https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 13 May 2026 02:30:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-879182 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:39:10 +0000 Aida 879182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You definitely pass with flying colors! These all look great to me for work, except fro #6; but that's a matter of the washed charcoal not matching up saturation-wise with the deep cobalt. I think that jacket would work well with the b/w striped dress, though like Rachy not sure about it for your work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-879000 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:36:56 +0000 catgirl 879000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love 1 and 6 especially, but all of these make good use of your jacket collection. So nice to see you making dresses look so cool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-878986 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:23:05 +0000 4babiesMe 878986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Let me just say, I'm envious of whatever employee discount you get. I used to get an employee discount at Nordstrom waaaay back when I helped dress models for fashion shows in Seattle. Wish I had that now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-878533 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:07:11 +0000 Julie 878533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, all those leather jackets are gorgeous, and they fit you to a "T". So nice to see you taking your Frye Julias out for a walk again, too.</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Julie </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-878366 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:54:52 +0000 rae 878366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Firecracker, yes, all the departments are different, and we are supposed to reflect them. </p> <p>Deborah, I missed your question before. It is our department's policy that we may not wear sleeveless outfits. </p> <p>Rachy, not too frank. I'm sure if you thought it, then others will, too. :T</p> <p>Elle, I use a timer on both my camera and my phone... I don't have an iphone, though. I'd assume the iphone has it, too, though, since my phone is way cheaper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-878247 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:22:40 +0000 ElleH 878247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All look good to me. My faves are #1, #2 &amp; #4.</p> <p>Hmm you &amp; others are using a timer. Is it an app for the iPhone? I might get my pics out of my tiny bathroom mirror if I can figure it out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-878176 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:14:39 +0000 rachylou 878176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love #1/2 (the styling is awesome and is fab with your hair!). Give #5 the ok because it works so well with the boots (but this color on you is a meh for me). Don't feel the others work for your current context... although #6 is most like me, I'm not sure I'd want you helping me at Nordstrom. I wouldn't understand why you were working there...</p> <p>Too frank? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-878108 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:06:27 +0000 Marley 878108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful Rae! Love them all! Just looking at them makes me think that I'd want to shop in your department (and I really have no legitimate reason to!) What are the black boots in Pics 1 &amp; 2? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-878095 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:51:22 +0000 harmonica 878095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#2 is my favorite! wowza - how I'd love to have you as my sales assistant! All are appropriate for work. Love the leather + dress combo! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-878000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:55:27 +0000 Anonymous 878000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#2 is breathaking. Yes, they are all appropiate for work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-877996 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:52:29 +0000 Jonesy 877996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love all of these! I am so glad you'll be sporting these leather beauties at work. You have such a radiant smile--you will seem stylish and friendly, which is exactly who you are! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop/page/2#post-877992 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:49:57 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 877992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Even before I saw Angie's comment, my reaction was they all look terrific and appropriate for Nordies. You are such a perfect model of style for your customers. I like how these looks all reflect the same personality we've seen in many of your posts and yet they are distinctly different, as they reflect your new job setting.<br /> Question for you: does the dress code differ depending on the department you're in? Just curious, as a faithful, bordering on obsessive Nordies customer--among department stores, it's pretty much the only one I'll shop at. It does seem to me that SAs tend to reflect the style of their departments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877975 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:18:26 +0000 Thistle 877975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love #1 and #5! I think you look very sleek and stylish in all of them. Glad you rescued them from the holding pile! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877973 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:16:46 +0000 Transcona Shannon 877973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think these all work brilliantly Rae and that any of these combos could be worn to work. Love both pairs of boots with these frocks too. You get a gold star for your assignment! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877970 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:13:28 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 877970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I realized I said #1 &amp; #4 were my faves - I meant #1 and #5 Although I like #4 a lot too, long sleeves and all </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877957 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:36:42 +0000 4babiesMe 877957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are all great, but I especially like 1, 2, &amp; 5 best. I'm trying to picture #4 and I agree with others who said it seems more outdoorsy. Perhaps because it's zipped all the way up? </p> <p>You look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877938 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:17:38 +0000 Anonymous 877938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>4 is my absolute favourite also. I love how the jacket is so structured and tough but then have the flowy feminine dress as a juxtaposition. </p> <p>I think if you have your makeup on, and smile your beautiful engaging smile, you won't put anyone off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877937 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:17:34 +0000 Angie 877937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I forgot to mention that #5 is a fave too! Sorry :(. Hadn't had my second cuppa yet. Now that I'm all wired up - I feel so much better! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877934 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:15:25 +0000 rae 877934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the suggestions and reassurances! I feel much better abou this now. I had historically wanted to dress so I *didn't* look like anyone else but myself, so it is a new thing for me to worry about fitting in. </p> <p>To answer some questions: </p> <p>- Kalli, I work at the Westside Pavillion! Triple points for our store are coming up next week. :)</p> <p>- No, we don't wear name tags. We have fitting room keys to identify us, but then we also approach the customers and offer help, so recognition isn't a problem. I just wouldn't want anyone to be put off and turn me down in favor of someone else. </p> <p>- Hm, I'm torn on #4 now that it is an Angie fave. I know I won't shorten the sleeves, because that is my preferred sleeve length (It bugs me when sleeves ride up as I move around). We'll see. :)</p> <p>- Diana, all of these are very soft and thin. I don't have any truly outdoor only ones... for that I prefer coats!</p> <p>- I had dismissed the idea of layering a top under, but I may try it with a button-front! If I see a mesh top, I love that idea, too.</p> <p>*Side note: I'm SO very glad I figured out my heels can go to work! I think the slim-ankled, heeled boots are what made this click for me. Weighty enough to handle the leather, yet the ankle and high heels makes them much more dressy/refined than my engineer boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877871 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:05:05 +0000 Diana 877871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love #1/2. I like #4 also but have the same feeling as Kelly about it looking like an outdoor jacket. (Also, can you move around freely/do everything you need to do) while wearing a leather jacket? Maybe I'm just projecting but I feel really constricted wearing leather jackets indoors unless they are suede and/or very soft/thin. Particularly if I am doing something more active than sitting at the desk (in my case, lab work), which I assume would apply to your job as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877861 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:49:38 +0000 Angie 877861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You got an A+++ for your homework assignment :)</p> <p>All the options work flawlessly. The new 'do is amplifying the fabness of the outfits to KILLER level. Faves are #2 and #4. Like a 20 out of 10! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877846 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:24:19 +0000 Suz 877846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I especially love 1/2 and 5. I would absolutely trust you and solicit your advice in a store if I were shopping there! I agree with the others that the jacket in #4 looks more outdoor. And I feel the olive/tan jacket works better with the blue than it does with the stripes. </p> <p>Julie asks a good question about the name tags. Do you wear one? Would it be pinnable to leather? How do clients recognize sales staff in the store? </p> <p>I agree with those who have said that your smile is the absolute winning accessory. It is part of what makes you approachable no matter how "tough" your outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877819 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:48:28 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 877819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I lovelovelovelove them all! The jacket in number 4 looks a little too big, but I think that is because the sleeves are a little too long. Can they be shortened just a little?</p> <p>You totally rock all of these outfits! Number 1 &amp; Number 4 are my absolute faves </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877809 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:36:05 +0000 Archer 877809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know Nordies either - apart from via YLF and on-line so I feel I almost do. I think you look great in #1,2,3 and 5. Agree with others on 4 and 6 (think it's just the neckline of the dress in 6 that is detracting. Also think you a right that #4 jacket, fab as it is, would be better paired with a more substantial fabric in the dress.<br /> Re no -sleeveless - have you tried going for wearing layer under the dress with capped sleeves or long? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877784 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:06:52 +0000 Kalli 877784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd buy lots of things from you if you were wearing #1,#2 and #5. At some point you should let us know which nordstroms you work at :). Field Trip! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877772 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:54:38 +0000 kkards 877772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them all, but my faves are #2 &amp; 4. After reading how your co-workers dress, I thinking I would try to mix these jackets with your banker trousers (assuming that you have some). As a Nordies customer the mix of conservative and leather would say to me, here is someone not afraid to take a risk, but not so far out there that they won't understand my day to day needs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877759 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:21:32 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 877759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am loving #2 and #5. I prefer the leather unzipped for indoor wear. All are great but I am really liking the olive with cobalt in #5. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877744 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:49:38 +0000 Day Vies 877744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Each picture just got better and better! Be still my heart -- you look absolutely fierce! </p> <p>(I want to be Rae when I grow up!) </p> <p>All of them are 20's on a scale from 1 to 10 but you know how I feel about color so the my absolute favorite is #5 it's a 21. I just love when colors masquerade as neutrals </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877698 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:40:13 +0000 Deborah 877698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great combos. 4 is the only one that I feel doesn't work. Why can't you wear sleeveless, is it store policy? I don't understand. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-homework-drapey-dress-and-leather-workshop#post-877694 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:31:21 +0000 RoseandJoan 877694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the outfits are fantastic Rae and perfectly appropriate.</p> <p>Do you wear a sales associate tag when you are working? My only hesitation is if your colleagues are donning an almost uniform of black trousers, shirt and cardigan would I instantly recognise you as a member of the team? </p> <p>I would wear these outfits with pride but remain observant, if you feel the clients are approaching another member of staff because they are more recognisable as staff then perhaps reconsider.</p> <p>Having said that, it is often the friendly smile and introduction which marks a member of staff rather than the clothing.</p> <p>ETA - please remember I'm in the UK and have zero experience of a Nordie's store. </p>