tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post4938432853842455838..comments2024-03-22T17:35:52.045-04:00Comments on Extra Thoughts: Ugly clothesLydia McGrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-63501979109880145072010-01-08T11:16:52.877-05:002010-01-08T11:16:52.877-05:00In the early 90's they started throwing extra ...In the early 90's they started throwing extra bulky denim shifts at us. I never bought one. I thought after these ugly clothes went away we would be back to pretty clothes. I did find a nice dress to wear to a wedding in San Jose, CA at Dress Barn Outlet near Portland, Oregon in 2007. I couldn't show up looking like a hick. I shouldn't have worried that much as everyone was dressed in blah casual. I haven't heard that term before, but it describes women's fashion trends perfectly. I saw a beautiful 1950's remake dress at Macy's last summer, but didn't want to pay $400 for it. It's been said before that pretty fashions died with Princess Diana.janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901680134176014143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-43800054326071560232009-04-28T02:15:00.000-04:002009-04-28T02:15:00.000-04:00"Yep, I'd much rather show up looking like a lady"..."Yep, I'd much rather show up looking like a lady"<br /><br />I knew you were going to say that.<br /><br />I guess I can tolerate six days' absence. I don't know if W4 can though.William Lusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928946919078483848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-12104104962800960532009-04-26T15:32:00.000-04:002009-04-26T15:32:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link. I clicked through a bit but d...Thanks for the link. I clicked through a bit but didn't see anything that grabbed me right away. This is a result of _two_ factors--first, my love of things that come up nice and high in front, and second, the fact that our seasons are opposite. I can't believe I just thought of this! :-)Lydia McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-42630558132967524172009-04-26T09:12:00.000-04:002009-04-26T09:12:00.000-04:00http://www.ezibuy.co.nz/ is the link I forgot to l...http://www.ezibuy.co.nz/ is the link I forgot to leave.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377823497040412237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-6905603365037239962009-04-26T09:11:00.000-04:002009-04-26T09:11:00.000-04:00There are a few things on Blair's site that look i...There are a few things on Blair's site that look interesting - I like some of the fabrics, a couple were very me, but I finally managed to find something here I am quite stoked with - yay! Thanks for the link though, I will keep them in mind if I get stuck again. <br /><br />My almost 9 year old is in love with one of the dresses on Lilies - the pink and white one in the pic on the printed catalogue that the girl at the front left is wearing. While I wouldn't wear one of those dresses myself, I agree they are very girly girl and just lovely and I would love to get one for my daughter as it is so hard to find anything pretty for her that doesn't make her look like a mini-teenager (or worse!)<br /><br />While are are sharing onling apparel links, that site I like over here does ship to the US and is priced very reasonably. If you click on "women" you then get the names of their ranges, if you click on those names you get an indication of that range's style - they are quite varied from casual through dressy through teen, through more mature/conservative, through plus sizes through resort wear through business looks and more. I can usually find something reasonable - the Eve range would be the closest to the Blair site and maybe bits of the capture range to.<br /><br />Prices are in NZ dollars so you'd need to take just over 1/3 off the price to give you an idea of the US price e.g. $30NZD is about $18 USD.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377823497040412237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-89838400592655491002009-04-25T12:46:00.000-04:002009-04-25T12:46:00.000-04:00What I never understand is why the clothing design...What I never understand is why the clothing designers make up these things that people just hate and then shove them down the customers' throats. I've heard a number of people complain about the ugly maternity-style shirts, but they keep appearing in the store. I understand that by providing nothing else the clothing makers can make a lot of people feel forced to buy and wear whatever ugly stuff they sell, but I'm just always astonished at how top-down the clothing world is and how unresponsive to actual customer preferences. It's weird.<br /><br />In your search for a dressy top, Madeleine, you might check out<br /><br />www.blair.com<br /><br />I don't know if they ship to New Zealand, but it's worth checking, anyway. Under women's tops they have a whole section called "dressy pullovers," several of which look quite pretty. (And contrary to British usage, "pullover" means only that the top pulls over the head, so that section includes spring and summer tops, not only sweaters.) The only problem I've had with Blair is that they've occasionally been a little inefficient. Once they sent me the wrong size jeans, for example. But they make some nice stuff.Lydia McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-25809705667063725112009-04-25T07:31:00.000-04:002009-04-25T07:31:00.000-04:00I hear you all the way from New Zealand - I'd offe...I hear you all the way from New Zealand - I'd offer to send you something but we have the same problem here. <br /><br />I have been on a mission to find a dressy top to wear with jeans and heels for those evenings where you need to be smart casual. <br /><br />In addition to having the instore music issue - mine was "I kissed a girl and I liked it" (which has a very catchy tune so really hard to keep it out of your head) everything looks like it fell off the back of a maternity apparel truck. <br /><br />I mean, h e l l o , I have given birth to four children and shut up shop. Finally, 7 years after the last one, I have the "how far on are you comments?" down to once in a blue moon, so I really want something that <B><I>doesn't</I></B> make me look pregnant!<br /><br />I like to dress fashionably but I am not a hooker and I am not a hippie and I AM NOT PREGNANT!<br /><br />Finding corporate clothes is easy enough, suits, shirts, dressy tops but I don't work in an office any more so I don't want to dress like that. Even when I am speaking publicly or at some conference I want to go for smart and sophisticated but still feminine and elegant.<br /><br />I frequently now go with a cami - we have an online store called ezibuy that can be guaranteed to always have a range of normal cami's in a variety of colours. I throw a funky cardi over the top and team it up with skirt (thankfully some of my ex- corporate world ones lend themselves to this task) and boots or strappy sandals and then accessorise with some nice jewelery. Or I wear my pinafore - thank goodness they were in fashion last year and I had the good sense to buy one - but since I was wearing it when I did Bill Craig's powerpoints at his Auckland debate it is now infamously seen around the world in the you tube video so if I turn up anywhere where there is a concentration of people in the room who were at the debate or who probably saw it online I feel I can't wear it (you know, same outfit twice and all that) silly because philosophers noticing clothes...LOL<br /><br />However, trying to depart from these two looks at the moment is all but impossible due to the problem you described. I am going to have buy a sewing machine... but when would I sew?<br /><br />Anyway I hope your skirt is lovely and you can always try Belgium's stores while you are away!Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377823497040412237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-74156630089193933662009-04-24T08:58:00.000-04:002009-04-24T08:58:00.000-04:00Actually, it's a Lilies' skirt. I'm wearing a nice...Actually, it's a Lilies' skirt. I'm wearing a nice T-shirt with it. :-)<br /><br />Yep, I'd much rather show up looking like a lady than like whatever female professional philosophers do commonly look like at conferences nowadays. What that is I don't know. If it were winter, I might expect to find them in suits, but in the middle of June I somehow doubt it. The last conference I went to was three years ago in Berkeley, CA (!!). The other women were _very_ underdressed (literally), and it was rather chilly, too, so they were all shivering. Ha.<br /><br />We'll be gone for about six days starting on June 8, I believe (if that's a Monday).Lydia McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-79807954794551774692009-04-24T02:22:00.000-04:002009-04-24T02:22:00.000-04:00I'm, uh, trying to think of something to say to th...I'm, uh, trying to think of something to say to this perfectly feminine post. Okay: if you wear one of those Lillie's Apparel dresses, you're going to show up in Belgium, the PC heart of the Europa project, looking like a lady instead of a professional philosopher. Do you really want that? <br /><br />How long will you be gone?william lusenoreply@blogger.com