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steuard

Style, and how to get some

Sep 01, 2015 22:03

I hate shopping for clothes. I'm terrible at it, and it takes forever, and it is miserable. I have stories.[1] This is no doubt part of the reason that I'm getting close to the point where my entire wardrobe needs replacing ( Read more... )

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ukelele September 2 2015, 04:10:53 UTC

Yes! There are ( ... )

I'd love your female oriented links beth_leonard September 2 2015, 06:19:21 UTC

I have Stu's exact same question without the compelling need to overhaul my wardrobe (currently). I've finally matured to the point of the average 5th grader, where I notice some clothing people wear, and I notice that I'm not wearing the same type of clothing ( ... )

Re: I'd love your female oriented links ukelele September 2 2015, 12:52:01 UTC

Well, in THAT case :)

http://www.amyherzogdesigns.com/f2f/ was really helped to me, but unfortunately is no longer available as it's been turned into saleable books and classes and so forth. Although most of the material is probably in Knit to Flatter (and you can ignore the knitting part if it isn't relevant to you :)

Useful books: Nina Garcia's The One Hundred (judgy, but a good basis for a shopping list, and a straightforward enough way to discover what items of clothing people might think you ought to own); Tim Gunn's Guide to Style (the least judgy book I read; his general principles can accommodate a wide variety of styles/garments); stuff by Stacey London or Trinny & Susannah (hosts of, respectively, the American and British versions of What Not To Wear ( ... )

Re: I'd love your female oriented links ukelele September 2 2015, 12:52:21 UTC

Hey my draft had too many characters sooooo, part 2 ( ... )

Re: I'd love your female oriented links beth_leonard September 3 2015, 04:41:54 UTC

The Elven/Dwarven reference and thirds makes sense. I'll have to figure out if my torso is long or short. I never really thought about it. I don't tend to like low pant lines, and my old favorites go up to my belly button, but they don't sell those any more, and when I bought some at the Gap with the help of a personal shopper, everyone told me they look really good. (For a while, until everyone got used to them.)

Thanks so much for the references. I'll have to track them down.

--Beth

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