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Aspiestar924
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 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:53 pm Post subject: Dress/fashion advice |
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I have a couple of issues:
1) I sometimes dress in vintage 40s/50s stuff, but should I always try to accessorize to make them look like a 'vintage look', because I worry some of these more modest floral dresses make me look too twee and frumpy, so would going completely vintage here be best?
2) I also collect clothing as obsessively as most women, but for me it's an Aspie collection/special interest thing and I worry if I have too much stuff. Would you say it's useful to try to co-ordinate everything for outfits and make sure I have matching clothes for a piece of jewelry/suitible accessories for new clothes?
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Fashion and cosmetics are also one of my Aspie special interests.
With the vintage look, I think if you are going to wear the 40s/50s style dress, then go for it all the way with the accessories...otherwise you run the risk of looking like you are just dressing in out-of-date styles rather than intentionally dressing vintage.
As far as the accessories go, I don't think it is imperative to have set outfits to go with accessories unless you need to do that to feel comfortable.  |
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| Do you know how to sew and alter clothing? If so, you might wanna try alter some of your clothing pieces to give it a modernized style. |
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Aspiestar924
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Thanks for the advice.
I supposed with the accessories thing, I should have explained more: I've been going on a handbag and jewelry splurge at the moment, and I think perhaps it's common sense to chose colours that go with the main colours in my wardrobe rather than just chose any random colour.
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Aspiestar924
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Hello,
I've been learning dress making for a while now- I'll think about that
The one thing is: I don't do 'modern' in the form of making things really skimpy, but I do often get 'vintage patterns' i.e. florals in modern designs of tops rather than really twee floral clothes.
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| Aspiestar924 wrote: | Thanks for the advice.
I supposed with the accessories thing, I should have explained more: I've been going on a handbag and jewelry splurge at the moment, and I think perhaps it's common sense to chose colours that go with the main colours in my wardrobe rather than just chose any random colour. |
Yes, I think this is wise as it will give you more options rather than having only one or two items which will go with a new purchase. An other approach would be to have a number of garments in more neutral colours so that you can wear more unusual colours with them.
I've been trying to colour co-ordinate more, myself, but seem to have two key colour themes going on which don't really go together but enough of each to give me a bit of freedom when deciding what to wear. |
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| Marcia wrote: | | Aspiestar924 wrote: | Thanks for the advice.
I supposed with the accessories thing, I should have explained more: I've been going on a handbag and jewelry splurge at the moment, and I think perhaps it's common sense to chose colours that go with the main colours in my wardrobe rather than just chose any random colour. |
Yes, I think this is wise as it will give you more options rather than having only one or two items which will go with a new purchase. An other approach would be to have a number of garments in more neutral colours so that you can wear more unusual colours with them.
I've been trying to colour co-ordinate more, myself, but seem to have two key colour themes going on which don't really go together but enough of each to give me a bit of freedom when deciding what to wear. |
I totally agree with Marcia. |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:01 am Post subject: Re: Dress/fashion advice |
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| Aspiestar924 wrote: | I have a couple of issues:
1) I sometimes dress in vintage 40s/50s stuff, but should I always try to accessorize to make them look like a 'vintage look', because I worry some of these more modest floral dresses make me look too twee and frumpy, so would going completely vintage here be best?
2) I also collect clothing as obsessively as most women, but for me it's an Aspie collection/special interest thing and I worry if I have too much stuff. Would you say it's useful to try to co-ordinate everything for outfits and make sure I have matching clothes for a piece of jewelry/suitible accessories for new clothes? |
I can't help you with one 1, but I kinda have an idea for 2.
I used to have a tendency to collect clothes and stuff until I realised it was hurting more than helping.
Now days, I invest in some really good solid, classic but stylish pieces (and try to keep the colours neutral), which should be the basics of your wardrobe. (a really good trench coat, a little black dress, 3 pairs of shoes that will go with almost anything, a nice skirt in a neutral colour, a bag in a neutral colour, etc etc etc)
Apart from that, I only ever buy really cute or colourful or out there items that I fall in love with and can't walk away from, no matter where I find them. (You're allowed to go crazy with this part  )
It's best if you pick one of your items (e.g. black skirt, a really pretty dress or a killer pair of shoes) and then play with the rest of the stuff in your wardrobe until you find something that works.
I find this cuts down on the amount of fashion mishaps, clears out your wardrobe of useless crap, doesn't send you broke, and since it doesn't rely on the latest fashions, you never really look "last season".
You don't have to keep up with the latest fashions to be stylist, since style is internal. All the girls I know who are stylish essentially do the above, but they are also ruthless self-editors. If something doesn't fit their body shape or skin tone or just doesn't look right, if they can't alter it to suit them, then they just toss it.
They're not afraid of editing or altering something to suit them and they're no scared of throwing out stuff they know thy won't wear either. Too many of us hand on to our old crappy clothes that we don't wear and for no good reason.
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Aspiestar924
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: Dress/fashion advice |
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Thanks.
I suppose that's what I was trying to get at when thinking about what I buy- I do agree it's probably better to have a few stylish and trusted outfits rather than having tons of stuff you barely wear and that doesn't work.
I do pay less attention to outfits when I suffer depression so that's why I can get out of the habit of putting nice ones together but things are getting better for me now, so that's why I'm thinking of this issue at the moment.
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