https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 04:56:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632656 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:56:28 +0000 HelenInCanada 632656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The new blouse is gorgeous! Sometimes H&amp;M yields incredible finds. I agree that if you see something you love and it's in your size, pounce! They rarely repeat items. Every time I go in, it's nearly a new store. (I may not be going often enough?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632549 Wed, 30 May 2012 14:20:54 +0000 cheryl 632549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You did great. I love that printed blouse. So pretty. The clams look good in either length but i prefer the longer version. Great diy on the vest. Looks wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632385 Wed, 30 May 2012 08:47:29 +0000 Anonymous 632385@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great finds! I need to swing by H&amp;M I think. The coral clams suit you so well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632329 Wed, 30 May 2012 05:57:23 +0000 fashionista 632329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely blouse and that denim vest. Loved the longer version on you. Such beautiful colored clams </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632325 Wed, 30 May 2012 05:50:46 +0000 Deborah 632325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tanya either length for the clams work but given your height, I would probably go with the length in #1. The blouses are both stunning and so flattering on your long slender frame. Clever work with the denim jacket. It looks great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632299 Wed, 30 May 2012 05:13:15 +0000 christieanne 632299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You never know what a place like H&amp;M will have in store. I commend for keeping eyes open for great blouses that really work. Lovely print!<br /> I like the longer length for clams and love that DIY vest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632271 Wed, 30 May 2012 04:40:18 +0000 Angie 632271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You clever little sausage! (Just for, Ana).</p> <p>Your scores are 10's, Tanya </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632198 Wed, 30 May 2012 03:48:45 +0000 Tanya 632198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all very much! I am quite happy with my scores. I am just bummed out about the casual jackets, as I could really use one or two more for my summer work formula, but can't really afford to spend a lot of money on them.</p> <p>Una, I love hast look too! I guess I can copy it now with clams instead of skirt.</p> <p>Ana, you can certainly call me that Your vest was the inspiration for my little DIY project..</p> <p>It is very unusual for me to be called "leggy", as I am really not - my legs are about 2" shorter than they should be for my height - I have the long torso/short legs body type. I am quite glad to appear leggy though, so thank you very much! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632176 Wed, 30 May 2012 03:24:11 +0000 Ana 632176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hooray, Tanya! I love your new tops and your DIY denim vest!! May I call you a 'clever little sausage?' I haven't seen Angie use that term in a while and I miss it! :D</p> <p>Hmm...I'm not sure what length I like the clamdiggers. I think either works. I might prefer the shorter one, but only slightly. The clams look great on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632148 Wed, 30 May 2012 03:02:37 +0000 Suz 632148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Why doesn't my H&amp;M have tops like that? I ask you. Grumble. </p> <p>That aside, you did very well. The clams look fantastic on you. I like them at both lengths, really. And you are so clever with your new vest! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632100 Wed, 30 May 2012 02:22:51 +0000 sarah 632100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, you did really well for striking out. I love the clams, and well done on that denim DIY project. The blouses are lovely, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632075 Wed, 30 May 2012 02:08:36 +0000 Diana 632075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, too bad about the blazers but it looks like you scored anyway! I love all the items, especially the printed blouse. I like the longer length of the clams on you but both options look good.</p> <p>And that is such a cool trick to chop the sleeves off a jacket to turn it into a vest! I'll have to remember that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632072 Wed, 30 May 2012 02:06:06 +0000 Kari 632072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tanya, you got sensationally lucky with the items you took home! I love both blouses, and to me the clams look great at either length - you have the long legs to carry off longer clams, and the un-rolled length is still pretty high at the curve of your calf. I would probably feel they were verging on too long if they were 2-3" longer than they are. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632056 Wed, 30 May 2012 01:53:02 +0000 catgirl 632056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, love these! The print blouse is so fab. Love the denim vest fix too. I may end up doing that. I'm totally inspired by this look which keeps cropping up in my sidebar:</p> <p><a href="http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=911603012&#038;userSearchText=denim+vest&#038;searchCID=4016" rel="nofollow">http://piperlime.gap.com/brows.....chCID=4016</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632035 Wed, 30 May 2012 01:38:28 +0000 rae 632035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry about the other items, but these are all wonderful! Great score on that silk blouse. I prefer the clams at the longer length for leggy you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mixed-success-at-hm#post-632011 Wed, 30 May 2012 01:22:20 +0000 Tanya 632011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last week I went to big flagship H&amp;M store, with many goals in mind. I was looking for:</p> <p>1. Blazers - looking to duplicate my navy knit one in other color (s) as well as for white cotton one I saw on the website ( and one some YLF posters)<br /> 2. A couple of various cute items I saw on their website<br /> 3. Coral clams I tried previously and then regretted not buying<br /> 4. Some woven summer tops made of natural materials<br /> 5. Cropped faded denim vest, similar to Ana's Madewell one</p> <p>The first two goals were complete bust. The did not have the navy blazer in any of the other colors shown the website ( as Diana warned me might be the case). They did not have the white cotton one either. They had very few blazers in general, and none of them fitted into what I was looking for. The second goal went pretty bad as well: they either didn't have those items, or had them in the wrong sizes, or they fit horribly.</p> <p>However, I got quite lucky with the last three. The coral clamdiggers were still there in my size, so I snapped them (photo #1). I found two beautiful blouses: the mint one (in #1) is pure silk, which is so rare for H&amp;M; and the second one (in #2) is a cotton/silk blend, nice tunic length, in a subtle conversational print that included humming birds and dragon flies in addition to flowers. I didn't find any appropriate denim vests, but there was a denim jacket that satisfied all the requirements. It was even made of very thin material, that felt more like shirt fabric than jacket fabric, very similar to the Madewell one (#3). So I snapped it and chopped the sleeves off I am also curious to know if you prefer the longer or shorter length of the clamms on me. </p>