Fashion Outlaw
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Monday, November 13, 2006
Fashion Outlaw is moving!
The new site: http://community.livejournal.com/fashion_outlaws/
No real reason for the move, except that LiveJournal is easier to use and better suited to our purposes than Blogger is. On LJ, it's easier to see who wrote each individual post, plus they inform us by e-mail if someone has commented on an older entry that we might not otherwise have looked at. I think the discussion will be a bit livelier over there, for that reason. Hope to see you guys at the new site! ¶ 1:13 AM 0 comments
No real reason for the move, except that LiveJournal is easier to use and better suited to our purposes than Blogger is. On LJ, it's easier to see who wrote each individual post, plus they inform us by e-mail if someone has commented on an older entry that we might not otherwise have looked at. I think the discussion will be a bit livelier over there, for that reason. Hope to see you guys at the new site! ¶ 1:13 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Yay
All the stuff in this post has finally arrived, and I'm exceedingly pleased with it. Every single item fits like it was made for me. Now I can't even go into stores and find clothes that fit, so it shocks me that I can get stuff that fits by ordering it on Ebay and not even trying it on first. Now to be fair, I did try on the blue BCBG dress at the store. But the rest of the stuff was a total shot in the dark, so I'm pleased that none of the money I spent on it was wasted.
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Monday, November 06, 2006
Shoes for people who actually walk
I'm in love with my Palladium Kassels, which I have in a black and white twill color that isn't on the website. Why? Well, the shoe box says it all.
"For those who know you can't see the world from the seat of a bus, the berth of a train, the railings of a boat, or the porthole of a plain, Palladiums are made for you. Since 1947, we've been the shoe of choice for the restless wayfarer. To all you roamers, rovers, and rolling stones who believe the destination is the journey. RAMBLE ON."
The box also says "Engineered for international pedestrian mobility."
I approve of this, because I like to walk everywhere I go, if I can help it. And not many shoe manufacturers let you do that fashionably. It's always a choice between sneakers and high heels, and sometimes I want to wear something in between. My Palladiums are incredibly comfortable, go with all of my walking-oriented clothes, and, best of all, don't require me to wear socks because they are actually quite breathable. I wear them *everywhere*. The only thing I don't like about them is that I can't really wear them in the rain because I HATE water seeping through my shoes. But then, most shoes are like that. ¶ 5:55 PM 3 comments
"For those who know you can't see the world from the seat of a bus, the berth of a train, the railings of a boat, or the porthole of a plain, Palladiums are made for you. Since 1947, we've been the shoe of choice for the restless wayfarer. To all you roamers, rovers, and rolling stones who believe the destination is the journey. RAMBLE ON."
The box also says "Engineered for international pedestrian mobility."
I approve of this, because I like to walk everywhere I go, if I can help it. And not many shoe manufacturers let you do that fashionably. It's always a choice between sneakers and high heels, and sometimes I want to wear something in between. My Palladiums are incredibly comfortable, go with all of my walking-oriented clothes, and, best of all, don't require me to wear socks because they are actually quite breathable. I wear them *everywhere*. The only thing I don't like about them is that I can't really wear them in the rain because I HATE water seeping through my shoes. But then, most shoes are like that. ¶ 5:55 PM 3 comments
Friday, October 27, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
What's in, what's out, who gives a crap?
Is it just me, or are a lot of the Fall 2006 fashion trends already starting to feel dated? It was only a couple months ago that all the magazines and websites were saying "Get your skinny jeans now!" and already I'm tired of seeing and hearing about them. Same with leggings, ankle boots, and black bags with gold hardware. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. Danielle at Final Fashion recently made a post expressing a very similar sentiment. Once everyone has caught on to something, it's on its way out, and it's time for the next big thing. The career of "fashion designer" is itself overplayed in the year 2006, thanks to Project Runway and such.
Anyway, I've always been interested in what works for me than what's in style, which means that I'm in a perpetual feast-or-famine cycle with fashion. Every 5 years or so, my personal style actually coincides with what I see on the market. This happened in 1989, 1994, 1999, and probably in 2004 (but in 2004 I was so broke I didn't even *look* at the market). Fall 2006 did bring a few promising items (many of which I bought in my previous post), but for the most part I thought the message of the season--the massively hyped new volumes, symbolizing our uncertainty with the world situation--was just a lot of sound and fury.
Still, I think it's awesome that the fashion market is so ridiculously oversaturated. It's a great way to ensure that we can choose clothing that suits us *perfectly* and is not just a compromise based on what's available. Even in the moderate price range there is just an amazing amount of variety. Unless you're outside the range of standard sizes, in which case you are pretty much fucked. But that's a topic for another day. ¶ 7:52 PM 2 comments
Anyway, I've always been interested in what works for me than what's in style, which means that I'm in a perpetual feast-or-famine cycle with fashion. Every 5 years or so, my personal style actually coincides with what I see on the market. This happened in 1989, 1994, 1999, and probably in 2004 (but in 2004 I was so broke I didn't even *look* at the market). Fall 2006 did bring a few promising items (many of which I bought in my previous post), but for the most part I thought the message of the season--the massively hyped new volumes, symbolizing our uncertainty with the world situation--was just a lot of sound and fury.
Still, I think it's awesome that the fashion market is so ridiculously oversaturated. It's a great way to ensure that we can choose clothing that suits us *perfectly* and is not just a compromise based on what's available. Even in the moderate price range there is just an amazing amount of variety. Unless you're outside the range of standard sizes, in which case you are pretty much fucked. But that's a topic for another day. ¶ 7:52 PM 2 comments
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Recent acquisitions
So I've been ebaying, and though I spent way too much money, I managed to acquire enough stuff to complete a decent fall wardrobe. (Though now I have so much gray clothing that it's absolutely ridiculous. Hey, at least now I'm in no danger of clashing with my cat.) Here's what I picked up:
This is, in theory, a BCBG Max Azria silk taffeta bubble skirt. However, I have my doubts as to whether it is either authentic or made of real silk, because it arrived with the fiber content label missing. I don't care, though, because it fits amazingly well despite the fact that they said it was size 4 and I'm more like a 14.
Just a plain black velvet skirt from some label I've never heard of. I really like the fullness of it. I'm tired of seeing skirts in stores that look like they should be full skirts, but they're tightly fitted at the hips and look awful on me.
I regret to mention that BCBG's shoes don't love me half as much as their clothes do, despite the fact that my feet aren't *quite* as far from the ideal as the rest of my figure is. These things hurt; they are too narrow in the toe box. This is a common problem for me, though. The jeweled trim on them is way, way brighter in real life, which has the effect of reminding me of this black shirt with brightly-colored jeweled flowers from Express that I wore all the time when I was in eighth grade. I probably wore it with leggings and nothing else, because it was 1991 and I was 14.
I don't know when I'll ever have an occasion to wear this gorgeous BCBG dress. The older I get, the fewer of my friends are left to get married, and I don't wear fancy dresses to anything other than weddings these days. I tried on this particular dress at a store before buying it on ebay. What I absolutely love about it is that the high empire waist makes my legs look long enough that I could wear flats if I wanted to. This is important because if I'm going to be dancing at a wedding or something, I definitely want to be in flats or barefoot. For the record, I don't really like the way this dress looks on the model. I think it would look better on a slightly shorter girl, so that the skirt actually reaches the floor instead of cutting off at the ankle. Maybe I'm just old, but I think that's a really weird proportion, especially with high heels.
I've always really liked these delicate little jade necklaces from China. I used to have a bracelet in a similar style, but I wore it so much it fell apart. Now that I'm moving towards a more Winter-type color palette in my clothing, this necklace won't really go with anything I have, but I still couldn't resist it.
On another note, I'm glad to see Eloine posting, and not just because she actually gets readers unlike me... ¶ 11:21 PM 2 comments
This is, in theory, a BCBG Max Azria silk taffeta bubble skirt. However, I have my doubts as to whether it is either authentic or made of real silk, because it arrived with the fiber content label missing. I don't care, though, because it fits amazingly well despite the fact that they said it was size 4 and I'm more like a 14.
Just a plain black velvet skirt from some label I've never heard of. I really like the fullness of it. I'm tired of seeing skirts in stores that look like they should be full skirts, but they're tightly fitted at the hips and look awful on me.
I regret to mention that BCBG's shoes don't love me half as much as their clothes do, despite the fact that my feet aren't *quite* as far from the ideal as the rest of my figure is. These things hurt; they are too narrow in the toe box. This is a common problem for me, though. The jeweled trim on them is way, way brighter in real life, which has the effect of reminding me of this black shirt with brightly-colored jeweled flowers from Express that I wore all the time when I was in eighth grade. I probably wore it with leggings and nothing else, because it was 1991 and I was 14.
I don't know when I'll ever have an occasion to wear this gorgeous BCBG dress. The older I get, the fewer of my friends are left to get married, and I don't wear fancy dresses to anything other than weddings these days. I tried on this particular dress at a store before buying it on ebay. What I absolutely love about it is that the high empire waist makes my legs look long enough that I could wear flats if I wanted to. This is important because if I'm going to be dancing at a wedding or something, I definitely want to be in flats or barefoot. For the record, I don't really like the way this dress looks on the model. I think it would look better on a slightly shorter girl, so that the skirt actually reaches the floor instead of cutting off at the ankle. Maybe I'm just old, but I think that's a really weird proportion, especially with high heels.
I've always really liked these delicate little jade necklaces from China. I used to have a bracelet in a similar style, but I wore it so much it fell apart. Now that I'm moving towards a more Winter-type color palette in my clothing, this necklace won't really go with anything I have, but I still couldn't resist it.
On another note, I'm glad to see Eloine posting, and not just because she actually gets readers unlike me... ¶ 11:21 PM 2 comments
