https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:49:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1723483 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 03:43:17 +0000 karen13 1723483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the dress and all the styling ideas here. </p> <p>I know what you mean about free shipping. You have to ask yourself how much you love an item and how disappointed you will be if you can't get it. It puts it in perspective. </p> <p>I recently purchased shoes from 6pm for the first time - I almost didn't because shoes are iffy and return shipping isn't free. But I was really wanting these shoes. So when I was thinking about for an hour before I could fall asleep, I realized for the price of 2 bunches of asparagus (our grocery store is expensive!) I could return them. My time was worth the $ risk. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1723463 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 02:21:20 +0000 Beth Ann 1723463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If it is a perfect dress, you won't mind having paid for shipping. &nbsp;Give it a whirl! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1723249 Sun, 04 Sep 2016 14:42:35 +0000 jill58 1723249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great dress. Hope it works for you. It drives me crazy to pay shipping and I too do everything possible to avoid it!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722663 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 20:27:12 +0000 Barbara Diane 1722663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it, and think it has loads of possibilities. Here's hoping it looks great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722518 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:57:00 +0000 MomOfThree1980 1722518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the dress. I think it could be made casual with maybe a flat shoe and cardigan or a loose sweater over it but then you just really have a sweater and skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722516 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:53:28 +0000 Traci 1722516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As further evidence of what a hectic mess I am, this is the proper link for the dress I just bought. I must have gotten spun around with my finds.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/shop/product/1806649/classiques-entier-v-neck-seamed-ponte-sheath-dress-petite?color=BLACK" rel="nofollow">https://www.nordstromrack.com/.....olor=BLACK</a> Very similar, but a little different in neckline and shoulders. I wondered how Joy saw reviews I couldn't find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722514 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:49:23 +0000 Traci 1722514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whew! I finally snagged the 12, shipping costs be damned. This dress is such a deal that if one of them works I'll not feel bad at all about the extra shipping I paid to get it right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722479 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:44:40 +0000 Angie 1722479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denim jacket and flats = easy.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722465 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:02:48 +0000 Traci 1722465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great news, Joy! I didn't see the reviews. Fingers crossed it works.</p> <p>Thanks for all they styling ideas, everyone. I think this will be a fun base to play with for fall and winter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722459 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:52:31 +0000 Anonymous 1722459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you think this might be something that can be altered along the side seams? </p> <p>Agreeing with Suz to try and combine shipping. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722458 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:50:28 +0000 Anonymous 1722458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The reviews say the dress runs small and tight, so you were wise to size up. It looks like it will lend itself to both dressy and more casual styling.. Besides denim, I like to use brown accessories to dress down a black dress. Olive would work well too. A utility belt, suede booties or sandals, hobo bag, and distressed leather or utility jacket should do the trick.<br /> The long cardi and chunky loafers should work. I'm not sure how a button down would look with the cut-in sleeve but it's worth trying. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722453 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:37:49 +0000 BlondeAmbition 1722453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it. &nbsp;It's amazing what a jean jacket and a pair of converse can do to an outfit. &nbsp;Dress it down and jazz it up all at the same time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722442 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:23:58 +0000 Inge 1722442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The dress looks very promising (especially since it seems to be a ponte knit fabric), Traci, and I hope that the 12P will be processed too so that you can compare sizes.</p> <p>For dressing down, I like your idea with the boyfriend cardigan and loafers. Maxi cardigan and short booties, like Viv suggested will look fab too. Or maxi cardigan + sneakers, oxfords or casual flat knee-high boots.<br />And as Nancy mentioned, definitely with a denim jacket. </p> <p>A few more ideas:<br />- Add a leather jacket + a fun bootie<br />- Fun kimono as a topper<br />- Layer it over a lightweight long-sleeved turtleneck top (like the ones below)<br />- Wear it with a poncho sweater or flowy batwing sleeve top (like pictures below) so that only the bottom part of the dress is showing and it can function as a skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722441 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:19:58 +0000 Janet 1722441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Suz about the fit/fabric making the difference for a dress being "dress-downable" -- I pay really close attention to that now, after making some poor decisions in the past with dresses that just don't capture the vibe I want. Good luck, and let us know how it works out when it arrives! I find LBD's so difficult. And yes, why does everything have to have a high crew neck?? Throw us a V every once in a while! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722437 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:10:31 +0000 RobinF 1722437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you on paying shipping, hate to do it so I find myself adding to get the minimum. It's one reason I avoid buying online. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722435 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:05:03 +0000 Suz 1722435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In answer to your question, yes this is a dress that can easily be dressed down, but only if in the right fabric/ fit for that. For me, that's as much a part of it as anything else. And you can't tell until you feel it on.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722434 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:04:15 +0000 Suz 1722434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can you call them to combine shipping?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722433 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:59:44 +0000 Traci 1722433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's from the Rack, so shipping isn't free until $100.&nbsp;</p> <p>In a possible twist, I went back to look at the dress and noticed although it says 12P is sold out, the 12P was still sitting in my cart. &nbsp;So now I'm waiting to see if that order processes. &nbsp;Maybe I was the one holding the 12P all along? &nbsp;I'm starting to think I need a shopping intervention.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722432 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:57:18 +0000 carter 1722432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Why do you have to pay shipping? Did Nordstrom do away with free shipping?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722424 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:34:07 +0000 Traci 1722424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ack! &nbsp;I'm so annoyed with myself that I got caught up in the "1 left" and bought too fast. &nbsp;My total wasn't high enough for free shipping, so I just went with paying shipping. &nbsp;Now I'm thinking I should just order the 12P also to compare, but I'll have to pay shipping again. &nbsp;I have the hardest time paying shipping. &nbsp;It's a mental block. &nbsp;I don't know if I can pay it twice. &nbsp;Then I fall down the rabbit hole of needing to find just one more item to get my free shipping. &nbsp;I mean, I already have to make one return if I buy both dresses, right? </p> <p>eta: &nbsp;Ha! &nbsp;I got it wrong in both directions today. &nbsp;Bought the 14 too quick and regretted it. &nbsp;Tried to think through the 12 and now it's gone. &nbsp;C'est la vie!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722423 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:33:02 +0000 viva 1722423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is very much like the Reiss dress I bought last year, and I have not yet successfully dressed it down, but that is my own fault for lack of trying. </p> <p>I think it's possible, as you've described it. Also with a long cardigan and short booties? Adding something that has less structure is important, in my view, and a slouchy cardigan with scrunched sleeves might just do the trick. And a slouchy bag? I probably need to think about adding one if I want to wear my dress this way. My denim jacket may actually be too short and structured. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722419 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:25:15 +0000 Mochi 1722419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would think it's easy to dress down by throwing on a denim jacket, for example. This dress is cut well and open to all sorts of stylings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722418 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:22:55 +0000 Traci 1722418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*facepalm* &nbsp;I added the find. &nbsp;Thanks, Robin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722416 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:20:46 +0000 RobinF 1722416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't see a link Traci. Is there supposed to be one? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-this-be-dressed-down#post-1722405 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:04:51 +0000 Traci 1722405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Since I edited my dress capsule with your help I've been on the hunt for my perfect LBD.  One of my criteria has been an open neck, and that really excluded 95% of the black dresses out there.  My second criteria was that I wanted something that could be dressed down for day to day wear.  The outfit I envisioned was a boyfriend cardigan and chunky penny loafers.  I'd also like to be able to wear the dress with a button up shirt layered underneath, or with a blazer on top.</p> <p>Is this my dress?  It's so hard to tell online if something will look too business-y or refined in person to dress down.</p> <p>I ordered it in a 14P, and that may be a mistake that I keep making over and over.  I just definitely don't want tight around my middle if I want it to become a go to dress.  However, the last few times I've resisted sizing down I was wrong.  It's such a great price, maybe I should have grabbed the 12P too?</p> <p>Eta: I got the find wrong. This is the proper link to the dress. <a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/shop/product/1806649/classiques-entier-v-neck-seamed-ponte-sheath-dress-petite?color=BLACK" rel="nofollow">https://www.nordstromrack.com/.....olor=BLACK</a> </p>