<p>Many moons ago when D joined a local summer league swim team, the shorts/Uggs look was very common on the pool decks during their meets. I guess the boots kept their feet warm and cushioned and were easy to take off just before the events.</p>
<p>Same here, when Iād drop off son at HS in the morning last year, lots of girls w/shorts & Uggs. Just not an attractive look, I think, but the girls are not dressing to appeal to me! Then again, if you are young and super-duper thin, thereās not much that looks bad.</p>
<p>My 7 year old loves her (fake, Target-brand) Uggs ā just because they are so softy & furry inside. She loves soft furry stuffed animals, so they are right up her alley.</p>
<p>I read somewhere that Uggs were āoutā a few years ago, but are now back āinā.
They seem to be āinā where I live.</p>
<p>BBā¦thanks for the fun link! I"m a ācolumnā, which they do say is usually quite tall, and if I wore those shoes they highlight, I could audition for the remake of āThe 50 foot Woman.ā </p>
<p>Honestly, flats or low heels for me. Really, I get enough looks already at almost 6 feet. </p>
<p>I DO like the dress though and chuckled over the menopause comment.</p>
<p>I was in a wedding recently w/a group of tall, gorgeous, leggy ladies. At 5ā5" I felt a little short (not a usual feeling). Thatās so neat to be nearly 6 feet!</p>
<p>Jolynne Smyth, hooray for you. If you can pull it off, keep doing what you do.</p>
<p>BB that is a neat link, I never quite felt like there was a good description, but Iām a Vase most definitely. Even flat in the rear. The description about how I used to feel about my body when I was young is accurate, too. I wanted Peggy Lipton and I gotā¦Vase, a very tall vase LOL. BTW I own Uggs, but I never even thought about wearing them in the summer. They are still around in our area, but not with shorts and not in the summer.</p>
<p>i wish i was a lollipopā¦
No chance.
Jolynneā¦thanks for the nice comment.
Regarding clothes, itās easier now that places like Banana Republic and Ann Taylor offer some tall options. And flats are in.
Honestly, Iāve always liked fashion and clothes but hated shopping, especially with friends who can fit in anything off the rack. It can be frustrating. So Iām usually out there alone or shopping online. We do what we have to do and make the best of it!</p>
<p>Cornet here. And I did climb trees and was a model when I was in college. I was working in a department store and the woman in charge of the runway models asked if I wanted to model. I was always self-conscious in anything skimpy or revealing because there was nothing to reveal - but I guess skinny is good for something, so the dressers thought I was great. And to this day, even though I am not longer so slim, I tend to stick to jeans, vests, etc.</p>
<p>Iām a skittlish-pear too,always have been. The older I get, the worse it is. Even the upper part that used to be great is showing some age. I used to love shopping but not so much anymore.
Itās like I woke up one day and someone had stolen my body and left one that I didnāt recognizeā¦ugh.</p>
<p>I guess Iām a Cornet.</p>
<p>Iāve looked at all of them and donāt seem to be any of the above. :(</p>
<p>I donāt think Iām any of the above either. Itās difficult to tell when some of the women were wearing outfits that were simply too tight.</p>
<p>Iām a narrower version of hourglass. True to the description, itās a tough shape to shop for. I do buy a ton of V necked things and am happy that cardigans are back in style, especially the longer ones (just got a nice wrap one from Anthropologie).</p>
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<p>D wore Juicy back in middle school - the terry outfits and the velour. They were just plain, mostly solid sweatsuits - the attraction back then was not so much the quality as the cut - they were among the first sweats to have that lower rise, narrower fit. </p>
<p>As with oldfort and her D, the reason D and I can share or own the same clothes is that she will sometimes borrow from me, not the other stereotype! We can share most of our cardigan sweaters,jackets and shoes - some pants and skirts. Not dresses, though. She tends to accessorize differently, of course. </p>
<p>IMO women our age can certainly wear straight jeans IF they are right for her body type and fit properly, ie as long as they cover the rear, skim the body and are not too tight.</p>
<p>Iām a junior version of the hourglass, I think. Iām just sort of ā¦ regular. How boring. I always wanted to be tall, busty, and have curly hair. Oh well. With my body and hair, though, Iām low maintenance, and clothes are easy to fit, except for the occasional hemming.</p>
<p>I donāt know what I am either- a lollyvase I suppose. Short waist ( really short waist), long legs ( for my height) narrow hips & back but curvy in the butt and the boobs.</p>
<p>I have found that the suggestions for vase work relatively well even though the narrow hips- tailoring does wonders with smallish shoulders and breasts that would fit a taller woman.</p>
<p>The suggestions for shoes I just laughed at.
I wear cowboy or work boots, in the winter, Converse or Chacos in the summer.
( no it doesnāt go so much with the tailoring- I also have some heels- someplace)</p>
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<p>oh, I recognize this new body of mineā¦itās my motherās!!</p>
<p>PRJ, You are right. I have my motherās exact body now too, just hate to admit it.<br>
I guess I have fat genes ā¦and jeans.</p>
<p>Come to think of it, most of those ladies featured in that link are probably not thrilled with their bodies. Even the athletic cornet looked a bit doughy to meā¦especially the thighs. And my ācolumn ladyāā¦jeezā¦did they have to pick a āseniorā women for that shape? With lots of sun damage? And did they HAVE to mention menopause bellies?</p>
<p>Anyway, I think it would be fun to have some kind of virtual model where you choose your features (long legs, long waist, height, weight, basic age group, etc) and then can try different clothing choices and shoes to see what works. Thereās probably something like that but Iām not aware of it!</p>
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<p>Oh thatās me, but without the boobsā¦(which is fineā¦two fewer things to sagā¦)</p>