for the ladies; fashion

Pat wrote:
::: FOB wrote:
::::: In my opinion clothes can be both pretty and comfortable.
::
::
::: I've always heard that if you're not comfortable in clothing, you
::: don't look good in it either. Of course, Ann it referring to people
::: who only care about COMFORT and thus don't give a damn about how
::: they look.
::
:: How do we KNOW they "don't give a damn about how they look"? Isn't
:: that just her speculation? It seems to me she is linking her
:: feelings about those "comfortable clothes" (what are we talking
:: about here--sweat shirts?) with her speculation that they "don't
:: care."
::

Yeah, and of course, those are my words which takes the entire matter even
farther into speculation.
Still, I do think there are people who dress for comfort and don't care so
much about looks.

Oh, yeah, Chico's comes to mind. That's one store that I won't shop w/o DH
because I get a case of the cheapskates. Coldwater Creek is as much as I
can stand to spend, and then it's the clearance racks for me. But
comfortable at goal weight is a totally different matter than comfortable
now. ; )
"FOB" wrote in message
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In my opinion clothes can be both pretty and comfortable.

Ann in Houston wrote:
| Ok, Roger, you just had to see what the 'ladies' were talking about,
| huh ; ) For your information, some women and girls don't give two
| hoots about clothes at all, and don't differentiate between pretty
| ones and ugly ones. I sit behind a young woman in my history class
| that cares only about comfort. Fine for her. I'm sure I look like I
| feel that way, too. Not for long, I hope. And, when my fifteen year
| old daughter is ready to settle down, I'm having a tee shirt made for
| her that says, "I hate to shop!". She will have men lined up around
| the block.
| Anyway, that's why I "warned" the ladies of the group that it was
| about clothes. So there! ; )
| P.S. You're right about framing an innocent man. Good ear!

Pat wrote:
::: Yeah, and of course, those are my words which takes the entire
::: matter even farther into speculation.
::: Still, I do think there are people who dress for comfort and don't
::: care so much about looks.
::
:: Have you seen those elderly ladies lately who have their heads nearly
:: shaved? My own MIL had her hair cut like a little boy's with just a
:: part on one side. This was a woman who was so particular while she
:: was a school teacher, and today looks well, butch. I have long
:: noticed the older ladies wearing sweatsuits all winter in the
:: stores, but lately, they seem to have decided to cut their hair
:: about an inch long all over as well. Why, just on the Colbert show
:: tonight he had on Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton and she had her hair
:: cut like that!
::
:: What is this--a takeover by the pod people or something?
::
:: Pat in TX

haha! Similar thoughts here.

Pat wrote:
:: I just adore a plaid flannel shirt! It has everything--soft,
:: colorful, warm, roomy. Everything you could want!
::
:: Pat in TX

I can't do flannel anymore.

Yeah, and of course, those are my words which takes the entire matter even
farther into speculation.
Still, I do think there are people who dress for comfort and don't care so
much about looks.

Have you seen those elderly ladies lately who have their heads nearly
shaved? My own MIL had her hair cut like a little boy's with just a part on
one side. This was a woman who was so particular while she was a school
teacher, and today looks well, butch. I have long noticed the older ladies
wearing sweatsuits all winter in the stores, but lately, they seem to have
decided to cut their hair about an inch long all over as well. Why, just on
the Colbert show tonight he had on Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton and she had
her hair cut like that!

What is this--a takeover by the pod people or something?

Pat in TX

I just adore a plaid flannel shirt! It has everything--soft, colorful, warm,
roomy. Everything you could want!

Pat in TX

Probably for the ease of it. Depending on age, arthritis and things
like that probably dictate what they wear. I have a couple of elderly
aunts that can't drive anymore, and really don't have strength in
their hands to use curling irons and things like that these days, so
they keep their hair very short. I would imagine the same goes for
buttons and things that are hard to fasten.

Cheri



Have you seen those elderly ladies lately who have their heads nearly
shaved? My own MIL had her hair cut like a little boy's with just a
part on
one side. This was a woman who was so particular while she was a
school
teacher, and today looks well, butch. I have long noticed the older
ladies
wearing sweatsuits all winter in the stores, but lately, they seem to
have
decided to cut their hair about an inch long all over as well. Why,
just on
the Colbert show tonight he had on Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton and
she had
her hair cut like that!

What is this--a takeover by the pod people or something?

Pat in TX

Okay, here's the bitter truth. As you get older your hair gets thinner. As
it turns grey or white those hairs get wiry so it gets harder to make it do
what you want it to do. And, as you get older most get less concerned about
their looks and less willing to spend lots of time on their appearance.
Thus a nice short hairdo that is basically wash and wear is very appealing
to the wearer.

Roger Zoul wrote:
| Pat wrote:
|||| Yeah, and of course, those are my words which takes the entire
|||| matter even farther into speculation.
|||| Still, I do think there are people who dress for comfort and don't
|||| care so much about looks.
|||
||| Have you seen those elderly ladies lately who have their heads
||| nearly shaved? My own MIL had her hair cut like a little boy's with
||| just a part on one side. This was a woman who was so particular
||| while she was a school teacher, and today looks well, butch. I
||| have long noticed the older ladies wearing sweatsuits all winter in
||| the stores, but lately, they seem to have decided to cut their hair
||| about an inch long all over as well. Why, just on the Colbert show
||| tonight he had on Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton and she had her hair
||| cut like that!
|||
||| What is this--a takeover by the pod people or something?
|||
||| Pat in TX
|
| haha! Similar thoughts here.

But not stretchy. I like knits.

Pat wrote:
| I just adore a plaid flannel shirt! It has everything--soft,
| colorful, warm, roomy. Everything you could want!
|
| Pat in TX

Yes, I have quite a few fleece items.

Pat wrote:
|
| Okay, then, I have just what you need! It's called micro-fleece.
| Comes in a lots of colors like dune, ravine, ridge, cloud, and
| overcast (not to be confused with slate or gneiss). It is so light,
| it seems as if it isn't there! LL Bean has them in pullover or zip
| front. Something for everyone and SO pretty!
|
| Pat in TX