https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-an-impression Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 19 May 2026 11:18:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-an-impression#post-800903 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:33:09 +0000 Suz 800903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, Jeneva! I like that solution. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-an-impression#post-800851 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:50:37 +0000 Jenava 800851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This issue, I think, is that if you go with a flat, rounded toe shoe and a shorter dress you could end up looking a bit twee, especially if you are young. Pointed-toe flats, or pointed-toe flats with a kitten heel (if that's allowed) would be better.</p> <p>Or, better yet, convince your BF that having a tall GF doesn't emasculate him. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-an-impression#post-800713 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:14:23 +0000 Suz 800713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is tough. No wonder you're worried. </p> <p>I dislike flats, too, because my feet will not stay in them (narrow heels and high arches). Yet I needed some (near) flats for a big trip in which I'd be doing lots of walking on rough pavements. So I got these (I found them on sale for half this price). </p> <p><a href="http://www.ninewest.ca/product.asp?productid=7019#.UNOL2aVh538" rel="nofollow">http://www.ninewest.ca/product.....NOL2aVh538</a></p> <p>They worked out very well. The pointy toe was a bit dressier and elongating and the tiny wedge gave me some support. </p> <p>My feet are not wide but I think unless your foot is VERY wide these could work or at least are worth a try. </p> <p>I agree with unfrumped that it is possibly easier to go with a knee length dress vs. a midi, but it's not impossible to look great in a midi with flats or low heels. YLF members and especially Angie herself have done this brilliantly. If you look at some of Angie's outfit posts you will see. </p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/2012/11/27/ladylike-retro-in-a-happy-twinset/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2012/11/.....y-twinset/</a></p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/2012/05/16/dressy-skirt-and-denim-jacket/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2012/05/.....im-jacket/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-an-impression#post-800643 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:39:40 +0000 unfrumped 800643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Soemtimes the shorter the dress, the better a flat shoe looks. Or with a floor-length gown, the shoes just peek out. So I think sometimes a midi length is the hardest to do with flats.</p> <p>Agree that if you can tolerate a pointy-toe, it makes the flat more dressy than the snub-nosed ballet flats and lengthens the leg line. As would the right type of hose. And you can find flats in patent leather or other potentially "dressy" fabrications.</p> <p>Talbots and some other stores had a selection of flats, demi-wedges and low-heeled shoes--not sure all were dressy enough, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-an-impression#post-800634 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:17:12 +0000 Beth Ann 800634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd suggest kitten heels with pointy toes (Angie had a pair in her recent Nordstrom shoe post) --- very modern/retro with a midi length dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-an-impression#post-800633 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:16:05 +0000 rachylou 800633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heeled flats! Otherwise known as court shoes. I know, sounds like an oxymoron right? </p> <p>I googled "heeled flats" and got these:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bluefly.com/Miu-Miu-dusty-pink-patent-leather-crystal-heeled-flats/p/313829301/detail.fly">dusty pink patent leather crystal heeled flats </a><br /> <a href="http://www.weddinginspirasi.com/2008/11/12/wedding-shoes-flats-and-low-heels-kasut-pengantin-tumit-rendah/">wedding shoes</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bhs.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&amp;viewAllFlag=&amp;catalogId=34096&amp;storeId=13077&amp;productId=5135136&amp;langId=-1&amp;categoryId=&amp;searchTerm=jeans&amp;pageSize=40">Low Block Heel Snaffle Trim Court Shoes</a><br /> <a href="http://www.thebabaloo.com/2012/08/hybrid-fashion-heeled-flat.html">Janey Patent Flat</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-an-impression#post-800619 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:43:22 +0000 guitara 800619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm meeting my boyfriend's family next month for his sister's wedding. Normally I love dressing up for weddings - finding the perfect dress and the perfect shoes, but this is where my problem lies. My boyfriend is only about 1 inch taller than me, and I barely own any shoes with a heel shorter than 4 inches.</p> <p>He normally doesn't mind if I wear heels while we're out, but because I'll be meeting his family he's asked me to wear flats. My problem is because my feet are quite wide I never really got into the ballet pump fashion. Far too much agony, and I persisted with breaking my shoes in for 3 months to no avail.</p> <p>I don't really know how to wear a formal dress with flats, so my plea is for some ideas for how to manage this look. What length dresses, or what style of shoe would be appropriate? </p>