So what is in fashion?

[NbyNW]

Shooting Star, don't the major shops in Canada sell petite sizes?

My experience with shopping for clothes in Alberta, where SS is, was that prices are high, due to the way they pile on sales and import taxes. Selection for petite sizes is not great. I confess I never needed to shop for a professional wardrobe while there, but I did try to go bra-shopping at the biggest department store at the biggest mall and could not find anything that fit.

A lot of Edmontonians like to go down to Calgary to shop. And as I understand it, it's not uncommon to head down the states for a shopping spree. Selection is way better and prices are much lower even if you do have to pay duty on the way back in.

[jyyanks]

i have to dress up for work and am also petite. I find myself wearing a lot of wrap dresses and sweater dresses with tights and boots. I also wear different colored sweaters/cardigans with black pants.

When I'm not at work, I live in yoga pants. I very rarely wear jeans but when I do, they are usually dark rinse, low rise and and boot cut or straight leg. Skinny jeans are tough because of my hips!

I shop mostly at Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Loft, Gap, NY & Co, and Banana Republic.

[Rebecca19804]

My relationship with fashion most of my life can be summed up with the words "interested but baffled". Or "fascinated but clueless".

Forget makeovers and magazine "what's hot" tips. Just spend a few weeks perusing this. I guarantee you'll begin to look at the stuff in your own wardrobe in a whole new way and notice things - even small things - in shops and catalogues that you instantly imagine will update and spice up what you already own, in a dozen different ways.

I think the lesson is: there are no rules, only self-expression, so don't be afraid to be the individual that you are.

[grey]

I go here when I need help:
http://youlookfab.com/

[Koronin]

Fashion is something I've never paid attention to. If I'm not working I'm in jean shorts, sweat shorts, jeans or sweats and T-shirts, tank tops, or sweatshirts. If I'm working and can get away with it it's jeans or jean shorts otherwise it's khakis or khaki shorts and for shirts is the plain Columbia brand shirts. So yep, so definitely not qualified on this topic at all.

[pll]

This site is fun to look at every now and then:

http://www.thesartorialist.com/

[Crankin]

I love fashion.
But it seems as if most of my fashion effort now goes into my sports attire! Hey, more choices and chances to express myself. Of course, the members of TE are my enablers. What would I know of merino wool if it weren't for you guys?

[shootingstar]

I think the lesson is: there are no rules, only self-expression, so don't be afraid to be the individual that you are.

Yea, I know. For me, boring but classic. Wearing a sarong skirt at the office is the most daring expression for me. With a black dress jacket, black top...

this makes up for lack of a dress. The last time I wore a dress was at someone's wedding over 5 yrs. ago.

No kidding. And I am a person who used to sew alot and understood technical details of fine tailoring, etc.