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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 7:13:51 PM
I'm not sure where to post this, but this is my favorite so here it goes. I'm really curious.... what do all of you wear on a day to day basis to work around your home/farm? We've been talking about how we're starting to wear aprons again, but what are you wearing UNDER those aprons?!? Do you wear dresses, jeans and shirts, jumpers, sweats, pj's (!)? And do you sew your own clothes, buy them off the rack, or go thrifting? Inquiring minds want to know!! |
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| BGKnits |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 03:36:39 AM
Oh, Annie, I know what you mean about it being cold in the desert. I spent 13 years in Death Valley, California! Hot as a dickens in the summer (up to 130) and colder than you'll know in the winter. Went without electricity and water a lot after rain storms, too!
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| Julia |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 9:20:59 PM
I wear mostly blue jeans and tops and sweaters. My dresses are long and comfy. I don't wear many skirts as being short waisted, skirts make me look wide in the beam. I am always barefoot except when I have to be in public, then it is birkie knock offs even in the rain or at 30 degrees. Love thrift stores, love vintage. Love my aprons!!!!!!
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| sleepless reader |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 7:29:34 PM
OH! Are we supposed to wear something under our aprons?!!? LOL I usually wear jean or overalls. Sometimes a skirt or dress. In winter/cold I will wear the skirts/dresses with leggings/thermals/tights.It just depends on how I feel. I buy some from retail, but get much from thrift shops and rummage sales. Nothing like a good church rummage sale! I don't wear bras much either, but usually wear a camisole with shelf bra. This time of year the extra layer is nice too.Summer I wear loose shorts (if I can find them long enough) , capris or skirts. Shoes are usually Birkenstocks. Oh, and a straw hat for outdoors.
Sharon
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| julia hayes |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 6:42:39 PM
Ladies, this is just wonderful! I find it so fascinating. I don't own a pair of jeans and I can count on one hand the number of T-shirts I have..rarely wear them.. I stopped wearing tennis shoes of any kind in highschool (22 years ago!). I feel very casual though. I wear dresses..when I'm working around the farm, I typically wear the 'farm gowns' I've made. They are light and easy to move in. I have a handful of pants that I wear once in a while. They are all the same style..made by Jeanne Englehart Flax Linen.. (ever heard of them?) they are very loose fitting and capris style.. I have a black pair that I made from the old ones I completely wore out! Come to think of it, I'm really rather boring. I basically wear the same style each and every single day! I wear tights all the time too.. I love funky colorful tights. I wear maryjane style shoes; either my favorite Dr. Martens or Dansko clogs that I get from a factory reject catalog. I didn't wear a bra until I had children and started nursing.. that was nearly 5 years ago and since I'm (gasp) still nursing, I wear a bra! Oy!! My hair is long and I tie it up in bun nearly every single day.. I have an assortment of hats that I wear regularly too..I think that should about do it! Julia Hayes
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| Lavender Cottage |
Posted - Feb 15 2006 : 12:12:10 PM
It is so fun to read what everyone is wearing and not wearing-LOL! :)
Me, I'm a jeans and T-shirt gal. I've got my old bluejeans for home, good bluejeans for out and about, and colored jeans for at work. The only skirt I own is long and guess what-blue jean.
I also love blue jean shirts over t-shirts-I find those at the thirf store-long sleeve, short sleeve, sleeveless. At home, I wear these really old work boots or tennis shoes. And, I have this really great men's fleece lined blue plaid shirt with pockets that I even run to the store in. Love it!
In summer, I'm in my flip flops, t-shirt, or button down cotton blouse, and jean shorts when at home. I love cotton, because I can turn everything into rags when I stain or wear stuff out and I love thriftstore finds-they are already so comfy! I don't wear heals or much jewelery and minimal make-up. My dress shoes are loafers. That's pretty much it!
Comfy dressing for sure!
Ellen in MI |
| Lacy |
Posted - Feb 15 2006 : 11:22:26 AM
I change four or more times a day! I walk the dogs in the morning in jeans and a t-shirt, sweater and boots, then I "outfit" for work in my "city girl" clothes (generally slacks or a knee length skirt with an oxford shirt and sweater vest). Then when I get home, it's back into the jeans and boots for whatever "after-work activity" we have planned, then my sheep pj's for bed. We really want sheep, so people keep giving me sheep pj's! I have three pair!
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 15 2006 : 10:35:23 AM
I always have a pair of filthy overalls hanging on the back of my bedroom door for changing into when I need to..for chores or gardening. If I don't do that I stain my jeans up real quick and I only keep a couple pairs of them... I feel like I change clothes more than I want to...I am going to town in my best overalls and favorite red shirt today..the heck with it. I will be clean.
Jenny in Utah
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| Horseyrider |
Posted - Feb 15 2006 : 10:31:30 AM
Gosh, I have to change clothes a gazillion times a day! Morning chores I put on sweats with a turtleneck, and a coat that looks like what Aunt Jenny describes, only mine's covered with horse slobber, bedding dust, and wormer. When I come back in, I often change into jeans to go to town. If I go to the barn where I'm boarding out, Ihave to change to breeches. I change back into jeans when I come home, and change into sweats when I go out for evening chores. Lots of polar fleece, too.
It's similar in summer, but I go directly to jeans and polo shirts, no sweats. Change to breeches to ride. Always always wearing Ariats on my feet. Hair is kept out of the way, and hopefully some way that a riding helmet won't bother.
I get so sick of changing clothes, but I can't do much about it.
"What another would do as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself, and there, make yourself indispensable." ---Andre Gide |
| happymama58 |
Posted - Feb 15 2006 : 10:09:52 AM
I've loved reading this thread! Here's my contribution.
To work (I'm a teacher), I wear long-ish skirts and sweaters -- usually the kind that are straight/loose in the body and only come down to just past the waist band. Since I'm short, they're about the only type that fit well. I wear tights or socks and clogs almost daily.
In the evenings, I put on either flannel pajama pants or sweat pants and a sweatshirt or t-shirt.
If I'm going to the grocery store or things like that, I wear cordoroy pants or jeans and a sweater (same type as to school) or a pull-over top that's loose.
I hate wearing a bra, but usually do until bedtime because we get teen-age friends of my kids over all the time and I feel a bit more presentable with a bra on.
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| rosebud74a |
Posted - Feb 15 2006 : 09:50:49 AM
I am a free spirit as well...I free my self of the bra constraints as soon as I get home. Socks are the second to go. I prefer to be bra less and sockless, other than that I wear what ever....I have some favorite shirts that i wear in the summer for working outside...I recently had to throw away my favorite pair of jeans...they were well worn and beyond repair, since everyone could see my derrière...lol. i will have to dress nicley for my job, but thankfully we hava nice consigment shop nearby. Work attire until then is hospital issued scrubs..which are nice for gardening and lounging as well....I love to wear vintage jewelry, and scarves. And my dansko's are my favorite shoes. I can't believe all that I put those things through and they still look nice and are so comfortable......
Stacy
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something
Henry David Thoreau
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| sqrl |
Posted - Feb 15 2006 : 09:23:25 AM
Well it's great we're a bunch of free livin braless ladies here!!! Well besides ditching the bra as soon as I get home from work. I wear mostly jeans and corduroys, fitted t-shirts, button up shirts, sweaters in the winter and I try to wear shirts when it's warm but I tend to be a pants person. I want to wear shirts but it doesn't seem to always happen. I always wear striped socks and either dansko clogs or converse sneekers. And I love scarves!
Blessed Be
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| CountryGirl85 |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 10:03:06 PM
I also like to go braless. Last year I decided I didn't like bras anymore and went quite some time without one! I spent last summer as a couselor at a girl scout camp so my usual was a bathing suit, shorts, rain boots(for creek stompin'!), ripped and stained clothes, a lot of dirt, and unshaven legs! It was great! Living outdoors with kids, nobody cares what you look like! I'll be starting an internship at an organic farm in a few weeks so there's another job where I can be comfy, not wear makeup, and play in the dirt! If I do dress up, it's nice jeans and a nice shirt. I do like skirts, too, but they have to be comfy! I've given up on heels. They hurt way too much! And I rarely wear makeup. Don't see the point really. I've just discoverd the wonders of thrifting! So much good stuff for so cheap! Oh, and I've had my gym shoes forever! I tried getting new ones, but I just came back to my old ones! I do think I should get a new pair since you can see my socks through 'em! You can't say I don't use thing til I wear 'em out!
Much love,
Laura |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 7:31:12 PM
i tend to have 'seasonal' costumes/uniforms! this winter it has been long skirts and sweaters .. with tights and leg warmers .. usually worn with my 'angel clogs' or different kinds of boots .. i have lots of boots! love 'em!
my 'jewels' this winter have been 'native american made' from our yearly rendezvous! i have a coytote head purse .. a HUGE turtle shell purse .. rabbit fur purse .. and fun, funky jewelry made by civil war re-enactors and native americans. i do have a dear little 'log cabin' necklace that my daughter gave to me that i often wear too!
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| NicoleG |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 6:56:46 PM
Since my job is teaching gymnastics, I usually have to wear sweatpants/yoga pants and t-shirt/sweatshirt. Not that I am complaining, but sometimes I like to "dress up" (jeans and a nice shirt or "tighter" fitting t-shirt than regular). Occasionally I will get really dressed up but that is mainly special occasions. For example, my boyfriend got tickets to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for me for Christmas so when we go to that, I will wear a dress and probably curl my hair. No jewelry for me. I never liked wearing any...and I mean ANY!!
I so wish I could do without the bra. I am (ahem) a bit larger chested, which makes no sense because I am not bigger anywhere else and no one in my family has this size! So I tend to wear a bra from the minute I leave my bed to the time I go to sleep. Otherwise I feel them pulling and it just doesn't feel too nice. (I'm not HUGE up there by the way. Just not average) |
| greyghost |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 3:30:36 PM
Most warm days you'll find me in jeans and a t-shirt, hair in a ponytail.
I work from home, since it's been chilly I've been wearing yoga pants (easier to sit with your legs curled under you in front of the computers in those!), long sleeve shirt and my hideous, long, grey, hooded wool sweater. Oh, and no bra. Lol!!!
Out and about, I tend to look trendy. I usually go in jeans or khakis, a button-down shirt, some cool heeled shoes, and a blazer - and some beaded jewelry my friend makes. I wouldn't have such a wardrobe if it were not for another friend who is a definite fashion fanatic and clothes horse - every few months she goes through her closet and hands me a giant shopping bag full of clothes in case I want them! I've gotten two pairs of heels, yoga pants, some blouses, skirts, pants, long sleeve shirts and nice sweaters recently. :) |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 1:23:56 PM
My stuff is mostly all second hand too, except usually overalls...I always buy them new..but make them last years and years. I did my last pair "handed down to me" from a relative who bought them and they didn't fit her right...and they are my favorites now. There are some great thrift stores that are really big up in Provo and further north..so I try to go now and then. I wear things for years though..not a fashion statement for sure. When I DO get something new it generally is a t-shirt and I wear it until it is worn out!! I do have a thing about nice socks though. I wear hand knit ones or good ones...I guess what I save on the rest I spend on socks...I do like them!!
Jenny in Utah
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| AnnieT |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 12:49:27 PM
I have two pairs of jeans, and I wear them everyday. My top is negotiable. Usually something I've made, sometimes from a thrift store. If its chilly (and believe me, it gets bloody cold in the desert) I throw on a wooly sweater. I have not bought anything at a retail store since.. well, I can't remember. Probably 2-3 years.
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| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 11:22:20 AM
I'm too short for dresses...I look like a sack tied in the middle. I wish somebody would design a line of farm sweats and dress sweats. I'd be set!! I mostly wear sweats around the farm and buy them at the thrift shops. I have a habit of catching them on fencing and ripping holes in them or wearing the knees out in the garden and I admit to being a site to behold after working the farm all day. After my shower I like to put on the lotion, etc. and feel clean...so I have my stash of dressier sweats!
Oh and the guy who invented the bra...Joseph Tittslinger. I think I'll just leave it at that.
Diane
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| Bridge |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 10:36:05 AM
I work in a IT office so thru the week I wear, casual dress pants, kahki's etc and sweaters/blouses, I do have 2 pair of corduroy overalls that I wear thru the week. On Friday we can wear jeans, so I do. I even wear my bibs on Fridays sometimes!!
At home I wear, NO bra unless we have company. (whan I get home from work I ditch the shoes then the bra, ALWAYS) I wear Jeans or Sweats/yoga pants and t-shirts/sweatshirts.
For dressed up is a nice pair of jeans or black pants and a nice sweater/shirt. I can't remember the last time I wore a dress. I like dresses I just don't wear them much.
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| lonestargal |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 08:09:44 AM
Mostly around the house it's sweats or yoga pants in winter. If I go out it's jeans and a t-shirt or overalls. During the summer it's always tank tops (the kind with the built in bras are wonderful, as whoever invented the bra should be shot and was obviously a man  ) and shorts. Shoes are NEVER more than my tennis shoes, birkenstocks, or flip flops. Rarely wear make-up and hair is usually in a braid or bun or combination of the two. Very plain and very simple!!! |
| Rusty pins |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 07:43:37 AM
Since I work from home, I LOVE my sweats....a nice big t-shirt and right now...a huge SWEATER!! Gets mighty chilly here in Iowa. Lets hear it for NO BRAS!! Hate them....but if I'm headin' to town I have to put on the NICE jeans, a pretty top. I'm not frilly, but when I do dress up I do like the make-up,& the big earrings.For my 40th birthday I had a total hair makeover....color, cut..the works. Before that I still had the BIG 80's style hairdo....the more backcombing and hairspray the better. Now it's very stylish..and MUCH easier to work with..when I'm home..it's in a clip. LOL...I gotta say there have been MANY times I've run into town for a few things in my 'home' clothes...LOL I guess the older I get, the more I don't care. THIS all started when the young men at KMart started callin' me 'Mame'. Did I spell that right?LOL
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| SmallTownGirl |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 07:23:42 AM
Wow ladies, whats that saying "dressed to kill" sure sounds like us.
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 06:33:35 AM
I love to go without a bra too..but don't attempt it unless I am wearing overalls and staying HOME and even then if someone comes over I go put the puppy on!!! And I don't EVER wear shorts...just don't have the legs for it..my legs are very "linebackerish". Not a good look!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 11:30:39 PM
Hahaha! "covered in cow slobber & cat hair", LOVE IT Jenny! And Shhhhh....I hate wearing a bra too Robin, but going down the road I strap that baby on. LOL! And yes Rose, I DO teach in my bathrobe-just one of the perks of homeschooling! I used to wear denim dresses A LOT, it was the official homeschool Mom uniform-or so you'd think if you'd see us all gathered together in one place! LOL My kids made me SWEAR to never put one on again! I say as long as YOU are comfy wear what you like best!
Rhonda
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| Jana |
Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 10:09:32 PM
I usually wear jeans and a comfy top. In hot weather I wear a loose fitting dress (we Wisconsinites never seem to get used to the 95 degree weather when its here. Even the cows pant!)I think often of wearing skirts more often but in the winter, going outside means wet hemlines and I just hate that feeling. I don't like anything tight, short or bright for my regular clothes. I often slop around the house in a a warm, knit nightie and my hubby's hunting socks when I'm having a down day ( I have fibromyalgia so I don't always feel so good).
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