https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:04:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973812 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:55:44 +0000 DonnaF 973812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi, Jayne;<br />That blazer looks a bit to large to me.&nbsp; Also, is the fabric a bit shiny?&nbsp; I'm thinking one a bit matte (wool?) with a quieter leopard would be easier to wear.&nbsp; Either that, or a mixed media jacket with a smaller dose of leopard.&nbsp; I've been looking for leopard booties or shoes and have been amazed at how many patterns I DON'T like.&nbsp; Never would have believed there are so many patterns. . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973760 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:23:52 +0000 Glory 973760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am sorry to hear about the store credit as well. It is tough to juggle return dates and I have had several unworn items not returnable at all because I was &nbsp;out of luck at 14 days. &nbsp;Like some of the others I no longer shop at all at stores that will not offer full return.&nbsp;<br />It sounds like you have already decided that maybe this one isn't what you are seeking. I do think you will find the perfect one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973752 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:18:50 +0000 MNsara 973752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this one had some potential - but maybe not within your comfort zone.&nbsp; I'd have suggested you try it belted.&nbsp; And maybe over a black pencil skirt . . .</p> <p>Emmanuelle Alt has been seen sporting belted blazers lately if you want inspiration<br /><a href="http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2013/02/22/emmanuelle-3/" rel="nofollow">http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2.....anuelle-3/</a></p> <p>I'd be tempted to head back to Zara with your credit and a belt and skirt and give it a try, because I can't stand those store credits.&nbsp; I want to get them used up ASAP, so often resort to buying gifts for others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973707 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:54:49 +0000 jayne 973707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>check out these for inspiration....droolin </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973701 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:52:08 +0000 jayne 973701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oooo, MIssvee, I will take a look....but I didn't see anything on the european site...gotta switch to US...oh yeah,,I see the D&amp;G one. fun and definitely whacky! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973655 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:59:27 +0000 missvee 973655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me again! I was browsing the Net a Porter site and 2 leopard jackets popped out - one by Equipment and the other by Dolce Gabbana. Both rather $$$ but nice for inspiration if you change your mind. Just sayin' </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973634 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:43:47 +0000 Thistle 973634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I am not sure about this jacket. I feel like it might be too big for you. Perhaps too boxy, perhaps too short.&nbsp; Not sure, btu I don't feel like it is fabulous for you.</p> <p>I still think you can rock a leopard jacket, but you have to find the right one for you. </p> <p>And yes, I&nbsp;hate in store credit. <i>Especially </i>when I paid for it with <i>their </i>store credit card.&nbsp;&nbsp;(looking at you Ann Taylor Loft) Most American retailers give it to you on a plastic credit card type thing (really just a gift card). Annoying as heck, and I&nbsp;now avoid&nbsp;purchasing anything I can't get a full return on. Especially as I return a lot (please Nordies, don't cut me off!!)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973629 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:37:39 +0000 jayne 973629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>thanks for the thoughts on the jacket.&nbsp; </p> <p>Suz and Joy, I did try a few tops with them as well but found I had few that really made the blazer pop.&nbsp; And since we want them to be versatile I also didn't want to be limited to just one type of top.&nbsp; </p> <p>I think Missvee and Diana and Joy had good ideas about needing a cheekier form ... something to look for!&nbsp; But I admit that I have lost interest in the leopard.&nbsp; I am not normally a brown or beige color lover so I don't see why I am trying to make an exception for leopard. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973230 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:50:06 +0000 Anonymous 973230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the idea of a leopard jacket and understand your wanting one. I think this one might have looked better with a higher necked top under it. The pattern would be fun in a moto or bomber shape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973215 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:37:54 +0000 missvee 973215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It does look a bit boxy and oversized on you so I think you made the right decision to return it. I think something shorter and more fitted, or a fun bomber might be an alternative. I hear you on the credit notes. I hate them too. Maybe one of your daughters will see something she likes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973210 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:32:10 +0000 Suz 973210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jane, it's lovely to see you back!&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm not sure this jacket couldn't have worked. Of course if the happiness factor isn't there, it won't...and you were right to return it. But I think it had possibilities.&nbsp;</p> <p>Perhaps a top with a bit more structure and a higher neckline would have helped.&nbsp;</p> <p>I <b>HAVE</b> in fact lost credit notes!! I lost some from Le Chateau, about $100 worth. Was so mad at myself. So now I keep them in a little purse especially for that purpose. That way they won't go missing.&nbsp;</p> <p>American retailers are now often giving store credit on a little credit card. This is easier to keep track of.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973148 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:15:47 +0000 Anonymous 973148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too bad about the returns. I think the jacket looks too boxy on you. Nice to see you back! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973141 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:44:47 +0000 Anonymous 973141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My first thought was that the cut needed to be, as Angie would say, a bit cheekier.&nbsp;It seems a little long looking at the front and a bit boxy.<br />Shame about the credit note. I much prefer refunds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973129 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:17:00 +0000 jayne 973129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>thanks for the good eye on why this jacket didn't work.&nbsp; I am really trying to be a good girl now and only keep or alter to perfection!</p> <p>I see from latest posts that you are back to black.&nbsp; Funny, I feel myself gravitating back to my 'old' style as well.&nbsp; Nice to 'see' you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973126 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:01:20 +0000 Deborah 973126@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jayne, it is lovely to see you... you have been missed :)</p> <p>Jayne I am not an expert, but I feel the stance of this jacket is too low. And while in theory I think the tones should suit you, I am not sure that they do. Having said that I wondering how a lighter colour might have worked under the jacket, say a white button down?</p> <p>And yes I really don't like being obliged to use a store credit. I generally don't shop anywhere that I cannot receive a full refund </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-study-in-jackets---leopard#post-973125 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 08:56:36 +0000 jayne 973125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is part 2 of my search for the perfect blazer... here was my want list, I am going to address the leopard this time. <p>1. replacement stripe blazer for old one that was too big and I had tired of<br />2. replacement grey blazer for one that I feel is too big and not cool enough<br />3. leopard blazer just because I saw a lady wearing one and thought she looked great.</p> As mentioned in the list, the reason I wanted a leopard blazer is because I saw a lady wearing one and she looked great with a column of black underneath and a little gold.&nbsp; I just fell in love.&nbsp; This was december last year so I did alot of online searching for my upcoming trip to the US but there was not anything tempting out there.&nbsp; </p> <p>months went by and just by chance I came over this leopard blazer at Zara. I purchased and brought it home.&nbsp; It languished in the closet for nearly a month and while I was trying to style my Mango stripe blazer I decided I should also try this one.&nbsp; To my shame, it didn't look very good and again, I think it is the length and to be honest, the colors.&nbsp;&nbsp; I am showing two front shots with different bottoms.</p> <p>I might have loved the idea on someone else but just felt blah on me.&nbsp; Do anyone have any idea what I rather should have gotten in cut? Shorter, longer?&nbsp; I did love the materiel, kinda silky!</p> <p>It went back the same day I returned the Mango stripe.&nbsp; However, I am sad to say, I got store credit and not full returns on both.&nbsp; I dislike feeling obligated to find something and afraid I will lose those little bits of paper.&nbsp; Anyone else feel that way? </p>