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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: How do you wear Le Smoking....? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:57:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php gryffin on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking/page/2#post-1995145 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:17:26 +0000 gryffin 1995145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Vicki - That is the Helmut Lang gala cropped smoking tux.  You can see featherfactor styling it <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.featherfactor.com/2012/11/jacket-reviews-helmut-lang.html">http://www.featherfactor.com/2.....-lang.html</a>  There were several iterations.  I have the three because it is the ne plus ultra of cropped tux jackets - the bracelet sleeve all season that she is wearing, the parabla back makes it truly special but you do have to check the rear view and how that presents but I love this detail.  I have a ponte textured with LS and the LS leather sleeve version.  You'd need to check ebay type sites but I love this jacket and can't speak highly enough of it!  BTW Vicki - I think this jacket looks better on me than FF - her photos don't do justice to this jacket but you get the idea. TG- a tux jacket would look smashing with your wardrobe just as it is!  Instant girls night out, date night!!  Just a thought!!  I wear this with jeans and I've worn it with black tie, I have multiples so I don't have to save them all for good!!  Only one get special treatment!! Helena on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking/page/2#post-1995095 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:18:33 +0000 Helena 1995095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So sophisticated. I will live a glamorous life vicariously through you Gryffin! Vicki on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking/page/2#post-1995073 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:08:37 +0000 Vicki 1995073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi gryffin,  I'm so late reading this.  Will you please tell me who makes the jacket in #8?  I love the cut of it.  Thanks! gryffin on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking/page/2#post-1979563 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:00:14 +0000 gryffin 1979563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Christina - look for jackets with some stretch, waist definition and slightly shorter in length, this is give a showcase for your gorgeous curves.  Christina F. on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking/page/2#post-1979560 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:54:56 +0000 Christina F. 1979560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks, Gryffin and FashIntern, those are good ideas. Maybe next year by the holidays I'll be in a position to truly go on the hunt. I'm on the short side and curvy, so it might take me a long time, if ever, to find something that doesn't look dumpy on me.... gryffin on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1979465 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:57:50 +0000 gryffin 1979465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ bj111- the tux's are tdf!!  Both are divine and would have a different purpose.  I love the long jacket for leather leggings, short dresses, cigarette pants, buttoned as a blazer dress over a mini or leggings.  I soooooooo I want that jacket, it's perfect.  Too spendy for me but wow, I'd love to admire on someone.  The short tux is fantastic for wider legged pants, longer dresses, casual toss on.  Both are so elegant seems so well proportioned, I could see living in that jacket, although I'd probably ration wears "for good"  Are they possible for you?  Just gorgeous and drool worthy!! bj1111 on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1979376 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 02:43:36 +0000 bj1111 1979376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ i tried on the first find (short tuxedo jacket) at the store in the stanford mall and it is outstanding. of course well made and fits like it was made for me. i might try the longer jacket which is on sale at nordies. this is sooo much a want. Stagiaire Fash on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1979351 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:55:54 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1979351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Christina, if you have time, and especially if you’d enjoy it, I think you should start trying on elements of this outfit whenever you get the chance. That way you’ll know exactly what does and doesn’t work for you, and will know exactly what to do when you see a rare deep discount. gryffin on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1979253 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:13:44 +0000 gryffin 1979253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Christina - Do you keep a list?  It helps keep me on track what to save for.  Also there are a lot of sales after the holiday.  Plus you never know what you will find at the right time when you are ready to purchase.  Good luck!! Christina F. on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1979229 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:56:48 +0000 Christina F. 1979229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wish I had a festive pantsuit. I could wear one to an event I attend every April. Now is the time to buy, if I want jacquard or velvet, but I can't right now. Thank you for sharing this - it's inspiring some future purchases of mine, even if they have to wait. gryffin on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1979208 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:25:13 +0000 gryffin 1979208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz - thank you.  Yes, wouldn't Joy look amazing in a white Le Smoking variant?  That would be awesome.  I remember Parsley had a divine white HL blazer which was wonderful! La BD - that jacket simply must come out to play!!  Have you tried it with jeans?  I don't think I'd ever take it off!!  So glad you are planning an outing for it! Bat Sam!!!!  Come to your Auntie gryffin!!!  She will give you a delicious white lace top to chew on!!!  and brush your hair, and rub your tummy, and kiss your head, and give you treats......sigh...... Nomad - thank you so much!  It gives me a lot of pleasure!! Style Fan - if you seriously need a suit it's worth saving up for.  It travels like a dream.  You could do yoga in the pants which are both very flattering.  The cutaway style is incredibly flattering.  But the layout is youchy!! Cee- Love it!!  Saving the world or chasing squirrels.  It's quite a choice for bat sam!! Cee on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1979163 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:49:20 +0000 Cee 1979163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Bat-Sam: " I am vengeance... I am the night... I am... " **Scratches himself before looking dark and broody in an impossibly adorable  manner** " ...Now where was I ? Oh, yeah... I am Bat* ...Oh, look ! A squirrel !!! " **Scampers off after nut foraging tree dweller** Style Fan on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1979062 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 22:58:09 +0000 Style Fan 1979062@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gryffin, I will dream of wearing the VB scuba jacket and pants to some special event.  I love a little bit of lace peeking out.   Nomad on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978977 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:40:51 +0000 Nomad 1978977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gryffin, I adore your whole capsule... it's so sleek and sophisticated and unexpected. Angie on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978908 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 16:23:59 +0000 Angie 1978908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Here he comes. I need that white lace top!  Mary Beth (formerly LBD) on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978880 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 15:51:14 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1978880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m very glad this discussion is happening. I’ve just remembered I have a vintage 1980S YSL jacket in my closet, that I’ve never worn. . I am challenging myself to wear it this month! Gryffin, your entire capsule is drool-worthy, especially the clutches and the blouses! Joy, I second Suz here about your white outfit! Suz on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978794 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 04:45:35 +0000 Suz 1978794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love your hard-working dressy capsule. You are so smart about putting all these pieces to work in a variety of ways. Wonderful items, too.  Also, I am rubbing my hands in anticipation of seeing Joy in the white version!  gryffin on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978787 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 04:18:35 +0000 gryffin 1978787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Shevia - thank you.  And I love wardrobes that are eclectic!  We are large, we contain multitudes!!  I just can't manage them.  Then I have nothing to wear.  It's discipline based on desperation!!  I adore your outfits.  You always look amazing!!!  Jaime on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978780 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 03:13:21 +0000 Jaime 1978780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love lace and suits, and although I am too all over the place to have your style discipline, I still love your style. gryffin on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978675 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:14:41 +0000 gryffin 1978675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie - Please, please, please send Bat Sam to steal the tops!!  Then I can steal the adorable, the adogable, the ever delicious Bat Sam himself!!  Oh yeah!!  BTW you would really like the RT Luna lace top.  Perfect neckline for you, side zip, there is very subtle embroidery "clair de lune" "la tete dans les etoiles" gorgeous finish on sleeves and bottom and works with dark or light cami to pop the embroidery or not.  If you see it on sale it's definitely worth snapping up.  I've worn it with jeans and for dress fits magnificently under a blazer or pop it over a sheath for a pop over dress.  I have the white and black and they've proved to be total work horses! Angie on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978629 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:15:37 +0000 Angie 1978629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks, Gryffin. These are GORGEOUS items. Looking very you, although I haven't see you yet! Maybe we need to fix that :) Personally, I prefer black outfits that are broken up instead of black from head to toe. So I LOVE the addition of the white tops and non-black handbags here. Very pretty. Rock on.  I WANT THAT CREAM LACE TOP. Sending Bat Sam over to steal it.  gryffin on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978595 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 15:48:57 +0000 gryffin 1978595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sal - you are so smart to recognize your needs.  The only thing I will say is that a great suit can be worn as components.  I wear my Veronica Beard scuba suit alot.  Together and broken up.  It's very hard working.  You'll probably already have a great clutch and tops are mixable.  The goal with this outfit it to make all the pieces work hard.  I get more milage out of a suit then a fancy dress. Style Fan - This suit in particular is fitted.  VB is great at the cutaway styling so it gives you curves and the ponte pants are elegant, cigarette but no sausage like.  With the cami jacket snapped it's a sexy but classy look.  I feel powerful in this outfit! Lisa - it's the holidays.  No better time to surf jackets.  Even expensive ones have great sales so if you know your size I would begin the stalking process.  Plus there will be excellent novelty and evening options.  Tis the season!!  Good luck on the hunt! Ummlila - I know girl with your light coloring you wear color magnificently.  But I know we have a lot of crossover in formality, line, quality and details.  There's no reason you can't riff on Le Smoking on another color.  Did you keep the velvet jacket?  Mustard right?  Lace cami and accessories and you have an amazing outfit!! Bijou - you have amazing pieces.  I'm sure you can put something together that will be divine!  That being said if you need a power suit I can not say enough about the VB scuba pieces.  When I was looking for a suit I got a lot of shout outs for this brand.  I did not want to drop that kind of cash.  Bottom line you get what you pay for.  It's fantastic.  I know have the kennedy jacket too and if I saw another one that was right I would pounce if I could.   Joy - be careful what you wish for!!  I don't know if the pants come in matching scuba material but it looks pretty close.  You wear white so well.  Why go black tie when you can go white tie!!  You would totally rock this look!!! Katerina - thank you!  From the queen of the suit that is great praise!!  I can so see you in this look.  But I want to know what scarf you would wear and what jewelry and accessories!!   Jane - thank you.  It's such a favorite to me.  I'm always surprised suits don't always get love.  The styling options are limitless and you never need to worry about having a dressy outfit again.  It may not be ideal for all, but you'll always have something appropriate! Jane on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978524 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 09:31:04 +0000 Jane 1978524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Le Smoking capsule is gorgeous! Katerina on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978506 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 06:37:04 +0000 Katerina 1978506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you for showing us the FABULOUS capsule. I love it all. It is so helpful to read about how you wear the pieces together, a great lesson and inspiration. Anonymous on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978493 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:30:06 +0000 Anonymous 1978493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ WOW! You have a wonderful capsule here. I want it all in white. Bijou on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978489 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:13:14 +0000 Bijou 1978489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh wow, can I have one of each of these? The lines of your VB scuba jacket are superb. I love this look too, and have a few items that I can mix to get a similar effect. Wearing black (with white accents) always looks so sharp and your booties add a nice edge to some of the prettier elements.  UmmLila (Lisa) on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978448 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 01:03:03 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1978448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this set. I'd cut out black for the past few years, but for some reason I'm finding my way back to it again this year, and liking suiting that's not corporate but sexy. Anonymous on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978446 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 01:00:05 +0000 Anonymous 1978446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks  That JCrew jacket looks nice. Style Fan on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978442 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:53:04 +0000 Style Fan 1978442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Le Smoking indeed!  This is how I would dress if I were going to a special event over the holidays.  I like the lace cami version with the booties. Sal on "How do you wear Le Smoking....?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wear-le-smoking#post-1978437 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:22:38 +0000 Sal 1978437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Really great capsule.  Perfect for cooler temperature evening dos.  So elegant and sophisticated. Love the bags in particular, the black jacket and the white blouses. I would love to purchase a Le Smoking.  I would also wear a cami underneath, pants would be tailored fit, and I have a special fondness for traditional pumps/court shoes with the look as per your pic 7.  But my wardrobe has lots of evening options and I rarely go to dressy things in the winter sadly....