Shopping departments other than your own-children's, opposite sex-etc-

[Deborah]

That jacket is amazing. Looks good.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ I would love to steal the jacket, but it's far too warm for it here at the moment

 

[kikidior]

i like your choices in women's clothes

oh yeah


fashion fashoff, i usually leave jackets like that unbuttoned but it looks good on you! i don't think it looks that aggressive - and the fit's fantastic.

 

[gius]

yes it is a beautiful jacket love the ruffles. is the upper arm padded with something..??

i've noticed a similar thiing when i triedmy mother's jackets..
the arms were quite narrow
but the body was a bit larger..or rounded.. hourglass..
you can feel the weird shape on your body, just standing. i almost thought it was custom-fit but i guess women's jackets are normally like that
it was uncomfortable.. but interesting.
i think Jil Sander did that with their menswear last spring.

 

[kikidior]

the shoulders can be quite snug sometimes but when you find the right fit, it usually pays off. some of them even fit like little boy's jackets with a narrower, body-skimming fit which i really like.

 

[softgrey]

i have helmut lang men's jeans and men's cargo pants...

i also used to wear nothing but issey miyake men's cologne...
but i got over that one...
too many wannabe stylish (not actually stylish) men started wearing it around here...


i have also bought scarves and big cozy sweaters from the men's dept...

 

[nicestthing]

i'm a boyfriend's t-shirts thief, wearing them all the time, especially bands t-shirts

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Wearing a lady's eighties wool jacket by Jaeger today . .

It has no sort of areas for the breasts which is convenient . .

 

[softgrey]

merged with a pre-existing topic...

 

[pucci_mama]

I wish I could wear men's trousers but ..I can only get away with items from the boy's section.

 

[Coquettish]

I love boy's blazers, chinos and oxford shirts. The boy's dept is the first section I hit when I go thrifting now!

 

[vavavinny]

I'm known to roam the women's section for pants, tops, and jackets. I love form-fitting pants and I find some women's pants to fit my lithe legs better than men's pants. I have bought women's jeans from the Gap, and also the pleather pants from H&M. I am a jacket-wh*re and go cuckoo for a nice, well-cut blazer or interesting jacket, and many times I find these in the women's section. Also, I love a good turtleneck or sweater and I believe these two pieces are both unisex, so I sometimes buy my turtlenecks from the women's section.

I also ADORE scarves, so if I love the design or color or texture, I will buy a woman's scarf. And jewelry. Rings, bracelets, necklaces (worn as necklaces or as bracelets), brooches... I wear all of them, not at the same time of course . But any of them are fair game.

 

[simons]

ugh i have such a dilemma with shopping in womens, the clothes fit me a lot better because i have a small frame and small hips BUT i cant get over the closures being different. like which sides jackets/cardigans close etc.. it really bothers me. i only get stuff that doesn't include closures or i guess things more "unisex"

 

[vavavinny]

ugh i have such a dilemma with shopping in womens, the clothes fit me a lot better because i have a small frame and small hips BUT i cant get over the closures being different. like which sides jackets/cardigans close etc.. it really bothers me. i only get stuff that doesn't include closures or i guess things more "unisex"

That is definitely a pet peeve. Double-breasted jackets especially, as they close completely opposite for men and women. And button-ups as well. It depends on how much I love the piece though.

 

[Crying Diamonds]

^ I don't tend to mind at all about the lady's-side closures

 

[Deborah]

Mens Fred Perry shirt:

I need a new white shirt but I want a boyish fit so I'm waiting for the school uniforms to go on sale then I'm going to buy a boys one, shoud be cheaper too! Haha.