I love clothes -- I always have and I always will. I am not a groupie, but I do keep a weather eye open on the fashion circus as it moves round the world with shows in Milan, Paris, London, New York, and so forth. The trouble is that more and more of what comes down the catwalk lacks elegance, beauty, and would be impossible for a very ordinary middle-aged woman like me to wear. Am I alone in thinking this way?
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No, not at all. I honestly think runway clothes are unwearable, regardless of age. They're simply too over-the-top for everyday wear!
Personally, I just notice what people are wearing on the streets, wherever I may be living, and then try to adjust my wardrobe accordingly.
Also, if I do look at the occasional fashion mag/gossip rags, I tend to be more interested in the featured personas' casual wear, rather than those stunning avant garde creations/evening gowns. Being a student on a budget, I don't intend to fill my wardrobe with ridiculous-looking (not to mention, ridiculously-priced!) items. When shopping for an occasion, I go for dresses with cuts and prints that are timeless, rather than the ones that would be in vogue for just one or two seasons (peplum comes to mind...).
Anyway, I think the key is to feel comfortable with what you're wearing whatever the occasion. If you think you look good enough at the location, you most probably do.x
Personally, I just notice what people are wearing on the streets, wherever I may be living, and then try to adjust my wardrobe accordingly.
Also, if I do look at the occasional fashion mag/gossip rags, I tend to be more interested in the featured personas' casual wear, rather than those stunning avant garde creations/evening gowns. Being a student on a budget, I don't intend to fill my wardrobe with ridiculous-looking (not to mention, ridiculously-priced!) items. When shopping for an occasion, I go for dresses with cuts and prints that are timeless, rather than the ones that would be in vogue for just one or two seasons (peplum comes to mind...).
Anyway, I think the key is to feel comfortable with what you're wearing whatever the occasion. If you think you look good enough at the location, you most probably do.x
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This is a really good question. I am 39 and recently divorced. While I never dressed specifically to please my ex, in my new status as a single mother who wants to look good I have begun re-wardrobing myself. I want to look myself, but sparkling rather than frumpy, but it is a struggle. I suspect I belong in a niche market to which only limited attention is paid by those who design, make, and sell women's clothes
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On a recent visit to Dillards, I found that they're attempting to pervey 'Paisley Shirts'.
O.M.G. I thought they had died back in the Sixties ! !
O.M.G. I thought they had died back in the Sixties ! !
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I personally believe that fashion designers have two major problems with the clothes they design. First and foremost, the clothes are designed for one of society's great prejudges - youth. Second, the clothes are designed for another of society's prejudges - what women should look like. There is a movement afoot to reflect what the average and even the below average women actually looks like. In addition, from my observation of my coworkers, other women I see around me and my own friends, there is a trend in women today to downplay their femininity. I don't necessary agree with them; in many aspects I'm a retro kind of woman. I'm definitely out-of-touch with my peers and many other women in society today. Examples are I tend to wear skirts and blouses or dresses whenever I can. Unless I'm riding my motorcycle, I'm rarely in blue jeans or pants. Another example is that I wear nylons which most woman today eschew. Thigh highs or garter belt and stockings are the norm for me - pantyhose are rare in my wardrobe although I do have a few pairs. While not as odd as my love of dresses/skirts/nylons, a lot of women today have given up high heels, especially stilettos. Again, I'm almost always in heels.
Finally I work in profession in a city where causal still isn't in vogue. I take that one step further that I still dress up for dates with my husband. Bottom line is that I like dressing up and would dress up to be out and about in public than to dress down to meet society's or other people's expectations.
The rule for fashion should the same rule that should govern your life - dress for yourself, not others.
Finally I work in profession in a city where causal still isn't in vogue. I take that one step further that I still dress up for dates with my husband. Bottom line is that I like dressing up and would dress up to be out and about in public than to dress down to meet society's or other people's expectations.
The rule for fashion should the same rule that should govern your life - dress for yourself, not others.
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On a recent visit to Dillards, I found that they're attempting to pervey 'Paisley Shirts'.
O.M.G. I thought they had died back in the Sixties ! !
Everyone knows that the 60's never went away. They're still alive along with Elvis somewhere on Mars.
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I've noticed at college football games that Daisy Duke jean shorts are making a big come back with the coeds.
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I've noticed at college football games that Daisy Duke jean shorts are making a big come back with the coeds.
Making a comeback? I'd say the comeback has been completed already. From Amsterdam to Dubrovnik, they're everywhere.
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Making a comeback? I'd say the comeback has been completed already. From Amsterdam to Dubrovnik, they're everywhere.
..."with the coeds."
ie... recently a great increase in popularity with American university coeds.
As l understand it, the Daisy Dukes, ultra short, were dominant in the 1970s US university scene. While the Daisy Dukes never went away, their popularity took a bit of a backseat to ultra short and tight gym shorts and yoga pants.
Also, here in the deep south, university coeds are known for really dressing up for school football games, in tiny slinky, mini-dresses like for clubbing. Either way, it makes for great viewing. Thousands of good looking coeds looking their sexiest.
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Everyone knows that the 60's never went away. They're still alive along with Elvis somewhere on Mars.
That could make colonizing Mars a hell of a lot more interesting.4dbknUvuKzZyn91n
I remember seeing Fashion Television on City-TV up here in Canada back in the eighties and nineties and thinking that haute couture wasn't really terribly practical. Guess not much has changed.
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This is a really good question. I am 39 and recently divorced. While I never dressed specifically to please my ex, in my new status as a single mother who wants to look good I have begun re-wardrobing myself. I want to look myself, but sparkling rather than frumpy, but it is a struggle. I suspect I belong in a niche market to which only limited attention is paid by those who design, make, and sell women's clothes
There is an old notion about dressing to your age . I would ignore that and dress to your body and dress to what you feel confident in wearing .If I listened to what the media says I should wear then, it wouldn't be denims. Yet surprising enough I get lots of compliments about wearing slim denims .
Just stay relaxed about the "rules" and you will find plenty of choice.
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There is an old notion about dressing to your age . I would ignore that and dress to your body and dress to what you feel confident in wearing .If I listened to what the media says I should wear then, it wouldn't be denims. Yet surprising enough I get lots of compliments about wearing slim denims .
Just stay relaxed about the "rules" and you will find plenty of choice.
I guess whenever I bought clothes as a married woman I had my husband half in mind as our tastes were somewhat different. Now I have just myself to please, and that is what I am trying to do. I like the way my new wardrobe is developing