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

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

rrrobyn those skirts!!! so cute!!! also i love that tracy reese sweater.

my eshakti skirt arrived! fits like a dream! pro tip: I sized up two sizes... seems they run small.

will someone remind me of the title of the thread where we talked about korean saunas? i can't find it and it's driving me bonkers.

Esthetician services: facials, waxing, nails, body treatments, all this relax&beautify stuff and are you into it

:)

thanks!!

didn't know where to put this so here'll do:
Haven't tested this myself but it's a 'thing' where you put in your measurements and it tells you what size fits you best in which stores - UK *and* US stores!
http://sizes.darkgreener.com/

I am going to really scale back my clothes purchases for the next few months.. it's going to be difficult!!!

That size finder just gives the finger to plus size stores/people, I see.

Jenny, we're just a figment of our imaginations :(

Well it was too much hassle to actually get a professional to cut my bangs and change up my style for me, so I did it myself. Idk why I keep letting my bangs grow out for months/years when I clearly look 20x better WITH them.

been tucking in my shirt a lot so far in 2k12. fewer sneakers too, though ive been overrelying on a couple of boots instead of plunging into real shoes

which jumper is nicer?

http://www.youmustcreate.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/YMC_Mens_Knit_P8AT6_petrelazure_004-500x640.jpg

http://www.youmustcreate.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/YMC_Mens_Knit_P8AS6_azure113_003-500x640.jpg

striiiiipes

striiipes? i love both. crazy to be jumper buying but i do live in scotland. you need a jumper most of the summer too.

i think they are both lovely but the colors on the stripey one is really lovely imho

i think i might be too short for the striped one. and maybe too old also.

jed, not possible!!!!! Please do not give up on beloved-colored sweater because of some misguidedly self-denying arbitrary standard of age. Although I would make sure the sleeves are long enough on you; they seem a little bit questionable on that gentleman.

solid!

i went for the solid. not because i'm too old, laurel (you're right), but because big stripes like that could make a wee man look even wee-er.

I love that colour.

maybe i'll wear it when we go for a drink ;)

i bought a sweater last week, it was on sale, its never too late to buy a sweater

cape making plans in full swing
soon enough i will have a cape!

I stupidly got bleach or something on one of my favourite black t-shirts and now there's these dark red spots :((
Is there anything I can do about it like dye it back or something?

send it over to me and i'll dye it for you!

i am a professional dyer fyi

tbh all i've ever done in such a case is Sharpie the spots

cape-making: almost done, shopping for notions in NYC this weekend! looking for some wooden buttons for the closure. (by the time i'm done it'll probably be 80 degrees out at midnight, but hey -- this cape will be built to last and fall 2012 is sure to happen unless the apocalypse comes sooner than we expect)

other: need to find another pair of perfect pointy black flats because mine are dying and my dog ate the other pair i was hoarding :(

Oh oh oh oh are you going to M&J Trimming???

Take me there!!

Or tell me how to get there. I really have no idea. I was just going to go to the garment district and walk around. Prob on Monday?

I can give you dirrex easy! M&J Trimmings is half beads and ribbon and half buttons and buckles, from floor to ceiling. It's on 6th Ave and...37th? Somewhere right above Herald Square. You'll love it.

oh god
yes pls

Today is my mom's b'day, and my present to her is a quick NYC trip sometime this spring (as symbolized by a NYC guidebook I sent to her). She is a fabric obsessive, and I will score major daughter points by arranging a tour of NYCs bestest fabric stores--recommendations, please, from my NYC seamstrixors!

today is MY mom's bday too!!! hb 2 yr mom! i am getting my mom some designer ice crams.

hb to your mom, too! Also b'day of one of my dearest friends. Good day for good ppl.

Well, Mood is exciting b/c it's on that show. But it's kind of expensive, comparatively. I haven't bought fabric in a few years but I used to really like Paron and the Paron Annex (sale stuff) on 39th St between 7th and 8th, I think.

I am...contemplating...a style change to a bunch of things that are kinda interchangeable. Because I've always been the person with odd pieces and vintage dresses and shoes that only go with two things, and I still love that stuff, but a lot of it is showy and not physically that comfortable and I find myself not wanting to wear it day-to-day like I used to.

So um...5 black knit dresses and 5 pars of black/silver/bronze sandals of varying heel heights and 5 cardigans and/or drapey shawls? I don't know. I can't afford to shop now anyway but that's my summer ideal. Colorful light-colored weekend dresses to be interspersed as I find them.

Been through that for sure! I used to be that person too, and now I am that person on special occasions.
My recommendation: GREY (black fades too fast)

Point taken!!

I think I'm gonna buy all my shoes this year from Bass and Clark's.