https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 14:21:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying/page/2#post-802211 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:52:49 +0000 Kyle 802211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I DO like this sweater on others,and I am mad for turtlenecks, but have not been tempted. I've just never found a wool sweater I could tolerate, and, as Claire says, true winter cold is not something we deal with much in Arizona. I have a couple of heavy sweaters and I'll leave it at that unless something non-wool completely bowls me over. </p> <p>I propose that we all gather together on the bench and keep warm with tea and hot chocolate! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying/page/2#post-802036 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:39:37 +0000 MNsara 802036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I tried valiantly to get one I could live with, but they just made my neck get red and feel prickly I tried on at least four in two different colors, thinking it was an itchy batch or something, but no luck!</p> <p>I can't figure it out - I wear wool all the time without problems. Usually merino, and I'm okay with most cashmere but not all of it.</p> <p>I never would have looked at it myself, but I DO love the way it looks on everyone else </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying/page/2#post-802025 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:12:03 +0000 Vicki 802025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Sveta and Suz and love my sweater (funny, there was no itch-factor with the ones I bought, but I did notice it on one when I was trying different sizes), as I do run cold and even wear a tee under it. It's becoming a winter workhorse for me and this is spoken from someone on Team Giraffe, so I LOVE the neck! I'm ready for a cocktail now, ladies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying/page/2#post-800946 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:06:56 +0000 Janet 800946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jules, I hear you! I doubt I would have given that sweater a second glance if it hasn't been so popular here. Wasn't expecting to love it, either, but I like to keep an open mind. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying/page/2#post-800943 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:02:18 +0000 Jules 800943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not even tempted. I also tried on some black &amp; white spotted pony hair booties today. Ok they were knock-offs at JOE but still $80, not chump change for me, and I think they captured the look. It's just not the look for me somehow. I know they aren't as popular an item as this sweater but I never would have even given them a second glance before ylf and i love them on ofhers. I'm also still very unsure about a chambray shirt I bought a month ago, again, totally due to ylf (I even had a specific outfit in mind to copy and I have the other pieces... I'm just not sure it's me). The sweater is an easy no for me... Still figuring out the other stuff! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying/page/2#post-800472 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:16:59 +0000 Jjsloane 800472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll have red wine, but will continue to wear my sweater (and might get another one!) just not whilst drinking red wine. I wear a tee under it so no itch. Hail to creative differences! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying/page/2#post-800385 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:53:55 +0000 Bea 800385@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Its definitely not my style (well anything at gap I'm not a gap girl). It is like a turtle neck which I don't do (hello short neck!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying/page/2#post-799380 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:07:03 +0000 Susie 799380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>May I join this bench too? I was at the Gap last weekend and one touch of the sweater was all I needed to know that I didn't need to try it. Way too wooly itchy for me. I like the cut of it but I'm not crazy about the neck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-799104 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:38:32 +0000 cciele 799104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I'll be joining you Janet. I tried it on and it's not bad, but I'm kind of "meh" about it on me. So back it goes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-799084 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:22:06 +0000 Lisa 799084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't even tried this on one. I really like how this looks but I'm not looking for a white sweater right now so I'm sitting this one out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798646 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:31:09 +0000 Diana 798646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no desire to try it on either, although it looks fab on many ladies here. The shape, neckline, and material are not for me. </p> <p>That said, I AM planning to knit my own winter cream cabled pullover. But I want it to be more like the one Anna has, and I think I am going to use a cashmere blend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798641 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:21:54 +0000 Anonymous 798641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is there room for me on this bench? I'll have some red wine too. An over-sized light colored pullover would make me extremely self-conscious about my mid-section. And it's not like I need it to keep warm where I live. I'd be taking it off and on all day. For practical reasons, I need to stick mostly to cardigans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798625 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:49:08 +0000 velvetychocolate 798625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this is a fab sweater on most YLF'ers, but have to admit - I am not even tempted by it because I can just tell it won't look all that great on my plump-ish, hour-glass-ish frame. I'm on the bench for this one. </p> <p>That said - it *is* a fab sweater, on most people. Just gorgeous. I think maybe this means I'm slowly starting to figure out that certain trends or popular items aren't always the best thing for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798576 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:32:39 +0000 Thistle 798576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I passed on it as well. Too itchy! That, and with my figure, I am just not sure it is flattering.</p> <p>I'll sit this one out with a frozen margarita. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798574 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:31:38 +0000 Sveta 798574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still like it but won't say no to a martini! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798569 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:28:09 +0000 ClaraT 798569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought I was alone in the non-Gap-sweater camp. What a relief that others feel the same :-)</p> <p>I like the look on others (flattering light color, cozy, etc.), but I feel a bit itchy and claustrophobic just looking at it. </p> <p>(I am not a turtle neck wearer.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798554 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:02:49 +0000 Gaylene 798554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A bench where I don't have to wear saggy jeans and an itchy, bulky, oversized turtleneck sounds like heaven-- especially if I can have my vodka martini with two olives. When the bandwagon on the forum gets in full swing, it's sometimes hard not to feel like you are the only one who has a poisoned eye for a forum favorite.</p> <p>But, having said that, I'm loving both my BR and J Crew striped sweaters. Total sugar eye for those two workhorses this Christmas season. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798546 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:42:29 +0000 Janet 798546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denise, I swear I'm starting to run warmer -- but of course our weather has not turned really cold here either, so maybe that's it. I have been enjoying my layered lightweight tops, sweaters, and jackets, but the idea of a really warm, bulky sweater is not appealing to me right now anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798545 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:40:25 +0000 Anonymous 798545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, it adds weight to my bust and shoulders, not a good look </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798543 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:39:26 +0000 Suz 798543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's great that we get to compare this way. It's good information for us all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798536 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:33:25 +0000 Janet 798536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Something about the neck seemed to bring out my, um, not-so-taut-anymore jawline. Ugh. Couldn't take it off fast enough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798533 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:31:26 +0000 Marley 798533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I didn't like it either Janet. I tried it on in the store and then also tried on Vicki's when I was her house last week. Both times, I had an immediate dislike for it! It was not only itchy, but the neck comPLETEly swallowed me up - and I also felt like I had just flashbacked to the '80's - and it just wasn't a pretty look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798494 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:33:00 +0000 Angie 798494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's interesting to hear the itch-factor on this sweater - it's like we are talking about two different pieces. Clearly we are allergic to different things. I am not at all itchy in the Gap jumper. But everything else I've tried has been torture bar one Zara piece that I am wearing right now. That worked too. We are always learning </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798493 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:31:45 +0000 Transcona Shannon 798493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Didn't work for me either Janet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798488 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:27:31 +0000 deb 798488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I did the same thing. It was so very itchy and do not understand how everyone can tolerate it. Glad I am not the only one. Oh, and I will have a glass of red wine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798447 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:09 +0000 annagybe 798447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have my cream cabled sweater. There's plenty of YLF sweeping items that I pass on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798440 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:53:23 +0000 Raisin 798440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok now that you brought it up, I am not a big fan of this one. It does look good on some people, but I find the neck part to be strange. The turtleneck part is too big or something, and goes down too far. And sometimes the sleeves look way too tight for the body. But I was not lying to those of you I said it looked fab on, it's just not for me. I can't stand a turtleneck on my neck either. But yah, not jumping on that bandwagon either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798429 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:41:27 +0000 Anonymous 798429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll join you in the nonGapsweater, nonbaggybritches cocktail hour. Tito's martini, straight up, extra olives, please. Yum! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798423 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:35:12 +0000 CocoLion 798423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the sweater but am passing on pullovers right now due to sudden unwelcome increases in body temperature, ha. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-tried-on-that-gap-sweater-everyones-buying#post-798397 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:08:21 +0000 Anonymous 798397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm passing on the sweater as well! Not even remotely tempted to try it, even after seeing some fabulous stylings of it on YLF. </p>