tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post5459521490419277074..comments2024-03-18T19:34:36.812-07:00Comments on Morning Coffee: I think I'm going to try thisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-58050907192737547462009-10-25T22:26:30.248-07:002009-10-25T22:26:30.248-07:00I wish you well on your experiment and on choosing...I wish you well on your experiment and on choosing the dress. Lands End washes well...<br /><br />This is not particularly relevant but I grew up in Ireland and we didn't change clothes much - but it was always jeans. After college in America I lived with a girl with an extremely limited wardrobe (the 4 outfit type) - I was so intruiged and impressed but guess what? *I* got really tired of seeing the same thing day in and day out (she was fine). It felt physical. The funny thing is my husband wears one particular turtleneck after work and it has the same effect. By the end of winter my eyes hurt. But it's striped... Breakfast on the other hand... I could eat the same thing day in and day out my entire life. In fact I do. :) Along with my poor kids.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-55649109682924763672009-10-22T04:58:09.711-07:002009-10-22T04:58:09.711-07:00Very interesting! I've been trying to pare dow...Very interesting! I've been trying to pare down my wardrobe to essentials for a long time now but I'm not very successful at the moment (too much up and down weight with babies, I think, to do it well).<br /><br />I personally do not like corduroy in dresses, it doesn't hang right (on me) - too stiff and always winds up catching on the tights and hiking up weird. For every day I would want something I could practically forget I had on. :)<br /><br />Best of luck with this project! I've always wanted to wear a habit, myself. ;-)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750119018720696852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-15466311159345904082009-10-21T21:34:56.246-07:002009-10-21T21:34:56.246-07:00This is so interesting to me. I will be following ...This is so interesting to me. I will be following along and seeing what you learn from your experience. I was just talking to a matushka friend of mine who told me that she had a friend who had only four outfits. It's seemed like a brilliant idea. I don't know if I could wear only one thing for a year, but I am also trying to struggle to find that which is simple and necessary. A very difficult struggle, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-3638127038418747762009-10-21T08:23:38.764-07:002009-10-21T08:23:38.764-07:00Very nice project. Looking forward to hearing abou...Very nice project. Looking forward to hearing about it!Janelle thegeekywifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570096064139672174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-77254641245233041782009-10-20T05:51:38.028-07:002009-10-20T05:51:38.028-07:00Hey, Alana--I did this once for Lent before I was ...Hey, Alana--I did this once for Lent before I was Orthodox. The entire time of Lent, except on Sundays, I restricted myself to two shirts, two pairs of pants, and a sweater. It was supposed to encourage me to focus less on vanity and more on prayer. An interesting experience, and humbling.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02379750999344395133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-45068221971234252702009-10-18T14:08:44.983-07:002009-10-18T14:08:44.983-07:00BTW I blogged about this too.BTW I blogged about this too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-85722748903736284092009-10-17T10:58:22.933-07:002009-10-17T10:58:22.933-07:00Brave Soul. I like the Land's End number in br...Brave Soul. I like the Land's End number in brown. They have a ballet neck knit dress...but it is too short. Bah!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726695185559261264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-36672564484365598742009-10-16T19:27:15.456-07:002009-10-16T19:27:15.456-07:00Alana, I have really been intrigued by this idea a...Alana, I have really been intrigued by this idea and the links you posted. I hope you do blog about it - I will be following with interest.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-54325590624740650092009-10-16T17:06:28.241-07:002009-10-16T17:06:28.241-07:00Hmmmmm.... I remember years ago one of my coworker...Hmmmmm.... I remember years ago one of my coworkers saying when she lived in England everyone wore the same things all the time and that this was NORMAL. sounds good to me. <br /><br />The dress you linked to looks warm which is a good start for me! I get cold alot so I often avoid dresses/skirts unless I can wear pants underneath!!!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-33291648825865720932009-10-16T16:59:24.373-07:002009-10-16T16:59:24.373-07:00http://www.travelsmith.com/jump.jsp?itemID=9142&am...http://www.travelsmith.com/jump.jsp?itemID=9142&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C253%2C260%2C363&iProductID=9142&sortBy=0<br /><br />How about this, in garnet?<br /><br />I'm dismayed about limiting the field to brown, black, and gray! You're heading into winter when the *world* will be dark and gray. You would be beautiful in lovely dark crimson. Dignified but vibrant.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601902091484978157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-53957166323889717042009-10-16T13:36:34.947-07:002009-10-16T13:36:34.947-07:00OH yeah, totally the brown. Not black. Too auster...OH yeah, totally the brown. Not black. Too austere. (I'd like the red one for Christmas, though.)Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169732072381476940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-3872222987895061082009-10-16T12:58:14.437-07:002009-10-16T12:58:14.437-07:00I like the Lands End dress as well. Good luck!I like the Lands End dress as well. Good luck!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396867640732913489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-29245994337283810832009-10-16T12:58:04.591-07:002009-10-16T12:58:04.591-07:00I love the Lands' End dress. I practically wea...I love the Lands' End dress. I practically wear the same thing all the time anyway, I think I'd love it. No accessories either, just maybe different shoes...but then that's not my struggle LOL.<br /><br />I'd rather have blue or even brown than the black, though, but then again that's just me.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086636982723093364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-9093664053567730052009-10-16T11:15:12.879-07:002009-10-16T11:15:12.879-07:00I actually really like the Land's End dress yo...I actually really like the Land's End dress you linked.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-72722813761605413322009-10-16T06:53:52.047-07:002009-10-16T06:53:52.047-07:00This is the dress DH and I picked (not exactly for...This is the dress DH and I picked (not exactly for a project like this, but for my practical purposes): http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M5535.htm?search=M5535&page=1<br /><br />Best wishes!Rebeccahttp://www.xanga.com/living4God_no_regretsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-47287177951725286982009-10-16T04:42:45.566-07:002009-10-16T04:42:45.566-07:00No Jumper: screams homeschooling frumpy mom. I k...No Jumper: screams homeschooling frumpy mom. I know I AM a homeschooling frumpy mom, but it looses the simplicity of a dress because it requires a shirt.<br /><br />Wrap dress: The police would come and haul me away if I wore any sort of wrap dress. A mile of cleavage is NOT winsome on an overweight 39 year old. Not the look I want to project.<br /><br />JJill: Excellent suggestion. Except I'm not thin. At. All. And the lovely black A-line number is DRY CLEAN ONLY. <br /><br />I wish I could find a dress of good quality and construction that was black or dark brown, with some stretch to it, 3/4 or long sleeves, ballet neckline in a simple A-line that falls just above the ankle, which would be challenging to find since I'm tall. <br /><br />Perhaps I should be looking at the fabric store.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169732072381476940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-64336824504694646702009-10-16T02:07:53.530-07:002009-10-16T02:07:53.530-07:00Awesome, Alana! This sounds great. I've been...Awesome, Alana! This sounds great. I've been intrigued by the very idea, too. I look forward to what you learn and discover through the project. I think Brigid has good advice; pick something you don't hate :DXenia Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08880128865699100105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-62787256011163058432009-10-15T23:11:04.202-07:002009-10-15T23:11:04.202-07:00how about any of these:
http://www.jjill.com/jjill...how about any of these:<br />http://www.jjill.com/jjillonline/prodnav/viewall.aspx?pfid=31&BID=S20092890208473459134125F7486D89076B&h=W&sk=WPrisca:https://www.blogger.com/profile/07735937193229633081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-75095221907834454202009-10-15T22:21:14.434-07:002009-10-15T22:21:14.434-07:00A wrap dress might work. You could put pretty patt...A wrap dress might work. You could put pretty patterned shirts under it, and nice sweaters over it. I saw some pretty ones online.<br /><br />A jumper would be a little more versatile, though, in terms of customization.<br /><br />Just pick something you don't hate, okay?Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768090206152536761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-13092920747635886872009-10-15T21:39:46.969-07:002009-10-15T21:39:46.969-07:00What about a jumper? You can "accessorize&quo...What about a jumper? You can "accessorize" by the shirt you wear underneath it. I would love to do this, as I have the same love/hate relationship with clothes. I am all about comfort and have never really understood all the hullabaloo over fashion.Joihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132132096975552820noreply@blogger.com