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"Another question! I need new pants. My body is changing quickly, and I can't keep buying new pants every two months. We have bills and a wedding to pay for. So, I would like a couple pair of pants that are maybe drawstring, that wouldn't look terrible baggy, but are somewhat fashionable. They will be for casual and work wear. I am a nanny, but I like to look halfway decent because the family is very well off and sometimes we all go out together or they have business meetings at the house. Must be easily laundered! I was thinking maybe linen or something light, so I can wear them through the summer, and they dont turn the a/c on until 80 degrees. Got any ideas?"

Leggings! leggings, tunics/dress/long tops + belt

3/2/2012 9:30:28 AM

I will also vouch for merrells
My job involves standing in a very uncomfortable position on a small stool for long periods of time and those shoes have been the only ones that will last all day.
Also, I felt that I never had to really break them in but that could just be me.

3/2/2012 10:29:26 AM

I'll try, but I think my ass is too big for leggings. Also, that sounds like I'm preggers heading to a shotgun wedding. I'm not. I'm actually losing weight!

3/2/2012 10:49:36 AM

Haha! I wondered, but didn't want to ask.

Congrats, on the weight loss, on the wedding, and on not being knocked up

3/2/2012 10:50:05 AM

Thanks

3/2/2012 10:52:33 AM

Goodwill. Get some decent fitting pants cheap, wear a belt, and buy nice pants once you are at your target weight.

3/2/2012 11:14:06 AM

if you get some nice leggings they may actually control DAT ASS

3/2/2012 11:58:22 AM

3/2/2012 4:01:54 PM

exactly

3/2/2012 4:04:00 PM

My Jimmy Choos came in today 2 weeks earlier than expected

3/2/2012 10:49:12 PM

3/2/2012 10:51:00 PM

DivaBaby19 posted a link about how to wear leggings in the chatterbox, and MinkaGrl01 requested a repost in here so she could read it when she was sober.


http://www.oprah.com/style/How-to-Wear-Leggings-Fashion-Advice-from-Adam-Glassman

3/2/2012 11:00:44 PM

haha I thought she wanted me to post all the other advice I typed up too

btw I was just speaking of the first page of that link with the "advice"...the outfits he posted can be guides to finding cheaper items (because most things on there are designer) but they are for the older crowd since it was for Oprah's audience and all.

The rules stand true for any age

3/2/2012 11:03:06 PM

Alright, so I think leggings look weird when they just cut off at the ankle, and there's no continuous flow to the shoe. Do you wear socks with leggings? Or does it look fine with the pasty white skin between the legging and the shoe?

3/2/2012 11:04:28 PM

lol NO SOCKS

its the point of wearing ankle length leggings

it doesn't bother me unless people are wearing heels...I think heels and leggings can look very skanky unless done perfectly

3/2/2012 11:06:15 PM

I would probably be wearing my toms with leggings at work, or my merrells

3/2/2012 11:07:40 PM

Hmmm. I don't think I can pull off leggings. I can't pull off skinny jeans, so that's just one step further. I don't think it helps that I don't look good in flats either.

3/2/2012 11:07:40 PM

aren't you like a size negative 38?

I bet you can pull it off...its way cute on petite girls

3/2/2012 11:22:15 PM

I be rockin' skinny jeans and flats.. you can do it, Beethoven86!

3/2/2012 11:25:08 PM

petite folk wear that look best

well lets just say skinny folk

though I rocked that look today....I DON'T GIVE A FUCK

3/2/2012 11:25:53 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty petite. I guess I just don't know how to put outfits together on my own.

3/2/2012 11:26:18 PM

balance

if you're skinny an flat on the bottom, you wear something flowy on the top

neeeever wear something tight up top and on the bottom....that's like prostitute talk right there

3/2/2012 11:29:56 PM

If I have a flowy top and skinny bottom, do I need a belt to cinch at the waist? Or just let it be totally flowy?

3/2/2012 11:31:28 PM

On another note

I found this website that I'm in love with...it has a vintage feel to it with a little edge as well

you skinny bitches would look good in some of this stuff (SOME can go a little overboard like American Apparel and all)

http://us.missselfridge.com/

Its probably just new to me, but I thought I'd share

3/2/2012 11:31:51 PM

^^You can do either honestly

you're tiny...you can do a cute cardigan with a button-up underneath (and even cinch that with a skinny belt) then some fun colorful skinny jeans and flats for a weekend look

even this look from Ann Taylor is super cute (even though they're not "flowy" the cardi and top are not skin tight so you don't look stripper)

http://www.anntaylor.com/ann/outfitdetail/AMA1013M/Jewel-Neck-Shell/cat580038/272005

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3/2/2012 11:37:23 PM

I love that. I think I'll go try it on tomorrow! Thanks!

3/2/2012 11:41:49 PM

haha no prob bob

I'm kind of jelly cuz I love it too...but wanna see what I just found that I'm in love with?

THIS LOOK (I love the pant and shoe combo)

http://www.anntaylor.com/ann/outfitdetail/AMA1014M/Poetic-Tunic/cat580032/273540

And THIS one (I love a great spring jacket)

http://www.anntaylor.com/ann/outfitdetail/AMA1006M/Cargo-Shirt/cat580008/267618

3/2/2012 11:44:48 PM

And I LOVE that blue!

3/2/2012 11:52:35 PM

inorite

I'm guilty of color blocking all the damn time, so I'm stoked its in trend right now

I absolutely love bright colors

I wish I could pull this off, but because I'm not skinny I'd need to be taller to make it work (proportions)

http://www.anntaylor.com/ann/outfitdetail/AMA1009M/Striped-Button-Tab-Sweater/cat580046/267315

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3/2/2012 11:58:22 PM

Diva do you have a BFF? Bc I want to be yours

3/3/2012 12:16:55 AM

lol one of my BFFs is your fraaaan Will

with that said I don't have any girl BFFs

3/3/2012 3:35:46 AM

I will be your girl BFF

3/3/2012 12:24:01 PM

3/3/2012 12:24:41 PM

So hungry. So menstruating. After spending the past few years popping out babies, I'm so not use to this.

3/3/2012 3:45:17 PM

Banana Republic has a new Mad Men collection out:

http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=69572

3/3/2012 8:16:31 PM

I checked it out yesterday

It's rather boring

3/3/2012 8:29:50 PM

Love this. Don't like growing my hair that to that length though.

3/4/2012 3:48:34 PM

Quote :

"even this look from Ann Taylor is super cute (even though they're not "flowy" the cardi and top are not skin tight so you don't look stripper)"

...what kind of strippers wear cardigans?

3/4/2012 4:17:13 PM

^classy strippers

3/4/2012 4:31:59 PM

hmm, my hair is long enough to do that, but i don't know that i'll ever have enough behind-my-head coordination to pull that off.

3/4/2012 4:40:11 PM

^ same here. I have mastered the French braid in the front when I need to keep my bangs back but that's about it for me.

3/4/2012 5:00:53 PM

i still can't braid

3/4/2012 6:12:12 PM

I taught myself by watching YouTube videos. Then I just kept practicing. Now it comes pretty naturally

3/4/2012 7:39:13 PM

Thicker hair is better for that style. Mine is pretty stringy and won't stay tight unless with product.

3/4/2012 8:22:08 PM

In your fancy stretchy leggings do you guys order true to size or a size down? On Hue leggings it says a large is size 12-14. That's what I typically wear, but I got a pair of stretchy denim bermuda shorts the other day in a size 10. Please guys, I have a match.

3/4/2012 8:22:31 PM

GO TRY THEM ON!

but if you're losing weight (and you've gotten into a 10) then go for whatever size equates to a 10

3/4/2012 8:23:43 PM

I know. But it's so easy to sit on my butt and order them


these are the ones I'm thinking of getting, but I can't decide if maybe I should go longer, i feel like the shorter ones might be too short.

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/hue-leggings-classic-jeanz-capri?ID=649858&CategoryID=26846&LinkType=PDPZ1

3/4/2012 8:27:45 PM

we had a talk about this!!!

this length is more flattering

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/hue-leggings-chino-chic-skimmer?ID=649861&CategoryID=26846&LinkType=PDPZ1

3/4/2012 8:44:51 PM

found reviews saying that I should be able to fit in a medium



but now I have to pick colors


those colors aren't as awesome!! but i'll try that length.

what about something shorter, like this?

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/hue-leggings-soft-stretch-pedal-pusher?ID=649860&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results


I feel like it's too short for wearing with dresses, though

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3/4/2012 8:45:29 PM

NO

dang I'd buy these if they didn't have those damn rhinestones on the bottom

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/skweez-couture-by-jill-zarin-shapewear-moderate-control-leggings?ID=617697&CategoryID=40546&LinkType=#fn=HOSIERY_TYPE%3DLeggings%26sp%3D1%26spc%3D22%26ruleId%3D65%26slotId%3D20

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3/4/2012 8:53:24 PM