Fashion quiz!

[vanillafluffy]

Ganked from somebody over at fatshionista

1. What is your biggest fashion pet-peeve?
The way plus-size clothing is scaled up, so that the arm holes are ludicrously big and the shoulder seam droops halfway to one's elbows. (But the band that's supposed to define my waist on a baby doll topcuts right across my boobs. Way to go---not!)

2. What have you worn, then looked back at or saw a pic of and said, OMG I will never wear that again!?
> An all-in-one plaid dress (looked like a cream-colored knit top under a blue and green plaid skirt and vest) which I liked until they were taking pix of the office staff and I saw what it looked like on. (My hips were a mile wide---NOT a good look!) I never wore it again, just laundered and donated it.

3. What is your signature style?
(I expect to see a phony market researcher when I hear this question. Maybe because I watch WAY too much What Not to Wear!)
When I get dressed, I always consider the old Oingo Boingo song: Who do you want to be today? I *like* to think of myself as a classic pin-up, but that may be delusional. What I wear on a given day depends on where I'm going and what I'm doing. I've gotten the crap out of my wardrobe, so the stuff I have left is in good condition and fits. Work is fairly dressy---pants, skirts or dresses, not jeans---except for Saturday, when I'm at the "don't give a rat's ass" stage. Church is as dressy as work, maybe more so---I'm more likely to break out the accessories for church. No one notices that stuff at work! Lunch with Kat is more likely to be along the lines of Saturday casual, but with a patterned top that won't show fallout. CUUPs is pretty much whatever I'm in the mood for...it's the same crowd as church, and I've had plenty of validation about how I dress from them. Usually under the category of "pretty" or "cute", depending on how motivated I'm feeling...if there's a particular element of my style, it's something that shows personality---like a vintage bag, unique jewelry, a hat or scarf.

Comments

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

At this point, I can barely stand to go clothes shopping and
when I do, I hate to try stuff on, so I'm basically living in slacks and slightly faded blouses or jeans on the weekend. One fights the temptation to give up and only wear yoga pants, but there is an official dress code at work and I don't want to run afoul of the panty police.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

there is an official dress code at work and I don't want to run afoul of the panty police

That sounds an awful (and I do mean that in every sense of the word!) lot like my previous job, where the weekly office meetings were frequently devoted to nicities of the dress code, such as what constitutes a tee shirt vs. a knit top, or what's the difference between a flip-flop and a sandal or why black denim could be worn any day, but blue jeans were Friday only...etc.

At my current job, as long as we aren't having partner training, they don't really care, short of someone wearing a thong. I could go in in a prom gown and bunny slippers, without repremand. (Comments, yes, reprimand, no....)

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

Actually I'm more or less getting away with murder, but there was that complaint to Bubbles about my original pair of Crocs. And one time (when I was on assignment elsewhere) the agents who were working in the office were basically reprimanded because they were wearing jeans on Friday and this firm doesn't have an official casual Friday. (Although some Fridays are designated "jeans" Fridays, for reaosns I'm not clear on.)

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Speaking of Crocs, you may find this (http://www.newsweek.com/id/150240) amusing. It came out a few weeks ago, and there's a subseqent piece detailing the reaction to this one in the "Most Read" column.

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

I almost never read Newsweek or Time anymore, but by some serendipity, I actually saw that article, and was quite miffed. I even thought looking on line to see if there'd been a response but I wasn't that interested. I'm glad to see that the Croc-lovers fought back. What a dick!

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

My long-standing fashion pet peeve is that fashions for petites are all either old lady clothes or stuff tall toddlers would wear. Short does not automatically equal childlike.

Alas, there has not been a current style that suited me since preppy was in. Every year I see what's on the racks in the stores and fall into despair.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Every year I see what's on the racks in the stores and fall into despair.

Argyle is making a comeback.

Seriously, though, that's the problem with most brick-and-mortar retailers: they're focusing on fashion and ignoring staples. One of our major womenswear brands is discontinuing products they've carried forever, because the retailers aren't buying enough of them, and the gals who've been living in those styles since Carter was in office are bitching at me because we don't have them on the website. (Don't blame me, ladies, blame JCPenney!)

[socialhermit.livejournal.com]

One of my biggest pet peeves (aside from the fact that I have sizes 8 through 12 in my closet and ALL of them fit) is - what's up with the gorilla arm/sleeves? I can't tell you how many times I've found a top/blouse that I like, only to try it on and discover the arms are made for a woman 6' tall (I'm only 5'3"). Seriously, WHO has arms that long?

I have the exactly opposite problem!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Trust me, I'm 5'10", and finding cuffed, long sleeved blouses (as opposed to mens shirts) that fit is freakin' impossible. Okay, so I have shoulders like a line backer---why the fuck do they scale up everything BUT sleeve length?!---if I actually try to button the cuffs, I'm likely to rip the sleeve out of the armhole OR cut off circulation to my wrists. So I wear either short-sleeved shirts or knits or in drag if I can find a plain guy's shirt. *sigh*

Re: I have the exactly opposite problem!

[socialhermit.livejournal.com]

So, if *you're* having trouble and *I'm* having trouble - and we're at opposite ends of the spectrum (so to speak), then the fashion/garment industry is even MORE f*cked up than we originally thought!

Re: I have the exactly opposite problem!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Definitely f*kked up---one of our companies sells jeans, and it's unfortunately very common for someone to complain because they've bought the same size in two different colors and one will fit fine and the other is way too big or too small. It depends on which country it was manufactured in, and whether it was at the top or the bottom of the pile of denim when it was cut. They want to know why we didn't catch the problem---because we sell hundred of thousands of pairs a year!---and get all bent out of shape about it. Yikes. I wonder what they're like when it's something important.