Anonymous
Post 09/16/2017 10:52     Subject: Re:All clothing is ugly these days
Right on, OP.

I stopped buying new clothes because they are such crap. My secondhand pieces are so much nicer (wide range of labels, but mostly 100% fabrics and some have garment union labels). The craftsmanship and quality are eons better than the garbage that's out today.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2017 10:45     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I love Everlane. Just basic, good quality stuff. I'm a millenial and I hate all of the "funny" slogan teas ("shopping is my cardio," "target is my happy place," "messy bun and getting sh*t done" etc etc etc).


Don't get this. Everlane t-shirts are polyester.


They have a few tees made from rayon or Lyocell, but they also sell tops made of quality silk, Supima cotton, grade A cashmere, and nice wool.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2017 10:42     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
I feel like clothing manufacturers got together in 2008 and just decided they were done producing clothing that made sense.

THIS.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2017 10:40     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
LOL OP! Right on.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2017 08:20     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
So true
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2017 00:29     Subject: Re:All clothing is ugly these days
I learned to sew 4 years ago because of the awful clothing for my kids. Now I make classic work dresses for me because I can't find any in the stores. Thankfully my pant suits are still holding up. I just make shells/blouses to wear with them. I always get compliments on what I make for my children and myself. It's the best hobby and very enjoyable.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2017 00:11     Subject: Re:All clothing is ugly these days
Anonymous wrote:Amen, sister!

We should all get together and start a clothing company. I'm already at the point where I want to start one for my daughter (I'm the person who started the funeral dress thread). The tacky adult trends are tacky girl trends, too. And they look even trashier on a 12 year old!

I'm trying to find a basic black lightweight boat neck sweater. I ordered one online from Banana Republic that I thought would be perfect. The sleeves had semi-transparent STRIPES in them all the way from the shoulder down.

Going to the mall is pointless now. It's all trendy crap. Everything is cold shoulder or lace - or both together in one shirt! I hate LACE! Oh, and the shoelace criss-cross lace-up stuff! Ugly fabrics. Blouses so thin you can see through them...for YEARS now. Wear a cami underneath they say. I shouldn't have to buy and wear two shirts because the fabric is so thin you can see my entire bra!

And why would I buy jeans with an unfinished hem?


NP, here. Right before I read your post I thought the same exact thing! We should all get together and start a clothing co.

I replied earlier this evening to your funeral thread. I suggested brooks brothers children's line!

I also can't believe these designers on qvc or hsn are selling out of their trashy and tasteless cheap clothing. It really makes me believe I could do so much better.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2017 23:25     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 60-something year old aunt has started sewing dresses for herself. The woman makes 300k and is sewing her own work dresses like it's 1892 because everything in the stores is such garbage.


I want to read about your aunt. Can you start a thread dedicated to her adventures in dress making?


This! She's sounds great. Can she teach us to sew?

Back on topic, I wandered into Talbots the other day and it was PACKED. I mean, women everywhere. And I realized that it's bc they have decent basics and lots of women are willing to pay their prices to not have zippered cold shoulder tops.


I am 32 and regularly buy pieces from Talbots. I see other young women at work and church wearing Talbots too.

Back to my aunt, who also occasionally shops at Talbots, but is sewing regularly for herself. She's not actually new to sewing, she's been sewing for decades. It's her "winter hobby" while gardening is her "summer hobby." She came from a well-to-do family in a small village the Middle East, and she and her sisters actually bought fabric and chose patterns and a tailor would sew their clothes. The tailor was a gifted artisan but took his sweet time and my aunt got fed up and learned to sew for herself using Burda patterns. Since fabric was cheap and readily available and she was used to figuring out what patterns would look good on her, this was a pretty practical choice. Over time she got more skilled until she was sewing lined pants and blazers; whatever she wanted and had the time to make. She went to medical school fully expecting that once she got married she would stay at home, like all the women she had ever known, but when she got engaged her fiance announced that he wanted to emigrate, so they should take their tests in the United States before they got married. This was a red flag for my aunt since the last thing she wanted to do was work as a doctor, she didn't really excel in medical school and also she faints at the sight of blood. My aunt traveled to Chicago, where my oldest aunt was living, and outperformed her fiance on their tests. He was controlling and jealous that she did better than him and really got on her nerves, so she broke up with him. Alone, in a strange country with no money, and because of a set of circumstances I don't exactly remember, she was stuck in Chicago so she decided to work as a seamstress since there was literally nothing else she knew how to do. She got a job in a fur store with a bunch of Polish ladies who suspected something was up with her, but she never told anyone that she was actually a physician. Then she had another horrible decade until she finally got a decent job as a physician. And now she does whatever she wants with her time and she never got married. She sticks to easy dress patterns but is happy that she can make dresses for herself at the length she wants in the fabric she wants and with SLEEVES. I think she is probably asexual, as men have consistently shown interest in her and she does not reciprocate ever. She does not have a cleaning lady and she cooks all her meals and gives most of her salary to charity.

And that is how you start sewing for yourself because the clothes in the stores are crappy.



What a beautiful story of spunk!
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2017 23:25     Subject: Re:All clothing is ugly these days
hi op, that was funny and well written.

j crew does seem some decent basics but they often don't have these in stores.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2017 23:24     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
Anonymous wrote:Also agree it's all awful.

Anyone know what women in Europe are wearing? I can't imagine thei buying this shit.


I'm from Paris. They're not wearing the bared shoulders look, that's for sure!
Generally smoother figures, less colors, cleaner cut styles. It helps that the populations are less overweight - makes clothes look better.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2017 23:18     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 60-something year old aunt has started sewing dresses for herself. The woman makes 300k and is sewing her own work dresses like it's 1892 because everything in the stores is such garbage.


I want to read about your aunt. Can you start a thread dedicated to her adventures in dress making?


This! She's sounds great. Can she teach us to sew?

Back on topic, I wandered into Talbots the other day and it was PACKED. I mean, women everywhere. And I realized that it's bc they have decent basics and lots of women are willing to pay their prices to not have zippered cold shoulder tops.


I am 32 and regularly buy pieces from Talbots. I see other young women at work and church wearing Talbots too.

Back to my aunt, who also occasionally shops at Talbots, but is sewing regularly for herself. She's not actually new to sewing, she's been sewing for decades. It's her "winter hobby" while gardening is her "summer hobby." She came from a well-to-do family in a small village the Middle East, and she and her sisters actually bought fabric and chose patterns and a tailor would sew their clothes. The tailor was a gifted artisan but took his sweet time and my aunt got fed up and learned to sew for herself using Burda patterns. Since fabric was cheap and readily available and she was used to figuring out what patterns would look good on her, this was a pretty practical choice. Over time she got more skilled until she was sewing lined pants and blazers; whatever she wanted and had the time to make. She went to medical school fully expecting that once she got married she would stay at home, like all the women she had ever known, but when she got engaged her fiance announced that he wanted to emigrate, so they should take their tests in the United States before they got married. This was a red flag for my aunt since the last thing she wanted to do was work as a doctor, she didn't really excel in medical school and also she faints at the sight of blood. My aunt traveled to Chicago, where my oldest aunt was living, and outperformed her fiance on their tests. He was controlling and jealous that she did better than him and really got on her nerves, so she broke up with him. Alone, in a strange country with no money, and because of a set of circumstances I don't exactly remember, she was stuck in Chicago so she decided to work as a seamstress since there was literally nothing else she knew how to do. She got a job in a fur store with a bunch of Polish ladies who suspected something was up with her, but she never told anyone that she was actually a physician. Then she had another horrible decade until she finally got a decent job as a physician. And now she does whatever she wants with her time and she never got married. She sticks to easy dress patterns but is happy that she can make dresses for herself at the length she wants in the fabric she wants and with SLEEVES. I think she is probably asexual, as men have consistently shown interest in her and she does not reciprocate ever. She does not have a cleaning lady and she cooks all her meals and gives most of her salary to charity.

And that is how you start sewing for yourself because the clothes in the stores are crappy.

Anonymous
Post 09/15/2017 23:03     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
Anonymous wrote:I love Everlane. Just basic, good quality stuff. I'm a millenial and I hate all of the "funny" slogan teas ("shopping is my cardio," "target is my happy place," "messy bun and getting sh*t done" etc etc etc).


Don't get this. Everlane t-shirts are polyester.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2017 22:53     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
Anonymous wrote:Can we talk about sleeves? As I've gotten older, I've started to run warm. So long sleeves in the office, even during the winter is a no-go. But also as I've older, my arms are a little chubby (as is the rest of me). So I need a little coverage in the upper arms.

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND SHORT SLEEVES. Everything is long sleeved or sleeveless. You occasionally find short flouncy, frilly sleeves that no middle aged woman who wants to be taken seriously would ever wear.

I just want to find a nice top that isn't see-through, that covers my arms in a decent print.

I hate the stupid bell sleeves that are on everything now!
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2017 22:47     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
Also agree it's all awful.

Anyone know what women in Europe are wearing? I can't imagine thei buying this shit.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2017 22:38     Subject: All clothing is ugly these days
Whell theen git naykid ihf yu ar qute.