https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 19:31:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2036706 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:52:38 +0000 Neha Shukla 2036706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am really impressed with your super talent. I like all the dresses but I like 1st dress more. It is a pure beauty.&nbsp;<br />I completely agree with this "I like to wear dresses because they're the single type of garment that can consistently flatter my shape with comfort in any kind of weather or temperature and (almost) any activity."<br />It is really easy to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2036540 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:30:47 +0000 karen13 2036540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Drop dead gorgeous and I'm in awe of your dressmaking skills. I sew a bit and am wanting to do more, but struggle with fit. I'm on the lookout for an inperson class to attend.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2036491 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:57:31 +0000 Becky 2036491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know your style moniker, but may I suggest "retro glamour"? I feel like the paparazzi will be after you at any minute! YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2036433 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:18:41 +0000 hereforthecake 2036433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am dead impressed with your talent!</p> <p>Love that you said dresses make you feel pretty when you're "exhausted or sad" I know just what you mean. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2036422 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:54:52 +0000 Anonymous 2036422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ginger, the dress in #1/2 and the skirt and top in #6 are swoon worthy and really show off your figure. The first dress looks soft and pretty. You have amazing talent to make and fit such a great dress </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2036396 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:15:47 +0000 Ginger 2036396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you,&nbsp;<b>Mainelady</b>! I feel good in it, I'm glad it looks that way, too!</p> <p><b>Bijou</b>, you like my bad hair day, too?? Wow!<br />It's taken me SO long to figure out how to merge what I&nbsp;<i>like&nbsp;</i>to wear with what I physically&nbsp;<i>can&nbsp;</i>wear and what is actually&nbsp;<i>available<b>,&nbsp;</b></i>all without actually looking like I fell out of a movie. (Because while that can be awesome, it's not always ME either.)</p> <p>Sure,&nbsp;<b>Sara</b>! Looks like it's sold out for now, but keep an eye on it. I have to caveat that this is a very soft knit, like sleepwear, and almost all of the prints I've had from this seller pilled very quickly. Interestingly, the solids do not. And there are a couple prints on a different type of knit that stands up much better. Zoom in on one of the closeups of the blue floral, and see how the back of the fabric has a kind of mesh knit. That kind wears better. But I really couldn't resist this black print! I'm using it carefully to make it last better.<i></i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035487 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:04:13 +0000 Sara L. 2035487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That first dress is amazing on you - I can't believe you made it.&nbsp; The dark floral in the last picture is from Amazon?&nbsp; Can you add the link?&nbsp; It looks like something I would like.&nbsp; I think your hair looks good in all these.&nbsp; I can't tell it's blah in Monday's pic.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035482 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:46:38 +0000 Bijou 2035482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ginger you have the most beautiful hair, even on a bad hair day its gorgeous. I love dress #1 - absolutely amazing, and to think you made it, is even more impressive. You really know how to dress in such an elegant way that has so much personality and style. It is always such a treat to see you post and I am looking forward to seeing the wedding outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035395 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:54:33 +0000 Mainelady 2035395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I keep going back to look at the first dress. I feel like only Angie should give the KILLER comment, but I am nodding my head vigorously in agreement. Pure grace, elegance, class and beauty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035186 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:22:25 +0000 rachylou 2035186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cannot beat a 50s style dress </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035149 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:33:27 +0000 BlueJay 2035149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>GINGER! So beautiful!!! The first dress is to die for! Gorgeous! Beautiful hair! Are you sure you're not an actress?? You look like you just walked off a set. I would totally shop your closet...(where do you live?) KIDDING! (sort of)<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035142 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:22:37 +0000 fifthandfinest 2035142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Love them all, especially the first dress (can’t believe you made it!) and the black and white outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035132 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:35:21 +0000 Suz 2035132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, <b>Ginger,</b> you were <b>MADE</b> for dresses and dresses were made for you. I love every one of these. You're just so pretty I could hug you.&nbsp;</p> <p>That first dress is a retro beauty beyond compare. So lovely with your colouring. TWO PETTICOATS! The skirt stands out perfectly. It must be fun to swoosh around in.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035098 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:02:10 +0000 Ginger 2035098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sure! I'll take a picture next time I wear it.</p> <p>Cowboy boots with #5 is a GREAT idea. I have just the right color, too, warm cognac/orange lizard.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035097 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:58:32 +0000 Angie 2035097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>DRESSES ARE AWESOME.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035096 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:58:19 +0000 Angie 2035096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Ginger,</b> can we see the double petticoats? SOOO FUN.</p> <p>#6 is my next fave, and #5 would look great with cowboy boots too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2035094 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:55:11 +0000 Ginger 2035094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everyone! Especially about the me-made dress. It's the first thing I've made it years that was NOT for a deadline. I had a blast with it.</p> <p>And this is why I love vintage fashion: That pattern fit me straight out of the envelope. The only change I made was to take it in from mid-back to neck, because it was bagging there, but it was perfectly wearable even if I hadn't done that. No modern clothing fits me that well! Simplicity patterns from the late 1930s to the mid 1950s are me. (If it's a more slender skirt I do need to adjust that, but the upper body is always fine.)</p> <p><b>Cardiff girl</b>, I like the word "elegant." Thank you!</p> <p>Thanks,&nbsp;<b>JAileen</b>! It wasn't hard, but it took a little longer than I was expecting. Especially since I was short on fabric, so layout and cutting took forever. The skirt is actually cut sideways!</p> <p><b>Bonnie</b>, that's a real compliment to me. I really try to be put together. It makes me feel peaceful.</p> <p>Thanks,&nbsp;<b>StyleDetective</b>! It's honestly more experience than talent. I've been sewing for a long time. I really like the 50s, too.</p> <p>Haha,&nbsp;<b>Angie</b>! I actually took a long time to figure out what shoes and bag to use. Nothing I have actually matches it. I finally went with the pink shoes because they were not a terrible color match, more more importantly suitable for the period and almost a nude for me. The dress itself is incredibly fun to wear. It really needs the two petticoats to get the skirt to set right, and wow, that makes it fun. The fabric is just a light cotton so it's very floaty.</p> <p>Thank you,&nbsp;<b>kkards</b>! I'm glad you like the style. I don't always make period patterns because I'm not deliberately dressing in the past, so "timeless" is a good goal.</p> <p>Thanks,&nbsp;<b>Glory</b>! I love the fabric. It's been sitting in my stash for 15+ years, way too long for something pretty.</p> <p><b>Carla</b>, that is some gorgeous hair. I would say #hairgoals except that I don't really want mine&nbsp;<i>quite&nbsp;</i>that long, and I don't have the genes for it anyway! Not sure about max length, but mine is definitely not silky straight! Mine has the Tangle Gene instead. It likes to wave and curl around itself, which turns into tangles. ;)</p> <p>Thank you,&nbsp;<b>shevia</b>! It's such a fun dress. I'm pretty happy with it. :)</p> <p><b>kellygirl</b>, do you mean the dress in #5? I like it, too! It's an uncommon style to find, but it works surprisingly well when I do. The key for me is to have gathering/ruching in the front (and maybe back) but not on the sides. I have plenty of hip on the sides and back, so extra material there is not good. But it's fine in front and helps the whole dress hang nicely.</p> <p><b>suntiger</b>, dresses really are awesome. I enjoy playing with my hair, when it's not being an opinionated jerk. That day I put it up in a ponytail, then flipped that up and clipped it down. Then I separated the tail into three or four strands, shaped each into a ringlet, and then let each arrange itself and pinned. It's a new approach for me, and doesn't always work, but I can end up with some pretty complex and interesting arrangements.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034954 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:48:44 +0000 Anonymous 2034954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto to dresses being the easiest to wear, and I have hair envy! Love your hair in 4 with the white flower. Wow, you made dress 1-props </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034901 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 02:44:27 +0000 kellygirl 2034901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are so glamorous! That first dress is beautiful—what a work of art! Love your dress style. I am surprised how much I like the blouson style on you—it’s not what I’m used to seeing you wear but you wear it so well! The striped top with the skirt is dramatic and fab! Love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034884 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 01:49:23 +0000 Jaime 2034884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! The first dress is out of this world and I especially like #6 too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034882 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 01:44:40 +0000 Carla 2034882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do love a good 'New Look' silhouette and #1 and #6 are swoon worthy. </p> <p>(For serious hair envy, check out JAileen's photos from her Alaska trip in 'Off Topic'! ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034819 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:02:56 +0000 Glory 2034819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m so impressed by the first dress - stunning! You made it! Amazing </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034818 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:00:49 +0000 kkards 2034818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Omg that 1st dress....and you made it! No wonder it’s so perfect on you!<br /> The others are nice to, the navy and white one has a lovely retro feel, but also has that timeless kind of feel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034815 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 22:44:21 +0000 Angie 2034815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW to the first frock that you made! KILLER gorgeous, and perfect with the shoes. </p> <p>I can’t get past the first dress<b> Ginger</b>..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034812 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 22:18:38 +0000 StyleDetective 2034812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You *made* the first dress?! Amazing talent!&nbsp;</p> <p>Being a lover of the 50s myself 1 and 6 are my favourites. But you look great in all of them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034811 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 22:01:10 +0000 Bonnie 2034811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a beautiful selection of dresses. I really like your style. You always look so perfectly put together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034780 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:12:50 +0000 JAileen 2034780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rehearsal dinner dress is so pretty! And you made it?! You did a great job. I also love the outfit with the stripes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034775 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 18:37:19 +0000 Cardiff girl 2034775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You made the first dress!Wow,proper respect.I love your style ,you dress beautifully.The navy outfit is divine on you,it’s like you ve wafted in from another more elegant era to show us all how it should be done. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-challenge-weekend-to-wednesday#post-2034772 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 18:29:08 +0000 Ginger 2034772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear skirts and dresses more often than not, so this is my kind of challenge!</p> <p>ETA: I totally forgot about part of the challenge rules. I was interrupted a lot when writing this post, so that's my excuse!</p> <p><i>Tell us why you like to wear dresses, and the types of dresses that tickle your fancy.<br /> </i> </p> <p>I like to wear dresses because they're the single type of garment that can consistently flatter my shape with comfort in any kind of weather or temperature and (almost) any activity. Dresses can be cool and breezy in hot weather and can easily be layered in cold. A dress is a single-item outfit that only needs a few items to be complete. A dress doesn't come apart at the waist. Dresses are super easy for me to shop for, even online. (95% of the designs won't even fit, but the remaining 5% will be great.)&nbsp; Dresses can make me feel super pretty even when I'm exhausted or sad.</p> <p>The types of dresses are always some variation of fit-and-flare, with waist emphasis. Occasionally the waist emphasis is a result of my shall-we-say-"lush" figure under a knit. Sometimes the waist is an Empire style. But it's always there. And the skirt is at least A-line, all the way up to as full as can be imagined. I also must have&nbsp;a "clean" waistline, particularly a smooth upper hip. Gathered skirts are very UNflattering. Elastic waists are usually a total no-go. Some pleated skirts, if they are very full, aren't bad. The best are totally smooth and flare out with gores. I prefer sleeves, but I've made my peace with sleeveless for the summer since I've found the Amazon dress with a flared skirt. For length, the best is just below the knee, but I'm not super picky. Since midi and tea lengths are back in style, I wear everything between maxi and 5" above the knee. I draw the line at true mini for summer, and only wear those in winter with leggings.</p> </p> <p>Saturday: I'm still not good at remembering to take "off day" photos, but this is my outfit for a rehearsal dinner for my cousin's wedding. I made the dress from a 1955 pattern, and there are two petticoats underneath. Also, picture for Status of the Hair. The longest layers are waist length when straight.</p> <p>Sunday: This is morning wear for church. A good choice, since opening doors before the first service was warm work! I added a white shrug over it for when I was inside. Also a bonus picture of the day's updo, which stayed for the wedding.</p> <p>I didn't get a picture of the outfit for the wedding itself; I was in a huge hurry to get out the door. I do have some videos of the dancing so I'll try to get a screencapture from then.</p> <p>Monday: This was a pretty blah day. My hair, after two good days in a row, went on strike; I tried to wear it down, but it was flat and meh and didn't work with the dress. I like this dress most of the time, and I wore it because it was a cooler day (low 80s). But it didn't feel seasonal, and my lipstick color was drab, and my hair was practically invisible.</p> <p>Tuesday: Course correction. Navy and white is usually too severe for me, but this top is the perfect shape and balance, and it looks really good paired with the full skirt. (It was still cool, so I knew it would be tolerable all day.) And I put my hair back up in the giant bun form, and wore bright orange-red lipstick. Felt much better!</p> <p>Wednesday: Starting to warm up again. Another Amazon dress in a pretty colorful print. This is pretty heavy on the black, which is rare for me in warm weather. Paired with black 1940s repro "play" shoes, and a cream-colored Prairie Underground hoodie that's nearly as long as the dress. Hair up again, with light green flower. I don't want to feel in a rut with this hairstyle, but it's comfortable, easy, suitably dramatic, and stays all day! </p>