https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:47:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127823 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:53:43 +0000 rachylou 2127823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’d try on the flares and let the white sweatshirt dress go... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127749 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:58:07 +0000 Angie 2127749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote to try on the flares! And hold on to the straight legs till the weather cools. The rest of your pass on decisions are sound. Well done, <b>Cindy</b>!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127723 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:47:08 +0000 cindysmith 2127723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, yep. I'm definitely not friendly towards jeans right now. It's only in the low 90s Fahrenheit, but I'm already enjoying those shorts I ordered recently. I'll try the flares on early tomorrow before it gets hot. </p> <p>Slim Cat, I have recently discovered a tailor in town that I said I would try next time I needed alterations. The jeans are good, I like them a lot, and they do stack nice over cowgirl boots and this IS Texas LOL</p> <p>Star, I picked up a pair of Frame khaki kick flare crops super cheap at Rack, and cut them off as Bermuda shorts. I uncovered them in my edit :-)</p> <p>Nemosmom, the dress is comfortable for something so bodycon, and it's perfect for meetings during the cooler months. As long as I don't stain it with grease, it could always be dyed, right? I think I will keep the Hudson straight legs and take them to the tailor. I'll have to see if the COH flares even come close to actually fitting; if the flares are close to fitting again, I can sit on them a while and see if I get any leaner now that gyms are reopening and I can maybe work out for real again.</p> <p>Thanks for all the suggestions and wisdom, guys! It's so nice to have you guys to help me decide what works and what CAN work with a tweak. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127700 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:36:22 +0000 nemosmom 2127700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I 100% agree with passing on pleather items that don't play nicely with Texas weather - especially if you are limited on space and have other leather/pleather jackets that you love.&nbsp; For the Segal dress, could you wear it as loungewear? Like, a nice-enough-to-pop-out piece of loungewear? If it gets stained, you could always recycle or repurpose it. </p> <p>I personally have a major soft spot for flares and straight leg jeans, (ok, if I am honest, I have a soft spot for all things denim so I am extremely biased) IMO - if they fit, and you are happy with the rise, they are worth keeping.&nbsp; I have an assortment of silhouettes that all serve different purposes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127691 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 06:51:51 +0000 Star (Lise) 2127691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I recently cut a pair of flares into shorts and am so happy with them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127688 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:49:05 +0000 slim cat 2127688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The straight Hudson jeans - maybe to keep until you can consult the tailor about alterations? I have the soft spot for the straight jeans - mine &nbsp;often come back into rotation from the holding zone.<br />Ditto on all white pieces - challenging to keep pristine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127679 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 02:58:16 +0000 Jaime 2127679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well try the flares on before deciding . Are you in summer mode and feeling less friendly toward jeans? Sounds like a lot of reasonable decisions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127667 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:32:34 +0000 cindysmith 2127667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Zaeobi, it could absolutely work, thank you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127664 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:18:57 +0000 Zaeobi 2127664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Regarding #5, I know some people just wear a regular bra &amp; then tuck the straps into the top of the cups (rather than slinging them over their shoulders). I don't know your bust situation; could that work for you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holding-zone-review-long#post-2127662 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:07:16 +0000 cindysmith 2127662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I put this one under shopping, because that is how I had to treat this morning's exercise in editing. I started with the closet, and there was quite the pile of stuff to go, actually several piles, and they grew rapidly. I had to think about each garment as if I were considering whether to buy it right now. I did give myself some latitude for the stuff I wasn't sure about, because it's the coronapocalypse and there's nowhere to go to wear the things I'm unsure of. Those items are not being pictured or discussed at this time; I'll deal with those at some point in the future.</p> <p>Several garments went into a bag to go to a friend's yard sale, because they weren't anything special, or had some tiny flaw that would get them rejected by a consignment shop. A few winter garments went into that bag, also, because the consignment shop is only taking spring/summer items right now and I'm not sitting on bulky garments til fall when I currently live in an RV with no storage to speak of.</p> <p>Some garments WILL be going to the consignment shop. They aren't anything special, mostly mass market brands, pieces I don't love and that are causing me to split wears with something similar that I DO love. Maybe I'll get a few bucks out of them.</p> <p>There are 3 garments I'm on the fence about:<br /> 1. Shelly Segal Laundry sweatshirt dress. It's very bodycon, and looks good on me, and I even have outfit ideas in mind for it. But it's white. I generally can't keep whites white. I like it in theory, but fear the reality of what I do to light colored garments.<br /> 2. Hudson Sartor jeans. I like these ok, but they're starting to get a little loose on me. I LOVE the length; I have a 33" inseam and these jeans have a decent stack when I wear them over my cowgirl boots. They're definitely long enough to wear with my highest heels. They're certainly worth tailoring, but do I wear straight legs often enough to justify letting them take up space in my minuscule clothes storage?<br /> 3. Citizens of Humanity flare jeans. I don't do flares very often at all. Like, less than I do straight legs, if I'm honest. Also, they're a 29, and a COH 29 is smaller than an AG 29, so I may or may not ever get into them. Leaning towards passing these on.</p> <p>Next up: definitely passing on to someone else<br /> 4. JCrew Factory skinny Jean's. Size 30, fit like my Hudson 32. Supposed to be a skinny, but fit more like boyfriend. Can't keep them up around my waist, they keep sliding down to reveal my plumber's crack.<br /> 5. Splendid one shoulder top. I love the top, but refuse to buy one of those convertible bras so I can wear it.<br /> 6. Pleather biker jacket, Romeo &amp; Juliet Couture. I love the jacket, but I discovered 2 leather jackets I forgot I owned plus I have a Shelly Segal Laundry leather biker jacket with the knit panels in the sleeves that I love.<br /> 7. Another pleather piece from Romeo &amp; Juliet Couture. Laser cut out tank top with knit back. I like it a lot, but pleather in Texas in summer. Hard pass.<br /> 8. Hudson wide leg jeans. Size 32, slightly loose. I have an identical pair in size 31 that don't require a belt, so these can go.<br /> There are 3 garments left in my holding zone at the moment, and they are staying. Celine cardigan in.purple, and I have already forgotten what the other 2 are LOL.<br /> For the garments pictured that are definitely going bye-bye, I'll probably send them to the consignment shop. If any of you want any of them, PM me and I'll send you whatever you want if you just cover shipping.<br /> Thanks for reading, and any comments you have to share. </p>