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Q: okay so i really want pink lots and lots of pink. A pink clutch, jewlery, a tiara, shoes...and a really girly dress. Does anyone know any sites that carry alot of shortish dresses and accessories that match?

check out bebe.com or ardenb.com. they ALWAYS have vibrant-colored clothing.

also, for getting everything pink, you could go to a bridal/prom store because they can dye your things to a specific color.

Q: I recently fully realized that my wardrobe is a bit sparse. So I want to shop to fill it up. These are the clothes I already have:
-Black Roxy skinny jeans.
-Dark canvas skinny pants.
-Medium-wash whiskered low-rise designer Levi's.
-Ralph Lauren white turtleneck.
-American Eagle black and cream pleated mini.
-AE pink henley sweater.
-Burgundy Deb cable-knit pull-over.
-Plaid short-sleeved ruffle Delia's button-down shirt.
-Tight cerulean blue Gap skinny jeans.
-Free People grey-taupe lacy vest.
-Zip-down 3/4 sleeve black sweater.
-AE purple plaid oxford.
-AE dog-pattern grey sweater-vest.
-Pea green lacy spaghetti-strap tank.
-Long grey cardigan.
-H&M dark pink tunic.
-Pink argyle sweater.
-Dark grey plaid walking shorts.
-Urban Behavior plaid short shorts.
-Cream and blue striped spaghetti-strap tank.
-Tommy Hilfiger plaid riding boots.
-Steve Madden black Mary-Janes.
-Pink ballet flats.
-Coach bag.
-Tommy Hilfiger blue pleather tote.
-Antique pearls (real).

I have a clean preppy style and like to get really high quality clothes cheap. (I get my stuff from Marshall's and TJ Maxx, and other things off clearance racks.) My favorite color is navy. If anyone could give me clothes that I should have in my wardrobe that mostly can be worn in most seasons (I wear winter clothes in summer and vice versa) that would be great. (Except for shorts, etc. of course.) Thanks so much.

Of course I don't have a million ideas but here's some essentials I find I use A LOT:
-black flats, any kind of material really.
-small diamond studs. (real or fake)
-plain black jersey dress. you can dress it up or down, and if its the right length you could wear with skinney jeans.
-long black cardigan. i saw you had a grey one, but black matches everything.
-white/any color overshirt. they look great under sweaters, and once again you can dress the look up or down. They also come in handy for last-minute formal events.

thats all i can come up with for now haha. your wardrobe sounds adorable already though haha.

Q: I'm 17 years old. Male.

I recently got a job at Sears. I love it. This may sound weird, but I wear eyeliner. I guess I just like it. Anyways. When I wore it to work, my manager told me not to wear it anymore. The next day, I still wore it. He told me that he would make me leave if he saw me wearing eyeliner at work again. He said it isn't "business professional".

To me, this seems like it's prejudice. Women can wear it, but men can't? In the handbook, Sears claims to not discriminate based on gender, but I'm starting to think otherwise.

What should I do? I really want to wear it and express myself at work, but I also need this job.

Legally, yes, it's gender discrimination, and that overrides any kind of boss's opinion or wishes. But you might want to see it from his point of view. Our society looks down upon anything especially out of the ordinary (unfortunately,) and it is also very judgemental. People could make many right/wrong assumptions about a guy wearing eyeliner, and give the store a bad name. Of course, this is never always the case, but in business, you have to be more 'professional' and not 'expressive.' I would suggest that if your boss insults you or you feel like you've been discriminated, in that he told you he'd fire youif you wore eyeliner anymore, I would talk to someone legal about your rights. Now, I would talk to him and try to find a compromise if that's at all possible.

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Hii I'm Mel. I've been through a lot and I've been my own counseler way too many times, so I've basically dissected many situations. You could call me crazy, whatever, we all are. I kind of have a borderline insane interest in the idea of fashion and creativity, and also in the French Revolution. I LOVE music, I could give you the soundtrack of my life for a million dollars. Umm yeah that's it. BY THE WAY, I would very much like to have a line forming all the way outside the funeral home the day of my wake. :)
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