https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:31:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-973111 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 07:24:54 +0000 ElleH 973111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm late to this discussion because I don't get on YLF much on weekends. I liked the BB on you but there could be something better for you. You have 90 days so you could hold onto it while looking, just in case. I'm off to read another of your trench posts now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972906 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 01:24:09 +0000 Eliza 972906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you have made your decision and feel settled with it. I look forward to seeing the one and when you find it, it will surely be a great workhorse for you. Love the can't wait to wear it criteria. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972851 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 00:13:57 +0000 Anonymous 972851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I think that is a perfect standard for items </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972840 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 00:02:44 +0000 catgirl 972840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, ladies.&nbsp; What was an eye opener was trying them with the Gidigio boots, which I haven't been able to wear because of the weather.&nbsp; The minute I had them on I was thinking how much I love them and miss wearing them.&nbsp; There was no such sense of immediacy with the BB, like "I can't WAIT to wear this baby!"&nbsp; KWIM?&nbsp; It's a good litmus test for expensive/high standard items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972612 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 17:39:10 +0000 Beth Ann 972612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you tried it, Una.&nbsp; Your new job is requiring you to think outside your fashion comfort zone, and that's good for all of us, I think.&nbsp; Trying things on and walking around in them a bit gives a chance to get a "feel" for how they'll make us "feel."&nbsp; Happiness factor is crucial, unless the only alternative is to be coatlesss in Alaska! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972602 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 17:31:55 +0000 Thistle 972602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good decision. No use buying clothes you don't love.&nbsp; Wait and save for the Burberry.&nbsp; If they made them in my size, I would be saving for one too&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972598 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 17:28:30 +0000 rae 972598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hm, Claire is always making these excellent points...</p> <p>One of the reasons I kept after the BB trench (even though I'm still thinking about that olive Burberry)&nbsp;is that I knew it would be a long time before finding a beige that worked on me. And I will even venture to say that this color looks even <i>better</i> on you.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Now I'm not saying keep something you don't like because of the color. But maybe it's worth talking to a tailor to see if you can build in a waist for it, like the caramel Burberry you linked to?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972532 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 15:13:13 +0000 Anonymous 972532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rats. I'm just now reading your posts and&nbsp;I really liked it on you. FWIW,&nbsp;<i>I</i> wanted&nbsp;<i>my</i> BB to look like Rae or Elle in theirs and it didn't but I'm still keeping it. A couple of points:</p> <p>a) It looked really edgy on you. Srsly.<br />b) Yes, you can wear that color, but it is a very uncommon shade. I have not seen a beige I can wear in any other trenches out there. Including Burberry.<br />c) In Inge's blog post, I noticed that petite Kelly wears her trench open, tied behind <i>and with the front panels</i>&nbsp;<i>buttoned back against themselves.&nbsp;</i>If you want to try this, it uses up some of the fabric so that it's not so overwhelming.&nbsp;</p> <p>Just my two cents. Can you tell I want you to keep this? I think there's a 90-day return window if you want to hang onto it while you look for something better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972410 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 04:24:56 +0000 catgirl 972410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a 6P.&nbsp; I think it could fit a narrow-chested/small shouldered 8 and there is room on the bottom, but probably not a 10.&nbsp; Sorry - maybe you'll find one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972407 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 04:23:08 +0000 Carla 972407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is the 6 true? I'm loving everything about that trench, but I'm an 8/10 and though not busty, need a lot of room across the shoulders and length in arms. It there a 10 out there? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972387 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 04:07:40 +0000 rae 972387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As Angie said, you have to wear whatever coat you get, not us! At least you road tested a new color. On to the next piece that will hopefully provide the look you want. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972380 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:46:20 +0000 Echo 972380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I didn't want to comment on the other thread because my opinion seemed out of sync with everyone else's. But this coat somehow seemed too big, even though it clearly fit in the shoulders (and perhaps even the rest of the body). I think the colour is flattering on you, and the length as well. But I think there is a more flattering coat out there for you. Never settle for something that doesn't feel right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972377 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:41:43 +0000 goldenpig 972377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Smart decision. The BB looked fine on you, but&nbsp;I know there's another trench out there that will make you feel as fab as it looks on you. Maybe you and I can put the money into our Burberry piggy banks! </p> <p>I also have a 6 Regular&nbsp;Navy and Beige if anyone's interested.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972372 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:38:28 +0000 Transcona Shannon 972372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, if you're not feeling it, back it goes. Life is too short to have clothes that make us fret! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bb-decision-its-going-back#post-972368 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:36:27 +0000 catgirl 972368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I took a few more pics with the trench and I'm not going to post them, because just going through the exercise was a lightbulb moment.&nbsp; I want to look like Rae and Claire and everyone else who kept this trench, and because that's stuck in my head, I'm always going to fret about it.&nbsp; Also, I want to have the options of belting and wearing it open, neither of which seem to be best.&nbsp; <br />With the $ and a couple of other returns, I can stash away for a Burberry or continue the endless hunt.<br />Thank you to all of you who said it was a keeper, because I've learned that the color works on me, and the ongoing lesson that something can look fab (though I don't see it) but just not feel right.<br />Hopefully my trench is out there!&nbsp; <br />Before I send it back, is anyone interested in the 6P? </p>