I did not realize that I was following a dress code
06-10-2013, 08:50 AM
#62
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I love loose fitting dresses because I don't like anything snug around my middle. Of course, I wear pants and shirts to shop or out of the house sometimes but prefer dresses. Shorts and sleeveless tops to mow and do yard work. Dressy dresses in church and weddings, etc...78 years old and yes, I worked in corporate world and in my own business and wore appropriate clothing and enjoyed that also. For me, dresses are cooler in summer.
06-10-2013, 09:14 AM
#63
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I try to wear things that make me feel pretty. Lovely tops over jeans, capris, shorts. I leave the house feeling pretty and then I catch a glimpse of myself in a window and wonder who that person is - I know I looked better than that when I left the house! lol
06-10-2013, 09:21 AM
#64
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When I was a kid and a group of women got together, for instance quilting, they would all be dressed in nice dresses. Last time I attended a quilt lecture/presentation, the only lady dressed up nice was a young woman. The rest of us were very casual - dressed for comfort.
Even a funeral I went to a few months ago, the majority of the people wore jeans.
06-10-2013, 01:26 PM
#65
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I love summer, I love to wear capris, I am lucky enough they work with my long legs, skorts, shorts, and the shorts/capris(?) that hit right at mid knee,)(longer than shorts, shorter than capris)---What do you call those???
cute sandals, sleeveless tops. I do iron my summer clothes and my khakis.
I am at the point of wrinkly, blue vein legs, and do possess the ability wave bye twice.
i would love to wear heels again, yes and at 5"8 they made me 6 feet tall, but for whatever reason they kill my ankles, not the foot, go figuire???
i would have to say I dress better in summer vs winter- jeans/turtleneck/sweatshirt/sweats at home.
Work is scrubs and tennis shoes. Church is khakis and a nice sweater or jacket.
i have noticed I have spent so much time in mules or sandals or slippers that wearing leather shoes with a heel is blister forming (ugh).
I have completely gotten out of the mode of wearing make up except for special occasions.
My DH reminds me when I run into Walmart in my horse barn attire that people take pictures of these things and I could find myself a subject in the "People of Walmart" emails.
My mother is soon to be 91, when that day comes I do have a black skirt/jacket or black slacks/jacket, or a suit to wear, so far they still fit. Thank god...
So I would have to say long story short "Yep" "I have the uniform"
cute sandals, sleeveless tops. I do iron my summer clothes and my khakis.
I am at the point of wrinkly, blue vein legs, and do possess the ability wave bye twice.
i would love to wear heels again, yes and at 5"8 they made me 6 feet tall, but for whatever reason they kill my ankles, not the foot, go figuire???
i would have to say I dress better in summer vs winter- jeans/turtleneck/sweatshirt/sweats at home.
Work is scrubs and tennis shoes. Church is khakis and a nice sweater or jacket.
i have noticed I have spent so much time in mules or sandals or slippers that wearing leather shoes with a heel is blister forming (ugh).
I have completely gotten out of the mode of wearing make up except for special occasions.
My DH reminds me when I run into Walmart in my horse barn attire that people take pictures of these things and I could find myself a subject in the "People of Walmart" emails.
My mother is soon to be 91, when that day comes I do have a black skirt/jacket or black slacks/jacket, or a suit to wear, so far they still fit. Thank god...
So I would have to say long story short "Yep" "I have the uniform"
06-10-2013, 05:03 PM
#67
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For years, I wore suits with heels, jewelry and changed purses at least 2-3 times a month. I wore pantyhose every day and hated the way they dried out the soles of my feet and my feet ached at night. Then I left that life and now dress in whatever fits my day. Some days I wear jeans and a cotton shirt that buttons- more like a camp shirt. If I go out I will switch into a t-shirt from Chico's or Talbot's. Chinos, capris, the ugliest green pair of Keen sandals you ever seen or Merrill's waterproof hikers are also in my line-up. I still put a little "face" on most days-which is tinted moisturizer, lipstick and earrings. I simplified my life and maybe others are thinking the same.
06-10-2013, 05:46 PM
#69
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Location: PA
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What a strange comment. I just happened to be at Walmart when I realized how everyone was dressed. I just got back from the mall and I would estimate about 90 percent on the women there were dressed similar to me. Jean capris and t-shirts or blousy shirts. Majority of the men had on walking shorts and gym shoes (all age groups).
When I was a kid and a group of women got together, for instance quilting, they would all be dressed in nice dresses. Last time I attended a quilt lecture/presentation, the only lady dressed up nice was a young woman. The rest of us were very casual - dressed for comfort.
Even a funeral I went to a few months ago, the majority of the people wore jeans.
When I was a kid and a group of women got together, for instance quilting, they would all be dressed in nice dresses. Last time I attended a quilt lecture/presentation, the only lady dressed up nice was a young woman. The rest of us were very casual - dressed for comfort.
Even a funeral I went to a few months ago, the majority of the people wore jeans.
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