Dresscode for twentysomething women!

kddani · #1 08-18-2006, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

I do wear denim skirts/jumpers/shirts at times during ordinary Sundays.

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I wear neither jumpsuits nor overalls for that reason- I go to the bathroom very often.

What company still makes jumpers? Or maybe what you mean by jumpers is different than what I have in mind.

This is what I think of when I hear jumper:

No one over the age of like 6 should be wearing these. They have not been in style in a long, long time.

Who makes jumpsuits????

I haven't seen overalls on anybody but window washers the past few years. Oh, wait, and Jessica Simpson when she's being a scrub. They look even worse on her because of her boobs.

All of the above things that I mentioned frighten me.

tunatartare · #2 08-18-2006, 09:37 AM

Jumper is British slang for sweater. I'm hoping that Scandia is part British and that was what she meant by jumper, because that word brings back bad memories of Jew camp and synagogue.

33girl · #3 08-18-2006, 10:36 AM

Re Charlotte Russe, they do have some things that are suitable for non-club wear if you 1) dig 2) wear THE CORRECT SIZE. I have an adorable sweater from there that I've worn to work.

Re church: it all depends on the makeup of the congregation/community. When everyone was working on farms and in mines, they got dressed up in "Sunday best" - suits, ties, dresses and hose. But nowadays when more people have white collar jobs - that's what you wear every day. There's nothing "special" about it. I think that accounts for the more relaxed dress in churches in general. However, the only person who should have a bare midriff in church is Baby Jesus.

mu_agd · #4 08-18-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

Jumper is British slang for sweater. I'm hoping that Scandia is part British and that was what she meant by jumper, because that word brings back bad memories of Jew camp and synagogue.

Oh thank g-d we did not have to wear jumpers at the Jew camp I went to!

Also, I won't lie. I wear flip-flops everywhere. Yes, even to work. In fact, I'm wearing a pair now.

CutiePie2000 · #5 08-18-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kddani

What company still makes jumpers? Or maybe what you mean by jumpers is different than what I have in mind.

I know that they call sweaters "jumpers" in England, but I don't think that's what we're talking about.

And that is a LOVELY jumper dress...LOL

valkyrie · #6 08-18-2006, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

And that is a LOVELY jumper dress...LOL

It reminds me of the Amish.

AlphaFrog · #7 08-18-2006, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

It reminds me of the Amish.

And you know what the Amish remind us of.....

GeekyPenguin · #8 08-18-2006, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

It reminds me of the Amish.

AlphaFrog · #9 08-18-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

The only cartoonish shirt appropriate for twentysomethings...

Scandia · #10 08-18-2006, 01:47 PM

Well, I have read in more than one current fashion magazine that jumpers are coming back to style. And I do have a plaid dirndl style jumper (with darts, of course) that my mother made for me that I sometimes wear- but never to work on a weekday.

I did get rid of most of my other jumpers when I became a professional. I only kept those two.

In my secondary school, everyone talked about which teachers dressed badly and which teachers had wardrobes you wanted to raid.

AlphaFrog · #11 08-18-2006, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

Well, I have read in more than one current fashion magazine that jumpers are coming back to style.

Probably the same ones that are pushing leggings.

kddani · #12 08-18-2006, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

Well, I have read in more than one current fashion magazine that jumpers are coming back to style. And I do have a plaid dirndl style jumper (with darts, of course) that my mother made for me that I sometimes wear- but never to work on a weekday.

I get many of the fashion magazines that exist and I go to the mall and shop frequently. Please give me a citation of which current fashion magazine talked about this or what current stores even sell these?

Particularly ones made out of denim.

And plaid anything hasn't been in style for quite awhile.

GeekyPenguin · #13 08-18-2006, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

Well, I have read in more than one current fashion magazine that jumpers are coming back to style. And I do have a plaid dirndl style jumper (with darts, of course) that my mother made for me that I sometimes wear- but never to work on a weekday.

I did get rid of most of my other jumpers when I became a professional. I only kept those two.

In my secondary school, everyone talked about which teachers dressed badly and which teachers had wardrobes you wanted to raid.

I would LOVE to know which magazine this is.

Scandia · #14 08-18-2006, 01:36 PM

Regarding jumpers: the denim one I bought at The Gap back in the late 90s, and it has darts to fit the hourglass figure of an adult. I have seen many other grown-up women wearing it. In fact, a fellow teacher at a school where I taught was wearing a similar one once. It is notthing like the one in the picture- now that one is cut for little girls. This one allows plenty of room for curves and for showing off a slim waist.

And I did get the cute sandals- but my church's AC is powerful and I do sniffle. I will wear them for special occassions.

Regarding jumpsuits- HOPEFULLY they went away with the 80s. Bad memories of having had to wear them.

I did see overalls in my APO female brothers back in the 90s. But in this millenium, I have only seen them on little boys. And that is a good thing.

kddani · #15 08-18-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

Regarding jumpers: the denim one I bought at The Gap back in the late 90s, and it has darts to fit the hourglass figure of an adult. I have seen many other grown-up women wearing it. In fact, a fellow teacher at a school where I taught was wearing a similar one once. It is notthing like the one in the picture- now that one is cut for little girls. This one allows plenty of room for curves and for showing off a slim waist.

Unless it is a REALLY classic and timeless piece such as a cashmere sweater, anything purchased in the late 1990's should not be worn in 2006.

I too had such a jumper, in a really nice plaid. It was cute and in style in 1995 or 1996 when I bought it.

No matter how it is cut, JUMPERS should NOT be worn. They are so horrible out of style it's not even funny. And a DENIM jumper????

I know a lot of teachers who dress very, very badly. Actually, I do remember a lot of teachers wearing rather unflattering jumpers... it was like a teacher's uniform or something.