https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 10:13:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-625826 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:14:06 +0000 Deborah 625826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I just had to pop back to say Angie is so right. You often find things when you are not looking. I posted that I had given up looking for the perfect black slim leg pant... well I found them today. Totally by chance, in a store I have never shopped before and at a price that more than suited my budget. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-625362 Mon, 21 May 2012 19:49:14 +0000 Meredith1953 625362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been totally unable to find a white button down long sleeve shirt I like. Among other things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-625345 Mon, 21 May 2012 19:17:29 +0000 jayne 625345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Skirts and dresses. I am having skirts made instead. I would add white jeans too. And slouchy slacks that are long enough. I am going for custom made there too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-625210 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:07:05 +0000 Anonymous 625210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so tired of looking for figure-flattering blouses. Maybe something pretty will show up now that I'm not actively hunting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-625100 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:31:57 +0000 lynne 625100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm abandoning my search for the perfect button down shirt that doesn't gape at the bust and for the perfect white t shirt that isn't too sheer. It's not like I'll go naked without them, so at least temporarily I'm suspending the search. I can spend my energy and money elsewhere. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-625085 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:56:00 +0000 teeandcee 625085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm about to give up on the perfect gladiator sandal. I have a couple of details that are essential for my shoe and those details are making it impossible to find the right one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-625009 Mon, 21 May 2012 06:11:56 +0000 Kirti 625009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have stopped looking for the perfectly fitting dark wash jeans. I am sure I will find them at some point but till then I am content without them!</p> <p>The last thing I gave up on were button down shirts or blouses that didn't gape at the bust and this month, I found FOUR! So you never know. You may just find an amazing dress Una </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-625005 Mon, 21 May 2012 05:54:23 +0000 Anonymous 625005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I stopped looking for my ultimate pencil skirt: Super high waisted, in charcoal with a black lace overlay. I am going to have it made custom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624992 Mon, 21 May 2012 04:44:04 +0000 Deborah 624992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have pretty much given up looking for the perfect pair of black slim leg trousers (primarily for the office). I have tried so many and none are right. They will be described as a skinny leg but are not! I do still hope that one day when I least expect it I will find them... but I am not actively looking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624986 Mon, 21 May 2012 04:21:22 +0000 goldenpig 624986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've given up looking for a DVF wrap dress--the three I tried just didn't work out and I figured out the the true wrap style is too risky for work. I'm really happy with the turquoise Michael Michael Kors faux wrap dress I ended up with instead. And ditto with Burberry trench coat--not that I was ever actively looking, but I can cross it off my bucket list since I now have the Kate Spade trench. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624981 Mon, 21 May 2012 04:07:00 +0000 Sveta 624981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have not found white jeans in 2 years but I don't give up yet. Just cannot give up - I like them too much. I don't actively looking for anything now - like Angie I am saving my money and my closet space for NAS... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624944 Mon, 21 May 2012 03:26:54 +0000 rae 624944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've officially stopped looking for dress pants. Period. I have two in the making, my Sloans, and two cheapie ones that are falling apart... but it's just too hard to find them when I'm looking.</p> <p>It seems like giving up is sometimes the magic touch, though - I found my summer boots, orange shirt, and white jacket all after I'd decided I didn't need to keep looking anymore. </p> <p>I sympathize with you on dresses, though; I'm sort of easy to fit, but so picky when it comes to the style, color, and print. I would love to have more FFB dresses, but I just keep eliminating them all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624927 Mon, 21 May 2012 03:06:44 +0000 marija 624927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You "look" for things? Really? And you find them? Lucky girl! I almost always find things at the end of a rack , or standing alone because no one else wants it. I rarely find something I'm looking for. It must have something to do with my frame! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624875 Mon, 21 May 2012 02:02:09 +0000 Angie 624875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh for sure! Long list of things. I'm not deliberately shopping for anything anymore until the NAS. You often bump into the perfect item when you stop looking for it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624874 Mon, 21 May 2012 02:01:21 +0000 Amy 624874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've given up on shopping for dresses. I'm trying to sew a couple, but have had issues with that too...sometimes, I'm too ambitious and things don't turn out right. Argh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624869 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:57:44 +0000 Nadya 624869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm about to give up on orange mid-heel sandals and white jeans. Summer is not my dominant season, and I've been looking for these for two months! I'm starting to think that given our short summers I need to just stop looking and focus on making sure the rest of my outfits work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624860 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:52:22 +0000 Jaime 624860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, it is more like I am trying to make myself stop looking at certain things that I already have in spades. But I do wish I could find more button down shirts that fit well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624857 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:51:14 +0000 Jonesy 624857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Casual summer dresses, an edgy lightweight summer jacket, a white or off-white moto or blazer...the list goes on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624855 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:50:50 +0000 ManidipaM 624855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just gave up on the 'nude' shoe --- the ones I've located all seem too dark or too pale on me, or maybe just too pink or too yellow or something... I dunno, just not nude! Thinking for low contrast, might look for grey instead of neither-here-nor-there biscuit beige?</p> <p>Also given up on: the pants! The linen I finally managed to fit well into has disappeared from stores on this side of the country.</p> <p>Ditto casual toppers: nothing I like is under $40, and thus not coming home with me! Since I've found a few stopgaps in the moving boxes, think I'll let the universe send me a sign sometime. </p> <p>Well, that's not strictly giving up, I guess... just not actively looking... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624850 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:48:57 +0000 annagybe 624850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm about to give up, tried umpteen versions today of a slouchy white tank. They were either too sheer or not slouchy enough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624845 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:45:49 +0000 nancylee 624845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Work/casual sleeveless summer dresses. I've been looking since last summer and just haven't found what I want. So, I've decided to just let serendipity take over and hope the right one magically appears some day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624841 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:45:09 +0000 christieanne 624841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I said the same thing about dresses a few years back and had given up on them until yesterday when I promised to at least try some on. I am trying to be optimistic.<br /> Button front blouses are really hard for me to find too and I usually don't bother. Why drive yourself nuts when you know you may not find it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624840 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:44:43 +0000 Mo 624840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Red blouse. I got one at a friend's swap last week and it will do. I can look again come fall. I have a feeling it's one of those things that will just appear before me when I least expect it. Much like love. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624836 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:41:43 +0000 Anonymous 624836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've stopped actively searching for a "new" (not used) gingham shirt. I'm finding enough other shirts to fill my wardrobe hole, and one will turn up for me eventually at a price I'm willing to pay. </p> <p>I'm not looking hard for dresses either. I have one summer and one winter dress, and for my body type, they are hard to fit and hard to find. I do much better with separates.</p> <p>ETA: @DonnaF, from your lips to God's ears! Maybe Una and I will stumble upon some cool dresses when we least expect it. I'm reminded of Tanya's score on sundresses when she was looking for formals. And I finally found THE white button front shirt for me after all this time: Brooks Brothers via Ebay. It really is perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624830 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:37:57 +0000 DonnaF 624830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm. But maybe the dress (or whatever) thing IS like a relationship: When you are not looking and least expect to find it, the perfect/close to perfect one will show up! Active looking somehow jinxes it! </p> <p>I had been actively looking for a couple of years for a dress since I had none and wanted one for DD's HS graduation (coming up next month). About six months ago while I was browsing to kill time during DD's voice lesson, a very nice un-Ross dress showed up at Ross in the non-Petite section where I never look. Then, a couple of months ago, I toddled over to non-Petite sale dresses (where I also never look) at Nordies after I made a return in Petites. Found a second dress. Finally, last month I was perusing Zappos for jeans and found a third dress on sale. I have not owned this many dresses in the past 20 - 30 years because I find fit and flattery so challenging. These dresses are all about the same style, however, so time will tell if I actually wear them.</p> <p>My search for the perfect white shirt will be on hold until fall because I hate to pay for S/H and then coming up empty. AT, BR, and JCrew at least near me are so limited in the Petite clothing they carry in their B&amp;M stores. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624797 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:01:01 +0000 Transcona Shannon 624797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope - I'm still optimistic about all. And as I've said before, like a dog with a bone! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624796 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:59:53 +0000 ironkurtin 624796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nothing that I've been *looking* for, but definitely there are some things I need to stop buying because I don't use them. Like suiting pieces. I don't wear suits... even if the suit jacket is Helmut Lang or Narciso Rodriguez and $30, I just don't wear them enough to justify the purchase.</p> <p>They sure are pretty though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624795 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:58:15 +0000 Jewell 624795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm done looking for blouses! I've decided to end the exhaustive search and wait for the right ones to come to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-given-up-looking-for-anything-recently#post-624789 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:53:45 +0000 catgirl 624789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've decided to stop looking for dresses. I just can't find any that fit my body type well and are right for my style and needs, It's frustrating because I know so many of you rock dresses year-round, but it is even more frustrating to see how few options are really out there given my criteria. I've realized part of the problem is that being a short, busty IT/rectangle, anything that fits up top is too big in the hips, and anything that fits in the hips and length is too tight up top. And alterations just seem exhausting.</p> <p>I'm at peace with this decision. If the right dress should happen along, I will embrace it with open arms (wow, this sounds like a relationship issue, not a wardrobe decision!).</p> <p>Anyone else closing the door on a longtime search? </p>