Outfit critique?
 

I'm rushing in a couple of weeks at an SEC school and was wondering if I could get some advice on outfits...

Round 1:

We're wearing shorts and Panhellenic tshirts.

Round 2 Day 1:

http://us.asos.com//Asos/Asos-Bandea...px?iid=2312863


Round 2 Day 2:

http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/juniors-guys/view-all-juniors/fair-square-prices/clearance/dresses-/city-triangles-embroidered-belted-sundress/prod.jump?ppId=1e39458&catId=cat100240012&deptId=d ept20000015&selectedLotId=2215207&selectedSKUId=22 152070026&rootDimName=color&navState=navState-:catId-cat100240012:subcatId-:subcatZone-false:N-100240012%201402:Ns-:Nao-0:ps-24:pn-1:Ntt-:Nf-:action-guided%20navigation&topDim=Color&topDimvalue=blues &dimCombo=Color&dimComboVal=blues¤tDim=Color¤tDimV al=blues&searchCount=205&sortType=Featured

Round 3:

http://www.target.com/p/xhilaration-...s/-/A-14077672

Prefs:

http://us.asos.com/ASOS-Strapless-Skater-With-Embellsihed-Bust/xwjrb/?iid=2048128mporgp=L0Fzb3MvQXNvcy1TdHJhcGxlc3MtU2t hdGVyLVdpdGgtRW1iZWxsaXNoZWQtQnVzdC9Qcm9kLw..

Bid Day:

http://us.asos.com//Asos/Asos-Bandea...px?iid=2141027

Note for all of these dresses: I am shorter than all of the models and I am definitely not as "endowed" in the chest area as they are, so I show off no cleavage in these dresses.

Opinions? Thank you!

I hope that these dresses are quite a bit longer on you than the models... I didn't go to an SEC school, but the only one I really like is the second one. The other ones look too cheap to me. Sorry! I'm not trying to be rude, just honest. I think you'd be better off going with something far classier, especially at an SEC. Class overrides trendy any day.

I'm usually a bit reluctant to comment on recruitment outfit threads because I'm old, but I felt compelled to comment on the Round 3 dress. Perhaps it's different in person, but it looks a little too casual (to me) for an SEC Round 3 dress. Are the straps really just strips of wide black elastic? I think I'd try to find something else for that day.

But again, I'm old and I still use scrunchies, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Definitely not the pref one - no strapless, please! Not the red one - cheap looking. A dress on bid day? Do they suggest that in the rush booklet because you usually get a tee shirt at bid day.

Overall, for an SEC school, you need to step it up a notch.

Try this thread: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=115173

hey girl! just from the way your days are listed and the fact that for round 1 you have to wear the shirt they give you at orientation... I think we're rushing at the same school! haha, i mean i could just be naive and not know that this is the set up for a lot of schools. but PM me ! how fun if we go to the same school :D

any ways, i like your dresses! i think that for preferentials you want something a little more dressy though. the way im approaching this is really trying to stand out, but look classy at the same time. there are thousands of girls that go through rush at my school. so i want to wear things that the active members can remember me by. even if they have to say "the girl wearing that one dress remember". as long as i pop into their heads. you know? if that makes any sense haha

i wish you the best from one PNM to another<33

PRICELESS! i still use scrunchies though, and im 20 :D:cool:

First two are fine if you don't have to wear a shirt. Wear something a little more dressy for pref. I went to a much more relaxed school compared to SEC and we wear much more dressy things for pref. Check the link MaryPoppins posted also the PHC webpage or facebook may show/tell what you should wear and potentially even show ideas.

I would say no to all of them. You need to take the style up a notch. A sundress is a great idea if it is a nice sundress. The one you had from JC penny just looks a bit cheap. As for pref, strapless is not a great idea.Think dressy party with some sort of sleeve or one shoulder. Maybe something like this.
http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/j...%26slotId%3D91

Good luck!

The first dress, the floral bandeau...you might want to reconsider that one. Strapless is not a good idea, it creates the possibility of a wardrobe malfunction. If budget is a concern, try a department store. I was in both Dillard's and Macy's last weekend and they were both having great sales. I bought a very nice dress at Dillard's for $62.00 and the original price had been $169. Also, look at boutiques like Francesca's. They have affordable dresses (less than $50). You have to be careful, but you can find some really cute dresses there that would be appropriate for recruitment and affordable.

While at Dillard's, I helped a young lady who will be going through recruitment at UK this year and she was picking out the trendy dresses in the junior department. I steered her to the nicer dresses, which were the same prices. I explained to her what was more appropriate. She caught on quickly.

This is a good example of what I mean by a "nice sundress". And as the posters above have stated, avoid the juniors section. Not only are the designs not as sophisticated, the materials and construction are often of poorer quality than the adult stuff (any many times cost just about as much).

http://www.dillards.com/product/Lond...df=03730633_zi

None of them are stylish or chic AND they look cheap.

Some of the schools have huge files of pictures you should be able to find online. I mean HUNDREDS of pictures. I'd go in search of what was worn last year and you won't be too far off, especially because they seem to all be really classic styled.

I'm not completely opposed to strapless dresses but if budget is a big thing, you probably can't buy one that's well enough made to get away with at a price you can deal with. Plus, proper undergarments (mandatory) for a strapless dress can cost as much as the dress itself. If you do find one you really like, wear it for several hours (and be active, not watching TV) and see if you ever tug at it. If you do once, you'll be doing it every 10 seconds after you and the dress are both sweaty.

All of those dresses are the exact same silhouette. If you're not high-waisted, they're all going to hit right above your natural waist and make you look thicker than you are. The proportions look strange on the models, and I'd imagine they'd look stranger on a non-model (high, fitted waist plus short, flared skirt always equals ice skating costume in my head). Have you tried any of these dresses on? Because of course all these concerns are irrelevant if you know the dresses fit well on you. I'm low-waisted so all of those dresses made me cringe, as the waistline would hit somewhere across my rib cage and the super short length on my legs would look like I was missing part of my dress!

THIS! This goes for any new shoes that you buy as well (including flats). Make sure that your feet are comfortable and that the shoes will not rub a monster blister throughout the day.