tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post7292480393273109766..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Tuesday pet peeve: I just want clothes-type clothes!Cath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-33091131150790365392010-03-17T00:27:49.006-07:002010-03-17T00:27:49.006-07:00Orv, bragging rights!! :DOrv, bragging rights!! :DLisbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336246537129300031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-83858895226630001062010-03-16T10:36:50.830-07:002010-03-16T10:36:50.830-07:00Yeah, I'm really quite jealous, having seen lo...Yeah, I'm really quite jealous, having seen lots of guys' clothes in the mall that I really liked. I was even tempted to see if one particularly nice shirt would fit me...<br /><br />In the end I spent my money on new panniers for my bike instead. The old ones had holes in them and needed to be replaced. Much like some of my clothes, actually, but they're just gonna have to wait.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-57688648463934119832010-03-16T07:18:32.176-07:002010-03-16T07:18:32.176-07:00It's times like these that I am glad I am a ma...It's times like these that I am glad I am a man. Jeans, khaki's, and button-down shirts don't usually fall out of style. In terms of colors, white, grey, or a nice solid blue seem to always be in style. <br /><br />However, on the days I want to channel Don Johnson, I go with a pastel colored shirt.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211618861743447072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-55556678953912713412010-03-11T15:10:32.329-08:002010-03-11T15:10:32.329-08:00Cath you don't get to do the "12 miles up...Cath you don't get to do the <i>"12 miles uphill both ways barefoot in snow to work 28-hour day down mines to come home to cardboard box house in middle of pothole in street to get up 4 hours before I went to sleep to go back down mines" </i>speech to somebody who's only 6 months younger than you.<br /><br />-antipodeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-43287716100399582122010-03-11T08:31:13.503-08:002010-03-11T08:31:13.503-08:00MXX, when I find some photos of myself I will star...MXX, when I find some photos of myself I will start an 80s photo meme, just see if I don't!<br /><br />SM, nooooooooooooo, say it ain't so!<br /><br />SG, I couldn't even find solid-coloured tees in colours / fabrics that I like. The Gap has good colours, but the fabric is so thin and flimsy. I like nice thick cotton!<br /><br />You might well have chosen a good time be out of the Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-6276321259574107352010-03-11T04:22:02.365-08:002010-03-11T04:22:02.365-08:00I've been living in the "nothing fits!&qu...I've been living in the "nothing fits!" land this past year, and will probably remain in it for some time; it has made me resign to solid-colored tees and jeans. Call me boring, but I would rather look plain on the cheap than spend money on clothes I don't like anyways! Maybe the gladiators and the 80's will be over by the time I am ready to venture out shopping again?ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-43632323658240464262010-03-10T20:00:57.463-08:002010-03-10T20:00:57.463-08:00thank your lucky stars MicroXX. Acid wash jeans an...thank your lucky stars MicroXX. Acid wash jeans and the poof have seen a comeback on my campus. As have tasseled bootsScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-40713021937676132882010-03-10T19:07:00.993-08:002010-03-10T19:07:00.993-08:00Yeah, you can thank the 80's resurgence for th...Yeah, you can thank the 80's resurgence for the lovely attire hanging in the stores now. I am just sitting this session out. I've already got a set of pics from the 80's that make me cringe every time I look at them, I do NOT need to add to that collection. I will thank myself later. I'm sure about it. On the plus side, I haven't seen acid wash jeans or giant frizzed and microbiologist xxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578078880223116616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-371550518784195522010-03-10T06:38:54.505-08:002010-03-10T06:38:54.505-08:00Antipodean, oh you young'uns have no idea. Whe...Antipodean, oh you young'uns have no idea. When I were a lass, this were all fields!<br /><br />Mermaid, that's a brave outfit to wear in the climate you grew up in - brrrrr!<br /><br />Next time I'm in England I'll see if I can liberate some funny 80s photos of myself from my parents' grasp. Most of their photos are stuffed in a drawer, rather than in albums, but they're Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-42242794957604111302010-03-10T00:59:50.053-08:002010-03-10T00:59:50.053-08:00When we went out Saturday night, I remarked that a...When we went out Saturday night, I remarked that all the (young) girls looked like they had dressed up; ie. it didn't match their age. Then I realised that's because their outfits to me signal "80's dress up party" and not usual 'real' clothes!<br />Been there; done that, NEVER again!!Lisbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336246537129300031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-72173585962240368272010-03-09T19:33:39.113-08:002010-03-09T19:33:39.113-08:00I've been having this trouble but with shoes a...I've been having this trouble but with shoes as well. I just can't find anything I like, or when I do they don't fit right.<br /><br />For the record, it's extremely difficult to find things that fit when you are on the low end of the range too. It's awful. Even the petites are often too long. I recently went up about half a size, so that now I'm properly in the size IEcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-55643278060232121752010-03-09T18:30:14.511-08:002010-03-09T18:30:14.511-08:00Oh man - this happened to me a couple years ago, b...Oh man - this happened to me a couple years ago, but with shoes. I did not buy a new pair of shoes for 2 years. Everything was either a 4" heel, or just HUGELY chunky heels. Thank goodness lower, normal looking shoes came back in style last year - I think I bought 10 pairs! LOLAlyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695509619557410413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-87068579420266611622010-03-09T14:57:34.707-08:002010-03-09T14:57:34.707-08:00I agree! I have some great trousers in my closet t...I agree! I have some great trousers in my closet that don't fit me anymore, and I recently went looking to replace them. Absolutely nothing of interest out there. And I am actually smaller now, so I should be finding it easier to buy stuff. <br /><br />Yes, black cycling shorts with a baggy Tshirt was popular where I was too. I was very funky and actually had black and grey striped shorts.Mermaidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-50867303577273658172010-03-09T13:23:35.386-08:002010-03-09T13:23:35.386-08:00Are you guys worried that you're starting to s...Are you guys worried that you're starting to sound a bit "get offa my lawn!"?<br /><br />Then again living in a gay-friendly suburb full of young tatooed bohemians makes me feel super conservative...<br /><br />-antipodean<br /><br />Woo Hoo! I made comments of the week. Time to update the CV...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-90972872990956582912010-03-09T13:20:18.881-08:002010-03-09T13:20:18.881-08:00I'm glad it's not just me. At one point on...I'm glad it's not just me. At one point on Saturday I was worried I might just be getting old and grumpy, but then I didn't like anything in the stores for older people either, much to my relief!<br /><br />I agree that a return to 80s fashion is Not Good. I remember wearing black cycling shorts (were they huge here too, or was that just in the UK?) with a t-shirt in attractive white Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-81091111852599613472010-03-09T12:27:10.670-08:002010-03-09T12:27:10.670-08:00you can't find anything because fashion sucks ...you can't find anything because fashion sucks ass right now. Its all eighties inspired. Everytime I look at people, I think OMG I wore that exact outfit in grade 10 (~15 years old). Sorry but I refuse to dress like I did when I was a young'un.ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-22698117368616614572010-03-09T11:52:49.530-08:002010-03-09T11:52:49.530-08:00Yeah, it's a bad year for people who like norm...Yeah, it's a bad year for people who like normal clothes! <br /><br />You are right that shopping with other people sometimes results in trying on clothes you wouldn't usually consider, and being pleasantly surprised with how they look! I have a couple of friends in the UK who are good at making me try new things. Unfortunately their idea of a reasonable price is often quite different to Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-56516349178395867532010-03-09T11:39:21.015-08:002010-03-09T11:39:21.015-08:00oh... I am right there with you. [shopping with so...oh... I am right there with you. [shopping with someone interested in stuff canbe very good though. they might even make you try on things you would've otherwise - and find new styles!)<br /><br />As in looking for "clothes-clothes"...I have ended up with pin striped trousers or jeans, and then there is some kind of sweaters that I bought last year. This year? I don't know what chall at worknoreply@blogger.com