Monday, November 22, 2010

Bea Arthur

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The last time I wore this outfit, I was told that I was dressing like Bea Arthur by a colleague of mine. Of course, this is a huge compliment. I love Bea Arthur as she is clearly a B.A. In fact, I want more turtlenecks as I get cold in the neck area easily but find scarfs in the winter to be heavy. Turtlenecks are supposedly no-nos for the long torso-ed, but I like to live dangerously. Today, I have a full day of meetings and teaching. I hope that my human rights activity goes well in class today, but who knows. There's 6 class sessions left in the semester, and so it's definitely the time of the semester where everything moves just a little slower than you expect. Hopefully, not the train.
Hope everyone has a lovely Monday!

Turtleneck: Uniqlo
Cardigan (with Mr. Chips-esque hole in the sleeve): Uniqlo (it is from 2007 , though)
Skirt: Uniqlo
Tights: Beacon's Closet
Boots: Palladium, via Heavenly Soles

13 comments:

  1. Just stumbled on your blog! I love turtlenecks. People make fun of them, but they keep my neck nice and toasty and THAT'S WHAT COUNTS!

    And you do, in fact, look super toasty. I'm jealous.

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  2. I wonder why turtlenecks are bad with long torsos - do they make you look too long or something? I think you've combated that by tucking it in to your skirt.

    Good luck with the last 6 sessions! I remember the end of semesters always flying by, but probably because I had more projects and papers due than I had time to actually finish.

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  3. Hmm, I don't get Bea Arthur at all, but agree she is supremely awesome! I love the subtle stripe of the turtleneck!

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  4. I don't get a Bea Arthur vibe, but I tent to think of her in her flowey "Golden Girls" outfits. Bea Arthur rocks though, and I like the turtleneck on you.

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  5. I thought it was that turtlenecks are bad on the large of boob. Whatever the cause, they are bad on me.

    Also, you go Bea, you look fab today!

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  6. Oh my Maude, such a cute outfit! The turtleneck looks great, so living dangerously obviously agrees with you.

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  7. yep, I'm with the others. LOVE THIS. Also, I hadn't heard about the "no turtlenecks for longbodies" rule. Please elaborate.

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  8. HA, dude, no, until you have a vast boyfriend cardigan collection that you frequently wear with long scarves like I do, THEN you will have earned the Bea Arthur nickname. :-D

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  9. Nope, don't see the Bea in this Rad outfit. This reminds me more of Ali in Love Story gone BA with the boots. I stopped wearing t-necks awhile ago. They made me feel claustrophobic. This outfit has inspired me to try them again. Once again, Rad turning up the volume on cool.

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  10. I think this turtle neck looks lovely on you - the high waisted skirt counteracts the point you made about wearing polo neck tops when you've got a long torso.

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  11. @Lexy: Thanks for popping by. I enjoyed peeking over at your blog too.
    @Anne: I think it just adds length to what's already long. Luckily, I don't listen to this kind of advice that often (I mean, one can only camouflage the obvious so well).
    @FL: I think when I wore this with a long, less structured cardigan, maybe it was kinda "Maude"?
    @Rebecca: Turtlenecks are on my "breaking the fast" GAAD allowance.
    @Cynthia: So many rules. I've heard that higher necks are good on the more small of boob, too. Too much conflicting advice.
    @KBean- yeay for the rule breakers (I was thinking Maude too, although it would be better if I had a stiff necked jacket on top. Maude is probably one of the best names in the world).
    @A-Dubs: I think Trinny and Susannah may have told me this. Since Trinny is a class long-body/torsoed type, I thought I'd listen. But I think there's something very Diane Keaton elegant about the turtleneck, that I'm throwing caution to the wind.
    Maybe a necklace "breaking up" the long line would be good. Nice time.
    @Kristen: I have some! I am working on it!
    @SU: Love Story is a supreme compliment! All 1970s-oriented fashions are held in high regard in my book. I bet that you would look so elegant in a turtleneck. When I age, I will wear them all the time.
    @Annabel: Thanks. Those Uniqlo turtlenecks look very tempting. All those colors.

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  12. Stripe-y turtleneck! My favorite! This is such a "Rad" look -- all kinds of awesome. My inclination here would be to add a shot of color in a necklace but there's something so striking about the not-quite monochromatic look.

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  13. I generally think it's a good idea to ignore fashion 'rules' - there is pretty much an exception for everyone!
    especially since you look perfectly proportioned in your turtleneck.

    Chic on the Cheap

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