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  • Raye99
    Raye99 Member Posts: 1,350
    edited April 2008

    hi ladies - been super busy at work - just popped in to say hi - will read all the posts that I missed later. As for fashion, I have only one thing to add - I wore a girl's size 14 to the beach! It was perfect because the cups were made for a little girl or someone with no breasts such as myself. I fluffed them up a bit with some shower scrubbies and was ready to go! I already tore (piece of crap), so I will have to come up with something else before next vacation - sewn in pockets or something in a woman's suit.

    love ya all -

    Raye

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2008

    Rose....I still wear flesh-colored pantyhose almost every day with skirts and city shorts. I can't imagine anyone thinking that they make me look older or dowdy or whatever. I wear them in 'suntan' and I think that they look make my legs look pretty fine. I say wear 'em if you like 'em. I hate bare legs in the office because I almost freeze to death in the A/C!

    ~Marin

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  • abbadoodles
    abbadoodles Member Posts: 2,618
    edited April 2008

    The other thing about bare legs is that your feet sweat and stick to your shoes.  How is that attractive?  And those old Peds are pretty much worthless as they stick out at the least opportune times.  Talk about old lady looking!

    Tina

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  • Raye99
    Raye99 Member Posts: 1,350
    edited April 2008

    I don't think that hose make one look dowdy, I am just of the opinion that I don't like the way they look on me and have never liked them. I'd rather go bare legged (ha - yes, Tina, my shoes stick to my feet, but they don't slip,which I like - now maybe they stink, who knows, I try to wear natural material shoes to eliminate that problem) or wear dark tights.

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited April 2008

    NBN- I never got the voicemail-- probably because I moved a year ago and changed my number.  My sister still lives at the old address but rarely answers the phone or checks her machine... go figure.

    I'll PM you my new info

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2008

    Hey ladies,


    We went to our old town last weekend (when I bought the body shapers).  We basically shopped the entire weekend (totally out of character for dh) and got lots of new clothes, etc. 

    One of my favorite buys was a pair of RocketDog shoes-they are my new favorite.  I love them, because you can wear them with shorts, capris, jeans, a long denim skirt......

    So comfy, and you just slip 'em on! 

    The best part?  They were only $20!!!   Score! 

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  • NaughtybyNature
    NaughtybyNature Member Posts: 1,448
    edited April 2008

    Hey Beth: I guess some "lucky" person got my v.m. message and said: "WTH!"

    Looking forward to get your new info.

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  • abbadoodles
    abbadoodles Member Posts: 2,618
    edited April 2008

    Okay, I've been out shopping and did buy a few things (shorts and tops) but little else.  Here's the thing:  I am distinctly underwhelmed by the clothes in the stores this season. 

    True, I have only a small Macy's and some little specialty shops in the local mall and precious little else nearby.  I have to hoof it into the Boston area or down to Farmington, CT to find good selections.  But, I am wondering if I will ever find anything even in those (inconvenient) locations.

    What's your impression?  I think the clothes look exceedingly "common" and the materials are cheesy in the extreme.  Is there no such thing as elegance anymore?  Oh, I sound so old. Cry Well, I'm just not the "coochy coochy type."  (Think Charro/Xavier Cougat.)  That's what seems to be in all the stores.  Blah.  I have money in my hot, little hands and nothing to buy!

    Tina

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  • Emelee26
    Emelee26 Member Posts: 569
    edited April 2008

    I work in Farmington CT!!!!!

    We have to shop!

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  • Emelee26
    Emelee26 Member Posts: 569
    edited April 2008

    Beth...so sorry I didn't get out to LI this weekend...which is just as well - I ended up with a nasty sinus infection..hope your passover was nice :)

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited April 2008

    I have a bit of a shopping bug myself.  I just ordered a few tops from Boston proper.  I hate going to the mall lately, and I'd rather order from a catalogue, but I'm unsure about ordering bottoms, b/c I never know how they will fit.

    I've been looking a TON of dresses online.  I'm trying to find a dress for my engagement party.  I don't want to wait until August, which is one month before, b/c by then, all the summery stuff will be picked through, and the fall stuff will be out in the stores.

    My engagement party is one week after labor day, and its a Sunday Brunch, so I want a cute little dress.

    I'm IN LOVE with all the maxi dresses in tropical prints, and I'm leaning towards something like that, just because the wedding is in Jamaica, and well, b/c it's my party, and I'll dress however I want...LOL

    The colors for the engagment party are Black, White, and pink.  All the linens are Black and White, and all the flowers are different shades of pink, with green at the base of the vase on every table...

    I'll post a few links of dress ideas here, and you can all give me your feedback.

    thanks!!!

    marissa I hope you're feeling better.

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited April 2008

    http://omg.yahoo.com/maxi-dress-mania/photos/560#id=2

    this white dress COULD SOOOOO be my wedding dress

    or this

    http://omg.yahoo.com/maxi-dress-mania/photos/560#id=13

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  • NarberthMom
    NarberthMom Member Posts: 615
    edited April 2008



    Beth -- I like the second one better ... a bit more dressy and not quite as gauzy/see through!

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited April 2008

    http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application?namespace=moreInfo&prnbr=8M-221868&cgnbr=OSCLOMAXZZZ&moreInfoInd=largeView&dispMode=STANDARD&buttonClicked=btn_lg_view&selColor=29R

    look at this in the green color-- is that crazy for my engagement party?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2008

    The link didn't work for me, Beth! 

    I love that first white dress, btw.  Beautiful, elegant and understated!  

    I'm buying new clothes, but not for fun...more for necessity.  My arse is growing by the second, and I HATE it. 

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  • LisaSDCA
    LisaSDCA Member Posts: 2,230
    edited April 2008

    Beth, it comes up as 'no longer available' could you give us a style number?

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  • LisaSDCA
    LisaSDCA Member Posts: 2,230
    edited April 2008

    Tina - I'm with you - so far singularly unimpressed with what I have seen in the stores. Of course, I don't shop any to speak of. . .

    Dotti - whoa, did you SCORE! Wish I had that outlet near me!

    Lisa

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  • purplemb
    purplemb Member Posts: 1,542
    edited April 2008

    OK I am finally back..ugghhh, I hate little town living... RE:  my get away out fit....made a trip to Buffalo and found shoes.... who hoooo ...  no jacket for the out fit but may be a wrap or scarf over the shoulders?... must have some color.... I don't know

    and if i see one more pair of shorts that even daisy duke wouldn't wear...can they make them any shorter?....

    ok.. off to shop.... got mascara and sparkly silver eye shadow ...  and burgandy lip stick... think I'm ready !!!

    thanks for all your help... DH will be surprised...lol

    MB

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  • Raye99
    Raye99 Member Posts: 1,350
    edited April 2008

    Beth - that VS link did not come up, but on your other post, I like the 2nd dress - nice cut and fabric. Very pretty.

    ugh - I need to shop as well for summer stuff and have no desire. I think I will order a bathing suit from Title 9 online since my one from vacation tore. May head over to TJ Maxx in a bit to see if they have anything. I saw these awesome shoes at Macy's online. So cool. Here they are. What do you think?

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited April 2008
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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited April 2008

    Raye that gladiator type shoe with several buckles is really is a big trend this season, so if they feel comfy, and the price is right, then go for it...

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  • LisaSDCA
    LisaSDCA Member Posts: 2,230
    edited April 2008

    Beth, I like the dress - and if you chose PINK accessories (strappy heels and beads and maybe even flowers in you hair) it would be simply made for your party scheme.

    Raye - I love TitleIX's stuff. So how did your tan go on your vacation anyway? I like the heel on that shoe but the rest is entirely too clunky for me, especially for summer. But trendy is NOT my middle name when it comes to footwear. Sealed

    Lisa

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  • Raye99
    Raye99 Member Posts: 1,350
    edited April 2008

    Beth - you'd look great in that style of dress you posted - very flowing and fitted at the same time. That dress is pure summer on a tropical island...

    The price of the shoes is good - I'll have to go try them on to make sure I can walk, but the platform appears pretty solid.

    Lisa - Yes, Title9's bathing suits stay put and hold up year after year. ah, the tan...I am very tan and I love it - yes, as bad as it is, I just love it. I even snuck once to the tanning bed for a boost after returning from Florida - totally psycho. I tell myself this is my last hurrah for tanning - no more. yeah right...Wink

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  • Raye99
    Raye99 Member Posts: 1,350
    edited April 2008

    beth - didn't answer the question - no, with the theme of your wedding, I do not think the green dress is crazy for your engagement party at all! It's your party!

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited April 2008

    Okay, so I really love the dress. I called my mom, and talked about maybe changing the floral theme for the party.  I'm not going crazy with changes, but we may change the flowers to birds of paradise, and do sand and sea shells on the tables.

    Okay, so all this dress shopping made me want to work out.  I got a spin bike.  CAN WE SAY HOLY IMPOSSIBLE BATMAN???  OMG.  This machine is going to whip my butt into shape so fast it won't know what hit it.

    But, for an added bonus, I may utilize some connects for a little Lipo a month or two before the big day. 

    Yeah that's right.  I said it. L-I-P-O.Tongue out

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  • Towanda2
    Towanda2 Member Posts: 94
    edited April 2008

    Abba and Emelee - I also shop at Westfarms and I have to say, the styles this year are hideous and all the same.  Too many "60's-bad trip" prints and tops that look like they should fit loose but are cut for girls with no hips.  I did find a couple of cute tops at TJMaxx.  And I got a great Travelers buttondown dress on sale at Chicos.  Have you ever been to Clay's in Avon?  They have some brands you won't see at the mall, not cheap but not over-the-top pricey.  They specialize in comfortable, casual styles.

    Wah, I'm a displaced New Yorker and I miss all the little specialty shops.  CT has no variety.

    Beth - love the green dress.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2008

    Oh!!!  Beth, have you had lipo done before?  Are you happy with the results it gives?  How costly is it?

    I'm also on the verge of getting a "tummy tuck," for medical reasons.  How funny, I know.  I have a LOT of scar tissue on my  abdomen from my medication injections over the past 12 years. 

    The doctor said he could remove the dead tissue by means of a tummy tuck.  I'd have a normal tummy, and a flat tummy as a result!   That is when I'd be curious to try lipo on my fat elsewhere. 

    What do you think?!  I'm scared of another surgery. 

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  • paige-allyson
    paige-allyson Member Posts: 781
    edited April 2008

    I shop at Westfarms too (occasionally). Glad to hear it's a bad season since I am trying to save money- helps not to be tempted. I often do better with the consignment shops- more variety- styles from past seasons that work for me- not to mention the prices.

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  • Emelee26
    Emelee26 Member Posts: 569
    edited April 2008

    I've been buying maternity clothes...so I guess I'm missing the bad clothes all around that everyone keeps talking about - they have cute stuff for pregnant people..lol

    I do a lot of clothes shopping online..so that's where I get variety

    Beth..I love love love the green dress and birds of paradise and everything else..if you need some seashell themed items..let me know - I'm overrun with them from my wedding!

    I love the 1st white dress - you can add a sheath underneath so it's not so sheer..you will be sooo beautiful!!!

    BTW  I got seashells in bulk from a place in FL - I got the white mix...and saved $$$ - let me post for you

    http://www.shellhorizons.com/products.asp?Category=7

    I wish I had my seashell arch for you ... although to ship it to Jamaica..that never would've worked lol

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited April 2008

    Lipo is part of revisions with stage two of my reconstruction, so yeah, I've had it before. 

    It's kind of gross, and it doesn't make you lose weight.  That's a big misconseption.

    LIPO best suits a person if they have an uneven shape, or a fat protrusion that just doesn't sit right.  I wish I could snap a picture and show you my right hip.  If you look at my body facing forward, and I grab onto my sides, the left side, I can only grab a pinch of fat, but the right side, I can grab a hand full.  It's just not even.  I know that sounds so weird. 

    And the right thing to do, would be to get in the gym and tone, and burn off the fat.  But I plan to use LIPO as a little extra help.

    Now a tummy tuck, that's a whole different story.  Obviously, I've had one with my breast reconstruction, and that requires a TON of down time to heal and recover.  It's a pretty big surgery.  Women do it all the time though, so if it's what you want, I say go for it.

    Before reconstruction I was anti plastic surgery.  Now, I feel so different about the situation.  Granted, I'm not into big fake lips, face lifts that pull your face so tight a la Joan Rivers... that stuff is just gross.

    I am focusing on two hard to tone areas.  The biggest being the fat under the bra lin on my back.  If I do weight training for my back, I risk getting even broader, and bulkier looking, b/c I am by no means a small build girl.

    We can talk more over PM about that if you want...

    I'm glad you guys like the green dress.  I ordered it with two other dresses, and we'll see how they look.  I got them at the size I'm at now, and hopefully if I drop 15 pounds in 4 months I will get it taken in.

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