https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:07:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1125219 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 05:55:21 +0000 cciele 1125219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, that is sweet of your boyfriend! If you can pull it off, please keep. For me, the slipping would be the deal breaker. I actually like the high-low hem and the cropped, tent-y nature!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1125214 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 05:42:07 +0000 CocoLion 1125214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Josie411 -- that is a brilliant solution. &nbsp;Yes I do have fashion tape -- I might have to hunt to find it but own it I do. &nbsp;(love your kitty btw)</p> <p>OK -- I am glad all of you have been honest about this item. &nbsp;My boyfriend gave it to me for Christmas, he purchased it at Macy's so I'm sure I can exchange it but the question is, should I keep it since he gave it to me. &nbsp;I do think it is modern and directional and the quality is not bad. &nbsp;I am not afraid of acrylic, as long as it's not too static-y and most of all -- does not pill too badly. &nbsp;We all know how upset I get about pilling!!!&nbsp;</p> <p>A part of me agrees with everyone that it is bothersome with the weight pulling it back and very cropped front, and yes it is a bit limiting as I have more low rise than high rise of everything. &nbsp;But another part of me feels that, if I can pull it off per your&nbsp;suggestions, I will keep it out of love for my SO. &nbsp;(Thanks Inge, Janet, Angie and K for the ideas.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1125208 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 05:25:12 +0000 Debbie 1125208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it! The slippage could be an issue. I like the idea of the tape. The style looks great on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1125200 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 05:11:20 +0000 josie411 1125200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For stability (slippage control) have you considered garment tape? I use this quite often to keep things in their place. Affixing in to your undergarment would prevent the slippage. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Fashion-Secrets-Double-Tape/dp/B000YOSI6U/ref=sr_1_2?s=apparel&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1388466797&#038;sr=1-2&#038;keywords=garment+tape" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Hollywoo.....rment+tape</a></p> <p>That sweater looks great on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1125158 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 04:04:41 +0000 Peri 1125158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have reservations about it too. I've had things like that that seem to puff out in the front and even if I thought I liked them I got tired of the look very fast. I don't personally think that shape is flattering, but there have been discussions about foregoing traditional figure flattery. On me, things that stick out in front look very bad. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1125140 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 03:41:43 +0000 deb 1125140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not in love with it but it is OK. Will the neckline bother you with it slipping back like that? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1125132 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 03:28:43 +0000 Ariadne 1125132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really love it. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124947 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:58:49 +0000 JillG 1124947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could you wear a cotton tank or t&nbsp;with some texture underneath to give the sweater something to "grip" at the shoulders?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124893 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:58:08 +0000 K. Period. 1124893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it too! I don't think you need high-rise jeans if you have a transitioning cami underneath--something that is just a support player, but fills the space between the bottom of the sweater and the top of your hips. &nbsp;I think this shape works particularly well on you because you have such a lovely hourglass figure. &nbsp;Such a fun, modern way to wear an argyle sweater!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124800 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 19:41:42 +0000 texstyle 1124800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I couldn't deal with the "adjustment" requirement to keep the shoulders right, but other than that, the color and style is great on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124697 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:38:28 +0000 catgirl 1124697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the look but the shoulders slipping back would drive me crazy. I hate having to hitch tops forward. Other than that it looks great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124683 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:26:11 +0000 Angie 1124683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it too, Denise. The jumper suits you to a tee, and I like the side view in-particular. Please keep.&nbsp;</p> <p>REALLY want to see it with roomy bottoms like BF jeans and fluid trousers. To my eye that's a more interesting and fashionable&nbsp;juxtaposition than skinnies. Love the idea of pairing it with a pencil skirt too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124671 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:03:41 +0000 Anonymous 1124671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Forgot to add, love the newburys! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124669 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:02:32 +0000 Anonymous 1124669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you could pull it off, but if it is going to bug you too much with slipping it might not be worth it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124658 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:48:15 +0000 Aleta 1124658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Theoretically I like it, I am a great fan of fair isle and&nbsp;the colours look really flattering on you. &nbsp;However it looks as if it could become VERY irritating to wear, I can imagine that you could be constantly setting the shoulder line straight&nbsp;or feel as if it is tight round the front of the neckline.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124636 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:36:55 +0000 Anonymous 1124636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not crazy about this one, especially the way the very short front hangs straight down from the boobs and shows so much zipper. &nbsp;I vote return, not fab enough for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124620 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:22:40 +0000 Catnip 1124620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hum...&nbsp; I don't think I like it.&nbsp; It doesn't hang straight in front the way it does on the model.&nbsp; In picture #1, it has more of a v-shape across the bottom, which looks awkward to my eye.&nbsp; Also, as others have mentioned, acrylic is not the best of fabrics, and I try to avoid it.&nbsp; It looks good from the back and I like the color, but I say return.&nbsp; Sorry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124605 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 15:51:09 +0000 Jewell 1124605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the color and pattern on you, and fwiw I prefer it with the darker jeans. I had the same thought as Janet regarding layering over an untucked tank. That would take care of the need for high-rise jeans and a cami plus look stylish to boot. Do you have a tank or two you could try it with and post pics? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124579 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:07:41 +0000 Jaime 1124579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My impression is similar to the others - the color looks great on you, no question you can pull it off, but will the very cropped front be more trouble than its worth? Will it be annoying and slip around? Do you love it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124565 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:48:06 +0000 Suz 1124565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with Sveta...I avoid acrylic. But you live in a different climate and the new acrylic blends may be much better than the ones of my memory.&nbsp;</p> <p>I like it for your style. Colours are great on you. And you already have a few options for wearing it so I don't buy the "hard to style" argument &nbsp;-- at least not when it comes to your closet.&nbsp;So if you like it and it feels good, then keep. Or if exchanging is an option and you think you could get something you'd prefer, than go shopping. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124564 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:47:41 +0000 Karie 1124564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks nice and I like the color on you. But for me, if it slips back, it goes back (to the store). Would the gift giver mind if you returned it for something else due to fit issues? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124557 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:31:31 +0000 Laura 1124557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmmm. I'm not sure about the hemline in front - it almost looks *too* cropped compared to the back, especially if it's going to slip back,&nbsp;as in photo 1. The color works because the pattern has cream in it, which matches your hair nicely. It's hard to return a gift, I know, so if you can't return it, I hope you can make it work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124553 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:25:57 +0000 gryffin 1124553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like this on you Cocolion!!&nbsp; I think it fits well with your style.&nbsp; I think the cropped version is not only on trend but very flattering and the color is divine on you!&nbsp; How is the quality?&nbsp; I am off FP since I sent back 2 sweaters for poor quality?&nbsp; If you think the fabric and construction is good, it looks lovely on!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124551 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:10:20 +0000 Janet 1124551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am really picky about fair isle styles, but I quite like the color and pattern of this one. The hemline is a little tricky, but I think you pull it off well. I'm wondering it it could also work with an untucked tank underneath. I like it best with the darker jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124548 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:40:18 +0000 Sveta 1124548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The style is right up your alley but I would be concerned with the content: anything with the acrylic in it is suspicious to me... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124540 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:50:07 +0000 Aquamarine 1124540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am torn. I am a fair isle fan. I love the back view, the color, the fact that you say it is soft. It does look great on you. However, the very cropped front gives me pause in that it would bug ME if it was always riding up and if I felt I had to wear one type of waist only/cami. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124538 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:43:35 +0000 froggiebecky 1124538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's cute. That being said, I can agree that the supporting garments might make this one more trouble than it's worth.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124537 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:42:00 +0000 Deborah 1124537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure. I am perhaps influenced by the fact that I don't love fair isle sweaters:(. It reads as very casual to me and the hi low is very pronounced. BUT it looks good on you colour wise and could be a great weekend item. I am Just wondering if it won't be too much trouble, given what's required if the supporting garments to make this work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124518 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:22:46 +0000 Inge 1124518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it on you, Denise. The neckline is very flattering, the colour is great on you, and the pattern fun. I bet a&nbsp;cropped-in-front style this short will also look great with BF jeans and skirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr----free-people-sweater#post-1124511 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 08:17:10 +0000 CocoLion 1124511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What do you think? &nbsp;Is this a keeper? &nbsp;It was a gift.<br />1. &nbsp;Worn with dark skinny jeans and wedge oxfords, sleeves fully extended.<br />2. &nbsp;Side view (wearing Newburys here).<br />3. &nbsp;Rear view (wearing Newburys).<br />4. &nbsp;Worn with low heeled booties, sleeves scrunched.<br />5. &nbsp;Trying it out with a lower half of grey.</p> <p>I think Angie linked to this a few months ago when she blogged about the Fair Isle sweater trend.</p> <p>It's very cropped. &nbsp;Here is a link&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/free-people-fuzzy-fair-isle-pullover/3593874?origin=related-3593874-60137282-1-1-2-RR&amp;PageCategoryId=PP">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/fr.....93874-6013</a>&nbsp; it is quite unusual for the sleeves to be shorter on me than on the model. &nbsp;After wearing it for a minute or two, it slips back because the back is much longer and heavier. &nbsp;Therefore picture 1 is the most honest representation of future performance.</p> <p>It is soft enough for bare arms but the cropped nature requires a cami underneath as well as high rise jeans.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks! </p>