Comments on: The Next Carnivale of the Couture http://shoeblogs.com/2006/03/23/the-next-carnivale-of-the-couture-6/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:33:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RuH http://shoeblogs.com/2006/03/23/the-next-carnivale-of-the-couture-6/comment-page-1/#comment-19491 RuH Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:30:47 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/03/23/the-next-carnivale-of-the-couture/#comment-19491 For me it was a black Noa Noa shirt and a dark brown suede Fenn Wright & Manson skirt. Until that point, I'd been scrimping and saving as a poor student and then an underpaid newbie working in London. I could barely afford the jeans and t-shirts I was living in; i certainly couldn't afford the shirt and skirt - but decided I'd rather have them than eat... and then, for the first time in my life, I suddenly had some great clothes and the confidence to be a bit more go-getter: So I got out of London, moved to Brighton and I've had heaps more fun ever since. The clothes are still in my wardrobe but I don't really wear them that much (although I could - they're classics and I still love them) but more - they signalled the decision to live the life I wanted, whether I thought I could afford it or not. Turns out I could :) For me it was a black Noa Noa shirt and a dark brown suede Fenn Wright & Manson skirt. Until that point, I’d been scrimping and saving as a poor student and then an underpaid newbie working in London. I could barely afford the jeans and t-shirts I was living in; i certainly couldn’t afford the shirt and skirt – but decided I’d rather have them than eat… and then, for the first time in my life, I suddenly had some great clothes and the confidence to be a bit more go-getter: So I got out of London, moved to Brighton and I’ve had heaps more fun ever since.

The clothes are still in my wardrobe but I don’t really wear them that much (although I could – they’re classics and I still love them) but more – they signalled the decision to live the life I wanted, whether I thought I could afford it or not. Turns out I could :)

]]> By: JaneC http://shoeblogs.com/2006/03/23/the-next-carnivale-of-the-couture-6/comment-page-1/#comment-19308 JaneC Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:48:25 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/03/23/the-next-carnivale-of-the-couture/#comment-19308 Chocolate brown pantsuit with peachy-orange pinstripes, peachy-orange sleeveless knit top, and brown, orange, and pink scarf, chocolate brown shoes with 1.5-inch heels and 4 cute little buttons on the toe. I purchased this ensemble as an interview outfit, in case I had interviews at the graduate schools I applied to. I only owned two other suits--a red silk pantsuit, and a green wool skirt suit that looked a bit militaristic--and thought both were a little too much for an interview. The outfit appealed to me because though it's different from the standard black-with-colored-shirt interview costume, it's different-ness is subtle. I did wear it to one interview, and the interview was successful, even garnering me an offer of a T.A. position (yay for not having to pay tuition! more money for shoes!). So even though it's not my first "grown-up" suit, the purchase and wearing of the suit marked a sort of transition to adulthood. Chocolate brown pantsuit with peachy-orange pinstripes, peachy-orange sleeveless knit top, and brown, orange, and pink scarf, chocolate brown shoes with 1.5-inch heels and 4 cute little buttons on the toe. I purchased this ensemble as an interview outfit, in case I had interviews at the graduate schools I applied to. I only owned two other suits–a red silk pantsuit, and a green wool skirt suit that looked a bit militaristic–and thought both were a little too much for an interview. The outfit appealed to me because though it’s different from the standard black-with-colored-shirt interview costume, it’s different-ness is subtle.

I did wear it to one interview, and the interview was successful, even garnering me an offer of a T.A. position (yay for not having to pay tuition! more money for shoes!). So even though it’s not my first “grown-up” suit, the purchase and wearing of the suit marked a sort of transition to adulthood.

]]> By: Verity Kindle http://shoeblogs.com/2006/03/23/the-next-carnivale-of-the-couture-6/comment-page-1/#comment-19150 Verity Kindle Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:07:35 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/03/23/the-next-carnivale-of-the-couture/#comment-19150 70's vintage leather hip-length jacket, 2004. It's the first really nice thing I ever bought with my own money- the kind of jacket that is so perfectly constructed that I can wear it for the rest of my life and always be in good taste. Also the most expensive thing I've ever gotten for myself, but I wanted it so badly. It's a mellow-orange leather and at first, I was kind of afraid to wear it, because it's got "oomph", it stands out because of its color and vintage cut. Finally, I realized that I love it and I'm going to wear it with confidence and to hell with everybody else. So I have. sigh. thanks for the opportunity to reminisce. 70′s vintage leather hip-length jacket, 2004. It’s the first really nice thing I ever bought with my own money- the kind of jacket that is so perfectly constructed that I can wear it for the rest of my life and always be in good taste. Also the most expensive thing I’ve ever gotten for myself, but I wanted it so badly. It’s a mellow-orange leather and at first, I was kind of afraid to wear it, because it’s got “oomph”, it stands out because of its color and vintage cut. Finally, I realized that I love it and I’m going to wear it with confidence and to hell with everybody else. So I have. sigh. thanks for the opportunity to reminisce.

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