0L Ladies - Female C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

barley · Post by **barley** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:59 am

New poll ideas, anyone???

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:08 pm

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jumbo2016 · Post by **jumbo2016** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:34 pm

Checking in! Haven't posted much/at all since the June LSAT but I like that this community exists! Whatever happened on the UVA/Duke thread sounds crazy lol

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:46 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:49 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:
jumbo2016 wrote:Checking in! Haven't posted much/at all since the June LSAT but I like that this community exists! Whatever happened on the UVA/Duke thread sounds crazy lol
Ah yes, the Duke/UVA debacles. I was a newbie poster back then. If only id been as confident on this forum then as I am now. I would have wrecked.

Haha it was certainly something. I think a lot of us were pretty new then, but fortunately we all made friends!

There was a gender-relates debate in the Compendium today, but this time the boys were on our side.

JazzyMac · Post by **JazzyMac** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:00 pm

slippin_jimmy wrote:Very off topic (?) - any favorite brands for dress shoes, ladies? Heels or flats. I tend to destroy my heels, so something that won't need the taps replaced on a regular basis.

Anne Kleins for heels and Tory Burch for flats.

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:40 pm

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seashell.economy · Post by **seashell.economy** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:05 pm

OLitch · Post by **OLitch** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:14 am

seashell.economy wrote:Is anyone else removing piercings/hiding tattoos before they tour law schools/go to law forums? I have a septum ring, a small black ink tattoo on the left side of my neck/ear area, and two slightly gauged out piercings in my upper right ear lobe. I have more, but those are just the things I need to remove/hide, lol.

I have a colorful ankle tat. I use dermablend. They don't make an exact match to my skin tone but it still works wonders. It even covers the green! My only complaint is that it smears easily. I have to be careful not to brush up against anything.

I love my tattoo but it might be time to have it removed

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:16 am

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Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:19 am

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seashell.economy · Post by **seashell.economy** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:15 pm

OLitch wrote:
seashell.economy wrote:Is anyone else removing piercings/hiding tattoos before they tour law schools/go to law forums? I have a septum ring, a small black ink tattoo on the left side of my neck/ear area, and two slightly gauged out piercings in my upper right ear lobe. I have more, but those are just the things I need to remove/hide, lol.
I have a colorful ankle tat. I use dermablend. They don't make an exact match to my skin tone but it still works wonders. It even covers the green! My only complaint is that it smears easily. I have to be careful not to brush up against anything.

I love my tattoo but it might be time to have it removed

There is a female attorney who is always in the courthouse in my city who has a scales of justice tattoo (reeeeaallly poorly done and obvs very old) on her ankle! Haha.

Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:23 pm

THIS IS RAD

chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:33 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:06 pm

Welcome, new ladies!!

How's the application cycle going so far?

Scalvert · Post by **Scalvert** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:58 pm

I know I can wear my regular UG clothes to classes, but what do I need to supplement my wardrobe with for 1L? We don't need suits just yet, right? Maybe a couple of nice sheath dresses, a blazer or two and some good quality conservative pumps? (All on sale, of course, and if anyone knows of an inexpensive, but decent quality store brand, let me know! I looked at an article that listed an acceptable, cheap brand as Ann Taylor, and I was like... riiiiiggghhht)

I figure for most meetings/events we need to attend as 1Ls, I can get away with wearing things I already own. Honestly though, would anyone know or care if I showed up for something in a blazer I got on sale for $45 at The Limited? I figure the rules are no cleavage, no trendy shoes, and dress/skirt lengths not shorter than a couple inches above the knee.

Is this anything I even need to be concerned with yet?

venusinfurs16 · Post by **venusinfurs16** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:01 am

I dig this thread.

barley · Post by **barley** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:05 am

Scalvert wrote:I know I can wear my regular UG clothes to classes, but what do I need to supplement my wardrobe with for 1L? We don't need suits just yet, right? Maybe a couple of nice sheath dresses, a blazer or two and some good quality conservative pumps? (All on sale, of course, and if anyone knows of an inexpensive, but decent quality store brand, let me know! I looked at an article that listed an acceptable, cheap brand as Ann Taylor, and I was like... riiiiiggghhht)

I figure for most meetings/events we need to attend as 1Ls, I can get away with wearing things I already own. Honestly though, would anyone know or care if I showed up for something in a blazer I got on sale for $45 at The Limited? I figure the rules are no cleavage, no trendy shoes, and dress/skirt lengths not shorter than a couple inches above the knee.

Is this anything I even need to be concerned with yet?

Yeah, all that sounds good! I'm also a big fan of the skirt+nice blouse combo because it's easy to dress up with a blazer, but you can also pair the blouse with jeans or something for everyday wear.

chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:35 am

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3pianists · Post by **3pianists** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:42 am

Checking in as well! I love this thread--thanks for making the magic happen, Barley!

Scalvert · Post by **Scalvert** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:09 am

barley wrote:
Scalvert wrote:I know I can wear my regular UG clothes to classes, but what do I need to supplement my wardrobe with for 1L? We don't need suits just yet, right? Maybe a couple of nice sheath dresses, a blazer or two and some good quality conservative pumps? (All on sale, of course, and if anyone knows of an inexpensive, but decent quality store brand, let me know! I looked at an article that listed an acceptable, cheap brand as Ann Taylor, and I was like... riiiiiggghhht)

I figure for most meetings/events we need to attend as 1Ls, I can get away with wearing things I already own. Honestly though, would anyone know or care if I showed up for something in a blazer I got on sale for $45 at The Limited? I figure the rules are no cleavage, no trendy shoes, and dress/skirt lengths not shorter than a couple inches above the knee.

Is this anything I even need to be concerned with yet?
Yeah, all that sounds good! I'm also a big fan of the skirt+nice blouse combo because it's easy to dress up with a blazer, but you can also pair the blouse with jeans or something for everyday wear.

So you think it's enough for just the coming year to buy:

Grey sheath
Navy sheath
Grey blazer
Navy blazer
Black pencil skirt
Black pumps (would grey be better for pumps/skirt?)
(Anything else?)

I have plenty of blouses and pants. If I could spend $400 or less, that'd be great (I may have to buy it in shifts, lol) but of course, I'd like to get things that I won't have to replace. I'm going to be really poor really soon!

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:19 am

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Scalvert · Post by **Scalvert** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:29 am

slippin_jimmy wrote:
barley wrote:
Scalvert wrote:I know I can wear my regular UG clothes to classes, but what do I need to supplement my wardrobe with for 1L? We don't need suits just yet, right? Maybe a couple of nice sheath dresses, a blazer or two and some good quality conservative pumps? (All on sale, of course, and if anyone knows of an inexpensive, but decent quality store brand, let me know! I looked at an article that listed an acceptable, cheap brand as Ann Taylor, and I was like... riiiiiggghhht)

I figure for most meetings/events we need to attend as 1Ls, I can get away with wearing things I already own. Honestly though, would anyone know or care if I showed up for something in a blazer I got on sale for $45 at The Limited? I figure the rules are no cleavage, no trendy shoes, and dress/skirt lengths not shorter than a couple inches above the knee.

Is this anything I even need to be concerned with yet?
Yeah, all that sounds good! I'm also a big fan of the skirt+nice blouse combo because it's easy to dress up with a blazer, but you can also pair the blouse with jeans or something for everyday wear.
He he, yeah, I was asking for recs for shoes for work, less for 1L. I think for 1L classes, anything goes, just whatever vibe you want to throw off. Nice casual is probably a good guess.

Keep an eye out for Ann Taylor sales. I got a suit there last winter and it was well worth it, the fit was really good. A few folks recommended Anne Klein for shoes, which are available at DSW.

I wonder how many functions (or whatever) we will need to attend where business wear will be expected? or is that more of a 2L/3L thing?

barley · Post by **barley** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:29 am

Scalvert wrote:
So you think it's enough for just the coming year to buy:

Grey sheath
Navy sheath
Grey blazer
Navy blazer
Black pencil skirt
Black pumps (would grey be better for pumps/skirt?)
(Anything else?)

I have plenty of blouses and pants. If I could spend $400 or less, that'd be great (I may have to buy it in shifts, lol) but of course, I'd like to get things that I won't have to replace. I'm going to be really poor really soon!

Yeah, that definitely sounds like enough - it's not like people will be keeping track of you at different events and will notice if you wear the same outfits a lot.

Plus with all your blouses, it'll be easy to mix and match.

Only thing I'd add would be some nice flats!

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:37 am

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