What sort of clothes would you like to see on the catwalk (shapes colours styles etc) and/or what kind of clothes would you love to buy if money/confidence/style was no object?
Unlimited Money/Confidencemr_h_r_hughesFebruary 26 2010, 06:21:20 UTC
Really good suits in a variety of styles. Loads of stuff based on vaguely altered 30'/40's gents stuff. Punky/theatrical stuff like Gaultier and Vivaian Westwood.
So lots, loads of variety, but if I won some money a fully bespoke suit would be number 1 on my list as I've never owned a suit that fitted me nicely.
Re: Unlimited Money/Confidencemr_h_r_hughesFebruary 26 2010, 06:27:56 UTC
Actually over new year my mum saw a tiny tweedy jacket for Mal - not something we'd ever buy normally but it was £5 in a sale so she got it- sadly it doesn't fit him quite yet, but thi summer he will be a tiny country gent !
Catwalks aren't part of my world, but what I'd want to buy (or make) are:
Things that feel good - silk and velvet and million threads per inch cotton. (With bonus points if they magically wash and iron themselves ;) ) Things with beautiful, almost invisible details - beading, braiding, lace and buttons that match the colours its gone onto, so the garment is rich rather than gaudy.
Clothes that swirl when I want them to, but can be fastened down for action and look equally good in either configuration - think of the costumes women used to wear in the early days of motoring and flying.
Things that can layer or not, and aren't relying on the garment (or lack of) beneath to give them form. Clothes made for people who live in cold climates, and keep the small of the back snug and warm.
Something stylish? Something that doesn't look as if it was designed for huge fat monster people to wear. Nothing that looks like a tent, a mumu or a maternity smock. Possibly with a nice long coat as per sam_harber's suggestion. I've always been partial to shirt-and-t-shirt or shirt-and-vest combos, although apparently this makes me a deviant monster in the world of high fashion. Or something.
Well tailored clothes to flatter curves. Ideally, modelled by people who actually have some curves! Good suits for women. Decent, robust fabrics that aren't flimsy - linen for summer, thick cotton. Chenille used for something that isn't a huge baggy jumper. Colours that don't "drain" pale skin - some pinks, blues, greens, dark reds - no bright pink, fluorescent green or orange.
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So lots, loads of variety, but if I won some money a fully bespoke suit would be number 1 on my list as I've never owned a suit that fitted me nicely.
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Things that feel good - silk and velvet and million threads per inch cotton. (With bonus points if they magically wash and iron themselves ;) ) Things with beautiful, almost invisible details - beading, braiding, lace and buttons that match the colours its gone onto, so the garment is rich rather than gaudy.
Clothes that swirl when I want them to, but can be fastened down for action and look equally good in either configuration - think of the costumes women used to wear in the early days of motoring and flying.
Things that can layer or not, and aren't relying on the garment (or lack of) beneath to give them form. Clothes made for people who live in cold climates, and keep the small of the back snug and warm.
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Deep colours, reds & purples, greens & blues.
Stuff that encourages indiviuality.
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Good suits for women.
Decent, robust fabrics that aren't flimsy - linen for summer, thick cotton.
Chenille used for something that isn't a huge baggy jumper.
Colours that don't "drain" pale skin - some pinks, blues, greens, dark reds - no bright pink, fluorescent green or orange.
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