Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

[Louise Anne]

Thank you Paul :smile:

middle aged quirky people, .

That's me then down to a tee ol

 

[LizzieMaine]

All the best people are quirky and middle aged.

Most of the comments I are from patrons at the theatre, most of whom tend to be in the older bracket, but when we have an event targeted to the younger crowd, there's always one or two who say something to me, usually wanting to know where I get my clothes -- and when I tell them I make my clothes, they always gape with astonishment. To most of the younger generation, apparently, the idea of sewing clothes from scratch is just slightly less astonishing than the act of creating life itself from the primordal ooze.

 

[fortworthgal]

And people wonder why I won't use that site. Hello drama

I'm right there with ya, rue.

 

[rue]

Style Forum had a bit of FL bashing sometime back by other FLers. Some unkind snark directed towards a specific thread and how people look, a few wink-wink nudge-nudge comments about some of the gals here (not by name) and general complaints about this and that. But I suppose such output is what brings about dialogue. I still maintain that FL is a much more civilized forum than almost any other out there.

What is the style forum?

That's me then down to a tee ol

Me too lol

All the best people are quirky and middle aged.

Most of the comments I are from patrons at the theatre, most of whom tend to be in the older bracket, but when we have an event targeted to the younger crowd, there's always one or two who say something to me, usually wanting to know where I get my clothes -- and when I tell them I make my clothes, they always gape with astonishment. To most of the younger generation, apparently, the idea of sewing clothes from scratch is just slightly less astonishing than the act of creating life itself from the primordal ooze.

Agreed

primordal ooze..... lol

I'm right there with ya, rue.

:cheers1:

 

[Louise Anne]

sewing clothes has also gone right out also in the UK to what it was once like, maybe becuse you can buy clothes so cheep which are made in china etc..sounding like a right quirky middle aged person now... those were the day when you could buy a zip for 20 pence etc etc,

Older you get the more you could think about others who knows!

 

[W-D Forties]

Lily Powers - totally off topic, but I have always meant to ask you where you got your avatar. It's just gorgeous!

 

[Lily Powers]

What is Style Forum?

Rue, Style Forum is a men's fashion forum. My boyfriend found the FL snark on it and pointed it out.

Lily Powers - totally off topic, but I have always meant to ask you where you got your avatar. It's just gorgeous!

W-D Forties, the avatar is Norma Shearer and it's one I found, oddly, on a website called Who's Dated Who (yeah, I know ). They have a really incredible collection of photos of silver screen actors - photos that aren't necessarily the "iconic" ones you see over and over which makes them much more enjoyable to me.

 

[rue]

Rue, Style Forum is a men's fashion forum. My boyfriend found the FL snark on it and pointed it out.

Oh yeah.... I ran across that site some time ago, but I had forgotten the name.

Thank you Lily

 

[Louise Anne]

Style Forum is a men's fashion forum. My boyfriend found the FL snark on it and pointed it out.

just had a look I do not think I joining.
it it's been said to me more than once by nice people that I am some what lacking in the men's style department
and I am very proud of that fact

 

[sheeplady]

My husband and I went out to dinner last night. A gentleman at the next table said: "I like the way you two are dressed. You kids have got class."

We got out to the car and I (somewhat jokingly) said to my husband "I ain't never had anybody tell me I've got class." lol

 

[Roving_Bohemian]

Most of the comments I get in America are from "elderly personages" telling me they wished other young men dressed sharp; that they'd look nicer and get more jobs...

Over here in the Mediterranean many people dress like this

So I don't really stand out as far as dress goes...

Unfortunately I've had a hard time finding a good Fedora and my wife usually says some variant of this [photo I found online]:

She's very supportive of my flat-caps though and gives me regular compliments when I wear them.

 

[rue]

I think you look nice in a hat

By the way, have you ever heard that you look like Prince William?

 

[Lily Powers]

just had a look I do not think I joining.
it it's been said to me more than once by nice people that I am some what lacking in the men's style department
and I am very proud of that fact

Well, you know you're appreciated and supported here by vintage fans.

 

[MissLaurieMarie]

I had an interesting exchange on Twitter today with two women I follow - one a journo in Edmonton and another journo in Calgary. Despite this being public online I'll use G and L (I'm Laurie_Callsen) for brevity etc. I added it from bottom to top instead of top to bottom, sorry!

(This is the dress G was talking about and I love it!)
The thing that upset me about this was that I wasn't trying to be snarky (and hopefully I didn't come off that way) but I just wanted to network with other journos in the province, especially since G seems into vintage/retro as well. But then L throws my comment back at me in my face like it was some sort of personal insult to her when I was just talking about my personal experience about how you totally could get away with it on the prairies (especially Calgary!). I didn't say anything after, I was just upset that it was taken that way - this is actually my first adverse reaction to wearing vintage, usually it's positive (or so stupid that I brush it off as such instead of taking it seriously).

Such is the problem with online interactions I suppose. [huh] sigh

 

[Black Dahlia]

I had an interesting exchange on Twitter today with two women I follow - one a journo in Edmonton and another journo in Calgary. Despite this being public online I'll use G and L (I'm Laurie_Callsen) for brevity etc. I added it from bottom to top instead of top to bottom, sorry!

(This is the dress G was talking about and I love it!)
The thing that upset me about this was that I wasn't trying to be snarky (and hopefully I didn't come off that way) but I just wanted to network with other journos in the province, especially since G seems into vintage/retro as well. But then L throws my comment back at me in my face like it was some sort of personal insult to her when I was just talking about my personal experience about how you totally could get away with it on the prairies (especially Calgary!). I didn't say anything after, I was just upset that it was taken that way - this is actually my first adverse reaction to wearing vintage, usually it's positive (or so stupid that I brush it off as such instead of taking it seriously).

Such is the problem with online interactions I suppose. [huh] sigh

I don't get it. The dress is sweet and simple. Anyone could wear it and 'get away' with it, no matter where they live! I certainly don't see why one would have to be brave to wear it. It's lovely and tame.

From reading the above G is snarky to L and you. Your comments weren't snarky at all Laurie. Anyone can see that.

*sighs* indeed. I sometimes get reactions like that when talking to women about how long we've been dressing/into vintage. When I say into vintage/antiques since I was a child, collecting dolls, purses and such. And dressing 40s/50s for about 8-9 years. I sometimes get similar snarky reactions. [huh]

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[rue]

It cracks me up when people pull that whole how long have you been into (insert whatever you're into here) crap. At least now I'm at an age where most of the time I can say..... longer than you've been alive

 

[MissLaurieMarie]

I don't get it. The dress is sweet and simple. Anyone could wear it and 'get away' with it, no matter where they live! I certainly don't see why one would have to be brave to wear it. It's lovely and tame.

From reading the above G is snarky to L and you. Your comments weren't snarky at all Laurie. Anyone can see that.

Erm, L is snarky to G and I. I didn't lay out clearly who was saying what, did I?

But thanks, it always makes me feel better to make sure I wasn't being a witch. When you grow up without a ton of socializing like me, sometimes it's hard to tell how I come off to people. Either way, I think I gained G as a new blog reader, so huzzah!

*sighs* indeed. I sometimes get reactions like that when talking to women about how long we've been dressing/into vintage. When I say into vintage/antiques since I was a child, collecting dolls, purses and such. And dressing 40s/50s for about 8-9 years. I sometimes get similar snarky reactions. [huh]

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I am blown away by some negative feedback other Loungers get 'in the wild'. I would never dream of being snarky to ANYONE based on their fashion choices (I feel bad enough when I think negative things about them). And I'm sure people would be upset if they were snarked at for wearing pjs while shopping, boob-baring tops or athletic gear 24/7 (my top fashion peeves) so why is it OK to do it to us?

 

[Roving_Bohemian]

I think you look nice in a hat

By the way, have you ever heard that you look like Prince William?

Sorry, was I misleading? that photo of "expectation/vs/reality" was one I came across online that was so exactly like what she says that I posted it... Thank you for the compliment though! (more often I get compared to Bon Jovi, Shaggy, or any other blond person with long-ish hair... )
When the movie Thor came out the guys at work claimed I looked like him

But I'm pretty sure that's just because my hair was shoulder length, my beard looked like this

And the actor and I both have Norse blood in our ancestry....

How many posts do you have to have to enable posting your own photos? I don't have any good ones of me in a hat posted anywhere online....

 

[rue]

Oops! I thought it was you

You can post your own pictures anytime, but you need to use a hosting site like photobucket

 

[Roving_Bohemian]

I usually use pics from Facebook, but there's an option to upload direct from my computer, but says I have insufficient privileges.... (that's me on the ruins and with the beard...)