These are among the wide-width shoes that I have rejected during the past month.
Those snakeskin-pattern ones were especially painful to return because they were almost a fit, but, otherwise, all of the ripping-into-the-boxes and shoe store visits looked like Drucilla trying to shove her feet into her stepsister's glass slipper.
I finally found a pair. A pair of shoes that's not flat. No, it's not pictured here. I don't really love the new shoes but I'm keeping them for those occasions where Crocs or Docs just won't do.
Two more items I've purchased this summer that are usually the worst clothes shopping experiences turned out to be the easiest.
The Swimsuit. I'm on the Lands' End bandwagon with this Grecian one-piece. I won't be posting a photo of myself wearing it but I don't mind being seen in public at the pool. It was the only suit I tried on.
The Jeans. I took the plunge and paid the big bucks for Not Your Daughter's Jeans. I don't have a daughter so the name is kind of weird. But, they are totally comfortable and they make me look tall. And, ya see, you've got your regular length and petite length, right? I fall in between, and NYDJ has an in-between length called "shorter" which is exactly my size. BAM!
The only thing crying now is my wallet.
I bet that suit looks great on you. Or should I say you'll look great in that suit? Whatev.
I bought a pair of NYDJ on clearance once and loved them...but now I'm too fat for them. Maybe one day soonish...
Posted by: KtP | 28 July 2011 at 10:29 AM
The other beautiful thing about NYDJ is you have to buy them a size smaller than your regular size. That psychology totally works.
Posted by: blaugra | 28 July 2011 at 12:37 PM
KtP: They sell NYDJ in the plus size department at Nordstrom.
NYDJ look like crap on me. I am short-waisted and the rise is too high, plus they don't fit my thighs well. Kut from the Kloth is my favorite brand now (also available in the plus size department at Nordstrom). I am between Average and Long, and their regular length is perfect for me, plus it has a nice mid-rise.
Posted by: Peeved Michelle | 28 July 2011 at 12:51 PM
Yes. However. I am approximately 8295285 miles from the nearest Nordstrom, and I do HORRIBLY with online ordering.
They do have a really high rise on them.
I did like how the Simply Be clothes had multiple lengths available.
Posted by: KtP | 28 July 2011 at 03:31 PM
I think I'm high waisted, from what I remember when I had a waist.
Posted by: blaugra | 28 July 2011 at 03:59 PM
My mom looks great in NYDJ. On me, they didn't work even though I had high hopes . . . I agree, they are very high waisted. I think my mom had to hem hers, though, so I will have to tell her about the "shorter" length. But I won't burst her "OMG, I'm a size 10 in these!" bubble, though.
Posted by: lg | 28 July 2011 at 04:30 PM
And the name is kinda odd -- I mean, I have two daughters but obviously I'm not trying to wear their jeans.
A size 4T and/ or 6 slim from Children's Place with a ruffled hem and peace sign on the knee just wouldn't look good on me!
Posted by: lg | 28 July 2011 at 04:32 PM
Oh, you could bring on a trend of ruffled hems for women, I'm sure!
Posted by: blaugra | 29 July 2011 at 01:49 PM