https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-faux-leather-stretch Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:22:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-faux-leather-stretch#post-1178235 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 06:00:03 +0000 Gigi 1178235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the helpful info, Shiny! The idea about moving the button was a good one. But I checked it, and there are actually two buttons. The one button is right up next to the buttonhole for the other button, so I can't move the button without getting too close to the other buttonhole. Darn quality construction! If they would have just made the skirt more cheaply, I could have gotten by with the shortcut. :^)</p> <p>I checked the retailer's website (Asos), and they do still appear to have the next size up in stock, so I sent them an e-mail. I had actually ordered both this size and the size up, but there was a mess-up and they sent me a completely different article of clothing instead of the larger skirt.&nbsp;Of course, this would have to happen with an overseas retailer. </p> <p>I can't believe how small the clothes are! I ordered what was called a US size 1 and 2 online, and the US size 1 (which says size 0 in the skirt itself) is actually too snug in the waist. I haven't had that happen in YEARS. So they are definitely a retailer I am going to continue to watch. :^) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-faux-leather-stretch#post-1178214 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 04:43:50 +0000 shiny 1178214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>P.s. Is there any room to move the button? Check that first. If it's just a tad tight, maybe that is all you need? That is simple and you can do it yourself.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-faux-leather-stretch#post-1178213 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 04:42:27 +0000 shiny 1178213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A little, yes, but not as much as real leather. And if stretched too much, faux leather runs the risk of cracking, which all faux leather eventually does, but it may crack sooner.&nbsp;</p> <p>And more importantly, waistbands rarely stretch all that much, because of the way they are constructed -- it has to do with the grain and how the fabric is cut. A seamstress can come along and explain this better than me right now. I just know that jean waistbands can be stretched somewhat (never as much as the rest of the jeans) but yeah most other fabrics are just not gong to stretch.</p> <p>I have a leather pencil skirt I got thrifting and it was tight in the waistband but fit everywhere else. I admit, it's&nbsp;still in the bag to have the tailor remove the waistband, which can be done. It won't be a high waisted pencil skirt once the alteration is done. I was hoping maybe I'd lose a tad more weight but.. no...&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-faux-leather-stretch#post-1178188 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 04:00:48 +0000 Gigi 1178188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I recently bought a skirt where the waistline is a little snug. The skirt is faux leather. The waist appears to be 100% faux leather. Does faux leather stretch? I will be trying out the next size up too, but it will help me to know whether it stretches, in case the next size up is a bit too big. </p>