https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:43:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094960 Sat, 25 Jan 2020 08:42:59 +0000 rachylou 2094960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, I like the idea of mustard too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094958 Sat, 25 Jan 2020 07:43:54 +0000 Liesbeth 2094958@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Angie, Dreika and Sara!<br /> Gigi, hard to be color challenged right :)<br /> Slimcat, that does sound pretty.<br /> Wow missvee, that's some advanced color work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094909 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:24:56 +0000 missvee 2094909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this colour and wear it with mustard, toffee, rust, moss, olive green, navy, winter white, brown, camel, salmon, and grey. &nbsp;Whew. &nbsp;I guess it’s pretty much a neutral for me ;-). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094905 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:07:57 +0000 Gigi 2094905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, this is amazing! So glad you didn't give up on getting the coat.</p> <p>Sorry, but I don't have any suggestions for pieces to pair with it. I have lots of issues in that area myself! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094887 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:09:06 +0000 SarahD8 2094887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE it on you! So glad you got it and I hope it gives you quite a few years of service. You've gotten good advice about accessory colors, and I love the idea to just let something come to you (especially since it seems that so many different colors would go with it). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094844 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:40:09 +0000 Dreika 2094844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful coat that fits you so good. A perfect coat for tough conditions - cold, wind, rain - worths the full price so it was a good decision to get it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094837 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:26:56 +0000 slim cat 2094837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great coat - love that color on you. Patterned print in scarf or hat? I was imagining a mix of grey, aqua, navy and a touch of yellow. Not bright yellow but a subtle one, just enough to brighten winter day.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094830 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:55:35 +0000 Angie 2094830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER new coat!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094821 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:38:09 +0000 Liesbeth 2094821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks rachy, suz and suntiger!<br /> Great suggestion jAileen. I have knitted a beanie once before but found the round knitting confusing and annoying :). But I might try a scarf again someday... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094799 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:58:07 +0000 Anonymous 2094799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the idea of anything in the purple family with it too! Glad you got it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094798 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:55:20 +0000 Suz 2094798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, this is sensational on you! It looks super useful AND beautiful. Enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094796 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:53:09 +0000 JAileen 2094796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you knit? &nbsp;I would find yarn the exact color, and add other colors I like to wear, and knit my own hat. &nbsp;I’ve done that, and even dyed some of the yarn with Kool Aid (sugar free). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094752 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:47:18 +0000 rachylou 2094752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sweet! I love Inge’s ideas for a beanie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094747 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:32:29 +0000 Liesbeth 2094747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Inge, Synne, Bijou and nemosmom! Purple does sound good. Maybe Bijou is right and I can let the beanie come to me and rest my shopping adventures for a bit :). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma/page/2#post-2094738 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:42:58 +0000 nemosmom 2094738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is great on you, Liesbeth! Another vote for anything in the pinks or purples! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2094734 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:21:40 +0000 Bijou 2094734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YAY!!! This coat is spectacular on you. I am so glad that you bought it. Your current beanie is nice (such a good coat, even the slippers work with it) - there is no rush - the right beanie will find you.</p> <p>SO glad you got the coat. It is a keeper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2094732 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:15:51 +0000 Synne 2094732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*Whips out colour wheel*</p> <p>I'd toy around with the different color harmonies, to find the perfect beanie color! This works terribly by phone (tried a screenshot), but better on a computer. Anticipating what you come up with Fantastic coat!</p> <p>Link to a colour wheel "calculator":<br /> <a href="https://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2094730 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:15:28 +0000 Inge 2094730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Yay!!! It looks marvelous, Liesbeth!! And the colour truly is fantastic!! <br /></div><div>Beanie: my first thought was something in the purple family: lilac, mauve, fuchsia, royal purple ... A (cool-toned) red will work too (raspberry etc.). Or cobalt,or tonal with a similar shade of seafoam or mint. Lots of other colours will work too, for sure.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy your new coat!<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2094721 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:21:32 +0000 Liesbeth 2094721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As requested! Sorry I couldn't be bothered to wear shoes. If anyone has any suggestions for a fun color beanie to go with this? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2093143 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:34:01 +0000 notsaf 2093143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You must post pics when it arrives! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2093078 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:05:15 +0000 Liesbeth 2093078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suntiger, I do know what you mean!<br /> Glory, Laura, Angie, thanks for chiming in!<br /> Lesley, a wonderful anecdote that supports my decision to get it.<br /> For everyone's information: the full price one sold out too at that one place (omg!). I found it in one more (accessible) place which is a webshop in the Netherlands and you guys have convinced me to go for it. I can still return if another try on turns up issues I hadn't noticed before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2093076 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:59:55 +0000 Lesley 2093076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am in the camp of buying it! When you find something that you know is perfection, I think it's worth it if you can afford it. If you can't afford it, forget it. But to not buy something just on principle because it's full price is a mind game that will not get you to your goal (don't we all share the goal?) of a wardrobe that you love, is good quality, and has staying power.&nbsp;</p> <p>I watched a pair of Wonder booties for a year at Nordstrom because they seemed expensive, and they never went on sale and finally sold out. I regretted it missing out on them so much that I vowed if they ever reappeared, even at full price, I would go for them. Which I did, and I can't tell you how much I love them.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2092957 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 23:47:53 +0000 Angie 2092957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with <b>Inge.</b> I would bite the bullet. VERY unique colour and length!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2092916 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:17:05 +0000 Anonymous 2092916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I absolutely get the balance of budget and a perfect item, and I have to affirm that if you can afford it, to buy it. I also live where winters are grey and rainy, and I know that if it priceless to have a color bring a little sunshine to your mood. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2092895 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:59:54 +0000 Glory 2092895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m jumping on the train called Enablement. Hello sea foam - totally fantastic! And the length. I say try it in again and if it is indeed as great as the picture go for it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2092890 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:38:14 +0000 Anonymous 2092890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another enabler here It's a nice coat and great color for you! To me, paying more for something means I take better care of it so it lasts longer if that makes sense. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2092870 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:56:35 +0000 Liesbeth 2092870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good questions sarah! I have checked against my bottoms and that's fine. My winter accessories are mainly neutrals (sooo much grey!) so I could start there. I've also purposefully postponed getting another scarf-hat complement knowing I was in the market for a colored coat so at some point I could get that.<br /> I do need to check again for cycle friendliness, if the slit in the front comes up high enough on me.<br /> Joy, thanks so much for your suggestion! Alas that brand is not readily available here.<br /> Suz, jAileen, still following up online but starting to come to terms with the full price tag too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2092855 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:04:10 +0000 JAileen 2092855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you love, need and can afford the coat, then you should probably get it. &nbsp;On&nbsp;&nbsp;the other hand, can you stalk the coat online to see if there are any returns?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2092853 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:54:52 +0000 Suz 2092853@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, this is a lovely coat and such an unusual colour. The others here have asked good questions re cycling etc. but my overall thought is that you have good reasons for wanting this and have given it serious thought -- if you have to pay full price, so be it. Though I do understand why that would be frustrating!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-dilemma#post-2092828 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:08:57 +0000 Anonymous 2092828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just got a Lands End catalogue that has a slightly darker mint green “absolutely waterproof” insulated raincoat that looks much like the one you have pictured. It is on sale for $107.97 (a bit more for plus sizes) until Jan 25 with promotion code SPRING and pin: 2012. The insulation may be too warm for you. Look at it and other offerings on line. The regular # is 575394-373. It is also available in petite and plus sizes. </p>