https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 16:48:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-796757 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:28:40 +0000 maria 796757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this dress and like the color. This is one of my favourite color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791970 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:02:18 +0000 Jenava 791970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, when my budget turns over next month, if it's still in stock I'll give it a whirl. And I will leave it long....it might cling overly much at the hip in which case I won't feel fab, as Angie cautioned, but it so hard to tell about dresses online, and the reviews are all so positive...</p> <p>Claire, haha, I am actually hosting a cocktail party this year! But if I made my guests dress up half of them would probably not come (this is Seattle, after all, and the combination of a history of "wild west" logging and farming along with the current tech culture are a double whammy for cultural dressiness). A few do come in cocktail attire! And I of course will be dressing up...but the thought of hosting in this dramatic gown in my tiny townhouse make me giggle a little. Would be a little "Grey Gardens"...fab but a touch crazy...not that there's anything WRONG with that!! (-: </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791739 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:11:53 +0000 Ornella 791739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Claire, *you* are a genius!</p> <p>Jenava, I can see why the dress spoke to you. I love the idea of you in it, it's opulent, feminine and dramatic. Worth at least trying it, don't you think? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791639 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:32:02 +0000 Anonymous 791639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, here's what you do Jenava. Buy the dress and leave it long. I'm SURE it will be absolutely knock-out on you. I can't imagine another dress that is more *you*.</p> <p>THEN, you throw a party. Specify the dress code (heh). It's at your place, so you don't need to worry about being cold, or what kind of wrap to wear with it. Genius, no? I can just see you hosting in this dress now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791598 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:35:12 +0000 MNsara 791598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's gorgeous! When I saw this, my first thought was 'I wish I had somewhere to wear this' </p> <p>I think shortening it would lose the 'dramatic' it has though.</p> <p>The cold shoulder part always baffles me. But to have women exposing arms, shoulder, legs, etc. in winter party wear is the norm. I think a wrap/shrug would also ruin the gorgeous lines.</p> <p>There was one review where they recommended sizing down if you want a bit more curve definition. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791539 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:25:50 +0000 Angie 791539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not convinced this frock will make you feel fab. It's loosey-goosey in odd places. BUT! You never know until you try it on. Dresses in particular surprise us all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791444 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:45:53 +0000 lyn67 791444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yesss, but keep it's length! That's a dramatic dress, for the dramatic You! Killer:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791252 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:10:35 +0000 Beth Ann 791252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, yes, the opera! When I opened your link, I thought this would be a great "singing" dress, dramatic, but elegant, and highlighting the face. I agree with the others that it needs to stay long. It is a decent price, though, and a classic style.</p> <p>This would be suit your style and coloring well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791250 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:08:10 +0000 Beth Ann 791250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, yes, the opera! When I opened your link, I thought this would be a great "singing" dress, dramatic, but elegant, and highlighting the face. I agree with the others that it needs to stay long. It is a decent price, though, and a classic style.</p> <p>This would be suit your style and coloring well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791231 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:28:34 +0000 Anonymous 791231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, you should buy it and leave it long and wear it to the opera. I bought a fancy sequin dress about 10 years ago and though I don't get a chance to wear it often I still love it. It was worth it to me, I thinik I have worn it 4 times. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791028 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:44:43 +0000 Mo 791028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's great but I don't know about shortening it. I guess you could order it and pin it up to various lengths to see. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791025 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:40:11 +0000 rae 791025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it, but it would throw off the great proportions if you shorten it. I mean, possibly, it might work as a midi, but it's a long shot. Knee length or above and you hover around the 1:1 ratio that just makes everyone look square IMO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791023 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:38:44 +0000 Inge 791023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no doubt this dress would look stunning on you, Jenava. Gorgeous with your beautiful skin, eyes and hair, and perfect for your style. Love the silhouette. I'm also a bit worried that it would lose some of its fabness when you shorten it. So the question is whether or not you have enough opportunities to wear it long?-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-791019 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:36:38 +0000 annagybe 791019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The opera of course! </p> <p>I think it loses something if you shorten it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-790964 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:52:40 +0000 Jenava 790964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BJ, I hear ya, it's a bit odd for cold weather. I'm counting on the rest of the dress being heavy enough to offset the bare shoulder.</p> <p>Kellygirl, where DOES one wear a floor length gown? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-790905 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:27:51 +0000 bj1111 790905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>love the dress. would love you in the dress...the velvet would drape over your curves. shorten to knee length. more versatile and can be worn to a wide range of events. </p> <p>i think the one shoulder is weird tho for a "cold-weather" dress. but that is just me. my shoulders get chilly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-790902 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:26:02 +0000 kellygirl 790902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder if it would look unbalanced at a shorter length. I love the drama of it though and it certainly suits your fab style! Where does one wear a floor length gown these days anyway? (Yes, I live under a rock.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-fancy-dress---should-i-buy-one#post-790896 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:22:45 +0000 Jenava 790896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been eyeing this dress in blue, and it has been in and out of stock a few times, which tells me they are replenishing the stock (but will probably stop soon so as to not have leftovers after New Year's).</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/adrianna-papell-draped-one-shoulder-velvet-blouson-gown/3363420" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/ad.....wn/3363420</a></p> <p>It's a decent price, but my concern is the length. I LOVE the length, but feel that, for occasions where I could get away with a velvet, one-shoulder dress, I would likely not get away with a FLOOR LENGTH velvet one-shoulder dress without looking and feeling over-dressed. </p> <p>Should I get it and have it hemmed? If so, to what length? Or, does the drapy top part need a full-length skirt for balance? Or, is the bottom too clingy and the dress all wrong and I should keep looking altogether for a cold-weather special occasion dress? </p>