Yup. It is similar to Una's dress post the other day.
She LOOKED great in that dress.
But felt unlike herself.
It's one thing to stretch our style boundaries and try new things. It's another thing to make ourselves miserable!
Here's an analogy for you. If I were to wear, let's say: a short snug pencil skirt, high heeled stiletto pumps, and a ruffled shirt tucked in.
How would I look, objectively? Well, let's see. The ruffled shirt would disguise my lack of a bust. Figure flattery score. The tucked waist would emphasize my relatively small waist - score again. The bum hugging skirt would show off that asset and makes my hips look a bit curvier. The high heels would make my short legs look much longer.
In other words, this outfit would be 100% figure flattering on me.
And I would feel HORRIBLE in it. Completely uncomfortable and yukky.
So it isn't always about how we actually look.
Well, you might say, that's a choice to forego a particular kind of figure flattery, hopefully in favour of some other kind of figure flattery. In your case you are worried this is NOT a figure flattering look AND it doesn't feel like you.
For me the equivalent might be a tunic-with-leggings look. It shortens my already short leg line and makes me feel like an elf or something. I try it, and try it, but it just doesn't feel right to me no matter what other people say. I'm planning to try it yet AGAIN this fall with slightly different proportions, but honestly - it is WORK to make it work, know what I mean?