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footfootfoot 11-26-2008 04:47 PM

Christmas presents for wife type people
 
OK
The spouse has even worse fashion sense than I do. Probably why she even went on our first date, but that's another story.

She cannot get it together to buy herself clothes, I'm sure there is something behind all of that, but she's not into therapy either. She does like to go to thrift shops and come home with truly appalling garments that don't fit and don't coordinate with anything she owns.

I am suggesting to her that she internet shops. (my reasoning is too lengthy to go into now, but if yo are curious I will explain later)

Does anyone have suggestions for clothing websites analogous to zappos for shoes?

:3_eyes:

lookout123 11-26-2008 04:52 PM

She might hit you. and your boss probably wouldn't appreciate it if you shop while at work. In other words NSFW.

Mrs L shops online all the time for normal stuff like Old Navy and stuff like that... but your wife might want to find someone for a consultation - a personal shopper maybe.

sugarpop 11-26-2008 05:07 PM

I suggest one of these places...

http://www.darkgarden.net/corsets_women.asp
http://www.nightshadecorsets.com/
http://www.vollers-corsets.com/

(hey, you asked...) :p

SteveDallas 11-26-2008 06:00 PM

I'm not clear from your post.... does she see this whole fashion disaster thing as a problem? If so, good luck. If not... well, a person won't fix a problem when they think it's not really a problem. And while it may be your duty as husband to convince her otherwise, my advice is that the Christmas gift isn't your best shot to do that.

Elspode 11-26-2008 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot (Post 508601)
OK
The spouse has even worse fashion sense than I do. Probably why she even went on our first date, but that's another story.


:3_eyes:

Um...does this mean she was wearing a pair of Daisy Dukes and a tube top when you first saw her?

It might be helpful if we could get an idea of her stature, her hair, and her general stylistic preferences...if she had any.

Most web based clothing sources tend toward certain genres, as it were. Does she want to look like Stevie Nicks or Barbara Walters?

How 'bout a pic of her in her usual attire? Or without...

jinx 11-26-2008 06:25 PM

There was a bathing suit pic posted recently wasn't there? No idea what thread, but she was looking pretty darn hot though.

Bluefly.com would be like zappos I guess.

morethanpretty 11-26-2008 06:30 PM

www.piperlime.com for shoes
Piperlime, old navy, gap and banana republic are connected, so four stores, one transaction.
Some of the online sites have an option to "get the look" makes outfits for you.

monster 11-26-2008 08:13 PM

So for Christmas you plan to pay for her to go online to do something that she doesn't enjoy in a situation where she can't properly see what she's buying to replace stuff the inexpensive, individual and cheap recycled products she bought?

or did i miss something?

some of us just aren't into clothes.
literally, when practical.

Juniper 11-26-2008 09:00 PM

Nope, I wouldn't go Internet shopping for clothes. But that's just me, because I'm not an easy size to fit - I am short and um...curvy, yeah, that's the word. ;)

Might be nice to "shop" online just to get an idea of what's out there and what she likes, but I need to try stuff on.

Why doesn't she like to shop? I don't like it either, but I like having decent clothes to wear. For me, it's the money - I hate spending money. I also tend to like styles that are made for women at least 30 pounds lighter than I am, which gets depressing after a while. I REFUSE to shop in the plus department. I'm not there yet. But I go in some stores and try on a Large, and it's just laughable. Large? Large what?

glatt 11-26-2008 09:05 PM

LL Bean is the only online clothing place my wife shops. She seems to like it. YMMV.

monster 11-26-2008 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 508679)
LL Bean is the only online clothing place my wife shops. She seems to like it. YMMV.

if you shop LLBean online, check out if there;s a school or charity near you that does the Scrip Fundraiser. if so, you can buy LLbean gift cards from them at face value, and the organization will get between 13 and 19% of your spend.

Land's End is even better.

morethanpretty 11-26-2008 09:21 PM

The kind of internet shoppin I do!

Cloud 11-26-2008 10:39 PM

zappos sells clothes. So does Amazon. Depending on her tastes,

QVC
HSN
Hot Topic (well, I did say depending on her tastes!)
Spiegel
Old Navy
Coldwater Creek

xoxoxoBruce 11-26-2008 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot (Post 508601)
She cannot get it together to buy herself clothes,

You lucky bastard... don't mess with a good thing. ;)

Pico and ME 11-26-2008 11:12 PM

Call What Not To Wear and see if they will do a show on her!


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