Dresses over Jeans? - Page 9

blueerica · 07-09-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

There was one WNTW ep where they told a flat chested woman that she absolutely had to wear gel-filled bras in order to look good. I'm all for the idea of informing her about how padded/push up/gel bras help (I wear a padded bra, like most small chested women, much of the time) but the way they put it, she wouldn't look good at all without it. Sigh. The message ends up being, "your body is not good enough."

For real? They should have given her options, not an ultimatum.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-09-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The message ends up being, "your body is not good enough."

But according to the fashion industry, *no* woman is good enough as is. If we look good to start with, we won't buy their cr**.

Instead, they try to remake us all into the same woman. How boring.

Not Afraid · 07-09-2007, 03:32 PM

I don't think the fashion industry is to blame. We are all responsible for our own choices.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-09-2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I don't think the fashion industry is to blame. We are all responsible for our own choices.

Dig.

I'd add - way before the fashion industry existed, people were trying to wear especially pleasing outfits/hairstyles/tatoos/piercings/etc to impress others. This still goes on in tribal societies, and has nothing to do with an "industry", of any kind.

Morrigoon · 07-09-2007, 04:03 PM

What's the protocol on thin, light-colored blouses? Bra or tank top/shell?

MouseWife · 07-09-2007, 04:20 PM

I either wear a camisole or the same colored bra.

Not that I am such a conservative dresser, though.

Not Afraid · 07-09-2007, 09:13 PM

I stopped by BR to try on some shorts. They were $20 cheaper than on Saturday AND I had a $25 rewards card. Total price for linen shorts - $4.48.

Morrigoon · 07-09-2007, 09:20 PM

NICE!

alphabassettgrrl · 07-09-2007, 09:24 PM

There's a difference between "I'd like to look good" and "you suck unless you look exactly like 'this' model and you can do that if you buy our junk".

MouseWife · 07-09-2007, 10:35 PM

I don't want to look like everyone else and even though I am pretty strong, sometimes the crap does get to me and bring me down. Not enough to change, though.

Enough to not look in the mirror for a few days, maybe.

I'm like a goldfish, memory is very short.

But, it is hard on some people and some people do take it too seriously and judge others harshly.

Okay, where are these shorts? Does the BR stand for Banana Republic? I don't get out much...

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MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	I either wear a camisole or the same colored bra. Not that I am such a conservative dresser, though. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I stopped by BR to try on some shorts. They were $20 cheaper than on Saturday AND I had a $25 rewards card. Total price for linen shorts - $4.48.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	NICE! __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	There's a difference between "I'd like to look good" and "you suck unless you look exactly like 'this' model and you can do that if you buy our junk". __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	I don't want to look like everyone else and even though I am pretty strong, sometimes the crap does get to me and bring me down. Not enough to change, though. Enough to not look in the mirror for a few days, maybe. I'm like a goldfish, memory is very short. But, it is hard on some people and some people do take it too seriously and judge others harshly. Okay, where are these shorts? Does the BR stand for Banana Republic? I don't get out much... __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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