Comments on: 10 Things I Hate About Dress Shopping http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/ just another blogger Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:51:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Katie http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Katie Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:14:29 +0000 http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1473#comment-1082 Rabbits' Guy - Haha that looks like good fun! It's been a while since I've read comics! Rabbits’ Guy – Haha that looks like good fun! It’s been a while since I’ve read comics!

]]> By: Rabbits' Guy http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Rabbits' Guy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:18:50 +0000 http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1473#comment-1080 http://www.arcamax.com/cathy ps: play well! .-= ....Rabbits' Guy´s last post ..<a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2009/10/relax-to-bax.html" rel="nofollow">RELAX TO THE BAX .....</a> =-. http://www.arcamax.com/cathy

ps: play well!
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]]> By: Rabbits' Guy http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 Rabbits' Guy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1473#comment-1079 Heee Heeee ............ Here there is a comic strip called Cathy and for many days this has been the subject! .-= ....Rabbits' Guy´s last post ..<a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2009/10/relax-to-bax.html" rel="nofollow">RELAX TO THE BAX .....</a> =-. Heee Heeee ………… Here there is a comic strip called Cathy and for many days this has been the subject!
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]]> By: Katie http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 Katie Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:24:37 +0000 http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1473#comment-1078 Kate - I find shopping for jeans difficult too because they often fit up the top but not in the length, or they fit in the length but not up the top, it's so frustrating! Once again I like to blame my hips! Snoskred - That's a good idea, I think there's a Rivers near me, I'll check it out next time I need new jeans. Kate – I find shopping for jeans difficult too because they often fit up the top but not in the length, or they fit in the length but not up the top, it’s so frustrating! Once again I like to blame my hips!

Snoskred – That’s a good idea, I think there’s a Rivers near me, I’ll check it out next time I need new jeans.

]]> By: Snoskred http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Snoskred Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:34:58 +0000 http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1473#comment-1075 Kate - I don't know where you are, but I always have great success with jeans at Rivers outlet stores. They make some great shapes and generally not a lot of low rise. ;) Kate – I don’t know where you are, but I always have great success with jeans at Rivers outlet stores. They make some great shapes and generally not a lot of low rise. ;)

]]> By: Kate http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Kate Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:58:54 +0000 http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1473#comment-1074 Ugh. I could have written this myself. Dress shopping doesn't happen much for me; I just don't wear them much instead preferring skirts and tops as the possibilities are endless that way. But lately, due to enough weight loss and proper weight training, I've had to shop for new jeans. This. Is. The. Worst. Nothing gives me a complex more than jeans. I wear mid-rise jeans, which are nowhere near as available as low-rise, so the hunt is intense to begin with, but then you find the proper style and start grabbing the right size only to discover that one designers size 10 doesn't mean squat. Size 10's across the board never add up. Jeans are the enemy. So I totally feel your pain. .-= ....Kate´s last post ..<a href="http://cooknkate.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/wordless-wednesday-11/" rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday</a> =-. Ugh. I could have written this myself. Dress shopping doesn’t happen much for me; I just don’t wear them much instead preferring skirts and tops as the possibilities are endless that way. But lately, due to enough weight loss and proper weight training, I’ve had to shop for new jeans. This. Is. The. Worst.

Nothing gives me a complex more than jeans. I wear mid-rise jeans, which are nowhere near as available as low-rise, so the hunt is intense to begin with, but then you find the proper style and start grabbing the right size only to discover that one designers size 10 doesn’t mean squat. Size 10′s across the board never add up. Jeans are the enemy.

So I totally feel your pain.
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]]> By: Katie http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Katie Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:07:32 +0000 http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1473#comment-1073 Snoskred - Wow thanks for your insight! I have started to learn how to simply look at dresses and know they won't suit (as much as Phill tells me they will look good) and at first it was a bit sucky having to pass by so many dresses but in the end it's helped me concentrate on potential buys rather than trying on heaps of failures. I am definitely a pear ... and learning to be proud of it! :P Snoskred – Wow thanks for your insight! I have started to learn how to simply look at dresses and know they won’t suit (as much as Phill tells me they will look good) and at first it was a bit sucky having to pass by so many dresses but in the end it’s helped me concentrate on potential buys rather than trying on heaps of failures. I am definitely a pear … and learning to be proud of it! :P

]]> By: Snoskred http://www.byootaful.com/2009/10/10-things-i-hate-about-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 Snoskred Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:36:04 +0000 http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1473#comment-1072 I used to absolutely hate dress shopping or shopping for clothes at all. Two tv shows helped me change my perspective on it and teach me about what suits my body shape and what I should be looking for when I go shopping. They are Tim Gunn's guide to style, and What not to wear. I think both are on Austar and I don't know if they are on free to air tv, but believe me it is *worth* seeking out the Tim Gunn show, because he will really help you understand what suits your body. These days I know before I pick something up off the rack whether it is likely to suit me or not - and if it doesn't suit me, I know it isn't my fault, it just isn't right for my shape. I think one of the biggest issues I would have would be frustration that things did not look the way I hoped they would, but having the knowledge to make better choices helps stop that frustration. One thing I have done is to do some online shopping from places like ezibuy.com.au - they have a great returns policy if something does not fit, but they also have a lot of measurements on the site and you usually know if something will fit before you buy it, you just need a measuring tape. ;) And you do not have to go near a shop - they ship it to you, you try it on, if it does not fit you have 30 days to return it. Once you know what size you are in their styles, you generally can feel comfortable knowing that things are going to fit. And they just got a bunch of new dresses in. Plus they have clearance dresses starting around $20, which is always awesome. I also read a couple of "fashion" blogs - manolo big is my favourite because it is for people who are not stick thin (which I definitely am not!). From what you have said about your hips, it sounds like you might be a "pear" - you can find out for sure here - http://www.shapeyourstyle.com/whatsyourshape.php So I guess I wanted to say - I once really hated clothes shopping, but now I enjoy it, so there is hope :) I used to absolutely hate dress shopping or shopping for clothes at all. Two tv shows helped me change my perspective on it and teach me about what suits my body shape and what I should be looking for when I go shopping. They are Tim Gunn’s guide to style, and What not to wear. I think both are on Austar and I don’t know if they are on free to air tv, but believe me it is *worth* seeking out the Tim Gunn show, because he will really help you understand what suits your body.

These days I know before I pick something up off the rack whether it is likely to suit me or not – and if it doesn’t suit me, I know it isn’t my fault, it just isn’t right for my shape. I think one of the biggest issues I would have would be frustration that things did not look the way I hoped they would, but having the knowledge to make better choices helps stop that frustration.

One thing I have done is to do some online shopping from places like ezibuy.com.au – they have a great returns policy if something does not fit, but they also have a lot of measurements on the site and you usually know if something will fit before you buy it, you just need a measuring tape. ;) And you do not have to go near a shop – they ship it to you, you try it on, if it does not fit you have 30 days to return it.

Once you know what size you are in their styles, you generally can feel comfortable knowing that things are going to fit. And they just got a bunch of new dresses in. Plus they have clearance dresses starting around $20, which is always awesome.

I also read a couple of “fashion” blogs – manolo big is my favourite because it is for people who are not stick thin (which I definitely am not!).

From what you have said about your hips, it sounds like you might be a “pear” – you can find out for sure here – http://www.shapeyourstyle.com/whatsyourshape.php

So I guess I wanted to say – I once really hated clothes shopping, but now I enjoy it, so there is hope :)

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