https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 12:13:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660967 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:46:18 +0000 christieanne 660967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love dress #1 and think the pattern is gorgeous and that teal green is lovely! It is more body con but you have a divine hourglass shape in that dress Shannon. Plus, the dress is very versatile. </p> <p>Dress #2 isn't my favorite print but it does have a cool retro vibe. Do they make the same cut in a solid or alternate print? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660959 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:38:59 +0000 Anonymous 660959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It seems we just can't let this thread R.I.P! Sorry, just had to weigh in and say I second your choice. Love the green dress and the pattern placement (upside-down heart thingy) at your hips actually whittles your waist visually. And I, for one, never check out another woman's crotch to see if there's an errant pineapple printed there. Just sayin'. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660917 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:03:56 +0000 Isabel 660917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YAY !!! I also think that you made a good call. Shannon lookin' all 10 . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660913 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:00:17 +0000 Carole 660913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm late to the party but just wanted to say that first dress is killer! So modern and flattering. The second dress was nice and looked great with all the jacket examples. I never really thought negatively about "ditsy florals" I just think of them as pretty and feminine until I posted one as a K/R/ here and it got slammed, so I have learned my lesson. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660867 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:25:24 +0000 Jamie 660867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon -- I'm chiming in way too late here, but I'm in the minority anyway. I really like both dresses on you. Both silhouettes are very flattering, and the colors and prints look great. I also like how you've styled each one, especially when you put the white denim jacket with them. I'm no expert and still learning every day, so put my comments aside -- most importantly, you have to feel fab in them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660840 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:04:57 +0000 Janet 660840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not even reading the other responses first -- I love #1 on you! #2 is nice, but I don't love the color, print, or cut nearly as much as #1. I hope you keep it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660838 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:02:20 +0000 Suz 660838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really interesting how the try-on was the kicker here. I was going to weigh in and say I loved both dresses, and I really see the value of one like that floral for more casual wear...but if it feels lousy, it has to go back, no matter what! </p> <p>Shannon, is there any seam allowance on the bottom of the green one in case you want to make it a touch longer? Don't get me wrong - I think it looks great as is! But if you are wanting that extra bit of length....</p> <p>Or maybe the regular size one would fit? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660827 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:44:41 +0000 lyn67 660827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love nr 1, its a fab dress! Nr 2 has to go back Shannon, sorry to be a mare, It's pretty but not fab enough for your current style! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660691 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 06:42:13 +0000 ManidipaM 660691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I liked that floral dress too! A lot! (But hey, could be because I didn't have aunts and grandmothers wearing anything remotely like it! To me it just looks delightfully retro and fun )</p> <p>I confess I hesitated over pattern placement on the green... from the back, and not the front a la Rae! The large dot in the centre seemed to drag your waistline up high, to my eye --- but then I realized you'd usually have a topper on top, so all is *swell*! (Natalie's thread has put all sorts of old-fashioned, especially Brit, adjectives in my head now!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660663 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:38:12 +0000 catgirl 660663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the ikat dress a lot!</p> <p>The floral is so not in my style zone, I'm loathe to comment. I'm not loving it nearly as much as the other one.</p> <p>You should be a spokesperson for Cleo! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660641 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:03:49 +0000 Anonymous 660641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was thinking the same as Deborah. When I opened the picture of you in the floral dress I was immediately reminded of my grandmother! I liked it better with the white jacket but the green one is a keeper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660577 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:09:54 +0000 Deborah 660577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Popped back as I was keen to read Angie's thoughts on the floral dress. I anticipated that she would like it It make me wonder how much of what we like and don't like relates to associations we make with certain garments and styles, etc There is no question the floral is a pretty dress but it made me think of the floral dresses I often see more "matronly" women wearing - Shannon there is nothing matronly about you BTW - and I have to admit that was one of the things that kind of put me off it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660566 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:57:40 +0000 Kari 660566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, the green dress is all kinds of gorgeous on you! Hooray!</p> <p>I liked the fit of the floral dress but not the print. I think you kept the right dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660565 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:54:26 +0000 sarah 660565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL, Shannon. Sorry I didn't notice that there was no flounce. And I'm sorry that you had to return it for uncomfortable-boobage-issues. You were obviously having fun in it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses/page/2#post-660556 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:30:46 +0000 Transcona Shannon 660556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for loving the floral Angie and IK - but I did return it to the store. I found while I was trying it with the jackets, every time I raised my arms, the waistband crept up to the boobage area - it was driving me NUTS!</p> <p>Thanks for the feedback everyone! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660515 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:20:55 +0000 Isabel 660515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE the green, Ikat dress. That is a fabulous color and I find the print very interesting and flattering on you. It is a 10 IMO and a total "wow" day dress.</p> <p>I like the blue dress. ..I would give it a 6-7 though. The print, for some reason, doesn't wow me. I am not sure why...sorry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660498 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:07:03 +0000 Jaime 660498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My first reaction was LOVE the green and not so much with the floral. I love that you only want fabulous and that is the principle I am also trying to incorporate. With that said, the floral styled with the jackets, especially the white one, looks pretty darn fab. Hmmmm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660489 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:55:23 +0000 ironkurtin 660489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the ditsy floral. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660472 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:46:34 +0000 Angie 660472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE the green dress! An 11. </p> <p>I love the floral too! A 10. It's retro and the style is gorgeous on your fab bod. I am quite the spanner here I see </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660459 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:32:42 +0000 Deborah 660459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon I have purposely not read all the comments, but I have looked at your second set of pictures.</p> <p>The green dress is a keeper. It's devine. Fits you beautifully and can stand alone. it doesnt need a jacket, or anything to make it work. It's perfect.</p> <p>The floral is pretty but in my books its not 'fabulous'. On its own I feel its just ordinary. Styled with the two denim jackets increases is fab quotient. Particularly the blue denim. The sandals look great with it, but the pumps and the longer jacket have a tendency to create a more staid look. I think the trick with this dress is accessorising in a way that makes it look modern as it has the potential to look a bit 'not modern' if you know what I mean.</p> <p>Ok posting and off to read the other comments:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660453 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:23:38 +0000 Aida 660453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you're keeping the green, that one is just stunning! I was also meh on the floral because to me it's overwhelmingly bright on you; when I look at those photos, all I see is DRESS ... and it somehow manages to draw the eye away from your amazing face and smile (which takes a lot). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660452 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:22:17 +0000 jen 660452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>1 is fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660367 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:39:35 +0000 Transcona Shannon 660367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well ladies - I can't thank you enough for all your comments and insights. The ditzy floral is going back and the green one is already hanging up in my closet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660360 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:17:17 +0000 DonnaF 660360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the green dress on you; I think the pattern placement would be more of an issue on a taller person. I would like to see it paired with other jackets.</p> <p>To my eye, the ditsy floral looks better with your jeans jackets or anything else to toughen it up. Otherwise, the print and fabrication reminds me of my grandma. The fit is flattering; it is just my association I think because she wore soft flowy knits.</p> <p>And really, you have such lovely gams that you shouldn't worry about showing them off! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660349 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:31:54 +0000 Parsley 660349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm CRAZY about the green dress on you, Shannon- it's sophisticated and oh so flattering. I don't see any problem at all with the pattern placement. Absolutely KEEP.<br /> I love it the most all by itself, but it's also nice with the white jacket.</p> <p>I don't think the ditsy floral one is worthy of your style. It's just "meh" to me- kind of juvenile and house-dressy. I think you can do better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660325 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:36:33 +0000 Jem 660325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like both of them Shannon! I keep wanting to see the blue dress with red? Would red shoes work with it? Anyway, regardless, I like it, I'm not sure what everyone else's problem with it is... JK. (although I really do like it!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660305 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:58:06 +0000 rachylou 660305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The cropped white is fab with both dresses. I'm not so keen on the other toppers, esp. the blue denim with the green dress.</p> <p>Those blue pumps, btw, are ABSOLUTELY fabulous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660297 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:48:16 +0000 annagybe 660297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Still not loving the floral. It doesn't seem sophisticated, nor fun. I love the green one, especially with the white jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660295 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:43:20 +0000 harmonica 660295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love #1 and was thinking that denim jacket over #2 would be better. And there you go! I like them both, but #1 is stunning and totally Shannon. #2 is ok and fit is perfect, but in another league, IMO. I think you have to work a bit with it, like adding the denim jacket and maybe a belt. It looks very comfy and breezy, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-cleo-dresses#post-660290 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:36:52 +0000 rae 660290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see what you mean about the ditsy dress in the pics. I think it is because the white/dark elements take up equal parts of the pattern, making it a "false gray." If you want to keep trying, I'd try it with your tomato red blazer and other bright, colored toppers. </p> <p>It seems like I am the only one with an allergy to the green print, so I will hold my peace. </p>