ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

You need to take your fancy camera and take a pic to show me.

I love it.

Cerebus said:

Dave1992 said:

I kinda love you, but I absolutey despise cords. I'd never, ever buy them.

I feel you. But for me it depends on the color and especially the width of the, errr, cord? Some look better than others.

Those are called "wales," and corduroy is measured by the number of them in an inch. A 4-wale corduroy fabric, for example, is plush and often used in a dressier pant, while, say, a 21-wale corduroy is somewhat more functional and often used in a pant cut on a jean pattern, like johnart's.

The only minor change *I* would make is a bit of a longer top. Not much longer though.

For ZK!

[Edited 10/7/10 20:53pm]

Ok, here is my great find just tonight. I'm going to order these and they are under $30 US!

JustErin said:

The only minor change *I* would make is a bit of a longer top. Not much longer though.

For ZK!

[Edited 10/7/10 20:53pm]

I know, it's just what I've got at the moment

the t-shirt IS longer, but rides up, bastard

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

The only minor change *I* would make is a bit of a longer top. Not much longer though.

For ZK!

[Edited 10/7/10 20:53pm]

I know, it's just what I've got at the moment

the t-shirt IS longer, but rides up, bastard

I just need longer for me because I have thunder thighs.

Lammastide said:

Cerebus said:

I feel you. But for me it depends on the color and especially the width of the, errr, cord? Some look better than others.

Those are called "wales," and corduroy is measured by the number of them in an inch. A 4-wale corduroy fabric, for example, is plush and often used in a dressier pant, while, say, a 21-wale corduroy is somewhat more functional and often used in a pant cut on a jean pattern, like johnart's.

Cool info. Thanks!

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

I know, it's just what I've got at the moment

the t-shirt IS longer, but rides up, bastard

I just need longer for me because I have thunder thighs.

I don't like my bum visible in leggings

I'm having trouble finding oversize stuff here, the trend possibly hasn't hit us yet

I could buy that leopard shirty dress for about AUS $50, including postage

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

I just need longer for me because I have thunder thighs.

I don't like my bum visible in leggings

I'm having trouble finding oversize stuff here, the trend possibly hasn't hit us yet

Neither do I. It's a big no no in tights anyway.

Buy larger sizes to get the oversize look.

ZombieKitten said:

I could buy that leopard shirty dress for about AUS $50, including postage

Do it! I really like it.

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

I could buy that leopard shirty dress for about AUS $50, including postage

Do it! I really like it.

I'm not sure about sizing!!!!

UK 10 is AUS 12, but maybe I should err on loose size and get a 12

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

I don't like my bum visible in leggings

I'm having trouble finding oversize stuff here, the trend possibly hasn't hit us yet

Neither do I. It's a big no no in tights anyway.

Buy larger sizes to get the oversize look.

I won't though if the shoulder seams aren't at the shoulders

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

Do it! I really like it.

I'm not sure about sizing!!!!

UK 10 is AUS 12, but maybe I should err on loose size and get a 12

I would go loose. A belt can always make it a bit bigger look good.

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

Neither do I. It's a big no no in tights anyway.

Buy larger sizes to get the oversize look.

I won't though if the shoulder seams aren't at the shoulders

But oversize doesn't fit right. It doesn't matter if the seams are not at the shoulder. That's the whole point of the look.

Just try on larger sizes, bring a belt and see how it looks with one on too. As long as you don't fall into sloppy territory it looks great.

e.g. sweaters and tops can be worn too big, blazers and some blouses can't.

You just have to be open to try all kinds of sizes. Experiment!

JustErin said:

ZombieKitten said:

I'm not sure about sizing!!!!

UK 10 is AUS 12, but maybe I should err on loose size and get a 12

I would go loose. A belt can always make it a bit bigger look good.

I did it!!!

hooray for paypal

ZombieKitten said:

JustErin said:

I would go loose. A belt can always make it a bit bigger look good.

I did it!!!

hooray for paypal

Lammastide said:

Cerebus said:

I feel you. But for me it depends on the color and especially the width of the, errr, cord? Some look better than others.

Those are called "wales," and corduroy is measured by the number of them in an inch. A 4-wale corduroy fabric, for example, is plush and often used in a dressier pant, while, say, a 21-wale corduroy is somewhat more functional and often used in a pant cut on a jean pattern, like johnart's.

They're pretty thin stripes (wales?).

It's kinda sexy that you know this stuff.

Normally only Genesia would bust out that kind of info.

[Edited 10/7/10 21:40pm]

Mach said:

chocolate1 said:

I just remembered I bought these from a catalog the other day for $39.

[img:$uid]http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l256/Teacher_06/Shoes/black.jpg[/img:$uid]

Those are YUM

I've brought some lovely shoes in sales recently. These gorgeous little things were reduced to £5!!!!!!

They look awesome with a pair of leggings.

I'm very lucky to have tiny feet. The small sizes are always usually the last ones left.

[img:$uid]http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt42/florescent_bucket/IMG_1784.jpg[/img:$uid]

[Edited 10/8/10 5:31am]

johnart said:

Lammastide said:

Those are called "wales," and corduroy is measured by the number of them in an inch. A 4-wale corduroy fabric, for example, is plush and often used in a dressier pant, while, say, a 21-wale corduroy is somewhat more functional and often used in a pant cut on a jean pattern, like johnart's.

They're pretty thin stripes (wales?).

It's kinda sexy that you know this stuff.

Normally only Genesia would bust out that kind of info.

[Edited 10/7/10 21:40pm]

Yeah, well, I think it may be the Guinness speaking.

I bought this skirt last week:

for around $25.

And I bought 2 plain black long-sleeve Tees at Old Navy the otehr day for around $6.50 each (on sale).

I haven't bought new clothes in forEVer otherwise. I'm saving for my travel in a month. I'll be shopping up a storm (hopefully) in Thailand.

I do almost all of my shopping at H&M, Target, DSW & Old Navy. And I do thrift stores. And outlets like Marshalls and TJ Maxx. And a handful of small boutique-y places. I'm pretty frugal. But I manage to be stylish nonetheless.

CarrieMpls said:

I bought this skirt last week:

for around $25.

And I bought 2 plain black long-sleeve Tees at Old Navy the otehr day for around $6.50 each (on sale).

I haven't bought new clothes in forEVer otherwise. I'm saving for my travel in a month. I'll be shopping up a storm (hopefully) in Thailand.

I do almost all of my shopping at H&M, Target, DSW & Old Navy. And I do thrift stores. And outlets like Marshalls and TJ Maxx. And a handful of small boutique-y places. I'm pretty frugal. But I manage to be stylish nonetheless.

Cute!

I love black and white plaid!

johnart said:

Lammastide said:

Those are called "wales," and corduroy is measured by the number of them in an inch. A 4-wale corduroy fabric, for example, is plush and often used in a dressier pant, while, say, a 21-wale corduroy is somewhat more functional and often used in a pant cut on a jean pattern, like johnart's.

They're pretty thin stripes (wales?).

It's kinda sexy that you know this stuff.

Normally only Genesia would bust out that kind of info.

I was just gonna say, "Dude, you're stealing my job."

I can't tell from the pic you posted, but my guess is, those are 8-wale cords - which is the standard for men's casual pants. (The standard women's "mid-wale" is 14.)

chocolate1 said:

CarrieMpls said:

I bought this skirt last week:

for around $25.

And I bought 2 plain black long-sleeve Tees at Old Navy the otehr day for around $6.50 each (on sale).

I haven't bought new clothes in forEVer otherwise. I'm saving for my travel in a month. I'll be shopping up a storm (hopefully) in Thailand.

I do almost all of my shopping at H&M, Target, DSW & Old Navy. And I do thrift stores. And outlets like Marshalls and TJ Maxx. And a handful of small boutique-y places. I'm pretty frugal. But I manage to be stylish nonetheless.

Cute!

I love black and white plaid!

Thanks!

I love plaid of almost any kind, but I'm partial to black and white too.

Shorty said:

all this talk of leggings....perhaps I should try them. I dunno...just don't think they will look good on me...I'm too short.

Then don't wear flats with them.

JustErin said:

Shorty said:

all this talk of leggings....perhaps I should try them. I dunno...just don't think they will look good on me...I'm too short.

Then don't wear flats with them.

For my own part, I've had a weird sort of fidelity to Banana Republic and J. Crew for a few years now. (Though BR's stuff has been really boring of late. ) Virtually all of my clothes come from those places. They have a midline price point -- not high, but a bit lofty for the (lack of) money I have -- and I offset the expense by regularly selling pieces I'm bored with on eBay. With that turnover, my net output on clothing really isn't bad at all, and I can keep a pretty fresh wardrobe.