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20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

~Lucky Lu~ — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:46:54 GMT

from Elle (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/02/living/break-fashion-rules-elle/index.html?hpt=hp_bn11)

1. No white after Labor Day

2. You shouldn't wear white to someone else's wedding

3. Don't let your bra show

4. You must wear a belt if your shirt is tucked in

5. Legs or cleavage. Never both

6. Sparkle is just for the evening

7. Tall women shouldn't wear heels

8. Short women shouldn't wear long dresses

9. Don't wear socks with open toed shoes

10. When it comes to jewelry, less is more

11. You should dress for your body type

12. When wearing a dress or a skirt at a formal event (wedding, job interview, etc.) you must wear tights or pantyhose

13. Never wear gold and silver jewelry together

14. You have to spend a lot for great quality

15. Shorts are only for summer

16. Everyone should own _______

17. If someone is wearing the same outfit as you, you should keep your distance

18. Don't mix animal prints

19. You should take fashion seriously, because the way you're dressed says a lot about you

20. Great style can't be learned

From what I've read, most here would agree with #1 and disagree with #12. I, of course, am just the opposite. I thought the article was interesting, even though I don't necessarily agree with it.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

DoneTryin — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:50:17 GMT

#3-I don't care what Elle mag says, bras shouldn't show, not even the straps & #12, I do think it's still proper to wear hosiery at a job interview

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

fbm2lsm — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:51:14 GMT

2, I would not wear white to a wedding.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

Kathlen — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:52:25 GMT

I have to laugh when I see these things.

As far as I'm concerned there's only one rule:

1. There are no fashion rules.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

PhilaLady1 — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:58:48 GMT

Reading through this list gives me a reason to be happy I am growing old. I don't want to see what the world will be like.

So its okay to let your bra show ? How in the world is that okay ? Sorry - no matter how pretty your bra is, I have no interest in seeing someone's underwear.

I've got a hard time mixing prints - but mixing animal prints ? really ?

Shorts worn other than summer - okay - so I should be wearing shorts all through the polar vortexes ?

Legs or cleavage - never both ? Why is that - so the style is the trashier the better?

I could go on and on, but I'll stop.... Please don't get me wrong - I am not sitting here typing furiously angry. Trying to express my opinion with a little humor. In my opinion, most of these rules are not meant to be broken.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

Rununculus — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:02:26 GMT

I tend to agree with most of the rules. Guess I'm not going to start any trends.

WHY would someone wear all-white to a wedding?

Has anyone seen someone with their bras showing that looked GOOD?

etc.

#7 and 8 we could lose... #12 is gone, but a lot of these are common sense.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

151949 — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:03:44 GMT

Who makes up these rules? I never heard of the not wearing white to a wedding until I came to this BB - but I had also never heard you are only supposed to give cash as a wedding gift til i came here so i consider both rules lame. So - #11 - the OP does not think we should dress for our body type? Hum, interesting. Whose body type should we be dressing for?

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

~Lucky Lu~ — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:05:40 GMT

On 3/3/2014 PhilaLady1 said:
I could go on and on, but I'll stop.... Please don't get me wrong - I am not sitting here typing furiously angry. Trying to express my opinion with a little humor. In my opinion, most of these rules are not meant to be broken.

I agree with most of your points, PhilaLady1. I read the article online and thought it would be interesting to discuss, but like I said in the opening post, I don't necessarily agree with the writer.

Personally, I don't care for animal prints, and never wear even one, much less a menagerie, on my body. I totally think "less is more" and although I wear very bright colors and some dramatic pieces, my clothing is very modest.

Consider this my feeble attempt to steer the conversations away from "OMG! Logo"

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

Puzzle Piece — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:06:05 GMT

Well, I guess I'm just too conditioned to just let everything go out the window. #9 - I guess you mean trouser socks are okay because bulky gym socks would look geeky. #11 - I agree that we have to take our body types into consideration. Unfortunately age and genes will dictate that. #16, who the h-ll says anyone SHOULD own this or that.

Fashion is one thing, Style is another, your WALLET speaks the loudest. Listen to your wallet and live within your means. Still don't like the color Orchid.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

chrystaltree — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:06:40 GMT

Well, there's a very old and very conservative group on this board. They probably agree with the whole list. But I agree with 2, 4, 9, 11 and 13. For 16, I say every woman should own a good pair of classic black pumps. I'm 54 and even though I know in my head that some things are okay now, my heart tells me differently. There are rules instilled in me by my mom and my grandmother that I can't make myself break. I would never wear white to someone's wedding. And socks? I only wear socks when I wear sneakers. And I never wear sneakers.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

Sooner — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:10:27 GMT

On 3/3/2014 happy housewife said: Who makes up these rules? I never heard of the not wearing white to a wedding until I came to this BB - but I had also never heard you are only supposed to give cash as a wedding gift til i came here so i consider both rules lame. So - #11 - the OP does not think we should dress for our body type? Hum, interesting. Whose body type should we be dressing for?

Sorry but I think it is the rudest thing you could do to wear white to a wedding. White is for the bride. I can't understand why on earth anyone would even consider doing that.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

151949 — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:11:27 GMT

On 3/3/2014 Rununculus said:
I tend to agree with most of the rules. Guess I'm not going to start any trends.

WHY would someone wear all-white to a wedding?

Has anyone seen someone with their bras showing that looked GOOD?

etc.

#7 and 8 we could lose... #12 is gone, but a lot of these are common sense.

Just wanted to say - it does not say you shouldn't wear ALL white to a wedding - it days you shouldn't wear white - so I take it to be saying you can't wear a colored skirt and a white top either.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

Kathlen — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:15:08 GMT

On 3/3/2014 ~Lucky Lu~ said:
On 3/3/2014 PhilaLady1 said:
I could go on and on, but I'll stop.... Please don't get me wrong - I am not sitting here typing furiously angry. Trying to express my opinion with a little humor. In my opinion, most of these rules are not meant to be broken.

.....
Personally, I don't care for animal prints, and never wear even one, much less a menagerie, on my body. I totally think "less is more" and although I wear very bright colors and some dramatic pieces, my clothing is very modest.

.....

I like animal prints, and my belief is that as long as animals live together in the same jungle, I am free to wear any or all of their prints at the same time.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

PhilaLady1 — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:16:00 GMT

Consider this my feeble attempt to steer the conversations away from "OMG! Logo"

LOL !

What I can get on board with is that if you are tall, go ahead and rock those high heels !

And if you are short - wear that long skirt or dress !

Someone mentioned that there are some very old and very conservative people on these boards. I'm almost 56, so, yes, I'm up there, but I don't think I am VERY old.

I will say, the older I get, the more conservative I become. Not just fashion-wise, but in my general way of thinking. Never used to be and could never had conceived that me, that of all people, my thinking would end up this way.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

Puzzle Piece — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:17:56 GMT

On 3/3/2014 Sooner said:
On 3/3/2014 happy housewife said: Who makes up these rules? I never heard of the not wearing white to a wedding until I came to this BB - but I had also never heard you are only supposed to give cash as a wedding gift til i came here so i consider both rules lame. So - #11 - the OP does not think we should dress for our body type? Hum, interesting. Whose body type should we be dressing for?

Sorry but I think it is the rudest thing you could do to wear white to a wedding. White is for the bride. I can't understand why on earth anyone would even consider doing that.

Actually it is debatable. On the invites, sometimes the bride will ask the guest come dressed in white for some sort of theme they have going on. Traditionally as it is the brides day, the female guests refrain from wearing white.

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J Town Girl — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:20:02 GMT

I have to agree with #12. I still think most women's legs look better in pantyhose. Why go to all the time and effort to make yourself look as nice as you can and then have bare legs. It's almost like you forgot something.

I know all the QVC hosts say you can mix gold and silver but for me I don't care for that look. So I guess I agree with #13 too.

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:23:03 GMT

On 3/3/2014 Sooner said:
On 3/3/2014 happy housewife said: Who makes up these rules? I never heard of the not wearing white to a wedding until I came to this BB - but I had also never heard you are only supposed to give cash as a wedding gift til i came here so i consider both rules lame. So - #11 - the OP does not think we should dress for our body type? Hum, interesting. Whose body type should we be dressing for?

Sorry but I think it is the rudest thing you could do to wear white to a wedding. White is for the bride. I can't understand why on earth anyone would even consider doing that.

I wouldn't do it, but I wouldn't be bent out of shape if someone else wore white to my wedding. If Kate Middleton can allow it, so can I.

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Rainbows and Roses — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:32:42 GMT

There is white in winter in clothing..........I guess they mean white shoes after Labor Day but if its hot where you live.........then I don't think that is a rule.........if it is cold then no.......I think it is fine to mix silver and gold.......David Yurman does that and many other designers.........

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azterry! — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:49:31 GMT

Interesting.

I note that #3 says don't let your bra show. Not bra straps-bra. I have some cami-bras and I definitely let them peek out from a low cut top.

I agree with no socks with open toe shoes.

I don't agree with style can't be learned. I think it can

Re: 20 fashion rules you should resolve to break

Rununculus — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:56:07 GMT

On 3/3/2014 happy housewife said:
On 3/3/2014 Rununculus said:
I tend to agree with most of the rules. Guess I'm not going to start any trends.

WHY would someone wear all-white to a wedding?

Has anyone seen someone with their bras showing that looked GOOD?

etc.

#7 and 8 we could lose... #12 is gone, but a lot of these are common sense.

Just wanted to say - it does not say you shouldn't wear ALL white to a wedding - it days you shouldn't wear white - so I take it to be saying you can't wear a colored skirt and a white top either.

The traditional rule is not to wear a white dress to a wedding because that is the bride's color and it might confuse guests, not to mention upstage the bride. No one ever said (to my knowledge) that people can't wear SOME white, like a white blouse w/colored skirt, or dress w/ white background and a colored print.

Here's an article where the writer clarifies this.

"I'm referring to primarily white or cream dresses with very little other color going on."

Full link to article quoting the original Emily Post rule, pertaining to dresses.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-landry/guests-can-now-wear-white_b_1433366.html