chick thread: bitch about dresses (or support them if you'd like)

[Oranjes]

i would never wear any of those dresses



NEVER

[Krazee's Ghost]

Originally posted by vipbrj


Yeah I love looking through Anthropologie catalogs but none of that stuff looks good on me. The quality of the clothing is so cheap anyway... I like urban outfitters a lot better, it still had crap quality but it is a lot cheaper.

Well, I do own an Anthropologie wallet/purse because it was on sale for $30, marked down from $80. Blah.

Ahhh yes, I hate seeing Urban Outfitters, because I always have to go in and try on stuff...even their shit is too expensive for me though!

I don't understand paying that much for clothes. It just doesn't compute to me, unless maybe if I had money to blow like that. But I could just as easily take the time to learn how to make something like that if I really wanted it that bad. I love that skirt but there is NOTHING on earth that would make me pay $328 for it.

[Krazee's Ghost]

Oh this one is really cute...

[alisonmonster]

dresses are the best in the summer, so much cooler than shorts! I wish there were more winter dresses i could wear without freezing- i was able to buy a long flannel one with sleeves so long they sewed thumbholes in it which is super warm.

i think anyone can wear a dress- if you are worried if its too 'overdressy' wear a cool old cardigan or some nice flats with it. I don't wear heals, because i feel overdressed in em if i wear, well, a dress.

[DeviousJ]

Originally posted by Krazee's Ghost
Oh this one is really cute...

I liked it until I saw the hem, then I couldn't shake the idea that the bottom of the picture looks like a lamp

[bardy]

Originally posted by Krazee's Ghost


Ahhh yes, I hate seeing Urban Outfitters, because I always have to go in and try on stuff...even their shit is too expensive for me though!

I don't understand paying that much for clothes. It just doesn't compute to me, unless maybe if I had money to blow like that. But I could just as easily take the time to learn how to make something like that if I really wanted it that bad. I love that skirt but there is NOTHING on earth that would make me pay $328 for it.

Yeah I usually don't get a whole lot there at a time... I got this recently:

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/image...l/p145213b.jpg

and I love it, although it is overpriced, but it was a gift.


I also got
this shirt
but I am in a neverending quest for the perfect v-neck shirt...
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/image...l/p176237b.jpg

[Krazee's Ghost]

Originally posted by pink_ribbon_scars



It is such a cool store.

1120 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312.255.1848
Monday - Saturday: 10a - 8p
Sunday: 11a - 6p

also, but i have never been there:

Woodfield Shopping Center
#N326
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847.619.0918
Monday - Saturday: 10-9
Sunday: 11-6

Really? Wow. I bet I've been into the one in Woodfield, just never noticed. That is totally a Woodfield store...you've never been to that mall? Its kinda far, but if you ever have the opportunity to go, you should. They have a lot of cool clothing stores for women and the mall itself is just insane. It reminds me of a shoppers habitrail...I wish I could find a picture.

[Krazee's Ghost]

Originally posted by DeviousJ


I liked it until I saw the hem, then I couldn't shake the idea that the bottom of the picture looks like a lamp

Aw I love the fluffy stuff!!

I made sure my prom dress' bottom was nothing but fluffy stuff.

[Sam and Mike]

Originally posted by Krazee's Ghost
Oh this one is really cute...

Oooh...I really like that. How much was that one?

I'm big on sales, especially at JCrew.com...they have great sales. eBay is also a good place to get dresses at a decent price.

[Krazee's Ghost]

Originally posted by Sam and Mike


Oooh...I really like that. How much was that one?

I dunno. Expensive.

[pink_ribbon_scars]

Originally posted by vipbrj


Yeah I love looking through Anthropologie catalogs but none of that stuff looks good on me. The quality of the clothing is so cheap anyway... I like urban outfitters a lot better, it still had crap quality but it is a lot cheaper.

Well, I do own an Anthropologie wallet/purse because it was on sale for $30, marked down from $80. Blah.

i just own a cool rug and a cool shadow box with a watercolor and butterflies. i got both at amazing sale prices.

i did find one skirt there that looked amazing on me, but i think it was $228 so i just said no fucking way and took it right off.

i like to buy my stuff at h&m, you can find a lot of anthropologie type items for $20 not $200. when i leave chicago, h&m might be one of the places that i miss the most. but i realized the other day that i can take a $200 flight back here to see friends and the city, and i can buy 10 outfits for $300 and drag them back to wherever i've gone. where there is a will, there is a way.

[Krazee's Ghost]

Originally posted by pink_ribbon_scars

i like to buy my stuff at h&m, you can find a lot of anthropologie type items for $20 not $200. when i leave chicago, h&m might be one of the places that i miss the most. but i realized the other day that i can take a $200 flight back here to see friends and the city, and i can buy 10 outfits for $300 and drag them back to wherever i've gone. where there is a will, there is a way.

I love that place. There's one in Woodfield also.

[pink_ribbon_scars]

Originally posted by DeviousJ


I liked it until I saw the hem, then I couldn't shake the idea that the bottom of the picture looks like a lamp

what you see on the bottom may be part of the dress-stand and not part of the dress. i edited the metal armiture out of my initial picture because i didn't want people to think it was part of the dress.


or maybe you're not talking about that.

[tootsie]

eh, those dresses are all too fancy for me.

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/7915/503986hi2jf.jpg

i bought that a month ago

going to wear it with a black cardigan and mary janes to a wedding next month.

[pink_ribbon_scars]

i think that my breasts and waist generally kill my dress-wearing experiences. they have to fit just right or they look bad and make me feel bad. my chest is too big for a lot of dresses that are really fitted at the top, and my chest also creates a tenting effect with dresses that hang loose below the chest, and it makes me look totally bigger than i am. also i am more insecure about my stomach than any other part of myself, so dresses that fit tight around the waist make me nervous, but i am totally working on it and i hope i can make it smaller.

[DeviousJ]

Originally posted by Krazee's Ghost


Aw I love the fluffy stuff!!

I made sure my prom dress' bottom was nothing but fluffy stuff.

Oh hey, nothing against fluffy stuff - it just looked like those cotton tassels for a second.

I think anyone feeling too dressed up needs to imagine Italian girls riding Vespas and drinking coffee at outdoor cafes

[DeviousJ]

Originally posted by pink_ribbon_scars


what you see on the bottom may be part of the dress-stand and not part of the dress. i edited the metal armiture out of my initial picture because i didn't want people to think it was part of the dress.


or maybe you're not talking about that.

Well I meant the tassels effect at first, but once I could see that the metal part started looking like the shade support frame and it was all falling into place

[melislikesartre]

when i was in dublin i found a really nice dress but my friend said it'd be too expencive for a "souvenir" so I didnt buy it... i still dream about it sometimes

anyway, I like:

http://pics.esprit-online-shop.com/S...U23636_306.jpg

http://www.esprit.com/

[spring]

Originally posted by Sam and Mike

http://www.bananarepublic.com/Asset_...3-00p01v01.jpg

i got something very similar to this at the beginning of the summer, and I love it. I can't wait for fall to be able to wear it again, because it's too hot right now. I love dresses and skirts and I think they're really easy to wear too. I think it's so practical to have a couple of favourite dresses and skirts and just put them on in a couple of seconds and that's it, you're ready to go. it takes me waaaay longer to decide what pants to wear and what top matches them, etc. I also agree that accessories matter a lot. Even the slightest thing like wearing some pretty earrings with a simple hair style and a nice dress can make you look and feel good. I like wearing cardigans with dresses too, because I don't have a denim jacket and I don't think I would really want one anyway.

Oh yeah, and something that helped me a lot when choosing dresses - I don't care what they look like on the manequin or whether they look pretty on a hanger, there are certain styles that work best for each body type, and I like to choose from those. No matter how much weight I try to lose, I don't think I'll ever look good in a pencil skirt. Pleated skirts and kilts though....

[cynamonhill]

some fabu looking dresses here! I love those empire line dresses within Sam's entry.. beautiful.
I love dresses, but I have no hips with a pot belly which equals an oval centre that does not suit most dresses. poo.

[meow]

dresses are 4 suckers

[Hera]

I personally would love to walk arouns in one of these
http://www.verymerryseamstress.com/bigred03.JPG

[Hera]

these are pretty too
http://www.verymerryseamstress.com/cdette04.jpg
http://www.mauritia.de/de/rokoko/adelaide_d1.jpg

[alisonmonster]

i'm glad i was born in a time when i wouldn't have to wear one of those. It would drive me nuts, those things have to be at least 20 pounds. Not to mention the corset - no matter how romantic they seem.