tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post7523871568052013822..comments2023-10-15T07:35:02.206-07:00Comments on <center>Couturgatory</center>: Cheat CodesAyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066652005631038278noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-23303159275180541122015-10-13T00:37:13.884-07:002015-10-13T00:37:13.884-07:00This is another pretty dress! How great it is that...This is another pretty dress! How great it is that now you have possibility to wear all those lovely sundresses. Love the necklace, it's beautiful.Olga Ranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875044569337689314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-15379072343822879702015-10-11T21:40:15.112-07:002015-10-11T21:40:15.112-07:00Hah! That'd be awesome. Now that you mention i...Hah! That'd be awesome. Now that you mention it, I think you are the style blogger who dresses the most like me I have ever found!Ayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066652005631038278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-36821407871092507862015-10-08T12:16:22.577-07:002015-10-08T12:16:22.577-07:00Dresses are an easy dressing option but a difficul...Dresses are an easy dressing option but a difficult fit so I relate to the joy of finding one that works. I really love the long hoodie topper too! I was looking at your wish list in the side bar. I too am looking for a tweed jacket, navy and brown leggings-very difficult to find though navy easier than brown, and I always have fingerless gloves on hand but usually cut the tips of regular gloves. I'd be thrilled to find a real pair of leather ones. Clearly we can't go shopping together or we'd fight over stuff! xoxoShawna McComberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296162660865309624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-18721633031023506362015-10-08T12:14:07.325-07:002015-10-08T12:14:07.325-07:00Or you could be like me and do it all backwards, a...Or you could be like me and do it all backwards, and test out goth and bohemian when you are in your forties. Ally is right though-you are beautiful and I think the reason you look great in your tougher clothing is because you balance it by still looking strikingly beautiful in them. In a you could totally kick my ass kind of way, of course. Shawna McComberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296162660865309624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-79600777143073328282015-10-08T11:39:21.941-07:002015-10-08T11:39:21.941-07:00I completely agree with the theory that dresses ar...I completely agree with the theory that dresses are the easy dressing option - it's true, just one piece and you're done! Especially in warm weather, when fussing with layers and waistbands is NOT what you want...You look lovely, and the dress is very pretty. Keep checking out that thrift shop - there will be more dresses which fit the bill, I'm sure! xxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-55236600770387426632015-10-07T22:07:22.532-07:002015-10-07T22:07:22.532-07:00Oh, thank you so much for the heads-up! It sounds ...Oh, thank you so much for the heads-up! It sounds like it's the very same dress.<br /><br />I'll keep an eye out for it when I wash it. I hang dry all of my things, but I'll take care to lay this one flat.Ayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066652005631038278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-88110428446409070802015-10-07T22:05:52.731-07:002015-10-07T22:05:52.731-07:00Ally, only you would check in and make sure you ha...Ally, only you would check in and make sure you hadn't caused offense by calling someone beautiful and feminine. :D<br /><br />I've definitely noticed I'm no longer into my goth and punk items as much in the last handful of years. Maybe it has something to do with being older and more patient and less angry. Too tired to be angry, hah!<br /><br />I love your in depth and personal comments. Keep 'em coming as long as you like!Ayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066652005631038278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-23520349915687275542015-10-07T14:28:41.523-07:002015-10-07T14:28:41.523-07:00I love the dress but it looks like one that I boug...I love the dress but it looks like one that I bought and returned from Anthro a few years ago... so let me tell you a cautionary tale! This dress (mine, also Maeve and looked very similar) was labeled machine wash, lay flat to dry. So I machine washed it and lay it semi-flat over a drying rack, but I didn't have space to dry a dress fully flat. After just the first wash, the inside lining shrunk several inches, and because of how the dress is designed it's obviously visible while wearing that the lining is too short.<br /><br />Your dress may not be the same one, you might be better at laundry at me, and you're certainly better at self-alterations (I could have taken the dress to have the outer layer hemmed up, but I was afraid of further shrinkage and expense). Moreover, since it's thrifted, maybe the previous owner has already washed without incident. But a warning couldn't hurt...Keilexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829409796775187413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-2029754800852618472015-10-07T13:33:32.372-07:002015-10-07T13:33:32.372-07:00Love that cloak hoodie and the necklace is gorgeou...Love that cloak hoodie and the necklace is gorgeous. <br /><br />Hope you are feeling better soon!<br /><br />bisous<br />SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891315017218863243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-18604457968943969102015-10-07T10:21:31.054-07:002015-10-07T10:21:31.054-07:00Well, you've got to know that my solution for ...Well, you've got to know that my solution for your sticking-up hair is to let it stick up and go wild, free style. But probably getting it cut a bit shorter would work better with this idea, especially in an office environment. Just a thought. No maintenance.<br />I love your dress - it looks beautiful on you. And the added boldness of your maxi cloak hoodie keeps it fantastically interesting. Great finds, both the dress and the jeans. Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-76236698544970800842015-10-07T06:55:46.280-07:002015-10-07T06:55:46.280-07:00This is so pretty - the dress is lovely and I love...This is so pretty - the dress is lovely and I love the necklace!Beth (Coffee Until Cocktails)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13966675621394412590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048950020104060920.post-54513934550327014782015-10-07T06:14:03.715-07:002015-10-07T06:14:03.715-07:00I was going to say the dress is pretty but my reac...I was going to say the dress is pretty but my reaction goes further -- YOU look pretty in this dress. It's like your Inner Girl is surfacing. What a surprising contrast to your normal style.<br /><br />I understand how, in youth, we don unusual styles to express/protect our growing personas. I did, so please don't think I'm being critical. I'm curious how you will dress in 10-15 years. I suspect you'll shed some of your current bohemian look and become more overtly feminine. You certainly have the tools for that. You could and might become a stunning beauty (in terms of presentation; you already are in terms of natural appearance). <br /><br />(P.S., I hope this candor and speculation doesn't offend you. Just thinking out loud.)Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.com