6,B004LE9PLQ,B000XMQM0W,B0042D6XVQ) to chuck patches etc on. Where does one purchase these? Amazon is about the price I'd be willing to pay but they don't ship outside the US.
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Levi's store? Though you're probably looking at double that price if you want to buy it in person in Australia. It's worth a look though, sometimes they have deals.
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Industrie have some stuff kind of like that. There's a few stores in Newtown we could have a look at next week. I don't know why I'm telling you this over the forums, as you're sitting right next to me so I'll probably turn slightly to the left and tell you after I hit post.
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Yeah, because it is super red. I thought it was funny, ionno. Also it doesn't mean "blackhead" like the way we use it; it means "black-headed", as in hair.
Yeah I know, I just didn't understand how that makes it ironic. Nevermind!
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Industrie have some stuff kind of like that. There's a few stores in Newtown we could have a look at next week. I don't know why I'm telling you this over the forums, as you're sitting right next to me so I'll probably turn slightly to the left and tell you after I hit post.
And this, friends, is the best thing about being brahs with the internet.
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He was actually sitting to my left at the time if I recall rightly so turning to his left would have been strange and unnerving.
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Yeah, because it is super red. I thought it was funny, ionno. Also it doesn't mean "blackhead" like the way we use it; it means "black-headed", as in hair.
Yeah I know, I just didn't understand how that makes it ironic. Nevermind!
IT WAS LIKE 5AM OK, GEEZ
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Hey dudes, here is my boyfreund. Is this stuff good for going to my cousin's wedding next weekend? He wanted a black jacket so he could have a "suit" and I told him that was dumb unless he got a real suit with matching pieces. Also, I was thinking about a solid bright purple tie, but then I found this blue one. His beard will be blue again tomorrow, so is that too much blue or is it good?
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Suit006.jpg)(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Suit014.jpg)
Bonus: what I wore last weekend to go to the bridal shower
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/32611KatieDressTracks014.jpg)
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Yr dude's outfit looks fine but if he is blue bearding then maybe a dark tie would look better.
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Tell yr boy to undo the bottom button on his jacket and also that I loved Chasing Amy
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I think the purple tie might be better, but you'll be able to see better when his beard is blue.
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He was actually sitting to my left at the time if I recall rightly so turning to his left would have been strange and unnerving.
OK I am bad with directions you don't have to advertise it!
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while we're on glasses (i guess we're not really on glasses anymore but while we're still on the same page, at least), i really want these (http://www.warbyparker.com/womens-eyewear-zagg-eyeglass-frame-dark-tortoise-crystal-on-bottom?sc=7) now but like it's definitely not going to happen on account i bought new glasses only four months ago and i really love my glasses and there is absolutely no way i can justify spending the money on another pair when the only reason is that i really love these glasses too, i love them so much. i guess i'll just keep lusting and pawing at my computer screen until 20 months have passed and my student coverage pays for them again. one day, glasses, once day. i'll put you on my face
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I am the same way Tania. I bought my new glasses in February or something? But I don't like them any more, I think the black is too dark for the rest of my face and I really liked the way my old big frames sat on my face and all that.
I have been trying to wear contacts like I said I would but my eyes are super sensitive and dry out like immediately, especially if I wear them to work. :(
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what happened to the old glasses?
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Count me in as well. Got my new glasses a little under a year ago and really the only reason I want new ones is just because I want something from Warby Parker. Don't even matter too much what.
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buy two of these (http://www.warbyparker.com/colonel-monocle-frame-tortoise)
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My prescription needed updating and I decided I should try to look less like a fucking hipster.
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I love my glasses. I love that I have my regular pair and a second, slightly larger pair for when I want to covertly influence people into thinking that I'm intelligent and capable (or for when someone tells me of an exciting plan).
Suck it, you guys.
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I decided I should try to look less like a fucking hipster.
No ma'am I don't understand this sentiment at all
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yeah dude you only got limited time in your 20s, suck that hipster fountain dry while it's still kind of socially acceptable
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suck that hipster fountain dry while it's still kind of socially acceptable
You know that is how I convince girls to do things to me sexually. I call it a hipster fountain.
I'm getting an eye exam tomorrow, I'll be getting glasses and hopefully soon-after getting contacts. Hooray having insurance for another 28 days
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unrelenting cascades of his hipster fountain hang in the air as her expression changes gradually from confusion to fear
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You're all raging consumers, this is what they want you to think, save the money...
(is just jealous as he has perfect vision but looks bangin' in glasses)
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That really is the height of fucked up narcissism isn't it? Jealousy of people who are less abled that yourself.
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Yeah, jesus, only a complete asshole would think something like that.
(I also have perfect eyesight and look good in glasses, glasses are awesome)
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It's why I get awesome sunglasses. They're my only option. I just ordered new ones online without trying them out or anything.. hopefully I didn't just waste my money.
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I miss having awesome vision. I used to, once... :(
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Just posting to say that scrolled past the pic of Hannah on the last page and then had to stop, go back and just look at it for a while.
Because she is pretty.
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how is banff in the spring, dovey
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I'll let you know when it gets here
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(or for when someone tells me of an exciting plan).
Maybe "plan" wasn't exactly the right word...
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I really like both pairs of glasses that I have right now, which is rare for me as I have a big head for a lady and glasses tend to fit me weird. I would much, much rather have perfect eyesight, though.
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The boots i posted a page or so back arrived today!
They... fit perfectly, albeit a touch too tall (they come to the middle of my knee). I can't see this being a problem when the leather softens up a bit.
HOWEVER, the zippers do not stay zipped, which could just be because the boots were folded in the box. Also two of the eyelets for lacing popped off and luckily I caught all of the bits. I can just glue those back on.
I've emailed the site I bought them from to ask if there is anything they can do in regards to the zipper or whatever, but everything their site says about international returns involves me having to pay for shipping. Given that the package weighs about 7lbs/3.5ish-kg, that is going to cost me a stupid amount of money. If that is going to be the case i will probably take them to a cobbler or something to see if they can deal with the zippers.
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I got my cardigans today too! I haven't tried them on because I am at work but they look cosy!
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I am shopping for Derby attire! I just bought the-fucking-raddest 40 year old seersucker jacket.
Presently looking for the right straw hat.
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Ok, dudes, I got some shoes to go with that dress.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/BrittanyRobert002.jpg)(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Fashion%20Cloths/Mine/BrittanyRobert018.jpg)
I am making a bright blue flower for my hair. The shoes were my mom's suggestion, actually (and she bought them for me!), and they are coincidentally the bride's favourite colour.
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Katie, I do not understand your fashions. I think we have very different interpretations of 'don't make it super matchy-matchy' because bright blue barbie shoes is the last thing I expected as I scrolled down the picture!
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I tried to find pink but apparently shoes in that pink and also satin and also not pointy and stupid and for less than $50 USD do not exist.
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(http://brotherpeacemaker.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/they-live.jpg)
I'm a consumer whore! And how!
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Is it just me, or are chucks WAY more popular than they were a year ago?
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I thought they were just as popular? From what I remember, they got super popular since Nike bought out Converse and have stayed at the same level since. So like...2003ish? I dunno.
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Yeah, like back in the early 2000s. So if you've been wearing them since then, oh wells.
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http://www.matazone.co.uk/swffiles/mr_snaffleburger_corp_show_2.swf (http://www.matazone.co.uk/swffiles/mr_snaffleburger_corp_show_2.swf)
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GREEM
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I like greem :-(
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Here are better photos of the shoes I got.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Zapatitos/Herstyle%20Marabel/OMGShoes008.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Zapatitos/Herstyle%20Marabel/OMGShoes007.jpg)
BONUS! My mommy also bought me these! :D
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Zapatitos/Anne%20Michelle/OMGShoes001.jpg)
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So, what are people's thoughts on cardigan's with elbow patches? Cos I totally just got one online.
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I thought that might be the general reaction. I've had hangups about cardigans, so this will be my debut as it were. Usually I associate cardigans with total asshats, but I'll wear it with a shirt, nice brogues, sharp. Not with a polo shirt done up to the collar and skinny jeans...
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A lot of people like a lot of things - my build isn't one that generally accomodates cardigans. Have trouble enough with t-shirts, as i'm broad shouldered but a medium is way too baggy.
Any UK people, Samuel Windsor does some tidy shoes and boots (http://www.samuel-windsor.co.uk/) - getting me some Cheltenham Half Brogues.
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I love cardigans.
:(
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So, what are people's thoughts on cardigan's with elbow patches? Cos I totally just got one online.
That... that sounds bad. Link?
I'm otherwise pro-cardigan though. Even WITH polos+skinnies :psyduck:
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Yeah, no, I agree with Dovey on this one.
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I need ideas for a work wardrobe for the boyfriend. He looks like this:
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/24201_375494142716_520887716_3792400_6560541_n.jpg)
Only his hair is a tad bit darker blonde now.
He usually wears jeans and a t-shirt or gothy club wear. And now he works in a hotel as an assistant manager, and needs fancy corporate-type stuff. He has a few pieces but we really need to build him a whole wardrobe so he's not wearing the same things every week. I'm posting a pic because I feel like he can't do any yellow or tan because it would wash him out. Am I right on that?
I'm pretty good with women's wear but men's wear is so damn boring.
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Yep, no yellow and tan is a good starting point. Also, try to avoid bright white as well, it's too harsh for fair skinned people. He'll need white shirts most likely, so go for more cream whites and off-white. Oh, and no pale greys either!
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Incorrect! Men's wear is crazy fascinating, but the point is that everything lies in the small details.
You're right about yellow or tan. I'd generally keep him to neutrals and more muted or darker tones of red, blue, green and purple. Because he has pale skin, light hair and blue eyes (low contrast), you want to keep contrast in the colours of his clothing to a minimum as well, and the easiest way to do that is for the major components of the outfit to be neutral tones and matching accessories pretty closely. This is also an advantage to people just starting out with having to wear business wear, because if you have suits and shirts that are the more standard business-wear tropes then you can get away with re-wearing them within a shorter period of time, once again provided you change it up with the tie/pocket square.
There's plenty of awesome guides on building a businessman's wardrobe out there, I'd recommend this one: http://www.realmenrealstyle.com/category/mens-style-basics/ Start there and branch out across the more advanced articles on the site. For other readers playing at home, this is Antonio Centeno's newish site. Antonio is the guy who runs atailoredsuit.com and ATS' legendary style guide (http://atailoredsuit.com/mens-style-guide-tailored-suit.html), which was previously my go-to for basic menswear education.
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He seems like one of those guys who would look good in that classy turtleneck/blazer combo. Dovey is pretty much spot-on here, though.
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classy turtleneck/blazer combo
woah there cowboy
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AHEM.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tDE48Ur4Xas/SNB4pEjDVWI/AAAAAAAAAdE/ZoDfnGKsy0Y/s400/Turtleneck.JPG)
I think it can look pretty smashing on the right people, so take your sass elsewhere, man.
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Imagine how great he'd look with a nice, white shirt and a tie instead of an ugly turtleneck.
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Yeah, this is like that time a long time ago when someone tried to say that short sleeve button-up shirts were ok, and to prove it posted all these attractive men wearing them. Still looking good, but the clothes aren't helping.
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blazer/turtleneck says you probably have a yacht and the word "opal" is in its name
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I find turtlenecks to be universally awful. Thankfully he agrees. Otherwise, thanks for the tips, guys! He mostly has black and dark grey stuff right now but I really want him to branch out in terms of color, and this will help a lot.
I guess I feel like men's wear is pretty boring because it's almost always the same shape. He can really only wear one type of pant (flat front, slim fit, straight leg), one type of shirt (though I guess the collars can be slightly different?) and similar shoes (he doesn't like the extended toe-box look so round or squared toes are about it). The only things you can change drastically are colors, though that can be pretty fun. Women can drastically change their silhouette every day if they feel like it, and can wear so many different types of shoes, even just within business-wear.
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AHEM.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tDE48Ur4Xas/SNB4pEjDVWI/AAAAAAAAAdE/ZoDfnGKsy0Y/s400/Turtleneck.JPG)
I think it can look pretty smashing on the right people, so take your sass elsewhere, man.
That's because it's Steve McQueen. Most people are not Steve McQueen. If only...
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I think it works really well on a lot of people, guys. Definitely not most, as has been pointed out, but I think there are a lot of dudes who can pull it off. It's sort of like the cardigans we've been talking about. You'll look like sort of a douche, but if you can work it, it's still a nice choice. Don't get me wrong, everyone looks good in a button-down with a tie, and a huge majority look better with that rather than the turtleneck, but you guys are shitting on it like its one of those poncho things women used to wear to look like they just walked out of a flea market. I mean shit.
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You won't look like you've just stepped out of a flea market but you will likely look like you stepped out of Lambda Lambda Lambda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_of_the_nerds)'s freshman mixer. I mean, heck, forget about turtle-neck instead of shirt+tie, what's wrong with a v-neck sweater?
Incidentally, pedantic asshole pet-peeve time: Button-down is not the term for a shirt with buttons on the front, button-down refers to the type of collar that buttons down (incidentally, that type of shirt+collar would also be the correct answer for the blazer+jeans combo. Ditch the tie, this is casual-wear). The word you're looking for is "dress shirt" or "business shirt" or hell, just "shirt" why not.
(sorry if that's overly dickish but your post just reminded me of the thing, I'm not trying to chew you out specifically)
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I mean Dovey, that's just what people have called it for my entire life. It's sort of like pop or coke; the word is actually soft drink, but who gives that much of a shit?
(it's not overly dickish, just pedantic. also, a v-neck would look wonderful as well.)
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but who gives that much of a shit?
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
don't take this from me, this is all i have
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So I posted about some boots I was getting a few pages back (these: http://www.solestruck.com/jeffrey-campbell-all-strap-t-black-leather/index.html) and they arrived the other week. The zippers were broken and a couple of the eyelets popped off, so I emailed customer service about it.
They came to the conclusion that I had received a faulty pair and given that it would cost me $80AU in shipping to return them, they have told me to keep the boots and they will refund me the full amount. They apologised profusely and suggested I take them to a cobbler and see what they can do.
Basically, I just scored a $300 pair of boots for the cost of fixing two dodgy zippers. Going to take them to a cobbler first thing in the morning and see what they can do. Should be a pretty easy fix. I am just so overwhelmed by their customer service that the disappointment about not being able to wear the boots straight away has disappeared. Yay for lovely internet vendors.
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The dark red boots I bought a few pages back and then said they didn't fit even after I had them stretched by a cobbler?
I tried them on yesterday for shits and giggles and they fit fine. I guess I just have to put them on first thing in the morning instead of after a long day running around.
I also bought a coat (http://www.etsy.com/listing/69308733/20-off-sale-vintage-60s-rust-mini-trench) on Etsy today, hooray!
Oh also I bought some grey/blue/charcoal/dunno suede heels to replace my dying black faux snakeskin flats. They are totally adorable (http://www.wittner.com.au/shoes/heels/camp-twilight-suede.html).
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but who gives that much of a shit?
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
don't take this from me, this is all i have
Yeah if somebody said "hey, come try on some nice button downs with me" I'd think about 2000 other things than "nice shirt". Its a shirt. But then I'm English, from the land where things are named properly.
Turtlenecks are pretty hilarious - for my Science Fiction class at University last year one of my lecturers was always wearing a sky blue turtleneck with a grey suit - and he wore that same outfit every single week. I liked to think he opened his wardrobe in the morning and just had like, 7 of the same thing there. Har har.
Personally if the weather gets too hot I just roll up the old sleeves. Still looks better than a short sleeve shirt. If I want something collared I'll get a polo shirt, you can still look classy in the heat. But that's just me. A few years ago I said I wouldn't ever buy anything that was skinny, and I'm typing this in brown "slim fit" trousers I got a while ago. They're not skinny like did-you-fucking-paint-your-clothes-on but just nice and fitted. Now regular jeans feel weird. I have become what I swore to destroy...
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In the summer, depending on the heat, I may even occasionally roll my sleeves up to like, mid-bicep, but I'd never wear a short sleeve collared shirt.
I totally agree on the pants thing. Maybe I'm a fop or a douchey hipster, but now that I've been wearing skinny jeans for a while I don't like the feel of any other kind of pants. Even my trousers are skinny.
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I really like the 60s throwback, Beatles-esque suit that is coming back into style. I don't know what to call it, but it's also got the slim cut on the trousers and I think those suits look super awesome.
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De_El, I'm the same with pants. I used to be really into boot cut and baggy jeans and then I made the switch to skinnies. I love them. I wear them with heels, boots, flats and cons and they just never look bad. I love them and have a hard time wearing anything baggy pantswise anymore.
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Short sleeve button-downs are great for looking like quintessential nerds or like 30s or 40s accountants.
My granddad wears them. He opened his own accounting firm in the 40s after the war. I think it suits him.
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http://www.blanklabel.com/button-down-dress-shirts.aspx
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(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6885/worthit.jpg)
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gaah
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Where I live, it snowed on Friday.
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Where I live, it snowed last week. Then yesterday it all melted. This morning it snowed again.
I hate life.
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Yesterday was sunny, warm, and windy. Today is mostly sunny, warm, and windy.
It's been windy for the past 3 weeks. It has never been this windy for this long in my living memory. /nice weather problems
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It was windy as hell yesterday. And then I went to the inner harbor and it was even worse. There was no point in doing my hair as it just got messed up the second I walked outside.
I loved the temp though, I didn't even need a hoodie most of the day.
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Huzzah for nice weather in this country for a change. And yet, so so so much of my time is being spent indoors due to having to revise and wildly procrastinate on the internet.
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I'm glad its getting colder here now. I have some nice jackets I can bust out.
Some times I wish I had clothes that weren't just jeans and tshirts but I mostly look weird in suits or other guys fashion.
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ditto except replace "looks weird in suits" with "has never had any money, ever"
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Those two above me.
Though the gubmint's sending me back $640 for taxes..maybe I should buy some actual rad clothes instead of a new United shirt and guitar pedals?
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I do need more (and more expensive) fuzz in my life.
You make a good point, sir.
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You have spent entirely too much money on guitars already. Nice clothes can help you in many many areas of life and you should invest some in them.
PS United sucks balllllllllsssssssssss
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Emilio you do not get it.
Gear Aquisition Syndrome is a disease. A horrible, oh-that-sounds-cooler-than-what-I-already-have disease.
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Yeah but clothes are cool, too.
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Clothes are a little more important than guitars simply for the fact that if you are caught outside without any clothes, you will probably be arrested. (Except for in places/situations where it is common practice.) I have not yet been arrested for being outside without a guitar. So.
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Except, excuse the 15 year old mentality here, guitars make you look cool. Nobody gave a shit what Cobain wore and then BAM give me charity shop clothes and terrible, non contoured guitars.
But I digress.
Clothes always seem like almost a waste of money, but there is nothing better than thinking (and knowing, to a point) "damn, I look good". (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7cSQQgSeDA)
I'd say don't be afraid to spend some money on clothes - you go to the right place they'll fit you well, look good, and last for a while. Isn't always the case but the few times I go somewhere a little more pricey than say, H&M I find stuff fits, feels and looks that bit better.
Default answer: Buy some brogues, buy them right now.
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Guitars make you look cool if you can play them. I cannot play guitar therefore I would look like a douche carrying one around.
Yes to brogues. Brogues for everyone!
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yeah well i got $2000 back in my tax return and i put it all toward paying off my credit card bill and line of credit because i am responsible and boring and unfashionable.
:(
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actually that's a lie, i put a few bucks toward some ugly sunglasses.
(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3856/photoon20110420at1702.jpg)
i bought like a million cheap pairs in chicago and every single one of them broke or were lost during my move. literally every single other thing i brought with me was perfectly intact. apparently my boxes were just really not sunglasses safe at all and i guess i didn't read the disclaimer or something. oh well. no eye cancer for me this summer!
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Wow tania those really are ugly
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i have terrible taste in sunglasses so i gave up on trying to decide and went the ugliest pair i could find/douchebag goggles route instead
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8025/douchegoggles.jpg)
douche summer 2011, here i come
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seriously though dovey i will like actually pay you real, physical money to teach me how to dress if/when you are here
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I've had a £3 pair of aviators for over two years and they're the best thing ever.
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I honestly don't know the first thing about women's fashion, tania, sorry!
Also, I was literally one comic away in the O.P. archives when you linked that pic. Creepy!
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blooo
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If you wanna give me money anyway, that's cool, I'll give it the ole college try
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It's pretty hard to not look like a dick in sunglasses, though.
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Hey man whatever, check this shit out
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/62265_452975512528_741252528_5450288_1112410_n.jpg)
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Oh.
Oh
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Dude, you're wearing a polo. You've superseded dick. You look like a straight asshole.
I do like your hair though.
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I don't understand how picking out sunglasses is supposed to be hard. I use more or less the same guidelines I use when picking out regular glasses (I wear contacts often) except I acknowledge that they'll often be going with a pretty casual outfit and can be a bit larger than I would accept from my normal glasses. Even then I favor subdued metal or rimless frames because if it's bright as hell out and I'm wearing something business casual or higher I can wear them from my car to my destination without looking like a complete tool.
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Hey man whatever, check this shit out
fucking dashing is what that is, haters gon' hate etc.
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I don't understand how picking out sunglasses is supposed to be hard. I use more or less the same guidelines I use when picking out regular glasses (I wear contacts often) except I acknowledge that they'll often be going with a pretty casual outfit and can be a bit larger than I would accept from my normal glasses. Even then I favor subdued metal or rimless frames because if it's bright as hell out and I'm wearing something business casual or higher I can wear them from my car to my destination without looking like a complete tool.
Rimless frames for sunglasses? No thanks, Elton John.
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS5S070-hL3iWtVsWSHuCG_CbzFBQTkHUEm8z8-Mut32t2vRAuhRQ)(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRkH10sQpClw7knCK4kyeXpQQokqSgXAb3TCIL4ixPsxD7LuBXR)(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRaQeQzPkIFAZ-mTynFnle1msBFdSHXFxGLJf7P-qK1p4r1sIr6)
Even when they aren't candy-colored they're still fug ugly
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Hey man whatever, check this shit out
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/62265_452975512528_741252528_5450288_1112410_n.jpg)
That's a handsome dick.
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I have not yet been arrested for being outside without a guitar.
I'll bring a guitar to Jon & Rachel's wedding if you want to work on that.
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Work on what? Getting arrested??
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Getting arrested because of a guitar!
(pssst, are we dressing fancy for this nonsense? I may need to get a new suit jacket)
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I don't know? It's in June. When it's June, I'll worry about my wardrobe. I'm a horrible person to ask about these things.
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I'm getting a new suit jacket ANYWAY.
Because I want a nice grey one to do with the grey pants I have.
(how about that, Fashion Thread. WHAT SAY YE)
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Sunglasses photo theme?
(http://i.imgur.com/QbJIU.jpg)
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Even when they aren't candy-colored they're still fug ugly
When it comes to fashion, this board is kinda funny. When it's something people want to defend, it's pictures of Steve McQueen. When it's something people don't like, it's pictures of a 64 year old man known for his goofy eyewear. Personally, I do much prefer the ones with frames, but there's still rimless and semi-rimless that are acceptable. I've had the same persol sunglasses for forever now and I doubt I'll swap 'em any time soon and while they're rimmed it's not a particularly dramatic rim, so it's hard for me to sit here and say that the presence of rims will always make or break a pair of glasses. For example, I've seen some really nice semi-rimless aviators before.
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Yeah, ain't a thing wrong with rimless sunnies. Rock on, Alex C, rock on. (also, pics of those persols?)
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Soon as I dig out my travel bag since they should be in there. It has actually been snowing the last few days, so I haven't exactly had much call for sunglasses.
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What about the glare off of the snow? Double the light!
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It's been dark as hell man. :(
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What should I wear for my interview next week?
Option 1 (http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/4023/photo3hhr.jpg)
Option 2 (http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5425/photo2rpk.jpg)
Option 3 (http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6118/photosbj.jpg)
Also, new shoeses! (http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2810/photo1wat.jpg)
Additional info: I also have a shortsleeve white shirt, a purple shirt, a black and grey check shirt, and a jacket to match the grey trousers, as well as a variety of ties. It's an interview for manager at a trendy bar and it's pretty warm at the moment, so I'll probably just go with shirt and trousers. I think I can pull off formal (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/73664_451328149787_575839787_5190629_5614519_n.jpg), but I prefer not to.
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Option 3 just because ugh short-sleeved shirts Also I far prefer the grey pants.
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That's not a short-sleeve! The sleeves are just really tight when I roll them up. I looks pretty decent with the sleeves down too. The black ones are just standard work trousers, really, I also have a couple of black work shirts.
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Oh hey you're right, my apologies. Maybe option 2 then.
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Definitely not-black trousers. I think the light shirt looks nicer on you, a little bit more comfortable and casual, whereas the dark one seems a bit more brisk and efficient, maybe? I would go light trousers and dark shirt, I think, because it just looks a little bit sharper on the edges, so to speak.
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I like option #2 for the colours, and I've never applied for work at a bar so I can't comment on how formal you should go.
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Go with 2 or 3. I like 3 best, though.
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Woo, new 501s today. I really dig the white contrast stitching.
(http://us.levi.com/graphics/product_images/pLEVI1-8994689t500x607.jpg)
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Dan, your fashions and people's responses are making me wonder if my monitor is bizzarre or my taste sucks, because I definitely vote for #1 and think the color pairing in 2 looks horrible :/
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Absolutely agree. 1 is best, 3 is acceptable if you want to come over as safely boring, 2 is meh.
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Dan, your fashions and people's responses are making me wonder if my monitor is bizzarre or my taste sucks, because I definitely vote for #1 and think the color pairing in 2 looks horrible :/
This made me think: If you're wearing formal trousers/jeans, is it ever acceptable form them to be a lighter colour than your top?
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I like the shirt/pants color combo in #1, but I have trouble with the black pants + brown shoes, spiffy as they may be. If you're set on those shoes, I vote for #3. The pieces in #2 are a little too close together in tone, it comes out a bit monochromatic.
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I think you should go for some darker colours. Perhaps through a few cool chains in there to let them know you mean business. You might also want to wear a rad jacket so that you look like you're from the future.
These are just suggestions, you could also go for something completely different!
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Re: douchebag goggles
One time while hiking with a good friend I found some of those Old People Sunglasses that you can put totally over your glasses and I wore them for months like a boss.
Fuck you I don't do what you tell me!
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I'm sure the smell will wash right out
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I put on just enough weight to make my pants tight and now they're all torn up and shit. So I went to look for new pants, but I haven't bought pants since I was in high school, and so I'm wondering: Where do I buy pants? I went looking at all of the places I shopped for pants in high school (lame places like Pac Sun and shit) and I'm too much of a fatty to fit into size 38 waist anymore, which is the cutoff where most stores seem to stop selling pants. Where do I buy some damn pants without getting ones that extenuate how much lard I've stuffed underneath my skin, and also without looking like a lame fool?
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The boy just goes to Wal-Mart. Get bootcut jeans, they'll balance you out a bit.
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I like the shirt/pants color combo in #1, but I have trouble with the black pants + brown shoes, spiffy as they may be. If you're set on those shoes, I vote for #3. The pieces in #2 are a little too close together in tone, it comes out a bit monochromatic.
According to my parents, lots of places (like retail) prefer you look a little monochromatic for your job! My uniform at the craft store I worked at was khaki trousers and white shirts with white trainers, and all black at the food service places. Maybe this opinion is kind of old-fashioned now? but the justification has to do with how you look at a glance, and maybe something to do with potential colour-blindness, and the fact that the contrast between polar opposite colours attracts a lot of attention.
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Every food place and liquor place I have worked that didn't have a uniform shirt required all-black clothing, head to toe. One time I was all out of black shirts and I wore a dark grey shirt and my manager did not say anything but gave me the eyeball.
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And even the uniform shirts are plain black with a logo, in my experience.
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Yah but it's not even all black like it was on purpose, it's just hi i am boring and bland and wear only middle tone tans and grays and may speak in monotone run-on sentences. Even if the uniform will be something boring, I think it's better to be a little bit interesting for the interview, to reinforce the idea that you have a smart and competent personality that they won't hate working with.
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I wear all black pretty much most of the time. This is rarely on purpose any more.
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It is in fact because I am horribly depressed.
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I wear all black and dark blue. I get that black isn't always slimming but I feel less huge in it so yeah. I also refuse to wear light colored pants ever.
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hey, how are my fuckin' fashions, dudes
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Frolicon23-2011Security.jpg)
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I like your fashions, especially the electronic accessories.
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it's lucky my badge flipped around, because the back is eye-bleeding neon pink
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Katie where do your breasts go in that corset it looks like agony
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Wondering the same thing...unbolt, tuck in voluminous bloomers?
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I like that you're lil bo peep at a furcon.
EDIT I herped and derped
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A) It's not a furcon. I am not Little Bo Peep.
B) The chemise obscures the Boob Shelf thing that corset does. Edit: like this (http://www.blockaderunner.com/images/cw-corset.jpg), but, y'know, less.
C) My breasticles are not that big so there is not a whole lot to smoosh, but it is not actually uncomfortable either way.
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So a while back I bought some $300 Jeffrey Campbell boots I was in love with, they arrived and had broken zippers? Well solestruck.com refunded me and told me to keep them and I just got them back from repair. The repair cost me $50.
I love these so much. SO MUCH. And yes, I had to stand on my chair to get a photo with my webcam because I don't own a full length mirror.
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10659967/Shoes/Boots/boots1.jpg) (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10659967/Shoes/Boots/boots2.jpg)
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Those are pretty awesome boots. I wholeheartedly approve.
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I uh, may have been wearing them around the house since I got them back. They are leaving black marks on the tiles. But they are SO AWESOME.
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I got said jeans I posted earlier yesterday, and they are AWESOME.
I am ordering an identical pair right now because I like them so much.
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What kind did you get? Mine have a sort of copper contrast stitching, with white only on a few spots.
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Fashion thread! I am going to a dinner on Friday and need to wear a pretty dress, but all my pretty dresses are in storage or got stolen so I bought some more!
(http://images.asos.com/inv/media/3/6/2/4/1344263/cream/image1l.jpg) (http://images.asos.com/inv/media/2/1/6/6/1606612/flower/image1l.jpg)
(http://images.asos.com/inv/media/1/4/9/7/1437941/taupe/image1l.jpg) (http://images.asos.com/inv/media/0/6/0/3/1443060/mink/image1l.jpg)
I will only be keeping one of them (yay for ASOS free returns) but it'll depend which one looks best when they arrive and I try them on. In the interim, what do you think? I'd have preferred that first one in dark blue but they didn't have any left.
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You look awfully different in each picture. That's amazing.
No but really: the flowery one is pretty nice, but I think my favourite is the one below it with the high neck and the high waistline (if that's what that is, at that height?)
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The flowery one seems most likely to suit, I think.
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The white one is pretty, but I don't like where the waist sits - is that an actual seam there, at her navel, or am I seeing things? If it had an empire seam it would be awesome, you could wear a cute little belt with it. Or no waist seam at all would be even better.
I think the bottom right one looks best in those pictures, though I can't say I like the collar. Bottom left is second, and the floral looks very 90s to me. But could still be super cute in person.
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I like the two on the left hand side best, especially the white one.
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I like the bottom left best. It looks like it can easily be dressed up or down, which is nice.
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Bottom-right is the cutest. Colour's great and the collar kind of fits!
Flowery one would work well also, and would actually be more versatile regarding the events you'd want to wear it.
Bottom-left one looks classy, but I don't know. I think I don't like the way the model's wearing it.
White one is also cute, but not the best.
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Bottom left!
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Bottom right is nice but the empire waist (if that is indeed what it is called) makes basically everyone look weird and pregnant (YES I AM SAYING PREGNANT WOMEN LOOK WEIRD).
Bottom left I can get behind, the top right is nice and the floral one is definitely you.
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first thought is flowery dress would work with you. Second thought is bottom-left is favorite. Third though is this is all wild conjecture until you see how they look on you! Fourth thought is how novel it is that I ate a donair at like 11:00 so I don't feel the craving for pizza now at 3:00! Fifth thought would be too many thoughts to have, really now.
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Just by the pictures I'd say the ones on the right are winners. What kind of dinner is it?
And ASOS, a great site until you realise you're a man. Fake preppy t-shirts with made up colleges of various states of America isn't really my thing.
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ASOS is great if you're a tall lanky guy like me, however, because they're the only company that cuts their jeans for my body type and lists them for less than $100/pair. 28/32 arghhhh.
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Wow, yeah that is strange. I think I might be the exact opposite! 32/28? or more likely 32/30. I generally favour "short" jeans, however many inches long they are.
Nice to know ASOS can pull through for guys too, although the USA stock might be a bit nicer than what we get here.
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What kind did you get? Mine have a sort of copper contrast stitching, with white only on a few spots.
Yeah, that's how mine are, the pockets are stitched in white, and the rest is copper. I think the finish is "Clean Rigid".
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Pretty much exactly what I got. I think I'm going to want to get another pair eventually, maybe in black. I might have to order those, though. I got some in 32x36 that are a bit loose, 31x36 would probably fit me better, but people don't carry many 31 waists, let alone that length.
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Well those dresses arrived! Here are the conclusions:
White dress: you are too tight, white dress (not your fault but there is no time to get a bigger size) and also your sleeve seams are weird. Who puts the seams at the top and bottom instead of the sides?
Flowery dress: you are beautiful, but two inches too short and also my mother thinks you are too revealing (my mother is wrong, but nonetheless she thinks so). You have an odd breast-seam and an unexpected halter-neck which I really like but have no bras to go with.
Strappy brown dress: You are very pretty! Possibly the most creased dress I have ever seen but that is ok! I can iron! I don't, but I can! For you I will!
Brown dress with collar: You win the "Most Disappointing Dress" prize. I look like a nun when I wear you. Perhaps you should only be worn by size 8 black-haired models because you sure suit them but not size 12 blonde haired mes.
Strappy brown dress you are the winner! You will look cute with a little blue shrug cardigan and my red platform wedges if I can find them.
The dinner is technically black tie, which really means satin or silk or some other kind of posh fabric, but I will get away with it if I wear heels. If any pictures are taken I will show you the end result! My camera has died a sad death of lostchargeritis.
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Now that you've said you look bad in it, I'm really glad you didn't decide on the collared dress. I really don't like it...
But if it's black tie, I think the dress you're going with is definitely the best out of the four!
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Brown strappy dress was the best of the bunch anyway. A+
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Seemingly only 1 in about a thousand people can pull of the collared dress look. I have a friend who always wears sort of vintagey stuff. When I see it on the shop mannequins, I think "Man, anyone who wears that will look about 89" but she always pulls it off, probably better than she could pull off "trendy" clothes.
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Bought two new suit jackets today.
Because they were buy one get one free. Will post pics either a) when they come or b) after Jon's wedding next month
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Bought a trench coat from Modcloth the other day. Excited. Hope it fits.
(http://static1.modcloth.com/productshots/0066/2479/18845-1.jpg)
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Always ruining my glory, Ally.
(cute jacket!)
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I kinda want this one (http://www.modcloth.com/Womens/Outerwear/Coats/-See-You-Schooner-Coat):
(http://static1.modcloth.com/productshots/0069/4445/16913-1.jpg)
Dunno if I'll get it now that colder weather seems to finally be passing, but I definitely know I'm getting a bathing suit off their site. Just gotta wait for it to come back in stock...
(http://static0.modcloth.com/productshots/0036/7262/11775-1.jpg)
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I bought a red one like that from Wal-Mart (yeah yeah I know) for $30 and it is the best money I've ever spent. So flattering on me. So good.
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please read this blog post (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24421.msg1035596.html#msg1035596) from a fellow member and don't shop at wal-mart again
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Okay well tania you find me a place that sells new pants for $5 and also has magic the gathering cards and legos and a subway right inside the store.
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So basically, Target?
Chris picked out a bunch of earrings for my birthday yesterday and they are all awesome and exactly my taste. Dude pays ATTENTION!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/5707206894_cff3f3502b.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/5707217724_ff3155385b.jpg)
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Target has shitty target snack bar, not a full blown subway sandwich shop right there in the store. Also, its a hell of a lot easier to find a wal-mart than a target.
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Sometimes I have to go to two grocery stores to find organic/local eggs instead of factory farm/battery cage ones. It's kind of a pain in the ass but not enough of a pain to validate ignoring all the horrible things those companies do just for a bit of convenience and two dollars off my grocery bill.
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jace at the risk of sounding like a dick (actually i don't even care if i sound like a dick, i don't even post here anymore), do you even have basic empathy for other human beings or like give a fuck about anything at all
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I can't shop for clothing at Target at all - their plus size section is maybe one rack, two if I'm lucky. And none of it fits properly. I dislike Wal-Mart in general, and that story only makes it worse, but I have few other options if I don't want to spend $50 on a pair of pants like at Ashley Stewart, Fashion Bug, Torrid, or Lane Bryant.
That situation is also the blame of the management staff - while they work at Wal-Mart, they are still individuals. That doesn't mean Wal-Mart is not at fault, certainly something else should have been done and it's awful what happened. But that doesn't mean that everyone should boycott them forever. They've made it pretty difficult to do that anyway.
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It's really not that hard to avoid, there is nothing they sell that is not available from someone else.
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jace at the risk of sounding like a dick (actually i don't even care if i sound like a dick, i don't even post here anymore), do you even have basic empathy for other human beings or like give a fuck about anything at all
Yeah, but I also care about buying my Legos, magic cards, nerf footballs, cheap pants and cheezits and soda all in one place.
Certainly it is terrible what happens, but I'll be honest, I don't really shop that often at Wal-Mart because I don't really need to buy that much stuff that they sell, I usually go to Tops for soda because they always have it on sale and I don't need clothes any more. Also, I really like American Apparel.
SUCK IT.
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Also, I really like American Apparel.
I work there now.
SUCK IT.
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I can't shop for clothing at Target at all - their plus size section is maybe one rack, two if I'm lucky. And none of it fits properly. I dislike Wal-Mart in general, and that story only makes it worse, but I have few other options if I don't want to spend $50 on a pair of pants like at Ashley Stewart, Fashion Bug, Torrid, or Lane Bryant.
That situation is also the blame of the management staff - while they work at Wal-Mart, they are still individuals. That doesn't mean Wal-Mart is not at fault, certainly something else should have been done and it's awful what happened. But that doesn't mean that everyone should boycott them forever. They've made it pretty difficult to do that anyway.
As a fatty myself, I understand the problem finding clothes. The target near me also has nothing for plus sizes, but they do have a good selection online. I find that walmart clothes are unflattering and don't wear well. Department stores differ from one location to another and so some don't carry much but others do. JCpenny does good sweaters, and some dresses. Sears is my go to for casual wear, the one by me usual has so much stuff on clearance, because no one thinks to shop there for clothing. Also Macy's has some nice things, but pricey if they are not on sale. As far as Lane Bryant, don't EVER buy anything there full price. Get on the coupon list and get 30% off of all purchases, and only buy stuff that is on sale anyways. Their pants are $50, but they fit right and they last, and when you buy them on sale with a coupon you can get them form <30.
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please read this blog post (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24421.msg1035596.html#msg1035596) from a fellow member and don't shop at wal-mart again
Only if you can find me another place that gets me my medication for $45 a month less than every other pharmacy while I have a rather small amount of income.
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Yeah, I am pretty sure I can't get half of my groceries as cheap anywhere else. As much as I hate Wally World, I can't give up shopping there yet, especially when my food budget is $50 per month. Aldi is great for like... eggs, and frozen meat, but I also need other stuff too.
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Yeah, I do most of my grocery shopping at Aldi but that's really only because I'm living off of rice, beans and homemade tortillas at this point.
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Better pro-union legislation might just.
I reckon that the extent to which pro-union legislation would have to go to fix Walmart would basically be nationalizing the store.
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Bought a trench coat from Modcloth the other day. Excited. Hope it fits.
Oh wow, that's great. I want that.
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Oh hey so, there's a thing in town next month..it's basically a prom for grown ups with really cheap drinks. I went last year randomly and it was fun.
This year, the theme is 60s. Ascot, y/n?
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y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y
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Okay. charcoal grey, paired with jacket of the same color and a teal shirt.
And a repro Bobby Kennedy pin on the lapel for added touch.
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You must post pictures of this when you wear it. MUST.
Re Walmart: Not having money sucks. Buy your stuff where you can afford it. When you can afford to avoid Mart of Wal, then you can do so if you so desire. Luckily I have been able to that for a while now, mostly because I usually buy generics that are on sale at Kroger for food and sometimes go to Sams with my mom to buy other things in bulk. As for clothes, I save up for the good stuff when possible, but I usually only go shopping when I have coupons or there is a sale. /walmart
Back to FASHUNS: I have a design proposal Thursday. How dressy should I get? Khakis and nice shirt with flats? Dress with flats? Dress pants + shirt + heels? I don't know how fancy I should be. :c
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Psssh Linds, if you go to the wedding, I'll re-wear it.
I told Jon I'd look better than him, but he's not expecting ASCOT.
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Alright folks, my friend runs a pretty cool fashion blog and we're collabing. For 30 days we are challenging ourselves to never repeat an article of clothing and document it daily. This project's starting next week and I'll link it when it does. Pretty stoked. Plus, she's a very fashionable and creative person, so maybe it'll give some inspiration to y'all on the forum.
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For 30 days we are challenging ourselves to never repeat an article of clothing and document it daily.
Never repeat an outfit, or actually an article of clothing? I mean, I am not the most fashionable, I know, but I have like 10 options to cover my butt, including dresses. I cannot imagine having that much clothing.
Also a long time ago I asked the advice of this thread on purses. You were not so helpful, but Allison was, she bought me a purse that met my requirements for Christmas. But now I got a new phone, and so my requirements changed cause it doesn't fit in my purse. I bought a new purse today. It is a grown up purse.
This (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=399718&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results) one in marine. It is the first name brand purse I have ever owned. I got it for a pretty good deal because I work at Macy's. I paid less than 50 with tax. That is by far the most I have ever spent on a purse. I hope it lasts me for a while.
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Considering I currently have about five pair of work pants and the ones I wear are $100+ filling out the rest of the 30 days would be a pretty expensive exercise for me.
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I just went two weeks without laundry but that's using only two pairs of pants and a few different sweaters. Just change the underwear, t-shirt and socks every day.
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I have maybe 15 pairs of pants, and most of them can be worn twice. I definitely have enough t-shirts. Bras, underwear, and socks no way. And anything fancier than a t-shirt and jeans no way, hah. So I can go 30 days without washing any cold-water laundry! That's about it.
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I have enough dumb t-shirts to last me, but I'd run out of bottoms about halfway through. Well, I could do this, but I'd look like a slob half of the month. I kind of depend on a few staples and then switching them around. (It's easy when you stick with one color palette, because then everything goes together.)
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I have one pair of jeans
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I can go like, 2 months without doing laundry other than socks and underpants.
I have 4 pairs of skinny jeans, 4 pairs of regular jeans, skinny jean cut offs, and like, 60 goddamn tshirts. Oh also like 3 button shirts, and 3 pairs of trousers.
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how the fuck do you people accumulate so many goddamn clothes, you can't all make that much more money than me
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I tend to hang on to clothes that don't have holes in them. Over half of them I don't wear possibly because they don't fit or are stupid tshirts I wear when I'm working outside or generally being messy. Of the ones that do fit, about half of those are for teaching. So I only wear about 1/4 of the things I own on a regular basis. Also a lot of the clothes I have now I bought when I was working full time and actually had money.
I really need to get rid of some shoes, though. I have far too many and not enough space for them.
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I have maybe 15 pairs of pants, and most of them can be worn twice.
No. The rules, as written, were without repeating an article of clothing. I wear my jeans a whole bunch between washings, but if I had to not rewear something for 30 days, I would be pants-less by day 10.
how the fuck do you people accumulate so many goddamn clothes, you can't all make that much more money than me
Maybe we have cheaper clothing? My jeans were 8 dollars from a clearance rack. Also when I say 10 things to wear on the bottom I am including things like, the dress I bought to go to a wedding last month.
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Ooh, you are correct. I definitely couldn't do that challenge then.
I used to work at Hot Topic and always bought my t-shirts on half off clearance day. Which meant regular price, minus half, minus half, minus 40%. So they were amazingly cheap. Same with a few pairs of pants. The rest I got at Goodwill, usually on one of their sale days. Shoes and fancy clothing are the only things I spend any real money on.
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Yes, massive sales and coupons and outlets and clearance racks are my friends. I hate buying things full price.
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How do you guys need any more than two pairs of pants
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Some of us like to gain weight and not fit in our pants anymore. But you're right, we don't need any more than 2 pairs of jeans that actually fit.
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I own more than 2 pairs of pants because I can't wear jeans when I'm teaching. I own about 10 pairs of pants, most of which are not jeans and vary in thickness to be worn in different types of weather (winter/summer). I'm pretty sure most of the people who post in this thread have more clothes than I do, though.
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Because we can't wear skirts or dresses.
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how the fuck do you people accumulate so many goddamn clothes, you can't all make that much more money than me
I have worn the same size shirts since I was a freshman in high school. I have shirts that are almost 7 years old. I used to buy at least one shirt every time I went to a concert, I'd usually go to about one concert a month. Also, when I got a job, I would occasionally buy shirts online or in stores on sale, in groups of about 5. For the past couple years I've done that. So, if you take 6x12 (6 years since I started frequently going to concerts, haven't been at all this year, but have bought more shirts online and in stores, sometimes I'd buy more than one shirt at a concert too!) and add maybe 10 or 15 on top of that, you can see how I have so much clothes.
How do you guys need any more than two pairs of pants
The skinny jeans are in different colors. black, almost but not quite black, denim-ish, and white. I have two pairs of black jeans and two pairs of blue jeans. One of those pairs is cheap and I wear them to work where they get covered in donut glaze and chocolate. I don't wear the white ones very often, but when I do I pair it with a white tshirt.
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Ok busty ladies, where are good places to shop for sundresses? I don't know if I'll be able to find anything at Lane Bryant because usually their 14/16 sizes are too big and that's what their dresses all seem to be. (I border on 12/14 for tops.)
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Have you tried Torrid, Fashion Bug, or Ashley Stewart? They're all very hit or miss, but worth a shot.
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No I have not, I'll give them a look. I'm just at that weird in between size where I have a hard time finding things in "regular" size that is big enough and things in "plus" size that are small enough. Or they'll fit great except they are way too low cut and then it's OMGBOOBFEST.
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Some of us like to gain weight and not fit in our pants anymore. But you're right, we don't need any more than 2 pairs of jeans that actually fit.
Alternatively, some of us like to lose weight and not being able to fill our pants anymore.
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Your problem can be fixed with a belt. The only solution to mine is new pants, or sweatpants all day every day.
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Not really. It's definitely easier to get them altered, but it's uncomfortable to wear pants that are too big and then cinch them with a belt. Also the waist will bulge in weird places from the extra fabric gathering together.
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How do you guys need any more than two pairs of pants
Black jeans, indigo jeans, dress slacks, khaki/casual slacks, messed-up pants/jeans for doing messy work, non-cotton camping/outdoorsy pants.
And that's without getting into shorts. I know it gets hot enough where you live to need shorts. Unless Steve Irwin and the Crocodile Dundee lied to me.
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What Nodaisho said, but a couple pairs each, give or take.
I don't own any shorts though other than some swim trunks. I just don't like them. Even my two summers in Phoenix weren't enough to break my resolve on this issue.
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It is 43 deg F here and I am rocking some shorts. You crazy.
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<insert pokemon quote here>
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I have not generally thought of myself as a person with way more clothes than most people. But I just counted, and I could wear 67 different bottom-coverings without repeating: 22 dresses, 19 skirts, 17 pants/shorts, 9 work items. After reading people's responses in this thread, that's... embarrassing.
But I don't think I have ever spent more than $40 on an item of clothing. I have a lot of gifts, hand-me-downs, inherited items... when I buy clothes these days, it's mostly from Goodwill and Target. Plus, I have (and can still wear) a significant portion of the stuff I was wearing in my early teens.
Still embarrassing, though. I should probably donate some clothing.
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I don't own any shorts though other than some swim trunks. I just don't like them. Even my two summers in Phoenix weren't enough to break my resolve on this issue.
I don't like them either, but the Smokey Mountains in August were enough to break my resolve. I need to find some that I like, I think. I have a couple pairs that are okay for going to the gym, but none that I like.
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I do have some shorts, skirts and dresses, but 90% of the time, even in Summer, I will wear jeans. I have a blue pair and a black pair, and then I only bought the black pair recently.
Also I have to go out today and buy some new blue jeans because I realised yesterday I have a rip right near my bum. This is the problem with never washing your jeans - the folds that are in high-traffic areas (this one was pretty much on my bum crease) weaken very quickly and eventually turn into rips.
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I haven't worn jeans since 2004 or so! I just dislike the look on me, I think. I just get slacks from thrift shops all the time.
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Speaking of jeans, what's the feeling on ripped/worn jeans? I have one pair that has a few spots at that perfect level of stylishly-threadbare right before it actually turns into a rip. They fit me perfectly too, so I feel uber-cool when I wear them. I'm just reluctant to wear them often because I'm afraid I'm going to upset the delicate balance and actually turn the worn spots into big tears, and I don't want to ruin them when a lot of people pay good money to buy clothes that look this way. Plus I'm pretty proud of getting them to this point through natural wear.
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Just don't wear them to work. And never wash them again. The key to wearing unwashed jeans is SPOT CLEANING (also turn them inside out and air them outside/febreze).
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I thought you weren't supposed to spot clean them much or you would wear the dye out on the spots you clean, and leave them blotchy? Is that just for the first few washes, when the indigo hasn't completely set yet?
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Sticky damp heat is way harder to wear jeans in than dry arid heat. I wear climbing pants and shorts in the summers, except around ponies when I am not allowed to wear things other than jeans or jodhpurs, and then I stay inside or in the shade as much as possible.
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Also I have to go out today and buy some new blue jeans because I realised yesterday I have a rip right near my bum.
Patch that shit instead of buying new jeans! You will save yourself lots of money and be troopunx
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Yeah, I can't really wear troopunx to work. They will be Home Jeans.
The new jeans I got (Doctor Denims) are actually navy rather than proper indigo denim, so hopefully they will fade less.
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None of my pants fit me quite right. I am apparently at a weird in-between size, along with being a weird shape. So every day I have to choose if I want the ones that are tight, look good, but suffocate me when I sit, or the ones that are kinda loose, and sag in odd places. Also I never really wear anything but jeans anymore. I like other pants but slacks/dress pants always look awful on me.
I used to only wear men's shorts, because they were wide-legged and long enough to cover my knees. Now I'll wear women's shorts, as long as when I stand up, they cover all of my knee cap. If they're any longer, I look short and dumpy.
Also saying I have 15 pairs of pants makes me feel like I have way too much clothing. But they are only the ones that currently fit me.. I have another whole stack of pants waiting for me to lose weight again.
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I only have one pair of jeans without indecently large holes at the top of the inside leg (not high enough to see any underwear but too high to be troopunx), and one pair of black trousers for work. A few skirts and lots of dresses but mostly I wear jeans. I have a fair few formal dresses too. What I do have is over a months' worth of underwear (not including bras, which have to be handwashed anyway), since when I was ice skating I needed two pairs of long socks per day and didn't have time to do laundry twice a week, and when I was doing theatre I'd be away for months at a time without access to washing facilities.
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For 30 days we are challenging ourselves to never repeat an article of clothing and document it daily.
Never repeat an outfit, or actually an article of clothing? I mean, I am not the most fashionable, I know, but I have like 10 options to cover my butt, including dresses. I cannot imagine having that much clothing.
Yes, Kat, the challenge in not to repeat a single article of clothing, with the exception of undergarments (ie. tanks/undershirts), jackets and shoes. As part of the challenge, you are not allowed to purchase any clothing during the 30 days and document your outfit everything day.
My friend and I are both pretty into using fashion/clothing to express ourselves creatively, and although I have a significant amount of clothing, I do not think it is that much larger than the average woman's in my age bracket. The challenge/exercise is meant to illustrate just how much as a gender, and society we buy, and how often we buy without realizing just what we have in our own closets. We have all uttered at one point of another "ugh, I have nothing to wear!" What Robyn and I trying to do is make us think about what we own, and use our creativity and imagination (instead of our wallets) in expressing ourselves through the fashion medium. My friend and I are getting together this week to shoot/organize our first blog post, probably to be posted at the end of this week. It's going to be a fun, challenging and interesting 30 days!
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I've also seen the challenge recently where you set aside 30 items for 30 days, and wear ONLY THOSE THINGS. So like, 3 pairs of pants, 4 skirts, 3 t-shirts, 3 blouses, 2 jackets, 5 accessories. The laides I have seen do it still look pretty great at the end. I actually documented my clothes earlier this year (or maybe last year) and it turns out that I only have about 30 articles of clothing that I regularly wear anyway. Why is it still so hard to get dressed every day?
Another challenge I love is the uniform one, where you pick a simple black dress (several that are exactly the same) and use accessories and extra clothing to make it look different every day.
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There was a girl I know who took it to the extreme and wore the exact same outfit everyday, including her under garments. She spent a lot of time washing her clothes, obviously, but she did it.
I still don't know why, but hey.
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My ascot is here.
My ascot is AWESOME.
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I've also seen the challenge recently where you set aside 30 items for 30 days, and wear ONLY THOSE THINGS.
Does this include underwear, and are you allowed to wash them?
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As far as I know, no and yes.
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I am apparently at a weird in-between size, along with being a weird shape.
I know you're not sold on them, because of the price, but have you tried Lane Bryant's "right fit" pants. They come in three cuts, to try and tackle the diversity of waist to hip ratios that women have. I have had two pairs, and they were great. If you get them with a coupon they are not too bad, and my philosophy is that it is better to have less clothes that fit you well, and make you feel good, than more clothes that don't.
There was a girl I know who took it to the extreme and wore the exact same outfit everyday, including her under garments. She spent a lot of time washing her clothes, obviously, but she did it.
I still don't know why, but hey.
I thought about finding an outfit and sticking with it. Like a cartoon character. I would have more than one of it for sure, I am not doing laundry daily. But to find one thing that looks great, and just wear it. Maybe 3 or 4 outfits? casual, dressy, hot and cold?
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The "right fit" pants that work for me make me look awful. I'm the big blue circle, and they make me look even rounder and wider than I do in regular pants. So I actually end up getting the the triangle instead and it sort of works. I don't mind them much, but I don't bother to buy them new.
The only brand that comes close to working for me is Ashley Stewart. I don't want to sound like I'm racist, or anything like that, but in general, Ashley Stewart is geared toward black women. And in general, black women have bigger booties. And so, with me and my big booty, they fit fairly well. And their regular length is perfect for me. I just wish they had more wide-legged options. I have both colors of "bootcut" jeans, navy and blue, in 20 and both in 22. Of course the 20s are slightly too small, and the 22s are slightly too big.
It's what I get for having an awesome ass. :D
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Ohhhh I may have to look into them. Nothing ever fits me right because of my big ol' booty - they always gap in the back. Are their bootcuts okay? I look like I have chicken legs if I wear skinny stuff.
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They seem more like gentle flares than bootcuts to me. I love them. I refuse to wear anything close to skinny jeans.. I don't even like straight-leg for the most part. I prefer wider legs on all my pants. Their sizes are like most plus size stores, though. Bigger than the "regular" stores. Usually I'd wear a 22/24, but I fit 20/22 there. Their winter coats are also awesome.
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silver jeans are great for booties as well, i honestly don't think i'll ever buy another brand again because it's just too difficult and exhausting to find anything at all that fits right. i just received these (http://www.silverjeans.com/sjdev/wgdetail.pgm?seq=2_346_355&stsku=L9916SSR483) in the mail and they make my big ol' muscle butt look fantastic.
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Unfortunately their web copy people seem to think that "certian" is a word :P
Edit: Also, "stylista" but that is a whole different issue
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Good news! The first collaboration blog post is up!
http://rhitbee.blogspot.com/
Here's one of the pics of me featured on it. In case anyone is wondering, the jeans I'm wearing in this shot are from Urban Outfitters. I highly recommend them. Also, this is my elementary school playground, hehe.
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo309/rhitbie/meetjules4.jpg)
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stripey sleeved cardigan,
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Man, Tania, I wish I had $82 to spend on anything right now. I want more jeans that look nice. Most of mine are sort of dumpy-looking, I think.
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to be fair i have two jobs and work near constantly and sometimes skip meals and bought literally no new clothes in any form at all for over a year so yeah i can assure you i'm not really made of money either, i just save up and buy expensive clothes because i would much rather own quality clothing that will last over cheap stuff that will fall apart in however many weeks
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Does anyone know a good shoe that's chucklike but has wide versions? Because the ones they make are all a little too narrow for me and it messes with my toes a little.
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Grow Your Own Clothes
http://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_lee_grow_your_own_clothes.html
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Ordered a bathing suit (http://www.modcloth.com/Womens/Swimwear/-Bathing-Beauty-One-Piece-in-Emerald-Plus-Size)! Yay! Hopefully it gets here before the weekend, so I can go swimming on Memorial Day in a pretty suit and not my speedo. (It's boring, but functional for swimming laps.)
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that is not boring, that is ridiculously adorable.
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No, my speedo is boring. That one is pretty!
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Toba:
I'm sure you've probably heard of them but the KEEN Coronado sneaker is kind of styled to look like the chuck but I find mine MUCH sturdier and wider. But I'd definitely recommend you go try them on because I'm not sure about mens sizes/how big your feet are...
http://www.keenfootwear.com/product/ss11/shoes/men/blvd/coronado/india%20ink!black%20olive (http://www.keenfootwear.com/product/ss11/shoes/men/blvd/coronado/india%20ink!black%20olive)
The other chuck-like sneakers I haven't bought but I have tried on and they feel like heaven (I think the sole has car tyres or something in the bottom and they are extra squishy) is the simple sneakers... I'm not sure how much wider the mens ones will be though but I guess its worth a shot right?
http://www.simpleshoes.com/productdetails.aspx?g=m&productID=2364&model=Tuba%20II%20Herringbone (http://www.simpleshoes.com/productdetails.aspx?g=m&productID=2364&model=Tuba%20II%20Herringbone)
Shoooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssss
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Woo, shoes. Thanks Kat and Tuathal for excellent ideas!
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Fashion thread, I need jeans advice. I've lived pretty permanently in jeans for the last four years, but in the last year I've been going through pairs really fast - they develop holes on the inside leg, about a hand's-width from where the seams meet at the crotch. At first I assumed it was due to the amount of cycling I was doing, because it's about where the seat rubs when I pedal, but I've not cycled at all since buying this pair and they're beginning to rub through.
I have no idea what could be causing it, because I've not been doing anything differently - I've not been washing them more, or folding them, or doing anything that might cause extra wear. Could it be to do with having put on a bit of weight? I'm at a loss and I can't afford to buy jeans at this rate!
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I definitely get this too, I think just from walking a lot and the seams/your legs rub together. I never really found a solution, just have a lot of unevenly cut and indecently short cutoffs, but I think getting some jeans that actually fit helps too - Katie said something here about the difference between how even and odd sized girls' jeans are cut and it was a friggin revelation to have pants that actually seem kinda interested in not falling down all the time.
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That could definitely be it - the last several pairs have all been too big, because I go shopping with my mother and she thinks that clothes should be incredibly baggy, so she tells me that my trousers are too tight until I feel like a whale and buy three sizes up. Next time I'll go with a friend and buy some that fit!
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Actually, I tend to have the same problem with jeans.
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I get that jeans thing too. I just thought it was from either fluctuating weight (only by 1-2 inches on the waist every now and then) or from sitting down a lot. You sit down, the material is stretched cos my legs are apart, then just doing that for ages. I'd suggest rotate jeans, and if you're sitting down a lot wear "house trousers" so that your going out jeans stay intact.
As far as shoes go - I still think that Converse All Stars are amazingly comfortable and never really look that bad, especially with jeans etc.
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My boyfriend goes through a pair of jeans in that manner every couple of months. I have a pile of 'to mend' jeans that grows larger every day, I swear.
To fix them, I iron on some soft interfacing inside to bring the rip together, and then stick it under my sewing machine and sew madly backwards and forwards in every direction over the rip to make sure there will be no more tearing. I go through a lot of 'denim' needles.
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Dear fashion thread,
Will people look at me as 'some damn hipster' if I stencil symbols onto my converse with spray dye?
Love, Toba
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Depends on the stencils, but it's far more likely that they'll think you're 15.
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My boyfriend goes through a pair of jeans in that manner every couple of months. I have a pile of 'to mend' jeans that grows larger every day, I swear.
To fix them, I iron on some soft interfacing inside to bring the rip together, and then stick it under my sewing machine and sew madly backwards and forwards in every direction over the rip to make sure there will be no more tearing. I go through a lot of 'denim' needles.
I'm going to start sending jeans down your way, Ally.
And maybe some mixtapes or something.
edit: What the hell, fashion thread. I hate that the 90s are back. But, I really, really, really, really want to relive my childhood and get a Whalers snapback hat:
(http://www.mitchellandness.com//BVModules/SmartView/ZoomImageFramer.aspx?image=images/products/large/nc98_mt1_7whale_2_l.jpg&size=460x326)
Oh. And and and. I bought a new tie this weekend! It's a grey Ben Sherman with a sorta black/lime plaid. I'll have to take a picture.
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Depends on the stencils, but it's far more likely that they'll think you're 15.
Yeah that is a concern except people regularly think I'm 7 years older than I am so a bit of the opposite really can't hurt.
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I find that people either tend to think that I am about 30 or about to graduate high school. très drôle
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I had an interview a few days ago and the woman asked me how old I was (it was a volunteering agency one, not a job one, so she was allowed to ask) and when I told her, she said "goodness, you look very young for your age". In my opinion she only looked about nineteen herself, but I've spent the last seven years being told how extremely immature I appear so I just made some pleasant comment but I really hate being told I look young. What exactly am I supposed to do with that statement?
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I think most people assume that telling a woman she looks young is a complement. I'm not sure how you should deal with that. People regularly think I'm older than I am - which is OK as long as I'm not trying to date them, then it sorta feels like a detriment. Nobody takes a 23 year old guy seriously, so I'm sorta glad people regularly think I'm considerably older than I am in most contexts.
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Man, I get that a lot too. Except usually it's shit like "You could do a lot of damage in a middle school." I meet some gross people.
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When I was younger I was always told that I looked like, and treated as if, I was older. Now people think I'm a lot younger. And yet I've worn much of the same type of clothing the entire time. The only real difference is that now, I have boobs. I kind of hate being seen as younger as well. But my mother, who wears all my old clothing, loves when people say we look like sisters..
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If I shave I could pass for a high school Freshman. With my beard I don't get carded
(Almost said, "With my bear I don't get carded)
I miss wearing hats. Back when I was little I would wear the hell out of this Michigan State Police hat my dad got me.
(http://www.nwwone.org/world-war/worldwar-image-large/michigan-state-police-shield-logo-blue-baseball-hat_330540498795.jpg)
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...So wear more hats? Lots of people don't. Be different.
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May, I used to get told that a lot, and was also annoyed by it. I don't so much anymore probably because I have shorter hair (I look a lot younger with long hair) and also have started to dress more professional or "adult". (I don't know what else to call it, but basically I stopped dressing like a messy art student and started wearing better clothes.) I don't really know where that line is between looking young and looking your age for other people, though.
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I lost my favorite hat in a cab last night :(
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People regularly think I'm older than I am - which is OK as long as I'm not trying to date them, then it sorta feels like a detriment.
Someone told me that with my new haircut, I looked 10 years older. So does that mean I looked 20, and look 30 now? Or that I looked 10 and look 20 now? Thanks a lot.