tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812208221444119357.post3233965541916173608..comments2024-02-25T21:25:13.207-05:00Comments on Scholar Style Guide: How to emulate questionable 80s styleScholar Style Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01600298487096240635noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812208221444119357.post-69337882606288582042010-08-25T02:35:22.195-04:002010-08-25T02:35:22.195-04:00With the first look, I would probably lose the bel...With the first look, I would probably lose the belt and trade for a shorter, more body-conscious dress. Since oxfords come up higher on the front of the foot than my go-to shoes for dresses, ballet flats, they shorten the leg a little and a shorter skirt hemline would help with that. Plus, accentuating your shape with a form-fitting dress would really offset the more menswear influenced shoes andChristinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812208221444119357.post-29353643682026320822010-07-09T12:18:54.400-04:002010-07-09T12:18:54.400-04:00If you ever get a Dirty Dancing comment again, jus...If you ever get a Dirty Dancing comment again, just look the commenter straight in the eye and say "I carried a watermelon."<br /><br />I've been knotting oxfords under my bust lately, which is very dated looking but also makes my waist look teeny-tiny.Katie from Interrobangs Anonymoushttp://interrobangsanon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812208221444119357.post-89040350141981442932010-06-16T12:51:14.811-04:002010-06-16T12:51:14.811-04:00I'm not sure I can answer any of the prompt qu...I'm not sure I can answer any of the prompt questions either, but this post reminded me of one of my favorite fashion blogs -- one devoted to the Ann M. Martin's fabulous fashion stylings of The Babysitter's Club.<br /><br />http://www.whatclaudiawore.com/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285335358506984851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812208221444119357.post-65817281708460744382010-05-31T07:58:16.231-04:002010-05-31T07:58:16.231-04:00Lol. Jennifer Gray. I love it.
I've never f...Lol. Jennifer Gray. I love it.<br /><br />I've never felt compelled to look into oxfords for myself, but I have noticed that they seem to look better to me when paired with another menswear-inspired garment. For example, I think the addition of the shirt on the left makes the outfit look more "put together" and intentional whereas the outfit on the right makes me think, "whyScholar Style Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600298487096240635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812208221444119357.post-32807640222516954722010-05-30T12:08:15.533-04:002010-05-30T12:08:15.533-04:00Thanks for the feedback, guys!
Someone, I had not...Thanks for the feedback, guys!<br /><br />Someone, I had not considered how the color palette might work against me, but you raise an interesting point about its blue collar association. Still, some workaday-inspired garments - and their palettes - seem successful: overalls, jumpsuits, boots, rompers, and trucker hats come to mind. We could say much about the socioeconomic implications of theseScholar Style Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600298487096240635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812208221444119357.post-33574895057106015912010-05-29T07:35:46.597-04:002010-05-29T07:35:46.597-04:00My response, helpful or not: First, I think this o...My response, helpful or not: First, I think this outfit is a bit too drab to be really successful. To quote some 80s lyrics from The Clash: "you start wearing blue and brown, working for the clampdown" hints at the workaday nature these colors can have.<br /><br />Second - well, I just don't like oxfords much, never have. I think their least successful incarnation is the really Someonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838137079793727908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812208221444119357.post-73064960086196702832010-05-28T19:42:16.219-04:002010-05-28T19:42:16.219-04:00I don't know that I can answer the prompts, bu...I don't know that I can answer the prompts, but in that first photo - you really DO look like Jennifer Grey! :)<br /><br />The ensemble with the shirt is very cute, and I think the oxfords look fine with a skirt that is this short, and not too full.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309242815065299082noreply@blogger.com