https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 23:09:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-603370 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:43:22 +0000 Suz 603370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am on the cusp height wise, too (5' 4") but for me, dresses, shirts and jackets in petites is the way to go - and WEIRDLY, I can buy coats in the regular section. Maybe because I do layer them (as a rule, due to our winters). </p> <p>Trousers, I need to get regular and hem. Petites are too short in the rise and just generally don't fit as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-603355 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:25:32 +0000 Fruitful 603355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Brenda, great suggestion! I was wondering about that as heightwise I am on the cusp of mainstream and petite. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-603333 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:02:34 +0000 qfbrenda 603333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad this one will work out. In the future, you might consider checking petite sized coats so the sleeves will be closer to the correct length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-603291 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:34:43 +0000 Fruitful 603291@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Suz, and Claire for the confidence boost! Claire, despite this being overall bigger on me, the lines are easier to look at than the toggle coat I think! Suz, I know you love your local designers as I remember that amazing skirt - adds a whole dimension of love to the item, doesn't it? ^_^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602800 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:50:15 +0000 Anonymous 602800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just chiming in to say I like this one much more than the toggle coat. And a plus that it's from a local designer. It's pretty and very flattering on you. Good luck on the tailor's quote, you're searched high and low to find that coat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602764 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:56:12 +0000 Suz 602764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay - it is a local designer? I love it even more. Definitely go for it. The sleeves can be adjusted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602713 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:00:57 +0000 Fruitful 602713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Shevia! I was thinking about it in light of (Victoria's?) thread about whether we dress differently to other women in our area. And I realised it's part of why I choose to live here; because I don't want to deal with standing out all the time, yet I want to dress in my own way! Seriously, it's a big part of what makes a place liveable for me, I just never thought it through like that ^_^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602706 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:47:50 +0000 Jaime 602706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, I am glad the coat issue has been resolved this way. I did not offer my opinion but I do love the coat and am glad Angie thinks it is a good fit (pending alterations). Very interesting tangent about your local community too. It sounds great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602687 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:09:02 +0000 Fruitful 602687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Local is the new black" is awesome, Sarah! Even though I love clothes from all over the world, it feels good to support local designers/makers - it's hard for them, and I don't want to lose them! And there's a feeling of closeness, shared understanding, with them, a chance to build a little feeling of geographic "culture" when so much is globalised. Sounds like you have an active community, what part of the world are you in? I'm in Northcote, which is a small suburb with quite a bit of character, the legacy of Italian and Greek immigrants from the 50s and 60s, some Aboriginal people, as well as students sharing houses, more recently, international students, and musos/artists/crunchy people, as well as plenty of mainstream suburbanites and a few bogans! We have trams and quite lot of people ride bikes (not me though). A lot of people seem to have dogs! It's a diehard left-voting area. A very comfortable place for me, in many ways - including sartorially, I can wear what I want without feeling I stand out too much. (Wow, I certainly went off on a tangent!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602667 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:35:49 +0000 Sarah A 602667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>the color is lovely! and so fantastic that it is a locally designed/made item. in my town there are t shirts a lot of the business have that say "local is the new black" which i think is so cool. great boots too! i hope finding a tailor isnt too hard... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602643 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:57:05 +0000 Fruitful 602643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thursday, Deborah WIll have to figure out which tailor to go to. ^_^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602626 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:22:50 +0000 Deborah 602626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Big smile from me:). When are you picking it up??? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602617 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:07:59 +0000 Fruitful 602617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Angie! &lt;333 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602616 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:07:18 +0000 Angie 602616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great! Ask for a quotation and report back </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602613 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:03:21 +0000 Fruitful 602613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Angie ^_^</p> <p>I don't mind having them altered at all, and am willing to spend good money on it. (I was thinking a good men's suit tailor might be the answer). I just have no clue of what is possible, will work, and how it would affect the silhouette in the end? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602608 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:59:57 +0000 Angie 602608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hugs and kisses back to you, Kieran :)</p> <p>The coat fits well in length and width! Love the style and colour. Sizing down would not be a good idea, which is too your point. It's the sleeves that give me pause. They are a little wide and very long. How open are you to having them altered? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602552 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:22:52 +0000 Fruitful 602552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Suz, not layering there. I did try putting my jacket on underneath but I didn't like the look, and I don't wear coats with jackets underneath anyway (I try to keep my layers fine, like a thin cardigan over a snug jersey top over a fitted tank, for example). This coat is very warm - wool/cashmere/something, and typical COLD day here is 12 degrees Celsius, so I wouldn't wear a lot under this.</p> <p>I am absolutely clueless about the shoulder issue! Whether it matters or not!</p> <p>It doesn't help that the coat was marked down from higher than I thought (it's $375, was $699, local designer - my own suburb, made in Australia, lovely people, so many non-style related reasons to feel it was meant for me &amp; I should buy this coat it is making it hard for me to think straight!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602547 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:09:32 +0000 Suz 602547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. Just coming back to say, on closer examination of 7-9 I DO see the shoulder issue. So...how does it feel in this area? Are you layering there, or not? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602546 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:08:00 +0000 Suz 602546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How could anyone fail to compliment those boots? I am scratching my head in utter confusion here. </p> <p>Well, I love the coat, but you already know that. </p> <p>I don't think it is such a big deal to shorten the sleeve. Even if she has to move the tab, it is a fairly easy job. Just open the seam there, take it off and place it where it belongs on your arm. But if you are doing yourself (and are not an excellent seamstress) that might be an issue. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602544 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:59:46 +0000 Fruitful 602544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Sarah! The sleeves are indeed too long - unfortunately this is an issue I have with most coats, even sizing down! I've been thinking what would be the least risky thing to do with the sleeves. As I like the look when they're pushed up a little by my hands being in my pockets, I thought of adding snaps to tighten the opening of the sleeves and keep them on my wrists. Not sure if this would give me a good look or not.</p> <p>Thanks for the lovely remark about the boots! The are Frye Veronicas, which I bought about 4 years ago - before I found YLF and the Veronica love here! I rarely get compliments on them which annoys me - so, thankyou! ^_^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602538 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:48:30 +0000 sarah 602538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't stop looking at your boots, which are SO terrific! I'm not Angie, but the sleeves seem much too long. Can you have them altered do you think? Otherwise, I really like the coat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-your-opinion-of-this-coat#post-602534 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:38:54 +0000 Fruitful 602534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We missed you Angie! While you were away I tried some yellow coats. This is the last one I tried and have on hold. Yes or no?</p> <p>It is 2011 sale stock so I can't size down (and possibly could be snug around the hips if I did).</p> <p>I have cheated by putting the least flattering pics last (7-9)! I posted about this coat during your trip and the conversation is here: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sos-is-this-coat-too-big-in-the-shoulders" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....-shoulders</a></p> <p>Thankyou if you have a chance to look at this, and if you don't, hugs and kisses anyway xoxo ^_^ </p>