https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:06:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1250635 Tue, 13 May 2014 17:07:42 +0000 Anonymous 1250635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm just the opposite of you as I need to fight with cardigans all day, especially those with higher necklines. I feel more comfortable in jackets that stay put. In warm weather I find those without linings are my favorites. You might try jackets without linings to see if they are more comfortable. They would resemble sweater jackets in this respect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1250617 Tue, 13 May 2014 16:41:49 +0000 kkards 1250617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i think jackets (like dresses) exist in 2 kinds of comfort zones, physical comfort and psychological. you may not be a "jacket person" because you find them outside of your psychological comfort zone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1250583 Tue, 13 May 2014 16:00:18 +0000 Suja 1250583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In my experience, jackets are just less comfortable than cardigans. &nbsp;They very nature of adding structure means they have less give. &nbsp;I personally am fine with the constrictive feel of a jacket on most days but when I want to be really comfortable, I reach for a cardigan.</p> <p>A newer style knit jacket might be the best of both worlds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1250514 Tue, 13 May 2014 15:10:05 +0000 AviaMariah 1250514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was just thinking this morning that I think I'm going to have to stop buying jackets. &nbsp;I always reach past them for a cardigan. &nbsp;I like the look of a jacket better but you just can't beat the comfort of a cardigan. &nbsp;So I think it's just being realistic about what comfort level you expect. &nbsp;Also, I think jackets are more uncomfortable sitting in a chair all day than walking/moving around. &nbsp;So if you have a sit down job that may play a part. &nbsp;Also if you have a little one at home a cardigan is usually easier to launder than a jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1250175 Tue, 13 May 2014 03:27:16 +0000 Beth Ann 1250175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you, Thistle!&nbsp; I'm most fond of unlined ponte, with a weighty enough fabric to give structure without lining.&nbsp; </p> <p>I've learned that some folks are broader in the back ribs than the front, or vice versa (I'm broad in both regions --- singer ribs).&nbsp; A bra fitter mentioned this.&nbsp; I wonder if you need a bit more space in the center back, or in the back of the armhole. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1250167 Tue, 13 May 2014 03:18:57 +0000 deb 1250167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura, thanks for the Talbot's jacket link. I wand a casual house jacket so I just ordered it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1250159 Tue, 13 May 2014 03:09:22 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1250159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ponte can vary in stretchiness level too - it's not super stretchy in the first place. I think this might help since you mentioned having a sweater jacket, Thistle, that is very comfy. I've got one too and it does have more give than my ponte jackets do in general. I just received this jacket from Talbots, and it's nice and stretchy, although I don't know if the denim-look would work for your office. It's on sale, anyway ;)<br /><a href="http://www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi32240&amp;mode=search&amp;catId=&amp;rootCategory=&amp;viewAll=&amp;trail=&amp;addFacet=SRCH:knit%20denim%20jacket&amp;conceptIdUnderSale=&amp;prdi32240_selectedColor=7279&amp;prdi32240_userAction=colorSwapSelection&amp;section=Sale&amp;prdi32240_colorIndicator=saleColor&amp;backurl=%2Fonline%2Fsearch%2FsearchResults.jsp%3Fquestion%3Dknit%2Bdenim%2Bjacket%26trail%3D%26pageNum%3D0%26addFacet%3DSRCH%253Aknit%2Bdenim%2Bjacket%26removeFacet%3D" rel="nofollow">http://www.talbots.com/online/.....ootCategor</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249778 Mon, 12 May 2014 18:46:50 +0000 cinnamon fern 1249778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you mean that the jackets feel too tight across the upper back? &nbsp;That does sound like the jacket is just too small, or fits wrong around the armpit.</p> <p>I do have one jacket that feels too tight there if I'm sitting and slouching. &nbsp;I take that as a reminder to lengthen the spine, as my yoga teacher would say. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249770 Mon, 12 May 2014 18:25:39 +0000 rachylou 1249770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The knit blazer? The sweater blazer? Have these been covered already?</p> <p>I'm curious as to what exactly you mean by uncomfortable? Like maybe you're not warm enough (always my problem) or you're finding them binding in a certain place... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249765 Mon, 12 May 2014 18:21:20 +0000 Jorja 1249765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not sure where you live in Wisconsin but Macy's at the Mayfair mall in Wauwatosa( basically Milwaukee) carries Eileen Fisher. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249752 Mon, 12 May 2014 18:07:29 +0000 Thistle 1249752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The sweater jacket I have is basic black. It is truly a sweather than has been shaped to look like a jacket. I can only wear it on the coldest of days, which meant from November-March this year!</p> <p>The part that is uncomfortable is my back, actually. I assume from having my hands on the keyboard for a big chunk of the day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249694 Mon, 12 May 2014 17:16:36 +0000 deb 1249694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear mint all day and am very comfortable. Where is yours uncomfortable? across the shoulders? Moving your arms? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249661 Mon, 12 May 2014 16:26:52 +0000 Angie 1249661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Which sweater jacket is that, Thistle?&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm <b>extremely</b> comfy in jackets. But I usually wear them open, and&nbsp;on the fluid side of tailored or fluid. I have few form fitting jackets. No knits.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249659 Mon, 12 May 2014 16:25:26 +0000 Thistle 1249659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really need to get myself down to Chicago and check out Eileen Fisher. No stores in Wisconsin carry her&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249658 Mon, 12 May 2014 16:24:11 +0000 ironkurtin 1249658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know what you mean. I suggest soft blazers. Broken record time! - Eileen Fisher often has beautiful ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249654 Mon, 12 May 2014 16:21:01 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1249654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've never found woven blazers comfortable, no matter how well they seemed to fit. I've found some that were perfectly tolerable for a work day, but never anything that I'd reach for in preference for a cardigan strictly on a comfort basis. I think it's the whole sizing conundrum, again, especially for those of us that are on the plus size end - anything that's got enough ease to give you full range of motion is going to look a bit baggy and oversized when you stand still and look in the mirror. That works for a jean jacket or outerwear jacket, but not for a work-appropriate blazer. So then we size down a size and find that shoulders and arms and back are a bit constrained, but it looks great in an outfit!</p> <p>Knit jackets are a lot more comfortable to me, which is why when all the ponte blazers started coming out in the last couple years I have bought an embarrassing number of them. First were the unlined sweatshirt material ones from Target and recently I've upgraded with lined ones from Chico's, H&amp;M, and JC Penney. I really really hope they don't completely go out of style, because they've become some of my workhorses. </p> <p>If even unlined ponte is uncomfortable, I think there's gotta be something going wrong with the fit/sizing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249644 Mon, 12 May 2014 16:06:50 +0000 Jules 1249644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My jackets are more about going to and from work and wearing outside at lunch, etc. These are actually fashion opportunities for me because I work in a casual office with very low fashion sense, but am located&nbsp;in the downtown&nbsp;business district where some nicer looks are on display. As a working mom,&nbsp;I enjoy my breaks as me time for shopping, walking, etc, and dressing well has become&nbsp;part of that.&nbsp;<br />I know you have a requirement to dress professionally, but if I was driving to a factory and simply working hard all day, as I believe you are, comfort would definitely be a high&nbsp;priority! All the more so when pregnant :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249631 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:59:49 +0000 Alassë 1249631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Unfrumped's got you sorted, Thistle. I also dislike wearing woven blazers (lined &amp; unlined), but have no problem wearing cardigans or knit blazers/sweater jackets. I've come to realize it's a quirk I have to take into account, or I'll end up with closet orphans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249607 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:41:51 +0000 Thistle 1249607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unfrumped - I do find cardigans comfortable and have no problem wearing them all day. So perhaps I just have a higher expectation for comfort!</p> <p>Now that you mention it, my one sweater jacket was a workhorse because it was comfortable and I was willing to wear it throughout the cold months.</p> <p>Perhaps I shall have to keep an eye out for more of these. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249589 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:20:21 +0000 unfrumped 1249589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you feel the same way about cardigans? If not, if they feel fine, &nbsp;it may be you are after a high comfort level.<br />I find sweaters very comfortable, jackets less so, and I did notice a substantial increase in comfort when I first forayed into knit blazers. I feel I can forget they're on. But 2 of mine are unlined and ruched sleeved so give a less "high&nbsp;end" look, and another is lined but styled more casually. So I've started keeping an eye out for more upscale knit blazers. Also I think they have the potential to have a more "delicate" shoulder fit, which is actually good for me,as my shoulders are small but kind of squared off, so a structured but not too sharp look is enough.</p> <p>With structured woven, lined blazers, Ifind it hard to get the right armhole fit. Cut too high and it looks good, well-fitted, but is not comfortable and hard to wear over anything with sleeves. Cut lower and looks too big through chest, and boxy. So that's kind of&nbsp; a HEWI.</p> <p>Being very cold-natured may help--I always need something. Not enough to forego decent comfort, but comfort requires warmth. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249586 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:17:54 +0000 Jules 1249586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do tend to take them on and off, because I do get warm sometimes. And they can feel a bit stiff against an office chair I suppose. I just put back on my white denim jacket to see how I feel, and have realized it is slightly too tight in the arms and upper back. It may not have been when I bought it, or I may not have noticed (this is a new fit problem for me as my body changes weight distribution with age). I'd need to do more pre&nbsp;tag cutting&nbsp;comfort tests to avoid this in the future. But I suppose I&nbsp;don't have the expectation that jackets will be perfectly comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249582 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:09:07 +0000 rute 1249582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find jackets very comfy, I wear all day long as my office is cold, even in the summer.<br />I have some of these knit blasers and find the so comfy:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.massimodutti.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductPage?storeId=34009460&amp;langId=-6&amp;catalogId=30220004&amp;categoryId=911146&amp;productId=4008004&amp;keyword=BLAZER%20MALHA%20P%C3%8ASSEGO&amp;colorId=316">http://www.massimodutti.com/we.....38;catalog</a></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249579 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:07:03 +0000 Thistle 1249579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe it is fit, but the jacket seems to fit fine when purchased. If I sized up, I feel like it would look sloppy and lose its purpose.</p> <p>Perhaps I do want my clothes too comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249574 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:04:35 +0000 jackiec 1249574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I have a hole in my closet for jackets/blazers b/c I just find that I don't like wearing them. However, sometimes a dress or outfit needs that polish, as you mention. I will purchase one now and again, and just find that I don't reach for it. So, sorry I'm not much help. Also I'm a SAHM so don't really have that polished lifestyle, but I totally get what you mean. Hopefully others will have some insight. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249570 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:01:06 +0000 Parsley 1249570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, Thistle. My first inclination is that if your jackets are really uncomfortable they may not fit well. On the other hand, there's comfort, and then there's comfort...<br /> What I mean is, I don't think you can expect a jacket to feel like pajamas or a baggy t-shirt, either. When you're wearing a jacket you can expect to feel "dressed".<br /> But if they're truly uncomfortable and digging into you, then maybe you need a different size or fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-and-comfort#post-1249515 Mon, 12 May 2014 14:02:05 +0000 Thistle 1249515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For all of you who regularly wear jackets to work - is there a secret to making them comfortable? I love the polish a jacket adds, but even unlined ponte knit ones are uncomfortable by the end of the day. </p> <p>Perhaps you simply hang them once you get to your office and only wear them in and out of the office?</p> <p>Or perhaps I am doing something wrong?&nbsp; I simply stopped buying them despite how much I like the look of them as I would never choose them knowing they are not comfortable for me. </p>