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Staysfit

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I'm very happy with my clothes even though I don't look happy in my pictures. I'm still tired and recovering from my surgery and I had no time for make-up in the morning. YLF must think I never smile but I really do. I just can't take a picture with a cell phone and smile at the same time. It's much too complicated for me!

I was happy with this outfit, it worked all day. I was running around a school building, in and out of classes, dodging unruly kids with their occasional trailing staff member. Ducking flying objects as they were hurled across the rooms. All was perfect until 7:30 pm. DH and I were taking a shortcut by walking in the semi dark across a park used for skateboarding towards the Local Civic Center for another Friend's of the Library Author Talk. One of the Skateboarders went flying off his skateboard and did a hard back flop onto the concrete. He wasn't wearing a shirt or helmet. The physician in me went into medical alert mode. I took a quick step forward towards him to make sure he was okay. I didn't see a step and KABOOM! I rolled my foot/ankle inwards. OUCH! Guess who was the most injured?! Okay, lesson learned, teenage boys are unbreakable. A few scrapes and maybe some minor road rash, but he claimed no pain. I hobbled the rest of the way to the Civic Center as he continued his jumping. Wish I was 20 again!

These shoes do not protect from rolled ankles! Boo Hiss! My left foot is swollen today. I don't think I broke anything but now my plans for dressing starting with my feet are over for a while. It looks like a good Birkenstock day. May even be a good Birkenstock week ahead......

Ted Baker Dress
Kate Spade Necklace
Blue Leather Sneakers
Boss Sweater added for warmth in the morning
Bangles courtesy of my aunt.

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Latest reply was from UmmLila (Lisa)

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You look great in those sneakers Staysfit. That is a fabulous dress and it fits you perfectly. I hope your ankle is okay. Yes teenage boys are unbreakable. We have a skateboard park near us and they fly around on it. I can't watch.

lyn67

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OMG, I'm so sorry for your injury, hope you'll feet/ankles will recover after some rest and you'll be able to smile for us, too:-). Your dress is beautiful, and sneakers are quite matching the thing only I would not wear the two with the bib necklace as think the floral dress is enough of an edge to the sneakers, and so would not want to turn it more into the pretty territory, but that's only me:-).

Traci

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I love the dress with sneakers and cardi. I like seeing that such a pretty dress can be dressed down this way.

I have the same problem smiling in mirror selfies. I almost always have to take two pictures so I can catch less than a scowl in the second one. Phase two I'm working on is actually looking up, instead of down at my phone all the time. Babysteps. ha!

Tanya

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I am so sorry to hear about the ankle accident, hope it recovers soon.

The dress is gorgeous and fits you perfectly. I love how you dressed it down with sneakers.

Janet

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I hope your ankle feels better soon!

Well, now I actually know who Ted Baker is designing dresses for, and it's YOU! The fit never works for me at all, and I love the prints, so it's nice to see how perfect that dress is on you.

Anonymous

The dress is beyond gorgeous. I personally love the tennis with the dress. It screams ultra-cool.

Suz

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Oh, Staysfit!! Yikes!! I hope you are okay and will heal up quickly. The mother in me was clutching at your tale because my daughter is a long boarder. Fortunately she does wear a helmet all the time .except this spring, as she was adjusting her helmet with one foot on her board, a friend came up behind her and smashed into her -- she went flying face down and cut up her eye area. You can imagine how I felt when she walked in the door, but at least she was walking.

Anyway - your dress is gorgeous on you and the sneakers look intentional and fun!

Mirjana

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I am so sorry about ankle accident, hope you are better now. This fabulous dress fits you perfectly, I love cardigan, you look so nice.

Sisi

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Oh, no! I hope it is nothing serious with your ankle. The outfit is beautiful.

Bijou

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Beautiful outfit - I am sure that you are going to be able to make the Birks work this week. It was so kind of you to stop to help, that young man was very lucky and you were very unlucky.

Angie

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Oh no. Hope your ankle feels better soon.

You look super cute.

El Cee

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I love this outfit. The juxtaposition of the feminine dress with the very cool sneakers is unexpected and utterly fabulous. Hope your ankle feels better.

Sisi

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You made me remember that I "ruined" myself twice for doing a good action. I told to myself "never more"!

Jenn

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#2 is quirky and fun! Being able to dress down that sheath makes it so versatile.

Sorry to hear about your ankle. Hope it heals quickly.

Gail

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Yikes I hope you feel better soon. That dress looks awesome on you.

Maneera

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I LOVE this outfit! It looks like you plucked it right out of a fashion magazine! Love the lil sweater over that gorgeous gorgeous print dress. Super FAB!

bj1111

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oh no! hard to not go into doc mode when you've trained for it.

you can still dress from the ground up with birkenstocks...just think of it as an el cee fall challenge with something extra. like when gordon ramsey has you pick your raw ingredients then TAKES ONE AWAY....cue doom music.

catgirl

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MY DS was just learning to skateboard with his buddy and came home looking like he'd been run over, but was completely carefree. I sometimes make the mistake of thinking I can roll with the tweens, but it's foolhardy and I have the aches and pains to prove it.

But sneakers with dress looks fantastic! How I wish Ted Baker fit me better.

rachylou

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A speedy recovery!

And yes to sneakers! You look really natural with this style.

Emily K

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Oh no.....But, I'm really glad there are people whose first instinct is to jump in and help. Hope your ankle mends soon.

Staysfit

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Thanks everyone. I'm waiting to get a CT scan of my foot. Initial x-rays were suspicious for a possible fracture. Ugh! I hope not! I'm dressed very nicely though! My Birkie outfit is a success! LOL! I'm on crutches and wearing a skirt with Birks.

Chris987

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Hope your ankle heels quickly...but do what your docs tell you....or it will turn into a permanent bad thing........with your medical training you probably don't need to hear that from me who has none. The sneakers look really cool with that gorgeous dress! I think there needs to be a whole separate style persona for those with foot/ankle injuries....something we can embrace....foot-cast-modern, or ankle-injury-trendy or something., where the outfit starts with footwear as needed and then works up from there.

Staysfit

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Chris987, I'm in a boot for 6 weeks.

Time to start the injured foot/ankle boot thread. Mine is institutional grey. It could use some bling.

For future reference, don't wear a pencil skirt on days you may end up getting a CT scan. Just saying........(I'm sure no one else but me would do that!! )

I read about my injury. If I don't follow the ortho's instructions I may never walk again. - in a regular shoe. There are loads of complications for mid foot ligament tears.

However, he said it looked like this wasn't the first time! Imagine that! A runner who has had a foot injury without knowing it! Those endorphins are very powerful! I swear I felt no pain when I ran marathons. None at all.

Anyone know what shoe matches a grey orthopedic immobilizing boot? The Birkenstock is too low and my hips are wobbly.

JAileen

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The dress looks amazing on you. I'm so sorry for your injury, but how nice was it for you to try to help another injured person!

FindingMyWay

So sorry to hear about your foot. I don't know what shoe will be the right height, but if you get desperate you could have a cobbler modify a right shoe by gluing on an additional sole. You have to be willing to sacrifice the shoe because it will no longer be the same height as its mate and thus will be unwearable after you are out of the boot.

Karie

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That dress is gorgeous, and I love it with the sweater and with the sneakers.

Oh no, you have to wear the boot! I had to wear one when I had foot surgery. No fun. My only advice is to find a shoe with a matching heel height for your other foot so you don't get any back pain. My converse wedge sneakers worked pretty well for that.

I hope you have a speedy recovery!

El Cee

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So sorry that you have to wear Frankenboot -- but I hope that you recover fully and can get back to wearing your lovely shoe collection before long. Each boot brand seems to be a bit different as far as lift. When I was booted for a foot injury back a number of years ago, I found that Dansko Professional Clogs were the best height/lift match for my particular boot. Some people use shoe balances that can be worn over athletic shoes. No kidding here -- I think we need to start a thread related to "dressing stylishly around orthopedic casts and braces". I spent half this year wearing a hinged knee brace that made me look like Robocop.

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Aida

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Aw sorry to hear about the injury, had fingers crossed this morning when I first read the post that it would be something mild. The dress+sneaks outfit is fun, I like it especially with the little topper to pick up on the blue. Hope you are able to find some good balancing options to the boot! And at least it is only 6 weeks

Firecracker (Sharan)

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What a beautiful and fun outfit. The colors are so, so pretty on you, the dress is just fabulous and looks like it was made for you, and the sneakers add a fun (and functional!) twist. (Oh, and I don't mean that as a pun at all.) I'm so sorry to hear about your injury and hope your recovery goes well. I see Karie already responded, and her Frankenboot style was what came immediately to my mind. I think she was the most stylish orthopedic-boot wearer around!

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