i want YOUR fashion opinions/suggestions please! on school day/party outfits.

[chellaxx]

im sooo late on this reply!!! =( but wow, what did you buy?! i wanna see!

& yeaa i stalk that blog (le fashion) i love it <3! Ive been reading fashion toast for like a year now and yep she does dress pretty good! only she could get away with some of her fashion choices lol! i might start a blog so i can free stuff too though! haha

I look at celebs/street styles/editorials all the time for inspiration. (mainly people like nicky hilton/nicole richie/olsens/kate lanphear/emmanualle alt.. the list goes on..) check this site out though.. the Fashion Spot - Powered by vBulletin
Ha yea, i think Carrie B is almost every womans style icon. I think everyone would love to have her clothes. I like her style, but it just not me =/ but she has GREAT shoes.

Rly? Start off with a fitted blazer first so you get more comfortable with the style and then im sure you'll feel the love for them soon! yayy you got one? have you worn it yet? i usually just through them on under a loose fitting vest when i dont want bra straps showing lol!

 

[luvsic]

^^ that's ok girl! Here is a summary of what I bought in the past few weeks:

My Mani

I just started blogging so I could keep what I buy in order

I have no pictures of the Ralph Lauren tops I bought though recently...I recently went mega prep and purchased 2 striped button downs and one rugby short sleeve t-shirt. It's really cute! And oh, oh I bought a blaze (as you can see on my LJ page...) I think with a tie it can look really sharp. When I venture into menswear for women, I tend to go more of the prep route - I don't really like the suspender/trouser/pageboy cap etc. look all that much...I like things that are more unisex.

haha no I haven't worn the bandeau bra yet...I'm a little scared to wear it in public! It's honestly just a bra lol, I'm not wearing anything underneath it! I think I'd have to wear something like a vest or blazer over it, like you said...we shall see how that goes...

I have a question - do you go to school or are you in college? I was meaning to ask a few people this for a while, but I live in a town where people REALLY don't dress up for class - like they throw on sweatpants and ugg boots and call it an outfit. I swear the MOST dressed up people will get is a t-shirt and jeans, and once in a blue moon you'll see a girl wearing a dress. It looks ridiculous to dress up to class!

However I want to express my style and wear whatever I want, regardless of what people say. I love maxi dresses, babydoll dresses, bold accessories, high waisted skirts, you know that stuff...as you can see from my polyvore lol. But still, I'd say there still is a LINE between what's appropriate for class and what to save for the weekends. So if you are in college, what do you wear to class to stay fashion forward but not outrageous?

Some outfits I'd consider wearing to class are:

(This one is timeless, very preppy/equestrian. Not sure if it's too OTT...definitely professional though)





(this one may be too dressy..the thigh highs kill the mood lol)



(This might be too uptight...I am a business student but still )





If not just ignore that last question :X or you can give me your opinion if you want!

 

[chellaxx]

I LOVEE the maxi and the bangles! and the 2 tunic/dresses under 'universal'! I really like the blazer, but i'm not personally into the preppy look but i still think it looks cute. Reminds me of Blair from GG =D

I went shopping last week AGAIN, i bought/spent soooo much and now my BF's putting me on a shopping ban LOL! i'll show you pics of what i bought later on! Noo promise me you wont wear the bra by itself!!!?! just a loose vest is fine or a shirts thats sheer/see-throughish <3

I go to college! at school i had to wear a uniform though lol thats the only time i took on the preppy look lol! Are you serious? i think i get more of an idea of what your town is like! i'd never do the sweats and uggs thing! ick! Crazy.. coz i live in a city so its a 'whatever you feel like' attitude. I wear whatever i want to college though, im either in skinnies, denim cut off's or tiny dresses/tunics/skirts. (basically like the stuff in my polyvove pics.. i have half the stuff i posted lol!) i'll put some outfits together of my own stuff and show you tho.. probably do that 2moz!

I do like your stuff though & how you put it together. I really dont think anything is too OTT or too much. As long as you feel confident and comfortable in them i dont think they are bad at all.

(i love the 3rd & 4th one down btw!!)

i'd wear the 3rd during the day and swop the white top in the 4th for a white vest and through on a blazer.. i'd def wear that for work too!

 

[luvsic]

Hey again girl!

DEFINITELY show me what you bought!! I am curious to see

And lol I know what you mean, I always have to limit myself when it comes to spending or I seriously will go nuts...there is no end to how much I spend sometimes it's horrible

I WISH I could wear those outfits to class, but unfortunately they're just a LITTLE too OTT for my school. You are sooo lucky you can wear whatever you want to yours! One of my favorite ones, the third one down, would be too uncomfortable to wear because the skirt is so short and walking in heels is a huge no-go! Plus the thigh highs combo, as cute as I think it is, would be seen as trashy. Strange, because girls wear skirts shorter than that all the time and show all of their legs, but they're let off the hook. Maybe I would wear it if I were walking around town shopping, or going to the mall, or something like that. I live in SUCH a conservative place it's not even funny! I know there's this whole "wear what you like and screw what other people think!" deal going on, but I still have to take my own comfort level into consideration. If I lived in NYC, maybe wearing all of those outfit combos would be normal like how they do in Sex and the City (my dream life!), but I live in the South (in the US), and trust me, it'd be uncomfortable going to office hours and talking to professors in some of those outfits!

My policy for school isn't as limited as it used to be, but I do have a few rules for myself on class days:

1) Absolutely no heels. It's just not practical - if I could drive everywhere, I would wear them, and trust me I like heels...but walking to class in them is a different story. Even boots with heels during the winter time...they hurt my feet after 4 hours, so I don't see how I could stand wearing them for a whole day. Not to mention I can't walk in them normally! I gotta practice so I can get up to Carrie Bradshaw mastery

2) Nothing too tight or revealing. I'd love to wear a crop top to class, but I think showing belly (even if it's just a LITTLE) or even just too much leg is not appropriate. Thigh highs can look provocative if paired with the wrong outfits, and while I don't think I put them together in a trashy way (in outfit number 3) I still wouldn't feel comfortable prancing around in them unless it's a party night. I believe what my mother says to a CERTAIN extent: "If it makes other people uncomfortable to look at you, it's probably best not to wear it." I think she meant more of in a revealing/tight way, like a mini skirt and cami, not in a creative way.

3) Nothing too OTT. Kind of vague, since OTT is really subjective. While I refuse to stick to a basic hoo-effing-rah school t-shirt and jeans with...ugg boots or some other random and not special shoe, I am not going to parade around in little forever 21 party dresses and wildly 80s inspired combos (for example, huge oversized tie-die t-shirt with neon leggings, booties, and a side ponytail...if that floats your boat, cool, but for me, just no)...but that's what I'm wondering: What really IS OTT?

Truely, and I hate myself a little for saying this since I love those what I put together, I think those outfits EXCEPT the equestrian and maybe the classicalist one, are OTT for class. They're either too short, too tight, or too uptight (my CEO worthy one) to wear in such a laid-back setting. While I am a business student, wearing (I hope fashionable) business attire to class, where it's supposed to be a laid back environment, even goes on to be inappropriate. I also don't want to be distracted from learning if I have to constantly pull down my mini skirt in class to make sure my undies aren't showing. I just bought the cutest mini from forever 21, but again, I fear it'll be too short to wear out, as it rides up when I walk. I have black protection shorts, but still...*Sigh* I don't want to be tugging at my clothes - that can make otherwise cute outfits atrocious.

Can you see kind of the strange, twisted, and close-minded logic a lot of people have where I live? It's annoying how I live in a free country, but it seems like society judges and criticizes me left and right for even using my clothing for an expression of self. So in the end, it isn't really free at all unless you're conforming.

It's nice to break the rules, though, which is why I'm definitely going to try to sneak in a lot of fashion tidbits in my daily attire to make SURE I don't blend in. I guess ultimately, I am still conflicted, as I don't trust my fashion taste 100%, and wouldn't know if I really would feel comfortable wearing all of my polyvore creations out into public, or if I'm just playing dress up in my own fantasy land. That, and I don't know if I'm letting other people get in the way of PREVENTING me from wearing what I love.

And I am not bashing you for saying this at all, but UGGHHH I cannot STAND Gossip Girl! I've watched the show a few times and I just can't get into it

But I do admit, some of the styles are pretty darn cute. You probably know this, but the whole "prep" attire has been around for a long time, LONG before GG popularized it. Even then, I've watched a few episodes, and Blair actually "fashion-izes" up a lot of classic prep attire. The original stuff (what I drew inspiration from for the equestrian combo, not from GG), I believe, came from England, and then Ralph Lauren drew influences from that style and thus developed his own clothing line, Polo. So, I would just hope people don't think I'm copying it from the show because I most definitely am not.

But yeah show me what you bought! And update your polyvore! lol

 

[luvsic]

And thanks for the compliments girl!

On a side note, I really WOULD wear some of the stuff I put up, I even have a few of the clothes!! Like I have that maxi dress in the "Drafts", and I plan to wear it to class

here are some other things I'd def wear to class:









<-- not so sure about the blazer on that one, I might replace it with a cardigan...alone it's a little revealing for anything else than summer.



(I own a similar skirt from XXI and quite a few button downs...instead of that necklace though I might add some pearls to jazz it up! It's more of a "toned down" business casual suit)

...and the equestrian one

 

[belle89]

*peeking in* I'll be a junior in the fall and I'm so over the jeans, t-shirt and sneakers look. On campus, even jeans and a t-shirt are dressed up. Girls come to class with no makeup, still-wet hair, uggs and sweats...religiously. I've made it my goal to incorporate more pieces into my wardrobe and pledge to make more of an effort (fashion and makeup-wise) come fall.
Luvsic, the outfits you put together are too cute. I have nothing to add really, just following the thread.

 

[luvsic]

^ Hey girl, glad to see another college-ite fashionista joining in on the convo...

Um seriously, do we go to the same college? Lol, or is this just a nation-wide trend for college girls to come to class in Ugg boots, sweats, and a t-shirt and even have the nerve to call that cute. Because it's not! Really, whoever started that trend needs a visit from the fashion police because they started a horribly contagious epidemic.

Oh, and SOME days if you're lucky, girls will be wearing SKINNY JEANS with the t-shirt. Big difference, I know. But they're still tucked into boots. Oh game days, girls will bring out the "cute" with an assortment of school-colored jersey dresses with the name of their organization spread across their chests and - get this - COWBOY BOOTS. That, or they'll do the school t-shirt and jean shorts (and while I'm a fan of jean shorts, I like to play them up a little more than that..) Where's a barfing smiley when you need one?

Haha I sound like a major bitch probably, but seeing the same outfit cloned on a million different girls is frustrating when they're the exact girls who are giving me the snarky looks. I went back to my school to sign an apartment lease and I wore an American Apparel Jersey Dress (this black one), and a light yellow polo button down tucked into it, along with black flats. And WOO girl, the LOOKS I GOT and it wasn't even that outrageous of an outfit! People were glaring at me left and right, it was ridiculous.

I am going to be returning to college in the fall, and freshman year I was that type of girl - the one who threw on sweats and a t-shirt and called it a day. I also wore no makeup (as I had 8am classes and used that as an excuse to look like a hot mess) and tied my hair back into a disgusting bun in the morning, or wore a cap. Sometimes, in fear of being late, I would literally rush out the door without washing my face. I would feel so embarassed walking around campus! I never, ever want to return to my old habits again. I know a lot of people don't care about the way they look when they go to class, but personally I feel like my performance will IMPROVE if I just dress better and spend a little time doing my makeup and hair...even if it goes from a t-shirt and sweats to a simple button down and jeans, and a nice bag. I have 8am classes AGAIN this semester *le sigh* but I'll try to go to bed by 10 to wake up at 6 so I can put some effort into my appearance

Thanks! I am not really that sure if I have the *eye* for putting a lot of things together yet, but I am definitely trying to develop my fashion sense more. I am trying to read more fashion magazines/scoure polyvore for inspiration

So, what kind of clothes do you like to wear? Like what are some examples? I love to get inspiration from people (mostly people I've seen on polyvore lol)