changing up yr style and/or new look 4 u in 2012

dryers are the clothes killer. move to england, where no one has one

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:07 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

how do clothes get dry in england? isn't it really humid and wet all the time?

(I mean I know the answer, but I don't really know the answer if you know what I know)

Sometimes they have these weird things called "airing cupboards" iirc? Which is like a utility closet built around a...steam pipe? that you can hang things in. I am only vaguely remembering this so ymmv.

You just hang stuff on a drying rack. I think airing cupboards are a thing but I never had one. I hated not having a dryer and, yes, some things took forever to dry.

You know what sucked most? Towels! Towels are v scratchy when you don't tumble dry them. I still hang certain things to dry now but I certainly appreciate having the option of drying them when I want to.

most australians have dryers but only use them on rainy days as needed. i started using them full time when i felt this thing run up my leg after i put on my freshly line dried jeans

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Huntsman-spider-in-hand.jpg

oh life size. sorry.

line dried clothes are stiff, it's true

now youre all caged in again
Yeah, esp. with jeans. I'm totally used to wearing skirts and dresses that fit snugly at the waist, but not jeans. Also these are 100% cotton with no stretch, so they do NOT GIVE.

I can't quite figure out if I hate them or not. I keep wearing them in spite of them being really uncomfortable.

I happen to like scratchy towels for improved circulation and just requested that my laundry place not use fabric softener. But the most I can stand to line-dry indoors is tights and delicates, because the rack has to be out in the middle of my room and I can't get to my closet when it's up, so I kind of have an overnight maximum tolerance.

I hang all my dress clothes - we're lucky enough to have clotheslines strung up in the laundry room of my triplex - but we used to hang everything in the shower. First up the next day has to move them to the closets. But I love my dryer'd socks & towels, could not live without.

AHHHH SPIDER NOOOO

i am looking for black leather skirt now. i've decided i need one, badly.

I am so used to wearing dresses and leggings and stretchy jeans that when I wear real tailored pants I really feel weird

I got a black pleather skirt at Forever 21 a few months ago... its so tight that I can't sit in it. It's awesome for cougar's night out.

What do you do when you want to get off of your feet, lean against a board?

(Mae West had to do this on some of her films, IIRC.)

Oh, and I was finally able to get a new purse--black leather, three dollars new--at the flea market that we had a booth at today. I'm happy about that, and happy that the strap didn't break on my old one before I could get a new one. (The strap was held on by about two or three strings. Really.)

new purses for the new year! nice :)

a designer friend had a studio sale and i bought so many clothes today omg

i will have to take pics, at some point
3 skirts, 3 dresses and a pair of paints
all awesome

I had this awesome burgundy fake leather pencil skirt but it was so cheap the surface split around the hem a bit. I fixed it with nail polish of a matching colour for a while but now it's way too small and I want a new one.

Well I wear it to go out to clubs, which doesn't require much sitting. I did have to drive wearing it, though, and had to sit with it unzipped until I got to my destination.

i'm bidding on one on ebay that looks perfect. having a phone with an ebay app is turning me into a monster. i was like, almosssssst going to win it for $15 though (now up to $30).

i won this and i don't know how i feel about it:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ngssKTuX5uo/TxZAzIIO7KI/AAAAAAAAAR4/XuvnJb99C8w/s500/%252524%252528KGrHqR%25252C%252521pQE7Bcvh%25252CWSBO6%252528%252529eDtFw%25257E%25257E60_12.JPG

i mean it's kind of wonderfully hideous but it might look good on. more late night bidding.

No, I think it's great! Obnoxious colors are my favorite kind.

ebay pro-tip: do not bid until final 5 secs

^^^^ sunny OTM

lots of ppl have shill bidding accounts to drive up their auctions

yeah i'm way too impulsive! is there an app that will remember to bid at the last minute for you?

someone sniped me at the very last minute! grr

today is my first experiment in wearing (fleece lined) leggings to work (with a short sundress and a big sweater over it). it feels like a dream/looks like the 90s.

Loooool! I'm wearing a floor-length tomato red skirt and motorcycle boots, it must have been something in the air that said, "Do it differently today."

New coat! I have a new coat for the first time in years <3

exciting!!

i'm not really dressed weird/bright today but i am wearing purple fleece-lined tights and a purple sweater! with a grey skirt. matchy matchy, lol

i am seriously kicking myself for not discovering fleece lined leggings/tights earlier. this changes everything.

okay here are the clothes i bought yesterday from designer friend's studio sale!
(not on me, just on my couch, lol)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6721788609_a717960584.jpg
knee-length cotton skirts with stretchy waists! am in love with these fabrics, had to buy them both obv

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6721789669_30c34ddda5.jpg
okay i don't normally wear such dresses but changing it up for 2012 - short tight yet flattering dresses! the strapless black one has a rose-like pattern all over it in black and the snakeskin-patterned one has a higher collar in the front than the back so it (somehow) doesn't look too skimpy/trampy on me

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6721790937_9bbc80a10a.jpg
good basic pretty dress, cute all-season short skirt, both stretchy

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6721792281_db4824508f.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6721793853_15d24fe030.jpg
pants! pockets in front, stretchy waist, really flattering straight-leg shape - totally inexpensive bc they are a sample and weren't fitting anyone but were basically unintentionally made for my narrow (relative to body) hips - i'm kinda in shock at home nicely they fit and how adult i feel in them.

new clothes for 2012!

also, bonus cat

I have never heard of them! - The fleece-lined leggins/tights, I mean.

R - I LOVE the knee-length cotton skirts with stretchy waists! Does your friend have a website she sells from?

not sure how many of these skirts she has left but i know she's always sourcing more cool fabrics - she's into bright patterns and prettiness
site: http://www.katrinleblond.com/
blog, more often updated: http://katrinleblondblog.com/

gorgeous clothes rrrrrobyn!!!!
a little envious tbh

Oh :( she does not sell online.

rrrobyn such cute stuff and wonderful bonus cat!

Ooooooooh kitty melts my heart; missing my old gal a lot.

Great clothes, too!

ok question:
this sweater michelle obama is wearing, in the color the model is wearing:
http://www.poshglam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Michelle-Obama-Tracy-Reese-632x632.jpg

i found it for $110 and am wondering if it's worth it. it's really cool but a lot of $$ for me!!

I wouldn't, but if you think you would get multiple years of wear out of it, it's really cute!

I really love that sweater BG. It's is a lot of money for a sweater (well, in terms of what I normally pay) but it'll probably hold up really well and it's really fucking awesome imo. That's also a huge discount.

I have a (NOT BLACK!!!) sweater on today that I LOVE but it sort of has puffy topped sleeves that are a little pointy. It's sort of hard to describe. Overall I think it's AGL but I keep catching glimpses of my silhouette and I can't help feeling like an extra in Blade Runner or something.

i am probably going to pass because money is kind of tighgtish and it might be a bit fancy for day to day and i don't have tons of fancy occasions to dress up! but i think i could definitely get a few years of wear. hmmmm. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

what i really NEED is a new jacket but i probably also will not ever find this for less money.

throwback to laundry discussion - this may be a trick someone could employ!
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/out-of-the-closet-rope-wrapped-164115

this is weird, but I would pass on that sweater. That color combo is kinda JCPenney-ish to me. If it were like $50 I'd say go for it, but I think $110 for that is really overpriced.

well i made a counter offer for $80 but i don't think it will be accepted