Budget Fashion Advice: Finding the RightFit Pants

August 19, 2008 04:00 PM | Comments (2) | Posted in fashion advice, macys, lane bryant, pants, express, rightfit, fashionbug, inc

Dear Budget Fashionista,

I’m a teacher & I’m looking for new pants to wear for work. I want longer pants so I can wear heels with them (I’m also 5’10”) & I’m having trouble finding pants that I like. Do you have suggestions on the best places to buy some good quality work pants on a teacher’s budget?
Answer: It’s always hard to find great fitting pants, but there’s a few options out there. We’re fans of the RightFit brand of pants at Lane Bryant and coming this fall, Fashion Bug stores. The system, developed after scanning over 14,000 women nationwide and compiling the data to get the 411 on how to make our pants fit better. The line features three fit categories based on individual body shape and size — not just the size that fits your largest body part. A Yellow body type is straight from the waist through the hips (us flat bootie girls), Red fit are slightly curved from the waist to the hips (those of us stuck in the middle), and a Blue body type has a small waist and is fullest at the hips (aka for those of us with A LOT of extra junk in our trunks). And, this is what we really love—most of the pants are well under $50.
Other options include the Express Editor pants, which run under $50 (less if you have a coupon or catch them on sale) and also have a pretty good fit, and pants by the INC line at Macys, which are crazy expensive full priced, but can drop below $30 once they hit the sales racks.

Express.com: Their Take on the Trends

July 16, 2008 01:30 PM | Comments (1) | Posted in express, news_alert, summer_trends

Only recently has Express.com jumped on the “online shopping” bandwagon. For as long as we can remember, we all had to get to our local mall to shop at Express. Okay, so they are in practically every mall, but we were never able to pre-shop from the Web. In honor of Express’s discovery that, hey, there’s more customers to be won over on the Web, we’ve explored their take on hot summer trends.

Tie Dye
The colors on this sleeveless dress shirt are very, very bright, but it’s in keeping with the tie-dye trend we’ve observed. Definitely pair this top with plain denim or trousers. Now $41.65.

What We Said About Tie Dye: Fashion Trend: Tie-Dye Again?

Florals
This beautiful dress (pictured) almost belongs in the tie-dye category, but look closely and you’ll realize those are actually flowers. Big, painterly, not-found-in-nature flowers, but they are in keeping with this trend nonetheless. $98.00.

What We Said About Florals: Fresh Ways to Do Florals

Fringe
Dress like a flapper for a night in this skirt—you won’t stop twirling in it. This fringe skirt is made for dancing. $48.65

What We Said About Fringe: Fringing: British Style on a Budget