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Quote from: girl you look fierce on May 25, 2013, 04:32:00 PM


I felt the same thing so much... NOW the problem is never having enough money to buy even a fraction of the cute things I come across

SO TRUE! Now I can wear them... If I get a job and earn enough money to buy them. xD

Quote from: kyh on May 25, 2013, 04:49:08 PM
What is your preferred style btw? I'm into the whole Asian hipster thing, and the clothes are pretty cheap and well made. I buy mostly from yesstyle.ca cause the mall I live near only has stores I hate like American Eagle (fugly stuff imo) or Aritizia (super overpriced!!!!!)

Quote from: girl you look fierce on May 25, 2013, 05:54:46 PM
Oh sorry I missed that last reply! lol

I actually adore the Asian hipster thing even though I've never tried to do it myself, well I'm white and somehow I don't feel like I would pull it off, lol. Always wanted to give yesstyle a try though.

Right now my style is pretty plain because I've been focusing on filling holes in my wardrobe staples... I have so many cute clothes I want to wear that just are just too dressy for like running errands and stuff haha. Lately I mainly like Forever 21, H&M... also J. Crew, Bebe, Zara, Anthropologie etc. for eye candy or consignment shopping when I get the chance.

When I have more money to experiment, along with yesstyle I want to try out some other fun sites like modcloth and river island

I can't afford to do  any of this, I shop at Goodwill, I just get whatever is there in size 10 skirts and medium tops that match, my whole wardrobe was less than $75 just in the last 4 months (I recently lost a fair amount of weight) I ended up with a lot of denim and stuff like that

It's rather hilarious that half the thread mentions things that don't really have anything to do with being a girl =P

Quote from: girl you look fierce on May 26, 2013, 09:00:14 AM
@kyh

Yes I know lookbook, also use chictopia, sometimes polyvore for inspiration

I'll have to try the Asian hipster thing sometime and hope I don't look like a giant compared to the other girls who wear it

Make sure if you do you post pictures in the Fabulous thread ^_^ If you post in the Could I Pass One Day or the Do I Pass thread I'll have to slap you silly.

Btw, after seeing just the homepage of chictopia I'm already thoroughly impressed! These girls are really fashionable xD

Quote from: kyh on May 25, 2013, 08:10:08 PM
Yeah, shopping at thrift stores can be really fun! I've never really found any clothes that I've liked there, mostly just books. Places like Value Village have really varied and cheap selections of books, and in all sorts of languages. I picked up a couple of novels in German and Harry Potter in Korean. Good way to study those languages! Korean's super tough though

OMG I lovelove love thrift and consignment stores! I go to the Buffalo exchange and they have them all across the country in every major metro area and its motto is high-end guilt-free fashion. I got this super cute pink cami top from Bollovo, and great pair of black calvin Klein Skinny Jeans (when I get the confidence I am going to start wearing red skinny jeans) oooh and I have this awesome nautical-style top that is in my avatar. Every girl should have a nautical-style top in her wardrobe! Seriously they are all the rage and every where I go I see women wearing them and I am like how dare these [insert expletive] steal my style lol

Quote from: kariann330 on May 26, 2013, 08:28:15 PM
So how about we go back to the subject and not shopping before the thread gets locked.

Well, alright. But shopping and wearing pretty clothes, these are things that I like about being a girl.

Quote from: kyh on May 26, 2013, 08:31:16 PM
Well, alright. But shopping and wearing pretty clothes, these are things that I like about being a girl.

Thank you.

I must give a strong warning against H&M. The quality is awful. Even Wal-Mart has better quality. I bought two plain guys' t-shirts to wear as pajamas, there. After maybe 10-15 times in the washing machine they were completely discoloured, full of beige lines. Nope, no bleach, just good old normal soap. Also, I bought three girls' sweaters, and they were so full of fluff I filled a whole trash can in fluff from the three of them, manually, for hours, before they were wearable and didn't leave tons of fluff everywhere. That didn't last though, because they all shrunk a ton in 2-3 washings and were ridiculously short then.

High fashion can be an important part of being a girl.  But I'm more of the Earth Mother type, who enjoys her blue jeans, her t-shirts, and her Enzo Angiolini boots.

I love H&M!

I need to find a copilot. :| I think fashion may be slightly beyond me on my own.

Quote from: ZoeM on May 27, 2013, 07:36:05 PM
I need to find a copilot. :| I think fashion may be slightly beyond me on my own.

You just need to find your own style. I have been into fashion since like forever. A lot of it is just finding what looks good on you and feeling out what is comfortable. With men's clothes, you just buy like jeans and a shirt and that's it. With women's clothes, it is a lot more involved and about layering and mixing and matching and stuff so I guess it could be hard for some people especially if you are used to running into a store grabbing jeans and a tee and leaving.

Of course I'll also say the fashion however being a tall girl that I am standing at 6'3 with out heels shopping can be a pain in the butt. Long Tall Sally is a great website for tall fashions for tall women. They are home based in the UK but you can shop on line from the UK to the US and Canada. Their site is http://www.longtallsally.com I have also found pants with 36 inseam at Old Navy online. My shoe size is from a 12 open shoe like flip flop to a size 13 closed boot.

As for tops I have to get ether XL or XXL since I'm no longer a skinny B LOL At 6'3 and 220 about. I can't just go in to regulor shops. For small people because their clothing wont fit me. But I  buy key pieces. That i can mix and match. The show What Not To Wear I have learned so much from. And with clothing you really do need to try things on to know what works and what does not.

I love the fashion, but hate the prices.  I have an expensive taste that I can't afford.  All those years of repressing and not allowing myself a treat has left me wanting desperately.  Also, my shopping has been online because I haven't worked up the courage to go in stores yet.  Unfortunately, things don't always fit because of this.  Good thing I'm waiting for hrt before I go all out.  I think I will have bought out the entire fashion industry once that happens,lol.

Lol what? I didn't even make this thread. Really, Kariann? One offhand comment about liking fashion and you split everything I write into a new thread? Huh?

Quote from: girl you look fierce on May 27, 2013, 10:27:12 AM
Hum just wondering but did you follow the washing instructions? A lot of more fashion-forward clothes & fabrics are hand wash or dry clean only.

For some reason my reply didn't get posted. They weren't fashion-forward clothes; they were plain, ugly guys' t-shirts and basic plain hoodies. And yeah, I did follow the instructions (that is, machine wash and dry are okay). And even though I did everything according to the instructions, they got ruined really fast. I even think 10-15 washings was a pretty optimistic estimation. In the past, I did NOT follow the instructions on other pieces of clothes, and they still lasted much longer in a much better state.

For a Christmas Party I did buy a one fairly nice Dress that cost more, it was semi-formal. I was able to pay for it with points I earned by taking surveys online. It was actually the first date I had had in 10 years and the nicest I had dressed in a long time  , I loved dressing up, I even bought special shoes for the occasion, something I never did as a guy.

Quote from: learningtolive on May 27, 2013, 08:25:47 PM
I love the fashion, but hate the prices.  I have an expensive taste that I can't afford.  All those years of repressing and not allowing myself a treat has left me wanting desperately.  Also, my shopping has been online because I haven't worked up the courage to go in stores yet.  Unfortunately, things don't always fit because of this.  Good thing I'm waiting for hrt before I go all out.  I think I will have bought out the entire fashion industry once that happens,lol.

A follow up.  I'm actually making plans with one of my girlfriends to go shopping for clothes in store sometime soon.  Well, once I have enough money saved up.   I'm really nervous, but so excited!  Hopefully, it will be a lot easier to shop in store than online. 

Quote from: learningtolive on May 29, 2013, 09:51:12 AM
A follow up.  I'm actually making plans with one of my girlfriends to go shopping for clothes in store sometime soon.  Well, once I have enough money saved up.   I'm really nervous, but so excited!  Hopefully, it will be a lot easier to shop in store than online.

One of the best things about being a girl is shopping together, store to store, trying on all kinds of things all day 

this IS very fun I think you will have a blast. It is very much esier than online, you get to try on everything make sure it fits and the colors match you never have to send anything back and there are are saleswomen in the better stores to consult with about what to wear!