https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-962110 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 03:22:05 +0000 Suz 962110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I am glad you will keep it and now I hope you will show me how you wear it.&nbsp;</p> <p>And now that I understand it as an outdoor coat I feel more positive about it. It was as an indoor item that it confused me most.&nbsp;</p> <p>You have also given me hope that maybe I can manage EF after all.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-962104 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 02:57:52 +0000 Beth Ann 962104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look lovely.&nbsp; Glad you got the K/R sorted.</p> <p>Best wishes on the job interview and new direction! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-962090 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 02:24:25 +0000 MNsara 962090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>cocolion - it's surprisingly charcoal overall, and I think I can still carry off charcoal well ;-)&nbsp; Thanks, and I think&nbsp;I know what you mean about too much black -- like in Angie's saturation post today. . .</p> <p>IK -&nbsp; I figured you'd understand the EF pull - those fab textures of her wovens AND knits!!&nbsp; This one looks pretty stable and sturdy (I've had a few let me down in the past).</p> <p>Angie - thank you for chiming in :-)&nbsp; and thanks for the jacket approval :-)&nbsp; (although I'd still&nbsp;happily thank you if it was jacket disapproval !)&nbsp;<br />I miss you and&nbsp;YLF too!&nbsp;&nbsp;I DO get to read on YLF most days.&nbsp; I just tend to draw inward when I feel stresses, and this spring has brought plenty of stresses ;-)</p> <p>Caro - is this elegant ecletic?&nbsp; I bet it would look great with those silver booties too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-962032 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 23:51:07 +0000 Caro in Oz 962032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this on you, very modern &amp; luxe. The pattern breaks up the black imo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-962018 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 23:36:22 +0000 Angie 962018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Thistle, Denise&nbsp;and Dana! I think the coat&nbsp;fits really well in an oversized way. Structured in all the right places. Very NOW. Your button idea is fab too.&nbsp;</p> <p>I miss you! Hope you are okay. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961995 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 22:27:47 +0000 ironkurtin 961995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eileen Fisher cuts generously; used to be known as only a plus-sized label.&nbsp; In the past 12 or so years the label has started targeting a younger and hipper market. *ALL* of Eileen Fisher is meant to be figure-skimming.&nbsp; I also find it fabulous for travel.&nbsp; I never understand the crunchy-granola comments (which I have battled against on this forum in the past) - yes, 12 years ago, EF was definitely a bit more shapeless.&nbsp; Now, however, it is often quite modern.&nbsp; I love my EF pieces and I am a size 2-4 for most labels at this point.</p> <p>That jacket fits you perfectly, according to EF's own design guidelines.&nbsp; I do not think it overwhelms you at all.&nbsp; And I love texture and black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961948 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:58:32 +0000 CocoLion 961948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it, if you want a black lightweight coat. &nbsp;It fits in the shoulder. &nbsp;I like the oversized fit, which feels modern to me. &nbsp;Your button idea is great. &nbsp;It has a modern A or triangle shape. &nbsp;I love the pleat in back. &nbsp;My main question for you is: &nbsp;are you ok with the black color. &nbsp;This would be a deal breaker for me, as I'm saturated with black toppers -- I have several black leather jackets and blazers and that's enough for me since I'm trying to move away from black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961946 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:56:07 +0000 MNsara 961946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle - yes, it's unlined, and I'd wear it as a lightweight outer jacket.&nbsp; But that's a good point as the one Angie recently highlighted seems more indoors.</p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/2013/04/30/nordstrom-roundup-textured-items/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2013/04/.....red-items/</a>&nbsp; (#5) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961937 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:44:07 +0000 Thistle 961937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am going to be a spanner here. I liked it until I read the other&nbsp;fabbers&nbsp; :)</p> <p>Just to be sure, this is an outdoor coat, correct? It looks that way to me, and as such, i think it looks lovely.</p> <p>If it is meant to be worn indoors, it is too big and I vote return.</p> <p>I also struggle eith EF. Her fabrics are sumtuous, and they always hang just right on the models. Then I put them on . . .&nbsp; yeah, not so much! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961936 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:43:52 +0000 bj1111 961936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>sara, that's a business opportunity! &nbsp;eileen fisher sensibility, petite sizing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961934 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:38:15 +0000 MNsara 961934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too funny, Suz, BJ, Una - so how exactly can someone under 6 feet tall pull off Eileen Fisher successfully ;-)&nbsp; </p> <p>BJ - hmm, I need to ponder the black triangle.&nbsp; I might look like that in all my non-belted coats . . . </p> <p>and Una - I love it too, but sometimes it gets away from me IFKWIM!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961923 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:25:34 +0000 catgirl 961923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel the same way about EF, even the petites. &nbsp;Love in theory, can't pull off in practice. &nbsp;You look very nice but it does seem a little oversized. &nbsp;Personally I like that look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961922 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:25:08 +0000 bj1111 961922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oh, honey, much too much fabric and not enough shape&nbsp;for you. &nbsp;it looks like it has great texture, but all i see is a big&nbsp;triangle of black.</p> <p>i too lust after ef, but i have to stop buying. &nbsp;i need to be taller and more crunchy-granola. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961916 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:21:30 +0000 Suz 961916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's cool....but, yeah. I have this same problem with EF. I love the stuff...in theory. But it generally swamps me somehow, even when it shouldn't. Or I try the wrong items.&nbsp;</p> <p>I feel insecure with EF, too, so I am leaving this one to better minds than my own.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-et-al-k-or-r---ef-jacket#post-961856 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:09:15 +0000 MNsara 961856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy Friday, all!!</p> <p>I have three purchases that are causing me mental turmoil -- I just can't figure out K/R and am SO grateful for any and all help! I'll split them into separate threads to minimize pics.</p> <p>Apology #1: for jumping in to ask for help when I've been so scarce. I keep thinking I'll be mentally freed up, then something else comes along that gets me all quiet and introspective. Most recent is an interview next Monday for a new direction -- now that the youngest has successfully completed high school!</p> <p>Apology #2: for not being able to do collages. I have the trimming part figured out, but not collages!</p> <p>Okay, on to the business at hand:&nbsp; Eileen Fisher jacket. </p> <p>I always got sucked in by her awesome fabrics, but too often looked shapeless in the styles.&nbsp; Did I just buy too big, or do I choose the wrong silhouettes?&nbsp; I'm insecure with Eileen Fisher.</p> <p>If I keep, I think I'll add two fairly large black buttons/buttonholes in front.&nbsp; I like being able to tame the fabric in front like that.&nbsp; Pic #3 shows it pinned closed and where I'd place the other button.</p> <p>Flattering or shapeless??&nbsp; or ??&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you in advance for looking and taking time to make any (and all) comments! </p>