https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/loft-dresses-for-aspirational-lifestyle Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:29:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/loft-dresses-for-aspirational-lifestyle#post-1542471 Thu, 20 Aug 2015 03:29:19 +0000 Carla 1542471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Loft dress (below) is similar to yours, but cotton. I picked it up out of desperation for a late winter getaway (had no 'sundress' not that black is really the thing....). Well it languished in my closet afterwards, though I wore it to a funeral (only black dress I own and very hot day) until Joy posted a black dress outfit lab with a sleeveless black dress. Now mine has been out a lot and even mostly o work! (Biz casual is the norm in my office.) Shows signs of becoming an end of summer workhorse. </p> <p>Don't fret your arms. Enjoy the dress(es). Maybe even wear them to work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/loft-dresses-for-aspirational-lifestyle#post-1542287 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:44:00 +0000 Anonymous 1542287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No tales of my own to tell you but I remember you ordering the one in the first find and I'm so glad it worked out for you.&nbsp;I just made a dress for myself in a rather similar easy shape and&nbsp;I love it too. Very comfortable. I can see the light heather grey colour way working so well for you too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/loft-dresses-for-aspirational-lifestyle#post-1542237 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:09:25 +0000 unfrumped 1542237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOFT is killing me with its current color palette, mauves and burgundies, but not-quite-for-work quality in&nbsp;a lot &nbsp;of the pieces. That's another story, but throwing it out there. And I'm supposed to be saving toward the JC jacket. </p> <p>However, in my LOFT-ing last month I came across the B&amp; W print dress below and brought that home. It is not only long enough ( bottom of knee or slightly below, swirly, and good "sitting" skirt due to fullness), but very comfortable and forgiving and the type of dress I would take on summer vacation. I've already got it outfitted with topper and sandals for an upcoming&nbsp;&nbsp;vacay in Deep South in early fall. I can also see&nbsp;wearing it&nbsp;as an alternative to shorts or pants for occasions where lots of my group wear casual dresses, I have noticed. I have sleeveless "issues", but less so for casual and outdoor occasions, and it works with a variety of cropped toppers or cardigans.</p> <p>Little did I realize it also comes in the gray. That one is&nbsp;even more casual since it's heather-gray-T-shirt look, but is a great blank slate, with any color footwear or toppers. Can do toppers or wear a&nbsp; slouchy&nbsp;pullover to get a skirt look, kind of a beachy look that I love. It also works better with sneakers than the print, and of course wedges and sandals&nbsp;or most anything. The neckline &nbsp;is higher and length longer on me than shown on the model.</p> <p>These are inexpensive (on sale natch) jersey dresses and don't pretend to be fancy, and yet the blouson and length give that slightly elegant vibe that I like, and they're washable for summer heat. </p> <p>So I'm thinking of duplicating while the sun shines, so to speak, and using them to launch me in this direction for some occasions, because I already have footwear and toppers/pullovers that work with both. </p> <p>I've mentioned before I have a VC dress in similar style but dressier and in a&nbsp;hotter, polyester fabric, requires fancier footwear, so it functions for more dressy occasions, not walking around town.</p> <p>So, since I have not been a&nbsp;big casual dress-wearer, these might help me do that, or they&nbsp; might not&nbsp;work out.&nbsp; &nbsp;Also with some added boost from YLF culling posts I have figured out some items and outfits that are no longer working and would prefer to try these instead. I see this style as not so much trendy but made for my body type and so more classic,&nbsp; or so I hope (not in the "investment" sense, but in the, wear what works for you sense).</p> <p>Please feel free to share any stories of "striking" when a given style of item shows up, or showing more restraint, or&nbsp;add-and-toss lessons. </p>