casual dresses

Lorie-A · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: casual dresses

"You're dressed up today"
"Where are you going after school?"
Evil or Very Mad

I've worn stuff I thought was casual and I get a few people thinking I've dressed up for a special occasion or something. Suggestions for casual dresses I can wear to school ? preferably without leggings.
_________________

Puddingcup. · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject:

maybe a tank babydoll dress
have a white longsleeve under to keep warm
very casual.
_________________

We all try to fight it. Sometimes we win.
As long as you're dreaming, you're not giving in.

pinkyswear · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject:

jumper style dresses are pretty casual when worn with like a tshirt underneath and flats, maybe tights if you wanted to

babydoll dresses are really cute and casual too , they come in many fun prints and you layer underneath a bright tshirt

simple cotton dresses can be worn with a ton of different things

i think that it doesn't matter about the cut of the dress but more of the fabric, like cotton dresses are more casual like the one i posted above but if i were to find that exact same dress in like a silk, it would seem more formal so i think it all really depends on the fabric

american apparel also have some really nice casual, cotton dresses

emcee · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

Yeah, definitely fabric is a big one. I myself love shirt dresses with a big belt on top, they're super simple so it doesn't really seem all that done up. I also have a jumper dress and a plain striped T-shirt dress (similar to this one http://store.americanapparel.ca/rsa2314.html#i but long sleeved) that I like to wear as well.

Lorie-A · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

most of the dresses you guys have suggested look like long shirts. If I wore them without leggings I'd look like I just forgot my pants, just saying
I was thinking along the lines of:

?? something that looks like a dress but isn't formal looking
_________________

pinkyswear · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject:

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?color=04&navAction=jump&id=13891650
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?color=10&navAction=jump&id=14273692
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?color=11&navAction=jump&id=14200869
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?color=01&navAction=jump&id=14266175

urban outfitters has a ton of really cute, casual dresses

st3ph · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject:

^^ those are nice
i think they are casual but maybe a bit more than what you'd want to wear to school? i don't know, i don't really see many people with dresses on at my school...we're not a very fashion conscious school

i think it depends more on how you wear it. like how you can dress down things with jeans. i don't think you'd want to wear those with jeans really! but i think if you wore a more casual shoe, and i know you said other than leggings but i really think leggings dress them down.
uhmm...here's dresses i think would be appropriate for a typical school, although this is just my opinion!

I'm not so sure about the last one but I think leggings would make it more wearable. (I know, preferably no leggings)

Hope this helps! Personally looking through all those dresses on that site (nordstroms)...a lot of them are really ugly! Maybe it's just me.. But I also thought some were really cute...so I guess it's my preference..
_________________

s-to-the-t-e-the-p-the-h-the-anie

Rest in peace dani!

emcee · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

^ Ah! I really love that first dress. It'd look so cute in the summer with like plain flat Gladiator-style sandals! But not the lace up ones. If you get what i mean, ahahha

k_star · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:59 am Post subject:

st3ph - which store/brand name is the blue dress with the zipper from?

lemons22 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject:

i have a question relating to casual dresses but i didnt want to start a new topic...

so i hope you guys dont mind me asking here!

what could you wear with shorter dresses or reg length dresses other than leggings to cover up and make it look more causal?
because i always feel like with dresses that go up to my mid thigh they're too short...
_________________

*Lindsayy...

Lil_PinkBunnie · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:30 am Post subject:

^You COULD try leg warmers. Other than that, you don't have much choice besides tights. or i guess you could wear pants/jeans under the dress but I personally think that look is kind of passé.
_________________

"sometimes the road ahead is paved with anything but good intentions."

st3ph · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject:

@emcee: that's my fav toooo! it totally jumped out at me. the colours and stlye and everything! something i could see myself wearing, not so muhc the others.

jazuresky · Beauty Queen Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 240 Smiles: 0 561

ooh the shirt dress is so nice...and i love the ones from UO too ^^

I think u just dont have to care what other ppl say...i think it might be because they're not used to see u w/ dresses. but once u wear more often they wont say that anymore. However it's a diff case if u wear a dress and everyone is looking @ u. (cuz ur too pretty ;)_orange

Mode.Reine · Beauty Queen Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 192 Smiles: 0 718

^ I agree, I remember when I started wearing make-up everyone gave me a hard time, now they don't even look twice.

@lemons22-I don't know if you'd be open to patterned tights, or coloured tights? I no you said no leggings..
Also wearing ankle boots might make your legs appear shorter, therefore less OMG my whole body is showing!
_________________
[Veni]..
..[Vedi]
.[Vici].

jazuresky · Beauty Queen Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 240 Smiles: 0 561

tropical_pink · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject:

ae has some really cute spring dresses right now.
http://www.ae.com/web/browse/category_feature_item.jsp?catId=cat1320034