Fashion - do you break the rules?

[Rouge]

I really couldn't give 2 hoots. I'm sure I do it everyday. My sense of fashion hasn't been "the norm" for a very long time so I am very used to people being weirded out by my dress sense. And now I'm more conservative than I have ever been!

[nickle730]

Gasp! No diamonds during the day?? What is this 'rule' of which you speak?!

I hope I never break the 'mutton dressed up as lamb' rule. Ya know... that red dress - on a 60 year old woman. There are times I have to remind my mother of her age!

[Astrid]

Decided to look up more supposed rules out of interest:

Never wear black and blue together
Tall women should not wear high heels
Never mix and match prints
Sequins are for evening wear only
Short women should never wear long dresses


Oh - forgot the major rule, that I never break and should never be broken by others (well small children excepted):

Leggings are NOT pants

[Starfish]

Yes, I break the rules, and I make it work (if I say so myself, although many people have complimented me on my clothes, so I must be doing something right, at least sometimes...)

I wear pink and red together. I wear blue and green together. I wear socks with sandals. I wear suits with sneakers.
As I get older, my style is getting more and more eccentric. I think I'm going to be one of those old ladies with bright orange hennaed hair who wears stripy socks and strange hats...

[Starfish]

Tall women should not wear high heels

I definitely break this one too. I figure that since I'm taller than most people anyway, a few more inches won't make a difference....

Oh - forgot the major rule, that I never break and should never be broken by others (well small children excepted):
Leggings are NOT pants

This rule however is one that I always keep. Ugh. Such a bad look...

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I keep the tall women should not wear heels... I'm a giant as it is & find it very uncomfortable

[Marley&Me]

Oh - forgot the major rule, that I never break and should never be broken by others (well small children excepted):

Leggings are NOT pants

Only if you have a long top on! I wear leggings, but always have a long top to cover most of my butt

[PumpkinZulu]

I wear leggings as pants sometimes. Bit only with a top that sits halfway down my butt, so semi long I guess.

Zazou thank you, it's true about the mother and losing identity thing. I'll get it back

[Phteven]

I wear pink and red together. I wear blue and green together. I wear socks with sandals. I wear suits with sneakers.
As I get older, my style is getting more and more eccentric. I think I'm going to be one of those old ladies with bright orange hennaed hair who wears stripy socks and strange hats...

I hope so
Some days the best dressed people I see are the eccentric old ladies. They sometimes have style to die for.

Does anyone else follow The Sartorialist's blog. He often has older people on it and I love the way that they seem to have access to a whole group of little touches that we don't. Things that might have been in fashion for a while 30 years ago like a way of tying a scarf or handbags that just aren't around anymore.
http://images.thesartorialist.com/th...eb-600x400.jpg
I bet she's had those glasses for years

[sangie]

I break the 'short women shouldn't wear long dresses' rule. I'm a shorty and I love maxi dresses and skirts.
Diamonds should be worn 24/7 IMO!
And I wear gold and silver and leggings (but leggings only to the gym, that's ok isn't it?).
Clearly I break lots of rules lol!

[Astrid]

I think gym fashion is different. I don't call them leggings though, but 3/4 length bike shorts

The only leggings are wear are with a dress or tunic that comes below mid thigh. Basically for me they are just thick tights.

I wear long dresses even though I am short.

[forshelby]

I wear long dresses and skirts (floor skimmers) and am short. Looks a hell of a ll t better than wobbly pasty white legs hanging out lol. Plus when pgs I look bangin' in a maxi skirt/dress. They're elegant.

I never match shoes and bag. I wear whatever jewelry I feel like- including pink earrings if the fancy takes me.

In winter (when not pg lol) my trademark is stockings/leggings etc of every kind. In summer it's lipstick. I'm loving the corals and oranges on my fair skin.

Today's splurge? Crackle nailpolish. Yeahhh baby! One thing I really hate is giggly bits and rolls. Shapewear ladies. I bought some 3 sizes bigger today so it can be pulled up over my belly lol. I'm all about the silhouette. Had to ditch the pants and now I'm in a tubular slip. Comfy as and sexy too. I got a half one but it hurt my belly so that ones been stashed for post-baby.

[Beach Mama]

Im 5'1 and love maxi dresses
I wear leggings as pants at home
I wear silver and gold
I wear whatever I like - on or off trend, if I like it I wear it!

[Floweryfields]

I never match shoes and handbag.
Probably wearing clothes that are too young for my age.....though I think I look okay

[MantaRay]

Gee, this could be a long post.

I mix gold and silver.
My shoes and handbag don't match.
I wear comfortable shoes to work (well I walk 4kms to get to and from work so why wouldn't I?).

And many more, I'm sure.

[chody47]

Wow! I'm learning things here!

Shoes and handbags should match???
No gold and silver together??

In general I try and look neat, but I'm often just happy to be comfortable. I know I should dress up more for work (not that I need to worry for a while now). Yeah, comfort is my style lol.

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

Fashion "rules"? Oh please. I have a handbag that's black and brown leather, so how is black leather with brown against some "rule"?

Are these rules laminated and stuck up on the walls of the fashion shops? No. Are they explained to us at the start of the shopping season? No. Are we given detentions if we break them? No. They're not rules then, just some silly person trying to oppress us.

I've worn pink when I had red hair (hmmm, may book myself in for some more red highlights, I'm bored of my hair atm - and keep the pink). I wear diamonds and pearls, even in the day time if I want to. Gold and silver? How about gold, silver, copper, leather, coral, wood and plastic. Including LEGO jewellery. And it looks good.

The only "rule" I follow is that my clothes have to suit me. And I'm getting pickier about how fantastic I should look. ATM I can get dressed in the dark and know the answer will always be "damn fantastic". Even if I wear a grey skirt with snakeskin/turquoise heels, a pink blouse and red hair with a mish-mash of jewellery, black belt and cream bag. And a brown beret to finish the outfit.

ETA: about the heels. I'm almost 6' tall. I'm over 6'4 in some of my shoes. I love it. Plus, I have a 40" inside leg in some of my shoes. I look amazing. Tall women in heels - bring it on. Or what, do I make all those poor, short men feel scared and insecure? Sowwy, I'll go follow all those silly oppressive rules so men aren't scared of me and I look boring instead of eye-catchingly amazing and full of *shock horror* personality that I feel free to express.

[OceanPrincess]

I adhere to the no gold and silver together... Because I don't have any silver, I only have gold. I'm a princess. Never tried to deny it

As for the rest... I'm tall (5'9") and wear heels regularly. Well, I did. I will again, one day. I vow!

My diamonds frequently see daylight, see aforementioned princess thing.

I only have one handbag so it doesn't match my shoes. And it's a nappy bag so that probably breaks some other rule.