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KayCee 06-02-2010 08:09 PM

or this..French flair:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1213/...47338d.jpg?v=0

don't like the green purse though..ugh..wrong style, wrong color

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/...tosized258.jpg

tiggs 06-02-2010 08:31 PM

http://www.pussycatshoes.com/v/vspfi...EEZE-12-2T.jpg
http://images.pinupgirlclothing.com/...hoes-pumps.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BP3zPc6jPl...dsuedepump.jpg

So have I mentioned how much I LOVE the pin-up look? :cheer: I also might be a bit of a shoe fanatic.......maybe

Isadora 06-02-2010 09:28 PM

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...BlackDress.jpg

The best thing about this dress is how it flatters zaftig women. Most bigger women have to create a hourglass figure. Empire waists flatter and give that appearance.

This is the dress I am buying. woo hooo!

JustLovelyJenn 06-02-2010 09:53 PM

I am just IN LOVE with the long summer sundresses right now... I think I will be wearing them all summer...

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...47265_200w.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...N126873057.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...shedruched.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b.../img-thing.jpg

Nat 06-02-2010 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALovelyKiss (Post 120910)
Nat? I do like floor length for most skirted long dresses but I do tend to favor waltz-length because I might have an extraordinary pair of shoes...

Her wedding dress is a treasure, yes? I can't remember, but wasn't her wedding dress designed by someone kind of famous? Or, maybe it was worn by another member in her family??? I don't remember...

heehee - that's totally thinking ahead about the shoes.

Her wedding dress was created by the African-American designer, Ann Lowe of New York City. She apparently designed for the wealthiest women around, but she did not receive public recognition for most of her work.

Nat 06-03-2010 01:39 AM

http://socialitelife.celebuzz.com/bf...4062010-05.jpg

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/pc/J...8209PCN_Weir03

Kätzchen 06-03-2010 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Isadora (Post 121061)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...BlackDress.jpg

The best thing about this dress is how it flatters zaftig women. Most bigger women have to create a hourglass figure. Empire waists flatter and give that appearance.

This is the dress I am buying. woo hooo!


I like this dress - I also like the material it's made from: I bet it will look fabulous on you!

Kätzchen 06-03-2010 08:05 AM

http://www.shoes.com/productimages/s...aec1094281.jpg

I like shoes like these to wear with a classic black cocktail dress!


or a classic black pair of Jimmy Choo's, for any ocassion

http://www.zappos.com/images/714/714...7-262107-p.jpg

Nat 06-03-2010 08:37 AM

I am in a style funk right now. I don't know which direction to go, which is one of the reasons I was looking at fashion. It's always something I enjoy. I like interesting fabrics, off-beat styles. I am occassionally enamoured of something that is ugly and pretty at the same time. I like attempting to pull off things that are hard to pull off. I enjoy being understatedly over the top, and I enjoy being a bit silly with my wardrobe. I am considering becoming a hat person because I always love hats but then don't wear them. They are one of the first things I go to in an antique shop. I like being different and I like variety. I live Johnny weir's style, because he doesn't mind being different and he has no fear about dressing creatively. I have an entirely different thing going on, but seeing his clothing choices and the way he carries himself just makes me super happy.

What about y'all? Do you look up to any fashion icons? If you had to describe your personal style, what would it be? :)

Gemme 06-03-2010 11:20 AM

I have good fashion taste but it doesn't seem to translate well into the actual clothing I purchase. If I felt more comfortable with my body and had the $$$, I'd wear a lot of Betsey Johnson. Her style is very similar to my personality.

Enigma 06-03-2010 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALovelyKiss (Post 120910)
Nat? I do like floor length for most skirted long dresses but I do tend to favor waltz-length because I might have an extraordinary pair of shoes...

Her wedding dress is a treasure, yes? I can't remember, but wasn't her wedding dress designed by someone kind of famous? Or, maybe it was worn by another member in her family??? I don't remember...

Jackie's stunning, gorgeous, to-die-for, can't-get-enough-of-it wedding dress was designed by................

Anne Lowe.

:)




Quote:







Anne Lowe (born Anne Cole Lowe, 1898-1981) was an African American fashion designer who designed the wedding dress for Jacqueline Bouvier when she married John F. Kennedy.

She was born in Clayton, Alabama[1] the great granddaughter of a slave and plantation owner[2]

She married in 1912 at age 14 and enrolled in a fashion school in New York City in 1917. After graduation she opened a salon in Tampa, Florida before returning to New York in 1928 where she worked on commission for stores such as Chez Sonia. In 1946 she designed the dress that Olivia de Havilland wore to accept the Academy Award for Best Actress for To Each His Own (film) -- although the name on the dress was Sonia Rosenberg.[2]

She designed for various upper crust New Yorkers including the ivory-silk-taffeta dress for Jackie in 1953.

She worked her later years at Saks Fifth Avenue where she was featured in a 1960 advertisement.[2]

Felled by glaucoma she lost an eye but continued to design through the 1960 for Madeline Couture and briefly operated Ann Lowe Originals on Madison Avenue in New York
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Source:

Wiki link

Enigma 06-03-2010 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 121435)
I have good fashion taste but it doesn't seem to translate well into the actual clothing I purchase. If I felt more comfortable with my body and had the $$$, I'd wear a lot of Betsey Johnson. Her style is very similar to my personality.


That's adorable! I love her work.

She reminds me of this:

:cheerleader:

lol

Gemme 06-03-2010 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enigma (Post 121491)
That's adorable! I love her work.

She reminds me of this:

:cheerleader:

lol

Me too! It's her hair, I think. :)

Enigma 06-03-2010 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nat (Post 121153)
heehee - that's totally thinking ahead about the shoes.

Her wedding dress was created by the African-American designer, Ann Lowe of New York City. She apparently designed for the wealthiest women around, but she did not receive public recognition for most of her work.

omg!

i missed your post!

lol

adhd much?

yikes........

:seeingstars:

Enigma 06-03-2010 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 121494)
Me too! It's her hair, I think. :)

Yay! Look how cute! I'm sorry but that is excrutiatingly adorable. I give her credit for the courage to go there.

She has that Cyndi Lauper thing going on...

lol

:bow:


Passionaria 06-03-2010 02:45 PM

How fun
 
I keep peeking in here, contemplating. I am a fashionista at times depending on my budget. Like Nat my style is in flux at the moment. I love French and Italian fashion, and prefer 1 or 2 really nice pieces to many of less quality. Adore Leather Jackets and collect them especially avant garde, or edgy pieces, that make a statement. And handbags, sigh.

Also, beautiful Vintage pieces, suits, and especially lingerie. I collect vintage patterns, and love the elegance of the lines and cuts, sweeping skirts. I would love to collect Peignoir sets, that's on my list, and silk pieces. Real silk slips. I heard an old Hollywood Director comment that he always bought real silk slips for his stars, because it changed the way they moved, that undercurrent of sensuality that silk on bare skin calls to, yum. This is a fun thread, I love seeing what everyone likes. I want that black carved screen above, for my Bedroom! Love Betsy, especially her Handbags. Isabella Fiore, is my favorite handbag designer. I am particularity fond of this dress.......

http://www.frenchfashions.com/image/french-fashion.jpg

Isadora 06-03-2010 04:49 PM

I believe you don't have to buy designer to dress designer. I won't wear Anything that has a designer name on it unless they are paying Me to advertise for them. Just sayin'

I believe that being stylish is not having to spend a lot on of money on clothes. I have several really good pieces but I can't afford designer clothes.

Kätzchen 06-03-2010 06:38 PM

Nat, you know what? I think I go through phases where I think I know what's stylish (in broad terms) and what I think might look good on me; and sometimes where nothing but a timeless, classic notion of style - appeals to me. I will have to look up who you are talking about - I have no idea who he is (Johnny Weir).

Isadora? I used buy clothes made by women in sewing collectives. They aren't well known designers but they do piecework (they contract out for a season and author a complete line); not like YSL or Gucci or other well known designer brands. I don't think it's in business anymore, but do you (or anyone) remember the Weekenders clothing line? The clothesline was made by various women from all over and when you bought something from them, it was supporting them and not some big corporation. One of my close friends was a 'consultant' of sorts and I would always go to her latest trunk show and see the latest styles. I like the clothes I have bought from them over the years - I liked it alot because it was an affordable investment and seemed to help others. It's hard to find great clothes at an affordable price and have them fit you properly too - I have a nice figure but not everything will look right on me either. I liked that black dress you found - it's a very pretty dress!

*hehe* Thanks Enigma and Nat! (another member nudged me too, ty!)

I'm glad you both left a post here about Anne Lowe designing JK's wedding gown... me not remembering might be a bit adhd as well - I knew, yet I didn't know - I couldn't remember her name, plus for some reason, I was a bit confused about the gown because I have a cloudy memory of a Rose Kennedy article that I read recently this past winter - which mentioned something about a wedding gown. Thanks for leaving post about Anne Lowe!

Would you believe that it's still very cold here and I have yet to wear anything that you would ordinarily wear during the late spring, early summer months???

Kätzchen 06-03-2010 07:30 PM

Nat? I just watched him in the video ice-skating to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"

He's an awesome skater! Was his routine fabulous or what???

*I see what you mean*

Enigma 06-03-2010 08:03 PM

Okay...I'm getting intoxicated by the fashion thread. J'dore!

Here is one of my favorite eye candy magazines. Numero. Pour Femme and Homme. Described as the catalogues for Feminin and Masculin....

Perfect, no?

http://www.numero-magazine.com/

The website is great, also.



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