https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:06:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036393 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 01:53:06 +0000 smittie 2036393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. Do you ever look great in this dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036322 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:36:24 +0000 Suz 2036322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!</b>!&nbsp;</p> <p>WOW. So clever of you to make this and to figure out a way to wear a dress that doesn't feel as if it is wearing you. I love this on you!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036304 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:20:12 +0000 Cardiff girl 2036304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Woohoo!You are wearing a dress and you made it yourself,good for you.You look great and there will be no stopping you now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036300 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:15:49 +0000 Anonymous 2036300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it-ditto Angie! And yes, skirts do feel 10+ degrees cooler than pants in any form! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036246 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:00:24 +0000 Angie 2036246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And you have been ORDERED TO WEAR DRESSES MORE OFTEN... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036243 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:45:08 +0000 Bijou 2036243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I love this and even more so with the hat. You are so clever to sew this. I really love your hair longer too. I am so glad you did not give it the chop. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036225 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:43:34 +0000 rachylou 2036225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree, this is a stunning two-piece dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036224 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:37:30 +0000 Laurie 2036224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done! Would not have known this was all new to you. You look wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036216 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:09:09 +0000 BlueJay 2036216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>You look lovely! I like that you tucked and added a belt. I love the caged sandals too.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Interesting about altitude. I didn't know that about high elevation sun.)</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036210 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:02:38 +0000 Angie 2036210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER to the POWER of KILLER. </p> <p>That is all </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036207 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:56:35 +0000 Sara L. 2036207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice!&nbsp; I really like the belt with your skirt/top combo.&nbsp; Also the matching fabrics make it look like a dress, not a skirt.&nbsp; The hat is super fun (and practical). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036191 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:38:27 +0000 Joyce B 2036191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036178 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:09:57 +0000 kkards 2036178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>always so impressed when Fabbers post something awesome that they made themselves! FAB<br />and that hat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036174 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 09:30:21 +0000 Carla 2036174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great colour for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036162 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 04:01:16 +0000 RainB 2036162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So pretty. YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036130 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 01:25:12 +0000 karen13 2036130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all! I do want to sew more, but want to take some fitting classes so I can get it right the first time. But elastic waist skirts are easy, and I can make pockets!!! </p> <p>This did not look fab untucked (my original vision) - it needed the waist definition. I may like dresses better than skirts because of the longer unbroken line - kind of like a jumpsuit. I do love the subtle diagonal the white embroidered flowers make on this fabric and was super lucky that the pattern lines up pretty well on the skirt and top. Shoes are key - I was trading off sun coverage vs elongating the minimal leg line, but decided the white was low enough contrast that the high vamp was OK. It didn't look as good with navy high vamp sandals. So again, learning is occurring!</p> <p>I must say skirts are cooler! I still have to address the sun coverage issues because I fry in minutes with my Danish Irish lack of melanin. The hat is a bit oversized for conventional flattery, but it attracted much envy from the graduation rookie parents, and those who have forgotten what high elevation sun feels like in mid June (and after our crazy winter, who can blame them?).</p> <p>I will be more open minded about dresses for me in the future. Thanks Angie and YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036129 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 01:24:17 +0000 Jaime 2036129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The skirt/top outfit looks beautiful on you! You made this? You don't normally wear dresses? Or tuck? Well Karen I think you are on your way to a whole new way of life ! And I love that you wore that wide rimmed hat - even more important at higher altitudes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036127 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 01:21:04 +0000 Anonymous 2036127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the dress and the hat.&nbsp; Perfect for a graduation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036121 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 01:04:22 +0000 Mainelady 2036121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look beautiful! I am surprised you don’t wear more dresses. You really look lovely. Your sewing talents allow you to create the prefect custom fit. Well done! Love the hat, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036112 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:53:00 +0000 Column 2036112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How great is this post? You look lovely, and what a talent you have for sewing! A perfect look for the occasion. More dresses, please! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036110 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:48:48 +0000 Cee 2036110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look perfect </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036080 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 23:24:12 +0000 catherine 2036080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very pretty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036078 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 23:16:33 +0000 Brooklyn 2036078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope skirts count, otherwise I’m out of this challenge!</p> <p>You look beautiful. The “dress” is lovely. It’s a great colour too. That’s the advantage of DIY, you get the colours you want. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036070 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:39:31 +0000 taylor 2036070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, you look absolutely fabulous. I love the hat with it too!<br /> You need more dresses in your life </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036045 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 21:10:59 +0000 JAileen 2036045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your dress looks perfect for a graduation. You did a great job! Good for you, wearing a hat. At 7200 feet I’d be burned to crisp in minutes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036033 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 20:51:26 +0000 kellygirl 2036033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful! I hope you are a dress convert now because you own this look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036031 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 20:51:19 +0000 ChristelJ 2036031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m in awe! Fantastic fit, color, and shape on you. So elegant with the pretty hat, belt and shoes. You have an enviable, ultra-flattering custom outfit here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036027 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 20:45:14 +0000 Becky 2036027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning all the way around! You look like you were born to wear a dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge---i-finally-wore-one#post-2036025 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 20:43:18 +0000 karen13 2036025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everyone's lovely frocks have given me serious envy. I only have two dresses and they are dressy - formal. So when I happened to find on the clearance rack a few yards of the same fabric I had made my raspberry drape neck top and long sun covering maxi skirt (old long maxi in Finds), I bought enough to make a midi. You inspired me to finish it up yesterday morning in time to wear to the local high school graduation and reception for several family friends.</p> <p>Summer is finally here, and while 78 degrees F is nothing to many of you, 3 hours in the 7200 foot altitude sun was intense - felt like 90+. I was cool, comfortable and sun protected in my large brimmed hat. Comfy wide Bella Vita sandals enable me to stand for hours.</p> <p>I 1) wore a dress (matching top and skirt, but Angie said skirts count), 2) bared my lower calves, and 3) tucked! I never would have done this before all the YLF guidance and examples. And I successfully wrestled my long-for-me hair into submission (I was this close to hacking it back to pixie at my appointment last week, but watch my stylist carefully and got a few tips). I felt fab and appropriate. Thanks YLF - progress is being made and never say never. Can wide crops be far behind? </p>