https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:44:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068910 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 01:31:31 +0000 unfrumped 2068910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic story though a huge headache for you.<br /> So glad Uniqlo got your business instead! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068906 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 01:08:24 +0000 Carla 2068906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting how the experience with the Montcler jacket put an orange puffer on your radar! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068901 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:57:50 +0000 Jaime 2068901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am sure the SAs were heart broken. You, however, probably were saved. Hope the Uniqlo puffer works out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068858 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 23:10:58 +0000 LaPed 2068858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm very curious about the Uniqlo Curve pants. I think <b>Greyscale</b> tried a pair? I'm just worried that once I chop and hem them I'll lose the intended silhouette. But I'm still tempted! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068723 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:00:33 +0000 Anonymous 2068723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm thinking you dodged a bullet at Moncler. Cool jacket, but .......</p> <p>The Uniqlo one is great, and so are the jeans - looking forward to hearing how they work for you. &nbsp;</p> <p>Re the whole different terminal issue for Duty Free - I had the same experience in Toronto coming back from NYC last year, and had to give up a fortunately not terribly -expensive purchase made at LaG which didn't get through the terminal change in Toronto heading to Wpg. &nbsp;The rules are incomprehensible at times . &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068701 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:06:49 +0000 Angie 2068701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW. So complicated. You'd think Montcler was on the customer's side :(</p> <p>I hope the new items work out! FUN.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068649 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:50:06 +0000 SarahD8 2068649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Moncler doesn't deserve you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068631 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 06:54:00 +0000 Sal 2068631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like bright puffers (black puffers are ubiquitous here).&nbsp; Frustrating Seoul shopping experience but maybe it worked out in the end.</p> <p>The jeans are cool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068623 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 04:54:24 +0000 Kate 2068623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the orange puffer for you. I have the U wide leg jeans, and the U curved pants. Both are fabulous. The U curved jersey pants are also great. Hope you try them; I think they'd be a great silhouette for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068617 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 03:36:02 +0000 kellygirl 2068617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is an entertaining shopping story! I'm kind of relieved that you didn't get the Moncler puffy as I think the Uniqlo one is quite nice for the price--not at all search and rescue either. Those jeans are fun and I think you have the height and intentional style to pull them off.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068616 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 03:32:26 +0000 rachylou 2068616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the idea of an orange Puffy for you! I am glad the airport shopping did not sour you on the idea... that is way too complicated a setup! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gamble-order-and-a-shopping-thwarted-story#post-2068615 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 03:19:31 +0000 annagybe 2068615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&nbsp;On my flight back to North America, I had a 6 hour layover at Incheon Airport (Seoul). My flight from Mongolia arrived at Terminal 1, my flight to Vancouver left from Terminal 2. Since I had loads of time, I walked around Terminal 1, a lot; there are tons of very high end brands. I made the mistake of walking through Louis Vuitton (supposedly the biggest airport store for the brand). Yes, I had my dusty backpack and all, this guy tailed me throughout the entire store. I picked up a pair shoes to look at the price, put them down at approximately the same location and angle, he "fixed" them. I turned to look at him, and honestly wasn't sure what to say. I left without even inquiring about anything. Unfortunately, now I understand how many minorities feel in stores.<br />&nbsp;Many of the staff in the airport stores barely speak English, which shows their market.<br />I did stop at a Moncler store, and found a really cool orange puffer jacket that was part of limited collection with a Japanese designer. Stupidly, stupidly expensive, even for Moncler. But I was tired of wearing black gear for weeks. The very nice saleswoman had me try on a size 3 (men's sizing), which I didn't think would be big enough. But it fit and I looked good it, or it might have been sleep deprived with Duty-Free pricing goggles.<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://store.moncler.com/en-us/outerwear_cod14097096497483512.html#dept=US_7-Moncler-Fragment-Hiroshi-Fujiwara_Genius">https://store.moncler.com/en-u.....ara_Genius</a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://store.moncler.com/en-us/outerwear_cod14097096497483512.html#dept=US_7-Moncler-Fragment-Hiroshi-Fujiwara_Genius">https://store.moncler.com/en-u.....ara_Genius</a><br />&nbsp;I pulled out the credit card, they asked for my passport and boarding card. They came back sheepishly, I thought my card had been declined for fraud alert(couldn't remember if I told the card about the stop-over in travels). Nope, apparently, since I was leaving from a different terminal (did not need to go through security again though), they couldn't sell be the jacket. They were very apologetic, and even called the Moncler boutique in Terminal 2, which did not have the jacket. I was very confused, and unfortunately the language barrier didn't help.<br />In Terminal 2, I did look at the boutique and they had the jacket in a size 4, but it was too big, and some reality was sinking in that I really didn't need a that jacket, at that price. Plus Seattle winters aren't as cold as they used to be.<br />To confound things even further, even if I really, really wanted that jacket, I would have to go get it in Miami, in person to get it, as it is sold out online, and the boutiques don't ship.&nbsp;<br />In Vancouver, BC. I had a bit of downtime and poked around Gastown looking for indy designers and shops. I found one cool denim shop, but what I wanted, it didn't exist in my size.<br />I wanted a new jean shape, and forgot I have saved this find a while ago, and Uniqlo is having a sale. And in the Men's section I found an orange puffer, for a fraction of the thwarted Moncler. Also gambled on these pants.&nbsp;</p> <p>To be determined, if the puffer looks cool, or like a washed up search and rescue person.</p>