"Lmao ur fat?? Time to pay BUKU BUCKS to CLOTHE YOURSELF!!"
@catpigg *driveby hug*
if i had some good places to look, i'd let you know, but i at least have places of "worth it if you want to save up" in my head if you'd ever like that? you might also keep an eye out if trashqueen has a sale - they also have some super super cute stuff that's still in that price range but goes on sale from time to time (and is very well made)!
@wigglytuffitout Tbh, I'd love any suggestions. If I find something I like, it's either too expensive or they don't carry my size. At this point, I've resigned myself to having to save up :'D
@catpigg god i know that feeling for sure
in terms of fast fashion, i've actually had decent luck at rainbow. i'm just about living in a denim peasant dress from them this summer, along with the anime water dress from trashqueen lol
torrid is pretty good IF you can work sales. ditto with heruniverse, and they all kinda cross-pollenate with hot topic too. that's in the set of like... nerdy clothing and shit like that. but cute nerdy. like nerdy you can wear at the office lol
@catpigg my bff ride-or-die though is eshakti. custom made to measure, HUGE FUCKING POCKETS, really cute dresses. and in that 10 dollar customize fee you also get to change length, collar type, sleeve type etc... one of my dresses from there is on, like, year 7 or 8 and is just going fucking strong. https://www.sweetdisabled.com/sweetdisabled/recs-eshakti is a whole long thing i wrote (pls ignore, like, the rest of the unfinished site lol).
they usually also run good coupons for new customers too (free custom, etc.)
@catpigg one honorable mention to toss in there is modcloth. they're expensive, so like... clearance rack only basically lol. but they have a pretty ok plus range, and some dresses in knits. the UK-sized dresses are always frustrating, but their 4x US size is actually what i consider a true 4x (aka, what I wear), not too tight.
@wigglytuffitout Tbh I'd pay more than 70 for that kind of peace of mind at this point :'D not having to struggle with and replace clothes CONSTANTLY is the dream
@catpigg I KNOW RIGHT? i swear to god i gush over eshakti so much because having a made to measure dress that just... *fits*... was genuinely fucking lifechanging for me, and made me realize that fashion was something i could actually *participate in*, instead of just stare sadly at as other people did it.
also they have fucking huge pockets. like, my wallet AND my nintendo 3ds in one pocket and full skirt so nobody knew. plus bra strap holders and snaps for wrap necklines. THEY'RE GREAT
@wigglytuffitout Not gonna lie, you're really sellin me on this 👀 lmao, pockets are also a huge point for me. I carry a backpack usually, but going into to get my phone everytime I need it is a chore tbh
@catpigg i mean.... i'm pretty fuckin evangelical about em no lie lol
i've never had an eshakti dress fall apart on me, either, despite having them in my wardrobe for around 10 years now. some i've donated because my fashion sense changed, and one i miss dearly but that's because its strap was hitting my aching shoulder in just the most awful spot so it had to tearfully go to another home
...i still miss it. ...it made my tits look fantastic.
@catpigg and honestly even though 70 dollars for a dress is an Investment (tm), like... let's be real... we'd be spending the same fucking money at Macy's or whatever, combing through to find something that fits decently all afternoon, and then it'd probably fall apart on the second wash lol
made-to-measure is genuinely lifechanging - being able to have a dress that just... fits. just FITS. it just fits your body and That's It. no fuss. no fighting. it's... kinda miraculous.