https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:38:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096922 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:11:06 +0000 Parsley 1096922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz and unfrumped, we cross-posted.</p> <p>Suz- thanks! Sometimes it's hard to know whether having variety makes for an incongruent style, or whether it fits into a cohesive whole.<br />Unfrumped- thank you!&nbsp;When something is a little different, especially in a retro way, there is a fine line between cool and weird, isn't there?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096916 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:01:38 +0000 vipanchi 1096916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks gorgeous on you! I think you should definitely keep it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096912 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:59:48 +0000 Parsley 1096912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for your input!<br />It sounds like it's keeper, and that makes me happy!<br />I've got to see what else I have that works with it- you all have given me some good ideas.&nbsp;<br />Gryffin- you are so sweet! I'm rediscovering turtlenecks, and loving them! I may turn into Diane Keaton and wear them all the time! ;-)<br />Claire- I will try it with flare leg trousers. I have a veritable treasure trove of Theory pants (5 or 6 pairs)&nbsp;that I am&nbsp;<u>this</u>&nbsp;<u>close</u> to fitting into again, and I can't wait to wear them.<br />Thanks, Angie! ❤<br />Mary- I LOVED your houndstooth and citron combo! I will see what I can come up with using your outfits for&nbsp;inspiration!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096907 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:56:00 +0000 unfrumped 1096907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I gave a yay vote, no contest, but I can see 2 sides. I could see how a similar jacket on a person without some of Parsley's panache, dramatic looks and style quotient--how you've styled it and how you carry it off--to look retro in a not good way. This particular jacket has some fab and striking features that keep it current because, well, it IS current. </p> <p>I don't think any of that problem is going on here, but it's interesting to me how to learn to tell the difference. Or to forge ahead if it's your style.<br /> That is one of the more interesting things to me on the forum--how to take a given item, and find you could either wow it or drag it down by accessories or styling. Or that one person's age, type and personality could make something work and another cannot. Or that 2 jackets that seem like they are the same, but were made in different decades, are never really the same. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096905 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:49:48 +0000 Suz 1096905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, what Mary said!&nbsp;</p> <p>You know, it's funny. I love reading the responses. You can tell as much about our style as you can tell about your own by reading what we say.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't think your style is schizo at all. Your style is modern classic with a shot of trendy. And I absolutely, full out <b>ADORE</b> it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096897 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:34:52 +0000 MsMary 1096897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was gonna say "This is a joke, right?&nbsp; You can't possibly be even considering returning this gorgeous jacket when it looks so perfectly perfect on you!!"</p> <p>Definitely try it with citron.&nbsp; I did citron with houndstooth recently and loved it! </p> <p>Oh, and try it with polka-dots, too!&nbsp; :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096893 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:32:27 +0000 Angie 1096893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunningly beautiful. You look Chic Deluxe.&nbsp;You are doing a great job with this capsule. Well done, Marcy.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096865 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:12:43 +0000 Anonymous 1096865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has a retro-80's vibe that I quite like. I love the way the pale green lights up your face and cuts the all-black outfit. As for styling ideas, maybe over something flowy? Like a hi-low blouse or tunic? Or keep this turtleneck on and add boot cut or wide leg trousers and a heel? Just brainstorming.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096855 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:03:04 +0000 Karie 1096855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know what you mean about your style being schizo, I often feel that my style is like that. I like the blazer a lot and&nbsp;I think the fit is good. If it's a classic look you're after, I say keep. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096844 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:54:59 +0000 gryffin 1096844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Parsley!!&nbsp; I am hyperventilating!!&nbsp; I love, adore, am thrilling for you!!&nbsp; Damn girl you are soooooooooooooooooooo elegant in that I just tossed this on and look incredible way.&nbsp; Plus, PS do you look great in a turtleneck!!&nbsp; Wow!&nbsp; Wow! Wow!!&nbsp; Love the tipped jacket with the black.&nbsp; But like the best pieces, it does not detract from you.&nbsp; I think you look great and that's what I love most about this outfit and this jacket on you!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096836 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:47:44 +0000 Sveta 1096836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I really like it, Marcy. Just like you paired it with a black t-neck and trousers it is perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096828 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:44:04 +0000 merwoman 1096828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! It looks fantastic on you! It straddles the line nicely between casual and more formal wear, I'm also imagining it with fluid white trousers... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096801 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:31:57 +0000 sarah 1096801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it : ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096795 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:28:23 +0000 Caro in Oz 1096795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know the feeling - eclectic is hard I meant to add I've bought really classic jackets in the past &amp; they have never been the workhorses I'd hoped. I used to think it was due to my body type but now I think it is a personality thing </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096776 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:19:57 +0000 Parsley 1096776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unfrumped, I think it's cute in the stock photo, too, but I'm not personally a big pattern mixer. I am going to dig out my citron blouse and see how it looks with it.</p> <p>Thanks, Deborah! &nbsp;I was trying to avoid saying "my sexagenarian capsule!" &nbsp;:-) </p> <p>Caro, I appreciate the input. That's what I'm trying to figure out. Sometimes I feel like my style is kind of schizophrenic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096775 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:18:35 +0000 Caro in Oz 1096775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks a little big in the bust/arm area to me - but I know a more fluid fit is current so I'm not sure about the fit.</p> <p>Two other&nbsp;things, I'm not a huge fan of these jackets (so take that into consideration) &amp; it doesn't feel like "you" imo.&nbsp;Tell me if I'm wrong :)&nbsp;but I see &amp;&nbsp;love that creative arty vibe you get from your modern classic clothing. I'm not sure if this jacket works with your style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096766 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:08:00 +0000 Deborah 1096766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this looks stunning Parsley.&nbsp;&nbsp; And it doesn't look too big to me.&nbsp; The shoulders look as though they fit perfectly and I think it's is just the current cut of jacket.&nbsp; I say keep.&nbsp; Very grown up </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096765 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:05:45 +0000 unfrumped 1096765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the high contrast check and trim on you. I think it looks good. <br />My first reaction was similar to Aubergine, that it might read just a bit big, but if it fits in the shoulders and is just boxy then I can see that as working. It does not overwhelm you.</p> <p>I love the print-mixing in the stock photo! Do you think you'd try it with citron and gray or black or something to&nbsp; mix it up, or is it only for column of black?</p> <p>Either way, I don't think it's a&nbsp;problem to have a jacket that is fab with a few targeted outfits. I have been finding it much harder than expected to&nbsp;find the mythical&nbsp; &nbsp;"jacket that you toss over everything" and instead am trying to find a few jackets that look great, period, and create the few jacket looks I need.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096763 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:04:17 +0000 Parsley 1096763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Suz.<br />Aubergine- this one is reasonably fitted on me when buttoned,&nbsp;so I'm pretty certain that the next size down would be too small. A smaller size might look good worn open, but it would look tight if I buttoned it. I've had this dilemma before. Do I commit to always wearing something unbuttoned? I think I'd rather go for the one I can wear either way.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096757 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 21:57:20 +0000 Anonymous 1096757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Blazers aren't really my forte, but I'd say keep. It looks good on you and is professional without being generic or boring. I do wonder if maybe a size down might be worth a try, though? Even if it's supposed to be boxy, it looks like you could maybe go smaller. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096754 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 21:54:24 +0000 Suz 1096754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I think it's really neat. And looks fantastic on you. :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-checked-jacket#post-1096750 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 21:50:48 +0000 Parsley 1096750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm trying to work on my "grown-up" capsule, since it seems like what I'm usually wearing is skinny jeans and an oversized sweater.<br />I don't need professional clothes per se, but I have the occasional meeting, and I like to have something sharp looking for travel. I don't want to look too corporate or too matronly.</p> <p>Anyway, I like this Miss Wu&nbsp;jacket, but it's not my usual style, and since I don't buy a lot of blazers I don't totally trust my instincts. It's a crisp fabric- almost like a not-too-heavy&nbsp;upholstery fabric, and the pattern is a yellow-green on black, with black trim around the edges.&nbsp;</p> <p>I haven't tried styling it different ways, but I'd probably usually wear it with&nbsp;black.&nbsp;The second picture shows it buttoned up just to show fit,&nbsp;but I'd probably usually wear it open. It fits really well- it's a little&nbsp;boxy which works for my shape.</p> <p>What do you think? If I do keep it, any styling ideas?</p> <p>Yay- Keep<br />Nay- Return </p>