https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:37:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak/page/2#post-2062918 Sat, 21 Sep 2019 21:30:05 +0000 Christina F. 2062918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Jenni and Nemo’s mom! I am happy.</p> <p>Jenni - yes indeed! I should update it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2062917 Sat, 21 Sep 2019 21:21:51 +0000 Jenni NZ 2062917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey just looked at your profile- says you’re 37! Isn’t it the big 4-0 coming up?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2062916 Sat, 21 Sep 2019 21:18:49 +0000 nemosmom 2062916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The petite size looks great (and I LOVE your moto jacket!) Happy birthday! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2062910 Sat, 21 Sep 2019 19:50:44 +0000 Jenni NZ 2062910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay petite size! That looks great, not at all nightgown-y which I think was your worry with the other size. Sounds like it would make you happy on your birthday </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2062886 Sat, 21 Sep 2019 18:22:42 +0000 Christina F. 2062886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And the winner is... the petite size of the Madwell dress. </p> <p>As usual, bathroom mirror and angle and lighting suck (nothing will be done about it until I move in a year or so). But I did style it! I think it’s better in person. I can also wear it with black combat boots.</p> <p>I can wear that or the jumpsuit for my birthday and be very happy. I am pleased. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2061664 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:33:20 +0000 Christina F. 2061664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As promised, I tried this dress. Beautiful, but not right for me for this event. I don’t mind a round belly but at times mine sticks straight out due to bloating, and I am too sensitive about that (it’s my main touchy body issue.) I don’t want to have to wear shapewear or worry about what I’m eating and drinking for my birthday dinner. </p> <p>I realize the photo doesn’t make it look that bad, but I just took it; I tend to bloat more after a large meal. (I wish I could chalk this up to my own oversensitivity, but since it’s worse at other ones than others, I know that sometimes it looks like a merely rounded belly, which is fine, and other times it sticks out. The bloating has lots of possible triggers and it’s almost impossible to avoid all of them.)</p> <p>Gorgeous, gorgeous item though! </p> <p></p> <p><b>Shevia - </b>thank you! The jumpsuit is very nice.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060918 Sun, 15 Sep 2019 02:40:09 +0000 Jaime 2060918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the jumpsuit on you. Good luck with Anthro! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060880 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 23:53:03 +0000 Christina F. 2060880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Second update above. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060870 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 22:01:33 +0000 Christina F. 2060870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will! I just won’t order it... I work near an Anthro, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060825 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 18:19:37 +0000 Angie 2060825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just GO TRY IT ON!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060795 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:19:33 +0000 Christina F. 2060795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Style fan - who knows indeed? I am not counting on that dress working. </p> <p>Kate and Bijou, that Anthro dress is beautiful. My tummy has been more bloated than usual, so it gives me pause about ordering it, especially for a birthday dinner that I think will be at a cheese-focused restaurant. The reviews mention needing spanx (which I hate). The jumpsuit glides over my midsection so will probably be a better option for that purpose. Or maybe the J Crew dress if it works. I will try the Anthro dress if I see it in store, but I’m very sensitive about my tummy right now :(</p> <p>I still like the floral dress and reordered the petite, but it may not be for that birthday celebration but for a more casual one with my friends later on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060658 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 01:59:36 +0000 Bijou 2060658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The jumpsuit is just sooo good, that by comparison the birthday dress does not compare. I would like to see you wear something that makes you feel amazing for your birthday. Angie’s dress may be the one! It is gorgeous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060627 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 23:49:01 +0000 Kate 2060627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really love that jumpsuit on you, Christina. Smashing! Also adore the striped dress from Anthro that Angie posted. If I were in the market for a dress, I'd be all over that!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060601 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 22:03:50 +0000 Style Fan 2060601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great jumpsuit.&nbsp; I love the dress from Anthro that Angie posted.&nbsp; Your 40th is a special one.&nbsp; I find the fit at J. Crew to be unpredictable.&nbsp; Who knows?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060585 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 20:56:09 +0000 Christina F. 2060585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>nemosmom - we shall see on the J Crew dress. I love the print but the fit could be hit or miss.</div><div><br /></div><div>karen - aside from a 4 hour ride on Amtrak, I think my husband is taking me to a nice dinner. I wanted to travel somewhere. But we're going to SE Asia in Nov-Dec so I have to hold off. And yes, Madewell does have petites but not in every item, and not in store (at least not the store I go to). I'd be tempted to hem the longer floral dress but the layers make it hard. I may stalk the petite sizes.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Angie - I did admire that dress in finds - thanks for pointing it out! I'll check it out.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>smittie and La Ped - I am thrilled with the jumpsuit. That is harder to fit than a dress, so I guess I've come out of all this ahead of the game. The daisy dress would have been perfect if they made a petite size. Alas.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060575 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:02:22 +0000 LaPed 2060575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jumpsuit is so gorgeous. I really like that striped Anthro dress Angie suggested. That's my kinda boho! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060570 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:51:09 +0000 smittie 2060570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The jumpsuit is amazing! I love a column of colour (sugar eye!). Lovely diagonal sleeves.</p> <p>Good on you for practicing PPP, but it sure looks good in the photos (but they're dark). Great neckline on you.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Angie: </b>Wow, to the Anthro dress.<b></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060553 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:30:47 +0000 Angie 2060553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the detailed reviews :)</p> <p>I'm not big into earth tones either - but this is GORGEOUS, and I can see you in it. It comes in petite, and I saw it worn on the street too. I love that Anthro is amping up the diversity of its models. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060550 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:20:56 +0000 karen13 2060550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the jumpsuit! I didn’t know Madewell did petites. And get rid of any mirror that widens! Who needs that?! . I’d like The floral dress better a bit shorter!, But it could be the angle. </p> <p>Any fun celebration plans? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060513 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:48:28 +0000 nemosmom 2060513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kudos to you on being PPP for the perfect birthday celebration dress!&nbsp; Madewell has been rather hit-or-miss for me, with more misses lately, so I don't look there as frequently as I used to.&nbsp; Fingers crossed for the JCrew one to work out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060508 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:39:36 +0000 Christina F. 2060508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div><b>Joy</b> - I can't believe the petite is already gone. That said, the darker floral dress fit better in the torso than the other one, at least. The other one has gone back. I didn't want to leave time to talk myself out of returning it.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks, <b>CG!</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Liesbeth and Sarah</b> - this J Crew dress is indeed promising for my b-day. J Crew fits can be weird, and there are no reviews yet so we will see. I just decided to pass on two shoulder season dresses, so it's possible to keep both if I want, especially since the daisy dress didn't work out.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Angie</b>, Madewell is a little too earthy for me a lot of the time, but I'm glad to have found their denim works for me. They're always worth checking out, anyway.&nbsp; As for the dresses - not surprised. I have no natural light in the mornings at home, in addition to the other mirror problems. The daisy dress has gone back--the fit problems weren't apparent in this photo anyway. Would be lovely for someone with a longer torso and maybe a more hourglass figure. It's a very nice quality item. As for the other dress, I am going to wait and see and take better photos. I am very pleasantly surprised that the jumpsuit fits well Even my husband gave the thumbs up, and he was the one who declared by MR striped jumpsuit "not sexy." :P<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060500 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:18:54 +0000 Angie 2060500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Madewell generally has good quality. I like them too! I always check them<br /> out. But their colours can be very off for my style and mood. Same with Club Monaco. I have some yummy stuff from those brands there. </p> <p>KILLER jumpsuit. </p> <p>I love the vibe of those dresses for you. I can’t judge the fits though. At least not on my phone... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060496 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:11:18 +0000 SarahD8 2060496@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The jumpsuit is fantastic!</p> <p>I was going to suggest looking for a larger-scale moody floral and ask if you'd seen J. Crew's Dutch floral print! Glad it's already on the way to you -- fingers crossed that it does the trick. I think the brighter colors in the print might also be more your style -- and more festive for a bday celebration.</p> <p>Bummer about the short sleeve dress but I think you are right to send it back. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060455 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:22:15 +0000 Liesbeth 2060455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As you said yourself, the birhday dress deserves better styling to be judged ;). I slightly prefer your j.crew find at least in the pic because it's more playful, and I think your outfits tend to have some of that! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060450 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:17:08 +0000 Cardiff girl 2060450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry about the dress but the jumpsuit more than makes up for it,you look fantastic in it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060443 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:13:02 +0000 Anonymous 2060443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try the petite in #4 and return #5. You don’t want to have any buttons popping open. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060440 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:04:09 +0000 Christina F. 2060440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div><b>notsaf</b> - true! It's a tricky look for sure. But I am patient! I also have another dress coming, from J Crew (find below). I may order the petite and compare it to the J Crew. I think this one may be a little too close to maxi length. ETA - well dang, this dress is brand new and the petite sizes are already picked over. I knew it would sell out, but that is QUICK.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>TG &amp; suntiger</b> - I loved the floral dress in the dressing room; my bathroom mirror setup is not fully trustworthy. Aside from the poor lighting, it makes me look wider, I think. I did think it was a little long today, so I am hopeful about a petite size. As I stated above, I also have a dress coming from J Crew and can compare to that as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>The jumpsuit IS a winner, <b>suntiger.</b> I can always wear that for my birthday, too. I have a month to figure it out. I am spending my birthday on a train than at a nice dinner here in NYC... I had wanted to travel somewhere warm for my big day, but instead am visiting my mom and traveling home. (I'm not sorry about seeing mom, but my original desires didn't work out. It's a long, "first world problems" story I won't bore you with.)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am still heartbroken about the dress with the daisies.... <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060428 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:48:52 +0000 Anonymous 2060428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The jumpsuit is my favorite! Can't hurt to try the dress in petite, but agreeing with torontogirl about finding something you love for your 40th! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060426 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:45:25 +0000 Helena 2060426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love all these pieces! I like the floral dress BUT if you are already not sure, then I vote return. Especially for your 40th, you deserve something that you put on and feel GREAT in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madewell-scores-heartbreak#post-2060422 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:39:17 +0000 notsaf 2060422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad you’re having luck at Madewell this season: I’ve given up on them.</p> <p>I love the jumpsuit!</p> <p>Similarly to you, I feel overwhelmed in practice by prairie dresses that I like in theory: I think you can do better. </p>