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cirocco
10/21/09

In reply to Delia's: Completely Mad For Plaid
Acrylic, polyester, and rayon don't trap heat. I can't stand clothes that are designed to appear warm but don't do their ostensible job. It's like "Let's add bulk but still leave women shivering at bus stops." One more rant: if "Imported" means "Made in China" just say "Made in China." Some of us are trying to boycott an oppressive country that kills its own citizenry in mobile death vans.

Sorry, I've been sweater-shopping this week because I am freezing my ass off and it's just maddening sorting through the racks at things that look cozy but aren't. Nothing is made of pure wool or cotton anymore, just cheap Chinese synthetics. I finally found some suitable stuff thrifting, but lordy, that's a time-consuming shopping method. #grumpyoldbiddy #delias
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Mrs. Stephen Fry
10/21/09

In reply to Delia's: Completely Mad For Plaid
I have a pair of those Blowfish boots. Love them. Everyone else thinks they hideous, which is a-OK with me.
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BytheSea
10/21/09

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Swear to god they recycled the same issue theysent me in 11th grade, 1998, except 'shopped the clothes to make them uglier.

I can haz Buffy and four other strong female-driven nighttime dramas on major networks?

(I must confess: I saw those shoes at DSW about six months ago and I drooled. But I'm much, much too old now.)
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jenrobe
10/21/09

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Ooh, I love those coats! Especially the green one. #delias
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FizzyGood
10/21/09

@jenrobe: I have the yellow one! But I have never heard of "Delia's". A mystery. #delias
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jenrobe
10/21/09

@FizzyGood: Me either, but then I'm not American. That's a super cute coat though! #delias
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FizzyGood
10/21/09

@jenrobe: No, I'm not, I got mine at Next... I think they have both of those coats. I guess they get them from the same supplier. Weird. #delias
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JerkoftheMonth
10/20/09

In reply to Delia's: Completely Mad For Plaid
A lot of people are referencing their plaid memories of 90s grungedom, but I am a child of the late 90s Abercrombie and Fitch preppydom, and there was a lot of plaid there, too. I loved it then and I love it now. I have plaid converse and I love them :) #delias
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taliewalie
10/20/09

@JerkoftheMonth: I'm so with you! I never got to experience true 90s grunge fashion. I'm kinda digging all the plaid. Acid wash jeans.. not so much. #delias
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JerkoftheMonth
10/21/09

@taliewalie: Acid wash and PLEATED! Please, no matter how hard they try, AC Slater's wardrobe will never be cool again! #delias
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KATE!
10/20/09

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i like plaid as much as the next lesbian, but this is too much.

how am i going to know who is on the team and who is just a fashionista?! #delias
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jaydock
10/21/09

@KATE!: Tegan and Sara haircuts.
Trust me. #delias
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GeorgeFayne
10/21/09

@jaydock: Also: dogs. #delias
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jaydock
10/21/09

@GeorgeFayne: Strong love for the new movie Whip It. #delias
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GeorgeFayne
10/21/09

@jaydock: Or the Devo song of the same name? #delias
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Tippi Hedren
10/20/09

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Now if only they would bring back the pants with the 30" leg openings... #delias
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kookla
10/20/09

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I fell for the plaid look during the grunge era. No one will ever convince me that look is cool unless they can resurrect Kurt Cobain. #delias
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LizzieBennet-Darcy
10/20/09

In reply to Delia's: Completely Mad For Plaid
Oh no!!!

I wore plaid and "flannel" style clothing in elementary school. Loved it in fifth grade - wore it in Jr High as part of the baggy pants, short shirt underneath, boots look.

I do not need to relive that.

*sits in corner and rocks back and forth* #delias
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
10/20/09

@LizzieBennet-Darcy: I'll join you in that corner. #delias
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wtfox?!
10/20/09

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God, if those coats on 5 were longer, I would take all of them. ALL. OF. THEM. I love coats.

Anyone else love coats? #delias
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LAmonkeygirl
10/20/09

@wtfox?!: I love coats! I also live in Los Angeles, where the demand for coats is rather slim, alas. #delias
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wtfox?!
10/20/09

@LAmonkeygirl: That is very sad to me! I think this is why I'm determined to live in the north for as long as possible... COATS COATS COATS. #delias
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LAmonkeygirl
10/20/09

@wtfox?!: I've lived in L.A. for most of my life, and I really wonder why. I don't even like it here. Stupid economy stranding me here! I want coats, dammit! #delias
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ladyfalcon is skin deep
10/20/09

@wtfox?!: I love coats. I especially love military coats and coats in bright colors. I, too, would buy pretty much every non-plaid or -check coat shown here. #delias
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
10/20/09

@LAmonkeygirl: You and me both, sister. We should plan a cute coat outing for the coldest day here... you know, 62 degrees. #delias
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wtfox?!
10/20/09

@ladyfalcon is skin deep: Yes! Right now I have a regular black wool coat, which I love and looks classy, but I think some grey snowy days one really needs a bright coat to cheer things up. #delias
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LAmonkeygirl
10/20/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I am down (heh) with that, lady! #delias
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kookla
10/20/09

@wtfox?!: I have a wool coat in every color. Scarves and gloves too. Live in So Cal where it is generally 90º in the shade. I have to take vacations where there is snow. #delias
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velcrosneakers
10/20/09

@wtfox?!: I sort of lost count of how many coats I own BUT, I live in Boston where the weather warrants all kinds of outerwear. Just this past Sunday it snowed but today it was in the mid 60s. If I ever leave New England I will definitely miss fall, winter, and spring.

I'm with you on the coats being too short and I'm not even a tall person! #delias
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wtfox?!
10/20/09

@velcrosneakers: To me, a proper coat keeps as much of you warm as possible. I look ridiculous in full-length coats, but love knee-length ones. My current coat is one such, and I adore it. #delias
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FireflyinJuly
10/20/09

In reply to Delia's: Completely Mad For Plaid
It's a plaid, plaid world #delias
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
10/20/09

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I never know how to feel about the Blowfish boots. Part of me wants to like them, but is prohibited by the part that thinks it looks like you forgot to take off your slippers before you left for work.

And I covet the purple coats (just not the plaid, furry ones), but after all the posts today about the recession and moving back in with parents, I'm too scared to even look at the price tag. #delias
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Her Grace
10/20/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: You can get knock-off Blowfish boots at Target. Very similar styling, at least. #delias
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BuffySummers
10/20/09

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Does anyone else feel like the people over at the CFDA (is that what it's called? I still wear stuff from Gap) have had a running bet going for years now? Each year someone tries to introduce (or bring back) a more universally hated trend from another decade (pleated pants! tapered jeans! leggings! sweater vests! harem pants!) and see if they can convince the public to wear it. First one to come up with someone we'll actually refuse to wear wins. That jackpot must be millions by now... #delias
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Eriu
10/20/09

@BuffySummers: Um, I think whoever came up with harem pants already won. #delias
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BuffySummers
10/20/09

@Eriu: I seriously wish that were true. #delias
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Eriu
10/20/09

@BuffySummers: Do you really see them often? (I'm not sure I want to know the answer.) I'm in New York and I've only seen them twice, both during fashion week, and neither time was I the only bystander laughing. #delias
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BuffySummers
10/20/09

@Eriu: On the street? No, not that much (fortunately). But celebrities pushed the trend hard enough that I'm willing to call it a "win". Or in this case, loss. Plus, I have a feeling they just haven't trickled down to the masses yet (shudder). #delias
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the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene
10/20/09

@BuffySummers: Harem pants were everywhere in Spain this summer. Normal women were wearing them-in all forms, from jumpsuits to hideous stripes, to plain old denim. It was kind of awful, and I have no doubt that they will be all over the US next summer. #delias
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tiredfairy
10/20/09

In reply to Delia's: Completely Mad For Plaid
If they really wanted to do "Hobbit" shoes they should look like big, hairy, feet. 'Cos hobbits don't wear shoes.

I know, I know...shut up, nerd. :} #delias
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tiredfairy
10/20/09

@tiredfairy: "One shoe to rule them all, one shoe to bind them, one shoe to bring them all and in the darkness bind them..."

I need to stop. #delias
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tiredfairy
10/20/09

In reply to Delia's: Completely Mad For Plaid
I buy pants from Delias because, no lie, they are the only place I can find ones that fit that are consistent in sizing more often than not. I don't know if it's because I'm super short, or what, but it's bizarre. And I feel weird about it because I'm 30 and it's a juniors catalog.

I don't mind a little plaid, but buffalo checks are actually really unflattering when they're not broken up with a solid tee or something. You just look like a giant block. It's strange.

They're really gone banana's with the checks, though. And yet, oddly, don't seem to have even a plain plaid skirt. Which I would wear in a heartbeat.

The shoes in 13, however, crack me up...becuase I'm pretty sure one of the style is called a "Hobbit". Which, because I'm a nerd, I find hilarious...since hobbits didn't need shoes. That's sort of a defining characteristic of the little buggers. #delias
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bluebears
10/20/09

@tiredfairy: I know every time I go in there I feel like Miss Havisham. Horrifying in my oldness. #delias
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tiredfairy
10/20/09

@bluebears: It's a serious pain. I mean, I can't help it that juniors sizing fits me better, if depressingly. The cut and everything is just...I don't know. Women's clothing cuts and sizes seem to be made for just an entirely different body than mine. And frankly, I've gotten tired of not having pants. I like pants. #delias
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bluebears
10/20/09

@tiredfairy: pants can be an important tool to success in life. #delias
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tiredfairy
10/20/09

@bluebears: Wow, that totally sounded like I go around pantsless or bottomsless. I do not. There's just been a lot of yoga pants with skirts, or other such things.

I just enjoy the freedom of sitting however the fuck I want to in pants. #delias
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