https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 03:18:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question#post-907176 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:40:46 +0000 Suz 907176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ooooh. I LOVE this idea.&nbsp;<br /><br />I want that white one, too.&nbsp;<br /><br />Off to look.&nbsp;<br /><br />I get too many spendy ideas from you, Tanya!!&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question#post-906941 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:48:38 +0000 Tanya 906941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ He he Angie, indeed you are :)<br /><br />Oh, I see about the white gilet. &nbsp;No wonder the smallest size was that roomy. &nbsp;Silly me thought it was supposed to be tailored. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question#post-906931 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:37:48 +0000 Angie 906931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Aren't I full of surprises :)<br /><br />The white gillet is like a tux. It needs to be roomy. <br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question#post-906928 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:33:48 +0000 Tanya 906928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you ladies, I&nbsp;appreciate&nbsp;your input very much! &nbsp;It looks that the black Derek Lam vest is staying.<br /><br />Angie, I have to admit that you have surprised me, as I do not think of you as an enabler &nbsp;I will get the white BR one per your&nbsp;recommendation&nbsp;then. &nbsp;About the black MNG one, I will think about it. &nbsp;I like it quite a lot but I have to take my budget into consideration, as I have shopped a lot and there is not much left. &nbsp;Also, the only size left is XXS, and that might be to small. &nbsp;It also might work, as these types of garments tend to &nbsp;be&nbsp;cut generously too.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question#post-906846 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:18:38 +0000 Angie 906846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love the Derek Lam! You wear a lapel-less style well.<br /><br />I vote get the MNG one too. These are wardrobe essentials for your Summer style. <br /><br />I love the white gillet! The looser fit is great. <br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question#post-906752 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:43:15 +0000 Anonymous 906752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Depending on how you feel in it, I think the Derek Lam is a keeper. I feel that the white BR vest is not quite right and would pass on that one for something better.<br /> I bought a black version a couple of years ago when Angie blogged about sleeveless jackets. I especially like the shape of the front coming to longer points and the back shorter rather than a straight hem. You might keep an eye out for something like that to try. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question#post-906750 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:39:40 +0000 Janet 906750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the one in 4-5 better on you than the white one. The white one does seem a bit big, and I'm not loving the look of the pockets so much. I actually like the lack of lapels on the black one -- somehow I have a little bit of poison eye for vests that look too much like office-wear blazers with the arms chopped off. I think the lack of lapel might make the vest more versatile (easier to wear with a variety of necklines, etc.). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-vests-a-kr-and-a-yn-question#post-906747 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:31:59 +0000 Tanya 906747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Another item on my level 2 shopping list is a long vest, or a sleeveless blazers as some call them. &nbsp;I am really drawn to these (pics #1-3 show un-affordable designer inspirations) and they are perfect for my lab dressing in a summer, when I pretty much live in skinnies+sleeveless top+thin jacket/vest formula. &nbsp;So I would like to add two to my wardrobe, one black and one white.<br /><br />Photos 4&amp;5 show a black version I got from Derek Lam's line for Kohl's. &nbsp;The quality is decent, though nothing to write home about. &nbsp;What do you think about the fit? &nbsp;And how do you feel about the lack of lapels - should I get one like the Mango's version in #6 instead?<br />Photos 7-9 show a white version from BR that I am considering, but did not get as the SA was claiming that it was way too big on me ( it was already the smallest size, 0). &nbsp;It does look bigger IRL then in the photos, especially in the waist area.&nbsp;Unlike the black one which is open and is supposed to fit loose, this one is supposed to be more tailored, I think (like in #9). &nbsp;Then again, I could be very wrong, as these loose fits that have been giving me troubles when I try to figure out how something should fit. &nbsp;I have to admit that I found the tailored fits of the past much easier to evaluate