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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:56:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Lisa on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-448953 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:35:41 +0000 Lisa 448953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like 6-12 best, the darker color and shorter length with fur that is not too puffy looks like it least overwhelms you. The leopard coat in 25 is super on you and may be more versatile than a vest. I always struggle with vests myself. Anonymous on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-448929 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:25:52 +0000 Anonymous 448929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ hehe I hear you. I've been dying to sport one of these. I decided they don't fit my style persona so here is my compromise <a href="http://www.loft.com/loft/product/LOFT-Apparel/LOFT-New-Arrivals/Faux-Fur-Collar-Popcorn-Stitch-Vest/269415?colorExplode=false&skuId=10295984&catid=catl000012&productPageType=fullPriceProducts&defaultColor=7451" rel="nofollow">http://www.loft.com/loft/produ.....Color=7451</a> hey it has faux fur!!! goldenpig on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-448903 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:54:41 +0000 goldenpig 448903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So I decided faux fur vests don't really suit me, but the two last faux fur coats (22 & 25) mesh better with my bombshell style. I was lucky enough to get the leopard coat for 20% off at Macy's and just found out Neiman Marcus is having a 30% off sale so I ordered the brown cropped fur jacket as well. So excited...I think this is going to be a lot of retro bombshell fun! I'll have to buy some red lipstick! PS Modgrl, I did keep the faux shearling vest from NAS...it's fun for MOTG. I'll have to wear it more often! Sona on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-442237 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:47:34 +0000 Sona 442237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ GP:I don't particularly like any of these on you. I think something from the junior section or an asian inspired fur ( is there such a thing?) might look better? Anonymous on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-442235 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:46:43 +0000 Anonymous 442235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love the last one on you! Anonymous on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-442180 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:36:54 +0000 Anonymous 442180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi GP! I didn't read all the comments, but the last three options looked the most flattering to me. I am partial to fur from the bustline up (I don't need any bulk over my belly, thankyouverymuch). So I'm drawn to the vest with mostly a fur collar (and faux leather sides and back) and to the 50's inspired bombshell cape-like jackets. You could totally rock any of these. Irene on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-442053 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:08:44 +0000 Irene 442053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the last one, cropped leopard, on you. It looks retro in good way, you know, like "mad men". Scarlet on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-442032 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:35:15 +0000 Scarlet 442032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I actually think 18/19 looks great. Sleek, elegant, and trendy all at once. RandomThoughts (Andrea) on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441956 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:40:24 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 441956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like 18 & 25 rae on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441868 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:57:13 +0000 rae 441868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I find the long-haired furs overwhelming on dainty you - not quite Chewy, but not as good as your other lovely coats. I like the cropped bolero a little better, but I am not sure about the color by your face. There are tons of options out there, though, so I bet you find the perfect one eventually. Jonesy on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441867 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:49:01 +0000 Jonesy 441867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the short black one in 16-17 (reminds me of Angie's) but if you are not feeling these, then just forget about them and move on to other fun stuff! Suz on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441832 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:01:51 +0000 Suz 441832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Unshopping day. Brilliant! Natalie, I actually really like Janet's vest on you and think you could wear this well if you so choose. It's really a choice, though; if you are going to feel costumy, forget it. You're my shopping heroine. Angie on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441756 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:32:43 +0000 Angie 441756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You have a few amazing options here, Natalie. LOVE #17 and #22. missvee on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441726 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:38:48 +0000 missvee 441726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you look great in #s 9 and 11. The others are either too long, too short, too hairy or just too too! znip on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441681 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:40:22 +0000 znip 441681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I agree with the others - I think the last one fits best with your style. I'm not such a big fan of the others. Fruitful on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441679 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:36:47 +0000 Fruitful 441679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ GP I like the idea of an "unshopping day"! :) I actually think 19 looks elegant on you. 27 is very you, and would be great with a dress or a pencil skirt silhouette, or skinnies. 24 could work similarly, though it is bulkier in the shoulders. The look in 1 hits the model much higher on her leg, hence why it looks so different on you. It's cute but probably not the look you're going for. I had to laugh to myself when you talked about Smokey the Bear, Chewbacca, King Kong, and Abominable Snowman. I have my own horror association with wearing furry clothing - at the age of 10, I had a windcheater with an appliqued koala on it. The applique was made of grey sheepskin. One particularly hilarious girl in the class loudly pointed out that I had "pubes in the wrong place" *raucous laughter* (Oh yeah, they also called me the absent-minded professor and said my frizzy hair was brainwaves coming out of my head)... Back on topic Good luck choosing, it will either fit in with your wardrobe or give it another evolution, you can't go wrong. modgrl on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441676 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:35:53 +0000 modgrl 441676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think 17 and 25 have the most potential. I guess I would worry that the haute hippy prices are probably pretty steep for a trend item like a furry vest. I also liked the shearling vest you posted previously. Did you end up keeping it? Julie on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441651 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:44:38 +0000 Julie 441651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think the bulk of the vest is overwhelming you, but you sure rock that dress and jeans in #4. I'd just go with that Julie rute on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441649 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:36:14 +0000 rute 441649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like 1! I love the bulky look! Love the 70's vibe of the outfit! Lenni A on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441646 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:33:30 +0000 Lenni A 441646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like 20 and 25 on you! I think Faux fur vests can be tricky! I have tried on a couple that also made me feel uncomfortably costumey, even though the idea of them seems cozy and potentially easy and fun to wear. I like the proportions of the more cropped styles on you. I also found that when I tried on longer vests, I felt more comfortable in them if I was wearing something more like my MOTG uniform underneath - like jeans, and a long sleeved t-shirt and cute flats. Still, I'm a 5'6" inverted triangle and some of the furry vests I've tried on made me laugh out loud too. Isis on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441638 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:21:46 +0000 Isis 441638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow Natalie, I admire your shopping prowess! Of the fur vests, I think 18/19 works, especially when it is open. Get if you love it. BUT, I really loved the leopard cropped jacket (25-27)! It looks simultaneously boho and bombshell and retro! It doesn't look cheap in the pics, but if it does IRL this one might not be the ticket. But if you can find a version that you like, I'd hunt down an animal print cropped jacket that feels good to you. Deborah on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441632 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:59:35 +0000 Deborah 441632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Natalie without reading all your post I prefer the last one, 25 to 27. I think it's very cool looking. Quite versatile too. None of the vests grabbed me and had me thinking "you have to get that one". However I do like #6 on you lyn67 on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441621 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:11:35 +0000 lyn67 441621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yeah, it happens:-)). Not laughing at all, mee too have troubles fitting in a fur vest, so I think sadly, it's not everyone cup of tee... BUT, what I can see, and have also learned from my exp. is that the shorter length (of the waistcoat, and the fur itself, too) the better. Seen from your picties that, too! I actually love the vest you show in the last few photos, which are made in dressing rooms. Those are much better choice, each for it's time and occasion. For day the 16/17, 18/19, for night the sleeved shrug like, and the cape from last ones. Hope it was of a small help. AJ on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441600 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:25:51 +0000 AJ 441600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the one from Macy's. Also the cropped one with the brooches might look nice with your a-line skirts. Great job researching how this trend looks on you. Sowmya on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441599 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:24:25 +0000 Sowmya 441599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Goldenpig - yes my mistake, I got thrown off by the inside out part and wanted to change the comment but it took off. Sorry! Sowmya on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441598 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:22:58 +0000 Sowmya 441598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ouch sorry, my comment took off somehow. My thoughts are: 1-5: My sense is it is a little bulky, even the inside out version, looks more compact and fitted. I'm not too enamoured by what the model is wearing to be honest, so I personally would give this a pass. 6-12: I think this fits better and think it would look very nice, worn unbuttoned with the fitted shirt (I think I have something against the dress LOL!) 13-14: Like 16-17: Like very much! 18-19: Again like very much! 20-24: Like the jacket per se, but I can't see the brooch very well and from what I see, I'm not too fond of it. 25-27: Again personal taste here, I prefer my animal print to be more subtle than this, but have to say you wear it well! Overall, I think wearing a faux fur vest with a top or a dress that is plain or has very subtle prints is something I'd go for. Hope I've helped and not confused you even more and I suppose being a total newbie around here I've given you more of a "general public" opinion rather than a fashion forward one at that!! goldenpig on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441595 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:13:09 +0000 goldenpig 441595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I checked over the numbers and I think they're pretty much correct (I fixed 13-15). For the first two vests, I also showed them with the vests inside out (with the lining on top) so they look like two different vests, maybe that is why it is confusing? Sowmya on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441594 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:08:00 +0000 Sowmya 441594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Not sure if its me or is the numbering and the commentary a bit off. I'm going to have to take notes on this I think!! goldenpig on "If you need a good laugh, here's me trying on faux fur vests!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-heres-me-trying-on-faux-fur-vests#post-441592 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:47:40 +0000 goldenpig 441592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie's post and Janet's post inspired me to experiment and see if faux fur might have a place in my closet: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2011/09/29/five-ways-to-wear-faux-fur-vests/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2011/09/.....fur-vests/</a> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/faux-fur-vest-vs-faux-shearling-vest" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....rling-vest</a> So I ordered a faux fur vest online called Sanctuary "Rockin' Natalie" (thought the name was so apropos!) from the Rack and it just arrived. It was something I had seen and tried on during the NAS, but that was when I was just starting out and I thought it was way too over the top then. But when I saw Janet's recent post and then saw it was now on sale at the Rack, I ordered it with the matching dress, thinking maybe now that I'm a more confident dresser I could pull it off. Well, first off the dress makes me look six months pregnant even though it's an XS. And it's so low cut I had to put a cami underneath. Second, the vest is also XS but looks huge on me and I feel like the Abominable Snowman! The combo also feels too costumey for my tastes. I just need to tie a leather headband around my forehead and I'll be all set for the 70's party! It's too bad, because I really like the pattern on the inside of the vest...you could actually turn it inside out and wear it that way and get two looks in one. I'm posting these mainly because Janet asked me to post pics when I got them, but I look nothing like the ad picture and I feel like if I wore this in real life everyone would totally laugh at me (or start rubbing my belly and asking when the baby is due, LOL!). So they're going back ASAP! So back to the drawing board. Today was a big "unshopping day"--went around the mall returning a bunch of stuff to Nordie's, Anthro, Gap, etc., so for fun I tried on some faux fur vests and cropped jackets. Honestly I'm not sure any of them work on me. A lot of them were the wrong size--they didn't have many smalls to try on. But even so, I was thinking I either look like Smokey the Bear, Chewbacca, King Kong, or Abominable Snowman in these. I even tried on Janet's faux fur vest at Macy's but I'm not sure I can pull that off either. What am I doing wrong? Maybe fur vests are not for me? I also tried some cropped jackets, especially since that seemed like more of a Bombshell look and would fit better with my style. But what do you think? How long or short of a jacket should I get and should I look for plain or leopard pattern? Or maybe the long waterproof leopard coat that Angie posted about in her list of fall coats? Or should I just give up on the idea of faux fur for me? Let me know if there's anything worth going back for (or ordering online in a different size). Thanks for your advice! And if you have any better suggestions, let me know! Anyways, thought you'd get a chuckle out of seeing me all big & furry! 1-5. Sanctuary "Rockin' Natalie" from the Rack with Sanctuary Greenwich dress (no, it's not maternity!). Size XS in both. Vest is inside out in 3. How the outfit is supposed to look in 5. 6-12. Another Sanctuary "Rockin' Natalie" in chocolate brown from Anthro, size S. I feel kind of like a grizzly bear in this, LOL. I would probably want to try to size down to XS. This one is very soft and fuzzy, but it's full price so I'm probably not going to keep it. Same pattern on the inside of the vest as the prior vest. Pics from home and from the Anthro dressing room. 13-15. A third "Rockin Natalie" from Nordstrom--also full price. This is called "Ash black" I think. 16-17. I don't remember the name of this one (Haute Hippie or something) but it was hanging on the rack at Nordie's so I tried it on too...but I feel like I should start beating my chest like King Kong! 18-19. Janet's vest from INC at Macy's, size M (I would need to get a small). It has fur only down the front and fake leather on the sides & back, so it's a little more manageable. 20-24. Robbi & Nicki cropped faux fur jacket at Nordstrom in XS. It has removable brooch pins. It was so soft, it felt like real fur. And I like how you can wear it closed, partially open or open and it looks good. But it's the most expensive of the lot. I would probably need to size up to a S since the XS seemed pretty tight around the arms. 25-27. Cropped leopard jacket from INC at Macy's. The smallest they had was a Petite Medium. I'd probably need a regular S or XS. The fur seemed a bit cheap/flat. But it wasn't as expensive. And it also seems like a very bombshell type jacket.