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Comfort vs Fashion

Posted by melisasriwulandari • 8/28/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Tags: comfort, fashion

If you can only choose one aspect, which will it be?
Comfort or fashion?

Cos I really can't understand people who hurt themselves just so that they follow the latest fashion.

I'd rather wear a comfortable piece of apparel/shoes thank you very much.

And unfortunately, most fashionable stuff that are comfortable are usually too expensive for me.

User Comments

8/28/08

SarcasticChick

i think a lot of that depends on your personality, location, income, etc...
i love fashion (most of which is not comfy) but when i am comfy i'm lounging in juicy couture, or VS or something... everyone's different.

i once gave my mom a Coach purse and she asked why it had C's all over it...

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1. 8/28/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  Well, I'm just curious to know people's different views about it.
2. 8/30/08
  
  Theresa111
  
  She sounds delightful!
8/28/08

sngirene

I rather go for comfort which is more lasting than fashion.
Being comfortable gets you into productive mode, and therefore an enjoyable outcome.
Fashion is "just a while" thing that though may boost your morale, will be tough going when you have to keep up with it. It is also surface deep without much content although selecting a suitable fashion needs good judgements at times.

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1. 8/28/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  I am never a fashion follower myself, since I have no fashion sense whatsoever. Hence I do agree that only special people have a good fashion sense.
8/28/08

gingerbeer25

I am all about comfort. The idea that we should suffer to look good is harmful and leads to social norms that are physically damaging for women. High heel shoes for instance are known to cause terrible damage and legions of women wear them daily.

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1. 8/28/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  Exactly! High heels and all other health damaging wearables should be illegal.
  
  I won't mind more affordable comfort too..
8/28/08

xtremer

comfort comes first for me, clothes are for covering and protecting the body, not for a show-off!

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8/28/08

gingerbeer25

Here is a little product I discovered that is designed to make women look good but reminds me of a Victorian torture device.

www.womanist-musings.com/2008/08/it-all-about-booty.html

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8/28/08

Arcticulates

I think you can be fashionable and comfortable at the same time. Of course, I live in jeans and t-shirts most of the time, it fits into where I live. The most important to me, is comfortable shoes. I don't even care what they look like. Which totally freaks out my daughter.

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8/28/08

Scribblerchick

When I was younger I used to spend a lot of time wearing pantyhose, uncomfortable bras, high heels, etc. As I've gotten older [now 46] I have realized that I don't ever plan to get married, which is just fine, and I don't have to impress anyone. So I wear elastic waisted pants and Crocs 99% of the time. I am much more relaxed now.

I think pantyhose were invented by the DEVIL. [LOL]

I thank God every day for the invention of Crocs.

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1. 8/28/08
  
  Arcticulates
  
  lol, amen on the crocs....I have two pair. Which is one of the shoes that my (20 something) daughter freaks about everytime I wear them.. ha!
8/28/08

kdawg68

comfort. I hate having to "dress up" - what am I, off to see the King of France?

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8/28/08

downwordspiral

Being fashionable isn't necessarily about impressing people or finding a mate. You can be both comfortable and fashionable at the same time. I think one way to feel good about yourself is putting care into your appearance.

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8/28/08

LGramlich

I used to be for "fashion." Then I grew up & got real. All about comfort now.

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8/28/08

legbamel

I tend to the fashion side of comfortable, as opposed to the sloppy side. I don't wear sweats and flip flops, but I live in jeans and t-shirts on the weekend. I have a weakness for pointy shoes and boots, but if I can get a wicked point on flats, I'm a happy girl. Especially in the clearance section.

And yes, pantyhose are intended solely as torture devices or as long underwear.

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1. 8/30/08
  
  jafabrit
  
  Same here. I actually don't have a problem with pantyhose at all, find them comfortable, but on the other hand I find jeans very uncomfortable. I don't have any jeans or sweats or jogging shoes. To me comfortable is a basic black skirt, (black pantyhose in the winter), a simple top (usually black) and comfortable shoes/boots. I guess fashion would not be the right word for me, more like stylishly comfortable.
8/28/08

erinelizabeth

comfort !!! But a lot of what I find comfortable is fashionable. I don't feel toatlly comfortable unless I feel like i look half way decent!!!! (I'm, a girl... girl's are vain

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8/29/08

jackpayne

Comfort, every time. Social mores be damned.

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1. 8/30/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  agree!
8/29/08

LoveIan

Generally, I'll choose fashionable - I feel more comfortable when I know I look good anyway! And if it happens to be comfortable, great.

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8/29/08

DrowseyMonkey

Comfort. Never been a slave to fashion. And it makes me cranky to "dress up" ugh.

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1. 8/30/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  Hmm, I almost never have any occasion to "dress up" anyway.
8/30/08

G8rbryan

Comfort for me. I don't let some schmucks tell me what to wear and what not to wear.

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8/30/08

melisasriwulandari

There's quite an overwhelming response that favors comfort.

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8/30/08

dwornica80

I've noticed that the older I get, the more comfort appeals to me.

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1. 8/30/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  Seems to be the same case for most people.
  I do know of a woman who still wears uncomfortable fashion in her fifties though.
  (My mother's friend)
8/30/08

Anok

I go for functional - which may or may not be comfortable, and may or may not be fashionable, but whatever it is, it's practical!

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8/30/08

recyclecindy

Comfort for me too! I want to look good but won't sacrifice my comfort just for the sake of fashion.

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8/30/08

SweetViolet

Comfort, everytime. But if you shop well, you can have comfort that is fashionable. With the breadth of fashion out there today, you really can have both.

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1. 8/31/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  The problem is, I don't know how to 'shop well'. I've no fashion sense at all!
2. 8/31/08
  
  DrowseyMonkey
  
  lol...you sound like me. I wouldn't know fashionable if it hit me in the head. I had to go to a wedding a while ago and I took my niece shopping with me so I wouldn't end up wearing something a granny would wear. I have NO sense of style. The good thing is I pretty much don't care, LOL.
3. 8/31/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  Same with me, I have to bring someone along with me when I want to get some new clothes. Either a friend, or my bf. They always say I like weird things that are not suitable for my age. lol!!
8/30/08

curlydesigh

Fashion all the way, no pain no gain

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8/31/08

Sebastyne

Well of course, if you only get one of them for the rest of your life, fashion doesn't stand a chance. I would, however, be very saddened to have to give up high heels and corsets, the delightful uncomfortable pieces of garments that make you feel ah so hot.

I have to say though, when I moved to another country and only took the bare essentials with me, for some time I could not afford to get good fashionable clothing. I felt VERY UNCOMFORTABLE in my clothes that were for comfort over fashion, as I felt old and used up.

I can't say I wear that much uncomfortable fashions, the worst thing I know is too short shirts that leave your back bare every time you bend - I HATE to be cold.

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9/03/08

powerof3

I go for comfort.. if I don't feel comfortable with what I'm wearing, i don't feel good and people will notice it!

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9/03/08

csiunatc

Comfort, but i have another spin on it..

Slacks. are thinner and ofter softer than Jeans,

Dress shirts are the same compared to most t-shirts.

So for comfortable. I prefer Slacks and a button down.. Go fig.

Then shorts and flip flops are a nice break too.. but i rarely go anywhere in that.

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9/03/08

creativedreamevent

Comfort, definitely, but I also love to dress up. I just don't get the occasion anymore now that I'm married and the highlight of my social life is going to the grocery store to buy diapers. I'd be comfortably fashionable if I had the money to buy those kind of clothes, but can't do that either. If I can't buy it on sale, I don't get to wear it so that limits my access to couture. I guess if I had the funds, I'd go more to the fashion side, but you would never catch me alive in high heels or uncomfortably tight clothes just because it is stylish! I love to look at the fashion magazines, but I guess that is a poor girls equivalent to my husbands occasional purchase of Playboy. You can look all you want, but you ain't gonna get any.

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1. 9/04/08
  
  melisasriwulandari
  
  Hmm... if I got the funds, I'd definitely get the comfortable stuff. As for now, I can't even afford a pair of crocs.