https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:53:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1084019 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 20:49:03 +0000 LACeleste 1084019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh dear--Yes--karymk--that is probably the blue jacket association&nbsp;&nbsp;in the dark recesses of my mind! &nbsp;Thanks for chiming in! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1083265 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:16:53 +0000 karymk 1083265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Olympic Games Official? Is that what you are thinking of? Seriously, what the others have said about tempering the color goes for me too. Find things of lower contrast to start. Greys, medium blues, black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1083264 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:16:22 +0000 Gigi 1083264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LA Celeste, I say that if the fit is great, and the jacket is a great value, and you like the color, this is the perfect item to use to step out of your comfort zone. Especially because it will probably be so versatile, given that it's a blazer.</p> <p>I have started stepping out of my comfort zone more and more, and it is becoming&nbsp;really freeing. And I have started getting further and further away from the comfort zone as time goes on...and I am having a great time, and feeling more and more secure in who I am. I am not minding so much dressing differently from other people, in ways that make me stand out.&nbsp;Maybe this will be the start of a great experience for you!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1083255 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:01:43 +0000 LACeleste 1083255@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone!! &nbsp;So many great ideas! I will let you know how this experiment goes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1083036 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:20:23 +0000 Amy 1083036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Go for it! you can always tone it down with the other pieces you wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1082966 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:02:50 +0000 unfrumped 1082966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe now, maybe more at winter's end when more colors show up in the stores, just wear this jacket out on a "fashion research" trip (with any reasonable pieces you already have ) and try it on with all kinds of colors (meaning ones you may not have in your closet), including ones you might not think of as combos. Go somewhere that has a lot of tops &amp; bottoms in colors--maybe just a youthful store with T's and colored jeans, since you would be color-experimenting, not buying. This might really help you see its true calling , be fun, and no-cost--then you could target your favorites. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1082873 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:52:16 +0000 LACeleste 1082873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow--you are all so helpful. &nbsp;I am feeling good about trying this! &nbsp;Thank you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1082310 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:26:42 +0000 gryffin 1082310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful color.&nbsp; Only you can know it you are pushing your comfort zone or if this would be out of it.&nbsp; I think you have fantastic styling recommendations.&nbsp; Beth Ann's photo (and Donna F's comment) where she wore the cobalt with burgundy which had a similiar value really softened the look.&nbsp; I had not thought to wear this color with one of similiar saturation but I thought that was stellar.&nbsp; As Ceit, Thistle, Inge of wearing with neutrals - you could wear a column of color black, white, ink, gray to let the jacket shine also adding a scarf with the cobalt plus neutral or necklace etc would meld your choice of colors. would be very pretty and polished.&nbsp; I think it would look great with denim, black tank, scarf.&nbsp; I could see this becoming a total work horse but only if you are into it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1082263 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:00:23 +0000 LAR101 1082263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If blue itself is sooo gorgeous and if it flatters you, fits great, etc., &nbsp;&nbsp; <br />what's holding you back?</p> <p>Is it really the bright color or are&nbsp;you not sure how to pair it in an outfit?</p> <p>The ensemble of other colors &amp; patterns&nbsp;next to the blue will make it seem so much&nbsp;more&nbsp;blue or more mild and&nbsp;diffuse.&nbsp;</p> <p>Moving out of your comfort zone of black, &nbsp;might mean rethinking how you build this ensemble. &nbsp;Black is often your background color, to which you add highlights in the other pieces. &nbsp;The blue might be your hightlight piece and the other pieces become&nbsp;the background or the blue might need an ensemble that works more as a coordinated team.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;I thought Beth Ann's pics are helpful. &nbsp;Her patterned blouse diffuses the cobalt blue. &nbsp; A&nbsp;solid might make it stand out, &nbsp;especially if it&nbsp;is much darker or lighter than the blue.&nbsp;</p> <p>Playing around with the other pieces of the outfit might help you find an ensemble that you're comfortable with.</p> <p>&nbsp;Angie, would you build&nbsp;a capsule with this jacket for us?</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1082239 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:55:23 +0000 Neel 1082239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Easy .... Keep :D. That color is stunning and all the rage! But then I like that color so I might not be that helpful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1082230 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:27:53 +0000 catgirl 1082230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can do it!&nbsp; But would love to see it on you to make a final recommendation... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1082210 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 05:55:08 +0000 Beth Ann 1082210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a cobalt jacket that gets a huge amount of wear -- even in winter.&nbsp; Don't hesitate to pair with neutrals like dark grey or -- one of my favorites -- burgundy.&nbsp; Yep. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081840 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:28:16 +0000 carter 1081840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Century 21 and Long and Foster wore mustard jackets. I think ERA was red for awhile. The National Assn uses a royal blue jacket in their commercials...would assume they picked it because it wasn't associated with a particular brand. Wear your jacket proudly...and if you happen to sell a house because of it, more power to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081773 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:24:07 +0000 LACeleste 1081773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Carter! &nbsp;It would have to be red to belong to a&nbsp;real estate agent. &nbsp;Or would that be more politician garb?!</p> <p>Silly ideas we have sometimes.</p> <p>Think&nbsp;very 80's TV idea of a real estate agent---on shows like Dallas.</p> <p>I wasn't that young but I was impressionable! :)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081722 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:52:48 +0000 carter 1081722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey! I'm a real estate agent. I like the jacket (but you may consider that the kiss of death). I can send you a name tag. Kidding...I don't wear a uniform or a name tag:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081704 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:35:31 +0000 peacechick 1081704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a great color! Be brave and experiment with it! I think blue is an easy color to match. It goes with most things, I find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081702 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:34:41 +0000 LACeleste 1081702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Inge, DonnaF, and Nicole D. &nbsp;I'm going to try it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081700 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:32:00 +0000 Nicole D 1081700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with DOnna about the white, and yes, orange would be amazing! &nbsp;Just don't wear a name tag with it. &nbsp;Seriously, I do not get real estate agent at all, just a very fresh piece. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081695 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:28:01 +0000 DonnaF 1081695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie had a blog post a month or two ago about how a color can be perceived quite differently based on adjacent colors.&nbsp; This blue may seem less bright if you combine it with black, dark gray, or navy.&nbsp; White or clear orange may make it seem more vivid.&nbsp; Play around with it before you cut the tags.&nbsp; The color looks quite gorgeous and happy to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081661 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:05:04 +0000 LACeleste 1081661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Ceit--great ideas!</p> <p>@Thistle I would like to be a person who can wear a colored jacket--aspirational for me. &nbsp;You ask the right question. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081653 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:01:49 +0000 Inge 1081653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a very fun colour, LaCeleste, and if it looks good on you and you love the fit of the blazer, why not? I love this shade of blue with white bottoms, and also with light to medium denim washes. ETA: I personally don't have any negative associations with it:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081651 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:01:13 +0000 Thistle 1081651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this could work well, especially if paired with neutrals.</p> <p>But, if you are not comfortable with it, will you wear it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081650 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:00:17 +0000 Anonymous 1081650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I just bought a cobalt jacket, which was pretty far out of my comfort zone!</p> <p>So far I have paired it with a white shirt and black jeans, and blue jeans and a grey shirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-very-blue-jacket#post-1081645 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:57:47 +0000 LACeleste 1081645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi ! &nbsp;I need your help please. &nbsp;In an attempt to break out of the black jacket rut, I bought the jacket in the pic below. &nbsp;I would not wear it until the Spring. &nbsp;It has a few things going for it.</p> <p>-Cotton --good for LA climate<br />-Great &nbsp;fit<br />-Great value</p> <p>What is troubling me is that it is JUST SO BLUE! &nbsp;I would describe the color&nbsp;as bright royal--a very flattering color on me--but still so bright. &nbsp;I can think of things to wear with it--I just need courage!</p> <p>You know how bright red jackets can sometimes make you think of 80s real estate agents? &nbsp;I'm worried this color has an association I can't put my finger on.</p> <p>I know it's a lot to ask opinions when I haven't shared WIWs yet--I am working on photo set up. &nbsp;Thank you! </p>