It's open season...

What would you say is your most flattering season for apparel? Your least? Is
there a season where you find it impossible to stick to a clothing
moratorium...while 6 months later you suddenly find the willpower?
–Joe in SoFla
I don't care, and you can't make me.

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I probably dress the best I can in autumn, before the slush hits. I love
wool, cashmere, and silk. I wear my elegant thin–soled high–heeled boots
and Hermes scarves. After we get a lot of snow, and it gets really cold, I
fall apart a bit. I've never been able to find hats and boots that do the
job and look great.
On the other hand, I would find it much harder to stick to a clothing
moratorium in summer. In summer I go completely mental buying silly,
frivolous resort clothes that probably look like hell on me. But I don't
care. I stuff my closets with Lilly Pulitzer until they practically
glow. I have stuff with the tags on it that I bought months ago and
haven't worn yet because I have so much.
For spring and summer, I would never go on a clothing moratorium. I could
never be so heartless as to deny myself the opportunity to add to
my Lilly collection. On the other hand, I could probably make it through
fall and winter without buying a single new thing.
Priscilla
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p...@midway.uchicago.edu "Here comes the most beautiful woman in puppetland!"

My vote is for Autumn and Spring. I feel most comfortable in cool weather
and have no problem finding clothes and feeling confident in them. I love
winter too, but as Priscilla said, at times its hard to find fashion meets
function in very cold weather. Summer is my most difficult season. I never
feel good when its hot.
––
M~Elizabeth
To thine own self be true


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As far as a moratorium, my biggest temptation comes in spring, summer, fall,
and winter. They all vie for the top spot. I've done pretty well over the
last calender year, though, only picking up a few things here and there.

ahmward at nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com wrote on 8/25/03 9:42 AM:
This is my favorite time of year too...usually around November. I love
jackets/coats, sweaters, soft wools and cashmeres, boots, scarves, etc. I
guess I don't buy as many fall pieces, but I do spend more on them (like the
BR cream dress suit I ordered yesterday, and the gorgeous JCrew red wool 3/4
coat I got last season). I'm still searching for the perfect leather
jacket. Spring/summer is when I buy more pieces, but generally spend less
on each. Living in California on the coast, where it's in the 60s/70s most
of the year, is why I don't need to buy as many heavier fall clothes.
Laurie

Jpoijhgwedfg M. Gtgiokjhderfg Jr. wrote:
I'm an autumn girl (points to anyone who can name that song lyric!) I look best
in browns, rusts, golds, etc. and I love wearing jeans/slacks and lightweight
knits. I look best if I'm not showing too much flesh, but rather wearing things
that cling and drape in all the right places. And I do so love all my funky
shoes and boots, and my fall bags.
My least–flattering season is spring. I look like death in anything pastel, and
the whole floaty–feminine Easter dress thing is not for me.
I can't answer the last question because the phrase "clothing moratorium" does
not compute.
–KMS

WINTER
(and i can't wait!)
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rosie
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......................... victor borge

Fall is the easiest time for me to dress nicely. It's cool enough that you can
wear sleeves and a lot of different fabrics, and it's the best time to wear
boots.
Once winter comes, it's too freakin' cold and snowy to do anything stylish ––
it's just a matter of bundling up the best I can.
Summer is nice because I can wear my sleeveless dresses with strappy sandals.
The worst is spring. The weather makes it impossible to find something that
looks appropriate. I don't feel right wearing heavy sweaters and winter
jackets, but in Cleveland, it's usually still cold enough to warrant that. The
stuff that looks springy would just end up splattered with melting snow.
Spring happens to be my favorite season because I look so forward to warmer
temps, more hours of daylight, and blooming flowers, but fashion–wise, it's a
total bust.
Stephanie

probably summer. since clothes aren't covered by a coat or jacket, i can't
resist all sorts of new ts and tanks, and the fabric with which to make dresses
and skirts. when the weather first starts getting crisp, though, it's hard for
me to avoid buying tons of soft bulky sweaters.

I would say that Fall is my best season clothing–wise. I've been told
that I am a "Fall" person, and that I have just the right skin tone
for Fall – MAC NW35. I think Fall clothes look best on me, whether
it's a Brown or Rust suit, a Harris tweed sport coat, or a T–neck,
flannel shirt, and cords. I also like Fall personally, as I prefer
cooler weather, and we have a lot of events here in the Fall, to go
along with our magnificent foliage displays.
I've never really managed to get the hang of Spring fashions. Maybe
that's because what most people imagine as "Spring" only lasts for the
month of May here in the Allegheny plateau. It's just too cold and
snowy for me to even think about Spring attire in March, and while
April is a tad warmer, it's usually rather rainy. And summer just
seems to dump us right into the middle of July, once May is over.
Winter attire is OK, up to and just past the Holidays. Then winter –
and winter attire – just becomes a drag as winter here always manages
to drag on way longer than in more hospitable places.
Summer is nice because I always dress more casually, and it's nice to
get dressed in 5 minutes. But, the humidity here turns my skin into
an oil slick, as does going in and out of air conditioning. I really
hate that oily feeling on my skin, especially on my face. The oil
also seems to collect dirt, so, by the time I get home from work, I
feel really grungy. On top of that, my lawn demands weekly mowing,
and that is an almost 3–hour chore. Even when we get really bad
winter storms, I can snow blow the drive and shovel the walks in less
than an hour.
JimmyInPa

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It's coming into Spring down here, and all the shops have pink
(blurgh!) floaty ruffly floral dresses and little bits of nothing.
All I want is some nice brown, olive green and orange tops. Can I
find anything to wear at the moment? On the bright side, if I search
hard enough I find some really good things on sale left over from my
favourite season :)
I'm in a difficult moratorium type situation at the moment. We're
trying to save money for a new car, but I've also almost gotten to
goal weight (50 lbs down) and desperately need some new clothes so I
don't look like I'm wearing sacks. The season is conspiring with my
partner to force me to save money despite my best efforts!
Julie.

Most flattering: summer. I love light and airy frocks and skirts.
Least flattering: fall/winter. It's not so much the bulky clothes as it is
my constantly runny nose.
Easiest to stick to clothing moratorium: winter, b/c I already have plenty
of sweaters and don't care much for sweats.
ami

I gotta chime in on Summer's side. Granted, I'm in SoFla, where summer lasts
for 10 months (w. 3 weeks each of autumn and spring and 2 of an unseasonably
mild winter), but I really enjoy the linen, madras, swimsuits, tees, walking
shorts etc.
Any moratorium after summer is easy to enforce since the stuff in the stores
(even in SoFla!) is all this tweedy, wooly stuff in colors that remind me of
overcooked Thanksgiving fare.
Normally, my traveling seasons are spring and (mostly) autumn, so I make do
with a serious tweed overcoat and tropical weight wool suits.
–Joe in SoFla
I don't care, and you can't make me.

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Southern California and Southern Florida really are the best states, oh,
besides Hawaii. I am a summer lover too.

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My least flattering seasons are spring since I have really bad allergies and
so it is hard to look and feel good when all you do is sneeze and wipe your
nose constantly and winter since everything is so bulky in order to keep
warm.
My most flattering season are summer and fall. No bulky clothing and great
colors which flatter me.
Shalini
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