https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 24 May 2026 20:55:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-747035 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:55:48 +0000 Jem 747035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta, I found a longer blazer that I really love at RW&amp;Co. Do you have one of those where you live? It was the first blazer that I bought and one of my favorites. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-747020 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:16:52 +0000 Suz 747020@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is interesting, Sveta. I have trouble with longer jackets, too. Obviously our body types are very different (you are tall with long legs. I am shorter with shorter legs) but perhaps our top to bottom proportions are not so different. On me I always think a longer jacket looks somehow...frumpy. Even though I like the look on others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-747018 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:02:35 +0000 Tina 747018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe at BR if they are starting to carry talls? Not sure what you are after but they generally have a decent selection of regular sized jackets. Not like Nordstroms or anything, but hey they have free shipping and returns, and no duties. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746984 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 03:12:37 +0000 Sveta 746984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for he comments. I never wear it closed, I just buttoned it up to show you the fit. This is how it looks unbuttoned in the same outfit:<br /> It feels comfortable enough, I just was afraid it looks too short and not intentionally cropped.<br /> Angie, I know. The problem is that every time I try on a longer jacket in stores it feels too drab to me. Any pointers where I can find fab longer jackets? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746978 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:59:10 +0000 trang 746978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's a little bit short for you. your hip is kinda wide so the blazer should be longer to cover it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746555 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:25:49 +0000 Sara L. 746555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was worried when I read the title of your post, but after looking at the photos, I think the jacket works. I agree with others, that this may not be the best combination for the jacket though. Maybe you could try it with a skirt or dress, which I think generally look better with shorter jackets. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746545 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:22:19 +0000 JR 746545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the jacket would look well styled a bit differently. The little inverted V is clearly meant to be there, but with stripes and a belt buckle filling the gap, it draws a lot of attention to your navel. Not that there's anything wrong with your navel, you understand... ;o)</p> <p>I would like to see it styled as Dianthus suggests. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746530 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:13:26 +0000 Suz 746530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will add that I have a jacket I feel similarly about. I think yours actually works a lot better than mine, possibly because it is plain black. </p> <p>Mine FITS (though admittedly it is on the snug side.) And it is clearly meant to be "shrunken" looking (as yours appears to be, as well). But sometimes I think maybe my eye is just tired of that look. </p> <p>Having said that, I have a different shrunken jacket with a slightly different (straighter) cut that doesn't bother me in the least! </p> <p>So who knows. Maybe it is a matter of our whims. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746525 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:07:46 +0000 Angie 746525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It works in a "shrunken jacket" way, Sveta. That is a fashion look too. </p> <p>But you are LONG overdue for some longer blazers </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746495 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:43:01 +0000 Suz 746495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How does it feel to you? Do you feel yourself always uncomfortable? Or does the look of it bother your eye? </p> <p>I would say in this case, because the shoulder fit is good, that would be an important question. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746486 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:38:56 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 746486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not Angie but thought I would comment and bump. </p> <p>You have amazingly long legs Sveta so the pants make the jacket appear shorter. I would like to see the jacket with a knee length skirt. I think that may make a huge difference in how it looks. I also think it would be great unbuttoned. It would give shape without the button highlighting where the waist of the jacket is compared to the natural waist. A well constructed black jacket is always a work horse so if you have one that works even with a portion of your wardrobe, it is worth the space in the closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-this-jacket-too-short-for-me#post-746443 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:55:29 +0000 Sveta 746443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have one black wool blazer I thrifted a couple of years ago. It is a great fine wool fabrication and while it was not with tags it feel it was not worn really. I like the scrunched sleeves and fold details on the pockets and it fits me well in the bust and shoulders.<br /> However I have a doubts now that it may be too short for me. Not like cropped length but actually short, when it's waistline sits higher than my actual waist for about 1.5-2".<br /> I have attached pictures when it is buttoned up - front and back. The sleeves are 3/4 with scrunch built into them so they are not an issue. See where the lower button is - it is actually above my natural waist.<br /> Is it passable or too short? </p>