Friends Chat Thread: Wardrobe, Fun, and Whatever
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Such good points here. Maybe I should add velcro backing to my rockstud straps haha!
I have a pair of black python RS and cream patents RS. I have only worn each once, and randomly they were both to the local Children's hospital after my son broke his arm last year. This is because I am in love with sleep and refuse to get up early on work days to style my hair or apparently to buckle my shoes (one, two...
I think I wore them then because both times I was wearing pants (unusual for me), and I feel like RS can be a bit OTT for daily wear when paired with my usual uniform of dresses/skirts. So maybe the lesson is to put them out and plan to wear them the for similar things where my outfits will be more casual and I have more time to dress, medical appts, brunch eating, friend hang outs and so on.
Beautiful photo CC, but I'm sorry to hear about the weather. Are your shoe and coat choices getting you by so far?
Thank you! My coat was actually pretty warm, but boots were not great. I was wearing my SW 50/50, and the traction is not really sufficient so I spent most of the day shuffling around too scared to lift my feet for fear of wiping out very publicly! But I figured it’s not worth buying another pair since it is supposed to warm up by Saturday.
Such good points here. Maybe I should add velcro backing to my rockstud straps haha!
I have a pair of black python RS and cream patents RS. I have only worn each once, and randomly they were both to the local Children's hospital after my son broke his arm last year. This is because I am in love with sleep and refuse to get up early on work days to style my hair or apparently to buckle my shoes (one, two...
So maybe the lesson is to put them out and plan to wear them the for similar things where my outfits will be more casual and I have more time to dress, medical appts, brunch eating, friend hang outs and so on.
7/8 narrow pants/trous would seem perfect teamed with them? I've seen some fantastic looks with slim cut - non-skinny jeans too. I would check out the dedicated V shoe forum, I looked through the Celeb thread and obviously most celebs don't own a mirror and hire their nice/3rd cousins as stylists, but some look great. Alessandra Ambrosio wears hers with denim shorts and looks amazing. Totally casual.
This is totally personal taste but I think nearly all pointed toe shoes look better with a slim pant/trous, short lengths (thereby the bottom half proportions are still narrow) long-line pencil skirt.dress or one of those close to the body flit and flare or elongated-waisted that Christina Ricci wears here: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/celebrities-and-their-rockstuds.909963/page-12 Obviously she's dressed up to the nines but I'm just talking about the silhouette. I bet you could wear a narrow dress/tunic over trousers/thin leggings too.
Takes me back. 10 years ago I used to live a stone's throw from there for 4 years.
Nice pic! Unfortunately, from SFO it’s all overnight flights...
So stunning and sophisticated!Thank you genie ! Let me see.
There aren’t great photos where I can easily crop my head out lol. But I have a closeup of the shoes
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And my dress is this one from Vera wang. That is not me in the pic haha ...
I got the sample size and so it was a good discount !
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Thanks grace !
Thanks for the St. Paul photo cafecreme! It’s my favorite place in London !! Stay warm [emoji2]
Thanks for the St. Paul photo cafecreme! It’s my favorite place in London !! Stay warm [emoji2]
What a great fun hat! I love your response, haha!
Lovely jacket and beautifully paired with your B. The jacket looks embroidered.
Such a beautiful gown. I love your photo, beautiful and sweet.Thank you genie ! Let me see.
There aren’t great photos where I can easily crop my head out lol. But I have a closeup of the shoes
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And my dress is this one from Vera wang. That is not me in the pic haha ...
I got the sample size and so it was a good discount !
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Great outfit and perfect with the rockstuds
Love this pic. It looks so serene.
Agree that a scarf or shawl can make any outfit fabulous.
Sorry to hear that happened. I hope it came out. You look lovely regardless.
Hahaha!
Beautiful pic! Thank you for "taking" us on your adventure!
Ok wow. Wow. Love coats. Love this coat. I don't live in an area where I could wear such a coat. Too bad.
I hope you get it papertiger. It is glorious!
I have an update to share. But first of all, absolutely no expressions of sympathy please.
I had knee trouble all of January. Honestly, I think it was triggered by standing on a hard floor so long while I painted the cabinet to hold my bags. A lot of moderate intensity pain. So I went to an orthopedic surgeon and got a cortisone shot and had some discussion about maybe knee surgery sometime in the future as it turns out that I have no cartilage on the outer half of my right knee. Bone on bone. Big surprise to me.
In the category of every solution creates a new problem, the cortisone shot made my knee unstable. That inflammation was holding my knee together. I had an episode in which my bones slipped across each other in what I thought was a knee dislocation. I couldn't put weight on that leg at all for 3 days.
I wanted surgery right away after that. The stars aligned. I got someone's surgery slot for March 2 because they cancelled (rather than having to wait for 2 months). Insurance came through with pre-auth. I went for pre op at the hospital on Monday and with the doctor on Tuesday.
There was just one little problem. The hospital had me down for a full knee replacement rather than a partial. The doctor's scheduler tried to correct the insurance authorization, and the insurance company totally cancelled the authorization. I was scheduled for surgery tomorrow and I was cancelled today.
Some peer review doctor decided that the guidelines say that you can't have surgery for 3 months after an injection. It is the injection that triggered my need for immediate surgery.
So I have decided to do the only sane thing possible. I am going to have a nervous breakdown. After experiencing additional minor slippages, I am fearful of tearing a ligament or tendon. I am fearful of falling and breaking a hip. So I may just spend the next three months in bed.
My husband and the doctor's office are both making appeals, which is the rational but probably ineffective thing to do. Since I am not optimistic, I am just go to focus on protecting my knee until their arbitrary 3 months passes.
Let me assure you that I am in zero pain. The cortisone was 100% effective in relieving my pain, but it turned my knee into a rubber band. So this is primarily an aggravating inconvenience, which I may respond to by making myself totally disabled.
I don't see that I need any sympathy, but I really would like some suggestions how I can keep myself entertained. The online purse shopping has been really boring lately. I am not a tv watcher. And I can't think of anything I want to read. I looked at a list of the 100 greatest books of all times, and as you probably know, they are all fiction. I like non fiction. I told DH I may plan our next six vacations. So help me out here. What can I do to keep from losing my mind while I have an elective nervous breakdown?
I had knee trouble all of January. Honestly, I think it was triggered by standing on a hard floor so long while I painted the cabinet to hold my bags. A lot of moderate intensity pain. So I went to an orthopedic surgeon and got a cortisone shot and had some discussion about maybe knee surgery sometime in the future as it turns out that I have no cartilage on the outer half of my right knee. Bone on bone. Big surprise to me.
In the category of every solution creates a new problem, the cortisone shot made my knee unstable. That inflammation was holding my knee together. I had an episode in which my bones slipped across each other in what I thought was a knee dislocation. I couldn't put weight on that leg at all for 3 days.
I wanted surgery right away after that. The stars aligned. I got someone's surgery slot for March 2 because they cancelled (rather than having to wait for 2 months). Insurance came through with pre-auth. I went for pre op at the hospital on Monday and with the doctor on Tuesday.
There was just one little problem. The hospital had me down for a full knee replacement rather than a partial. The doctor's scheduler tried to correct the insurance authorization, and the insurance company totally cancelled the authorization. I was scheduled for surgery tomorrow and I was cancelled today.
Some peer review doctor decided that the guidelines say that you can't have surgery for 3 months after an injection. It is the injection that triggered my need for immediate surgery.
So I have decided to do the only sane thing possible. I am going to have a nervous breakdown. After experiencing additional minor slippages, I am fearful of tearing a ligament or tendon. I am fearful of falling and breaking a hip. So I may just spend the next three months in bed.
My husband and the doctor's office are both making appeals, which is the rational but probably ineffective thing to do. Since I am not optimistic, I am just go to focus on protecting my knee until their arbitrary 3 months passes.
Let me assure you that I am in zero pain. The cortisone was 100% effective in relieving my pain, but it turned my knee into a rubber band. So this is primarily an aggravating inconvenience, which I may respond to by making myself totally disabled.
I don't see that I need any sympathy, but I really would like some suggestions how I can keep myself entertained. The online purse shopping has been really boring lately. I am not a tv watcher. And I can't think of anything I want to read. I looked at a list of the 100 greatest books of all times, and as you probably know, they are all fiction. I like non fiction. I told DH I may plan our next six vacations. So help me out here. What can I do to keep from losing my mind while I have an elective nervous breakdown?
I offer you sympathy ! I am sorry [emoji52]
Well they say the Hamilton book is a good non fiction read. Any interest in knitting ? I took it up recently and I love it. It’s very relaxing and it passes the time ! And it’s satisfying to see what you make.
Well they say the Hamilton book is a good non fiction read. Any interest in knitting ? I took it up recently and I love it. It’s very relaxing and it passes the time ! And it’s satisfying to see what you make.
Yes! Thank you for such good and useful advice.
I did actually wear them both times with slim-leg pants, and I liked that look. I see what you mean about an overall slim line in the clothing pairing well with this style of shoes, and now I have more options for outfits to try using your suggestions, like slim skirts and dresses.
I appreciate that you mentioned a narrow dress/tunic over trousers. I have been really into this look (theoretically) lately. I would like to get some pieces. I was really inspired by the gucci runway look with the velvet pants and drapey dress/tunic over the top. Yes, the ones with the chains (pastie chains). That look translated to real life is what I am about right now, but I can’t have too much volume on top because I am petite and short so it looks out of balance. One of the things I loved about that look was that there was less volume on top and more volume on the lower body. Of course I would actually wear a top
When I was a teenager I loved and wore layered dresses (one knee-length skimming dress over another long dress with either a beaded detail or sparkle trim etc, different texture or color from the first). I am still that person and that style still inspires me, but with trousers and a well-made dress or tunic on top I can see how it could translate to my life now 20 years later.