And well worth it, don’t you think?
Can you believe the 4K price of this dress?:
It’s not an ugly dress. It’s just an artless dress that doesn’t seem to have much to it. It’s also the sort of dress, so common these days, that is completely unforgiving to the body. It requires physical perfection, and not an ounce of extra adipose. If you had told me it was purchased at Walmart I would believe you, so the price is simply astounding to me.
And yes, this is a post about a trivial subject. So sue me.
That’s a really, really nice dress.
The cost of the dress is not a reflection of any inherent quality, such as material, construction or, other than tangentially, even the designer. The cost of the dress is a reflection of the desire for exclusivity by the purchaser. Price an item highly enough and only the elite can afford it. The insecure but ‘special’ people require exclusivity, so that they can tell themselves that they are special, while also assuring themselves that other people agree that they are exceptionally worthy of adulation. This is the norm among ‘the elite’, especially today. Real self-confidence doesn’t need external reinforcement.
i thought i liked the one on the the right better. then i read the article and discovered that the dresses were identical. i guess i’m not exactly a fashionista.
The one on the left, please.
Dress? What dress?
(No idea who these people really are or what they really look like in life)
It amazes me how few women understand how to dress themselves flatteringly. I’m sure men have even less of a clue, but the marketplace seems to understand this and primarily offers us choices that fit a man’s build. Unfortunately the marketplace seems set on conspiring against women.
I’m not very good at sitting still so I don’t watch much television. But my wife (the lovely, Mrs. Firefly) likes to take a break at the end of the day, have a beer, and do something mindless for about an hour so we try to find a TV show to watch together. And I’m always up for a beer! (Lately it’s been the previous day’s “Red Eye.”) For a while we enjoyed watching, “What Not to Wear.” It’s television, so obviously there is artistic license and I’m sure the drama is edited in and overplayed, but it is a great example of how anyone can look better with the proper attire, and how ill-fitted/styled clothing can make anyone look bad (hair style also factored into the show). Even more importantly, it really showed how much proper clothing can instill confidence and change one’s image; outward and inward.
How do marketers convince women to wear the hideous fashion they produce, and, more importantly, why are so many fashion designers determined to design clothing that does not flatter the female form? What’s the point?
It’s very interesting to watch male and female interaction in large, social settings like a party, especially when they only know each other casually, or many of them are meeting for the first time. A woman dressed in a simple, well fitted blouse and skirt, or dress will always command a great deal of power and control in the room, regardless of her intent. And expense is not important. Good fit and decent quality are all that matter.
There is a reason women’s fashion evolved the way it has over the centuries. All cultures with knowledge of textiles and technology to work them have settled on similar, basic features for female clothing. Why? They augment the female form and are flattering and attractive. However, since the 60s western cultures seem determined to devise fashion that takes away from the female form and makes women feel less confident.
I don’t get it.
And another thing…
What’s up with all these low riding pants and slacks. When women started wearing slacks in the ’40s (’30s?) designers naturally made them high waisted, to flatter a woman’s figure.
Katherine Hepburn looks more powerful, confident and in control in slacks than any modern screen “star” in low riding jeans.
Look at Mary Tyler Moore or Susan Pleshette on the “Dick van Dyke Show” or “Newhart.” They have tremendous presence on screen. Compare with any modern sit-com wife. Dull and uninteresting.
Speaking of people dressing with panache, that reminds me! I owe you a follow up to your, “How to Succeed in Business” clip.
(If the embed text doesn’t work this URL will get you there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZYS2rKh01U)
It looks like a slip !
while shopping on line for my, mom of the groom dress
I kept running into a pair of shoes that kept popping up in front of me….. $750.00 thats right 750 bucks
and all they were was a sandal with a heel !!!
People are crazy !
Perhaps the point of the exercise is to prove that you can afford the dress. I believe that Kurt Vonnegut, in one of his novels (God Bless You Mr Rosewater?) said something about people who ere so rich and so stupid that they would pay almost anything for almost anything
$4000 for that? And the Obama administration says there’s no inflation.
You may be amused by this example of inflation. I bought two cans of sardines and when I opened the can there were only two fish in it. I thought this was a cannery mistake and opened the second can to find only two fish. The cans were half empty.
MollyNH,
I was recently on a walk with one of the Little Fireflies. I noticed a new development with display homes so I suggested we investigate. I was interested in what she might have to say about the architecture, design, decorating and layout of the rooms and homes.
The closet of one of the master bedrooms was finished. It was a large room and one side was obviously intended for a man and the other a woman. On the woman’s side there were shelves specifically designed to hold shoes. We counted space for 78 pairs! The shelves were angled and positioned so they would only hold shoes; sweaters or other clothing would slide off.
Apparently there are people with 78 pairs of shoes. Hopefully each pair doesn’t cost $750!
Rufus LOL, these online sale sites ask for customer reviews, I just had to click & find out what she thought of her 750 dollar shoes , (lol, again ! ) she said they
were “great & a terrific addition to her collection”!!
Maybe she dosent wear them, just *collects* them !
You mentioned Kate Hepburn, I loved how she dressed
comfort first !
I could do a lot more with $4,000 than buy a dress that would only be worn once. At what’s with dresses trailing on the ground?
Dress or no dress the one on the right, whoever she may be, is much more attractive imo.
The Hollywood crowd thinks CEOs make too much money and that American businesses need to pay taxes to be patriotic.
Ever wonder why?
Walmart sales bin.
All I ever learned about fashion and how to array oneself, I learned from this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Cheap-Chic-Hundreds-Saving-Create/dp/051752368X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409961961&sr=1-1&keywords=cheap+chic
Wear what is comfortable, classic and flatters you. Buy a few items of high and enduring quality. Establish your own personal style – do not go whoring after the transient, the ugly and unflattering – just because the current fashion mavens have made a big thing out of blessing something trendy and daring.
Nothing dates as fast as the trendy of the moment. Just look at high school annuals or fashion magazines fifteen years later to see the truth of this. Certain styles – like classic preppy – are dateless. And consequently much less embarrassing to one’s children, when one is showing off the old album pictures.
My mother’s wedding pictures were classic – from 1953. Her dress was very like Kate Middleton’s all those decades later; a bell-shaped skirt, sculpted bodice with a lace overlay, long sleeves in lace and a high neckline.
Okay….Easy choice. I’ll take the two on the left. Yep, My Baaaaad. T-Rex Guy? Guilty. So, Sioux me.
MollyNH: It looks like a slip!”
OMG – I was thinking the same thing. It doesn’t look “dressy” at all. Further, I was wondering why the woman on the right didn’t line up the two straps on each shoulder; then I realized that was part of the design.
They are both very pretty women; but, I also think that they, perhaps, could have chosen something better to wear to an awards show (or whatever it is they were attending)
At least they got some clothing for their money. The emperor got gornisht.
I react to the $4K, but not to the dresses. Trivialities.
Hmmm! $4,000 for an exclusive dress… Hope they don’t meet at the party.
But, if I had the opportunity I would take the contents of either. You can keep the wrapper…
These are two babes. The dress, as always, is irrelevant.