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

these are my every day/every way boots i mentioned upthread
they're the best
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6545139891_8eb54ba047_z.jpg

that crazy person is totally not me

Erica, indulge me, because i'm bored. do you like any of these skirts? less for buying purposes (none of them is on sale) and more for figuring out what kind of thing you're looking for.
http://g-lvl3.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Medium/13/_6706913.jpg
http://images.asos.com/inv/media/8/5/5/8/1958558/black/image1l.jpg
http://g-lvl3.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Medium/8/_6627128.jpg
http://g-lvl3.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Medium/15/_6706815.jpg
i know you said no pencil, re: the last one, but my cursory search revealed not that many fun skirts tbh. it also made me realize that i wear more dresses than skirts because i am lazy and a dress is a whole outfit! you're done!

eek that mint one is so short! i would never wear that with heels but that's me. and you were not asking me.

it is kind of short in the picture and would probably be short on E. ime skirts like that are much more reasonable on me. it looks like one i used to have, except mine was not diane von f and didn't have that slit. i think i was just yearning. feel free to disregard, Erica.

cosign on dresses being awesome because you don't have to think too much! except when it becomes winter in canada and you trade bare legs and arms for black tights and cardis because I am too dumb to accessorize

I would like to see E in
http://www.eshakti.com/clothimages/CL0018760L.jpg (http://www.eshakti.com/clothpdpage.asp?catalog=Clothes&cate=dresses&productid=CL0018760&pcat=)

oh it's cute, i just could never wear it to work and i have tons of not-work cute things that i wear with sad infrequency.

the mint one looks like it requires a significant lack of ass.

Lots of well-tailored Lands' End skirts here!!

Laurel, they ship to Canada! I love you even more than before!

eshakti had this really amazing polka dotted dress that looked like something bette midler would wear in "big business" and now I see its GONE

I BLEW IT

I NEED this

http://www.eshakti.com/clothpdpage.asp?catalog=Clothes&cate=winter+savings&productid=CL0022701&pcat=

You know, I was one post away from saying that for straight or A-line skirts, if you want them to be fun, you need pleats or inverted pleats and buttons and buckles AND PIPING, ALWAYS PIPING. AND YOU BRING ME AN INVERTED PLEAT SKIRT WITH BUTTONS AND PIPING. You totally understand me.

Will you be my mommy?

Yes!!!!!!

Good, because my real mommy wouldn't let me own any black clothing, and I could use a re-do.

Erica would look very stunning in this color

http://images.asos.com/inv/media/9/0/8/1/1871809/red/image1xl.jpg

http://us.asos.com/Vero-Moda-Tea-Dress/x8vea/?iid=1871809&cid=5235&sh=0&pge=4&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Red&mporgp=L1Zlcm8tTW9kYS9WZXJvLU1vZGEtVGVhLURyZXNzL1Byb2Qv

Laurel can wear this to Brit Pop night

http://images.asos.com/inv/media/4/9/4/4/2054494/mustard/image1xl.jpg

http://us.asos.com/Glamorous/Glamorous-Colourblock-Tunic-Dress/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2054494&cid=5235&sh=0&pge=5&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Mustard

as soon as I have money I am getting this skirt

http://images.asos.com/inv/media/4/1/5/6/1926514/creamblack/image1xl.jpg

OMG THIS IS SO HELPFUL!!!

1) Mandee re heels - I agree on the power thing but it's often really hard for me to get over feeling like a giant. I'm working on it.

2) HS I really like most of those but really can't do miniskirts that short. I have pretty long legs and skirts that short make me feel really exposed. Like too much leg! I like the first one a lot though from what I can see.

3)I LOVE LOVE LOVE the second two outfits Mandee posted. I think the red is adorable but am not sure about the fluttery sleeves. The color is great though. The color block dress for Larel's Brit Pop night is AMAZING and I am coveting the striped skirt. I would buy that color blocked dress right now but it looks like it barely covers the models ass which means it would prob be too short for me. I was sort of browsing some shops the other day and nearly everything I was drawn to was either striped or color blocked so those are right up my alley right now.

4) I do like that dress too Lex and could wear it to work. Hmmmm.

I am sick and this is fun. Thanks guys!

Man, I'm so difficult - sorry! lol Gonna go look at more Asos stuff now.

Erica, get that dress and wear leggings underneath it.

I just looked at the colorblock tunic dress again and I WANT IT but it says the model is 5'9" which is what I am and I know I'd never have the guts to wear it outside as a dress. I could maybe pair it with leggings and black flats/boots? Think leggings would feel more substantial than tights which would make me feel better about the length.

LOL x-post - great minds etc.

Dammit! I just grabbed my wallet and was about to order it and they're out of my size. BOOOOOOOOO.

You need to make an ASOS account and get your CC saved in there so you can make more impulse decisions

That's what I do!

In fact, sometimes I have my entire CART SAVED so that when I get paid I CAN JUST CLICK A BUTTON

no I do not have a shopping addiction...

(denial)

lol you're gonna be a bad influence here - I can just tell

My coworker has weekly F21 and Asos shipments, it's pretty amazing. Asos prices seem on average a bit high for my cheap ass, haha. :)

~ I guess I'm growing out my hair, although I was thinking today I would like to go back to the standard bob, but I'll give it some time and learn an updo or two.
~ I have a boots situation I need to sort out, somehow.
~ Otherwise, my style resolution is the same as it is every year: be more goth. At this rate of .02% increased gothness each year, I'll look like this when I reach 70:

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky2b12qag51qanb21o1_400.jpg

I have two of the eShakti dresses linked in this thread.

ASOS raised its prices recently, I noticed :/ I just wait for the sales.... then pounce.

Join their mailing list, they post discount codes every so often.
Things I am totally wanting to DISAPPEAR this year are:

- dresses with side cut-outs
- mesh mesh mesh everywhere especially over cut-outs
- super short dresses like 90% of the ones on Modcloth or ASOS

Also please can someone deliver me the perfect pair of mary-janes that have a SMALL heel and aren't clumpy and have the strap relatively low down the foot and are comfortable for every day. Exactly like a pair I had ages ago but re-soled twice then chucked out thinking I could find a replacement nice and easily.

Lol, Laurel, buttons and piping are totally my 'thing' in that my o/h takes the piss out of me for my love of them.

OK so HELP!!

I have resolved to buy one of the following today. I don't give a damn if it's short - I will wear leggings. Anyway, I can't decide between the two. I love them both but think maybe I'd wear the first more? What say you ppl of ILS?

http://images.asos.com/inv/media/1/9/1/6/1806191/red/image1xl.jpg

http://images.asos.com/inv/media/5/1/1/9/1769115/grey/image1xl.jpg

I personally prefer the second, but they are both lovely and stylish. Laurel, horseshoe, or LL can probably give you actual reasons beyond personal preference to pick one or the other.

Good news. I'm already moving on the boot problem. I needed some snow boots that fit my poor beleaguered feet and didn't make me look like a total herb, so: http://www.zappos.com/propet-sturgis-black

i prefer the first because i think (1) the color will look great on you, and (2) the other one kinda gives me a headache, and it will have fewer re-wear opps because of that. plain red can be dressed up or down, put some sleeves under it, a cardigan over it, let yr tights shine (if you feel bold) w/e

the second dress might wind up wearing you

those are sweet boots jenny

I'm in the red camp too, and haven't you said you wear/have a lot of black? I think that red dress is just darling and stunning and a bit more memorable/unique than the b&w. Though don't think I don't like the b&w! I do!

i think the red dress would be more of a go-to dress when wanting to feel both cute and a bit dressed up to go anywhere. and the second one, despite its conservative cut up top, seems like a fun dress for going out, dancing, etc. just depends on what you need! i would go for the red but don't dislike the b&w.

i wonder if we have the same body type, e? because both those would, in theory, also look good on my long-torso-ed, high/short-waisted, broad shouldered/chested, long-legged body. i bought a dark grey-blue dress the other day with similar lines, but it's jersey cotton and has a v-neck - cuteness :)

Everyone otm!

I try hard to love my body but you broad-shouldered and long-legged people are on thin ice--if I hear any complaints about how nothing fits you I will strike and strike hard.

Signed, you friend the slump-shouldered squeezy armful.

Please buy the red dress so I can wear it vicariously because there is no universe in which it would fit over my thighs.

i'll be your toady

there are a lot of clothes that look great on the rack and weird on me, it's true, but i'm not complainin, nope, haha, not with these legs! but i gain weight in an 'apple' way, which means even 2 lbs seems to add an inch to my waist. and my face, lol...
p.s. i have never thought of you as slump-shouldered!

Excellent, that means my figure camouflage/misdirection campaign has WORKED!!!

Y'all unless you're a fit model for a specific line of clothes, it will only be random happenstance that something fits all your unique proportions just right. We're all lovely and stylish (or striving toward stylish) and every body has quirky parts. No bad self-talk 2012!

I'm fine with my body parts, but I covet clothes I can never wear. My life is very sad without that red dress in it.

for a couple of years there, it was really hard to find a skirt that wasn't all full and/or with pleats up to the waist - and even though the patterns and fabrics were pretty, i didn't buy one skirt during this time! srsly the worst style on me for so many reasons, didn't even matter that my legs looked good - it's like legs coming out of a balloon person, lol. but not my body's fault! i had to try on 10-20 skirts to realize this though. no bad self-talk in 2012, for real!!

laurel you have lovely shoulders, don't be ridiculous!

i think i am going to embark on some jegging shopping this week. kind of scared to try them on. i've resisted the legging trend for so long but i think ~it's time~.

I've been tempted with jeggings. And leggings as pants. All my style rules.. :*( but I am sick of baggy pants. I find that pants either fit me really nicely in the back (tight against my awesome butt!) or nicely in the front (no camel toe/not too grabby on my tummy.) I can never find both. I think the real solution here is a ton of situps or something, but.. I have dresses.

I got a $50 Macy's gift card from work so I'm going to go lacy expensive bra shopping. Maybe today!