@ Medusa - Holy Mother of Pumps - simply stunning....

http://www.hipsandcurves.com/plus-si...ge%2F10200.jpg

http://www.hipsandcurves.com/plus-si...ge%2F10200.jpg

Oooo, pretty heels! I adore high heels and do not own any "sensible shoes." I have one pair of flip-flops (aka toe rapers) that I bought for a recent trip to Florida-they are still in the trunk of my car.

:sparklyheart:

I love flip-flops and have about 10 different pairs! Some have sparkles, some have Hello Kitty, some are "athletic" flip-flops with arch support! HA!

:moonstars: On the topic of heels!! I have a problem I need help sorted out or fixed, I love my heels and I love my platforms and what-have-you. The girl I just started dating is an inch shorter then I am in flats... T_T I've always dated girls taller then I am, so heels were never a problem. How do you handle dating someone shorter and still wear heels? I dont like the idea of towering over her... but I love my heels and the way they make my legs look! :seeingstars:

:moonstars: I went on a first day this past Friday and this is what I wore! What cha think bois and girls?

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...2_edited-1.jpg

Haha! The white shoes with the wooden soles are called Rocking Horse Shoes, they're pretty old and beaten up, first made popular by Vivian Westwood in her fashion shows, the models fell and tripped all other themselves because they didn't know how to walk in the platforms. ^_^ Some come with thick ankle straps while other ribbon up the leg like ballet shoes.

The black and white polka dot thing is a big Hello Kitty bag, like a beachbag or overnight bag... Haha.

Yay, are we talking about clothes? I spend waaaay too much time on Etsy looking at vintage dresses. My vintage collection has seriously doubled since I discovered Etsy had a crap-ton of plus size vintage dresses.

I used to be more goth, but these days my uniform is black pencil skirt, black tights, high heeled oxfords, and cute sweater or blouse.

I have the clothes I would wear if I could afford them and had anyplace to wear them to. Then I have my actual wardrobe. I would love to wear sexy rockabilly dresses, vintage 1940's dresses, great big, fabulous heels, all with stockings and garters every day.

In reality, I'm an unemployed college student and I ride a scooter to school every day, and safety trumps fashion. So my actual wardrobe is generally jeans, fitted baby tees, and my stompy 28-eyelet Doc Marten's, along with my pink and black armored jacket and pink helmet.

That's cute!

I normally wear black Kenneth Cole slacks, a cute top and a cardigan to work everyday. I love wearing clothes that compliment my body shape and I tend to buy more pants and skinny jeans than skirts. Working in the retail industry for almost ten years forced me into pants. I have several skirts that I like to wear out to dinner with some really cute tights.

My favorite shoe designer is Kenneth Cole and his shoes are timeless...Ask Medusa who got to see my Kenneth Cole 9-2-5 Technology heels. This si the pair that I own:

http://www.kennethcole.com/product/i...075225.3075256

This is the other pair that I own and everyone wants to borrow them

http://www.heels.com/womens-shoes/sw...-flat-red.html

Weak ankles make it hard for me to wear heels longer then half an hour, so I normally like wearing flats or Skechers.

I also love to shop at Talbots, Ann Taylor and White House Black Market or Target...Torrid is a kick ass store and I still love to shop there!

Zimmeh

While browsing the site where I found the image for my second pair of Kenneth Cole shoes, I found these and I would definately rock them!

http://www.heels.com/womens-shoes/bu...el-cognac.html

And these...

http://www.heels.com/womens-shoes/ga...ck-patent.html

Shoes are my best friend!!!!

Zimmeh

...Yes :) love vintage style-especially 40's and 50's

this is one of my favorite places to check out at the moment.....

http://dolldeluxe.bigcartel.com/

I've decided to stop being quite so self-expressive at work and to begin trying to look promotable. I'm currently in a position which requires 2 years time before the next promotion at this company, but I've decided to attempt to dress like a professional for work. This is a new path for me, since I've tended to think of work as something I have to do and at the clothes I wear as whatever I can get away with. Anyway, I'm currently attempting to revamp my work-wardrobe in order to make me appear more professional. Thank the gods for the Austin Goodwill, where I have found some lovely snappy blazers and vests. I don't want to go to work looking like a corporate automaton, but it's occurred to me that my goals in life are changing. I would like to put myself through a sort of self-styled finishing school. I am proud of my upbringing and my class as well as my eccentricity and general fashion silliness, but in order to have a position that pays well enough for me to do things like purchase a home, have children, put them through college one day - I need steady work and a higher income. I want my boss to not think twice about having me in meetings with the higher-ups or to task me with things that require the competence I already possess.

Anyway, I've been reading some books regarding the current "rules" of corporate dress for women, and I may be posting some of this info here in this thread. I would love to hear about other femmes' professional wardrobe choices - including finishing touches and the like. <3

^^ This. And business wear in the office.

I am so clueless on proper business wear. If I suddenly started working in an office that required it, I'd be SOL because I've never owned a suit in my life. I don't know if it's a Vancouver/West Coast thing, or just specific to my company because we're in the outdoor industry, but people at my office wear jeans, yoga pants, Gore-Tex, and flip flops.

I'm wearing a black skirt, a tan sweater from Banana Republic, and flat brown boots and I'm considered super dressed up. /kanyeshrug

You have a large team of femmes here that can help you out! :)