https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 13:04:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1897218 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:32:46 +0000 RobinF 1897218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah I know what you mean. I think bell sleeves are fun and different but they do get in the way sometimes. Luckily I only have a few. It's hard to tell what kind of fabric it is, but if it is sweatshirt type knit you could cut them off, maybe into 3/4 sleeves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1897152 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 04:02:45 +0000 mistli78 1897152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is too funny!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1897138 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 01:46:59 +0000 Cee 1897138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Over long bell sleeves + dangly sleeve bows + COWL NECK = Yucky poo ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1897053 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:25:14 +0000 susie 1897053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>no. bell. sleeves.&nbsp; (ever) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1897002 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:23:51 +0000 Anonymous 1897002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What <b>MaineLady</b> said.&nbsp; I thought it was the type of trend you stand and take a picture.&nbsp; It just wasn't practical in real life if you lead a busy, active life style.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896998 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:14:22 +0000 Mainelady 1896998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right now all the bell sleeves are wishing you hadn’t shared their nasty habits. I love the look, but the truth in my world is that they are 100% form and 0% function. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896943 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 03:44:04 +0000 Windchime 1896943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Totally understand why you decided to pass this very nice sweater along. I jumped on the bell sleeve trend and bought a sweater and a shirt last fall. Besides the challenges you mention, I also worry about those dramatic sleeves dragging in the dirty dish water if I wash my hands at the kitchen sink while dishes are soaking in it. Yuck! And trying to actually wash dishes—or anything else—while wearing bell sleeves? Forget it! I won’t be sad when this trend passes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896881 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:12:46 +0000 Zibbets 1896881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So pretty but drapey details like that drive me bonkers!</p> <p>I beg to differ on the subject of painted nails on tv chefs. Restaurant health rules don't apply because only the staff will eat what they produce. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896865 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:14:14 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1896865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do hear ya on the bell sleeves.&nbsp; &nbsp; I hadn't thought about the bathroom logistics.&nbsp; &nbsp;But I've always known that me + bell sleeves + food = disaster, so I've avoided this trend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896725 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 22:44:11 +0000 Anonymous 1896725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I so get this- Long ago I had a blouse that had a similar effect and it totally frustrated me.&nbsp; Fortunately I sew so I cut off the offending part, hemmed it up and was able to get some more use out of the blouse. Maybe this is when I started my strong like of 3/4 length sleeve????&nbsp; I had another one that was an extreme bell and flowing so I attempted to add elastic in casing- that was not so successful. I do love that you are giving the sweater an opportunity to be loved by someone else! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896719 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 22:33:34 +0000 Katerina 1896719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:-) Lovely sweater, but I completely&nbsp;understand your decision </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896717 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 22:23:38 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1896717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love these posts!&nbsp; &nbsp;It reminds me, strangely (or maybe not), of those hilarious Budweiser ads from the late 1990s, "Real Men of Genius"/"Real American Heroes". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896710 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:45:24 +0000 Anonymous 1896710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that was a smart move.&nbsp; Sweater, bye!&nbsp; For some reason your post reminded of the tragic death of dancer Isadora Duncan, whose extremely long scarf got caught in her automobile wheels and strangled her.&nbsp; Some fashion is just plain inconvenient, if not dangerous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896645 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:49:36 +0000 Anonymous 1896645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've really enjoyed this series of posts. &nbsp;Heartfelt and honest. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896608 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 04:02:09 +0000 Jessikams 1896608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perhaps I should say goodbye to my long cardigan, which drooped into the toilet this morning when I wasn’t paying attention...... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896597 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 03:04:20 +0000 cindysmith 1896597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a waitress, I wasn't allowed acrylic nails or nail polish. So yeah, teevee cooks wearing polished acrylic nails is b.s. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896592 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 02:21:44 +0000 rachylou 1896592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More off topic... it drives me crazy that all the lady tv cooks have long painted nails. Professional cooks can’t have long or painted nails. That comes off in the food! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896586 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:46:08 +0000 krishnidoux 1896586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ahahah! That's really funny. There comes a time when a woman - even the most fashion dedicated one - has had enough...!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896584 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:52:52 +0000 binkle 1896584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you on the bell sleeves.</p> <p>And just slightly off topic, every time I watch Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman of tv cooking show fame, I fear that eventually she will literally go up in flames - she always wears drapey bell-sleeved rayon peasant tops around the stove. (And I shudder whenever she deals with raw poultry - the tips of her sleeves touching the raw food, then touching the counter and other things.....) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896565 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 22:54:29 +0000 rachylou 1896565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Uh... so I am a cruel, rude person and I say to the sweater... ‘the ties are just a step too far, honey bunch...’ </p> <p>:o !! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896564 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 22:53:09 +0000 Cee 1896564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Duct tape !!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896561 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 22:28:33 +0000 Cardiff girl 1896561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bicycle clips on your arms will hold the sleeves out Of the way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896550 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 21:59:55 +0000 ClaraT 1896550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funny/not funny! I just had dinner with a friend wearing a lovely bell sleeve blouse. It was impossible for her to eat-she had to hold the sleeve up with her other hand in order to keep it from dragging in dishes (family style/shared plates). Not so practical. Too bad—the sweater is lovely but you have to live your life </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/goodbye-bell-sleeve-sweater-with-tie-detail#post-1896495 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:50:08 +0000 cindysmith 1896495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually very much liked you, bell sleeve sweater. I liked the tie detail too. I wore you frequently, and you were soft and comfortable.</p> <p>However, this past week, I worked several extra days and got extra tired and got grumpy about worrying over the bell sleeves when I was in the bathroom. I couldn't pee, I couldn't wash my hands, I couldn't brush my teeth without worrying about getting all that fabric wet. Who wants pee and toothpaste on their sleeves?</p> <p>I'm passing you on to the local thrift shop in hopes that someone who can handle bell sleeves takes you home. Thank you for keeping me comfy and warm, bell sleeve sweater. I shall miss you (except when I'm in the bathroom). </p>