https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:53:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431614 Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:44:29 +0000 unfrumped 1431614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anything noticeable kind that, I won't buy or keep. I do hate it when something shows up after washing. I had some Eddie Bauer jeans that did that leg seam twist thing after washing, so the seams weren't straight. I eventually passed them on , but nowadays I would take them back to EB.<br /> Topstitched items can be off; I don't buy stripes that aren't lined up, though in a lot of items that's not a flaw-- they never intended to match pattern.<br /> The only things I can think if that are okay is something that doesn't show but is a " second" because of it. Or non- clothing items for things that don't matter to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431433 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:05:55 +0000 shoppingisfun 1431433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually don't notice flaws until after I wear the item. I recently bought a sweater (Loft again....I'm noticing a trend here) and I didn't notice until after I washed it and threw away the tags and receipt that there is a (small) HOLE in the back! I know it was there when I bought it because someone had knotted it off to keep it from getting bigger! Ugh. About 2 years ago I bought a tee shirt from there, washed it once, and it came out with a hole in it too! I do have some pieces from there that I really like, but I find their quality control to be really varible. I would just cross them off my list of retailers but they are one of only a few in my area that carry my size (0P) in store for a halfway affordable price. :-/ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431414 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:58:38 +0000 gardenchick 1431414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't had this experience ...but it would bother me. Clothes should at least be perfect when you first get them.</p> <p>What does happen is that items show their lack of durability after a few wears. Everything from pilling to holes to wear on the fabric... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431408 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:49:56 +0000 shedev 1431408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would take it back. I would hate to be limited to wearing it only this way. Can you exchange for one without the flaw? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431400 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:47:30 +0000 Ingunn 1431400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've tossed clothes for the same reasons, and it always bugs me if the seams are crooked etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431380 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:18:02 +0000 Staysfit 1431380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, unacceptable. I would bring it back. I think I have some OCD for this too. I like a new garment to be well made, and without obvious flaws. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431336 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:03:52 +0000 gradfashionista 1431336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If it's a manufacturing defect, then I leave the garment. What you describe would bother me, even if the garment was on sale. While in search of perfection, I will compromise on colour and material fiber&nbsp;if I think the fit is excellent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431305 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:01:02 +0000 Anonymous 1431305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty damn perfect. &nbsp;I won't tolerate manufacturing flaws. &nbsp;Back it goes. &nbsp;If it happens too often I write that particular merchandizer off my list. &nbsp;For example, I pass by Banana Republic and look in their windows, but haven't bought anything there in a long, long time. &nbsp;I don't see that changing because there are too many other stores to try. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431237 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:26:21 +0000 Summer 1431237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You definitely shouldn't accept second-best. &nbsp;Little details that are not quite right will bother you for ever more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431228 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 07:50:45 +0000 rachylou 1431228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, I can't take stuff like that.... And I'm RATE... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431219 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 07:07:17 +0000 Deborah 1431219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am very OCD lol. &nbsp;These things would drive me insane. &nbsp;I expect my clothes to be perfect:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431167 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 04:01:58 +0000 K.M. 1431167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a little OCD so yes, those things drive me crazy. In clothes and in many other aspects of life! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431161 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 03:48:43 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1431161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stuff that's noticeably off grain bugs me, as well as plaids that aren't matched, that sort of thing. I probably miss things and I'm resigned to a lot of knits being off kilter, but I try not to buy things that will have a defect that I notice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431123 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 02:56:04 +0000 Suz 1431123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it really depends on the kind of flaws you are talking about. The ones you mentioned, I wouldn't pay any price for a garment that was defective like that. A missing button (maybe, if I got a discount, and there was a replacement button supplied). A few loose threads, yes.&nbsp;</p> <p>I do admit there are times when you don't know until it is too late. Sometimes a garment's flaws only show up after washing. It doesn't hang right, meaning it probably wasn't stitched properly in the first place. This has happened to me a couple of times. (Zara again....) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431115 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 02:45:42 +0000 Mona 1431115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Small flaws don't bother me much especially if i am sure nobody is going to notice them. But I do want my money's worth so if I invest in a piece of clothing, its got to be high quality. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431086 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 02:04:45 +0000 shoppingisfun 1431086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess I just don't know at what price point I should be accepting of flaws? I mean if a shirt is $50 should I accept it? $20? What if it's on sale? For instance, I have only ever seen a couple of styles of jeans at Loft that do NOT have crooked pockets. They're not super cheap, and millions of people probably wear them....but I don't. Hmm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431085 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 02:03:54 +0000 Anonymous 1431085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are defects or seconds that rightfully should be marked and sold as such. I'd be bothered, but done people may not mind as long as they have something wearable for a cheap price. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431083 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 02:02:39 +0000 Joyce B 1431083@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You bet! If I don't notice a flaw ( which is a rare thing for me not to notice) it's OK but once I notice it I cannot dismiss it and it will bother me. That's why I take my time deciding if something is a keeper or not. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431078 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:53:22 +0000 shipskitty 1431078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those things would really irritate me too enough to return the item.</p> <p>Sometimes on the first wear, especially with faux-wrap dresses I find the cross over at the front gaps more than I would like. But then I am likely to solve it by adding some bonus stitching (or if I'm in a hurry when I discover the issue with a judicious safety pin). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431076 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:51:24 +0000 shoppingisfun 1431076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dangit I think I might have to exchange my shell. But I'm positive no one else would ever notice because a) I always wear my long hair down, and it will cover the straps and b) I plan to only wear it with sweaters and jackets....so I feel like exchanging might be a waste of time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431075 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:50:49 +0000 abc 1431075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess you just have to decide what you're willing to accept and what's a dealbreaker. Like Suz's example or that on an Old Navy $20 pair of jeans maybe pockets might be a slight bit off vs not accepting that on a $98 BR pair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431072 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:48:50 +0000 shoppingisfun 1431072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The problem is that it seems like everything I buy has some kind of defect once I get it home. Some of my cheaper clothes (think Target jeans and tees) seem to be better made than, for instance, a pair of $98 jeans I just bought (and returned) at Banana Republic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431070 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:47:55 +0000 abc 1431070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This sounds like you have honed your skills on identifying quality, like what Angie wrote about in the blog the other day. Those details would drive me nuts too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431069 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:47:16 +0000 DonnaF 1431069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Suz.&nbsp; I try to avoid any defects at all but have to compromise a little on plaid matching on every single seam. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431067 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:44:44 +0000 Suz 1431067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! Those sound like manufacturing defects and they would bother me so much I wouldn't want to wear the item. I <b>will</b> accept a few loose threads as the cost of Fast Fashion (Zara, I'm talking about you) but I try to snip them off when I notice them. And that is the extent of it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-perfect-do-your-clothes-need-to-be#post-1431065 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:38:21 +0000 shoppingisfun 1431065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a sleeveless shell at Loft today. When I got home, I noticed that one strap is a little wider than the other! I know for sure this will drive me nuts. I have this problem a lot....I have returned jeans for the pockets not lining up properly (actually I never buy jeans at Loft because their pockets are ALWAYS off). I passed on a top at Banana Republic today because a pocket was a little crooked. I have a pair of jeans that are cute, but I hate wearing them because one leg turns slightly outward as I wear them....etc. Does it bother you when your clothes aren't just right? </p>