https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048397 Sun, 28 Jul 2019 10:47:06 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Sal! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048332 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 23:59:46 +0000 Sal 2048332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the print is stunning so I see why you like it. Really fun tropical pattern.</p> <p>I suspect alterations might be tricky to keep the length, but worth checking out. I have had a few things altered and it is very much 50:50 as to the success rate. Shoes have always been worth it however. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048327 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 23:18:50 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Susie, I’ll have to get better pix once the bodice issue is fixed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048304 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:07:56 +0000 Susie 2048304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m not sure that the overall fit is right. I see the gaping but also the waist seam looks a bit high and the length a little short even for a summer dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048301 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:00:05 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, you seem to have my comments and Kathie’s mixed up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048299 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:51:28 +0000 Anonymous 2048299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks like it is too big on top as Kathie said. It also looks pretty short. If you want something that you can wear in the next summers as you get older, you might look for something with more coverage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048242 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:29:33 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kkards, I’ll see if Astrid’s seamstress, Frau Tran, sees some magic she can work on it and report back. But not today anymore—it’s evening here—and not tomorrow—businesses are closed on Sunday. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048228 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 14:34:54 +0000 kkards 2048228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>honestly, if you don't mind, unless this was dirt cheap i dont see spending on altering it to fit....the straps are to long and the bust doesn't fit, and unless you go to a really good trailor i'm not sure its going to be an easy fix....becuase when you change lenght of the strap than the bust alteration will need to be different... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048218 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:56:40 +0000 Astrid 2048218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that's a classic. I think I had a rice paper lamp in my bedroom/living room for all the years I lived in Berlin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048213 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:31:29 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, from the same place as the laundry press, <a href="http://www.twins-company.de" rel="nofollow">http://www.twins-company.de</a> It’s all second hand from hotels. I’ve never heard of ceiling fans over here either, but we looked them up at Media Markt and Hellweg. They had them, for several times the 29€ I paid for this one. I also plan to get some wall sconces to hang near that very modern desk. We’ll see how that mix goes. </p> <p>For a laugh, here’s the old ceiling fixture. My son was goofing around with a new mop handle and nailed it. Good thing he didn’t hit the light bulb! I’m teasing him that he thought it was a piñata. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048197 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:10:16 +0000 Astrid 2048197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm happy I could help you! I hope she has a good solution.</p> <p>I'm also in the S-Bahn, on my way home from work. You found a ceiling lamp/fan in Germany? I'm impressed. I don't think I've ever seen one IRL. I only know them from American TV. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048195 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:02:59 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, thank you! That’s close to where I used to live (Schonensche Straße). I miss that part of town, so will take a trip up there next week and see what she says. ❤️ Right now I’m in the s-Bahn taking home my “new” ceiling lamp/fan. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048194 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:01:44 +0000 Astrid 2048194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely agree that it's not some issue where simply shortening the straps would help. You probably need some darts in the back. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048193 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:01:13 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I agree that Kathie’s suggestion of shortening the straps won’t work. That’s what I was trying to say in my last comment. Cracking up at “lack of boobage”—a chronic condition for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048192 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:56:54 +0000 Janet 2048192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Kathie is right — the fit doesn’t look right and it’s not something shortening the straps will help. I actually had a really similar armhole gaping in the Amour Vert dress I tried, and it was not for lack of boobage. The armhole is just not cut properly for my body. Plus if you shortened the straps, it would bring up the waist and make the whole dress shorter, and it doesn’t look like that would be advisable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048190 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:50:16 +0000 Astrid 2048190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had my dresses taken in quite often because I couldn't quite fill them out. I don't know where in Berlin you live, but if she's still there I recommend going to "Reinigung und Änderungsschneiderei Frau Tran" in Wichertstraße 66 which is directly at the S-Bahn Schönhauser Allee. She did all my alterations when I lived in Berlin, for a very good price. And she always did a good job. I would guess maybe 10 Euros for the alteration, if prices haven't changed and it's as easy to fix as I suspect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048188 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:26:44 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Kathie! I tried holding up the straps, but that didn’t do the trick—still flapped under my armpits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048185 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:42:06 +0000 Kathie 2048185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My first reaction is that the straps might be too long. But, honestly, the fit seems off, and it looks too short in the bodice for you, so shortening the straps would only exacerbate that problem. As for your question, about taking it in on the sides, I have no idea regarding the cost. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048180 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:00:44 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m not sure how well the pix show the issue. Basically, if I could grow some boobs it’d fit. I’d rather do reconstructive surgery on the dress than on me. </p> <p>Also, excuse the weird pix. We’ve been having “too much fun” &amp; I didn’t want people to be distracted by the marks of that. Sorry for the swimsuit &amp; towels too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/easy-fix-cheap-as-chips#post-2048172 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 07:44:07 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2048172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this dress. It has a cotton lining and feels cool and floaty. It’d be my summer dream except for one thing—the gaping at the top, around the arms and in front. It seems to me the the side seam could be adjusted from the waist up, or just a couple darts taken under the arms. Are those kind of alterations possible, and what are they likely to cost? I know prices vary, but just a general indication would help. Thanks </p>