https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:56:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check/page/2#post-990183 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:05:25 +0000 ManidipaM 990183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh that dress is wonderful. And fits you like it was made for you! Makes me want to clap my hands and bounce on the balls of my feet :-D</p> <p>Jumpsuit is very elegant-sexy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check/page/2#post-990101 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:16:04 +0000 goldenpig 990101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are breathtaking in both pieces, absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check/page/2#post-989397 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:45:19 +0000 Ornella 989397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aren't you beautiful? And you have such beautiful posture.</p> <p>The dress is amazing. I once saw a vintage lace&nbsp;dress&nbsp;in the window of the charity shop in England and thought it would make a beautiful decoration in the house! If it wasn't a weekend and shop wasn't closed, I might have bought it just to admire it, if not as a display, then as something in my treasure chest.<br />Your dress reminds me of the one I saw.&nbsp;</p> <p>Both pieces are so pretty. I hope you get to enjoy wearing them a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check/page/2#post-989335 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:02:43 +0000 HelenInCanada 989335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, yes yes. &nbsp;This is why I love thrift shopping. &nbsp;Almost everything donated ironically was once loved by someone else (hence, they originally bought it!) and so they're not simply a&nbsp;pro store-buyer's 'mistake'. &nbsp;Great finds - and I hope we'll be seeing you in these! </p> <p></p> <p>Edit - Just caught your new pics! &nbsp;The jumpsuit looks fab on you. :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check/page/2#post-989220 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:50:28 +0000 Transcona Shannon 989220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those two pieces are just gorgeous on you LBD </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check/page/2#post-989201 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:28:26 +0000 Diane 989201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your post and the dress is breathtaking, especially the detailed closeups. Thank you for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-989193 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:22:48 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 989193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What I came away with, after all of this, is that I never think it is a waste of money if you buy something you love, and that you wear or use.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether it's the 'good' china that gets hauled out at special family gatherings, or the ballgown you wear every five years, or the Chanel boy bag I'm going to own someday... <i>you have to use it and love it.</i>&nbsp; &nbsp; Otherwise, why keep it around to languish?</p> <p>I got married in the late 1990's, and the dress, alterations, veil, and shoes came to probably $850-900.&nbsp; &nbsp; My parents paid for most of it, and I felt such guilt and anguish to be spending that kind of money - and even worse, every time I tried to broach the subject, I was happily vetoed by my parents, who were thrilled.&nbsp; &nbsp; I really loved my dress - but it was a dress that was worn once.&nbsp; &nbsp; I am planning to pull it out of its carefully preserved box the next time I am at my mother's, and decide what to do with it.&nbsp; If it can't be re-purposed as a period costume for theater, I am going to auction it on eBay and send to the proceeds to Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.&nbsp; &nbsp; That way, the dress has a second use, even if someone else buys it and just hangs it in their closet before it goes to Goodwill.&nbsp; :)</p> <p><a href="https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/</a></p> <p>Thank you all for the lovely, wonderful comments :)&nbsp; &nbsp; I truly appreciate and cherish them!&nbsp; xoxoxo</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-989187 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:20:39 +0000 Suz 989187@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The dress is amazing! What a beautiful piece. It looks lovely on you.&nbsp;</p> <p>And the &nbsp;jumpsuit is so much fun. No wonder you nabbed it. You will enjoy wearing it, I'm sure.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-989183 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:12:41 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 989183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And now that I am back at the BF's, (where the bulk of my spring/summer wardrobe resides) and happily reunited with most of my shoes...</p> <p>This is the vintage "Creations Joseph Ribkoff" jumpsuit.&nbsp; I couldn't get a good photo of the fabric, it's a very nice ribbed polyester, a little bit of a crepe-crispness to it, but drapey and super-comfy. &nbsp;&nbsp; It has stirrups! &nbsp; I thought, initially putting it on, that it was oh-so-1980's-Paula Abdul (who was my IDOL in college - no pun intended).&nbsp; &nbsp; But when I put it on with my Rachel Zoe sandals, I felt like a real disco queen.&nbsp; LOVE IT! </p> <p>I laundered the musty storage smell out of it, and this was going to be my WIW today. &nbsp; But about ten minutes after I put it on, a strong smell of Chanel No. 5 or similar started to come out of it.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Not my fragrance-preference <u>at all.</u> &nbsp; So back it goes into the wash! &nbsp;&nbsp; Going to let it soak a long time in cool water and gentle detergent. </p> <p>When I do get to wear this, I feel like my love affair with it will outlast even the nuisance of having to use the washroom in a back-zip garment. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-989181 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:08:00 +0000 Anonymous 989181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh it is pretty! Love the detail shots (and you have such an awesome figure). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-989179 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:06:21 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 989179@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Photos!&nbsp; &nbsp; This is the 1930's dress.&nbsp; The photos don't do it justice - and I am certain this was a wedding dress, both because of all the lace, and because of how pristine the condition is. I can imagine a Depression-era bride wearing this with her mother's veil, and some flowers out of the garden.</p> <p>I think this would be a beautiful dress for a 1930's version of a Midsummer Night's Dream. &nbsp; I imagine this on Hermia.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-985332 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:37:57 +0000 rachylou 985332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a lovely post. In heart and in reading. You're right. A complex relationship, is it not, between fashion and life. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-985284 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:59:17 +0000 Sylvie 985284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your post.&nbsp; So glad that these clothes are getting a second life with someone who will use and enjoy them.</p> <p>I hope somebody cherishes and re-purposes my wedding dress (perhaps as a costume) someday instead of throwing it in the trash.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-985055 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:27:29 +0000 Anonymous 985055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please don't apologise for a long post!</p> <p>Such a beautiful story, and I hope your lovelies bring you much pleasure. I think things *want* to be used, in some animistic way I always feel sad for things sitting around. And if part of being used is being used up, well that is part of the lifecycle of things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-985047 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:19:15 +0000 Ornella 985047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Landing here from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/memories-or-how-i-forgot-to-put-my-best-shod-foot-forward">Mandipa's thread.</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>And I just wanted to say you two have made my day. I really need to take this all in before I can comment. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984877 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:55:32 +0000 Anonymous 984877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for this beautiful post! &nbsp;</p> <p>And on a selfish note. . . your Goodwill sounds a million times better than mine! &nbsp;*cries* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984859 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:27:54 +0000 goldenpig 984859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, goosebumps here, too! Can't wait to see you in this dress! Great writeup and great reminder! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984778 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:03:40 +0000 ManidipaM 984778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You gave me goosebumps with this post. Can't wait to see photos.<br />And you triggered a long-buried memory...the subject of another thread, perhaps... Thank you, twice over!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984730 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:33:55 +0000 Anonymous 984730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for sharing LBD. I really enjoyed reading your post and the thoughts you provoked in doing so. Can't wait to see the photos as everything sounds wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984725 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:28:23 +0000 Hil 984725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved your account of your shopping trip! Please please post photos soon! </p> <p><i>"Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special." </i></p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984716 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:48:44 +0000 tayleigh 984716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely read. I'm really looking forward to photos! All the pieces sound beautiful.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984714 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:27:04 +0000 CocoLion 984714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know it is just "stuff," but it is really touching how you value you these treasures! &nbsp;Especially the wedding dress. &nbsp;Looking forward to seeing it styled. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984693 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:58:02 +0000 velvetychocolate 984693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><i>What a beautiful, well-written post.</i> Thank you for writing out and sharing your thoughts - it means a lot.&nbsp; </p> <p>I can't wait to see your new, daisy adorned (wedding-ish) dress. Sounds amazing. Well, all of your purchases sound fantastic.&nbsp; </p> <p>You know what? You just reminded me that I have a very fancy, vintage art-deco-ish necklace that belonged to my Grandma, and I haven't worn it yet. It was a big deal to her, and she wore it on all kinds of special occasions. I should make the effort and find a reason to wear it! </p> <p>In the meantime, you've given me a lot to think about in terms of finding special pieces and perhaps not so much "sale buying" or frenzied shopping. </p> <p>&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984666 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:59:12 +0000 Adelfa 984666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you--I've been agonizing lately about the place of stuff in my life and I really needed to hear this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984664 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:58:24 +0000 Anonymous 984664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are wise. Life is so short so wear the things you love and enjoy them. I loved reading about your shopping trip and musings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984644 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:37:46 +0000 SandyG 984644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a lovely post. LOVE vintage clothing and I think I enjoy reading about them almost as much as wearing them. You handed me multiple horizons to consider, and I appreciate your&nbsp;wisdom about stuff and our lives. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984604 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:49:39 +0000 Caro in Oz 984604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great reminder - thanks. The dress sounds amazing </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984603 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:47:01 +0000 lyn* 984603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want to see the rainboots/dress pumps. Are they separate pairs of shoes or one pair of shoes that can do both? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984596 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:37:10 +0000 Beth Ann 984596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Enjoying stuff fully.&nbsp; Remembering it's just stuff.&nbsp; Both these elements are so crucial to a balanced life, and to having fun with fashion.&nbsp; Your performer self understands the value of "costume" as a way of creating and expressing a character.&nbsp; The secret?&nbsp; We do this even in our own homes, not just under the lights!&nbsp; </p> <p>Can't wait to see the stuff! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-reality-check#post-984568 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:05:20 +0000 Sveta 984568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this post - beautifully written!<br />&nbsp;I cannot wait to see this vintage dress, it sounds so lovely and unique. </p>