https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:25:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1072561 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 00:44:42 +0000 Wendi1984 1072561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too bad they aren't the "real deal", but they both look pretty on you. If they weren't expensive, then maybe you'll still feel like you got your money's worth.<br />I just bought a $19 kimono jacket at Forever 21; it's unlined, but fits me and I like the print. I wore it over a white tee and jeans, and got a compliment. So I'm happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1072506 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 23:46:31 +0000 Caro in Oz 1072506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Darn about the quality but the colours are lovely on you &amp; I really like the idea of them as toppers over bf shorts. I wear mine over white jeans &amp; a tank too.&nbsp;Have a great holiday.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1072194 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 15:39:36 +0000 annaj 1072194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a huge fan of the kimono style jackets. I fell in love with them watching Notting Hill, when Julia Roberts wore that beautiful ice blue silk kimono jacket, with a simple white tank and jeans. It was divine!! My ideal outfit!! (I'm yet to find the perfect kimono for me, as I've lusted after that pale blue one ever since then!).</p> <p>Keep! Wear! Love!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071987 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 06:05:34 +0000 Lyn D. 1071987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Deborah, our second warm day this Spring is here!<br />I can see the issues you have with the white/coral, especially with the sleeves. I think they would be better shortened and/or narrowed&nbsp;to achieve a higher happiness factor. The colours are gorgeous on you.<br />The blue looks quite good to my eye, and I like the way you have styled it with Tee and jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071915 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 03:09:46 +0000 Amy 1071915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sorry you've had this disappointing experience. Still, they look pretty on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071910 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 03:06:43 +0000 Beth Ann 1071910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I applaud your creative energy and openness to trying new styles!&nbsp; I think these have some promise.&nbsp; Sometimes a less than perfect garment can allow us to explore a new silhouette or color without taking a big plunge. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071820 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 00:50:26 +0000 Alecia 1071820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm fascinated that Zara, which copies high end looks, has spawned its own knock-offs. The pieces are pretty. I hope you find they fit the bill you were seeking to fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071779 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 23:59:57 +0000 pil 1071779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a shame you are disappointed in the quality, but the drape, fluidity and colors are lovely. Summer topper sounds perfect! The more you wear them other uses are bound to come to mind. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071719 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 23:04:04 +0000 Deborah 1071719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for your input ladies and your encouragement. &nbsp;We are heading to the beach for a week's holiday next Tuesday and I think I will take both of them with me. &nbsp;Thrown on as a topper over my boyfriend shorts could work, and over a simple tank dress on a warm day...we will see. xxx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071674 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 22:03:32 +0000 AviaMariah 1071674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The colors of the coral one is gorgeous. &nbsp;I'm sure you will find a way to enjoy these enough... and lesson learned. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071610 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 21:07:55 +0000 Debra 1071610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like them both. I can't get the pictures to enlarge so only looking at the snapshots but the white and orange seems to sit nicely and I love the print on the darker one.<br /> I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with them </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071467 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 19:51:47 +0000 Suz 1071467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So interesting, Deborah! It's a shame the quality is not there, and I fully understand your frustration about that. Through YLF and more careful shopping,&nbsp;I have developed a real pickiness or perhaps not developed it, but learned to honour my natural pickiness, LOL. Which I sometimes tried to ignore in the past but find much harder to ignore now.&nbsp;</p> <p>Despite their imperfections, these look pretty on you and I hope you can get some use of them. But I share your feeling about the wide sleeve. I didn't really care for it on myself, either. I enjoy wearing the kimono that was already in my closet because it is a bit stiffer in construction so the wide sleeve doesn't just flop around. And the sleeve is somewhat shorter on me as well.&nbsp;It seems to work better for me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1071038 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:07:54 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1071038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really sympathize with your disappointment Deborah - I have been extremely lucky with my eBay purchases but I know many who have had a less pleasant experience :(</p> <p>That having been said, I really like both of these on you and as Lantana has pointed out, in movement no one (not even you) will notice any type of excess fabric or flaw because of the beautiful fluidity.</p> <p>The white/orange combination is especially gorgeous with your coloring and will look positively smashing with white bottoms in particular.</p> <p>Play with them - I know these can and will work with your wardrobe beautifully </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070976 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:08:54 +0000 nancylee 1070976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I'm so sorry you don't like the blue one. &nbsp;I own that one from Zara&nbsp;and love it to death! &nbsp;It sounds like these are knockoffs, like you said. &nbsp;</p> <p>They are both lovely, though, so I hope you can make them work for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070973 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:06:13 +0000 amiable 1070973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are really pretty - and you've spelled out so well my fear of buying on ebay </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070967 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:58:27 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1070967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These really read as lovey additions despite your concerns. I hope you can make them both work! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070889 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:56:33 +0000 Glory 1070889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they are really lovely. A great opportunity to try out the kimono look without too much $ risk. Both colours look fantastic on you. It is really hard to see the issues that you mention in the photos. Perhaps try wearing them a bit and if they bother you consider having them tailored.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070855 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:57:48 +0000 Deborah 1070855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Sharon. &nbsp;You have made me feel a bit better about them:) &nbsp;I have had a play with the blue one tonight and if I allow the sides to drape at the side of the bust, rather than sit over the bust, it looks much better.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070849 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:37:44 +0000 Sharon 1070849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are so pretty, Deborah. The colours and patterns are beautiful and the first one looks like it sits beautifully in the photos. Do you think the extra fabric on the blue one could be tailored, or is it not worth the cost? I really like this style on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070835 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:04:04 +0000 Lantana 1070835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Blue one = lounge wear? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070830 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 07:57:35 +0000 Deborah 1070830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lantana, I probably should have know better:) &nbsp;The weren't a huge expenditure so I can live with that. &nbsp;I think I was just extremely curious to see what I would get. &nbsp;I am normally neurotic when it comes to sellers on Ebay, but in this instance threw caution to the wind. &nbsp;I am pretty confident of the white one being worn, but I am going to have to play with the blue one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070828 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 07:53:00 +0000 Lantana 1070828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear your disappointment and I do see some of the issues you mention. I think the saving grace of both items is their fluidity. When you move you will be breaking and recreating silhouettes constantly. I think the colours and designs are pretty and it's nice for you to have a touch of Bloomsbury in your wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kimono-jackets-in-review#post-1070825 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 07:38:49 +0000 Deborah 1070825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Fabbers!</p> <p>I have now received both Kimono jackets I ordered of<br /> Ebay.&nbsp; </p> <p>Both jackets I recognised as being Zara designs, however<br /> they were not advertised as Zara and my assumption was that they were<br /> Zara-esque or similar, as you might find in the bricks and mortar stores.</p> <p>Well it appears that they perhaps fit best into the category<br /> of ‘knockoffs” with the tags reading “ZAPA Woman”&nbsp; (and I don’t think Frank Zappa has launched<br /> his own clothing line)!</p> <p>So, I thought I would give you a bit of a review along with<br /> my conclusion.</p> <p>#1 - #5 is actually quite lovely.&nbsp; It’s is reasonably well made but having checked<br /> the measurements of all the garment segments it’s not quite ‘even’.&nbsp; The fabric is a cotton / poly blend but is<br /> quite nice to the touch and I think I am going to enjoy wearing it.&nbsp; The neckline has been difficult to keep in<br /> place, despite pressing – I don’t think the lining ‘fits’ the jacket perfectly.<br />The colours are great and exactly what I was expecting.</p> <p>#6 - #8 is more disappointing.&nbsp; Upon pressing it, I discovered that there is<br /> additional fabric in areas i.e. it you press the arm flat, the fabric doesn’t<br /> fit flat, there is extra that would create a fold if pressed that way. (hope<br /> that makes sense). &nbsp;The blue is almost a teal toned blue and not the darker navy that I had been expecting.</p> <p>I can return but would have to pay return post and I don’t<br /> think it’s worth it.&nbsp; I will keep them<br /> both and wear them as I had intended for casual wear.&nbsp; I had the idea to wear them with light weight&nbsp;scarves<br /> (explore my boho side lol) which will help to hide any&nbsp;imperfections.&nbsp; Having said all this, the faults were not<br /> obvious, I did have to look for them.. but they weren’t&nbsp; hard to find.&nbsp;<br /> Worn and in movement, I think they are <b>‘ok’.</b> </p> <p>It was an interesting exercise, and I do want to say that<br /> the Zara vest I bought on Ebay&nbsp;recently appears to be the real deal and I am very happy<br /> with it.</p> <p>I don’t think I would buy like this again.&nbsp; Angie has been such a good teacher of the<br /> value of quality and fit that an appreciation for well made garments, at any<br /> price point, has become a very important part of my purchasing reasoning.</p> <p>I have also confirmed in the process that the kimono style, particularly the wide sleeve design is not the best for me. &nbsp;I did know that, but sometimes I find myself so easily seduced!</p> <p>Thanks for reading and I hope you can forgive my shopping transgression.</p> <p>xxx Deborah</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>