Wearing white?

The Sunday NY Times spring fashion issue (Feb.26) contained a lot of
ads and articles featuring white clothes––even entirely white outfits.
I am uncomfortable wearing white. I can't wear it without spilling
something fatal (wine, chocolate, etc.) on myself. If the "must have"
color was anything but white, I would just wear a little bit of it as
an accent––a red belt or navy scarf or... But I'm not keen on wearing
white as an accent color. I think it has to do with the stereotype of
the old guy in Florida who wears a white belt and white shoes.
I bought a pair of white Steve Madden pumps serveral years ago––white
satiny fabric with a tiny white bow at the toe. I diligently sprayed
them with Scotchguard, and have never worn them. I have come close to
wearing them but I really don't know what to wear with them. If my
outfit has little or no white in it, the shoes seem to stand out too
much. I figure if I wore a substantial amount of white clothing, I'd
look like a nurse or a bride.
So...cute white satin (matte, not shiny) pumps...is there *any* way to
wear them?
Just because they're *selling* white for spring, does it mean we're
*buying* it?
cofarb

The Sunday NY Times spring fashion issue (Feb.26) contained a lot of ads

articles featuring white clothes––even entirely white outfits.
I am uncomfortable wearing white. I can't wear it without spilling
something fatal (wine, chocolate, etc.) on myself. If the "must have"

was anything but white, I would just wear a little bit of it as an

red belt or navy scarf or... But I'm not keen on wearing white as an

color. I think it has to do with the stereotype of the old guy in Florida
who wears a white belt and white shoes.
I bought a pair of white Steve Madden pumps serveral years ago––white

fabric with a tiny white bow at the toe. I diligently sprayed them with
Scotchguard, and have never worn them. I have come close to wearing them
but I really don't know what to wear with them. If my outfit has little

no white in it, the shoes seem to stand out too much. I figure if I wore

substantial amount of white clothing, I'd look like a nurse or a bride.
So...cute white satin (matte, not shiny) pumps...is there *any* way to

them?
Just because they're *selling* white for spring, does it mean we're

it?
cofarb

cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com> wrote in message
news:va–dnaPWKq_zFJnZnZ2dneKdnZydn...@adelphia.com...> The Sunday NY Times
spring fashion issue (Feb.26) contained a lot of ads and
then don't!
––

"cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com> wrote in message
news:va–dnaPWKq_zFJnZnZ2dneKdnZydn...@adelphia.com...
and
color
accent––a
accent
satiny
or
a
wear
*buying*
Marc Jacobs was on Oprah yesterday and he had ugly white platform mary
janes
& sandals with all dark (black, grey and dark beige) outfits from his
collections. Made me wonder if it was another joke being played on us
by
the fashion industry. I think it was supposed to look irreverant and
"couture" but I'm not buying it. Worn with black leggings too – not
the
ankle length ones, but the ones with the thing over the arch of the
foot.
Oprah didn't have much to say about it either!

"cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com> wrote in message
news:va–dnaPWKq_zFJnZnZ2dneKdnZydn...@adelphia.com...
and
color
accent––a
accent
satiny
or
a
wear
*buying*
Marc Jacobs was on Oprah yesterday and he had ugly white platform mary
janes
& sandals with all dark (black, grey and dark beige) outfits from his
collections. Made me wonder if it was another joke being played on us by
the fashion industry. I think it was supposed to look irreverant and
"couture" but I'm not buying it. Worn with black leggings too – not the
ankle length ones, but the ones with the thing over the arch of the foot.
Oprah didn't have much to say about it either!

He said it had grunge elements to it. It will look great in a Vogue
article photographed by Stephen Meisel or someone similar. I will turn
the pages and say but never on me. What do you think of the handbag he
gave Oprah? He used every possible luxury material t make that statement.

The Sunday NY Times spring fashion issue (Feb.26) contained a lot of ads
and articles featuring white clothes––even entirely white outfits.

Marc Jacobs was on Oprah yesterday and he had ugly white platform
mary janes
& sandals with all dark (black, grey and dark beige) outfits from
his
collections. Made me wonder if it was another joke being played on
us by
the fashion industry. I think it was supposed to look irreverant
and
"couture" but I'm not buying it. Worn with black leggings too – not
the
ankle length ones, but the ones with the thing over the arch of the
foot.
Oprah didn't have much to say about it either!
I googled but couldn't find a picture of it, Audrey. At least Oprah
didn't have to pay for it. I was watching some Fashion Week runway
show––Louis Vuitton (so that's Marc Jacobs, right?) and a couple of
the models were shlepping big, structured shoulder bags that were way
bigger than the models themselves. A lot of the outfits were
stunning, imho, but ruined by disproportionately huge, incongruously
structured purses.

cofarb

Perhaps it's a not so subtle marketing ploy to sell more clothes because
those in the know realize we'll ruin them so easily. I mean how many
times can you wear denim pants compared to white pants? Most of my
white is off white or cream. I have some items but personally I don't
think the color is flattering for my skin.

The Sunday NY Times spring fashion issue (Feb.26) contained a lot of ads and
articles featuring white clothes––even entirely white outfits.
I am uncomfortable wearing white. I can't wear it without spilling
something fatal (wine, chocolate, etc.) on myself. If the "must have" color
was anything but white, I would just wear a little bit of it as an accent––a
red belt or navy scarf or... But I'm not keen on wearing white as an accent
color. I think it has to do with the stereotype of the old guy in Florida
who wears a white belt and white shoes.
I bought a pair of white Steve Madden pumps serveral years ago––white satiny
fabric with a tiny white bow at the toe. I diligently sprayed them with
Scotchguard, and have never worn them. I have come close to wearing them
but I really don't know what to wear with them. If my outfit has little or
no white in it, the shoes seem to stand out too much. I figure if I wore a
substantial amount of white clothing, I'd look like a nurse or a bride.
So...cute white satin (matte, not shiny) pumps...is there *any* way to wear
them?
Just because they're *selling* white for spring, does it mean we're *buying*
it?
cofarb

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:43:50 –0700, ahmward wrote
(in article <cKmdnbFKZPpTFpnZRVn–...@giganews.com>):
Maybe someone watched a rerun of Saturday Night Fever and just got the
groove
;–)
––
Cheers!
Dennis
Remove 'Elle–Kabong' to reply

articles featuring white clothes––even entirely white outfits.
I am uncomfortable wearing white.

"readandpostrosie" <readandp...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ZNiNf.4966$Eg2.3...@tornado.rdc–kc.rr.com...
Sorry to have bothered you with an actual FASHION RELATED issue,
Rosie. I was asking what other a.f.ers were planning to do re:
wearing white. I was asking for ideas on incorporating a few touches
of white without looking like a nurse or a bride.
With responses like yours, it's no wonder that alt.fashion has become
a total tomb. (I guess it doesn't occur to you that I might have been
trying to start a fashion related discussion.) And if posts like mine
are problematic for you, you know the drill: don't read them.
cofarb

I can't remember the last time I wore an white outfit but the idea of
white accessories appeals to me very much. On my recent visit to my CA
home I brought back with me my white patent Kelly style purse with the
bamboo handle. I want to find myself a nice pair of white loafers and
some white sandals.
White denim is looking fresh to me. I will be wearing demin jeans with
a matching jacket. Of course there is nothing like a crisp white
cotton/linen blouse or dress worn a hot summer's night.
Miss J
www.kittenwtw.com

I am so glad that you've brought up the bleach pens! They are a life
saver when wearing white as I inevitably bibble something on my
clothes. This year I'll incorporate more white cotton pants and pencil
skirts into my wardrobe to wear with colorful cotton tops I picked up
last year during the spring sales. I try to make a point of avoiding
any white fabric that needs to by dry cleaned since it ends up turning
yellow after a few cleanings. I've seen some great white fabric (I'm
not sure what it's called) that has white holes that are embroidered
around the hole in white.
Dawn

"DawnSE" <daw...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1141241160.741771.148...@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
I think you're talking about eyelet, Dawn.
I'd wondered about the bleach pens. Also the Tide pens... Is there a
risk that the pen will make the spot whiter than the surrounding area?
cofarb

I love the look of white jeans, and cropped pants
but fear I'd sit on something and walk around with a big stain on my
rear.

I am so glad that you've brought up the bleach pens! They are a life
saver

I am so glad that you've brought up the bleach pens! They are a life
saver when wearing white as I inevitably bibble something on my
clothes.

Here's a question.....does white really make a person look bigger? Is it
really the least slimming and unflattering of all colors?
I would love to have some white garments; maybe a white coat for spring,
some white terry pants for casual wear, but I am afraid of the color
because I thought black is supposed to be very forgiving and white is
supposed to automatically make you look huge. LOL.
What's the real story, a.f.?

In article <82qb02hclraeeieg8hilts5jtbgk5nh...@4ax.com>,
Madge <ma...@yahoo.net> wrote:
If I'm wearing a nice white article of clothing that I'd like to keep
for more than one wearing then it is inevitable that I will get
something on it and that it will leave at least a trace of a stain. I
will see what appears to be a little piece of dark lint and try to pick
it off, only to find out that whatever it is isn't lint. It's something
that smudges and all I'll do is smear it in and make it harder to
remove. I will get somehow get drops of coffee on it. Someone ELSE will
eat the marinara sauce that I avoided because I'm wearing white
clothing. That person will have a wild pasta strand that manages to
catapault a fine spray of marinara sauce on me.
If I'm wearing a ten year old ratty white tee with little holes in the
pits (the type I'd clean or paint in), it will stay in otherwise
pristine condition whether I'm painting in it, the dogs jump on me with
their dirty or grass stained paws or I eat a plate of the most
turmeric–laden curry dish ever. It's Murphy's Law of White Clothing!
Stacy (currently sporting what I wore at work today– a white cotton
Eileen Fisher button down shirt...which has a bit of yellowish orange
pizza grease on it and I didn't eat pizza. I just moved the box aside in
the conference room so I could put my laptop down and didn't realize I
had gotten grease on my hands before touching my sleeve)

On 3/2/06 4:30 PM, in article
29054–4407720B–...@storefull–3213.bay.webtv.net, "Wendy"
<wendyandbr...@webtv.net> wrote:
Assuming the fabric and cut are identical except for color, IMO white does
make you fatter. You have to be more conscientious of material (avoid
broad
expanse of shiny) and cut (want body skimming).
ami

I just got a pair of white Kors leather platform wedge sandals and I love
them. Wore them every day where I bought them (in Miami) with summery
clothes in white, black, red, coral and tan. I can't wait for summer so I
can wear them here.
IMO if the style of the shoe is different enough from sneakers, you won't
look like a nurse. Staining is definitely an issue with white, so I would
stick to accessories or inexpensive items, but white happens to be
flattering on me so I am loving this trend.
India