I thought the “boot cut” just referred to the bottom of the jeans where there is a little more flare to accommodate a boot or bulkier shoe. I have “skinny” jeans with a “boot cut” bottom. Also have the straight leg “skinny” jeans but I don’t like the look of straight leg jeans with ankle boots, at least not on me. I wear ankle boots a lot but pair them with the skinny, boot cut jeans.
Oh my on the Wapo article. The Marc Jacobs clothes were pretty awful and the models not much better. The only thing that I found appealing with the Calvin Klein and the Carolina Herrera. I rarely wear jeans outside of outdoor chores so doesn’t matter to me if they are narrow, baggy, flared or straight…although it does make gardening easier when they added Lycra 
Wow, what an interesting blog, alh! Not my personal aesthetic but I will be digging into it. Very interesting. I love being challenged to think differently and conceptually like this. Thank you for sharing it.
Just glanced quickly at the blog that alh recommended (Accidental Icon) and I loved it!! By far the best of all the “here’s what I wear” type blogs. I would absolutely love to dress like she does-- I love her taste. If I had unlimited funds, I would in fact try to dress like that. Those are very, very expensive clothes she wears and the look can’t be pulled off with a reasonable budget.
I’ll definitely be looking at it more closely for inspiration.
Although the 20s clothes on Downtin Abbey don’t hug the body, they are cut fairly narrowly to the body. I don’t think of them as “oversized” at all.
I want to discuss a few Downton outfits this season, but am concerned about spoilers in identifying them. The duster coats seem voluminous to me.
In Fallgirl’s link, I love the Thom Browne coats, though they are probably too extreme for street wear most places. And I only wear black/white, so they aren’t for me even if they were in my budget. They bring to mind the term: “closet art” One of my sons loves the Thom Browne look, but does it on a budget; sales, similar looks, etc.
nottelling: I have been thinking about that blogger’s budget as well It seems unlikely she is dressing in those designers on an academic salary. Maybe she is like PG and knows some really excellent consignment stores. However, recently she is featuring many new, relatively unknown designers and I imagine she gets discounts. That seems fair to me.
Oh, no, the resale shop I like isn’t at that level. It’s mainstream Kate Spade, Trina Turk, Tory Burch, DVF, Theory, Milly, occasional Chanel, etc. This lady is on another plane entirely when it comes to her fashion budget!
My take on it: When the blog first began, she had a few spectacular pieces and most of them weren’t current season. She talked about sales at her favorite boutiques. Now she is promoting relatively unknown designers and that’s a good thing. imho.
After reading Elizabeth Cline’s book and many essays, I have been thinking a lot about clothing budgets. In this country we used to buy much less but spend more for it. Diane Keaton is wearing a very expensive coat in the Vanity Fair article. However, she has been wearing it for years; it is possible to find at least a dozen street photos of her in that coat. It made me wonder how much she spends and how little she buys with that budget. She can buy as many clothes as she wants at whatever price point. She seems to wear a few fabulous pieces over and over for years.
I do like the “few but fabulous” pieces concept. In theory. And I love investment dressing. However, that is colliding with my new retirement wardrobe which is moving towards activewear that can go from yoga studio to street!
I wish your resale shop was in my neighborhood, pg!
This will warm your heart, alh - Son needed some sweaters for work/business casual, and as is our custom, we told him to raid dad’s closet first (as H lives in scrubs most of the time). Son picked up a few v-neck cashmere sweaters, suitable for wearing with a t shirt or collared shirt underneath. Including at least one that H had raided from HIS father 's closet 30 plus years ago!
One of my sons wears one of my grandfather’s wool overcoats.
My sister wears a wool winter coat my dad bought for my mom maybe 40 years ago. It’s stunning - gray tweed nipped-in waist with black (faux) fur trim. It looks like an old Hollywood movie star glamour kind of coat.
Sweet! I have, but haven’t worn in a while, a classic tweed riding jacket that was my mother’s when she was a young girl (teens most likely). I am small, so it fits.
I have about five gorgeous dresses of my moms from her honeymoon in 1960. I would love to wear them now but her waist was so small I can’t quite zip them up.
Seriously debating trying to find a wizard tailor who could figure out some way to make them a smidge bigger in the rib cage!
“One of my sons wears one of my grandfather’s wool overcoats.”
Nice. Very nice!
As long does not look like this grandpa’s fur coat
http://www.idolator.com/7488663/macklemore-halloween-how-to-dress-guide
(that is a reference to Macklemore’s ‘Thriftshop’).
Does anybody own the classic ballet flat, Tieks? I’m curious if they are as comfortable as advertised and if there is room for orthotics inside the shoe. Other thoughts?
Thanks!
Paging @MomofWildChild ! She is our Tieks expert.
Any experience with Tieks?
rutgersmamma, MOfWC was not feeling well this week, so she probably did not see the post. PM her, she might have answers. I also recall that there was a Tieks discussion here in the Cafe not so long ago. Hope someone will have an answer for you.
That said, Tieks are foldable scrunch shoes. I doubt a foldable flat would have much room for an orthotic.