smartypants71
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Jun 25, 2014 22:47:49 GMT
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Post by smartypants71 on Oct 1, 2022 19:48:35 GMT
I have a couple and I think they look cute. I have a cute black one that I wear with a long white shirt dress underneath. Paired with patterned tights and Docs, it is such a cute look IMO. I don't care for that patterned one though.
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Post by femalebusiness on Oct 1, 2022 19:53:02 GMT
Well, I'm not a fan of the color, pattern and shape of the sweater dress you linked, but have loved them in the past. My post-menopausal self prefers to be in tank tops and flip flops, so I kind of break into a sweat thinking about a sweater dress now, but really had some favorites back in the day. Ha! I think you just reminded me why I got rid of mine…menopause! 😂😂 Now that I am past that I wish I had kept that dress.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 1, 2022 20:17:44 GMT
I have a couple. I run cold, so have no issue with them being too hot. Mine are fitted, so not like the OP. I think they look great with boots.
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Post by Zee on Oct 1, 2022 20:45:14 GMT
I've never been tall but they can look cute on short people too, if they're more fitted and it accentuates your curves OR if you're pencil sized. I've got a mom pouch going on right now that wouldn't look too good in a sweater dress but I've definitely made it work.
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Post by lisae on Oct 1, 2022 21:09:29 GMT
I had a gorgeous sweater dress when I was young. It had wide beige and black diagonal stripes. It was a mini and I wore it with black knee high boots. It looked so good on me and it was so comfortable. Every time I wore it I got lots of compliments. For some really stupid reason I got rid of it while cleaning my closet one time. I regret that to this day. It was one of my two favorite dresses that I have ever owned. It did not look like the one in your picture. That one is ugly. My sweater dress that I regret getting rid of was dark green, cabled with a turtleneck. It looked great on me. It came below the knee though and really had to be worn with heels. I think I got rid of it because it took up so much space and had to be dry cleaned. Eventually I just never had anywhere to wear it but I've thought about it from time to time and wish I could wear it again. I do have one sweater dress now. It is also green and is short, above the knee. I wear it with boots. It has some fun detail at the shoulder. I bought it at a high end consignment store. I don't wear it much - it's often too warm here, but I do like it.
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Post by tampascrapper on Oct 1, 2022 22:11:58 GMT
I think some of them are cute! Especially with tights and boots. But I think they would be way too hot for inside. So I’d like some cute man to invite me to the pumpkin patch where I can wear my sweater dress, tights and boots 😊
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Oct 1, 2022 22:20:19 GMT
Not a fan. Those type of "not form fitting" garments, make me look like humpty dumpty, big boob-stomach all in one combo.
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muggins
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Post by muggins on Oct 1, 2022 23:50:20 GMT
I’m too lumpy to wear one. However they’re popular in Japan and the slim build of the Japanese ladies look fabulous in the fitted ones.
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tanya2
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Jun 27, 2014 2:27:09 GMT
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Post by tanya2 on Oct 2, 2022 4:41:20 GMT
nope not a fan. I don't really do dresses or skirts at all, ever if I can help it. And definitely nothing bulky or shapeless
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Post by papersilly on Oct 2, 2022 7:45:30 GMT
Not a fan either
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RosieKat
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Jun 25, 2014 19:28:04 GMT
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Post by RosieKat on Oct 2, 2022 15:33:18 GMT
I love them on people who look good in them. Even at ideal weight, I am short and curvy and busty, so it's never been a good look on me. And DD is tall with a more athletic build, but has a big frame and wide shoulders, so she just looks kind of like a tank. No sweater dresses in this house, lol! (Well, DH might look good in one, he's tall and slim! )
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Post by elaine on Oct 2, 2022 16:32:29 GMT
I bought this sweatshirt dress by Columbia a couple of weeks ago and I love it with leggings. It is made of sweatshirt material and very comfy.
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Post by wordfish on Oct 2, 2022 20:00:59 GMT
I wore one last night with knee-high boots and tights. I will say that I did put on shapewear (just one of those slip kind) to make sure there were no weird lumps/bumps visible. I belted it with a wide belt, checked the front, the sides, and the back, and proclaimed it good.
I'm certainly not skinny. I am about a 10-12 (emphasis on 12) and 5'9" but I do have more of a defined waist now after hiring a trainer for quite a long time.
I'm very picky about how things look on me and there's no way I would go out unless it was at least decent. This dress is a couple of sizes too big, so I think it hangs better than if it were skintight.
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