The Belts Thread

[Nader]

All those peices are horrendously overpriced... I mean some of them are nice, but gemstones are a dime a dozen (I used to be a nerdy rock collector as a kid, and I had enough stuff to show this georgina chick up!)

 

[eloes]

Originally posted by As You Like It@Apr 7th, 2004 - 9:39 am
I think that one made of mother-of-pearl buttons would be pretty easy to replicate, but it would be bloody well expensive to get that many buttons!

I am editing because I went back and looked at the prices, and even if one bought out all of the mother-of-pearl buttons at ALL of the fabric shops in town, I doubt it would total up to $2,900. Yow!

Actually, those are coin pearls, which cost a lot even wholesale (which I know because my mom and her girlfriend import jewelry for their business). Pearl buttons would be cheaper and might look really cool, but it would be a pretty different look. Never mind, I still wouldn't pay $2,900 for a belt.

Your comment reminded me of a project that I started a while ago, though. I collected buttons when I was little (thank goodnes, because I now have some cool stuff to work with) and I strung together a beautiful belt of all of the mother-of-pearl type buttons. I had to stop because I ran out of buttons and couldn't affort to buy a bunch more, but I still love what I started. Maybe I'll finish it sometime...

 

[Nixon058]

Those are cute but you would have to be like older and kinda a "mommy mom" in my opinion to pull those off. Just me though.

 

[OCHANELO]

 

[tangerine]

Those are a little busy, even for me, and I do like these:

Maybe they look better on a person than on the "display thing."

 

[softgrey]

what the jappy girls in my high school wore back in the eighties...

tacky...imo...

 

[AlexN]

I also think they look rather tacky.

 

[vintage_princess]

Originally posted by softgrey@Oct 28 2004, 06:06 PM
what the jappy girls in my high school wore back in the eighties...

tacky...imo...

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What are jappy girls?

I used to have a belt like that when I was much younger..but minus all the studs and stuff.

 

[*Addict_to_Fashion*]

don't like them at all

 

[softgrey]

Originally posted by vintage_princess@Oct 29 2004, 11:43 AM
What are jappy girls?

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spoiled princess types with more money than taste...

 

[*Addict_to_Fashion*]

Originally posted by softgrey@Oct 30 2004, 01:52 AM
spoiled princess types with more money than taste...

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hahaha the best definition i have ever heard

 

[softgrey]

Originally posted by *Addict_to_Fashion*@Oct 29 2004, 07:56 PM
hahaha the best definition i have ever heard

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thanks....but i have to give strawberry credit...
ages ago her definition of a fashionista was someone witih more money than taste...i added the spoiled princess part...

 

[meowmix]

Originally posted by softgrey@Oct 29 2004, 08:52 PM
spoiled princess types with more money than taste...

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oo encountered them @ gw last year... JAP = jewish american princess

 

[softgrey]

right...but you really don't have to be jewish to be a jap...it's become a more generic term for obnoxious princess...

 

[Erin]

I'd have to see it on

 

[vintage_princess]

Originally posted by softgrey@Oct 29 2004, 07:52 PM
spoiled princess types with more money than taste...

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ohhh thanks for explaining. I think I've seen a few..

 

[BrothaG]

They look a lil' like Tiffany silverware on a leather belt

 

[breathe0xygen]

The silver makes the belt way too busy ... don't like them. The ones in the second picture are better, but I would never wear those belts.

 

[bruno hadjadj]

i love all of the items where can i buy them?

 

[Dixie]

Neiman Marcus. Hm, I think I like them.