Please, don't make me wear a parka - Page 3

pucci_mama · 05-11-2006

What is 'appropriate' for Paris fashion week Helena?

strawberry daiquiri · 05-11-2006

i discovered recently that i liked the look of very plain, grey mid-length parkas with opaque tights. on others. and preferably they should be very small

helena · 05-11-2006

well I didn't know that was the subject of the discussion here pucci_mama.....I was making my comment in the context of wearing parkas generally not in the context of Paris Fashion week in which people clearly wear clothes which may be described as 'unorthodox' when worn in any other setting. If the Roitfeld walked down the street (and I'd be surprised if she got futher in those heels than 20ft) she would just look so silly.....

I was at a show in Paris in March and there was one particular lady there who was wearing Prada head to (very wobbly) toe.....in the context of the people at the show I am sure she was up there with the Roitfelds and the Piaggi's but when she walked out onto the ice Parisian pavement her little prada socks started falling down and she could barely walk in her heels. she was wearing a silk dress with knee socks and stilettos and it was zero degrees....now in my book....Paris fashion week or not, she just looked rather foolish. Ther must be a context to fashion......

pucci_mama · 05-11-2006

I too think that that look might be a bit extreme for everyday... I just think it looks cool there and then, I admire girls that can walk around in 5" stiletto's all day.. while I have to wear my trusted flats in London.

Lena · 05-11-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by helena

^^^ sorry do we think the roitfeld woman looks good in that parka above....does that outfit not look, frankly, ridiculous?
.

?? i never said CR looks good.. i generaly hate her personal 'style'
and parkas in general

btw, missing seeing you around miss Helena

loubylou · 06-11-2006

I love parkas!!!

But I live in parkaland, so it would be pure treason to bad mouth them.

Second hand are the best and my hunt for one begins wednesday!!!

**MulletProof** · 06-11-2006

oh i love them too.

nobody wears them here, whenever is cold [probably 1% of the year] everyone soon jumps into very puffy jackets with fake fur

, no one does coats or parkas really so there's still some freedom...

mine's dark bleu...

Lovin_It · 06-11-2006

http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/...=1162850253162

or

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/ca...d=prod32130041

disco54 · 07-11-2006

i find parkas do keep you warm but they are not sexy at all , too much going on in the them , zippers , puffing , fur , and the shape is very shapeless..

**tangerine** · 07-11-2006

GAP Red parka, modelled by Jennifer Garner, photo by Annie Leibovitz for PRNewsFoto/Gap Inc.

How can you say that parka is not sexy?

I bought one for myself but it looks better on Ms. Garner.

Elli · 07-11-2006

The big ones with fur trimmed hoods are terrible. It gets down to 20 below Celcius here and I just cope by wearing layers and a good coat. Surely people stayed warm before the arrival of the parka.

Estella* · 07-11-2006

it's a piece of clothing that i strongly associate with students demonstrating

i wouldn't even have known some of the jackets pictured here were considered parkas, when i used to have one it was always about army green and that general army reference .... no fur.

fash ho' · 08-11-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by susie_bubble

I have a several parkas that come out a few times each year.... somehow there are outfits that are parka-appropriate.
I think some people will have a problem with the fact that they look 'scruffy' and a bit 'ghetto' but that doesn't bother me so much....

yeah, i think they are a bit street which can work with certain outfits. they are so comfy and cosy too, its like wearing your duvet.

on guys, i love the parka over suit look. if done right, it looks really mod and 'quadrophenia'

Ithillien · 08-11-2006

They seem to come into the shops every year and my mum always says she likes them and i say no....They just don't appeal to me lol

TheDesignStudent · 08-11-2006

I've always loved Californians who deliver fashion tips on layering to those of us in the midwest of America, as if layering has become a new invention each couple of years..."The layered look" LOL!!!

I live in Michigan, was born in a snow storm, perhaps the worst of the decade and if you're studio is in Los Angeles, I'm not interested in the layering advice as a general rule...

Someone mentioned temperature a while ago, it's about 5 C right now...

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loubylou front row Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Manchester Gender: femme Posts: 253	I love parkas!!! But I live in parkaland, so it would be pure treason to bad mouth them. Second hand are the best and my hunt for one begins wednesday!!! __________________ DIE YOUNG STAY PRETTY - BLONDIE

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MulletProof Take me drunk, I'm home Mod Squad Leader Join Date: Apr 2004 Gender: femme Posts: 24,460	oh i love them too. nobody wears them here, whenever is cold [probably 1% of the year] everyone soon jumps into very puffy jackets with fake fur , no one does coats or parkas really so there's still some freedom... mine's *dark bleu... __________________ Metal teeth of carousels.*

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Estella* a dim capacity for wings Design Team Leader Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: la rue Gender: femme Posts: 7,651	it's a piece of clothing that i strongly associate with students demonstrating i wouldn't even have known some of the jackets pictured here were considered parkas, when i used to have one it was always about army green and that general army reference .... no fur. __________________ mode schoepfung estella mare

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pucci_mama Frozen irony. Join Date: Feb 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 4,995	What is 'appropriate' for Paris fashion week Helena?

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strawberry daiquiri seagreen serenades Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Montreal/Dublin Gender: femme Posts: 13,712	i discovered recently that i liked the look of very plain, grey mid-length parkas with opaque tights. on others. and preferably they should be very small

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helena Swim Upstream Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: europe Gender: femme Posts: 6,457	well I didn't know that was the subject of the discussion here pucci_mama.....I was making my comment in the context of wearing parkas generally not in the context of Paris Fashion week in which people clearly wear clothes which may be described as 'unorthodox' when worn in any other setting. If the Roitfeld walked down the street (and I'd be surprised if she got futher in those heels than 20ft) she would just look so silly..... I was at a show in Paris in March and there was one particular lady there who was wearing Prada head to (very wobbly) toe.....in the context of the people at the show I am sure she was up there with the Roitfelds and the Piaggi's but when she walked out onto the ice Parisian pavement her little prada socks started falling down and she could barely walk in her heels. she was wearing a silk dress with knee socks and stilettos and it was zero degrees....now in my book....Paris fashion week or not, she just looked rather foolish. Ther must be a context to fashion......

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Lovin_It trendsetter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,124	http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/...=1162850253162 or http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/ca...d=prod32130041

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disco54 V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2006 Gender: femme Posts: 3,619	i find parkas do keep you warm but they are not sexy at all , too much going on in the them , zippers , puffing , fur , and the shape is very shapeless..

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Elli trendsetter Join Date: Mar 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 1,085	The big ones with fur trimmed hoods are terrible. It gets down to 20 below Celcius here and I just cope by wearing layers and a good coat. Surely people stayed warm before the arrival of the parka.

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Ithillien backstage pass Join Date: Jan 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 744	They seem to come into the shops every year and my mum always says she likes them and i say no....They just don't appeal to me lol __________________ When I grow up I want to be a Pirate. http://ponyforchristmas.blogspot.com/

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TheDesignStudent rising star Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Detroit Gender: homme Posts: 121	I've always loved Californians who deliver fashion tips on layering to those of us in the midwest of America, as if layering has become a new invention each couple of years..."The layered look" LOL!!! I live in Michigan, was born in a snow storm, perhaps the worst of the decade and if you're studio is in Los Angeles, I'm not interested in the layering advice as a general rule... Someone mentioned temperature a while ago, it's about 5 C right now... __________________ "I live life one stitch at a time..." "I thought I was an indie fashion bladerunner, where's the secret room in this place that leads to enlightenment..."

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