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Here it is, my $1 vintage 1980s leather jacket. With skinny pants …
and wide.
Agathe at Style Bytes blogged a few days ago about the possible return of giant shoulders. I suspect we will see, not what was overdone in the 80s, but an updated take on wide shoulders.
But who cares? I am going to wear this jacket. Any guesses with which pants?
Aah! This post, as basic as it is, somehow got into “Private” mode. It probably hasn’t been available on this blog since I moved to Wordpress a few months ago. It’s a really important principle, so here goes:
The 6 figure types and how to ID yours:
A possible paradigm shift: many people have trouble fitting their body into one of these shapes. That’s perfectly natural, there are infinite varieties of shapes. Instead, can you choose a silhouette of clothing which is easy for you to wear, given both your personality and your figure? In other words, the shape is whatever shape the clothes make on your figure.
Over at Individual Chic, Icy shows how to wear a dress over pants with style. (It’s easy to get it wrong and wind up looking messy.)
Her two rules:
Additional artistic principles to keep in mind, if you are going to try this:
Why I will probably never try it:
Nevertheless I know people like this look; so I wanted you to see Icy’s post. (Just for fun, here’s what I said about it last spring. I still like aprons!)
What about you? Are you wearing dresses for shirts?
Worn with these shoes, this outfit is perfect for applying for a job in food service. If she were job-hunting at the mall, she would swap out the moccasins for heels.
Nobody expects a 16-year-old to show up wearing an Eddie Bauer suit to apply for a first job. What they do expect:
Adapting the SAHM uniform template concept to a teen applying for a first job:
I love these wide-legged khakis, but a skirt or even black Dickies would also work.
Blues, greens, and neutrals are safe colors for job interviews. Never all black for a young person.
The cardigan is conservative and practical. Other options include blazers, jean jackets, or a nice collared shirt.
Clearly this is not a comprehensive guide to getting your first job. What advice would you add?
I hope I win, I hope I win, I hope I win …
Just in case I don’t, here are a few questions for you:
As always, any suggestions are appreciated. Just sometimes I don’t have the skills to implement them right away.
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And, as long as we’re talking about shoes, Wendy found red patent peep toes, with a one-inch wedge heel!
Update: when I went to check out Vildy’s paisley shoes, I found these brown paisley. They’d be cute on me, don’t you think?
Check out Mama Archer’s department store clearance center score. $550 worth of stuff for $112! This statement:
“I very rarely shop for myself, something that tends to irritate my husband.”
reminds me of when I blogged about Biblical submission. The truth is nice husbands want to take good care of their wives.
Daddy Likey (who’s really a lovely girl) shares a creepy tale of shopping at American Apparel. And we thought Abercrombie and Fitch was bad!
Another great rant: Damselfly’s Wardrobe Wednesday on body image. Comes complete with pictures of beautiful dresses. Note to self: go try on dresses!
Further randomness:
What’s better than makeup? Something in your eye color, worn next to your face.
I’ve been astonished by the effectiveness of this a number of times recently when I changed during the day from what I was wearing into a brown shirt. Part of my wardrobe strategy is to have one of every kind of shirt I wear in brown.
Not to discourage you from wearing makeup. Have you tried E.L.F.?
At some point, when I first started doing the Fashion Labs, we talked about whether or not full shoes ever looked good with capris. Here’s two different length capris (okay, well the same pair, adjusted differently), both shown with a dark shoe and a “leg color” shoe.
My photographer for this lab said my legs looked short and stubby. Here’s what I had to say about capris last summer, other than thinking they were going to be out of style soon, and what I really look like when I wear them, Chaco’s and all.
What do you have to say about capris?
I’ll say this, after trying on black 12 inch inseam shorts (Casper doesn’t really look good in black, you know), I will never buy capris again. LOL
