Back to dresses, I don't know if I didn't see these before or eShakti added a bunch of new ones, but can I say DAMN THEM!! ?
Want:http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0021735/Ruffled-cotton-poplin-dresshttp://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0021554/Ruffle-front-surplice-dresshttp://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0023015/Rosette-trim-dress
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:13 (twelve years ago) link
I also feel like we all need this one!
http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0023082/Eternal-sunshine-dressLech: http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0023067/Clockworks-shirtdressSomeone was looking for a similar dress? http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0022776/Knit-stripe-dress
I like this, but a lot of credit is for the name - d'Anjou Pear Dress!!http://www.eshakti.com/Product/CL0023049/D
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:20 (twelve years ago) link
I like the pear dress, esp. the color, but that black one is a bit busy for me. I can't really wear large prints.
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:32 (twelve years ago) link
ahhh, that's fair. It was more the idea of clock prints that somehow whispered your name to me! Heh. It *is* a bit busy. Also I wish it were possible for all prints to always line up at the seams.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
I do like clocks!
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:34 (twelve years ago) link
Ooh the knit stripes. All the other ones are anathema to my body type but cheerful fabrics.
― I have a paranoid daughter and a son who is addicted to internet (Laurel), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
Love the yellow polka dot, LOVE as in I WANT!
Has anyone out there ever ordered a dress from:http://www.shabbyapple.com/t-apparel.aspxShabby Apple?
― *tera, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
Now I want the pear dress as well because it does have a flattering cut. Not buying dresses until after I deliver though....
― *tera, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
That clock print one is awesome although that fit would look terrible on me.
― kinder, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 22:55 (twelve years ago) link
So, I'm wearing the black and white striped dress I posted above and I'm in love with the shape which is really flattering for me (I have small hips and a sticky-out tummy). I'd love to find more with a high-ish, defined waist and slightly flared skirt, but more work-appropriate, i.e. plain and less flare in the skirt. Any ideas for places to look?
Also, I want to be able to recreate this look but with tops and skirts. I realize this means I'll have to learn to belt. Where on earth to start? I haven't tucked in a top since I was about 10.
― ljubljana, Sunday, 29 January 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
Ohh, tucked pants are still mine enemy, but I've had good luck with skirts. Except I am too squishy for belts to look very good on me; still don't have the knack for them. I generally wear high-waisted skirts so the tucking looks nicer (hits me in the spot where I can pretend I am not lumpy, heh.) Aside from eShakti and the Canadian site Rickis, I don't have many dress sites to rep for you, though..
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 30 January 2012 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
just aim to recreate the blousey 90s! i miss my old button up paisley shirts. we used to call them heyday shirts
http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/811/cover_123181592009.jpg
also i think laurel said somewhere that ll bean or one of those otherwise outdoorsy/stodgy retailers has good tailored skirts for work?
― La Lechera, Monday, 30 January 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, she did! Land's End if I recall?
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 30 January 2012 16:07 (twelve years ago) link
right! they were nice skirts, if a little pricey iirc?
― La Lechera, Monday, 30 January 2012 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
oh, nice recommendation - there are some nice a-line skirts on there. But they sit on the hips... I think I will have to scour many sites.
― ljubljana, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
this skirt is pink but i think it's what you're looking for? http://shopruche.com/pink-lady-button-up-skirt.html#NP=640e3ad33a463382b0a4e701c88fa961most of my high waisted skirts are vintage so i have no idea where to buy them new.
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
Yes!! The pink wouldn't work for me but at least such skirts are out there somewhere - thanks. I should definitely try for vintage as well.
Bit worried I will feel claustrophobic with anything pressing on my stomach, but I can but try.
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 01:09 (twelve years ago) link
I have the skirt in denim!
― kate78, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
Love that Ruche website, La Lechera!!!!
― *tera, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 00:12 (twelve years ago) link
I found some awesome dresses today.
Hello my pretty, you will be mine:
http://images.bloomingdales.com/is/image/BLM/products/0/optimized/1262570_fpx.tif?wid=325&qlt=90,0&layer=comp&op_sharpen=0&resMode=sharp2&op_usm=0.7,1.0,0.5,0&fmt=jpeg
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:27 (twelve years ago) link
You too baby:
http://images.bloomingdales.com/is/image/BLM/products/7/optimized/1266577_fpx.tif?wid=460&qlt=90,0&layer=comp&op_sharpen=0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.7,1.0,0.5,0&fmt=jpeg
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
And perhaps you too:
http://images.bloomingdales.com/is/image/BLM/products/5/optimized/1272255_fpx.tif?wid=460&qlt=90,0&layer=comp&op_sharpen=0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.7,1.0,0.5,0&fmt=jpeg
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:30 (twelve years ago) link
those are great, love the first one especially. Where from?
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
They're all from some special color block collection at Bloomingdales. I really really love the 1st and 2nd but need to wait for them to go on sale, I think.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:32 (twelve years ago) link
Coveting the first pretty badly!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 04:10 (twelve years ago) link
kind of in love with this target dress:
http://media1.onsugar.com/files/2012/01/02/2/166/1668379/7254f38f9959445d_jason-wu-target-16.preview/i/Jason-Wu-Target.jpg
― I just got back from a dream attack (sunny successor), Friday, 3 February 2012 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
also want the pink wedges in e's third pic!
― I just got back from a dream attack (sunny successor), Friday, 3 February 2012 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
I *LOVE* Target for dresses!
― *tera, Friday, 3 February 2012 01:55 (twelve years ago) link
good dress.
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 3 February 2012 02:14 (twelve years ago) link
Ooh that's from the Jason Wu for Target line, right? I love it.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 3 February 2012 02:27 (twelve years ago) link
i bought a dress yesterday in tj maxx, without even trying it on! i am wearing it today. i haven't worn a dress in months! it is nice. also: tights!
― tehresa, Monday, 6 February 2012 23:17 (twelve years ago) link
Anthropologie has these cute linen jumpers:
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=24181083&color=008&catId=THERES_ALSO&navAction=jump
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=24047391&parentid=QUICKSHOP&navAction=jump#BVRRWidgetID
But just a bit tooo pricey for me. Makes me wish I had my sewing machine and could whip up something for myself like this. Then again, all those pin tucks would bring on a meltdown. I know myself too well. Not up to the challenge, but wiling to do hard labor for a week, just pay me with these two dresses.
― *tera, Sunday, 12 February 2012 00:48 (twelve years ago) link
Shabby Apple wrote me back!! Their spokes-writer says they don't donate to any pro-life causes, that almost all their giving is to a company called Unitus, who apparently make micro-loans to women in developing countries. Occasionally, she writes, they might donate to Make-A-Wish "or those supporting research for breast cancer and other related causes," but normally those latter donations would be in the form of free merchandise that can be sold or awarded as part of fund-raising.
SO...LET THE WANTING COMMENCE.
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
a+
― tehresa, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:59 (twelve years ago) link
So while you're on vacation, you know how you have to keep your passport beside you or you will spontaneously combust or something? I have one of those fabric PP holders with a strap that you can put around your neck and slip under your shirt. Always seemed a little flimsy. I like wearing dresses, obviously, and the humidity in Cuba (amazing, btw!) put me in a dangerous position to have inner-thigh friction. So the day we went on a walking tour of Havana, I busted out a similar pair of Spanx to this (http://www.spanx.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10918464&cp=2992553.11308615&parentPage=family) and it kept my thighs from hurting AND cemented my flimsy passport holder into place. A++, would travel in again! I just wish the top was cut slightly differently as I find the strap sometimes shows on the side of my arm holes.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
were the spanx not super hot though in that humidity? i have a spanx-like camisole thing that i bought a few years ago when fleshier and have hardly ever worn it bc it is v warm. and tight. i do not own any spanx but i think about it sometimes.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
nah, after the first day my body got adjusted to the humidity - but I was worried my thighs might chafe ;) It was a pretty light dress, so I was feeling pretty great! The camisole I linked to is pretty lightweight, similar to a bathing suit imo. But I might just be used to it - I wear it a lot under dresses.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
I wear spanx as an anti-chafing measure all the time.
― tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
Unless it's cool enough for tights or leggings.
― tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
ATTENTION SHABBY APPLE WANTING PEOPLE:
If you use this code http://www.push44.com/1b7skb1u to get to Shabby Apple you will get 15% off! :)
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
I will have one of everything please?
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
Yep. I've been on the site just browsing for at least 20 mins.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
haha me too!
― sarahell, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
lol so the email I got back was like "OMG I'M SO GLAD YOU CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE" and gave me the distinct feeling that the respondent shared my/our concerns? I am now feeling v warm and friendly toward them. Or at least toward her.
I told her that "a bunch of people from the internet" would be very glad of their stance on charitable giving.
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 20:54 (twelve years ago) link
...but if they are LDS, wouldn't still 10% of their earnings go to their anti-choice, anti-gay church?
― kate78, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
This dress is currently on its way to me!
http://images.asos.com/inv/media/3/7/6/6/1726673/black/image1xl.jpg
― homosexual II, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not actually sure whether they are LDS or not! Do we know for sure? I know they're highly recommended for both dresses & swimwear among LDS women but it's supposed to be because of their "modest dress" aesthetic, which given the hourglass shape of most of the SA offerings is p hilarious.
I just saw that they gave to "charitable causes" and Jenny pointed out that could easily include some groups we wouldn't want to support, hence my email.
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
mandee that dress is hot!
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
FWIW my mom (source) confirms Shabby Apple is owned/run by Mormons. Not a dealbreaker for me but YMMV. Their dresses are fabulous & I wish I had some money to throw at them.
― dream words & nightmare paragraphs from a red factory in a dead town (Abbbottt), Friday, 24 February 2012 02:55 (twelve years ago) link
Also just got this in pink from ASOS... on sale. Ugh, so cute!!!!
http://images.asos.com/inv/media/5/9/8/8/1878895/grey/image1xl.jpg
― homosexual II, Friday, 24 February 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link