I’ll be 55 this year, and I have mega foot trouble so can’t wear any cute heels.
But I’d wear those shoes in a heartbeat. So you might want to rethink them!
The rest of it is cute when you’re 21 – I remember what I used to wear when I was young, so I don’t have much room to criticize – except for those idiotic footless socks. Which would be fine if you were wearing them with closed shoes, or peep-toe shoes, or some kind of shoes where you wouldn’t see that big ugly orthopedic-style band around the middle of your foot. With those shoes? A seriously bad combination.
Of course, that band does look like it might provide some decent arch support…
Urban Outfitters’ crazy is a more mainstream kind of crazy though - the “I live in Wicker Park and have read Finnegan’s Wake and have a degree in liberal arts and paint art not with my brush but with my soul” kind of hipster look. I do like some of their stuff though (I’ve gotten some tights there occasionally.)
Like I said upthread, I’d never be tempted to buy any of the articles of clothing you’ve posted. (I’m 25, for reference.) I think on their own they all look kind of weird. But I’m also pretty conventional in my clothing tastes, and like I said I have a roommate who can pull the crazy off pretty well, so more power to you if you’re of her kind (I can’t really tell in that photo you’ve posted - get a new mirror, woman ).
I don’t like any of it either. And I love fun looks. I just don’t see the appeal of opaque tights (except in winter, with skirts and boots) and for sure no appeal in footless tights or socks. And I really, really don’t like them with those shoes (which are okay on their own, I suppose.)
FWIW, I’m nearly 27 and fashion-challenged, so you can totally disregard this if you want…
I don’t like most of it. The dress could work on a few people, in certain circumstances, but I don’t really like it.
The leggings… and the socks… and those rose patterned tights… UGH. I dislike the current baggy-sweaterdress-over-leggings look, especially when paired with boots that only go to mid-calf. They make people look short and fat, especially in the hips/thighs area. If you’re trying to double the apparent size of your ass and look like you’re 4 feet tall, go for it, but for pretty much everyone I’ve ever seen try it, it just doesn’t look GOOD. It’s like deliberately pointing out all the unflattering aspects of your body.
The picture you posted, of your whole outfit: it makes you look short and wide, and the colour combination makes my eyes hurt. Individually, the colours are fun and bold, but they just aren’t on clothing items that a) fit you well or b) go together.
At least yours is a dress over those leggings/socks. I don’t know how many times a day I walk around campus and see clothing choices that make me think “LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS!!”
I’m wearing jeans and a fitted polo-ish shirt, though. Not fashionable, but they make me look thinner than I am, the shirt colour makes my eyes stand out, and I think my breasts look good I’d just feel so… misshapen?.. in the clothes you wear.
/realises this post is direct as much at random strangers at school than it is at the OP/
I don’t like any of it but I wear clothes from Bebe, Benetton and the Blandana Republican (and if I work myself up to paying for it, Club Monaco) so my overwhelming yuppieness might have something to do with my distaste for your style. The only thing I affirmatively dislike are those shoes.
I will say that I think YOU look absolutely adorable in that alterna-child type way, and actually like every other hip young thang I see walking with a portfolio towards FIDM (I live in L.A.). But would I wear it? I’m sorry, I don’ t weigh much more than you do, now wear a 2/4 in store sizes, am in my late 20s and I would feel…hmm, non figure-flattered in your style. Guess I’ll stick to skin tight pencil skirts and 4 inch heels, they make me feel like a sex bob-omb.
I don’t do pencil skirts though. I have one I got on sale from Sisley and it was then I discovered I don’t so much walk as stride. Wearing a pencil skirt forces me to take lady-like steps, and it drives me crazy.
The separate pieces all seem as if they might be okay, but not together. Disclaimer: I am thirty-seven, and have been known to wear some questionable things even against majority opinion.
I always wonder who was the fashion genius who came up with “all layers, all the time! That way we can charge the same amount per garment as always, but it will take seven garments to do the job that used to be done by three. Jackpot, baby!”
It definitely curtails your stride and I also get the same irritating effect. But the problem is that I am built almost exactly like Miss Salma Hayek at this point (pre-baby), with the same height and just one bra size lower (I’m a D, she’s a DD). In spite of the small sizes I wear, I often run the risk of looking larger than I am, simply because of the way I’m built. Wearing stuff like pencil skirts actually shows off my best assets, even though I do feel a bit ridiculous teetering around.
I’ve seen pictures of you and you are way slimmer hipped than I am, so I get why you can away with more styles of skirts and stuff. My sister is a different build, much slimmer/flatter (like a 0/00 at the same height) and I feel like she gets to be a way more creative dresser than I do.
H&M is about the trendiest store I frequent.
Oh well-I think the average guy seems to like the way I dress.
Hmmm, I am a child of the 80s and I don’t remember anything about no footless sox. Leg warmers, yes. Footless sox, worn with shoes where you can see the footlessness?? Huh?
The dress is fun for a tiny person but black tights and silver shoes? Gah. Your shoes should always be as dark or darker that your hose.
It’s not that it looks bad, it’s just become ubiquitous. I get frustrated when I try to shop, and it seems like every piece of clothing requires something else to be worn over it. Or under it.
To clarify – the “child of the 80’s” comment was about the leggings, not the footless socks. Ok, so you are built much like I am, Mirror Image egamI rorriM, so that dress would not be in the top 900 articles I would recommend for you, but if you like it that’s all that matters.
Dang, what’s with all the shoe-haters? Yeh, the heel is ick, but the shoe is adorable otherwise! Classic style is called classic for a reason. Personally, I would pair those shoes with a long black pencil skirt and a frilly white lacey shirt. The picture you posted was…well, you know, you look like a 20-something college kid.
Obviously, you’re not that worried about what everyone thinks of your clothing choices, and just wanted to show off your new finds, so yay for you. The socks should not be paired with those shoes, though. Pair the socks with some funky mules or otherwise backless sandals. Trust me on this. Oh, and ankle straps? They’re uber-sexy (if you have nice ankles – don’t wanna draw attention to them otherwise, y’know?).
I looked through your other pictures, and just y’know, a word of advice – never, ever, ever wear that godawful thing in public. Mmmmkay?
Since you’ve explicitly allowed viciousness . . . Honey, you are cute as a button, but the two words that come to mind when I look at the clothes is “fashion tragedy.”* But I am a 38 year old conservative lawyer, so the fact that I wouldn’t be caught dead in any of those items may mean you are right on the money.
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I’d just feel so… misshapen?.. in the clothes you wear.