Name at least one thing you DO wear (but shouldn't)...

[AlphaFrog]

There was a thread for this, but it was from 2003, and many of those people don't post here anymore...

So, in the spirit of the "Name at least one thing you never, ever wear"....


What fashion rule do you knowingly break??

Maybe you have a kickass black purse that you wear with all outfits - even navy and brown outfits, just because you like it so much. Maybe you can't stand your toes to be bare, so you wear socks with sandals.


I'll start - When it's really cold I wear thin socks with my ballet flats, instead of knee highs.

[summer_gphib]

If it's cold outside I will wear socks with my birks. *LMAO* I don't know how many fashion rules that breaks.

I also usually wear khaki shorts, a bright polo shirt, and birks. That is my standard apparel.

[ASUADPi]

The fashion rule I knowlingly break:

matching my shoes with my belts. I've got one belt right now, it's black, I will wear brown shoes, deal.

[PM_Mama00]

I don't give two poopies about matching my purse with my outfit. My purses are all put away in bins that are a pain to get to, so I pretty much stick with one purse and go with it. My favorite one is the black and white Chanel, but now I've been using my white Prada. At least they're brand names! But I'll be happy to use my Target Xilleration (sp?) purses too. As long as it's cute, I"ll use it.

[SthrnZeta]

I too am guilty of not always matching the purse to the outfit. I usually carry my black Coach, only occasionally will I switch the brown but it's a lot smaller so I don't like carrying it on a daily basis. My biggest purse is a black Kate Spade and I'll carry that if I'm going to the movies

[smiley21]

I have one white scrunchie that I always wear when I put my hair in a ponytail. I can't help it. My hair is very sensitive to accessories. Anything tighter than a scrunchie will cause my hair break really easily. I know it is really dated, but it is not like one of those big ugly scrunchies from the 90s. It is a small white one.

[ZTAngel]

I wear white during the winter. It's the South - I feel like I can get away with more since we have warmer winters.

[smiley21]

With the popularity of "winter white", I think that "No white after Labor Day" rule is getting really dated. I can understand not wearing white shoes, but clothes too? It is a bit much.

[tld221]

awesome...

hmm, i will wear a t-shirt in the dead of winter. not really a faux-pas, but a WTF its 20 degrees kinda thing.

i dont like sweaters/turtlenecks - geez!

and not only do i wear crocs, but ive been known to wear socks with them! be easy, its only around the house. im already been damned by wearing them in public, more than once.

[ForeverRoses]

If I'm wearing a sweatshirt, then it is probably an XL.

I just can't handle wearing a sweatshirt that is actually my size (which is normally a medium). However in my defense, if I am wearing a sweatshirt, I am either at a football game or cleaning my house on the weekend.

[NutBrnHair]

I have a wonderful navy pullover windbreaker with a hood. It has the Chi Omega Greek letters stitched in white. The jacket has no lining (key for my pre-menopausal condition and as a resident of a state with a mild climate) and a zipper pouch -- great for keys, cell phone, etc. when I don't to carry a purse.

I love this jacket!!! I've probably owned it 15+? years?

I was recently told by a very close friend that it looks "very 80s" and that I should update!

[Hopeful_Bubbles]

I'm far too fond of my sweats- undergrad tendencies still hanging on. I also wear a belt that doesn't match my shoes but you can't see the belt so I let it slide. Oh and I've worn socks with my Keens.

[skylark]

Originally Posted by smiley21

With the popularity of "winter white", I think that "No white after Labor Day" rule is getting really dated. I can understand not wearing white shoes, but clothes too? It is a bit much.

Someone told me once that the key to doing "winter white" was to judge by the fabric. If it is a heavy fabric, you're good. If you're wanting to sport a white silk blouse, don't do it. I bend the rule with comfortable white T-shirts I'll wear under a jacket or jogging pull-over, but for the most part I stick with cream in the winter.

[skylark]

Something that I've gotten comments from that I wear: scarves (the silky ones, not the ones for warmth). I guess people my age (20s) aren't supposed to wear these or something? It might be a regional thing, but I just don't see it done. I don't know why, I don't care -- I think they're a fabulous way to make a solid color blouse interesting.

Another one that I'm not sure is a rule, but is something my mother told me not to do: I wear flats with skirts sometimes. I have some really cute Via Spiga flats, and I just can't help myself because a skirt is the best way to see them (as opposed to under a pant leg).

[Benzgirl]

I never match my purse to my shoes. I have friends that empty their purses evernight to do so. I only do so for special occasions.

My thought...if it doesn't bother me, why should it bother anyone else.