https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:40:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions/page/2#post-24570 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:16:44 +0000 Ana 24570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the response, Shiny. I think you're right about the boxiness thing. I might put this style on the back burner for a bit while I think about it. The deconstructed blazer was something I can definitely get my head around, and it might be more flattering for my body type at this point, too. Lots to think about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions/page/2#post-24554 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:05:33 +0000 shiny 24554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, Ana - that's the one!!</p> <p>I did see the Milly jacket in person on Saturday, at the new NM concept store. Didn't try it on, but it looked boxy on the hanger. I suspect the one online is the runway look.... and was meticulously tailored esp for the runway.</p> <p>I think ultimately whatever you find may need some tailoring to make it just so. I suspect this chanel jacket is deliberately made boxy, so that you are supposed to go and get it tailored for more waist definition. Just a hunch... but it seems to me Chanel appeals to a more mature crowd, so their off-the-rack stuff is made boxier for more mature figures. The celebs you see wearing these jackets - I would bet you anything they get the jackets meticulously tailored too.</p> <p>I also like the one you recently posted, that has the deconstructed edges. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24228 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:38:07 +0000 Ana 24228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No problem! I'm glad you like it, too. Makes me more excited and motivated to try it on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24185 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:04:33 +0000 Tanya 24185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, sorry, I have missed a couple of posts here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24183 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:02:11 +0000 Ana 24183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yeah, that's the Milly jacket Angie and I were just talking about. Maybe NM has it. I'll check it out and see how it fits, and if it's good, I'll wait for it to go on sale. Thanks Tanya! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24182 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:00:33 +0000 Tanya 24182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana, how about this one ???</p> <p><a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod63480156&#038;parentId=cat2880733&#038;masterId=cat000059&#038;index=15&#038;cmCat=cat000000cat000117cat17740733cat000059cat2880733" rel="nofollow">http://www.neimanmarcus.com/st.....cat2880733</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24181 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:59:55 +0000 Tanya 24181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, sorry, double post. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24162 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:26:22 +0000 Ana 24162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiny, I think I found it. Is it this one?</p> <p><a href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2008CTR/CHANEL/RUNWAY/00010m.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.style.com/slideshow.....00010m.jpg</a></p> <p>I really like that jacket, I would love to find one that is solid cream like that, you're right. </p> <p>I love that--"Ana-tude." Thank you! :D</p> <p>You definitely inspired the look, Angie! I think I will go with the cream, then. I am interested in a black one as well--what should I look for? When you say, "softer," do you mean ruffles or something?</p> <p>Thanks for the tip on the Milly jacket. I'll see if our Nordies gets it in and I will try it on and see if it's worth picking up during a sale. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24151 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:57:42 +0000 Angie 24151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(LOVE "Ana-tude!!!)</p> <p>I’m with the lasses. Hands down the cream biker. It’s softer. I’m glad I inspired the look for you, or at least I think I did? (I’m taking credit for it anyway!)<br /> However, I think you can pull off a black biker too, but not this one. You need a black biker with a softer edge. </p> <p>Love the strapless dress! I tried on the Milly jacket. Very sweet. Too boxy for me and not worth the alteration. Try it and wait for the sale. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24109 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:35:14 +0000 shiny 24109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana, do a Google Image search on "chanel jacket" then flip through the pages and you'll see several images of a blonde model in a stunning cream jacket... she's sprinkled throughout the web in various poses .... </p> <p>The cute thing is that she has this expression on her face that is just so YOU... you have this way of facing the camera eye-to-eye ... it's so confident .... I'm officially coining it "the Ana'tude." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24108 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:21:05 +0000 Ana 24108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is this one by Milly that I admired (online) during the NAS. Our store doesn't have it, so I haven't gotten a chance to try it on:</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2991370/0~2376776~2374327~2374375~2381291?mediumthumbnail=Y&#038;origin=category&#038;searchtype=&#038;pbo=2381291&#038;P=3" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/29.....1&#038;P=3</a></p> <p>I like the solid cream color with the black detailing. I can't decide if it would be cute or matronly as well, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24102 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:49:46 +0000 julijuli 24102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiny I could see you in the green one (maybe in a different color) - you'd look MUCH better than Posh! Ana - you've got to see the cream one, that look is so you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24100 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:33:03 +0000 Ana 24100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the links Shiny! I couldn't open the second one, though? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24099 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:29:30 +0000 shiny 24099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chanel jacket: I think you can make it more age-appropriate if you go with a fun color like:</p> <p><a href="http://www.lrnz.com/lory/cha5.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.lrnz.com/lory/cha5.jpg</a></p> <p>Or if you want to go classic, stick to cream since it's sooooo you... YES! This is your jacket: this model even has the whole Ana 'tude going on!!</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.chron.com/cliffnotes/chanelone" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.chron.com/cliffnotes/chanelone</a></p> <p>Hmm..... I kinda like this one myself (the cropped idea) but the green would never work on me:<br /> <a href="http://uktv.co.uk/images/standarditem/EX1/2474.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://uktv.co.uk/images/standarditem/EX1/2474.jpg</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24098 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:25:02 +0000 judy 24098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE the cream biker jacket on you, Ana. I don't think the sleeve is too long, it looks stylish...gorgeous. The dress too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24089 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:49:31 +0000 Ana 24089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I'd wear it for just everyday stuff--going to school, etc. I'd always cover it up with a cardi or jacket, and pair it with flats (most likely). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24084 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:43:09 +0000 Nicole 24084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>DEFINITELY the cream...no doubt about it. You are meant to wear cream. I can't get over how perfectly it fits you in the shoulders.</p> <p>I don't care for the WHBM jacket. I've never been a big fan of that Chanel style. It reminds me of Joan Rivers.</p> <p>Dress is very pretty....do you have occassion to wear it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24082 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:39:00 +0000 Ana 24082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the responses, everyone! </p> <p>I agree that the jacket looks a bit matronly. I think this type of jacket probably looks best on a pretty pear. I think San and Dani made good points--I'm going to have to be very picky about this style because of my body type and age. It will have to be very tailored, and fresh. Maybe I should look for colors other than black and white tweed? I just thought that combination was classic and would go with anything, which is why I picked it (plus brown tweed isn't really my thing). I wanted to try the Express jacket Tanya tried, but they didn't have it at the Express I went to yet. But I'm going to hold out for something great, I think, even if I can't get it this year. </p> <p>Brendan said he liked the black best because it looked tough. I really like the cream biker jacket, though, because I think it is more "me," as Antje pointed out. </p> <p>The dress is really fun. I admired this look in the J. Crew catalog:</p> <p><a href="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h275/Saintana13/IMG_0077-1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i66.photobucket.com/alb.....0077-1.jpg</a></p> <p>And I've been figuring out a way to recreate it. I'm not sure a sheath dress would be good on me (pencil skirts are very restrictive in the heat, too), but I think this one might do the trick. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24018 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:29:19 +0000 Tanya 24018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also vote for the cream biker jacket, totally gorgeous on you. The sleeves are fine in my opinion. Love the dress on you too, so pretty!</p> <p>Even though i found the Chanelesque jacket , I do not like it on you - too matronly. I think you'll probably need something a bit funkier. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24009 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:38:55 +0000 Antje 24009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here are my 2 cents: I would absolutely 100% go for a cream biker jacket - either this one (which I like very much, although I did wonder about the sleeves as well) or a different one if you decide the sleeves aren't working. For me it's not even a close race - you look so good in cream, and it's just so much more "Ana" to me, very classy but still a funky edge to it. I don't really see you as a black biker jacket kinda gal. </p> <p>I don't like the WHBM jacket on you, you can do so much better. Agree with the "matronly" comment.</p> <p>LOVE the dress! So chic. Hope you'll get it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24005 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:23:41 +0000 shiny 24005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late and just walked 4 miles to dinner and back with DH who's now snoring but I just want to clarify:</p> <p>If I am understanding Angie's sleeve-length guidance, the jacket is PERFECT sleeve length and *not* too long... </p> <p>I hope Angie chimes in because sometime tomorrow I'm intending to take two jackets for sleeve shortening so I am hoping I have got this right myself.... </p> <p>"Third knuckle" I found confusing but I think it means the joint at the very base of your thumb. (I think there's actually a palm-reader's term for this part of the palm... I just don't know what it is). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-24003 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:21:22 +0000 Lena 24003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not a good judge of jackets and how they fit. I'm just dropping in to say that the dress is TERRIFIC on you!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-23985 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:33:16 +0000 Sihaya 23985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the biker jacket and while they both look great, I have a slight preference for the cream one given just how drop dead gorgeous you look in cream and white. The tweedy jacket doesn't look that great with the collar but looks quite nice with the collar down (8). The dress is killer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-23979 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:26:30 +0000 Maya 23979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana, I really like the cream jacket on you. The sleeve is a bit long, but I'm not really put off by it (and I don't know what this third knuckle thing is that everyone is talking about). I'm not really a fan of the tweedy jacket. I find the shoulders way too boxy and it looks too stiff and uptight. Better with the collar tucked in, but still not doing it for me. </p> <p>As for the dress, it is GORGEOUS. I love it on you. I love love love the brushy floral style. It's spectacular. would look great with a little colorful cropped cardi. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-23976 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:20:40 +0000 Ana 23976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the input so far, everyone! This is very helpful for me. :)</p> <p>For the record, I do feel that the sleeves are a bit too long, but I don't think I've found a jacket yet that has fit me properly in regards to sleeve length. I have short legs and short arms, but they are not so short that petite sizes will work for me (plus my torso is "regular" sized). Personally, it doesn't bother me too much (I guess I've just gotten used to it). Having the sleeves shortened on this jacket would be difficult and expensive because of the cuff detailing, though. Another thing to think about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-23972 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:14:06 +0000 Dani 23972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana, I prefer the cream jacket on you as well. I don't know where the third knuckle is, but the sleeves appear a tad too long to me as well. </p> <p>I agree with the others about the jacket. I think the one you linked to a while back (that Beyonce was wearing I think) would look better on you and not so matronly. </p> <p>That dress is very nice! I could see you getting a lot of use out of that piece </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-23965 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:45:06 +0000 julijuli 23965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favorite is the cream biker jacket. I like the way it looks with your skin coloring &#38; hair. Although, maybe the black would give more of an edge? I think the Chanel jacket is too matronly for you. (you have such a great style and it's definitely not matronly!) I love the strapless dress and think it would be great with the biker jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-23952 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:27:11 +0000 Julia 23952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First of all, I love that strapless dress! It fits you perfectly.</p> <p>For the jackets, I like the cream one on you better. However the sleeves look a tad too long to me, where is the third knuckle again? Maybe I'm missing something here... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-23930 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:27:22 +0000 Kyle 23930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the black and the cream jacket. Probably prefer the black because it seems more "classic" to me that way. The Chanel jacket looks nice on you, but it does feel too old. The strapless dress is adorable on you. It spotlights your porcelain skin and I would love it with the black biker jacket and maybe pearls. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/biker-jacket-opinions#post-23924 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:58:42 +0000 Anonymous 23924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought you were right on Shiny. I also prefer the cream jacket, but not sure I like the way the collar stands out. I think you can do better.<br /> Also I thought the other was too old ladyish for you. My eye went right to the false pockets which I thought jumbled the look up.<br /> I saw a picture of Katie Couric in one recently. Was it People Magazine? I noticed how beautifully finished the pockets were. That's why my eye went directly to the pockets on this one. I think this kind of jacket has to be impeccibly (sp?) made. </p>