The term “frumpy”.... - Page 3

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@ALRATIBA wrote:
@Trinity11

Google - "frumpy images."

Great suggestion @ALRATIBA .

I bought a dress from Vermont Country Store and I think it will definitely be returned...

mom2four0418 · ‎04-23-2010

I have never seen it used to describe a man's appearance.

“The soul is healed by being with children.”
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Still Raining · ‎03-30-2014

On the Q over years I have seem a shift in sizing.

The pattern makers seem to have shifted to a large size. You can't just shrink a 1X to a 2 without other adjustments. That is why the tees are baggy.

They have also gone to a cheaper elastic waist. Again to favor larger sizes who may not wish a definite waist.

There is a retro nostalgic element too. If you wore it before, just don't wear it again.

Need to pick carefully.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

The opposite of frumpy is fashionable.

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@mom2four0418 wrote:
I have never seen it used to describe a man's appearance.

@mom2four0418

I know, right???

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

I prefer the term "frump-a-dump" and also conveys a sense of slovenliness to me which by and large I don't think QVC is generally that but many of the clothes look matronly to me which might be associated with the age in which a woman becomes "handsome".

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

@chrystaltree wrote:
it's subjective, it's just one person's opinion. Not even worth thinking about. I do think many women on this board go out of their way to criticize the merchandise QVC sells and the things that other women buy. They just like being negative.

@chrystaltree @I don't like being negative, but facts are facts. I've seen and bought D&Co clothing from the beginning, and the line , while never cutting edge fashion, was far more attractive than it is now. This doesn't make me happy, because it was a line where I could usually find something nice. Don't assume because someone doesn't care for a line that they embrace negativity.

" You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

amyb · ‎04-05-2010

Well...I Googled "frumpy"...have to say a whole host of looks, both young and old come up...then this. I think we can all agree on this one. There were a few very sad "mom jeans" looks too. We may not all agree on how to describe it...but I think most of us know when we see it, or feel it on ourselves.

Biftu · ‎02-05-2011

@silkyk wrote:
I'll always remember one time my Mom came over and when she saw me in my Susan Graver outfit she said I looked MATRONLY! (aka frumpy). Donated that outfit the VERY next day. Mom could be brutal.

You mom was probably right since it was a Susan Graver outfit.

silkyk · ‎03-03-2011

@Trinity11 wrote:
@silkyk wrote:
I'll always remember one time my Mom came over and when she saw me in my Susan Graver outfit she said I looked MATRONLY! (aka frumpy). Donated that outfit the VERY next day. Mom could be brutal.
We must have had the same mom @silkyk . LOL

Well Hi there Sis! Yup....Mom took no prisoners. A Doris Day look alike and fashionable her whole life. No filter.