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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    All these models have the same sort of sad, wishful face on. Scary. #freepeople
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    Maybe I am alone, but I think the across-the-forehead headbands are quite cute.

    I am not known for my excellent taste in clothes, though. My mom threatens me with What Not to Wear frequently. So, maybe what I like isn't the best litmus test. #freepeople
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    11/12/09

    @boxspelunker: I adore headbands, and I've seen a few girls who can really pull off the hippie look. But I wouldn't dare try it myself, I'll just end up looking like a dweeb. I admire, but I don't follow. #freepeople
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    Image of englishbreakfasttasteslikedarjeeling englishbreakfasttasteslikedarjeeling
    11/13/09

    @boxspelunker: i also love foreheadbands (as i call them) and i happen to think that i have a v nice sense of style. #freepeople
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    Image of Hana Maru Hana Maru
    11/15/09

    @boxspelunker: Hee hee! I wish my family would nominate me for that, just for the $5000 wardrobe. They can urge people to buy certain things, but they do get to go shopping on their own.

    I like the episodes with rebellious people. #freepeople
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    11/16/09

    @Hana Maru: Oh, I can't even watch it! It makes me nervous. I also feel like they dress everyone almost the same, but that might just be my paranoia. I don't want to be feminine in my dress. I don't want to accentuate my "figure". I just want to be comfortable, and polyester doesn't fit into that equation, because my body chemistry reacts badly with it and I am a stinky person. Moreso than usual. Like... overwhelming. D: #freepeople
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    Image of Hana Maru Hana Maru
    11/16/09

    @boxspelunker: They do dress everyone the same! in colored low heels, knee-length printed dresses, and "structured" jackets. They also try to break women down with the mirrored closet of shame. I hate that. Queer Eye is no longer on, but I always liked Carson's approach. He was actually creative, and took each guy's personal taste into account.

    I haven't watched WNTW in a while, but I always cheered for the people who refused to succumb to the pressure, like one woman who spent $1000 on a great pair of cowboy boots that she really loved, but was warned against. I just fantasize that someone will nominate me so I can pretend to go along with Stacy and Clinton, then buy an expensive new wardrobe and tell them to fuck off. #freepeople
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    11/17/09

    @Hana Maru: I thought so! Every time, I see wrap dresses, dark-wash jeans (generally with a boot cut or straight leg), and bright heels. I figured it was just the episodes I was catching.

    My favorite rebel was the little hippie woman who knit sweaters from hair she'd collected from various pets - her friend had a rabbit and she'd spun its leftover fur into yarn and made a really cute sweater. I thought that was unique and great, but Stacy and Clinton were grossed out :D

    I will nominate you, and you can dress like a lump for a few weeks, and then dazzle everyone! #freepeople
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    Image of Hana Maru Hana Maru
    11/18/09

    @boxspelunker: I love the idea od saving rabbit fur or dog fur and knitting sweaters out of it. I bet they're really soft. It's not like you can't clean them and house pets are probably cleaner than farmed wool animals, anyway. Of course Stacy and Clinton were grossed out. I bet they wanted to replace it with printed wrap dresses and colorful pointy heels. #freepeople
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    11/18/09

    @Hana Maru: She convinced them to let her keep the clothes that she had made out of animals that she knew the names of. So she kept a few sweaters, scarves, things like that, I think. She had an amazing collection of clothes, from traveling and gifts from around the world. They were just like, "Does every piece have a story? Le sigh..." and she was telling them about this time in Tibet when she was living with this family... I totally raged about that show afterwards. D:

    Have you ever seen the follow-up shows? Most of the people don't keep doing what they are told to do. They revert to what they like. Guess you really can't account for taste!

    #tips
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    Image of Hana Maru Hana Maru
    11/18/09

    @boxspelunker: I've never seen a follow up. I guess all that shaming doesn't work so much as it's good for tv? Not every woman needs to be into her appearance. The show seems to verge on self-parody sometimes, like when they're haranguing a PhD candidate to show off her legs.

    I have a bunch of junk from my travels that I cherish, including clothes that will probably never fit again and were cheap to begin with. I'd hate to have to sputter inarticulately in defense of keeping them.

    BTW, I love that the new comment notification lets us continue conversations like this one!
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    11/18/09

    @Hana Maru: I think people like to have their own personal style, even if no one else likes it. Also, instead of doing thousands of dollars worth of clothing, wouldn't it be better to show people how to be more "stylish" on a budget? I mean, most people can't afford shirts that cost hundreds of dollars, and so they'll never buy one again, you know? So if the hundreds-of-dollars shirt gets stained or torn, then that's that! I just think WNTW sets up a weird structure that can't be sustained, because lots of people they make over don't live in NY, where they're taken shopping, or shown how to turn their personal style into something more appropriate for work.

    Oh, yeah, I've seen episodes like that - a woman who worked construction, and she was encouraged to "look more like a girl" while on the job. It's like... no? She should dress however is comfortable and safe for her? They weren't pushing heels on her or anything, but it was weird to watch.

    Yeah, I have some weird stuff from traveling, eBay, or gifts that you know, I just want to keep it, and I don't care if I'm stylish! Dressing yourself is never just about how you look, it's about how you feel, too. If that ratty old sweatshirt makes you feel relaxed and comfortable, there is no reason not to wear it when you're at home, you know? It probably shouldn't be subbed in as professional wear, but so many of us dress in a way that makes us happy, even if we don't look "our best".

    I also enjoy this new notification system! :D

    #tips
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    Image of Hana Maru Hana Maru
    11/19/09

    @boxspelunker: I like your approach. It is about how you feel, not just how you look to others:)

    #tips
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    I can get you a ring like that at one of the jewelry stores on 74th St. in Jackson Heights.

    Then head to Patel Brothers for the best Indian grocery shopping eva.

    And wrap it all up with a henna tattoo! I'm getting myself a HT to freak out my family at Thanksgiving. It's going to be kick-ass.

    I'm just sayin'. #freepeople
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    Image of randomnessish randomnessish
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    I could buy those distressed cowboy boots (picture 4) in a heartbeat, from any number of used clothing stores here in Nashville, and at half the price. Hippie my ass. #freepeople
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    As a poor hippie myself, I would rather buy my poor hippie clothes from thrift stores (or ask my mother to knit them for me) than wear the FP or Urban Outfitters versions, which uniformly tend to have super wacky proportions, are often made of super flimsy fabrics, and are ridiculously expensive. Once in a while I'll pick up a t-shirt or non crazy dress (if they're ridiculously on sale) or a hat (I will freely admit that UO's hats are the stuff of my dreams).

    But really, I'd rather preserve my poor hippie (student) savings for 1) a grad school degree in the humanities and 2) flights to cool places where I can work with people who might actually be doing something to change the world. Oh, and 3) a suit so I can find a real person job someday (haha). #freepeople
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    Image of ElleL ElleL
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    Now I want to watch Clueless and buy Doc Martens. #freepeople
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    Image of Sputnik_Sweetheart Sputnik_Sweetheart
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    Last year, I planned to wear a cute dress to the office holiday party. I got about a foot out of the house before I realized that it was below freezing out and went back inside and changed into pants. Just looking at those FP dresses is enough to give me frostbite. #freepeople
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    Image of Laines Laines
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    Fun at home- $20 bucks and access to a halfway decent bead or craft store and you too could turn out a necklace just as pretty. I'll bet if you checked out the local or artisan jewelers (find out who deals for the sci-fi or theatre crowd) you could get a ring very similar to that dream. Probably $50 to $100, depending on how intricate the setting. #freepeople
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    Image of PhDelish PhDelish
    11/12/09

    @Laines: Etsy! #freepeople
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    Image of ElleL ElleL
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    #13 Looks like MC Hammer designed a line of Chippendale's Tuxedos that allow for pooping while dancing. #freepeople
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    Image of toastandlove toastandlove
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    Only skinny white people can dress like this. If you are thick or black or brown, you will look like a homeless vagrant. It's just a theory.

    You can also dress like this if you are skinny and black or brown, but you have to have a very expensive (aspirational!) haircut to go with it. #freepeople
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    11/12/09

    @toastandlove: Hmm. You might be right, as Zoe Kravitz often makes it work. #freepeople
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    Image of Penny Penny
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    Totally agreed on the proportions on #2. That skirt would look totally cute with just a scoop-neck black tank. And 86 the knee socks, Jesus.

    #7. I thought that read "grandma's love triangle" and I was like "EWWW!"

    #9...so...much...ugly...

    As for #13, I thought harem pant trend had died? #freepeople
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    Image of Mary McCarthyite Mary McCarthyite
    11/12/09

    @Penny: I think #9 is FP's take on American Apparel. Uglier, pricier, etc.
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    Image of sportz.star sportz.star
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    "Boyfriend jeans"
    Definition: I took Marie Claire's advice and settled for a useless loser as a boyfriend and I've had to hold together his jeans with pieces of the shirts he leaves the floor for me to clean. #freepeople
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    Image of hortense hortense
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    If you're over the age of 18 months, you probably shouldn't be wearing a "onesie." #freepeople
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    Image of futuremouse futuremouse
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    As a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, so must you become Derelicte! #freepeople
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    Image of Mary McCarthyite Mary McCarthyite
    11/12/09

    In reply to Free People Wishes You Hippie Holidays
    I totally agree with your analysis of all of these fug clothes. The other problem with them is that they are NOT WARM CLOTHES FOR WINTER! Apparently these worldly, thoughtful trust fund kids also have super-high internal heating systems.

    I need, like, layers of Old Navy performance fleece to stay mildly warm. Luckily those are cheap. #freepeople
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