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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Wow, this is fascinating. I watch WNTW and I didn't know it: [link]
Everything celebrities wear (everything, including camisoles & t-shirts) and everything they show on WNTW, is tailored specially. Every item of clothing, not just the jackets and slacks.
Dude, who can afford that?
This is my general issue with adult ed stuff -- I see these one-shot classes in things that I am definitely interested in, but I'm sure I already know the 2 hours' worth of information. Or at least most of it. I think there's a real gap between beginner and Serious classes for people. For the stuff I'm interested in, it seems like there's super-basic and then serious study. Where's the casual enthusiast level?
I want to take an auto maintenance/repair class. I just want basic knowledge and an idea of how and what you can (safely and reliably) do yourself. Like, my friend changed my brake pads and one of the rotors for me a few months ago -- it cost me the pads and the rotor, so it was ridic cheap compared to what it would have been at an auto shop.
Dude, who can afford that?
Celebrities!
But I think that one good option for people who are not celebrities is to have a smaller, but really well tailored wardrobe. I would love to have that. If everything I owned fit well, I would probably be much happier with much less. (ETA: and maybe, ultimately, spend less or an equivalent amount on small, tailored wardrobe.)
Maybe I should make that a goal. Hey, instead of buying new clothes as I lose weight, I'll just have stuff tailored every so often and see how that works. Hmmm.
I did do that a couple of times - pants taken in, for example, really wasn't that pricey, as I recall.
Suela,
you nearly changed my life with that post. Wow.
But I think that one good option for people who are not celebrities is to have a smaller, but really well tailored wardrobe. I would love to have that. If everything I owned fit well, I would probably be much happier with much less. (ETA: and maybe, ultimately, spend less or an equivalent amount on small, tailored wardrobe.)
That's great if your weight never fluctuates. I'm not one of those people.
Everything celebrities wear (everything, including camisoles & t-shirts) and everything they show on WNTW, is tailored specially. Every item of clothing, not just the jackets and slacks.
Some of us have learned basic tailoring for just this reason. I don't tailor t-shirts, tho'.
(Wait. Yes, I do. I change necklines and take in seams on some t-shirts.)
Anyway, yes. Tailoring is the way to make clothing look good.
I have had one thing tailored in my life and that was my wedding dress.
And most thing I wear cost less than $50, and usually more like $20, because I am a broke ass bitch, and spending more money to tailor something than it cost seems like insane troll logic.
But the gist of the post is right-on, and it's a realization I made a few years ago, and it feels a lot better to stand in a dressing room and to say "It's not made for MY body" rather than "I'm too fat for this."
Because I'm a 14/16 now, and I just don't buy shit that doesn't look good on me anymore. And it's not me; it's the clothes.
(I take it back; I had a prairie skirt made to fit by a friend of my mom's when they were popular in the 80's. THAT did nothing to contribute to my fashion sense...And I've altered straps on swimsuit tops, and, um, embroidered on some panties.)
That's great if your weight never fluctuates. I'm not one of those people.
Well, sure. Not many things I know of work for everyone.
I don't know though, I have a wardrobe that accommodates a couple of sizes right now. I mean, if I gain twenty pounds, I can't wear the blouse that fits now whether it's tailored or not. But if the blouse I wear at twenty pounds heavier is tailored well, maybe I like it better.
If I know my weight fluctuates, I can still have a tailored wardrobe that accommodates that. It wouldn't be as small as if I maintained a steady weight, but at least I'd look my best up and down the scale.
Just speculating, really. Not advocating. I'll leave that to Stacey and Clinton.
In fairness to Stacey and Clinton they do talk about tailoring and fit a lot.