[Chrysanthemum]

I am so glad you all feel this way about wearing white/open-toe shoes/hose etc. My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy because I refuse to wear white, even a white blouse, between Labor Day and Easter.

I hate hose, too, they pinch and run and make my feet sweat (eurgh, betcha all wanted to know that) but if you go to school in a cold climate and have to wear a skirt for whatever reason, there aren't a lot of options. I generally prefer black to nude especially in winter, but nude doesn't bother me so much ('cause I have nice legs, thank you Grandma!). And I'd never wear hose with open-toe shoes. For any reason. Ever.

My sisters sometimes laughed at me in college (I went to a fairly laid-back university), because I wouldn't go out with a purse that didn't coordinate with my shoes.

I have two major complaints about lingerie. 1) If you're not wearing jeans or other heavyweight or patterned fabric on the bottom, GET YOURSELF A THONG!! Panty lines are the WORST! and 2) Quadraboob is not pretty. Put on your bra, then put on a tight t-shirt, then count your boobs in the mirror. If it's more than two, get thee to Victoria's Secret, you need a bigger cup size. It doesn't matter how great the rest of your clothes are if your bra doesn't fit properly. Also, the only color bra you should ever wear with a light-colored shirt is NUDE, not WHITE. White bras blend into your shirt, skin-tone bras blend into you.

Climbing down from the fashion soapbox now.