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Kate

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I returned the H&M blazer today, and hunted for a better one, with no luck. I did however buy:

- brown really skinny pants at Gap (# 1-6) Do they work with all of the different shoes pictured (black pumps, red t-straps, cognac booties, brown boots), and are they too tight and/or trendy for teaching college students or wearing to an academic conference? Obviously I would be wearing very different things on top. Should I stick to trousers?

- black sculpted sheath dress Loft (7-9) It fits PERFECTLY! And was only $17 with all of the sales and deals going on!!! I'm curious how versatile it is - is this true LBD material? What kind of occasions is this dress appropriate for?

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Latest reply was from Late Bloomer

Mo

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Keep keep keep!!

Anonymous

The brown pants are super flattering...I think you should keep them! I'm also a grad student and don't think they look too trendy. I like them best with the pumps or the boots!

Jenava

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I think the pants are fab on you; you might want to consider wearing a long cardi or tunic if you're going to wear them to a conference where everyone else is in pleated trousers (ETA - and I don't mean the cute, trendy kind...) (-: Or, at least pair it with some volume on the top so the overall look isn't too body-con.

The dress is amaaaazing. Is it a ponte knit? I can't really tell from the pic. I have a knit dress (Angie has the same one) that is knit and it's very comfy. You can dress it up (black dot hose, pashmina, patent pumps) or down (tights, denim jacket/chunky knit cardi, flat boots). I would say this definitely qualifies as a LBD.

OH, and you could also layer UNDER the dress to show off the ruffle - white button downs are great for this...or a thin, l/s or 3/4 slv knit.

Tricia

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Holy cow, those pants make your legs look ten miles long. KEEP! The dress is fab, too.

Beth

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Keepity, keep, keep.

The pants are so flattering on your legs (I like the idea of longer tops for work days) and the dress is really lovely. Good day at the mall!

Kate

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Thanks for the ideas Jenava, I will definitely be wearing a longer cardi or tunic over these pants to keep the outfit appropriate!

This is the dress: http://www.anntaylorloft.com/c.....;cid=A0001 It's the same fabric as their scuba line (I have the pencil skirt and love it!), and is very stretchy and feels like a ponte even though it's a woven.

cciele

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Both the pants and the dress fit like they were made for you! Great finds. The shoes look good except for the booties -- to me, they seem to shorten your leg line because of the contrast in color. I think the pants are fine for teaching. Not sure about an academic conference -- as Jenava says, they need to be made less body con somehow.

Love the ruffle detail on the dress! LBD material for sure.

Reneeb

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Keep the pants they look great your legs go on forever. I love the Loft dress on you I could not make it work but I got the scuba pencil skirt & jacket. Don't you love that scuba fabric it is so comfortable and don't show ever lump and bump. (but you don't have any) Great finds.

Kyle

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Two great buys. Keep.

Kari

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Keep both! Your legs look a mile long in those pants, and the dress is beautiful and would be great both for layering over blouses, and as a great LBD to have in your closet in case you ever need it.

(I have the black scuba pencil skirt too - it's awesome! I even accidentally put it in the wash with other darks - the tag says to dry clean only - and it came out perfectly fine. Woohoo!)

MsMary

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Permission granted.

Carry on.

Anonymous

Keep!! Both the pants and dress are gorgeous on you and wonderful pieces for any wardrobe. I'll bet you have fun finding a variety of ways to use both.

Lisa

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Keep!! (to both)

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

More thumbs up and "keeps" from me, Kate. Both items are fabulous.

Jonesy

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Echoing everyone else: both are perfect! Keep!

rute

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Gorgeous dress! A keeper!!!!!!!!!!!!
The skinnies are perfect.. love to see it with both heels!

RoseandJoan

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Both products are fabulous! Please keep.

Kate

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I will definitely be keeping both of them. Yay! Thanks for the overwhelmingly positive response!

Sally

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If I had pants that looked that hot, I would be wearing them to the max. They are stunning on you.
The black dress is very elegant. You can't go wrong with a little black dress.

Late Bloomer

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Those skinnies are fab! You can tone them down for teaching by wearing a bootie or boot with a longer cardi or tunic. But for going out at night you can wear those heels and a shorter or tucked top and really wow em.

I adore that dress. I'm eager to hear where you will be wearing it. The only restaurant I can think of where I might wear something like that is the Arizona Inn. There has got to be other places I don't know about. I've only been to the symphony a couple of times in the afternoon and the dress was appalling. I wonder if evenings are dressier.