Dress Me Like Barbie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No to #1 or #3. Talbot's is ok but maybe better for someone much younger (like 20's). I prefer the dresses from Neiman's that one of the other posters suggested -- and I think they would be more appropriate for your age.

Talbot's for someone in their 20's! God no! It is for much older women, not young women.

Yes, I realize that Talbot's is geared towards 50-plus matrons, but that particular dress struck me as something that a young woman without much cash or experience would wear. I thought it looked cheap and flimsy. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

http://www.anntaylor.com/catalog/outfit.jsp?ensembleId=4876&N=1200305&pCategoryId=193&categoryId=2607&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_2607

what about something like this? it looks like kay unger, one of my favorite dress designers, is now working with ann taylor, which is a great thing -- her dresses are terrific and most of them fit short women pretty well. neiman carries her stuff, too.

ann taylor has a 20% code until tomorrow, so this dress would be even cheaper.

or one of these, maybe?

http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574491208767&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446194136&R=663231769650&P_name=Diane+von+Furstenberg&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474399545537&bmUID=1223556382070

http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446175021&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574492707255&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474399545537&bmUID=1223556849734&ev19=4:13

good luck and have fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, it's OP again.

I've decided to go for the blue dress from Talbots instead of the Aztec on from Neiman's. Mainly because of cost, and because I think the blue is more appropriate to the occasion. But I do love the Aztec dress and think the Neiman's poster should be a personal shopper.

I'm confused about shoes. Can you wear peep toe shoes in the fall? With stockings or without?

What do you think of these:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/45384759/c/162786/g/women/s/5.html

I know they're a little racy. But I like the cost, the height, and the bow. Festive.

Thoughts?

OP -- please do not go with those shoes!!!! They look like porn star shoes!
I think you can wear peep toe shoes in the fall, but definitely NO stockings!

Please keep looking. I think you can do better.
Perhaps the Neiman's personal shopper has some suggestions.
Way too young for the blue dress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
http://www.anntaylor.com/catalog/outfit.jsp?ensembleId=4876&N=1200305&pCategoryId=193&categoryId=2607&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_2607

what about something like this? it looks like kay unger, one of my favorite dress designers, is now working with ann taylor, which is a great thing -- her dresses are terrific and most of them fit short women pretty well. neiman carries her stuff, too.

ann taylor has a 20% code until tomorrow, so this dress would be even cheaper.

or one of these, maybe?

http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574491208767&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446194136&R=663231769650&P_name=Diane+von+Furstenberg&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474399545537&bmUID=1223556382070

http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446175021&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574492707255&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474399545537&bmUID=1223556849734&ev19=4:13

Great ideas. OP, please take this woman's suggestions. I say buy the whole outfit -- #3 is best IMO.
good luck and have fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep looking - the BCBG dress is nice, but you can do better. The others- Meh!. Go to the Neiman Marcus website, they are having a clearance sale and the dresses are so fab. Here are a couple suggestions (may or may not work depending on your size or frame):

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod43150091&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod56220010&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod65370038&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod56170035&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731 (my personal favorite)

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod53150539&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731

Good luck

Oops, I assumed you were younger. I still think that the first one can work for you, but you have have to get it shortened.

What age range do you think these dresses work for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No to #1 or #3. Talbot's is ok but maybe better for someone much younger (like 20's). I prefer the dresses from Neiman's that one of the other posters suggested -- and I think they would be more appropriate for your age.

Talbot's for someone in their 20's! God no! It is for much older women, not young women.

Yes, I realize that Talbot's is geared towards 50-plus matrons, but that particular dress struck me as something that a young woman without much cash or experience would wear. I thought it looked cheap and flimsy. Sorry.

There is a special place in hell for you, PP. For you to state this, after I stated that I intend to wear the blue dress, and that part of the reason is because of the cost, is just gratuitously mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you also may want to look at brown shoes (or even metallic) instead of black. I'm not a fan of black-with-blue -- looks like you tried to match but got dressed in the dark.

Thanks for this suggestion. When you say metallic -- do you mean silver-ish? And what color stockings would you wear with them?

[Anonymous]

What about these: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/45344050/c/102678/g/women/s/5.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about these: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/45344050/c/102678/g/women/s/5.html

those look awfully flashy...

[Anonymous]

I do appreciate the comments as long as they are constructive.

What about these:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/45325951/c/3893/g/women/s/5.html

[Anonymous]

These?

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/45366437/c/147440/g/women/s/5.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep looking - the BCBG dress is nice, but you can do better. The others- Meh!. Go to the Neiman Marcus website, they are having a clearance sale and the dresses are so fab. Here are a couple suggestions (may or may not work depending on your size or frame):

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod43150091&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod56220010&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod65370038&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod56170035&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731 (my personal favorite)

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod53150539&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731

Good luck

Oops, I assumed you were younger. I still think that the first one can work for you, but you have have to get it shortened.

What age range do you think these dresses work for?

i'm not sure what the pp means by these dresses looking "younger" because i could easily see these on an "older" woman. the personal fave looks the oldest of all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These?

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/45366437/c/147440/g/women/s/5.html

i think these look better than the previous black ones which look too casual.
but i forget which dress these are going with again? is it the american indian style looking one?

[Anonymous]

Or these?

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/45305559/c/149414/g/women/s/5.html

I feel like I'm on Who Wants to Be a Millionare and I'm polling the audience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you also may want to look at brown shoes (or even metallic) instead of black. I'm not a fan of black-with-blue -- looks like you tried to match but got dressed in the dark.

Thanks for this suggestion. When you say metallic -- do you mean silver-ish? And what color stockings would you wear with them?

My vote -- regardless of the shoe, NO stockings.