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This thread sent me on a wild goose chase looking for tight or slim fitting capris on Poshmark. Something Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn and Mary Tyler Moore wore. It seems most people don't know the difference between bermuda shorts, capris, cropped pants and ankle pants. There should be some sort of consensus, don't you think?
In my opinion:
bermuda shorts = above the knee
capris = covering the knee to top of calf
cropped = mid calf or just below
ankle = above ankle bone
I now regret tossing out my slim fitting stretchy capris that I bought from Macy's in the '90s. Perfect length a couple of inches below my knee and very flattering. If I could remember the brand I'd look for it specifically in vintage collections.
So now I've spent too much time searching, finding something that looks possible, emailing the seller to ask inseam and they are always the wrong length. If they are too long, they always have cute buttons on the hem or some sort of detail that I like which means I'd have to cut it off!
The search continues...
You are correct. The length of the pants we wear in unknown to most of us.
This thread sent me on a wild goose chase looking for tight or slim fitting capris on Poshmark. Something Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn and Mary Tyler Moore wore. It seems most people don't know the difference between bermuda shorts, capris, cropped pants and ankle pants. There should be some sort of consensus, don't you think?
In my opinion:
bermuda shorts = above the knee
capris = covering the knee to top of calf
cropped = mid calf or just below
ankle = above ankle bone
I now regret tossing out my slim fitting stretchy capris that I bought from Macy's in the '90s. Perfect length a couple of inches below my knee and very flattering. If I could remember the brand I'd look for it specifically in vintage collections.
So now I've spent too much time searching, finding something that looks possible, emailing the seller to ask inseam and they are always the wrong length. If they are too long, they always have cute buttons on the hem or some sort of detail that I like which means I'd have to cut it off!
The search continues...
Those are the types of capris I'm talking about. They look great, they're comfortable and you can wear any type of footwear with them - no worries about the size of your heels.
I've found them at stores like Marshall's or TJ Maxx under the Anne Klein, Zac and Rachael, Vince Camuto and other labels. They're out there! JC Penneys has them too.
I don't think she's 'insulting' to anyone and agree with her point of view.
Remember what Tim Gunn says: Fit, proportion and silhouette. I don't think wanting to look nice is shallow. Some care, some don't.
Where I live, almost everyone wears the 'frumpy' outfit. It's noticeable because when you see someone who has actually styled an outfit pleasingly it's like, 'wow, she looks really nice.'
It's the same with the ubiquitous 'little boys' haircut.
I've never owned a pair of Birkenstock's and I never will. They are some ugly *ss shoes. And I have good feet!
I don't care what other women think about my clothes. I'm not trying to attract them after all!
Actually not trying to attract anyone but men will be looking for shape in the clothes they are not that observant to know much about outfits. I learned 30 years ago never to ask a man which looked better. They really don't care.
I laughed when I saw the first frumpy outfit as it's so common amongst middle aged and elderly women. Marie-Anne Lecoeur shows women how a few simple changes can make you look chic using clothes you already have. You can still be comfortable in hot weather, too!
I learned 30 years ago never to ask a man which looked better. They really don't care.
Not all of them. I dated a man with very good taste. Whenever he bought clothes for me, I knew I would look good. But he was very persnickety about design -- of cars, houses, his own clothes and even household items. Example: It took him five years to find the perfect bread knife
Not all of them. I dated a man with very good taste. Whenever he bought clothes for me, I knew I would look good. But he was very persnickety about design -- of cars, houses, his own clothes and even household items. Example: It took him five years to find the perfect bread knife
Apparently you are not a knife person. SO created a forge for my perfect knife and did forge the knife. I prefer to buy my clothes.
Not all of them. I dated a man with very good taste. Whenever he bought clothes for me, I knew I would look good. But he was very persnickety about design -- of cars, houses, his own clothes and even household items. Example: It took him five years to find the perfect bread knife
No disrespect to you PP but damn he sounds annoying AF. I'm sure he had good qualities or you would not have been there but would drive me nuts.
I favor a little more laid back approach unless it means they are lazy. . . I can't abide a lazy man. The last man I met is the hardest working person I have ever met, times 10.
Those are the types of capris I'm talking about. They look great, they're comfortable and you can wear any type of footwear with them - no worries about the size of your heels.
I've found them at stores like Marshall's or TJ Maxx under the Anne Klein, Zac and Rachael, Vince Camuto and other labels. They're out there! JC Penneys has them too.
Yes! Tighter, more structured "capris" can be cute. Audrey Hepburn wore them. They are timeless. With flat ballet shoes, or other delicate footwear, a feminine loafer. feminine sandals, kitten heel mules that can be adorable for any woman og any age and
They do NOT look good with clunky, masculine sandles in with think, rubber soles that resemble a tire, or large, clunky athletic shoes. They don't help the look.
Yet EVERY YEAR, from April to September, I see women wearing those BOXY CAPRIS, CLUNKY SANDLES, THICK ATHLETIC SHOES or unflattering dark leather sandals
I am sure it's comfortable, but it doesn't look attractive. The whole look adds 20 years and 20 lbs to every woman who wears them.
The better version of capri pants is available at all of the stores that rfomd129 mentioned - TJ MAXX, Marshalls, Penny's and others.
So are the wide boxy capris. Not a flattering look. On anyone.
Floral tops almost always are unflattering on anyone over 40. So are XXL Tee Shirts on an average sized or plus 10-30 lbs. woman. They do NOT hide anything. The make women look BIGGER and BOXIER. I am not sure where women get the idea that square, boxy "capri" pants are attractive.
The same with clunky sandals.
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And I have good feet!
. I use them as house shoes during the summer.
