Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/

Tell me what to bring!

  • 31-07-2008 11:42PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭


    Hey ladies (and gents, if there are any)! I'm a 24-year-old American, and I'm going to be spending the next year in Dublin. I've been buying clothes like mad and have tons of things to wear when I go out, but I have no idea what to get for wearing in general (to class, running errands, etc.) What are the popular things women are wearing in Dublin right now? What can't you live without? If you've been to America and have seen trends that would horrify Dubliners, that would be helpful, too! :o


«1

Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Don't wear uggs.Its going to be quite wet and cold,so appropriate footwear i think would be the most important thing i imagine.Girls will have better advice than that tbh.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Thanks for the reply! I hate Uggs, it's nice to hear that Ireland does as well. All the vapid college girls wear them here, makes me sick.

    I figured footwear would be important, but shopping for shoes is something I'm horrible at. Hopefully the ladies will be able to help me out there.

    Thanks again!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,000 ✭✭✭spinandscribble


    don't wear pj bottoms to class. thats what all the american students do and it looks really odd, plus it doesn't help you fit in if thats what you're after.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Yeah, I don't do that either although it is really, really common. Lots of my friends would go to class in pajamas and uncombed hair.

    It's not really that I'm concerned about fitting in, but I'm from a rural part of PA where no one ever dresses up for anything, so I've fallen behind on trends and don't want it to be obvious when I'm in Dublin. I want to look nice and presentable, basically.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,000 ✭✭✭spinandscribble


    nice jeans are a must. if you're slim, skinny jeans are still very popular over here. if you're curvy, wideleg pants/jeans are coming back into fashion.
    look at topshop.com and asos.com for the latest trends. asos.com is great! plus they ship to america.
    where in PA are ya? I'm actually moving to westchester in a few months.


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Tbh, I've never even tried on a pair of skinny jeans because I have hips so I think they'd be wretched on me. Do people were bootcuts or flares? Awesome advice, I'll check out the websites too!

    Oh, wow, that's cool! Are you going to the college there, or is it a permanent move? I'm from Williamsport, about 3 hours from West Chester. Have you been there before? In case you haven't it's really close to Philly and King of Prussia, which has the best mall in PA, so I'm sure you'll have a great time. If there's anything I can help you out with, let me know!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,000 ✭✭✭spinandscribble


    i don't wear skinny jeans either but like i said widelegs are in. so flares are definitely in. bootcuts are always around. However skirts are very popular too. trust me, a skirt, a pair of boots and good tights will be better in the rain then jeans.
    What uni are you going to and what are you studying btw?
    i'm starting a job there with Devereux, looking forward to it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭Pythia


    Abercrombie is popular over here. Skinny jeans, uggs, ballet pumps, smock type tops, short skirts with leggings too. I would think a lot of girls also wear a lot of make up in college and most girls straighten their hair every day.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Do people wear wellies? I saw on another thread that someone was buying them, and I've only ever known one person who's owned a pair so that kind of surprised me. Or do you just mean regular boots? And holy crap, tights?? :eek: Those are basically outlawed in America. But I guess they'd be sort of necessary in Ireland. I think I have no concept of how much it rains, and that's scaring me.

    I'm going to Trinity to study literature.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭Pythia


    PillyPen wrote: »
    Do people wear wellies? I saw on another thread that someone was buying them, and I've only ever known one person who's owned a pair so that kind of surprised me. Or do you just mean regular boots? And holy crap, tights?? :eek: Those are basically outlawed in America. But I guess they'd be sort of necessary in Ireland. I think I have no concept of how much it rains, and that's scaring me.

    I'm going to Trinity to study literature.

    Very dark black tights are really popular.

    And yes, it rains a lot. And when it's not raining, it's often threatening to rain.


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,000 ✭✭✭spinandscribble


    seriously no tights? well the yanks better get used to me wearing them lol.
    some wear wellies. personally i never would. leather boots do the same job.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Pythia wrote: »
    Abercrombie is popular over here. Skinny jeans, uggs, ballet pumps, smock type tops, short skirts with leggings too. I would think a lot of girls also wear a lot of make up in college and most girls straighten their hair every day.

    Well, that pretty much takes away any hope I had of looking decent haha. No skinny jeans, leggings, uggs, or straight hair for me. Although I do love me some makeup.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Pythia wrote: »
    And yes, it rains a lot. And when it's not raining, it's often threatening to rain.

    That will probably be hard to get used to. Do you ever miss the sun?
    seriously no tights? well the yanks better get used to me wearing them lol.
    some wear wellies. personally i never would. leather boots do the same job.

    They've sort of been making a comeback for celebrities, but I haven't seen any real people wearing them. Leggings are out, too. But I wouldn't worry about it. Europe's always been more fashion-forward than the U.S., so what you're wearing will most likely be an eventual trend. And to be really honest, most Americans tend to think Europeans dress a little strangely so they generally get a pass, and people will think you have that charming European strangeness that men over here love.

    Edit: Just found this link.
    http://www.styleguru.org/entry/tights-make-a-grand-comeback/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,000 ✭✭✭spinandscribble


    uggs, skinny jeans, straight hair and tan is a very specific look in ireland. have a look at those sites to find looks you like. i wouldn't agree with saying most girls straighten their hair.

    oh i just love tights heres a pair i just bought. not to everyones taste but i think they're cool. i'd wear them with a black dress and mary jane platforms. my hairs black and teal at the moment too!!!!!
    http://www.asos.com/countryid/1/Bebaroque/Bebaroque-Feather-80-Denier-Printed-Tights/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=328269&cid=3433&clr=Teal&Rf-200=19&sh=0

    oh and with regard to the sun, you don't miss what you never had! get a good coat and its a great excuse for nice hats and umbrellas!!!


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,721 Mod ✭✭✭✭Twee.


    Definitely get a nice black coat and leather boots for the winter. Take spinandscribble's advice with regards to skirts in the rain. Once your jeans are wet you're wet for the day so skirts with calf or knee boots are good.
    Any style of jean works really(skinny, bootcut, flare, boyfriend), but avoid straight leg imo.
    For a casual look on top layering always looks good. My wardrobe is full of block colour long sleeved and string tops and really long t-shirts(worn over long sleevers). Graphic tees are always popular too.
    As regards with being "on trend" for the winter, pick up the next season issue of Vogue to get inspiration. No one dresses like a cat walk but it's good for ideas. Shops will be stocking winter clothes here at the end of August.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    uggs, skinny jeans, straight hair and tan is a very specific look in ireland. have a look at those sites to find looks you like. i wouldn't agree with saying most girls straighten their hair.

    oh i just love tights heres a pair i just bought. not to everyones taste but i think they're cool. i'd wear them with a black dress and mary jane platforms. my hairs black and teal at the moment too!!!!!
    http://www.asos.com/countryid/1/Bebaroque/Bebaroque-Feather-80-Denier-Printed-Tights/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=328269&cid=3433&clr=Teal&Rf-200=19&sh=0

    oh and with regard to the sun, you don't miss what you never had! get a good coat and its a great excuse for nice hats and umbrellas!!!

    I think those tights are gorgeous! Probably if they sold ones like that in the US they'd be more popular.

    I checked out the websites, and the clothes are really adorable. It's sort of exciting that I'll be able to dress a little bit more edgy than what's acceptable in the states. Probably what I'll do is buy just a couple of outfits here and then get more clothes directly from these shops when I get to Dublin.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Twee. wrote: »
    Definitely get a nice black coat and leather boots for the winter. Take spinandscribble's advice with regards to skirts in the rain. Once your jeans are wet you're wet for the day so skirts with calf or knee boots are good.

    How heavy should a coat be? I bought this one recently, thinking it would be ok for Dublin, but now that I see it's dry clean only I'm thinking it might be crap in rain.

    And what length skirts does everyone wear? I ask because I'm wondering what will be appropriate for the weather. I bought a couple of pencil skirts and miniskirts thinking Dublin doesn't get too cold in the winter, which it probably doesn't, compared to PA.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,721 Mod ✭✭✭✭Twee.


    PillyPen wrote: »
    How heavy should a coat be? I bought this one recently, thinking it would be ok for Dublin, but now that I see it's dry clean only I'm thinking it might be crap in rain.

    And what length skirts does everyone wear? I ask because I'm wondering what will be appropriate for the weather. I bought a couple of pencil skirts and miniskirts thinking Dublin doesn't get too cold in the winter, which it probably doesn't, compared to PA.

    The web page won't load for me! But if you find it too light when you get here add hat, scarf, mittens, cardigans. Screw dry clean! Hanging it in the shower to be steamed FTW! It'll need to DC'd eventually but you can keep it fresh in the shower.
    It's not that cold, between 1 and 8 degrees centigrade, but it does rain so you'll be colder, especially if you get very wet!
    Skirt length is whatever ya like, but I like it mid calf and up :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,000 ✭✭✭spinandscribble


    yeah the skirts length depend on the style you're going for. whatever you'd prefer really.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Maybe these links will work?
    http://www.forever21.com/images/large/49653529-04.jpg

    http://www.forever21.com/images/back/49653529-04.jpg

    Ha, I didn't know you could just hang it in the bathroom while you're taking a shower, that's genius!


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Well, I've ended up wearing this during the summer at times, and could do with it this summer too..

    mini_leader_ski_jacket_rg.jpg(yes, its a ski jacket) I think your coat looks a little...light..

    It really, really rains a lot. If you get sunshine in a week, its a good week. Two times in a week and you're bloody lucky.

    I'm not a wimmins btw.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Holy shit, you wear that in the summer?? And you only see the sun once a week? I am so screwed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Wait til you get here, you'll really feel screwed once you start buying things.. :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Lol, you must never work for Tourism Ireland.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Ha, well, atleast I'm not lying to you! :p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Fair enough. Anyway, my mind isn't capable of comprehending constant rain and one day of sunshine a week, so it's not like what you're saying is actually sinking in. Everyone over there must be depressed?? Pennsylvanians get depressed in the winter, and we usually have more than one day of sun a week even then!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Nah, you'll get used to it after a while.. you won't even remember what the sun is like after so long :p

    Depressed? more like annoyed really..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭Awayindahils


    Be warned upon enetering the arts block in Trinity. There are two types of girls in the arts block (this is of course a horrible generalisation) but theres the uggs, 3 inches of make-up and liberal fake tan, and then there's a we're so hip that it hurts brigade. This group seem to have become the majority in college during the past year.

    Wellies- an absolute must. On rainy days there will be plenty of girls in coloured wellies and jeans/skirts wandering about.

    'Vintage' via topshop clothes are quite popular. Dresses with belts, shorts with tights (will get back to tights in a minute) and funky boots. Lots of boots in the last few years.

    Coloured jeans were parading around with avangence towards the end of the year.

    TIGHTS!!! Everywhere, very dark black ones being the most popular, and during the winter full lenght are much more popular (and shockingly paractical) than 3/4 lenght tights, thoguh short tights are more common on nights out. Coloured/patteren tights are also very popular, 'clash' (to quote gok) is very very in.

    Jewlery, accessories are very popular. Lots of bracelets and long necklaces. The whole bit.

    But all this said, for all there are those who work really hard getting dressed, everyone has their 'oh god help days'/ I am jsut going to college days when one turns up in tracksuit bottoms.

    There is however within all of this a happy middle ground. Most people stick to jeans (of various styles)/skirts and tshirts/long sleeve tops/jumpers during the days. I usually go to college in a denim skirt to my knees, funky caridgan, t-shirt and boots. (I'm not a massive fan of jeans) Maybe little flats. Hoodies are quite popular due to societies. Jeans/hoodies/cons are probably always going to be college wear.

    Finally, Trinity is cobblocked. Heels- on nights out you will beat your feet to death hobbling accross front square. Thats fine for a night out, however if you want to wear a heel during the day, get something that is bigger than a stilletto. A wedged boot, or a boot with a squarish heel is easily to get accross the cobbles on. Yes there are girls who trot accross in heels, but you spend first year breaking your feet in for that, so if you're just there for the year think carefully before you subject your feet to torture. (And believe I know what I'm talking about. In first year a girl told me that I was never going to concur front square on less I wore heels during the day. 3 weeks of torture later and I can get around pretty ok, but my feet. Owe the pain and blisters.)

    Oh out of interest where are you living next year? Are you on campus?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭LolaLuv


    Wow, that was very informative, thank you very much! I was hoping to buy most of my clothes over here to avoid getting screwed by the exchange rate, but it seems that there are too many trends for me to really decide which ones will suit me. I'll just wait until I'm in Dublin and suck up the weak dollar.

    It's just crazy that I'll be in a completely new environment for a year, where absolutely no one knows me. It's a good opportunity to reinvent myself (as far as fashion is concerned). That's sort of exciting.

    I have absolutely no idea where I'm living. The university that organized the exchange is taking care of housing. Apparently I'll be finding out sometime this month where exactly I'll be living. All I know is that it's within a 20 minute walk from Trinity!


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    The weather here is so unbelievably cr*p :rolleyes:

    I think knee-length skirts, tights and comfy boots are the way to go. Jeans, although comfortable and easy to wear, are a b*tch when they get wet!

    +1 on the layering as well, can brighten up an outfit and break up any large expanses.

    But sure see what ya think when ya get here, and find a style that you're most comfortable with :) Don't feel the need to copy everyone else to the 'T'.


Advertisement