tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145183089731808312.post7184766117346023115..comments2024-03-27T22:55:48.814-07:00Comments on Looks Good from the Back: Marianne: Good Stripes, Bad Stripes.Amblushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11765599544176134468noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145183089731808312.post-74557125461663908572013-06-13T19:03:28.967-07:002013-06-13T19:03:28.967-07:00Awe! I think you look great in both dresses!
xo, ...Awe! I think you look great in both dresses!<br /><br />xo, tasha<br /><a href="http://poshxoxo.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><b>twenty-something blog</b></a>palmandpinebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802281293038549212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145183089731808312.post-90633783660946750182013-06-03T07:40:24.890-07:002013-06-03T07:40:24.890-07:00I live in stripes, too. Sometimes I have to force...I live in stripes, too. Sometimes I have to force myself away from striped clothing in stores. Then I say "Why? I love them." and start trying more on. I think I have 15 marinieres (I can't bring myself to part with them either, when they start becoming unwearable-in-public...so now I have a lot of striped pajama tops etc :)) several sweaters, and several skirts:<br />I got a couple of long, strapless,striped cotton dresses from Forever21 last year. They were basically a long, loose tube with: elastic around the top bit- to keep it up- elastic around the waist, and floor length. <br /><br />I cut off most of the top part-the elastic above-the-boobs, in other words. I left the waist elastic to continue to serve its purpose of...waist-line elastic. There were a few inches of fabric above it- leftover from my "I'll just cut this part off" which I just knotted at the waist. Result: a shin-length striped cotton maxi skirt. <br /><br />the dress was $10 and the stripes and cotton were perfect, but it wasn't working on me as a dress, so I felt fine about taking scissors to it. I'm also no seamstress, so it was going to have to be basic tailoring, and yet wearable when I was done hacking. It's like a t-shirt for the legs, now. :)<br /><br />so if you see an elastic-waisted dress you like- suss it up with one eye closed and wonder if you can't make a skirt out of it. Also the "smocked" topped bandeau dresses could be got in larger sizes, to fit around your tummy- then just trim and hem the bottom to the length you want. <br /><br />Also, I do find that there's maxi and maxi. Maxi-to-the-floor-and-beyond personally makes me look like I'm stepping in a hole, trips me up, and often requires maxi-heels as well, which kill the casual look I'm usually interested in. So I think "long" can be good enough- juuuust at that point of the skinny part of the shins, showing ankle..but not too low to the ankle as to look frumpy. Or just skimming the instep. And a not-too-wide-hipped cut to the skirt. The other important part to making a maxi skirt to look right is getting the proportions of your top/shirt/tank/blouse/mariniere correct. And sandal/sneaker type. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145183089731808312.post-15325741605029649062013-06-03T06:50:26.324-07:002013-06-03T06:50:26.324-07:00I never thought they would work for me because I&#...I never thought they would work for me because I'm pear shaped, but my legs are not my best feature, so I tried one out this weekend. It's black and white and gray horizontal stripes of varying thicknesses (usually not a good look for me either) and I paired it with a white button front shirt tied at the waist and I got TONS of compliments on it. I think the shirt tied at the waist accentuated my waist, which is my smallest part for sure.Leandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288957174941346923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145183089731808312.post-55824860306808532222013-06-03T06:41:55.580-07:002013-06-03T06:41:55.580-07:00You've got the perfect figure for them! I real...You've got the perfect figure for them! I really wish I could make them work.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733104020381620860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145183089731808312.post-39695708940741450912013-06-03T06:40:10.850-07:002013-06-03T06:40:10.850-07:00Maxi skirts and maxi dresses work on me because I&...Maxi skirts and maxi dresses work on me because I'm super tall and my stomach and hips are probably my flattest/thinnest parts. My legs aren't particularly skinny so as you said, you've got to flaunt your greatest attributes! <br /><br />Mandy_Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561598721266208665noreply@blogger.com