Cammie Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I really, really want to dress like the Miss Fisher character in the TV show. She has the most LOVELY clothes. Who do you want to dress like? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Who is Miss Fisher? Could you perhaps be meaning Miss Frizzle? But perhaps I'm guessing the wrong tv. show. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I really, really want to dress like the Miss Fisher character in the TV show. She has the most LOVELY clothes. I could have pulled that look off 25 years ago, but not now. I do enjoy seeing her outfits though. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Miss Fisher is an Australian lady detective - set in the 1920s. Lovely clothes, lovely hats, just amazing! I'm guessing way too much cream and white for anyone in real life. But it would be so DIVINE to dress like that daily. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=picture+of+miss+fisher&qpvt=picture+of+miss+fisher&qpvt=picture+of+miss+fisher&FORM=IGRE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Who is Miss Fisher? Could you perhaps be meaning Miss Frizzle? But perhaps I'm guessing the wrong tv. show. She means Miss Fisher. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Thank you. Is this something on cable? I can only watch broadcast t.v (we don't have cable) so I miss a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 I catch it on youtube...I have no idea where it airs on TV. But it is such a fun cozy mystery show!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'll have to try it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Maybe I just want to BE Miss Fisher...somedays!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Joan Watson from Elementary -- Her wardrobe is nothing like how I usually dress in jeans and t-shirts, but I love it. So chic and sophisticated yet still really cool. ETA: And very, very expensive, lol. There is a tumblr dedicated to Joan's wardrobe: http://joansfashionshow.tumblr.com 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Miss Fisher's clothes and the show for that matter! I also love the clothes on Downton Abbey. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Joan Watson from Elementary -- Her wardrobe is nothing like how I usually dress in jeans and t-shirts, but I love it. So chic and sophisticated yet still really cool. ETA: And very, very expensive, lol. There is a tumblr dedicated to Joan's wardrobe: joansfashionshow.tumblr.com You could totally pull that look off in real life - she is chic, professional and comfortable all at the same time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'm too comfort-loving to want to dress like this every day, and my favorite clothes are natural and hippie-ish, not 50's style elegant, but Grace Kelly's wardrobe in Rear Window is gorgeous: http://classiq.me/style-grace-kelly-in-rear-window 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 In some weird alternative universe I like to think I'd dress ike Clair Underwood from House of Cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Some days Clair Underwood would be me, some days Gemma Teller would be me, lol. Instead I dress like a middle aged former home school mom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I clicked the link, and I would love to have Miss Fisher's beautiful skin. I liked Angelina Jolie's wardrobe in the movie, Mr. And Mrs. Smith. That is how I would like to dress, if it were practical for my everyday life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 ok, you guys are gonna laugh at me, but I don't care. I love the clothes that Tina Fey wore as Liz Lemon. They were always making jokes that she was frumpy etc, but the truth was that she always looked great. I loooove her 'cute fitted cardigan with jeans and some cute shoes' look. And when the character dressed up for real she was always beautiful. She looks comfortable but 'creative-professional' in way that I like. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I would love to be as stylish as Kate Middleton or SarahKJP (instagram account). I love their preppy clothes. Sadly, I have neither the body nor the budget to dress like them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'd like to dress like an artist, but I can't think of a character I know that would be a good example. Pretty, feminine, comfortable. Colorful but earthy. I love those clothes on Downton BUT I am not a size-less-than-zero and I don't want to be that strapped up all the time. Hey, now that I think about it, did those women go from all day full length skirts to every day mid-calf through the course of the series? Gonna look that up when I get a minute. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hkpiano Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I always loved seeing what Lorelai wore on Gilmore Girls. She always looked sexy while still being classy and age-appropriate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38carrots Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'd like to dress like an artist, but I can't think of a character I know that would be a good example. Pretty, feminine, comfortable. Colorful but earthy. I love those clothes on Downton BUT I am not a size-less-than-zero and I don't want to be that strapped up all the time. Hey, now that I think about it, did those women go from all day full length skirts to every day mid-calf through the course of the series? Gonna look that up when I get a minute. I'd like to dress like this. Not sure how to start, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Inara on Firefly 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 ok, you guys are gonna laugh at me, but I don't care. I love the clothes that Tina Fey wore as Liz Lemon. They were always making jokes that she was frumpy etc, but the truth was that she always looked great. I loooove her 'cute fitted cardigan with jeans and some cute shoes' look. And when the character dressed up for real she was always beautiful. She looks comfortable but 'creative-professional' in way that I like. And she had cupcake pajama pants! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I would love to be as stylish as Kate Middleton or SarahKJP (instagram account). I love their preppy clothes. Sadly, I have neither the body nor the budget to dress like them. I'm too old to pull off Kate's style without looking ridiculous, but I wouldn't mind having her mother's fashion sense. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Carole+Middleton%27s+Style&FORM=HDRSC2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 And she had cupcake pajama pants! workin' on my night cheese! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Some days Clair Underwood would be me, some days Gemma Teller would be me, lol. Instead I dress like a middle aged former home school mom.Haha. I like Gemma Teller's style. I do LOVE Claire Underwood's hair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Who is Miss Fisher? Could you perhaps be meaning Miss Frizzle? But perhaps I'm guessing the wrong tv. show.Lol! Miss Frizzle as in the magic school bus?? I'd like to dress like her :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Who is Miss Fisher? Could you perhaps be meaning Miss Frizzle? But perhaps I'm guessing the wrong tv. show. LOL I did a year of dressing like Ms. Frizzle for my modern history class. Hoop skirts for the civil war, Gibson girl during westward expansion, dropped waists and long beads for the 20s... The kids loved guessing what I'd be dressed as for each class, and they even started to dress up with me by the end of the year. It was hilariously fun, and rekindled my love of retro clothing. I'm another fan of Kate's clothes. I envy the perfectly pressed, never rumpled or hurried look. A wardrobe assistant or servant is really what I need to pull off the look properly. My iron is sadly neglected. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Pride and Prejudice. I wish big, puffy, pretty Regency dresses would come back in style. So feminine and forgiving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Pride and Prejudice. I wish big, puffy, pretty Regency dresses would come back in style. So feminine and forgiving. I think they look so heavy and hot though. And the corsets etc are so, so uncomfortable, at least to me. Emma Thompson has nothing good to say about having to dress Regency period. She said it was like walking around with your torso and pelvis in a full cast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I like the 20s look, but I don't think i have the right body type - it seems to go best with a sort of boyish, slim hipped physique. I tend to think of my ideal look as the Queen at Balmoral meets Bladerunner. In daily life that seems often to result in either a kind of Clara Oswald look (town)or a Call the Midwife look (country.) I also like some of the really curvy 60's looks with little sweaters and pencil skirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Take bellydance lessons. Before you know it you'll be stepping out in sequins and glitter and beads and crystals and eyelashes and make-up! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Take bellydance lessons. Before you know it you'll be stepping out in sequins and glitter and beads and crystals and eyelashes and make-up! I'm performing on Friday in a bra that has coins and seashells sewn all over it. :D 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I want one real, proper, suitably puffy Victorian steampunk dress. I saw one on etsy once but it was hundreds of dollars (justifiably I imagine what with all the boning). Irene's wardrobe on the Forsyte saga is also artwork in my view. As it is, I have a closet full of cute lawyer clothes, pencil and sheath dresses etc but I basically flannel and plaid all day everyday now. Sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I love the clothes of the 20s and the 30s. I actually have some posters of Tamara De Lempicka's art work and Erte's as well. Sadly, I'm too busty for the 20s flapper look. I also really love Doris Day's suits and stuff in the Rock Hudson films, but they would not work on me. Miss Fisher is a favorite. There also used to be this series about a pair of sisters (I think) who were designers in 1920s London. Loved all of the clothes on that, too. (Googled...."House of Elliott".) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I'm too comfort-loving to want to dress like this every day, and my favorite clothes are natural and hippie-ish, not 50's style elegant, but Grace Kelly's wardrobe in Rear Window is gorgeous: http://classiq.me/style-grace-kelly-in-rear-window I think Grace Kelly could have walked around in a potato sack and she would have been gorgeous. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I'm performing on Friday in a bra that has coins and seashells sewn all over it. :D AWESOME! Lalalalala! I have a restaurant show Sunday. I'm not sure what I'm wearing yet :-/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 I want one real, proper, suitably puffy Victorian steampunk dress. I saw one on etsy once but it was hundreds of dollars (justifiably I imagine what with all the boning). Irene's wardrobe on the Forsyte saga is also artwork in my view. As it is, I have a closet full of cute lawyer clothes, pencil and sheath dresses etc but I basically flannel and plaid all day everyday now. Sigh. My cute lawyer clothes have been packed away for a while...I'm in jeans and Indian tops almost every day. Getting boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 My poor children have a mother who sews 18th century Robe a l'Anglaise and corsets by hand for fun. Most go to my kids, but I swear one of these days they'll bring a friend home to find me surfing the web dressed in an 1880s bustle. Whatever floats your boat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 My poor children have a mother who sews 18th century Robe a l'Anglaise and corsets by hand for fun. Most go to my kids, but I swear one of these days they'll bring a friend home to find me surfing the web dressed in an 1880s bustle. Whatever floats your boat.Hey you could start a business. Like Mr. Pearl in Paris ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I was in a play once set in the 1940's. I totally rocked the 40's look. That was many many pounds ago, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I was in a play once set in the 1940's. I totally rocked the 40's look. That was many many pounds ago, though. I love 40's clothing. After my grandparents passed I cleaned out their home and she had saved all of her shoes/clothes from the 40's (when she was a young just married woman) and they were in pristine condition. I would have loved to wear them but she was 5'10 and wore a size 9 shoe and I am 5'4 and wear a size 7 shoe. She had handbags, jewelry everything. Plus all the letters she and my grandfather had exchanged while he was serving during ww2 and while they were dating in rural Appalachia and neither had a car. I'd love to dress in the clothes from the movies White Christmas or It's A Wonderful Life. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafdog Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I'd love to dress in the clothes from the movies White Christmas or It's A Wonderful Life. Me too! I would give just about anything for Rosemary Clooney's wardrobe in White Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I want to dress like Ms. Frizzle. :tongue_smilie: The other day dh was saying how, as a kid, he had a huge crush on Punky Brewster. I was like, we were meant to be together, I TOTALLY dressed like that when I was a kid. Sometimes I secretly still wish I could... I know I've just outed myself as helplessly weird and unstylish. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I really liked Nancy Botwin's (Weeds) style. She always looked casual, cute, and comfortable. She's too flashy for me to really dress like that, though! If I wanted to be businessy, I'd go for Claire Underwood too, but I'd keep my hair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) I do dress like Miss Fisher.* :laugh: Thanks to the amazing sewing skills of Thongbai at House of Recollections. (*Well, at least for dance parties :) ) Edited November 19, 2015 by Laura in CA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Laura, those dresses are Amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Laura, those dresses are Amazing! I just received my first dress from her ... it's even prettier than in the picture. The workmanship is flawless, too. I have made similar dresses for myself in the past, so I thought the price was not exorbitant, considering the cost of fabric and the time it would have taken me. I can't wait to wear it! :) ETA: I have been sewing my own 1920s-style dresses for at least 15 years -- long before Downton Abbey, the current Gatsby movies, Miss Fisher, etc. ;) -- because the aesthetic appeals to me (I also love art nouveau and art deco) and because the style fits my (lack of) figure. ;) I am delighted that these styles are more popular now! Edited November 20, 2015 by Laura in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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