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Permalink Reply by Kristen on August 7, 2012 at 5:42pm

Love the wiggle dresses and Pinup Couture pencil skirts because they give me a figure. Swing skirts/dresses are lovely, but are very girly whereas the wiggle is sexy, classy, and (if modest enough!) professional. With swing dresses, I feel like you see how beautiful the dress is FIRST, and then the person. With wiggles first thought is wow, you look gorgeous! If you're not willing to go full out for a formfitting dress, I HIGHLY recommend trying out one of the pencil skirts (I prefer the Pinup Couture because of the prints and they're cotton instead of bengaline. They're also fitting, but not as tight as the bengaline ones. I pair mine with a doris top and wear a lacy cami underneath for modesty as well as that extra bit of sass.

My favorite combination is a red doris top with a black lacy cami underneath (love the contrast) paired with the cherry print pencil skirt. To really give me an hour glass figure I wear one of the thick PUG belts with it.

Permalink Reply by Sarah F. on August 8, 2012 at 7:51am

Thanks for that perspective! You make a good point about wiggles emphasizing the woman underneath, while swing dresses can stand alone on their own dramaticness, regardless of who's wearing it underneath.

I will definitely look into the pencil skirts you recommended, thank you! I do work in retail where the dress code leans toward not-so-dressy, which usually keeps me from investing in things that would work better in an office environment...but I am also on the hunt for an office job, too, so when/if I land one, I'll probably need to overhaul my wardrobe in that respect. ;)

Permalink Reply by Kristen on August 7, 2012 at 6:05pm

Also, have you heard of Miss Candyfloss? Google them - they've got quite the selection of swing dresses and shipping is only $6.50.

Permalink Reply by Sarah F. on August 8, 2012 at 7:48am

Ooh yes, I've admired their stuff for a while. I will say that for me, I really tend to go more for the unusual novelty prints, so that's usually what I choose to spend on compared to more universal/typical fabric patterns. I always keep my eye out for any surprises, though :)

Permalink Reply by Geo on August 7, 2012 at 9:07pm

My purchase was almost 6.5 years ago (hard to believe). I was the leopard wiggle dress with built in corset & cherry wiggle dress with built in corset...still have them! 

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Permalink Reply by Sarah F. on August 8, 2012 at 7:52am

Lovely!

Permalink Reply by lindsey vivienne on August 8, 2012 at 5:32am

I would say I have a fifty/fifty split on the wiggle puffy thing. I have a lot of both and I tend to wear the big skirts for the day and the wiggles for the evening. I'm in my fifties so I'm probably not typical. I fell in love when I saw the cerise marylin bathing costume *sigh* - being an older lady I was looking for something to wear on holiday that made me feel GOOD dammit. We have a holiday villa in Florida and were going with the children - I have three beautiful daughters in their twenties - not to mention the boy's stunning girlfriend and couldn't bear the feeling that Mama was getting past it. My husband loved it so much - he bought me one in Blue - they have both been worn to death and I feel so sexy and grown up in them. Wonderful for the ego. I also have a passion for the AVAs - I bought the jade one for my daughters wedding and the teal one for a Blitz Party (which is a WWII party scene we have going over here in the UK) and I've just bought the tangerine one....jut because I love it so. I don't have any of the PUG swing type dresses - I go for Laura Ashley vintage just because I prefer the longer length.

 

Permalink Reply by Sarah F. on August 8, 2012 at 7:53am

That's a good point. Yeah, when I see the wiggle dresses they definitely always say "after hours" to me.

So great you found some fab swim suits to feel beautiful in! I know how hard that can be, believe you me.

Permalink Reply by Deanna McCarthy on August 8, 2012 at 7:16am

My first purchase was just over a year ago, it was the Anna dress (white with cherries). Around the same time my sister bought me the berry Erin wiggle dress, and I love them both!

As for the style I prefer, I don't know...I wore a petticoat for the first time last weekend and it was loads of fun, but when I wear my Erin, I know that I look fabulous! The swing dresses are probably more cute, where the wiggles are more sexy...I guess it depends on the occasion and the look you're going for! I probably won't wear a wiggle dress to a dance anymore...not exactly easy to dance in!

Permalink Reply by lindsey vivienne on August 8, 2012 at 7:41am

oo I find the wiggles easy to dance in, but I suppose it depends what sort of dancing you do. Ah, but then, thinking about it I wear the AVAs and Trashy Diva Trixie sarong for dancing - split skirt, see. Fine for foxtrot, swing, salsa and something we oldies do called the social creep!

 

Permalink Reply by Sarah F. on August 8, 2012 at 7:54am

Hear hear! Because the place I wear my dresses most often is to go out dancing, that's always my primary consideration in making my purchase. "Hmm, looks nice, but how does it twirl?" is the thought process there ;) I think a wiggle would be really difficult to dance in, and certainly not as eye-catching on the twirls.  I guess I just don't have any wiggles yet because I don't have any occasions to wear them to!

Permalink Reply by Sarah F. on August 8, 2012 at 11:47am

I definitely leave the petticoat at home whenever I wear a swing dress to work :)

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