https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:52:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress/page/2#post-1279288 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:20:49 +0000 neonginger 1279288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look so pretty in #1. The pattern makes all the difference and although the green is a great color on you, it was a very wise decision to purge #2. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279227 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:03:16 +0000 jackiec 1279227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You make me laugh!!! I totally do what you do!!&nbsp;</p> <p>The first wrap dress is sensational on you - maybe its the combo of the colour, print, and fit.</p> <p>I rationalize things exactly the same way, I mean, I JUST got it this year, so it MUST sit in my closet for at least 2 years before I even consider purging it! And I MIGHT wear it to a fancy thingy coming up...blah blah blah.</p> <p>Good for you for purging!! Wear that first dress to death - it's awesome! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279129 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:26:17 +0000 unfrumped 1279129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great list! The fit and drape plus the print ARE better. I think the " # 1, or # 2?" Test is a great way to focus wardrobe style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279120 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:06:55 +0000 Ledonna N. 1279120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happens all the time. I am glad you were able to see the differences yourself. And able to let the more unflattering one go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279117 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:03:15 +0000 Vildy 1279117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>another one hoping you will follow Angie's wise advice to wear more often. <br />That dress really showcases your beauty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279111 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:56:42 +0000 lyn67 1279111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perfectly true! There can be such small&nbsp;differences between the good and the bad one. I love the first dress, YLKiller in it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279102 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:28:41 +0000 gryffin 1279102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aubergine - I certainly do that.&nbsp; It's hard to let something go when it's almost perfect.&nbsp; Glad you were able to part with it.&nbsp; Life it too short to wear something that you don't love and hopefully it will find the perfect home so you can feel about it!!&nbsp; Dress one looks fantastic on you!!&nbsp; Hey, what are dry cleaners for!!&nbsp; Enjoy it and hope you have a wonderful day!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279071 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 07:48:00 +0000 Ornella 1279071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Aubergine. I found your comment helpful for my own future searches too. I often 'dissect' my clothes to the tiniest pieces I can identify and it helps me to know what others notice too, so I can be fully aware of why I shouldn't settle for second best - and what it is that makes or breaks the item. Although it may seem at first that there is so much to pay attention to, and "is there another dress that fits the bill in everything", I think it's a search that pays of brilliantly.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279037 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 05:14:16 +0000 Deborah 1279037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both dresses are lovely but #1 is definitely more flattering.&nbsp; I think it comes down to the fabric, print and tone.&nbsp; In #1 i found I focussed on "you" rather thank in #2 where all I could see initially was the green of the dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279032 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 04:52:32 +0000 LAR101 1279032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aubergine, &nbsp;I loved your analysis, &nbsp;bringing in all the parts and suggestions. &nbsp; Thank-you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1279024 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 04:21:42 +0000 fuzzylogic 1279024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aubergine, you look completely amazing in dress #1!!! You definitely have to wear this more often! Sometimes you can do a gentle handwash on 'dry clean only' items if the dry cleaning aspect is an issue.<br /> I'm sorry #2 didn't work out for you. In theory it should work and as you say it is such a pretty colour!<br /> The 'comparison test' is a good one! Photographs are a big reality check for me. I held on to an old, comfy tramping/camping jacket for far too long-I saw how tired (stretched, singed, stained) it looked in a photo and retired it immediately! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278984 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:19:47 +0000 Sveta 1278984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The green color was amazing but I HATE clingy knits with passion! Even in the picture I can see the difference.<br />Good call to donate the "looser" and now you have to report back to us that you do wear that fab printed wrap dress on regular basis! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278965 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:08:33 +0000 Jaime 1278965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I completely relate to this. I don't think I would be able to purge without comparing the not bads too the goods and realizing I do not have to waste my time with the former when I have the latter to wear. And you look marvelous in the first dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278944 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:51:32 +0000 Anonymous 1278944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everyone! And I'm glad I'm not alone on being slow to toss unless it's incredibly obvious</p> <p>Beth Ann, that's a really&nbsp;excellent point about the clothes being there to make us look good, not the other way around. And about prints keeping the eye moving more.</p> <p>Ornella, I think a lot of&nbsp;the comments here hit on some of the big&nbsp;things I noticed comparing the two. The longer sleeves instead of the silly puffy cap sleeves are a big plus for dress #1, along with the pattern to keep the eye moving. Also, I think it&nbsp;has a more defined a-line in the skirt and possibly a slightly higher waist, so it fits my shape better. And the thin, silky fabric in #1 drapes really nicely, while #2 is a more matte jersey fabric that's a little thick to drape gracefully, yet also doesn't quite&nbsp;have the structure of something like ponte. The main things I liked about the second dress are the color and, like Donna said, that it's machine washable. Which aren't really enough, are they?</p> <p>Suz, the green dress is actually gone already, so this is good to hear!&nbsp;Normally, anything I decide to toss sits in the spare bedroom for a while so I can reassess if I really want to, but, in a giant fit of motivation, we decided to take a bunch of stuff to Goodwill today.&nbsp;And I guess I could've taken it out of the pile to give myself more time to decide, but I was kind of over it already.&nbsp;Although I do appreciate&nbsp;Jennifer and Jules's suggestions&nbsp;on salvaging it.</p> <p>Donna, I usually do try to limit myself to things are machine washable or can handle Dryel unless it's something like a coat. (I hate hand-washing even more than dry-clean only.) But, every so often, I feel like that's limiting things too much&nbsp;and keep something that needs to go to the dry cleaners if it's really calling to me. Dry cleaning isn't even that much of a pain because there's somewhere near me that does pick-ups, but it just feels wasteful somehow. Like I already spent money to buy something, then I have to keep paying to wear it too. But, since it's really only a few things in my wardrobe, it probably isn't too bad&nbsp;in the grand scheme of things. And it's certainly better than buying something perfect and having it sit there! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278902 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:12:01 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1278902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, my! That first dress is beautiful on you. Fit, color, print, the drape of the fabric, length, the sleeves, everything! Good for you, for the revelation on the less than stellar one. I need to learn that lesson myself, about a lot of things in my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278897 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:05:56 +0000 Alana in Canada 1278897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The first dress gives life! The second, not so much. Good call to let it go, I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278893 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:59:59 +0000 Gracie 1278893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the first dress – sleeves, fit and pattern – good call purging the lesser one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278890 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:53:38 +0000 DonnaF 1278890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The first dress looks wonderful on you, but I know what you mean about *saving* DCO stuff.&nbsp; No doubt you can throw the LE dress in the wash which I'll bet is one reason you've held onto it.&nbsp; My solution is to limit my purchases only to fab stuff that is ALSO machine/hand washable so that I will actually wear them; otherwise they will just sit in my closet unless they are skirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278814 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:07:08 +0000 Debora 1278814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad you finally wore the first dress. It AMAZING on you! Good choice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278813 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:06:39 +0000 Suz 1278813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The first dress is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous on you! So, so flattering, feminine, yet strong -- and cohesive. I love it.&nbsp;</p> <p>You are right to get rid of the second dress. I hate to disagree with those who are offering ideas about how to salvage it. It just does not measure up -- and there's no need for something less fab than dress #1 in your wardrobe or your life.&nbsp;</p> <p>It can be tough to teach ourselves this lesson but it is incredibly freeing -- and now that you've worn dress 1, your standards will be that much higher for whatever else you allow into your closet.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278810 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:03:08 +0000 Dee 1278810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The first dress is gorgeous! I agree that something about the shoulders/sleeves on the second dress just isn't as flattering. I also tend to hand on to things until beat over the head, so you're not alone! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278809 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:59:41 +0000 Windchime 1278809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The first dress is stunning on you! I think many people rationalize reasons to hang on to less-than-wonderful items. I like Beth Ann's reminder that the clothing is there to flatter us, not vice versa. And the first dress is definitely doing its job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278802 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:44:10 +0000 Jules 1278802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree the first one is best! I wonder however if the second one's belt could be pulled tighter. Like really tight. Another trick my boutique lady taught me was to tie the knot in the back. Perhaps worth a try, perhaps not if you're just over it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278796 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:33:13 +0000 jennifer 1278796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder if the green one could be salvaged if it had a contrast belt ( perhaps in hair color?) and the sleeves removed?<br /> I removed some stupid cap/ flutter sleeves off of a long black maxi recently. It was much better for it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278715 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 21:40:39 +0000 Angie 1278715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the first dress on you. Gorgeous, and great that you busted it out.&nbsp;Please wear it more often.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278647 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:43:45 +0000 danskogirl 1278647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look absolutely stunning in the first dress. I think you made the right call in donating the second. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278645 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:39:07 +0000 Ornella 1278645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally get this. Having something great fresh in your mind (especially when it is *that* great) really gives that final push to sort out good from bad.</p> <p>The first dress is beautiful. The second one is pretty, but yeah - perhaps it stood some chance if it was shown on its own, but&nbsp;it's just not fair to it&nbsp;to show it next to the other one </p> <p>Btw, any chance to break down a bit more how the two compare and which aspects of each one&nbsp;were winners/losers?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278641 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:36:42 +0000 Adelfa 1278641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also like the sleeves of the first one. To me they look more modern, sleek, and sophisticated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278635 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:21:46 +0000 columbine(erin) 1278635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the pattern of the first dress. It looks great with your hair and skin tone. I tend to hang onto things too long too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-wrap-dress-bad-wrap-dress#post-1278634 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:19:43 +0000 Beth Ann 1278634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yey, Aubergine!&nbsp; In a wrap dress, fabric and fit are what it's about.&nbsp; I love a print wrap dress, because it takes so little accessorizing and it is more forgiving, with the print keeping the eye moving.&nbsp; Sometimes we forget that we give up some of our resources (money, time, and closet space) to an item.&nbsp; We aren't there to make the clothing look good -- it's supposed to flatter us!&nbsp; Any item that doesn't pull it's weight and earn it's place needs to find a new home.&nbsp; </p> <p>..........gotta go evict a few slackers myself.............</p> <p> </p>