Deeply unflattering, but now I want them

annagybe

http://www.manrepeller.com/201.....ralls.html

When I first saw this trend I thought they were horrible. But I love the way she's styled them with the blazer and heels.

12 years ago

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Latest reply was from Mander

Heather

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Anna, I am right there with you. I do not own a pair currently, but I dig them.

Remember this?

http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....nim-romper

12 years ago

modgrl

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Do you not remember wearing these in 1991? I would prefer to leave them back there.

12 years ago

bj1111

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i had one in white denim worn with a striped tee 20 years ago and i thought i was hot s**t. i do like the dressed up look. not for me but for other braver younger souls.

12 years ago

Emily

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I am not a fan....just looks dated to my eye and not very flattering.

12 years ago

Mochi

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Ha. When I was in junior high back in the late 70's, these were actually trendy for a brief time. Did not own them....I don't think they would do a large-busted girl ANY favors. That said, some women may be able to pull off the look with very well-thought-out styling such as your pics demonstrate. They may still repel men, but as long as we think we're cute, that's all that matters, right?

ETA: Honestly, they're better not gussied up with a jacket. That's just not working for me.

12 years ago

RoseandJoan

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It would be impossible to wear these in the UK without coming over as an Alexa Chung wanabee
http://images.google.co.uk/sea.....8;tbm=isch

12 years ago

CocoLion

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I was into this look in the late 90s. I had a pair of black overalls, cropped length but made out of silky rayon. I loved them, they were so comfy and I thought I looked pretty cool in them. I was not into flattering looks at all back then. In fact I also frequently wore cropped flares that were printed during that period. My lust for printed pants continued into the 00s but I haven't found the perfect pair this time around. Anyway, sometimes I miss my former self that didn't give a hoot about figure flattery. I am a good 10-15 pounds heavier now and older, might have something to do with that. And taking pictures of myself!

OK sorry for the thread hijack. You would look cool in these Anna! I think getting the length just right for your legs will be what makes it work.

12 years ago

Diana

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Not for me, although I have to say the shorts version is loads better than the full-length pants overalls.

12 years ago

Transcona Shannon

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I think I'd feel like I'd just got out of the barn and was running late for a date so threw on a jacket and some heels...it would be very tricky to pull of successfully I suspect.

12 years ago

Lori

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You are right, it is not a flattering look, but she did make them look a bit more presentable by dressing them up. Still, her butt looks like a saggy diaper, just not a look I can get behind (no pun intended, ok maybe a little intended :wink wink:).

A look I would leave to the 20-somethings though.

12 years ago

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Oh, way too close for comfort. I still had these about 10 years ago in both white and red. I could do a flowy silk or rayon version that looks more like a safari dress or shirt dress, but these are way too literal from the 90's for me.

12 years ago

rae

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Heh heh, I tried a pair on for fifty cents, and I still couldn't make them work for me. But kudos if you can!

12 years ago

KikiG

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Oh, how I loved my short overalls! There for a bit, it was my MOTG summer uniform, and I was in good company, with every other person in that loose general age category! I remember how hard I shopped for a pair that was **just right**.

((((((shudder))))))

Do I have to confess to the one-piece dark cotten print toddler romper/clownsuits I wore in the 80's as well???

12 years ago

annagybe

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Uh oh busted by Heather. Alexa Chung, though, hmm, for some reason that woman infuriates me to no end.

12 years ago

ironkurtin

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Manrepeller has no bosoms. Any woman with breasts in overalls just looks terrible because overalls are cut for dudes.

12 years ago

MsMary

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Manrepeller looks adorable. But I think she is the exception that proves the "nobody but farmers should wear overalls" rule.

12 years ago

san

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I just don't see the attraction to something like this. I guess I'm not funky enough. Years ago I saw a dainty young lady wear a pair of these overalls and carrying a little girly handbag. I thought to myself that there is just something wrong with this picture. Also my daughter was in high school during the 90's so wore the huge baggy overalls which really didn't make sense to me either. I wore them to work so maybe that is why I have a bad reaction. My guess is that they really are man repellers.

12 years ago

rachylou

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Mm. No. I don't think this counts. Manrepeller makes them look good by covering them entirely. Without the jacket... it's a bad early '80s flashback.

12 years ago

Mochi

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I have heard of her but not checked out the blog--is her shtick really to focus on outfits males are likely to abhor?

12 years ago

Jjsloane

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I still have my pair from 1991! I bought them in a super expensive boutique on Martha's Vineyard and I loved them to death. Since then they have been my paint outfit of choice (many colors of splatters on them as proof) and served me through both pregnancies. Have I made them unsexy enough for you? They are totally fun and you are young and hip and could get away with them, but you MUST wear a long blazer to cover the rear view. It's horrendous regardless of fit and form.

12 years ago

Jonesy

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I cannot go there (wore them in the '80s with long johns underneath, then wore them again when I was pregnant and postpartum), but if you are smitten, then go for it!

Mochi, she has tons of dough (lives at home with her apparently very wealthy parents) and wears very high-end designer stuff. The conceit is that what is trendy is oftentimes not what is conventionally "flattering" or attractive, by mainstream or male standards, and she embraces it. So, tons of layering that obscures her shape, unusual silhouettes, etc. that are very chic by of-the-moment style standards, but very odd or homely by mainstream or "typical male" standards. Hope that makes sense :)!

12 years ago

Emily

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All I can think of is my mom in overalls when she was pregnant with my brother, ~10 years ago. With the blazer overtop they could be a jumpsuit or shorts....

12 years ago

DonnaF

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Don't laugh, but I actually have these farmer johns -- held onto since c. 1968! In Scouts, we cut off the legs and wore these as our uniform when we were day camp counselors. I haven't worn mine probably since college in the early '70s. Wearing them scandalized my relatives -- which is probably why I've refused to let them go!!! Since they are so loose, I can still get into them, although my weight isn't that much more since those high school days; it is just distributed differently. Overalls are a hassle in the bathroom, esp. if you put anything in the front pocket. Mine carry great memories. . . .

12 years ago

catgirl

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I think an Indian woman in overalls is probably as strange as it gets fashion-wise... not that it's impossible, I'm just not that woman!

12 years ago

Scarlet

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DH first me me in overalls and never forgot even when we didn't meet again until two years later. They can be really cute or horrible, just depends.

12 years ago

Mander

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Hmm, now I have fond memories of the bright orange cotton overall shorts that I loved. I can't remember, though, at what age I wore them. But I can picture them working in a similar, possibly somewhat more flattering way on the right person...

Not that I would ever try it these days!

12 years ago

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