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zeitgeist4


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Is there any look that you love on other people but it just doesn't look right on you?

1. Hats, like this one. I think they look cute on others, but I would look stupid in one.


2. Long and/or layered necklaces. The long ones are just too much with my big boobs, and
whenever I layer regular ones they just get all tangled.


3. Round-toe shoes. I feel like they make my legs look stumpy.

4. The whole messy bun/ponytail look. It just makes me look messy, not cute!

And of course there are tons of body-shape related problems, like halters and strapless tops.



-- Edited by zeitgeist4 at 17:15, 2006-01-06

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theotherjess


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80% of wrap tops...found 2 at ON a few months ago, should have bought some more


Most hats.  I've found a couple of baseball hats that look cute but that's about it.


Big sunglasses.  I have a small head so unless they were super fab I wouldn't really wear them because it looks off.


I can't think of specifics right now but so many times I will see something that looks cute but I know I could never pull off!



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Maddie


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Cardigans. I don't know why.

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1. Shrugs like these that don't have some sort of closure in the front:



I don't know if it's my large boos and small arms or what, but they look awful and just hang on me.


2.  Any Camis like this w/the shelf bra in them...it just weighs my boobs down and makes them look droopy:



3.  I can only wear silk cami's like these under a cardi or something.  I've seen girls at bars wearing them alone and look super cute, but it looks so wrong on me:



That's all I can think of right now.



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needsfashionadvice


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1. wrap dresses, I'm apple shaped, no good for me.


2. pointy toed shoes, I feel stupid wearing them


3. gauchos, they just make me look fat


4. cowboy boots



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Elle


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So. Many. Things.



  • Wrap dresses (unless exposed nips are the next big thing )

  • Cropped/rolled pants w/boots (I just don't have enough leg for that combo to play out)

  • Full skirts (anything that doesn't border on pencil swallows me right up)

  • Tunics

  • Gauchos

  • Hats

  • Red lipstick


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sfclinevandy


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1. Bermuda shorts/Pedal pushers. I think they can be so chic. But I look funny in them because the proportion of my legs is weird.



2. Gauchos. The shorter ones looked funny (I actually bought and returned the second pair posted) and the long ones are too much. I think gauchos look better on shorter people because if you're tall, that's just too much fabric.




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1. Mini skirts. I either look like I'm 5, or I just look chunky cuz my legs are thick.

2. Big sunglasses. My head's pretty small.

3. Hats.

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Miniskirts--the biggest part of my body is my upper thigh area and it is only accentuated by minis. 


Gauchos with boots--maybe I am just ot confident with the look on myself, but I think it looks horrible on me, but great on everyone else.


Hats--I envy people who can wear hats and look awesome. 



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hats


big sunglasses I feel like a big bug or something


well i will think of some later i need to get to cleaning  my house  



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berryahou35


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hats


mini skirts


heels (I'd rather be short than make a fool of myself)


 



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laken1


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Shrugs - short ones cut me in half & the ones that tie / button at the waist make me look LARGE. I them though so I bought a few but i'm about to ebay them all

gauchos - although I do own a pair of long ones. But i'm very particular about where I'll wear them - I wear them to travel in the car or to walmart, but won't wear them to the mall or anywhere people might get the impression that i think i'm skinny enough to pull them off. (don't really care about the former groups of folks, though)



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Kel


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  • Big Sunglasses~ I have a small head

  • Bermuda shorts~ I am just to short


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shrugs -- any type of cropped shirt. I have a short torso and fairly broad shoulders.


high crewnecks -- I still wear them, but again, b/c of my shoulders, I look like a linebacker.


A-line skirts or very full skirts -- make my legs look like 2 toothpicks sticking out of them.


off-the-shoulder sweaters/shirts -- again, the shoulders.



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tina242


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Red lipstick like Elle


I'm short, so things that make me look stumpy like cropped pants that are too long


Big frumpy sweaters, 'cause I'm small and they overpower me


 



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HeatherLynn


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Gaucho pants


I feel like they make me look huge!!!



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lilyann


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Ditto on the gaucho pants, not a good look for me.Satiny camis- a no no for me. Skinny jeans- too hippy for that look. Going out in public in sweatsuits- like juicy for instance- look frumpy...

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Tati


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A BIKINI!!!!!!!!!!!! OR BATHING SUIT actually too, i think.


 


im sure theres other things out there that done look good on me, but thats the first thing that popped into my head!



-- Edited by Tati at 02:13, 2006-01-08

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MissMee


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baseball caps - not that I'd wear them, but they look cute and sporty on some girls.


most hats in general except bucket ones - I have short hair, and hats cover it all so I end up looking like I've been thru chemo and have no hair


round toed shoes - I have tiny feet


flats - I'm short, so I don't need to look even shorter


short shorts - I feel like my butt is hanging out or that my saddlebags show


Levis - they just don't fit me correctly at all in any place


skirts at the knee- because I have cankles and that length makes me look like I just have stumps coming out of my skirt


thong undies - they ride up my butt and cause me pain and discomfort; they also ride up the front, which is totally not pleasant


Basically, I look goofy in stuff that looks good on everyone else and good in stuff that no one else can wear.  I'm messed up.



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Hedvig


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I don't know what it is with red lipstick but I can't wear it either! It just looks wrong on me.


Ballerina flats make my thick ankles look awful.



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