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<p>Ebay! I bought a $250 pair of new designer jeans for $40 this week. And Gilt, which I learned about here for the top and some great shoes.</p>
<p>Gilt - Tory Burch today. I got the memo last night, made a huge mental note, got to work and forgot all about it. By the time I remembered it was 4pm, nothing left for me.</p>
<p>This is such a better thread than the T20 thread going on the parent forum.</p>
<p>Okay…if we are going along the ‘looking as good/hot as possible at reunion’ line…I’d have to throw in a Bobbi Brown makeover. I had one done for my wedding (years ago!) and have worn almost nothing but her makeup since. It’s very, very natural and makes you look like a better version of you. :-)</p>
<p>That’s the problem with Gilt, by the time I remember, everything good is gone. My DD is much better.</p>
<p>Puzzled, I haven’t seen that book! </p>
<p>I think we’re onto something here though: How to dress for your middle/high school reunion. (Attention publishers!) It’s a very unique situation and calls for special solutions. It’s not the same for other occasions, like your child’s graduation or wedding.</p>
<p>I want to clarify that my list is specifically for this reunion challenge. I would never presume to tell any of you what to wear. If Talbot’s or Chicos is what floats your boat, then I say, float on!</p>
<p>And those of you lucky enough to have cleavage (count me out), definitely some tasteful display is on order.</p>
<p>about cleavage:</p>
<p>having recently attended my 30th reunion, it seemed some had splurged on some surgery, and then felt compelled to display the results. Trust me, most can spot the work a mile away. IMO be careful about event-inspired surgeries, and when in doubt, don’t choose the Dolly Parton, and also don’t fall prey to the temptation to put them out there for the world to see. Yeah, I know, I’m jealous, but still…</p>
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<p>Are you sure it wasn’t all of the amazing new bras out there? I had to ask my DD this summer where she and her friends got the cleavage they’re all sporting that they didn’t have in HS!</p>
<p>Oh, speaking of bra technologies, there is definitely a huge progress in that area! Some bras are even patent-protected. That’s a gigantic leap from the low-tech stuff that we had to use in HS. You know, cotton balls, socks, tissues… :D</p>
<p>OH, my! My list of what I need is growing longer every time I revisit the thread! I’m glad DS and gf have gone to visit her mom so I have some time to shop.<br>
- dress (well, that is if I decide on a dress, otherwise its a new outfit)
- shoes (I hadn’t considered shoes…but clearly I’ll need new shoes)
- get my hair dyed (yes, the roots are starting to show)
- makeup (I never wear makeup but I’m thinking of it for this event)
- new bra (no cleavage here, maybe a new bra will create some!) </p>
<p>anything I’m missing?</p>
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<p>It seems that younger girls rarely wear pantyhose w/dresses/skirts. So, you might consider some of that moisturizer that produces a faint bit of color on the legs (like a tan?) if you are going for that. :-)</p>
<p>Also–in prep for the wedding I was in recently, I noticed I needed to do a whole ‘moisturizing pedicure’ thing on heels, etc. to look good on sandles (without the pantyhose!).</p>
<p>Would vote again for a professional, Bobbi Brown make-over. It saved me tons of $ in the long run, because I didn’t end up buying 6 different lipsticks in the drug store trying to find one that looked good! </p>
<p>A cool, dramatic necklace can really make an outfit ‘pop,’ too. At my HS reunion, I did an extra long beaded necklace, wrapped partly around as a choker, then hanging down. </p>
<p>This is fun, and you are a good sport about all the advice, oaklandmom! Hope you will let us know what you decide!!</p>
<p>A facial, one of those anti-aging thing, not the peel or heavy duty black head eliminator (or your face would be red). It’ll make your face glow.</p>
<p>^^ Regarding cleavage…one of the rags (may have been The Enquirer) that I saw today at the hairdresser’s had a front page spread on boob surgery gone wrong. Tory Spelling, Dolly Parton and I forget who else were pictured. I didn’t look at the paper but the effects were astonishing and even more astonishing was that these women were flaunting themselves as if everything looked OK. Now IMO Giada DiLaurentis does look great.</p>
<p>If you’re “average”, Wacoal, touted by Oprah, does a wonderful job of packaging the girls together to look very nice.</p>
<p>For cleavage, may I suggest a NU bra? Talk about packaging!</p>
<p>oaklandmom, you forgot to put manicure/pedicure on the list. You might want to do it last minute in LA, there are lots of great shops there. Here’s one I’ve been to in Pasadena, not too far from your son’s school. [Dashing</a> Diva Pasadena](<a href=“http://www.dashingdivapasadena.com/home.html]Dashing”>http://www.dashingdivapasadena.com/home.html) The last time I was there a little girl was having a “flower girl” birthday party. She and all her friends were dressed in princess-like dresses and were having their nails done all sparkly. Her mom was dressed in her wedding dress.</p>
<p>I stayed home today because of a cold and had the 5 o’clock news on. They said, “most women if had a choice of unlimited budget for clothes, sweets or sex, they would always choose clothes.” (Duh?!) They also said that most women would choose to shop at a discount store rather than Prada, we love the hunt.</p>
<p>I’m seeing the ‘unlimited budget’ concept for the first two items on the list…but the third?? </p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>Well, of clothes, sweets, or sex… the only one you can sell when you get tired of it is clothes.</p>