Find me an online fashion home!

December 13, 2007 8:56 AM

Recommend a really good, friendly online fashion forum (or bulletin board, or LJ) for a funky fortysomething.

I'm a member of MakeupAlley, and would like to find something similar for fashion. It can be a message board, Yahoo group, LiveJournal community, or anything similar.

Thing is, I'm not your stereotypical "fashionista." My style runs heavily to thrift-shop finds and handmade silver jewelry. Plus I'm no spring chicken - however, I refuse to go gentle into that Coldwater Creek night; you can have my Betsey Johnson when you cut it off my cold, dead corpse.

So I'd like to find a place to discuss fashion, work clothes, shopping for bargains, Ebaying, the care and feeding of great tailors, etc. that isn't packed full of snotty Carrie Bradshaws, but rather caters to free spirits of all ages and budgets, who just love clothes.

Thanks!

posted by Rosie M. Banks to clothing, beauty, & fashion (6 comments total)

StyleMob.com might be up your alley.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:01 AM on December 13, 2007 [2 favorites has favorites]

If you're of a visual bent, try the Flickr Wardrobe Remix group.
posted by matildaben at 9:26 AM on December 13, 2007 [1 favorite has favorites]

Wardrobe Remix on Flickr! People post photos of themselves in whatever they're wearing that day. It skews pretty heavily towards DIY and independent designer stuff. It's a great place to get ideas about what to wear, and I like posting photos whenever I'm particularly happy with my outfit.
posted by bluishorange at 9:27 AM on December 13, 2007 [1 favorite has favorites]

Another vote for Flickr Wardrobe Remix! Kind of a visual forum of outfits!
posted by exquisite_deluxe at 9:51 AM on December 13, 2007

Sewcraft dir is a livejournal community where people post about their crafty/fashion comms. You may find something by browsing, or go to the profile page for a non- annotated link to all the communities.
posted by oneirodynia at 12:00 PM on December 13, 2007

Thanks, all! Wow, that Wardrobe Remix looks great. All answers are helpful!
posted by Rosie M. Banks at 1:02 PM on December 13, 2007