https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 22 May 2026 05:46:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew/page/2#post-39622 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:10:38 +0000 hanna 39622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*blush* so many kind words! thank you all for the encouragement; it's only recently that i feel i've begun to come into my own style, so it's great to hear such positive feedback! i will definitely be rocking this look once it gets warmer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew/page/2#post-39592 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:14:21 +0000 Angie 39592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hanna DOES look great. I don’t think Hanna’s look is about the shoes at all. In fact, it’s incidental. Her look is completely about her scarves, the way she layers and her oozing femininity. Still a hard look to pull off these boyish flat oxfords. Well done Hanna for getting it right! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew/page/2#post-39548 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:35:44 +0000 Laura 39548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually you are making me recall that I had a pair of black buckle oxfords with a chunky heel in the early 90s that I wore all over Manhattan. Oooh, that's so helpful because I have a good visual now. If I could find something like that in brown, I'd be in business! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew/page/2#post-39475 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:52:13 +0000 tarzy 39475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hanna - no offense taken at all! At your age they are vintage! It's really fun seeing you put together these outfits that look so good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew/page/2#post-39473 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:20:41 +0000 yublocka 39473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hanna I think you look great. I especially like the look with the brown cord jacket! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew/page/2#post-39471 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:06:46 +0000 hanna 39471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>lol - my bad on the "vintage" part - that is how they were sold to me, and not being from america myself, i just assumed they were! put it down to my lack of cultural fashion sense please, and not to mean that anyone in this forum is "vintage" in any way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew/page/2#post-39469 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:36:34 +0000 marianne 39469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hanna, you look great! I really like your sense of style and it definitely works on you. I might be wrong, but I think it's not in a small part because you're young and can pull off "vintage". I also might be too conservative :)<br /> Tarzy, I also had a very similar pair in the 90s that I think I got rid of a while back. They were also Nine West. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew/page/2#post-39466 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:35:44 +0000 tarzy 39466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hanna - I have to laugh because your "vintage" oxfords are probably from the late 80's or early 90's, when I wore the look the first go around! Does that mean I am "vintage" now too? Don't answer that!</p> <p>Anyway - you look really good in these types of outfits! I love your sense of adventure in fashion! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39455 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:49:48 +0000 Laura 39455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the tip! I will check out Etsy. I'm so glad you made the look work for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39409 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:52:47 +0000 hanna 39409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>thanks laura and tanya! </p> <p>laura, i am a big vintage and thrift shopper, and etsy.com is a great resource for vintage and handmade items! just choose vintage from the dropdown and search for oxfords. of course that means you run the risk of sizing disparities, but most sellers are very accomodating and will take measurements for you. mine are nine west and came from a seller called sheHEARTSvintage. they sort of look like the lovechild of converse hi tops, traditional men's oxfords, and doc martens (they've got eyelets all the way up :)) i love the way they look under pants, and they happen to be SUPER comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39399 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:49:45 +0000 Tanya 39399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hannah, you look great! I really like both of your outfits, I think they work very well. Those oxfords are really nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39398 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:45:38 +0000 Laura 39398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes Hanna, I think you've got it! And it has a lot to do with those oxfords - they are just perfect - broken in enough and the right color. I really like all of the looks - where did you find your oxfords? Are they women's or men's? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39397 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:41:58 +0000 hanna 39397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hmm, i've been thinking about this for a while now, so i experimented a little (working off of memory here because i couldn't get to the jcrew catalog, grr!):</p> <p>first, these are the shoes - vintage flat oxfords:<br /> <a href="http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd95/once-broken/P1000368.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i220.photobucket.com/al.....000368.jpg</a></p> <p>paired with straight legs, a floaty tunic top, boyfriend cardigan, and scarf for color:<br /> <a href="http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd95/once-broken/P1000369.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i220.photobucket.com/al.....000369.jpg</a></p> <p>topped with leather blazer:<br /> <a href="http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd95/once-broken/P1000374.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i220.photobucket.com/al.....000374.jpg</a></p> <p>and then, just to see if it would work, floaty tunic with different scarf and brown cord boyfriend blazer (i know this doesn't really follow the jcrew look we were going for - but i sort of like it ;)):<br /> <a href="http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd95/once-broken/P1000365.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i220.photobucket.com/al.....000365.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd95/once-broken/P1000366.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i220.photobucket.com/al.....000366.jpg</a></p> <p>pardon the sleepy expression and awkward poses - i was trying to create a better sillhouette for you guys to look at but i don't think i have the hang of taking my own full body shots yet!</p> <p>i'm not sure it works on me, but i'm sort of enjoying mixing floaty tops and skinny jeans with the menswear elements. i'm sure there are better ways of doing it than these though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39396 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:35:40 +0000 Laura 39396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes Marianne, it seems that the oxfords have to be exactly the right ones to make you look like you're doing the look on purpose - not cluelessly I wish I'd found a pair that could work but I haven't seen the perfect pair, and I'm not sure I'm ready to spend money on them anyway, since I doubt the snow will leave the ground here until March, making them impractical.</p> <p>I did wonder about the JCrew men's oxfords in the photo. They start at size<br /> 7 1/2, which is too big for me even in a women's size, but do men's sizes equate to women's sizes? Because they might work for some, and the price ($168) was better than I saw on some women's oxfords/wingtips. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39365 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:02:16 +0000 marianne 39365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you ladies. I think the reason I've been interested in this look is that I've been trying to identify the type of casual closed shoes that can be worn with skinnies - as an alternative to boots. I know we talked about Converse before, and that would work, but often it's too cold or too wet here. I am just not sure if the shoes have to be edgier or more exaggerated so that I don't look clueless.</p> <p>Laura, thank you for your suggestion, I'll try throwing in a color. I also think the shoes you posted a very close to ballet flats, so that'll definitely work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39353 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:24:29 +0000 Laura 39353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When we're in Phoenix I'm going to try the look in a modified way, with these shoes</p> <p><a href="http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7386057/color/135058" rel="nofollow">http://zeta.zappos.com/product.....lor/135058</a></p> <p>my COH Elsons, a long heather grey v-neck boyfriend sweater (worn open - unbuttoned), and a loose t-shirt. Maybe I will buy an inexpensive men's white t-shirt at target. </p> <p>It's kind of a 1950s look we're going for, isn't it? I think we're on to something ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39349 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:12:13 +0000 Angie 39349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting. I think you're all getting somewhere with this look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39304 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:54:18 +0000 Laura 39304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianne - yes, the second look is getting close! I love it! Maybe it needs a pop of color somewhere (in JCrew she has that bright red hat) ... what do you think? How does it feel? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39287 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:35:01 +0000 tarzy 39287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianne - I think your shoes are slightly different than the J. Crew look, since they've got a bit of a platform or bigger sole or something - but I LOVE this look on you! Your legs look so long and lean. You look feminine, but with an edge. I really like the second outfit. How do you feel about it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39280 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:24:54 +0000 marianne 39280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I took a couple of pictures this morning, since it's sunny. Other fans of the look, please let me know what you think. I didn't have time to get very creative with the outfits, and I hope you can see the shoes. They are my old Dr.Martens - I got them at Nordies years ago, and I haven't seen this style around since. </p> <p><a href="http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm57/cyudo/IMG_5823.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_5823.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm57/cyudo/IMG_5826.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_5826.jpg</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39108 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:43:46 +0000 yublocka 39108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't get the catalogue to work, but I just stumbled across these Oxford-ish looking shoes (what is the actual definition of Oxfords????) I think the heel could be very flattering on these. And they're dancing shoes apparently!!</p> <p><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/DisplayProduct.jsp?product=BLOC-WZ8&#038;c=Wedges&#038;s=C&#038;d=Shoes" rel="nofollow">http://www.revolveclothing.com.....38;d=Shoes</a></p> <p>Even more exciting (to me anyway) is discovering this website. Free international shipping for orders over $100 or ($10 if less than $100). That is AMAZING!! (c.f. Zappos which charges $60 for just one pair of shoes!!) Now if only they stocked those doc boots I have been craving!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39095 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:17:03 +0000 tarzy 39095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a lot of trouble seeing the catalog - I had to open it in a different browser. I finally saw what you're talking about and it is a great look - I would have no idea how to pull it off! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-39006 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:51:15 +0000 Laura 39006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Patience, I am so glad you posted a photo. I love your oxfords! </p> <p>Seeing Patience's photos makes me realize that to duplicate JCrew's look, you need to go loose on top (a loose v-neck t-shirt, maybe even your husband's, with a long cardi worn unbuttoned). And, getting just the right oxfords is key. As Marianne said, the shoes need to have a casual feeling to them. That is not going to be easy to find.</p> <p>This look is harder to pull off than I'd imagined! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-38998 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:32:19 +0000 marianne 38998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Patience, it doesn't look masculine, but it looks different, I think, because your oxfords are more like dress shoes. The look in the catalog seemed more casual to me. I was actually going to take some pictures today as well when I had some downtime, but it is too dark. The weather is atrocious, so I can't even try anything outside. Anyway, I was also going to do something androgynous with the oufit, like Angie mentioned before - like a v-neck over button-down shirt.</p> <p>Hmm and those brown shoes remind me of Danskos - they have a similar style. The sole looks sort of clog-like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-38988 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:11:14 +0000 Patience 38988@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd love some wing tips like in the jcrew catalog, but I decided to experiment with what I have in my closet (pewter oxfords and 12-13" skinnies) and took pics. </p> <p><a href="http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk269/platoscat/fit08/IMG_0948.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i282.photobucket.com/al.....G_0948.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk269/platoscat/fit08/IMG_0947.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i282.photobucket.com/al.....G_0947.jpg</a></p> <p>I didn't feel like the look was too masculine but I'm not sure my legs are long enough to pull it off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-38966 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:22:13 +0000 Laura 38966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting! And the price is right. Maybe they are worth a try? I saw some oxfords that were perfect, but they were over $300 (maybe they were Donald Pliner, I can't recall now), which made them very much not perfect </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-38938 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:16:56 +0000 Tanya 38938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What do you all think about these shoes for this look? They look flat but there's a bit of platform which might hell elongate the leg line?</p> <p><a href="http://www.lorisshoes.com/product.asp?pfid=LDS07039" rel="nofollow">http://www.lorisshoes.com/prod.....d=LDS07039</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-38839 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:31:40 +0000 Laura 38839@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianne, I am dying to see you in some outfits! Will be looking forward to it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-38763 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:53:38 +0000 marianne 38763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I was all over this look. The only pair of flat oxfords that I have are my old Doc Martens - they are more refined-looking than regular ones and don't have orange stitching. They look like regular men's shoes, and they are also black - and I think brown works better here. Anyway, I'll try to put together some outfits to see if it works. At least maybe I can get feedback on overall silhouette. If it works, I might be able to find appropriate men's shoes at the Rack. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-seen-the-skinniesflat-oxfords-look-at-jcrew#post-38762 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:52:29 +0000 Patience 38762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Doc Martens might be an option once again:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Martens-Womens-3989-Wingtip/dp/B0013NTPSQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Marte.....B0013NTPSQ</a></p> <p>Of course they don't have sizes available. </p>