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rah29
12/15/08

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It depends on the occasion, doesn't it? I suppose, in theory, I dress for my skinny minnie sister (or rather, in a futile attempt to look anywhere near as cute as she usually does). But in reality, I dress for my friends. Who are almost without exception male scientists doing PhDs. Pretty much limits the choice to black hoodie versus blue hoodie... I wore a dress today (because I tore my jeans) and was greeted with shock. I like it that way :)
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HereComesMyBaby
12/15/08

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I really don't have a lot of clothes, so I just wear whatever will pass as semi-appropriate. I always look a little messy, and NEVER professional. But I just hate buying clothes (and shopping in general) so I'd rather keep my small, incomplete wardrobe. I'm working on it, though!
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Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
12/15/08

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I have a lot of snobby bitch friends. Happens when you're 19 and an art student. So yeah, friend-impressing is a high priority.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
12/15/08

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I dress up in things that I can leave the house in. I have a sometimes-crippling anxiety about this, so it can take a while, but mostly I just like to look put together; I think I've inherited my mother and grandmother's scarf-lovin' gene (it's a twofer with the breast cancer gene). I'm pretty sure I don't dress for male attention, because I can get downright surly when on the receiving end. Hmmm.
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whateverwilbewillbe
12/15/08

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Who dresses for themselves and what does that even mean? This morning I dressed for a prospective employer in a pencil skirt, cashmere sweater and gold bracelet. I'm home now and changing for my friends into a vintage dress and furry hat and mittens to go iceskating and later I'll change again into a silk slip for my boyfriend. There might be a lot of me in each outfit, but I'm not going to pretend I'm not dressing up for people.
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Mafalda para Presidente
12/15/08

@Wolfiebones: I was just going to say that. I dress for wherever I'm going. If I'm just heading to class then jeans and a t-shirt is a good option. If I'm meeting friends then it might be a casual dress. If I'm going to work of course it's business clothes. OF COURSE I dress for people. It's what we do.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
12/15/08

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I dress for the occasion, mostly. Nowadays, though, I dont have all that many occasions to dress for, because all I do is work. So, I'll dress professionally for work maybe one day a week if I feel like it. The rest of the time I wear jeans and sneakers or my beloved brown Hunter wellies. (they go with everything!) When an occasion arises, I will bust out some of my finery. Mr. terrible likes it when I doll up, and I also like to make an effort to look better than all the other girls. I suppose that could be considered catty, but I spent a loong time being not-very-good-looking growing up, and now that I've grown into myself and gotten rid of the plague that is cystic acne, I like feeling pretty. I have a passionate love of fashion, and my style of dress reflects that love. Occasionally I'll incorporate a belt or wrap or what have you, but I'm not really into accessories. The weather definitely dictates a lot of my choices, for sure. I get irrationally angry when I see a girl or woman dressed like it's sunny and 75 degrees when it's actually below freezing. Come on ladies, you know you're cold. put a damn coat on.
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Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.
12/15/08

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It varies on my mood in the morning, I think. Sometimes I'll wear what's comfortable if I'm feeling lazy, sometimes if I need a confidence boost I wear an outfit for which I've previously received compliments, and sometimes I'll put on things that will get a look or two -- and not in a positive way. This last one usually entails going butch all the way.
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
12/15/08

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Guess I'm the only one here who dresses to not look fat.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
12/15/08

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"Carine Roitfeld says she dresses for herself"

It's Carine Roitfeld, yo. Don't you all remember Miranda and Jacqueline from the movie from which your still comes? She's not going to say she dresses for Ms. Anna.

That said, I love her look. I kind of have her edge, but she out-edges me by, like, a billion.
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Diziet_Sma
12/15/08

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I always dress for myself. I'm a selfish bitch, really.
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I'm Chuck Bass
12/15/08

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I dress for my imagination (my idea of the image that goes with whatever I'm doing or thinking -- for example, the cropped jeans and crazy striped socks I wore to a decidedly non-hipster bowling alley on Friday or my new obsession with looking like I just stepped out of the 1970s) and for people I don't know (I don't think people I know care much about fashion but I really love it when random women compliment my silly glasses).
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YourScreenplaySucks
12/15/08

@I'm Chuck Bass: Your imagination is a fascinating place.

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I'm Chuck Bass
12/15/08

@Your Screenplay Sucks: Oh my god I just died that is so fabulous. New avatar on the way!
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YourScreenplaySucks
12/15/08

@I'm Chuck Bass: You're looking at my Halloween 2009 costume.
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Liz11685
12/15/08

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Today I dressed for the rain and I still came home soaking wet. I was wearing my kelly green dress length rain coat with coordinating boots. I guess the rain didn't approve.
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inabook
12/15/08

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I dress for my boyfriend on dates i know about in advance, which means low cut (so, like... never. Since we end up eating dinner out all the time anyway, I just wear what I wore to class).

I dress for comfort and a lack of embarassment at school (hello, rotation of comfy express sweaters layered over tanks!)

I dress for other girls when I go out to parties/bars with my friends-- a little slutty, a little fancy, and usually short sleeved and leaving me cold.
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Cerridwen
12/15/08

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I live on the west coast of Canada, charmingly referred to as the "wet coast." So I dress for rain, lots of it. From November until March I am pretty much permanently in a waterproof jacket and galoshes. Right now, though, we are having a cold snap and the rain has turned to snow and it is -10 Celsius outside. In which case I look like that small child from A Christmas Story.

None of it could reasonably be termed "fashionable." But it's warm, functional and comfortable. I look forward to spring and summer when I can start wearing colour and fewer puffy jackets.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
12/15/08

@Cerridwen: That would be Randy- "I cant put my ARMS down!" waaaaa. Yeah PA is friggin freezing sometimes and I will not leave the house without as many layers as I can stuff myself into.
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susanstohelit
12/15/08

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I put a lot of effort into dressing up at the office - it's partly for me, but partly because of that idea that you dress for the job you want to have (not that I want my supervisor's job, per se, but I want to project her same air of professionalism). Not at work tends to still be for me, because my friends are pretty fashion-stupid and I'm trying to break out of the t-shirts and jeans rut they still adopt. My boyfriend is, surprisingly, rather fashion-forward, and sometimes I enjoy dressing up because I know he'll appreciate it (he does the same for me).

At the end of the day, I like fashion. I like putting together an outfit and accessorizing, and looking like a grown-up and not a college student.
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Kivrin
12/15/08

@susanstohelit: I wish I liked putting together outfits and accessorizing. I notice and appreciate when others do it, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it for myself. I watch a lot of "What Not to Wear" in the hopes that I'll learn something...but all I've gotten so far is the knowledge that a jacket helps an outfit look more "complete." *sigh*
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