https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 22 May 2026 18:16:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1505183 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:37:39 +0000 annabelle 1505183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love separates so I'm a pencil skirt + boxy t kind of girl. I keep thinking I will wear a dress, but I never reach for one.</p> <p>Here are some cute shirt dresses that haven't been posted here yet.:)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504921 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:14:23 +0000 anne 1504921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No recs from me (being in Australia) but I love shirt dresses too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504898 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 05:05:27 +0000 karymk 1504898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well you can't go wrong at Joe Fresh for style and price. &nbsp;Do you order online or do you have one near you? &nbsp;I got my favorite dress last summer on sale at JF for 19.00 and I absolutely hope it lasts forever! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504895 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 04:59:21 +0000 Anonymous 1504895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...that link doesn't work, TorontoGirl. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504616 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:15:05 +0000 Helena 1504616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, thanks Alasse, I suppose that would help!</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thebay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/thebay/womens-apparel/dresses/wilma-floral-stripe-wrap-dress-0006-8812776--24"><a href="http://www.thebay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/thebay/womens-apparel/dresses/wilma-floral-stripe" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebay.com/webapp/w.....ral-stripe</a>...</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504597 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:35:17 +0000 Alassë 1504597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't see a link.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504575 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:53:27 +0000 Helena 1504575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, this is the one that caught my eye - there is something shirt-dressish about it (still sort of crisp), but with the more flattering (for me) wrap shape. It's a little pricier than I would like for a summer dress but I might run to the Bay tomorrow and give it a go What do you think? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504572 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:50:30 +0000 Thistle 1504572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I *love* wrap dresses!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504569 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:41:57 +0000 Helena 1504569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I think I need to decide what the main purpose of this dress will be ... I think it's more for being a little smarter-looking since I have plenty of shorts and tee options for park and gardening days ... thanks all for checking my impulse! I'll keep my eyes open for a suitable shirt dress or similar ... I actually just spotted a cute wrap dress in a blue print that might do the trick. W </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504563 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:24:27 +0000 Alassë 1504563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To me, a shirtdress and a maxi skirt are different outfit niches. That said, I could see you in a casual maxi like the one you posted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504561 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:18:29 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1504561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think a shirtdress would be great to have, and more versatile than a maxi skirt, for the reason Elizabeth gives. Sometimes I find it a relief to just put on a dress and have an instant outfit in one piece. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504546 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:51:09 +0000 Helena 1504546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone! Thistle, a wrap would work great too, if it had short sleeves </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504497 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:23:21 +0000 Lenni A 1504497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It may have too much pattern for your purpose, but I recently bought this Boden blue striped shirt dress and I really like the fit and the fabric texture.</p> <p><a href="http://m.bodenusa.com/en-US/Womens-Dresses/Day-Dresses/WH780-BST/Womens-Multi-Blues-Stripe-Seatown-Shirt-Dress.html?sc=J6H5&#038;cm_mmc=GoogleShopping-_-AW14-_-datafeed-_-datafeed&#038;istCompanyId=654c6563-344a-4fb0-9b32-3ddc2d0f96b4&#038;istItemId=rmaxxtplx&#038;istBid=t&#038;gclid=CNr7v_3qh8YCFYuQHwodnqIAvg" rel="nofollow">http://m.bodenusa.com/en-US/Wo.....HwodnqIAvg</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504495 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:22:33 +0000 Thistle 1504495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here is a shirt dress in dark navy <a href="http://www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi34580&#038;N=10189&#038;No=72&#038;selectedConcept=&#038;_=1434032287948&#038;Nrpp=24&#038;Nr=AND(OR(product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite)%2COR(product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002)" rel="nofollow">http://www.talbots.com/online/.....alog20002)</a>) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504494 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:21:05 +0000 Thistle 1504494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Would a wrap dress work? Or a long enough fit and flare? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504490 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:11:18 +0000 Daria 1504490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here is what I have in my finds - all denim/chambray though; not sure it's what you are after.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504488 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:08:34 +0000 cjh 1504488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not sure what your ideal of a shirt dress looks like, but here is one.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.landsend.com/products/womens-sleeveless-poplin-shirtdress/id_287347">http://www.landsend.com/produc...../id_287347</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504487 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:05:39 +0000 Elizabeth P 1504487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are you thinking denim?&nbsp; or some other fabric?&nbsp; <br />I got a dark denim one earlier this year from BR and I love it.&nbsp; I wouldn't say it could be replaced by a maxi skirt, as it's an outfit all by itself, quite different than a skirt.&nbsp; Which makes it both more and less versatile :)</p> <p>PS, mine is MUCH longer than the pic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-fabbers---substitute-for-shirt-dress#post-1504477 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:41:32 +0000 Helena 1504477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey there, I was showing my sister my summer capsule wardrobe and she pointed out that my navy shirt-dress, well, looks like crap. It was an online buy I think last summer or the summer before, and when it arrived it wasn't quite right - the fabric a bit too stiff, the collar a bit too closed, the belt a bit too high on the waist ... but I kept it because I was replacing a loved-until-worn-out similar dress and was determined to make it work.</p> <p>Well it didn't, and leave it to sisters to tell you the truth!</p> <p>So - any thoughts as to a replacement? I have not seen any shirt-dresses that I have loved. I am trying not to buy too many cheap-and-cheerful pieces, but I did see a heathered navy maxi skirt at Joe Fresh that I thought might mix nicely in with my ink tops and tanks, per Angie's <a rel="nofollow" href="http://http://youlookfab.com/2015/05/29/mom-on-the-go-the-casual-maxi-skirt/">motg formula</a>. It might be more versatile that a dress given its mix-and-matchability and my limited number of wardrobe pieces? Another option might be a striped knee-length skirt.</p> <p>What do you think? Thanks </p>