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sanj acted as my consultant, and helped me find autumn/winter trousers. We also determined a new color I can wear -- a surprisingly bright green -- and that I look best in deeply saturated colors (does that make me a 'summer', then?)
We started at Friendship Heights, with lunch at Chadwicks. The waitress gave me a look when I requested crayons, but I love doodling on the butcher pape. Wax crayons are so easy to use, and I can rapidly draw a good dinosaur, or sketch out the Pazyryk 'Ice Maiden' burial layout (to illustrate what we were talking about during our meal). I should probably invest in a box for myself, and a notebook of the appropriate paper.
The stores still weren't all open, so we ducked into a shoe store. Saw really cute Ugg boots -- the Joplin model -- but will have to go to Nordstroms or Neiman Marcus to get ones in my size, because the store was tiny and didn't carry them big enough. That's just as well, because I'm not sure how they'll fit, and thus will need to try them on to make sure I get the right size. Also saw terribly cute clogs from Ecco -- the braided strap and the flower are wonderful details -- but again, not in my size. Fortunately, I can go to the Ecco store at Dupont Circle and maybe get them there. Or order online. I did buy some Cork Life for my Birkenstocks, so not a complete waste of time.
The clothing stores did finally open, and we had success! I got new shirts -- a scoop neck in teal and the green v-neck (and did not laugh too much at the nice little old lady who said it was 'very low cut').
The decorated cords were a real find; I've been wanting something like this for years, but they just don't make much like this in my size. And while I could probably take a pair of jeans and embroider them myself (Threads magazine actually has a how-to on that this month), it's a lot of work for results that might not make me happy.
Having exhausted the possiblities at Friendship Heights, but liking the results, we went to the Talbots Women store at White Flint. My problem is that I teetered between Misses and Womens, depending on how things are cut -- so I wind up running to twice as many stores as someone who is firmly in one or the other.
sanj actually got me to try on a skirt -- and it was a cute skirt -- just not $70 worth of cute, especially when I wear skirts once or twice a year. Plus, sanj said it was as if I was in drag, or wearing a costume, which kind of turned me off it. I know how that color looked, and how to do similar detailing (but better, because I'd used metallic threads instead of beads that could rip out, if I wanted that effect), so if I ever really want a skirt like that, I'll try my hand at sewing myself one.
The saleslady did a great job finding me every style of full-length, pocketed trouser in the store, and I was able to pick 4: Sueded sateen boot-cut pants in acorn -- acutally chocolate, Glen plaid straight-leg pants, Lightweight stretch wool wide-leg pants, and Striped Pants. These should do very well until the depths of winter set in, and then I'll want heavy wool trousers with lining.
sanj acted as my consultant, and helped me find autumn/winter trousers. We also determined a new color I can wear -- a surprisingly bright green -- and that I look best in deeply saturated colors (does that make me a 'summer', then?)We started at Friendship Heights, with lunch at Chadwicks. The waitress gave me a look when I requested crayons, but I love doodling on the butcher pape. Wax crayons are so easy to use, and I can rapidly draw a good dinosaur, or sketch out the Pazyryk 'Ice Maiden' burial layout (to illustrate what we were talking about during our meal). I should probably invest in a box for myself, and a notebook of the appropriate paper.
The stores still weren't all open, so we ducked into a shoe store. Saw really cute Ugg boots -- the Joplin model -- but will have to go to Nordstroms or Neiman Marcus to get ones in my size, because the store was tiny and didn't carry them big enough. That's just as well, because I'm not sure how they'll fit, and thus will need to try them on to make sure I get the right size. Also saw terribly cute clogs from Ecco -- the braided strap and the flower are wonderful details -- but again, not in my size. Fortunately, I can go to the Ecco store at Dupont Circle and maybe get them there. Or order online. I did buy some Cork Life for my Birkenstocks, so not a complete waste of time.
The clothing stores did finally open, and we had success! I got new shirts -- a scoop neck in teal and the green v-neck (and did not laugh too much at the nice little old lady who said it was 'very low cut').
The decorated cords were a real find; I've been wanting something like this for years, but they just don't make much like this in my size. And while I could probably take a pair of jeans and embroider them myself (Threads magazine actually has a how-to on that this month), it's a lot of work for results that might not make me happy.
Having exhausted the possiblities at Friendship Heights, but liking the results, we went to the Talbots Women store at White Flint. My problem is that I teetered between Misses and Womens, depending on how things are cut -- so I wind up running to twice as many stores as someone who is firmly in one or the other.
sanj actually got me to try on a skirt -- and it was a cute skirt -- just not $70 worth of cute, especially when I wear skirts once or twice a year. Plus, sanj said it was as if I was in drag, or wearing a costume, which kind of turned me off it. I know how that color looked, and how to do similar detailing (but better, because I'd used metallic threads instead of beads that could rip out, if I wanted that effect), so if I ever really want a skirt like that, I'll try my hand at sewing myself one.The saleslady did a great job finding me every style of full-length, pocketed trouser in the store, and I was able to pick 4: Sueded sateen boot-cut pants in acorn -- acutally chocolate, Glen plaid straight-leg pants, Lightweight stretch wool wide-leg pants, and Striped Pants. These should do very well until the depths of winter set in, and then I'll want heavy wool trousers with lining.
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You aren't necessarily a summer because there's ocean-green, green green, and kermit green all of which can be bright and are all quite different (cool, neutral, and warm respectively). The dividing lines for "color seasons" are 1)Hue-- do you go for blue (cool) undertones or yellow/red (warm) undertones. The blues are summer and winter; the reds are spring and autums. 2)Intensity--do you look better in deep/rich/highly saturated colors or do you look better in paler/delicate/pastel colors. Paler colors are springs and summers, Deeper colors are winters and autumns. Your "season" will be the one you pick twice.
Honestly, the most useful part of this is knowing whether you're looking for blue or yellow undertones because there will always be that one shirt that's 'too pale' or 'too dark' that looks excellent anyway. Wearing a yellow undertone when you need a blue and vice versa never looks good.
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So what's 'peapod green', then?
I think I'm autumn-y, then. Possibly two-weeks in late August...
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Yeah, you're kind of an Indian Summer, near as I can tell. ;)
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Failing that, the first week of september is a lovely thing to be.
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It's so typical of my flist that I can rely on absolutely every obscure bit of awesomeness to be intimately familiar for someone on my flist.
Though I never really expected that one to turn up any time soon! :)
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Plus, easy enough to sketch in crayons, unlike the burial crown of Queen Pu'abi (http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/hoving/hoving6-9-2.asp), as it turned out.