DRRRESSES: WANT

homoII you can fulfill my dreams of being a Hammer Woman, i know you can
i will never be one, but you -- you can be one.

For a minute I was like, wait MC Hammer dancers didn't wear dresses like that...ohhhh wait nvm

:)

it comes in black, too, but I totally want the bright, eye-searing blue...

the blue is amazing

love the blue

Speaking of blue dresses, I'm thinking about this one. It's kind of expensive, but I can't stop thinking about it:

http://i.statigi.com/i/cache/352x480/i/bardot-dress-blue-front.jpg

like!! i can't wait to get my life in order to the point where it's fun to get dressed again. it's aaaaalmost that time.

that's really pretty carl!love that the skirt starts with the black blocking

Started looking at eshakti again. Ohhhh why did I do that?

That dress is GORJ, carl.

That's fantastic. I really like the red version as well.

I ordered FOUR more eshakti dresses! Laurel, I have a $20 discount code plus if you use ZEROSTYLE in the promo coupon space you get 20% off

But I'm worried I got lucky on my first dress, which came quickly and is perfect, and theseothers are going to take forever and look terrible

JUSTINEHUR261 is the friend code for 20$ off

do eshakti clothes fit per the size chart?

In my experience, it's a little style dependent. I've found that anything with a defined waist that isn't a wrap dress is true to the size chart for me. Every time I've deviated from that style, my results have varied.

I ordered two things off the size chart and neither fit and both were cut really weird tbh. I returned one and wound up never wearing the other. :(

That's really sweet, Just1ne! I'll think it over. I shouldn't be buying ANYTHING frivolous right now, though.

I got custom sizing bc my measurements run across 3 different sizes, but I've heard that the custom sizing can still be off. But yeah, I'm still riding the wave of ecstasy that came from putting on a simple summer dress and feeling comfortable AND pretty at the same time - never happened before tbh.

I just ordered two dresses, so we'll see.

got this because I think it'd look nice with my coloring

http://img.eshakti.com/clothImages/CL0025511L.jpg

That's really pretty.

gorgeous!

ilx ladies have A+ taste in dresses

I ordered one in that color too! But 3/4 sleeves and with the sort of gathered v neck with tabs

that dress might make me look really hippy, because I already have gigantic hips (52"!!), but oh wellllllll

doing some early browsing for my brother's wedding next Feb in Oz (ie summer)

I think I'm in love? I don't even usually like maxis but dang

http://i.statigi.com/i/cache/352x480/i/ariadna-red-front.jpg

that is v v v cool

So pretty.

A+ dress

As in Alexis + dress.. Hands off VG

YOU ME PARKING LOT NOW

FITE

my friend called it a Mrs Roper dress and I'm very down with that

:) I could never hit a lady. Especially not a Mrs Roper! Seriously, it's very pretty.

<3

i'd just hold your mondrian blanket for ransom til you gave it back

Right now my husband's wrapped up in it with the puppy on top, you'll have to battle pretty hard to get to it!

I'm scrappy

When Max was young I was obsessed with calling him a "happy scrappy puppy." It got weird.

In dresses news, I'm using some of unemployment to sew, and I made myself a navy blue pencil skirt! No pictures til I fix the wonky side seam but I am pleased, having used no patterns and ending up with something almost outside-worthy.

yay! i cant wait to see it!

Awesome, Fine! Was just looking at machines tonight.

Sewing machines are pretty great! If you have the time. Suddenly it's all like, hey, I can make those curtains! And the table cloth! And eventually you're upgrading to nicer clothes, etc. It just makes a huge difference from hand-sewing, even if you don't magically become an expert tailor or anything.

Buuuut if you wanted to be an expert tailor, Threads Magazine is toooootally the thing.

I basically learned to sew from a) watching my mom, and b) reading Threads exhaustively before I even had a machine, just puzzling out how the directions would work. I was also young and energetic and poor and creatively frustrated so it gave me an outlet, but seriously, Threads is serious.

Oh yes, I think you told me about Threads before! Thanks for the reminder.

It's been a nice way of feeling productive while unemployed, definitely. Lucky for me I've picked it up at the same time Grandma has given it up so I got lots of free supplies from her! Including soo many shoulder pads.

Unemployed? Are congratulations or commiseration in order? (sorry if I missed it on another thread.)

Oh, no worries! I got laid off along with about 25 other people at my company, with severance which is why I'm sewing myself pretty things rather than looking for jobs (blessing/curse)!

I hope you find something great and sew a lt of awesome clothes in he meantime!

Thanks! That job was irritating me too much at the end, anyway. And now I have time to sew up all the clothes in my closet with holes.. I may also chop up an eshakti with a beautiful skirt but an ill-fitting bodice!

http://cache.theoutnet.com/images/products/164867/164867_fr_l.jpg

want. from nina ricci

I think I can get away with stuff like this. but it doesn't come in my size and is like $1600 on sale

http://cache.theoutnet.com/images/products/192333/192333_fr_l.jpg

i like the color and somehow the ruffliness appeals to me. once again they don't have my size :(

Love both of those. Would buy both (at a charity store charging about a twentieth of the price).