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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The dress is great if you can pull off some Alessandro Michele for Gucci type vibe.

Do wear it if you like it for being fashionable. Don't choose it if you like it because it's cute and girly.

Of course DCUM hates it. Ladies here don't go for fun in fashion, nor for quirky.[/quote]

DC definitely isn't a fashion-forward town, to put it mildly.  That said, some self-proclaimed fashionable people are hypercritical of those who aren't, or at least don't understand that some of us are more interested in our own personal style, i.e., wearing clothes that flatter and feel true to us, than chasing trends.  [b]I mean, where what you want, but stop getting pissy because people don't appreciate how fashionable you are. [/b] That doesn't mean you're not fashionable, it just means that others have different priorities.[/quote]

PP here. I gave no personal opinion, positive or negative, for the type of fashion DCUM does go for. You don't go for fun, quirky looks? Fine. But don't then get offended when someone states that you don't go for fun, quirky looks. Particularly is that statement is completely neutral in tone.[/quote]

I should have been more clear; the "you" in the bolded wasn't directed at the "you" who made that comment, more [b]at the collective fashionista "you" on this board that loves to scream "FRUMP" at women who don't prioritize fashion.[/b]

I wasn't offended,[b] just observing that it's kind of a tiresome dynamic.  [/b]

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DP. I'm not fashion forward but I'm happy to read discussions of fashion.  I find it tiresome that every thread in the [i]fashion[/i] forum fills up with posts from people patting themselves on the back for being unfashionable and offended by the concept of trend, with very little attention to the question at hand.  This thread is a perfect example, the first six pages are mostly people piling on to insult OP's choice as juvenile and gross because...bows.  It's not until the dress is presented in context, that posters notice it's a simple inoffensive party dress. (I'd go still further, I think the pink crepe may be just as innocuous, just can't find pictures of it in the wild.)  Meanwhile, the less trendy alternatives posted really seem quite narrow in concept of how a woman should present herself.  So does "I don't notice trends" really mean "I think for myself"?  I'll say "no", and that's really why folks get labeled frumpy.[/quote]

Exactly.  Also, people may not choose to prioritize fashion, and that's their choice.  But if they want to come in and berate people ABOUT fashion, you would think they would be somewhat familiar in the subject.  For example, I dont wander into the home improvement section because I know nothing about screws, drills, wainscotting, etc.  I would feel hopelessly lost in the aisles of a Lowe's or Home Depot, and I can recognize that and accordingly don't dole out advice as if I'm an expert.

But, women who are utterly unskilled and unknowledgeable in the realm of fashion or glamour come into this space and regularly give their (bad) advice about fashion.  These same women would be hopelessly out of place in the aisles of Chanel of Louis Vuitton, and yet, every day they post their opinions as if theyre experts.  It would be the equivalent of me going into the Home Improvement forum and constantly screaming at the people there that theyre doing it wrong and they need to redo the foundation in another way or they are drilling wrong, etc.  It's stupid.  And when someone engages in it, they are going to be called out.

And yes, the fact that DC is known as a very frumpy, unfashionable place does factor into everything.[/quote]

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