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Help please! Advice for a fashionless girl

Fashionless

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Hi all,

I am clueless when it comes to fashion. I have to go to a wedding next month and plan to wear a dress.. the problem is that I have issues with the skin on my legs (psoriasis on knees and ankles). Makeup doesn't cover it so I don't know how I can wear a dress but still cover my legs. If it were a winter wedding I'd go with black tights, but I don't know how that would look at a spring wedding.

Can someone please give me advice on how to dress up for this wedding without showing my legs? I'd prefer to wear a short dress but don't know how to make it work. Any advice would be appreciated, I'm lost.

PS - I'm trying to avoid pants. I have many events coming up in the same month (with similar people) where I can wear pants, I feel this calls for something a little dressier.

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Fashionless

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Mo

(website)

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Why not just wear a maxi dress? I worked several weddings last summer (bartending on a golf course) and a lot of the young ladies wore maxis. Chiffon ones are a little dressier but jersey was worn as well.

Fashionless

Member

Thank you for your reply. I thought about that but also wondered if it would be fancy enough, the venue is somewhat upscale.

I never wear anything other than jeans and sneakers.. ever. Before my legs got bad, I would throw on a dress if I had to, but now that it is no longer that simple I am a bit lost :/

amiable

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Another vote for a maxi dress - they can be quite dressy. I've seen them worn at several weddings too.

Gennifyr

If nudish hose won't work how about wearing a fancy jumpsuit?
http://www.asos.com/Vero-Moda/.....8;SearchQu

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viva

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Love Mo's idea. It's a great solution and you can wear a maxi again -- easy to dress up or down.
Here are some to consider. Add a fun clutch, a wrap or little jacket, and some sandals or booties, and you are very, very fashionable.
http://piperlime.gap.com/brows.....=127635002
http://piperlime.gap.com/brows.....=139547002
http://piperlime.gap.com/brows.....=127494002
http://piperlime.gap.com/brows.....=990947002

viva

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I think a maxi can definitely be dressy enough. It's all about how you accessorize. This one is FAB and with a sparkly clutch and little sandals would be amazing.

http://piperlime.gap.com/brows.....=990947002

Fashionless

Member

OMG I love that black and white one!!! I've never been "fashionable" so this is actually kind of exciting, lol.

These are great suggestions!!

ironkurtin

Veteran

I love the idea of long flowy pants.

http://www.shopbop.com/mens-so.....ther-shopb

Firecracker (Sharan)

Veteran

I really like the idea of a maxi dress, too, and agree that black and white one that Viva suggested is fab for the occasion. I could also see the cobalt and white one working beautifully for the wedding you describe.
If it's knees and ankles you need to cover, there's a possibility you could go with a midi-length dress and caged or gladiator type sandals that cover the ankle.
These styles might draw more attention to your legs than you want, but maybe worth a thought.

rachylou

Veteran

I love all these suggestions. I also wouldn't have a problem with the wearing of stockings - that's actually the most formal.

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

(website)

Veteran

Would hose cover enough of your legs to make you comfortable? I suspect hose in a color might work well, and give you more options in dresses/skirts.

catgirl

Veteran

Mini fishnets! In nude for you or black... Totally appropriate and camouflage everything from dry skin to stubble!

catgirl

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http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/or.....45Gvy18jQQ

And I found cheaper ones at Target in black although the Oroblu are better quality.

Inge

(website)

I was also going to suggest nude micro fishnets. And I too love the idea of a dressy jumpsuit or lightweight flowy/wide-legged trousers.

Fashionless

Member

You guys are AWESOME!!! I'm doing some work right now so I'll look at all of this again later, but thank you so much.

I'd prefer to wear tights with a dress, but anything that's see-through won't work (eg - fishnets). I wouldn't mind wearing opaque tights but I don't know how that would look. I wore them once but couldn't find a color to match my skin tone so it kinda looked funny... like I got a tan in some parts of my body but not others lol. Would black opaque tights be bad for a May wedding?

I'll definitely be looking into finding a maxi also

Gigi

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Fashionless, glad to have you here!

As for the fishnets, what people are referring to is something called "microfishnets." I've never worn them myself, but my understanding is that the holes are so small that you don't really see them, and what is created is more of a sheen on the legs. So if you haven't tried them yet, I would still check them out to see if by chance they would work.

Another option is to wear sheer, patterned white tights, as in the picture I've attached. Or would sheer be too see-through for you? The woman in the photo is a blogger whom Angie featured on the YLF blog: http://youlookfab.com/2014/02/.....ppy-twist/.

We recently had a couple of discussions about white tights on the forum. The general consensus was to stay away from opaque white tights, but sheer white tights (especially with a pattern, as shown) are OK. Here are the links to the forum posts in case you're interested:

http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ghts-dated
http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....-the-loose

Several posters in those threads commented that finding nude hose to match their skin tone was difficult, so you're not alone! :^)

I would try to avoid black tights for a May wedding. To me, they seem out of place. I would go for a maxi dress before opting for the black tights option.

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