Style at Mizzou? - Page 3

Lady Pi · #1 07-29-2011, 02:53 PM

Almost everything on the Mizzou "What to Wear" page seems really awful!

No TOMS.

No weird crap in your hair. Ever. Unless it's a mixer

FSUZeta · #2 07-29-2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Pi

Almost everything on the Mizzou "What to Wear" page seems really awful!

No TOMS.

No weird crap in your hair. Ever. Unless it's a mixer

agree!

arrowlady · #3 07-29-2011, 04:20 PM

Mizzou seems very laid back. I am confused by the Tshirts in the third round....

kchaptergphib · #4 07-29-2011, 04:48 PM

^ indeed. Can we just petition them to redo their style guide? I don't think they're helping much with that...

Best of luck to all the PNM's

summer_gphib · #5 07-29-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by arrowlady

Mizzou seems very laid back. I am confused by the Tshirts in the third round....

My guess on that is that it's philanthropy round, which probably includes craft making, and may get messy. So they recommend t-shirts.

33girl · #6 07-29-2011, 05:31 PM

It says that the rush fee covers (among other things) 3 t-shirts - I'm guessing they get 2 for the first round (over 2 days) and one for philanthropy round. That is covered in the book the girls get I'm sure. I don't think they are saying the rushees should just show up in any old random t-shirt.

agzg · #7 07-29-2011, 05:15 PM

More than the black and white dress/shoe combo, HOLY CATS THAT IS A LOT OF MAKEUP.

Poor girl.

Lady Pi · #8 07-29-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

More than the black and white dress/shoe combo, HOLY CATS THAT IS A LOT OF MAKEUP.

Poor girl.

Bless their hearts, they just wanted to help! But.... it didn't quite work out.

33girl · #9 07-29-2011, 06:27 PM

I like how the title of this thread has turned into an existential question...as in, "Life on Mars?"

VandalSquirrel · #10 07-29-2011, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

What in the world is that one girl wearing for pref round example?!?!?! I know I didn't go to Mizzou but my St. Louis relatives would never ever have dressed like that!

ETA: Save the tinsel and the feathers for a swap/mixer once you pledge.

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Originally Posted by KDMafia

Are they seriously advocating that dress with those heels? How would she even be able to sit comfortably? If a PNM walked into our chapter room my first instinct would me to make sure she didn't take out any decorations walking around in heels like that.

I realize I (and some of us) are a touch older than a 2011 PNM and don't get me wrong, I have some items in my closet that aren't rush appropriate; but the Blanche side eye was in full effect because of the shoes and the dress together. If it was one or the other I probably wouldn't have made a comment. The shoes just seem impractical for hoofing around during rush and standing. The other dress is cute but I think it is too short for my comfort to make sure it is covering everything while sitting or to prevent a slight breeze from a potential Marilyn Monroe moment. I have a short torso and need to take things up so things being too short shouldn't be a problem except the length from my torso was moved to my hips. This is a time where you can trust someone with a big butt and a smile, if standing it is that high on the thigh, sitting or going up and down stairs is potential for everyone to see London, France, and hopefully underpants instead of the Coppertone Girl area.

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow

non NPC swerve/

I was assuming y'all were talking about the curtain-print dress on the right. Is the black/white combo the one that's an issue? That didn't jump out to me the way it apparently did for y'all haha

/swerve

See what I wrote above. I think the top of that dress is hot, and I'd wear it to go to a club or for cocktails, but there's a lot of white and stripes that aren't for me.

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

you owe me a new computer screen-still lmao!

My other immediate inspirations were Janis Joplin and random 1980s metal hair bands, I can see in my mind a picture of some band where the guys had feathers, my eldest sister or cousins had posters or LPs. It is a trend I'd never do as it would probably make me itch and since I have cats I don't need them attacking my head. Speaking of cats, did you see the website I linked to in my first post? They have hair feathers for pets, UM WHAT?

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Originally Posted by coloradokat

okay, so absolutely no on feathers/tinsel and that preference dress, haha. What about TOMS shoes? On another thread everyone was saying no to TOMS too, but on that What to Wear guide, I think the girl in one of the t-shirt days was wearing a pair..so yes or no for Mizzou recruitment?

No Toms, not because they are an over done trend or are potentially a problem due to social and political issues, or can be ugly as sin in some cases, NO because they have little to no support and your feet will probably hurt but when you get older avoiding crap like that will hopefully avoid more foot problems. Though it may be over since it was mentioned last year, no Vibram toe shoes, just avoid those with Crocs & UGGs. Oh and I'm going to save time and stereotype you since you're from Colorado, but don't even consider socks and sandals. Chacos could go either way (comfortable, no hot feet:clunky on some and exposure of poor foot maintenance), butmake sure to look in a mirror or ask the opinion of someone else for shoes. Sometimes with shorts or pants things can look fine from above and make one look stumpy or amputated face on.

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Originally Posted by summer_gphib

Ummm NO. No Tom's shoes. No birks. Say yes to ballet flats and kitten heels. Even really cute espadrilles (the wedgy cute ones, not Tom's shoe style) would work with an adorable sun dress. You should really visit the polyvore thread and look through the sets. Missour-- at least where I come from in Missouri, is pretty conservative and preppy. You should be polished down to the last detail but not overdone.

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Originally Posted by agzg

More than the black and white dress/shoe combo, HOLY CATS THAT IS A LOT OF MAKEUP.

Poor girl.

Maybe the way her eyes are set and if they are a dark color it appears in print that she has on more eye makeup than it seems, especially with her hair being dark as well and they are in the shade. I have light hair and eyes and fair skin so I have the opposite issue, though I keep it to mainly mascara as I've got the Arctic/Nordic/Asian eyelids where my lid is mostly obscured and even more so when my allergies or sinuses cause swelling. I just go with mascara and eye liner now as eye shadow can barely be seen and just blends together. Luckily I have good eyebrows so if I get dramatic I can go up and out towards my ears with color.

dukemama · #11 07-29-2011, 11:03 PM

While at the salon today making a manicure appointment I noticed an advertisement for "Fine Feather Heads" at the front desk. I about died.

MST62 · #12 07-29-2011, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Though it may be over since it was mentioned last year, no Vibram toe shoes, just avoid those with Crocs & UGGs.

Wait.. I tend to stay out of these conversations, as I am a PNM myself, but people actually asked if they could wear toe shoes to recruitment?! Oh my heavens.

OPhiAGinger · #13 07-30-2011, 12:25 AM

I really like the way the style guide shows a variety of body types in their suggested clothes. However, that pref picture is a whole nuther kind of variety. Yowza.

melindawarren · #14 07-30-2011, 12:32 PM

Since this thread has become about shoes, I'll just ask: is it ok to wear the same pair of shoes more than once during recruitment?

DubaiSis · #15 07-30-2011, 12:38 PM

If you're on your feet all day, switching to a different pair of shoes the next day (or half way through each day) is a favor your feet will thank you for. I think wearing the same shoes more than once for the casual days is fine, but I will defer to the fashionistas here.