https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:30:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1112016 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:17:18 +0000 gryffin 1112016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sinead - I think that's a very astute observation.&nbsp; Proportions are key!!&nbsp; Great point! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111989 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:55:11 +0000 sinead 1111989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And Gryffin, to my eye at least, these long jackets look very chic and not 90's at all. I think they would look dated if they were longer, so I guess length is key. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111801 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:20:05 +0000 gryffin 1111801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn - any way that works for you is good!!&nbsp; Know what you like and go after it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111789 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:10:30 +0000 lyn67 1111789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me, but gently&nbsp;taylored...(you know, I'm a pretended hourglass:-)). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111745 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:28:14 +0000 gryffin 1111745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sinead - so glad that you are on board!!&nbsp; I will be in the trenches bringing these great jackets back with you!!&nbsp; Love you pics.&nbsp; I really love Bevery.&nbsp; She's a great inspiration.&nbsp; I have not been to her site in awhile so thanks for reminding me!!&nbsp; I did't know she was in design but makes sense she has a great eye!!&nbsp; We can admire together!!<br />Rachylou - interesting thought!!&nbsp; I had forgotten about sleeveless.&nbsp; I bet you could totally rock this style.&nbsp; Can't wait to see!!<br />Marley - Glad you are part of the long jacket fan club!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111701 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:27:09 +0000 Marley 1111701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111650 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:39:40 +0000 rachylou 1111650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At the moment I like them sleeveless. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111609 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:40:51 +0000 sinead 1111609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Gryffen, I love long jackets!! So glad you started this thread, because I want to see more long jackets in the stores. Maybe we'll start a movement here. Here are three pics I find inspiring:</p> <p>Ines, of course, and then one of my favorite bloggers- Beverly at <a href="http://www.beverlylikehills.com/2013/12/hidden-pictures.html#comment-form" rel="nofollow">http://www.beverlylikehills.co.....mment-form</a></p> <p>Her Pim and Larkin coat has been worn in more subdued ways, but I love her creative, artistic enthusiasm in this photo. Too cool! You can tell she's in the design field. I find her to be endlessly inspiring.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111294 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:36:38 +0000 gryffin 1111294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>NDMom - I had heard that Theory ran small but I thought this jacket was fine TTS.&nbsp; I am 5'3" about 111 lbs and usually a size 4.&nbsp; The 4 fit perfectly, sits perfectly fiush when buttoned and the sleeve length was perfect.&nbsp; It has some stretch to it which makes it very comfortable.&nbsp; I did try on the size 6 to compare but it lost it's sharpness and was just too big.&nbsp; Hope that helps.&nbsp; Very nice jacket IMHO.&nbsp; Hope you like it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111280 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:08:36 +0000 NDMom 1111280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey Gryffin!&nbsp; Just wondering how the Theory Marcela fits?&nbsp; Does it run small or true to size? I love the looks of it and would most likely wear it open in a casual style.&nbsp; Would love your insight! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111203 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:52:48 +0000 S.C 1111203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love them, I am tall so they usually look the best IMO </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1111141 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:20:58 +0000 gryffin 1111141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi LaCeleste - no idea on etiquette but so glad you too are into long jackets.&nbsp; I'm off to catch your thread and see your frock coat.&nbsp; I have both long jackets, taliored about 33" and I do have a RL black denim frock coat which I love.&nbsp; Can't be enough long jackets in the world for me!!&nbsp; <br />Janet&nbsp; - I think I bought that theory jacket - was it the Marcelo that you tried on?&nbsp; They came out with it in their new fabric but somehow I did not like that one as much.&nbsp; I am a true ruler/rectangle build.&nbsp; I prefer to wear long jackets with skinnies or short skirts or tunics that come down no more than an inch or two below (I'm 5:3") so I have to offset the length.&nbsp; If you have more height I am sure you'd look great with a longer skirt.&nbsp; But I can understand how fit could be problematic.&nbsp; Although I think you would look awesome in a cutaway version!!<br />Lava&nbsp; - I am crushing on your description alone.<br />Diana - Here's hoping all wonderful jackets come to you!!<br />Angie - you are very wise.&nbsp; But it's like OTK boots, where there's a will...!!!<br />IK- glad you are on board!!<br />Claudia - I am sure you look divine!!&nbsp; Hope to see pics of you in your jackets!!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1107682 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:07:55 +0000 Claudia 1107682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE them! I am tall with a strong shoulder line and proportionately long legs so these are my most flattering style on, and hence my strong bias towards.&nbsp; </p> <p>I am happy to see some current looks with longer, lower stance&nbsp;jackets, dusters&nbsp;and coats.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1107447 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 01:29:27 +0000 lava 1107447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did someone say "90s jackets?!"&nbsp; </p> <p>A moment of silence for my favorite from the grunge decade: a jet black, mid-thigh, 100% wool beauty with the most flattering empire seaming I've ever found. I'd be wearing it today if it still fit.</p> <p>(Just call me Elaine.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1107220 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:53:41 +0000 LACeleste 1107220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you might have a reservation about the one I posted. :)&nbsp;I think you know what's what so I am very interested if you agree with me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1107215 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:51:36 +0000 ironkurtin 1107215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love long jackets unreservedly.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1107181 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:03:04 +0000 LACeleste 1107181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bump. &nbsp;Tried to move post/start my own thread instead of piggybacking or hijacking Gryffin's--pics would not work so I'm staying here! </p> <p>Success! &nbsp;Moved to new thread.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1107143 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 18:13:34 +0000 LACeleste 1107143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>Moved to new thread.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1107118 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:44:32 +0000 Aziraphale 1107118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE. but Angie is right. It's trickier for a short gal like me to pull off. I have a jacket the length of Lauren Hutton's -- part of a suit I owned in yes, the 90s -- and I still love it. I wear it over a tee shirt and jeans.&nbsp;But I absolutely need to wear it with a heel or the proportions are off.</p> <p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought a "duster" was a coat that is longer than knee-length (i.e. ends somewhere between knees and ankles)? Like in the Matrix, or Buffy? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1107050 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:33:21 +0000 Angie 1107050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>'90s fabness. This is where tall gals have an advantage because the proportions are easier for them to pull off to my eye.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1106994 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:34:23 +0000 Diana 1106994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the look a lot and I think the lines are so elegant. However, it's really difficult for someone with my shape (super short waist, pear hips) to even find one that fits properly, let alone wear it well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1106987 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:13:44 +0000 unfrumped 1106987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What catnip said. </p> <p>Not that long but longer than what has been popular for the past few years.</p> <p>Shrunken and cropped and even those 22" blazers don't work as well with trousers and with pear shape. But I don't wear very skinny pants, so an oversized jacket is too much volume, epecially with a low- heeled shoe. So I like the slightly lean jackets around 25-26" and they have been scarce so far. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1106974 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:00:20 +0000 Janet 1106974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them but find them challenging. I had a long black blazer in the early 90s that I loved and wore to death. But fit problems are my big issue -- if a long jacket is big enough to fit my hips, it's usually too big on top. I recently tried a long Theory jacket and didn't like the proportion on me either, even though I liked it well enough 20 years ago. I don't know whether my eye has changed, or ten extra pounds really makes that much difference on my body. I have the height to pull off a longer jacket, but the hips really throw things off for me. Maybe if it were more unstructured, and worn open</p> <p>I totally used to wear that long jacket with long skirts, just like Elaine on Seinfeld. There is a picture of me in my boss's office in the mid 90s wearing that exact look. Granny boots were probably involved too. </p> <p>And now I will have this stuck in my head for the rest of the day:<br /> <a href="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u7aDstrDMf0&#038;desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du7aDstrDMf0" rel="nofollow">http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u.....7aDstrDMf0</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1106965 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 13:45:34 +0000 carter 1106965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No idea on the proper etiquette, but I enjoyed reading this thread that I somehow missed originally. I love long jackets, but they only work on me if I'm wearing heels (which I'm doing less and less).</p> <p>Post your jacket LACeleste! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets/page/2#post-1106884 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 06:09:05 +0000 minimalist 1106884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha LACeleste, I have that very same netiquette question. Seems to vary from forum to forum. Can't wait to hear the answer, relative to YLF's culture. And to see your frock coat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets#post-1106880 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 06:03:02 +0000 LACeleste 1106880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>Trying to figure out if a frock coat /long jacket&nbsp;I came across is amazing or terrible. &nbsp;A fine line? &nbsp;</p> <p>Can someone please tell me the YLF etiquette for when you have searched in the archives on a topic and have a question? Is it preferable to add on to an old post or directly message the community member who might help? &nbsp;Hi Gryffin!:) &nbsp;</p> <p>I may snap a photo in the am light and post.</p> <p>Thanks for your help! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets#post-1065508 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:13:02 +0000 gryffin 1065508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Niefern - glad you like too!!<br />Fruitful - I think we all focus on things that flatter our body types.&nbsp; I always admire clothes that curvy women can wear - gosh those defined waists, so dramatic -&nbsp;but not a good fit for my straight frame.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets#post-1065416 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 23:05:25 +0000 Fruitful 1065416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tend to not notice them because they're so difficult for my body type (to fit my shoulders they'd be straining across my butt). Looks great on Lauren and I love the Ally MacBeal look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets#post-1065396 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:50:09 +0000 Niefern 1065396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful. Very elegant! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-anyone-else-adore-long-jackets#post-1065370 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:10:48 +0000 gryffin 1065370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is so true Caro.&nbsp; I don't think there are many jackets that I don't love either!!&nbsp; <br />Una - those are my thoughts exactly.&nbsp; You describe it well. </p>