Friends Chat Thread: Wardrobe, Fun, and Whatever

[Genie27]

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[Croisette7]

This is so beautiful on you!!! Love love love it!!!



How cool!!!! That sounds like so much fun (and a bit scary!) loved your Thursday outfits, too. [emoji254][emoji254][emoji254]

Ok a bit of a cheat as I am tired and won't be getting dressed until dinner. Last night Jack and my mom and I went to La Bohème at the Met. (DH was supposed to go but bailed, what a shock). We were meeting a group led by his main voice coach, who teaches at Juilliard and in a previous life played Mimi and Musetta in various productions. She did a workshop on the show last weekend as an Intro to Opera. He LOVES working with her but will not let her touch his pop/rock stuff so he lets her teach him classical.

Anyway, I LOVE an excuse to get really dressed. So I wore my red lace CH Carolina Herrera dress (ugh, I shortened it six inches and it was STILL too long!), rose gold jewelry, Constance wallet and finally got to wear my Jennifer Behr headpiece. My shoe choice was a disaster (kept catching on my dress and I have to put band aids on the underside as they rip up my feet - should find a replacement and toss!) but you couldn't see them anyway. Relieved to find that many people still DO really dress for the opera!

Photos taken after the opera and 1 1/2 hours of traffic. Ugh. Taken at like 1am.

PS the show was great but all the things that were "supposed" to happen artist-wise did not. Not a lot of chemistry between Mimi and Rodolfo. We decided they were extra nervous as it was being filmed.

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Absolutely gorgeous, BBC!

 

[papertiger]

So how do you ladies respond when someone (a polite stranger/acquaintance) comes over and compliments you on something you’re wearing (that is expensive but not brand-identified) and *asks where it’s from?*

Does one deflect? Does one inform? Does that end up coming across as snobby or snooty?

(We ask provenance here on TPF all the time, but I feel that is more a technical question)

Very happy to accept the gift of a compliment. 2 ladies were cooing over my Web Bolide a couple of weeks ago in a high-street store and they had no clue it was H. I Just say "thank you, so glad you like it too"

If I'm asked directly where it's from. In Scotland I tend to say "from London" because that means "it's what you think it is but we won't talk about it". In London strangers are more likely to tell me what it is.

I'm always most complimented by SAs in H or Gucci etc and tell me how fabulous my bag is when it's from the 'competition'. I always think those people know more about quality rather than just brand status.

 

[papertiger]

According to one of my nieces, Neiman Marcus is my home country

If someone asks me and they are totally off the mark and offer a brand other than the one I am wearing and it is at a lower price point, I tend to just smile and nod my head. As a result, there are a group of people out there who think that a Kelly is made by Coach.

You made me spill my tea, so funny!

 

[papertiger]

I wore a black Chanel jacket to work a few weeks ago. The receptionist, who apparently has an eye for these things, complimented me on how well the jacket fit and asked what it was. She already knows I do some high-end shopping as our packages come across her desk and she always wants to know what I got from NM (that's a whole other story). Anyway, I didn't want to tell her as she is known to run her mouth, so I said I wasn't sure and that I had gotten it from a consignment store. She said it must be good it fits so well, let's see, and before I could react, she reached around and flipped over my collar!! She gushed for a minute over it being Chanel to which I replied that I had gotten really lucky at that consignment store and then walked away. This woman has a known problem with boundaries, but I never expected that.

Wow, you'll be keeping 3' away from her from now on I'm guessing

 

[papertiger]

When people ask me where something is from, I’m with Grace; I usually say Nordstrom or Neiman Marcus. Then I turn the topic to a compliment on what they are wearing and people are usually glad to change the subject to themself. I don’t usually substitute in a different brand, because I have been surprised by how often people know these brands, regardless of their income level. I think it might be due to social media or fashion magazines. I was riding up in the elevator the other day wearing a VCA pendant and the woman riding with me *grabbed it* and said it was beautiful and asked where it was from. I said thanks and that I got it from Neiman Marcus. She smiled and said, “It’s VCA!” I just smiled back, but I’m glad I didn’t say some other brand in that case.

OMG, do these people not understand personal space?

 

[momasaurus]

Trouser length advice, please! I'm used to wearing long trousers. I know shorter lengths are popular, but it feels so odd to me. Are these OK? They are wool/cashmere, unlined, so I intend them for winter/early spring, probably with boots like these. Should stockings match the trousers or shoes or is nude OK? THANKS!!!

 

[Moirai]

Trouser length advice, please! I'm used to wearing long trousers. I know shorter lengths are popular, but it feels so odd to me. Are these OK? They are wool/cashmere, unlined, so I intend them for winter/early spring, probably with boots like these. Should stockings match the trousers or shoes or is nude OK? THANKS!!! View attachment 3978706View attachment 3978707

These trousers fit you beautifully. I like the length and with the boots. Chic look. I vote for nude.

 

[dharma]

Trouser length advice, please! I'm used to wearing long trousers. I know shorter lengths are popular, but it feels so odd to me. Are these OK? They are wool/cashmere, unlined, so I intend them for winter/early spring, probably with boots like these. Should stockings match the trousers or shoes or is nude OK? THANKS!!! View attachment 3978706View attachment 3978707

I vote nude as well. I like the length a lot. The only thing would be if you wanted to lengthen a smidge if the hem gets caught in the boot top. That is so annoying.

 

[Moirai]

Very happy to accept the gift of a compliment. 2 ladies were cooing over my Web Bolide a couple of weeks ago in a high-street store and they had no clue it was H. "I Just say thank you, so glad you like it too"

If I'm asked directly where it's from. In Scotland I tend to say "from London" because that means "it's what you think it is but we won't talk about it". In London strangers are more likely to tell me what it is.

I'm always most complimented by SAs in H or Gucci etc and tell me how fabulous my bag is when it's from the 'competition'. I always think those people know more about quality rather than just brand status.

I like that H is unrecognizable in my area. The last time I saw an H bag was about 4 years ago at my kid's school, a croc B, what a surprise! And a B35 a few years before that. Compliments for my bag usually come from SAs at NM or high end boutiques. The times that I've been asked about my bags or outfits are from people who are genuinely interested and I do tell them but I wouldn't do that for strangers on the street.

 

[momasaurus]

These trousers fit you beautifully. I like the length and with the boots. Chic look. I vote for nude.

I vote nude as well. I like the length a lot. The only thing would be if you wanted to lengthen a smidge if the hem gets caught in the boot top. That is so annoying.

Thanks so much! Trousers are from The Row - and I do like the fit a lot!! Will give them a spin and hope the boot tops stay out of the way!

 

[momasaurus]

I like that H is unrecognizable in my area. The last time I saw an H bag was about 4 years ago at my kid's school, a croc B, what a surprise! And a B35 a few years before that. Compliments for my bag usually come from SAs at NM or high end boutiques. The times that I've been asked about my bags or outfits are from people who are genuinely interested and I do tell them but I wouldn't do that for strangers on the street.

I also fly under the radar with my H. People know I have a scarf thing, because i wear one every day, but few know what they are, and the bags are invisible it seems. I like that!

 

[klynneann]

Wow, you'll be keeping 3' away from her from now on I'm guessing

Seriously! She hasn't come into my desk space (yet), thank goodness...

 

[papertiger]

Trouser length advice, please! I'm used to wearing long trousers. I know shorter lengths are popular, but it feels so odd to me. Are these OK? They are wool/cashmere, unlined, so I intend them for winter/early spring, probably with boots like these. Should stockings match the trousers or shoes or is nude OK? THANKS!!! View attachment 3978706View attachment 3978707

I think the way you're wearing them is fine, they look great with those boots. Controversially, you want to wear socks I'd go for black like the trousers.

 

[Cordeliere]

I wore a black Chanel jacket to work a few weeks ago. The receptionist, who apparently has an eye for these things, complimented me on how well the jacket fit and asked what it was. She already knows I do some high-end shopping as our packages come across her desk and she always wants to know what I got from NM (that's a whole other story). Anyway, I didn't want to tell her as she is known to run her mouth, so I said I wasn't sure and that I had gotten it from a consignment store. She said it must be good it fits so well, let's see, and before I could react, she reached around and flipped over my collar!! She gushed for a minute over it being Chanel to which I replied that I had gotten really lucky at that consignment store and then walked away. This woman has a known problem with boundaries, but I never expected that.

I am aghast and appalled. Where do some people get off thinking they can touch you or your clothes?