want:
http://www.rustyzipper.com/shop.cfm/rz/viewpartnum~119111/backtorow~12/maxshow~20/startshow~1/SIZE~/ERA~ALL/TYPE~Dresses/SEARCH~Mini/GENDER~Womens/PRICE~ALL/SITE~rustyzipper/119111.cfm
― sunny successor, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
Man, that would be a belly tee on my 6'1" frame. PLEASE TO INCLUDE TALL PEOPLE IN SO-CALLED "FASHION" INDUSTRY WHERE HEIGHT IS APPARENTLY DESIREABLE!!
― Finefinemusic, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
v. cute dress though.
not really fully visible in this shot, but i want this dress from the last episode of Mad Men:
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
that dress is something.
― lauren, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
ooooh reminds me of how much i lovvved that green dress keira knightly wore in that movie i'm forgetting the name of... the one where they think her bf raped that girl.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
atonement, yes?
― elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
can't believe this thread only now happened!
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
likely impossible for anyone else to wear.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
i don't think so, tehresa! i mean, it was made for her, obviously, but i could imagine a version of it on a curvier body.
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
the back may present some difficulties for those more... endowed... people.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh, right.
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
since my post count's already wayyyy up i will just post the front for you too:
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
more of a nightgown than a dress, really
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
its a gorgeous color. is that a bellybutton piercing in the middle?
― sunny successor, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
lol!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
here is a link to the front of the Mad Men dress. i would also like all her jewelry.
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
It's a beautiful color, and the way the sides flutter around the back has a certain v graceful calla-lily appeal to me...unfort from the front it looks like it just doesn't fit her bust. Oh Keira Knightly-paws!
― Laurel, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 20:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
Re Mad Men: Screw the dress, can I have her hair?
― Laurel, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 20:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
I don't get tv reception so I have no television-fed fashion desires! Hmm what dresses do I drool over...?
― Laurel, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 20:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
why so beautiful yet so sold out, dressydress?
― sunny successor, Thursday, 14 August 2008 18:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
I hate those stupid Tory Burch shoes so so much (sorry, anyone) but um.........blufly has some TB dresses on sale that I drool over.
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
Like this.
v.v.v.v.cute
― sunny successor, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
This one, too. Just think how variously you could accessorize an all-grey dress! Even though I can't wear grey anywhere near my face.
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
me either! its the blonde i think because it was fine when i had black/brown hair
― sunny successor, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
That grey one is INCREDIBLE. love
― Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
Maybe with more lipstick. Which I never wear.
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
How much does it cost?
grey one is cute but would do horrible things on me.
― tehresa, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
i love the grey one!!
― rrrobyn, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh it's 40% off, making it a mere $237.
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
what brand is it?
― rrrobyn, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
Tory Burch. Embarrassingly.
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
Grey is my favorite color and I think it looks good on everyone (except v light shades). What is the story of all this self-consciousness? I do not understand. Browns, too...all I wear is grey & brown, for the most part.
― Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Well, I'm pale and my hair is sort of blah light brown, not that much different from my skin (eyelashes and eyebrows are blonde and invisible). I'd wear that dress but I would need something really colorful around my neck, a scarf or jewelry. And prob a bright lipstick.
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
But accessorizing is about 80% of the fun of getting dressed, so that's perfect!
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
The only color I can't really wear is RED bcz it highlights my enviable acne.
― Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
love grey and i am pale! but i have darker hair.
i like this sweet pea dress, but it is only avail in S.
― tehresa, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
hey, is that Saleisha?
I wear a lot of black with blue, yellow.. never could get into brown. I think putting on brown makes me a granola hippie or something. Plus with the red hair I'd become an apple tree!
― Finefinemusic, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
hmm...looks like her, but i'd need to see a zoom on the face for definitive yes.
― tehresa, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Abbots, if you highlighted yr acne all the girls would want some, I guarantee it. So you better stay away from red indeed, or you'll be mobbed!
(PS I am v self-conscious abt my skin too but I'm trying a new phase of "no one notices as much as I do" and going out anyway. So far no complaints. Most people aren't really very observant, on the whole.)
― Laurel, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
Having hair that is dyed fun colors does throw a kink into outfit coordination.
I <3 yr hairs btw. xxp
― Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
i thought it was saleisha but I wasnt sure! here are some shots that look more like her:
― sunny successor, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
(this is actually quite true - xpost to laurel - even one of my close friends, who is pretty observant and fashiony was really surprised when i mentioned once how i was feeling lacklustre b/c my skin was crappy that day - she said she thought my skin always looked good! it certainly does not! but i do usually wear at least some sheer foundation or cover-up tho. on the other hand, i'm sure that there are some people who totally notice - and of course their opinion counts the most right? LOL. ugh. silly.)
i prefer dark grey to light grey
― rrrobyn, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Next time I get my hair done it will be a magentaish red, which will really screw me - I've got a red hoodie that compliments this shade of red perfectly, and will probably be unwearable when I have pink tones. Sigh. Dressing really was a lot easier when I had blonde hair, but I'm only young once!
I am confused about the possible Saleisha.. she looks a LOT like her but I haven't seen those pics before, and the Livejournal ANTM community is very thorough about posting any that are found..
― Finefinemusic, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
probably her. hard to tell w/out the tootie cut. if it is her, she lookin haggard.
― tehresa, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
these were on an invite only site for a specific collection. maybe theyre not anywhere else?
― sunny successor, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
awww. tbh i'd be surprised if any bride did not have some moment of wardrobe panic!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 16:37 (5 months ago) Permalink
Nij, that McQueen is a dream.
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 18:09 (5 months ago) Permalink
J, I have narrow and sort of rounded shoulders and I spend about 3 hours a day just hauling bra straps back up, so I would never assume a shoulder wrap-around would work for me -- I'd at least cross the straps in the back. However it's a known fact that hardly any one notices these things except the wearer, and everyone else will probably have thought it was supposed to be exactly the way it was.
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 18:14 (5 months ago) Permalink
awwwww so sad about the wrap dress drama, but hey! most pictures of you will be from the front anyway and i'm sure you had bride's glow going on to hide all the fuss anyway. *hugs*!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 20:09 (5 months ago) Permalink
oh man that mcqueen dress is amazing
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Thursday, 1 April 2010 10:33 (5 months ago) Permalink
ok so last weekend we were in LA and it was motherfucking hot and i was so damn uncomfortable in my cords, and my capri jean things didn't fit me right, and i felt like i was having to walk round sucking in my stupid belly. so i have decided that despite my ugly legs it's gonna be a dress-only summer: so much more comfortable, it makes up for the embarrassment of the whole world seeing my legs.
also ordered these sandals from israel to go with all my new dresses. it's gonna be a bohemian summer!
― just1n3, Sunday, 6 June 2010 02:30 (2 months ago) Permalink
adorable!
― Crab Calloway (Nijoli), Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:16 (2 months ago) Permalink
Gladiator sandals always looked a bit painful to me.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:20 (2 months ago) Permalink
i love them! they're my favouritest shoes of all time! i had a pair when i was 18 that i wore every day for a year, i loved them so (right through a pretty harsh winter, no less).
― just1n3, Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:21 (2 months ago) Permalink
oh and i bought these to wear underneath, since most of these dresses aren't lined:
― just1n3, Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:22 (2 months ago) Permalink
aw!
― Crab Calloway (Nijoli), Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:29 (2 months ago) Permalink
i know right?!? i'm always a little nervous about flashing my underwear when i'm wearing anything above the knee, and i thought about a cotton petticoat but then i came across these on etsy and was totally sold.
― just1n3, Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:32 (2 months ago) Permalink
v cute, j!
i am also incorporating a ton more dresses into my wardrobe for summer because it is so hot and gross here. office clothes are gross for commuting but dresses are a little easier. i found some good deals at ross.
― tehresa, Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:33 (2 months ago) Permalink
Bloomers! Cute.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:36 (2 months ago) Permalink
yeah i usually prefer pants, or tights/leggings with dresses but i wore the red dress today (which i got at the modcloth sale for $15 awhile back!) with a cute/cheap white lil' cardi from target (i love target - i got 4 of these cardies bc they were so perfect, elbow length to hide fat arms and a little shorter so good with loose dresses) and it was so terribly hot, i would normally be feeling like shit but dang i was comfortable and happy!
― just1n3, Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:42 (2 months ago) Permalink
I feel the same about short dresses! You don't always FEEL exposed, but god forbid you sit down on the subway, because you have to see other women's underwear across from you to realize how much YOU are probably showing. Petticoats imo are most useful for keeping dresses from sticking to your sweaty legs and ass -- the outer layer of the dress doesn't stick and then you don't have to tug on your skirt when you stand up. It's not nec more comfortable (because the petticoat still sticks to you) but it's like 90% more discreet.
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Sunday, 6 June 2010 19:40 (2 months ago) Permalink
Too add: petticoats are most useful for loose-skirted dresses that reach below the knee. For short skirts, I favor a pair of cut-off tights to prevent jiggling and rubbing.
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Sunday, 6 June 2010 19:41 (2 months ago) Permalink
oh man the other day my dress kept blowing up against my thighs when i walked making me feel very awkward and exposed. it was SO annoying. what is diff btw petticoat and a half slip? ruffles?
― tehresa, Sunday, 6 June 2010 19:42 (2 months ago) Permalink
No, they're the same! "Slips" in this country tend to be polyester knits which cling a hell of a lot and are really hot -- really what you want is a cotton or non-slinky underskirt half-slip.
A full-slip is the kind that has bra-ish straps and hangs from the shoulder, I mostly hate that kind.
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Sunday, 6 June 2010 19:51 (2 months ago) Permalink
...because I don't have very square shoulders, so straps fall down. If you have swimmer/gymnast shoulders and things stay up for you, maybe a half-slip is the way to go.
Got this and I'm wearing it today. Isaac for Target, lol. It has a huge, stiff crinoline layer that keeps the skirt sticking out.
― ...Funtown. (roxymuzak), Monday, 7 June 2010 16:27 (2 months ago) Permalink
Wonderful! That, to my mind, is the perfect summer dress: cool and loose and allows for sitting on the ground without discomfort.
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Monday, 7 June 2010 16:29 (2 months ago) Permalink
Also very very accessorisable.
I thought at first that you wrote "SPITTING on the ground," and later, "accessible."
― ...Funtown. (roxymuzak), Monday, 7 June 2010 16:30 (2 months ago) Permalink
Obv you're more rock and roll than I am.
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Monday, 7 June 2010 16:31 (2 months ago) Permalink
Haha.
― ...Funtown. (roxymuzak), Monday, 7 June 2010 16:32 (2 months ago) Permalink
kind of want this etsy dress i can't afford:
have any of you guys ever bought stuff off etsy?
― horseshoe, Monday, 7 June 2010 16:56 (2 months ago) Permalink
It's wonderful!!!! Except for that elastic waist. Will take same dress with actual darts, pls!
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Monday, 7 June 2010 17:04 (2 months ago) Permalink
And "Only jewelry".
i know, the waist really makes it less cute!
― horseshoe, Monday, 7 June 2010 17:13 (2 months ago) Permalink
On her it looks fine/awesome. I just don't think it would translate for me.
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Monday, 7 June 2010 17:15 (2 months ago) Permalink
Oooh I like Roxy's dress a lot and the etsy dress is <3. I didn't think Issac was doing Target clothes anymore.
I have bought jewelry and an apron from Etsy just arrived in the mail today but I've never bought actual clothes from there.
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Monday, 7 June 2010 17:22 (2 months ago) Permalink
This is the apron btw - I love it! http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.147192012.jpg
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Monday, 7 June 2010 17:23 (2 months ago) Permalink
So much so that I kind of wish it was an actual skirt. Man, I should learn how to sew.
Lovely! The use of aprons is a weird thing. My mom used to have hand-embroidered ones handed down in the family, and I remember her making a beautiful one with a lot of pieces and a hand-smocked panel in the bib. But they are specifically for wearing OVER YOUR NICE SUNDAY DRESS while cooking for a special occasion or Sunday dinner. And the apron itself is supposed to be nice enough not to downgrade the dress/occasion, or else you'd just tie a big white sheet over yourself. So it's like: dress up in something that's inappropriately fancy for a messy activity. Then cover the inappropriately fancy item with another inappropriately fancy item to protect it.
Underlining all this pretense, of course, is the idea that a true mistress of the kitchen never gets anything on herself anyway, so both the clothing AND the fancy apron are equally safe.
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Monday, 7 June 2010 17:27 (2 months ago) Permalink
O, artifice! Thy name is...erm...somethingorother.
― the soul of the avocado escapes as soon as you open it (Laurel), Monday, 7 June 2010 17:29 (2 months ago) Permalink
that apron is darling
― horseshoe, Monday, 7 June 2010 22:49 (2 months ago) Permalink
What a great apron! I loved the mid-kate 90s apron dress over jeans/pants trend. I think aprons are so flattering because you get to cinch the waist. Also lovve that dress horseshoe posted!
― tehresa, Monday, 7 June 2010 23:10 (2 months ago) Permalink
*mid-late
― tehresa, Monday, 7 June 2010 23:11 (2 months ago) Permalink
I thought mid-Kate referred to something to do with La Moss.
― ljubljana, Monday, 7 June 2010 23:52 (2 months ago) Permalink
when i saw my typo i thought the same thing!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:00 (2 months ago) Permalink
Dresses that I love but won't buy:
― JuliaA, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 16:53 (1 month ago) Permalink
oh i love them!
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Tuesday, 27 July 2010 17:14 (1 month ago) Permalink
I'm kind of glad they are not in stock so I'm not tempted. They're so cute though, and I've heard good things about trashy diva dresses.
― JuliaA, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 17:30 (1 month ago) Permalink
so have i! curse you, Julia, i had forgotten that place existed.
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 18:45 (1 month ago) Permalink
good lord those are nice dressesi esp like the top one -- imagine the accessory possibilities!
honestly, dresses like that are worth a little $$ imo -- it could look like a dozen different dresses depending on what you wear with it.
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 July 2010 19:16 (1 month ago) Permalink
i made the mistake of beginning my fall clothing fantasizing a little early and now i can't stop thinking about BOOTS TIGHTS SCARVES LAYERS
i just got back from a sweaty bike ride downtown, so summer is wearing a little thin on me atm
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 July 2010 19:18 (1 month ago) Permalink
Oh I love those dresses too.
I am also thinking about fall and fall clothing and not sweating and ugh I'm over this heat.
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Tuesday, 27 July 2010 20:52 (1 month ago) Permalink
http://stores.ebay.com/Celebrity-Charity-Auctions/Mad-Men.html
― proprietor of gib (roxymuzak), Saturday, 14 August 2010 15:46 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
love that bobbie barrett dress
― horseshoe, Saturday, 14 August 2010 15:56 (2 weeks ago) Permalink