https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:27:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1074633 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:03:17 +0000 karymk 1074633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I don't even need to look at the dress to know that just from your post you are trying to talk yourself out of this purchase. &nbsp;If you don't love it now, you probably won't, and that "miracle" occasion that you are saving it for might not happen before you are sick of this dress.&nbsp;</p> <p>Find a way to send it back and buy something you adore and know you can use in several ways for sure. &nbsp;</p> <p>Let us know what you do! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1074568 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:25:40 +0000 Suz 1074568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, Claire, I <b>DID</b> wear that dress. Did too!!</p> <p>Admittedly, not as much as I expected. Probably about 5 times a year.&nbsp;</p> <p>You are so right. Back it goes.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1074481 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:53:04 +0000 Anonymous 1074481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you made the right choice, Suz. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1074477 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:49:19 +0000 Anonymous 1074477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, off the tippy-top of my head (and not having read the other replies) let me say that,&nbsp;</p> <p>1. &nbsp;Yes, it is theoretically a dress that you could wear anywhere, like your Mum said,&nbsp;<b>but</p> <p></b>2. &nbsp;It reminds me an awful lot of another wintery, sleeved floral dress that you had and never wore.&nbsp;<br /><b><br /></b>The colors and the print tend to make it less versatile IMO. I had that dark printed BCBG wrap dress which I could never wear much either. The dark colors said Winter to me, the fact that it was a dress meant I was more apt to wear it in Summer, but it was polyester/nylon, with 3/4 sleeves, so that meant Spring or Fall, but the colors weren't too Springy, so that meant Fall, but I was always either hot and sweating in it, or cold, and it didn't receive jackets very well. Yeah, I know what you mean!<b><br /></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073833 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 06:54:22 +0000 Deborah 1073833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, sadly I have missed this whole discussion...where was I? And I see you are returning so for what it's worth I thought I would share my thoughts. I see you are returning and I think that's the wise decision here. The dress is lovely on you, no question. However I find it kind of bland. I know that's odd to say about a patterned dress with colour but I just feel 'something' about it is not quite 'you'. It reminds me of a similar dress I bought (more neutral tones) to wear to a day time wedding. I wore it to the wedding and have not worn it since. My dress is about to be listed on Ebay:) I realised that the dress was just 'too conservative' for me and I feel this actually fits in the same category for you. I am finding it difficult to really articulate what I see but it's the conservative aspect of the dress I think. You deserve to spend your money on something you love so much you want to sleep in it lol xxx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073798 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 05:48:02 +0000 Beth Ann 1073798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this post is a perfect example of why we take care to build wardrobes,<br /> instead of buying beautiful pieces of clothing!&nbsp; We are clothing our<br /> bodies to live our lives as they really are!&nbsp; </p> <p>This dress needs to earn its place in the closet and do what a dress does best -- stand on its own when necessary, and adapt to changing conditions!&nbsp; Sounds like this dress doesn't quite fit the bill!</p> <p>I adore the dress, of course, and even in Chicago, this dress would work for me on all but the coldest days in winter.&nbsp; I run warm, and my work environment is quite warm -- even the church is.&nbsp; Both DH and I were fanning ourselves while singing the Gloria Patri this morning!&nbsp; Of course, being an Opera Diva, I'm an expert at fanning while singing, having perfected my one handed fan-slap in Traviata!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073796 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 05:36:15 +0000 JAileen 1073796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess I'm too late, but I thought navy suede boots would have looked great with the dress.</p> <p>BTW, I was able to return some sandals to Nordstroms that I'd had for four months but had never worn. They are wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073792 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 05:21:52 +0000 Marley 1073792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Return it.&nbsp; Any clothing item that causes you this much doubt and questions about how/where/when to wear it - to me, means it's not going to work in your wardrobe.&nbsp; I'm of the belief that when you buy an item it should seamlessly fit into your wardrobe and lifestyle (without having to think too hard about it) &nbsp;- and this dress is not doing that for you. </p> <p>ETA:&nbsp; Oh, I see that you are returning it.&nbsp; Good call!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073788 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 05:03:33 +0000 Anonymous 1073788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This dress is like the boyfriend my mother wanted me to marry...lots of wonderful qualities but I wasn't in love. There's something better waiting for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073787 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 05:00:39 +0000 Lyn D. 1073787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have enjoyed reading this thread Suz!<br />It is helping me to understand why I too have a dress that looks great but remains unworn, for different reasons.<br />We have an Aussie version of Nordstroms, but they recently changed their return period to 30days only. I am glad you will be able to return yours and spend the money on something more suitable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073777 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 04:33:48 +0000 Adelfa 1073777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Day Vies about the print. However whatever the reason it didn't steal your heart, it's good you're returning it. I'm trying to return things I don't love, too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073706 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 02:38:00 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1073706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This dress falls into that category of items that look gorgeous on but still gets returned because it simply doesn't work for your lifestyle.</p> <p>I love this dress on you Suz but you shouldn't have to work so hard to make it work for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073583 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:35:03 +0000 Nicole D 1073583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I admire your discipline. It is beautiful, but not practical, for you. &nbsp;Well done. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073577 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:27:06 +0000 Emily 1073577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you made the right call sending it back - it looks great on you, but it is definitely demure and pretty rather than subtly alluring or quirky and cool. &nbsp;I am sure you will find something awesome to spend those fashion dollars on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073393 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 21:47:21 +0000 Caro in Oz 1073393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see you are returning the dress &amp; I think you made the right decision Suz. If the dress can only be worn for a short period of the year &amp; it doesn't go with your toppers &amp;/or footwear then it is all too hard imo - no matter how lovely it looks on you. &nbsp;Your $$ are better spent on a workhorse </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073338 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 21:00:06 +0000 sarah 1073338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sad to see the dress go back, because I think it is stunning on you. But Sveta has laid out some wise reasoning, IMO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073293 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:28:12 +0000 Gaylene 1073293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good that you made the right decision for you. And, I'd look at this as a defining moment in your style journey, Suz. Your level of awareness about what works for your style and your wardrobe is what so many of us are working towards on this forum. I'd say you just graduated into the senior ranks </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073263 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:46:39 +0000 pastrygirl 1073263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Omigosh, I have loved this dress ever since I saw it on you. But, I found it in store and didn't even try it on because I knew I would never wear it, as beautiful as it is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073249 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:38:08 +0000 Suz 1073249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all. It is going back, and thank heaven for Nordie's return policies! I will be able to buy something different. Unfortunately, they don't have the Lanai jacket in black in the urban stretch. :-(&nbsp;</p> <p>Hmmm. Off to peruse. Kind of neat to think I now have this money in my pocket... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style/page/2#post-1073214 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:53:47 +0000 Day Vies 1073214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the dress is really pretty. The cut and fit are of course flattering.<br />However, the print isn't working for you. I think it's too ladylike. It could be made to work but I am coming around to the view point that a piece should stand on its own and you should not have to work that hard to make it you. I hate to be the nay sayer but I think this is the primary reason it's still sitting in the closet with tags on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073165 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:56:15 +0000 catgirl 1073165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a couple of dresses I keep for weddings, fantasy movie premieres, and so on.&nbsp; I could easily hoard such items but it makes no sense.</p> <p>This dress looks fab on you and meets that kind of standard, but you have to love it and feel perfect for those occasions.&nbsp; </p> <p>If you're not dying to wear it otherwise, I'd return and put the money to something more useful.<br /> I have returned many an item that technically was perfect but either had no use or didn't sing to&nbsp;me.&nbsp; Seems counter-intuitive that something could look so fantastic on us and yet not steal our hearts - but it happens.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073145 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:44:01 +0000 Scarlet 1073145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, sad to part with something that gorgeous, but your reasoning is sound. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073120 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:59:45 +0000 Ariadne 1073120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this dress on you so much, but it sounds like it's doomed to become an orphan. &nbsp;Send it back and get the black Lanai? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073105 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:27:48 +0000 Sveta 1073105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you should return it and put this money towards the Theory jacket you really want and need - it will make the jacket a bargain, no? ;-)<br />Life is too short to spend it fighting with clothes. If you have not worn it yet when the weather was pretty right for it (September and half of October) then your heart is not with it. Thanks God for Nordie's generous return policy this would be just a shopping mistake and not an EXPENSIVE shopping mistake.<br />Onward and upward! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073102 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:20:23 +0000 MsLuna 1073102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, this dress is amazing on you! And your mom is right about its versatility: you can dress it up or down! I own a few dresses like these (though I have a romantic and slight bombshell influence to my style) and I've managed to style them and dress them down for my casual work environment.</p> <p>I'm with Janet: I can see a denim jacket and booties with this outfit. Leather moot jackets can work with this too, to give it an edge. If you want to be a bit formal, top it up with a tailored black blazer. Basically if you change the toppers and the accessories, you can easily change the vibe of the dress!</p> <p>So I vote KEEP due to its versatility and how amazing it looks on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073061 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 15:44:03 +0000 Suz 1073061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, Angie -- I agree. I adore it in theory and I hope I won't regret sending it back, but at this price, I can find a great suit jacket and I know I'll wear that to death. So....<br />Thank you all for your help!!!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073056 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 15:42:31 +0000 Suz 1073056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No ----- you know what? Angie and Sveta have hit on it. The window for wearing this dress is transitional weather in my climate: fall and spring, essentially. Someone who worked in an office might even wear it in summer, but I can't because I don't have air conditioning and live in a hot-summer climate.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't like the way this dress looks layered up for winter. I like it to stand alone. Maybe with a coat, but otherwise on its own.&nbsp;&nbsp;And it's just not warm enough to do that in our winters. I'd have to compromise on footwear and hose; I'd have to wear a topper and a slip underneath...it just won't work.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Kamalikulture dresses are similar, except I do have toppers that I can wear with them, so that extends their wear season by just enough. Also, they look better with my booties and boots than this one does. So they have just a bit more versatility.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hmmm.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073053 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 15:39:37 +0000 Angie 1073053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We posted at the same time, Suz.&nbsp;</p> <p>After reading your last comment,&nbsp;I <b>do</b> think you should return the dress. You're just not as positive about it as you should be to love it for that price point.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073052 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 15:39:11 +0000 AviaMariah 1073052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder if Angie has a point about the price tag holding you back. &nbsp;That's something I could see myself doing...because the cost is higher than my usual, I make it a more special occasion dress in my mind. &nbsp;Just ask yourself "if this dress cost $90 would I think about it differently?". &nbsp;I think it's a beautiful dress and I think it is subtly alluring on you because of the beautiful fit and color on you. &nbsp;I like some of the other's suggestions of toppers and boots. &nbsp;But I think you know yourself pretty well so I'm sure you'll make the right decision. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-tory-burch-dress-and-if-k-help-me-style#post-1073046 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 15:36:43 +0000 Suz 1073046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are all super points and really helpful.&nbsp;</p> <p>Let me try to address them, and I'm also going to try to take some more pics with some styling options this afternoon.&nbsp;</p> <p>Angie and Sveta raise a good point -- I wore the Kamalikulture dresses already, so why not this one? Is it price? Well...it <b>could</b> be. But I don't think so. It is just that touch dressier than the Kamalikulture ones...and more ladylike. The Kamalikulture dresses are more body con and stretchier&nbsp;than this one and for some reason that makes them feel more casual.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think what's held me back from wearing&nbsp;is the combination of fabrication weight (neither here nor there for my climate) and level of dressiness. </p> <p>I bought this dress because I had <b>NO</b> sleeved winter dresses in my closet. None. Since then, I got the David Meister dress. And now, in comparison,&nbsp;this one feels too insubstantial without slip&nbsp;and topper for our winters. </p> <p>Also, there is the hose issue. Sheer hose are not warm enough in our winters. And tall boots don't look great with the dress...or at least my tall boots don't. And finding tall boots is a tall order for me!&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't think it works with either of my leather jackets. In fact,&nbsp;I don't have any toppers it looks good with. The best would probably be my denim jacket. But it's not even great with that.&nbsp;</p> <p>Angie, I was explicitly thinking about my stepson's wedding when I bought this dress -- and I <b>would </b>like to wear it then. But even there...it's the hose that present a problem. Inside I can probably wear sheer nude. But but but....you know how cold it gets in these parts.&nbsp;</p> <p>And then I think -- one wear for the year? Okay...maybe I'd wear it at Christmas, too. But that would probably be it, and I could easily come up with other alternatives to wear for those events.&nbsp;</p> <p>Still, sleeved dresses in my colours in nice fabrics are as scarce as can be! So I don't want to give it up without a fight. ;-)&nbsp;</p>