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Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?

Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


sj - Sep 12, 2017 11:12:00 am PDT #1823 of 8213
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

My mother is the same, Hil.

I picked ltc up from school today at the end of her music class. She was singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star at the top of her lungs drowning out all the other kids. How did I end up with this adorable little extrovert?


beekaytee - Sep 12, 2017 4:25:44 pm PDT #1824 of 8213
Compassionately intolerant

I'm having a fashion tragedy, which I have described on the fb page.

I need ideas for places to look at edgy-ish, loose, tunic style dresses for a big conference I'm speaking at Oct. 2.

I do not want to blend in with the business crowd, but I don't want to scare them either.

Anybody have favorite, off kilter, shops that don't charge an actual body part?

The fb post is here.


Steph L. - Sep 12, 2017 4:28:30 pm PDT #1825 of 8213
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Maybe Holy Clothing?


beekaytee - Sep 12, 2017 4:44:49 pm PDT #1826 of 8213
Compassionately intolerant

I _love_ Holy Clothing's stuff, but I need something a little thicker, and more geometric, if that makes any sense.

If I weighed 40lbs less, I'd be this chick.


Steph L. - Sep 12, 2017 5:07:18 pm PDT #1827 of 8213
I look more rad than Lutheranism

It does make sense -- their stuff does have a lot of sort of scrolly detail.


Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2017 5:10:41 pm PDT #1828 of 8213
brillig

I love their scrolly detail (looking at the three skirts and one dress I've bought from them).


beekaytee - Sep 12, 2017 5:19:09 pm PDT #1829 of 8213
Compassionately intolerant

I do too! I have a beautiful, bottle green, velvet jackety thing with that scroll work, and a long, purple summer dress that I cherish.

Won't work on the big stage though.


JZ - Sep 12, 2017 6:06:03 pm PDT #1830 of 8213
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Damn. I just scanned zulily's ready to ship page and couldn't find anything (pretty sure they have some near matches in the regular section, but nothing you can get on short notice). I did find this dress, which does not at all fit the bill but is still awesome and *someone* should get it for sure: [link]


beekaytee - Sep 12, 2017 6:33:06 pm PDT #1831 of 8213
Compassionately intolerant

Ohmagod, that is awesome. For something.

I am so frustrated.

Somehow, in my wanderings, I got on a euro-pinterest board that had exactly what I want...in Denmark, RU and various other countries, to which, I have no access.

Blergh.

This kind of thing is so hard for me and once I get an idea in my head, it is hard to shake. Plus. I made a choice, dammit! That's huge for me, where clothes are concerned...and then to not have it work out.

I am cross. Extremely cross.


JZ - Sep 12, 2017 6:45:32 pm PDT #1832 of 8213
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

And, of course, it turns out that there are really close matches right there, just none for shipping anytime sooner than "Maybe in the next couple of weeks? Or next month. But totally this year, we pinky-swear."

Which is the downside of zulily; it's just not the place to go when you urgently need something right away or else. If that's a style you like in general, it may be worthwhile to sign up so you can stock up in a leisurely and dawdling fashion, but of course that does you no good right now.