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Fashion thread - advice, opinions, anecdotes, etc!

[(Anonymous)]

Would you describe yourself as fashionable? What's your "style" - do you wear accessories, certain colors, try to match things? How about what you wear to work? Do you wear makeup/do your hair?

Inspired because I just went shopping for "professional" clothes. I've never had a job before that required business clothing. Stuff is expensive! But I love cute pencil skirts and such.

Re: Fashion thread - advice, opinions, anecdotes, etc!

[replicantangel]

I have my moments these days, although I go for classic, clean looks rather than fashionable. I think I'd only be considered fashionable when I'm in my workout clothes, because "athleisure" is a thing now.

I wear a lot of clean lines and try to emphasize my waist over my (significantly larger) thighs/butt and chest area. Being an hourglass figure, I do a lot of A-line skirts, and I often end up looking a little retro. What I try to concentrate most on when buying clothes is value and versatility - how often will I wear this? Are there multiple outfits that I can construct around this? Is it comfortable (because uncomfortable stuff often goes to the back of the closet and stays there after a couple wears)? Is it worth the money for the number of places I can wear it? I don't go to fancy places very often, and I don't wear "professional" clothes for work, so I'm light on really nice dresses/suits/etc. I have to remind myself there's not a lot of occasion to wear those things sometimes, to stop myself from splurging on something that will just sit in my closet.

I'm not a big accessory person. I'm short, so I don't want to overwhelm myself with stuff. I have some stuff I wear a lot and other items for special occasions, but I usually just have a pair of stud earrings and maybe a small necklace. I go minimal on my makeup, and my hair is always in a bun, because I play with it otherwise.

It's important to look clean, neat and professional in business settings. Being too out there can get you noticed, but it can hurt you too. If someone is noticing what you wear, it should be because you look immaculate in it, not because it's that noticeable on its own. My personal opinion, anyway.

Re: Fashion thread - advice, opinions, anecdotes, etc!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm a curvy size 6 to 8 (US) and I have trouble finding stuff that both fits over my big hips and butt, but is more narrow on the waist. I really wish I could wear cute baggy tops, because I love being comfortable, but I just look really fat in them with my hips and boobs. So I tend to wear stuff that goes in at the waist. I'm not modest exactly, I just don't think my legs look good so I rarely wear shorts, but I'm happy to show off cleavage.

My style tends to be very... I guess feminine, flowery, hippie "girly". I like pink, and flower crowns in my hair. I love skirts and sun dresses with a light cardigan or denim jacket. I don't like really bright colors, or gaudy accessories, though I like simple bracelets and necklaces. I really like comfort, so I don't like to wear things I don't feel like I can breathe and move around in. I can't really wear heels, so I usually wear flats, like ballet flats, or "fashion" boots.

As for hair, I like fun braids. I'm usually too lazy to do much in the morning though, and only wear simple makeup. I like being pretty, but honestly if I'm just around the house, it's sweatpants and an oversized, well-worn sweater all the way.

Re: Fashion thread - advice, opinions, anecdotes, etc!

[(Anonymous)]

There's an ongoing joke in my family that I project a 'Magic Circle Against Fashion'. We have had discussions on if it is spell-like, supernatural, or extraordinary, though we've mostly agreed not spell-like. The argument is now over the possibility of a dispel making me not a fashion disaster.

That said, I go for comfy first. And I layer with whatever comes to hand. I take more care now than I did before, but I generally believe jeans go with anything. My favourite outfit, however, is a dark green, black, and white rugby jersey with bright purple sweatpants, because those are my comfort clothes. And yes, I do wear them out of the house.

I love bright socks. And fuzzy ones. Those are my favourite type of clothes.

Re: Fashion thread - advice, opinions, anecdotes, etc!

[ketita]

I don't know that I really conform to specific fashion, but I do have my own sense of style. Lately I've gone a lot for colorful things. I like looking put together, and I like tight clothes, though it bugs me when skirts are too tight and I can't move comfortably in them.
I tend to like my winter clothes more than my summer ones, mostly because boots are great and tights are great.
Most of my style came about when I was in Korea, and I loved the cheerfulness and neon colors and fun circle skirts.

Re: Fashion thread - advice, opinions, anecdotes, etc!

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I hate my body and my appearance, so my general goal with fashion is to be unremarkable. That's the best I can hope for. So it's mostly very sedate, normal things - nothing outre or risky. Just restrained and professional.

Re: Fashion thread - advice, opinions, anecdotes, etc!

[(Anonymous)]

I used to be. I haven't been bothering with my looks as much due to working so much and being busy. But I do have some cute sweaters and things. I like shopping for new clothes but I don't feel the need to get something from each new season. I just want comfortable, but attractive and feminine looks that I can wear casually or possibly to work as well. I have way too much clothes right now so I need to give some of them away. I also love jewelery though I haven't been wearing them as much, again because I'm so busy. I used to be good about flat ironing my hair but now I'm just putting everything up in a pony tail. I love having bangs though. Lately I've been wearing a lot of dark, cool colors, though I like reds, wines and purple colors.

Professional clothes is fun to shop for! A tailored look is always good and skirts can be nice, though I have a hard time finding good work skirts that I feel comfortable with.

Re: Fashion thread - advice, opinions, anecdotes, etc!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm a lazy slug when it comes to hair and makeup. I had bad skin until I took oral tetracycline for it at 25, and I was always waiting to learn to do makeup until my skin cleared up; by the time it did, I was too set in my ways to learn. BB cream and a little cream blush and lipstick is about the most I do--and most days not even that. I pull my hair back in a bun with spiral pins--on my good days. But the minute I put a dress on, I feel pretty and pulled-together. Dresses are awesome! You don't have to match them up with anything--just put them on! They're my go-to thing when I'm tired and depressed, and somehow a dress obscurely cheers me up.