Loose dresses S/S 06

[softgrey]

baggy doesn't sound flattering...
i prefer the terms full, loose or voluminous...

it makes a difference form a psychological point of view......
people hear baggy and immediately get turned off...
just like some people can't deal with the term 'goth' or gothic...
semantics is a funny thing...
but it's really all about presentation...


i've been wearing loose babydoll dresses since the early 90's grunge thing...
the rest of the world may just be coming back to this...
but i never left it...
...


i mean...what's the alternative...
sausage dressing?......
plus it is sooooooo comfy....

...
like wearing a nightgown...
love what proenza and donna karan did with the dress this season...

 

[Tinuviel]

you're right softgrey, baggy sounds good to me but many people have negative associations with that word... perhaps the title of this thread should be changed to voluminous dresses or loose flowy dresses?

 

[Lena]

^^ if you dont mind, we will let kimkhuu who started the thread decide

 

[Tinuviel]

certainly, i meant the question for whoever started it.

 

[Meg]

I think thats an excellent point softie. Baggy often implies shapeless which I don't think a lot of these dresses are.

 

[susie_bubble]

^I agree about the voluminous/ful being more favourable than 'baggy'.

I love wearing dresses like this coz it's so comfy. I'm planning to wear these kind of dresses short coz I think if they were full length, they'd really swamp you.

 

[Meg]

agree susie on the length issue. I think we are both quite small (in terms of height) so to be so short and wear something volumous AND full length is just too much.

 

[susie_bubble]

^Am I small? Gosh is 5"7 small?

Over in HK, I'm apparently too tall.......

 

[Meg]

oh sorry! I was going to say at least I think so. I think I've just confused you with meowmix who is quite small in height! Apologies!

 

[susie_bubble]

^No worries.
5"7 probably is small in this forum of model-esque gazelles

 

[Kimkhuu]

Thread title has been changed to loose dresses.

 

[Lena]

thanks kimkhuu

full and short is babydoll cute for 'smaller' girls, i think* it could certainly suit you in a cute childish way meg

*from what memories i have of you from Paris