https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:15:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1097213 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 08:55:13 +0000 anne 1097213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I have bought the maxi<br /><a href="http://shop.cottonon.com/shop/product/peter-maxi-skirt-charcoal-marle/black-stripe-5mm/" rel="nofollow">http://shop.cottonon.com/shop/.....tripe-5mm/</a><br />I am going skirt rather than dress. Thanks Angie!!</p> <p>Thanks for all the empathy on the elastic waist issue. Still looking for my ideal dress for 100+ weather! (no belts) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094870 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:37:28 +0000 Lyn D. 1094870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you on this type of dress Anne!<br />This one looks fine without the tie&nbsp;in the pic though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094796 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:41:58 +0000 Debra 1094796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Be comfortable I like a long slim fitting plain maxi, I think they can look quite elegant to lounge around in.....no elastic waist though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094694 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:27:09 +0000 Hestonian 1094694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not a fan of the elastic waistband. It never hits at my waist and looks very odd. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094624 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:27:56 +0000 minimalist 1094624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, my lounge maxi has a halter neck and empress waistline ; would that work for you?</p> <p>I don't struggle with elastic waists bc I don't even attempt them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094614 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:16:16 +0000 Beth Ann 1094614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can wear them when I make them --- and lengthen the torso by a good two inches from the pattern. </p> <p>I like drawstrings better, and I do have a Gap sweatshirt dress with a drawstring waist that I'm liking these days.&nbsp; I bought it in tall for more length in general, but the waist is longer, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094558 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:26:17 +0000 Angie 1094558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, there is nothing to let off the hook. I want you to be happy and feel fabulous in your clothes - which includes loungewear.&nbsp;If that means wearing a casual maxi dress - of course&nbsp;I support it. Style is always about YOU, and not about anyone else.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have many clients in elastic waist dresses. We usually add a skinny belt to cover up the elastic.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094458 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:47:58 +0000 Adelfa 1094458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wouldn't dream of wearing a dress with elastic around the waist! Talk about adding about 20 pounds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094415 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:38:02 +0000 Diana 1094415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I HATE elastic waist dresses. I won't buy them unless the elastic can be removed. On me the elastic always migrates to my narrowest point, which is my natural waist and it is HIGH, so I look like my torso is like one inch long. :P. Also, when I sit it will shift around and end up on top of my lower rib cage, which I. Can. Not. Stand. </p> <p>I like a nice sleek maxi skirt though! I think the trick is to keep the skirt fairly slim. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094413 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:35:33 +0000 E 1094413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh that style of dress is terrible on me! :/ Too bad it's all over your shops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094410 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:32:34 +0000 Suz 1094410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not Angie...but I am sure she would give you a pass on loungewear, Anne! You must do what is comfy. Besides...just to give a nod to environmental norms...the beachy dress that&nbsp;feels peculiar in Paris or even where I live&nbsp;is right at home in hot Australia.</p> <p>I don't care for dresses that have the elastic at the waist, either. The blouson effect can be appealing (or not, depending) but I find they never fit me properly and I don't like the look without a belt.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-2#post-1094377 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:55:14 +0000 anne 1094377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK first the question for Angie. Years ago I promised you that I would never buy a casual maxi skirt or dress. Any chance you'll let me off? I think I would really like to have a knit maxi to wear at home, long enough to cuddle up on the couch with my legs all covered.</p> <p>This next ones's for everyone. &nbsp;Does anyone else struggle with dresses that have around the waist? I think I look like the proverbial sack of potatoes with a string tied around it. &nbsp;The elastic is usually too high, obscuring my real waist and showing up my none too small rib cage, small bust and bit of a tummy.</p> <p>They are one of the most popular looks for &nbsp;sundresses in Australia at the moment and it is annoying. They may look better with a belt over the top, but wearing belts is far from desirable once the hot summer days come (I have plenty of summer dresses to take me up to about 90 F - it is above that,&nbsp;&nbsp;that my wardrobe doesn't deliver - I have precisely one dress that is fit to leave the house) </p>