I Want To Be Sophia Loren When I Grow Up [fashion/beauty]

godmode

Man, I have a hard enough time getting a regular old tie knotted at the correct length and not too sloppy-looking. Fuck putting more effort into a process that already works.

Not to mention, you'd need long-as-fuck ties to pull some of those off.

tynic

good shooooz @Stale

Stale

Thank you gorgeous. My socks match my shirt. I wasn't sure about the khaki/purple combo, but it's not terrible.

and the pants make my distinct lack-of-ass look decent.

Straightzi

I've done the Trinity before.

It's bulky and can be hard to wear, and I don't think I could ever wear it on anything approaching a regular basis.

But I got hella compliments when I did wear it.

I'd consider doing it to stand out at a posh party, something like that. I got enough knots for day to day.

The other two are kinda ugly though.

Blake T

Grey Ghost wrote: »

Ugh
the other two tie knots
are even worse

Sorry you have bad taste GG.

Vivixenne

Sorry everybody especially Grey Ghost and Shorty but I think the Eldredge and Trinity knots are really neat.

Maybe I don't "get" boy clothes. But they look nifty. I would totally strike up a conversation with a dude who tied his tie like that.

tynic

Ooh, I think the Cape knot is really funky.

Trinity is a bit geometrical for me. Screams anal-retent.

Blake T

Firstly, you are complaining about these knots, but promoting bow ties.

But I mean it's a detail that nice and different, not actually that garish as I doubt you would notice it on an outfit unless you paid attention to it.

cabsy

Because life is unfair it's a knot I would find really neat on a lady wearing a tie and probably a bit eye-roll inducing on a guy (the eldredge in particular)

Infidel

Straightzi wrote: »

I've done the Trinity before.

It's bulky and can be hard to wear, and I don't think I could ever wear it on anything approaching a regular basis.

But I got hella compliments when I did wear it.

I'd consider doing it to stand out at a posh party, something like that. I got enough knots for day to day.

The other two are kinda ugly though.

Yeah, not feeling the others but the trinity is the one I would try if I wanted to make an effort.

Peen

I like crazy tie knots, why not? This Merovingian knot right here, that's dumb as hell, but am I going to use it the next time I wear my three piece? Yes, yes I am.

bowtiedseal

I need to look like a grown up/professional for work today. My prospects aren't good since I slept on my wet hair so it's crazy. And I was scolded recently because someone thought I was a teenager trespassing when I was in the building to run a meeting. I am feeling very blah.

MadEddy

Maybe rock a bun? It might help you both look a little older and wrangle your hair.

Stale

it's been so long since I've worn a tie, I'm sure it would come back to me, but I'm also POSITIVE I'd spend the first minute or so dumbly looking at my chest and fumbling around.

Shazkar Shadowstorm

wear a ballin jacket

some womens at my office have cool jackets

i like them

Shazkar Shadowstorm

by jacket i mean blazer-y jacket thing

Usagi

I'm simultaneously relieved and disappointed that this event thingy is turning out to be not-black tie

So no fancy schmancy dress-up, but I do have an excuse to wear my new suit! And much easier to get ready for than an evening wear event

World as Myth

@pooka I can't get the website to load to find you the exact frames (siiiigh chiiiina) but they're from here http://www.80spurple.com/

Butters

Oh, man, 80spurple. I haven't been on that site in forever and totally forgot about it!

Thanks, wams!

Abracadaniel

I am a shlub at work

t shirt and jeans usually

sometimes a polo

I'm the worst

Sara Lynn

I'm going to cry about how much I want these when they come out.

Abracadaniel

I should get some slacks or something and maybe some nice dress shirts???

chrishallett83

Sara Lynn wrote: »

I'm going to cry about how much I want these when they come out.

It's Amy's and my anniversary coming up. I think I'm just going to get her one of every pair of Black Milk leggings there are.

World as Myth

chrishallett83 wrote: »

Sara Lynn wrote: »

I'm going to cry about how much I want these when they come out.

It's Amy's and my anniversary coming up. I think I'm just going to get her one of every pair of Black Milk leggings there are.

I've done some quick calculations and that's going to run you $billion

chrishallett83

Well it's that or a nice telescope, so...

Yeah, I'll get the telescope. She can star-gaze naked.

Theodore Floosevelt

I don't really see the eldritch and the trinity as the fedora of tie knots, if only because fedoras are so often an attempt at a classic look that just doesn't translate well, and these knots are anything but "classic"

they seem more to me like some hunger games district one shit

like you would wear that knot with this beard



while doing magic

JayKaos

chrishallett83 wrote: »

Well it's that or a nice telescope, so...

Yeah, I'll get the telescope. She can star-gaze naked.

Ihavethatdvd.jpg

chrishallett83

Those wet look black leggings?

Ungh.

MrMonroe

Blake T wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

interrobang wrote: »

so i know gawker is shit but i got a kick out of this one

http://powderroom.jezebel.com/please-stop-telling-me-i-dont-have-to-dress-up-for-w-505596878

Hey, and I appreciate the whole welcome wagon thing, but you can stop telling me that “it’s OK for me to dress comfortable." And that I “don’t have to dress up for anyone around here.” It’s great that “no one in the office is worried"about how I dress. (although you seem to kind of be) I appreciate what you’re trying to do. I’m not mad at you!

But here’s the mind-blowing thing, dude: I am not dressing up for you or anyone else in this office.

Guess what? I am dressing this way for myself. I dress this way because I love how I look and, more importantly, how I feel. Period.

Take a moment and let that shit sink in. I know. It’s hard. It probably goes against all the crap you’ve been force fed to believe about women your whole life. It’s cool. I’ll wait.[...]

I know that you probably think women do each and everything on their bodies just to lure you men into our web so we can trap them into giving us babies and Niemen-Marcus credit cards, but surprise! I actually don’t think about how you’re going to react or what you think when I am in my ridiculously huge walk-in closet to pick something to wear.

I wear what I wear because I wear what I like. Period. The end.

this is something I've kind of battled off and on at my job, since out of the 300 people I work with, maybe four of us give a shit about what we wear (and I'm the only female in said group), and people get that kind of nasty-judgy look on their faces (that "uh, you work at a video game company, who are you trying to impress" look)

NOT YOU is the answer, but only partially. it gives me a boost when I'm dressed well and I wish I didn't feel self-conscious when I do it

people just shouldn't care how anybody else lives their lives period end of story forever

The answer is the same whenever someone asks this.

I dressed up like this not for you, but for your mother. Because everyone knows she won't put out if you don't put any effort in.

Then if you are near any other nice dressed person you high five them and make grindy motions.

hopefully the other well dressed person is not the HR director

because he might leave you hangin'

laughingfuzzball

Back at school the classroom dress code required a collar and preferred slacks or chinos over jeans.

I'd have a button-up and khakis and somehow I'd still get asked what I was all dressed up for...

People are silly. If I want to dress nice I'm gonna dress nice.

bowtiedseal

@madeddy thanks! I wrangled it into a half back thing. I decided to procrastinate and do my professional stuff tomorrow. Sundress today.

World as Myth

@theodore floosevelt "while doing magic" i am dead

Shazkar Shadowstorm

Abracadaniel wrote: »

I should get some slacks or something and maybe some nice dress shirts???

dockers had a sale recently on pantz on their website

have you bought pants from bonobos, they make my bum look good

if you have not bought things from bonobos you should use my referal cuz i want to buy more things

Snowbeat

theodore has expressed my opinion on silly tie knots perfectly

thanks ted

JayKaos

I forgot how much I loved that guy's beard.

crwth

Abracadaniel wrote: »

I should get some slacks or something and maybe some nice dress shirts???

no dan

schlub chic

Beasteh

crwth can I drape u over my shoulders

Shorty

Vivixenne wrote: »

Sorry everybody especially Grey Ghost and Shorty but I think the Eldredge and Trinity knots are really neat.

Maybe I don't "get" boy clothes. But they look nifty. I would totally strike up a conversation with a dude who tied his tie like that.

I'm with oscar wilde on this one

Best dressed man is the one you didn't even notice

Stale

Abracadaniel wrote: »

I should get some slacks or something and maybe some nice dress shirts???

Trunk Club

@abracadaniel

Shorty

basically the most ostentatious tie knot I will use is the plattsburgh

maybe the christensen if I ever get a decent straight tie