I have to admit that I'm one of the fashion impaired, partially because it seems like nothing fits me. Nothing that I can afford, anyway. I'll try things on and try things on and end up feeling so depressed that I just stop trying things on, and buy another version of the old standby just so I can have something to wear.
It's a shame - I'd like to be a better dresser, if only I was more patient/had the money and time to shop properly. (I think that was part of the reason why "What Not To Wear" got on my nerves. Of course anyone can look good if they're given thousands of dollars to buy clothes at expensive designer shops. What about a show that teaches people to shop for clothes and makeup and hair care and whatnot within their usual means?) It's a little better now that I've lost weight, but it's still not easy.
That said, yes, I do go out in a t-shirt (or more commonly a sweatshirt) and jeans on my days off, but lately I've been at least trying to dress up a bit more, at least a little. But things being the way they are, it's difficult. (And while I do think that the dresses and such in the article that you linked are quite attractive, I simply do not think that they would suit me. Even when I was borderline-anorexic back in high school and weighed less than was strictly healthy, I've never been that lithe and thin.) Fashion, for me, is a code that I just cannot seem to crack, which explains why I didn't care about it for such a long time.
That's just my two cents, though, and maybe I'm missing something obvious. I don't know.
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Date: 2008-02-01 06:38 pm (UTC)It's a shame - I'd like to be a better dresser, if only I was more patient/had the money and time to shop properly. (I think that was part of the reason why "What Not To Wear" got on my nerves. Of course anyone can look good if they're given thousands of dollars to buy clothes at expensive designer shops. What about a show that teaches people to shop for clothes and makeup and hair care and whatnot within their usual means?) It's a little better now that I've lost weight, but it's still not easy.
That said, yes, I do go out in a t-shirt (or more commonly a sweatshirt) and jeans on my days off, but lately I've been at least trying to dress up a bit more, at least a little. But things being the way they are, it's difficult. (And while I do think that the dresses and such in the article that you linked are quite attractive, I simply do not think that they would suit me. Even when I was borderline-anorexic back in high school and weighed less than was strictly healthy, I've never been that lithe and thin.) Fashion, for me, is a code that I just cannot seem to crack, which explains why I didn't care about it for such a long time.
That's just my two cents, though, and maybe I'm missing something obvious. I don't know.