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I can't read fashion magazines or websites any more
Why? Is it because I am staring down the barrel of 40 and dress age appropriately or is it because fashion editors are high all the time?
Really, who can wear this to the office? Even if the clothing were work appropriate black and yellow is best saved for bee costumes.
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If I were a man (or fitty) I'd totally call my penis THE WIZARD - HappyTummy
Re: I can't read fashion magazines or websites any more
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
I think it only stays office appropriate if you keep your hair exactly like the model's, personally.
I love yellow and black, and I like the first outfit except for the shoes. Those are awful. But not for work. I don't think that hemline is ever going to be office appropriate, no matter how you style it. But the same outfit with a different dress, I would wear to work. We are very casual though. I dress up more than most people.
The second one I think would just be a mess all over.
I like fashion magazines, but I am generally WTFing my way through them. I do think I dress a little weird, especially compared to the sea of polo shirts and khakis I work with.
The nerve!
House | Blog
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If I were a man (or fitty) I'd totally call my penis THE WIZARD - HappyTummy
I went straight from quasi-goth hippie to burned out college student in sweatpants to mom-like sweater/jeans/tennis shoe combos, so I never got into fashion magazines.
It seems crazy expensive and a huge waste of money to buy trendy clothes. I've gotten a little bit on board with trends that seem like I can get a few years out of. Because if you're buying new clothes, you might as well look like you care to be a productive member of society and not a homeless schitzo. But something as distinctive as that yellow dress is outrageous to me. How many times would you wear that??
I feel like going overboard on fashion is mainly for the sake of impressing other women. Do you really want to put that much money and effort into the perception of people you barely know and/or complete strangers?
"As of page 2 this might be the most boring argument ever. It's making me long for Rape Day." - Mouse
Hmmph. Maybe I need the other lapel to be free of sequins so I can pin boutinieeres and things to it? YOU DON'T KNOW ME!
(I actually didn't notice that on my crappy monitor)
How do you feel about a t-shirt with a sequined pocket? I might be wearing one today. Or I might not.
The nerve!
House | Blog
That dress is only appropriate for the office at the Golden Banana.
I don't think dressing with trends is to impress other women. I genuinely enjoy looking at and putting together outfits because I feel better and more confident when I do. Clothes make me happy in a way that electronics, booze, or sports can't.
I will admit I do enjoy when strangers compliment me, though.
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
dupe
(But ETA: My post may or may not be affected by the fact that my oddly-shaped body cannot accommodate many modern fashions.)
"As of page 2 this might be the most boring argument ever. It's making me long for Rape Day." - Mouse
Rachel Roy is one of those designers that can make a 6 foot tall, 120 lb model look frumpy. Even the hangers look fat when they wear her clothes.
color of the t-shirt? how sequined is the pocket? an all the way sequined patch pocket or something a little more subtle? are you at work? do you have a holiday party today?
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If I were a man (or fitty) I'd totally call my penis THE WIZARD - HappyTummy
Black shirt, black sequins all over the patch pocket. It's pretty subtle. No party today and I'm at work, but there are like 4 people here this week.
I'm also wearing a string of Christmas lights around my neck as a scarf though. Don't know how pertinent that is to the equation.
The nerve!
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I love you.
I think I see that mannequin's cha cha.
i think magazine people don't realize that most of us don't work in the fashion industry and need to dress like normal people for the office.
ps- fenton, you are nuts. there is nothing "odd" about your body.
Ok, I am born and bred Jersey so I guess my opinion has to be taken with a grain of salt. I'm no Teresa Guidice and I hate animal print, but I do like stuff on the louder, trendier side. I don't own anything brown, at all, not a bag, shoe or belt. I do err more on the side of sequin, pleather and purple vs J.Crew, Ralph Lauren and LL Bean.
But, I don't like fashion magazine. I need to see the wearable versions in person vs the runway versions in a magazine. There are many trends I don't get, would never even try, and know I couldn't/shouldn't pull off at 36. I threw away all my body glitter when I turned 29.
I also feel much more in tune with what's going on in fashion when I feel in shape and have somewhere to wear it. Right now, I have the glittery bag (I bought that blue sequin Coach bag) but bringing it to Little Gym seems kind of silly and excessive.