https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:33:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1710785 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:41:06 +0000 Roxanna 1710785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone! @Sterling - it never happens to me either! The problem is now I know no future NAS experience will ever measure up (as&nbsp;<b>Suz </b>says, it's all about the highs and lows...)<b></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1710700 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:41:56 +0000 Anonymous 1710700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW. &nbsp;That never happens to me. &nbsp;I absolutely agree with you. &nbsp;That was meant to be. &nbsp;I especially love that dress. &nbsp;Gorgeous. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1710676 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 08:22:22 +0000 Sal 1710676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a nice tale Roxanna!!</p> <p>I have never been to Nordstrum so it was nice to live vicariously through you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1710612 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 03:06:10 +0000 BrieN 1710612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a phenomenal shopping trip. You purchased several excellent items; I can totally envision you wearing them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1709492 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 21:42:59 +0000 Chris987 1709492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow what a great experience! Clearly it was meant to be </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1709475 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 21:01:30 +0000 Roxanna 1709475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah! @elizabethp - we can console each other with all our outfit posts wearing ourgoodies </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1709473 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 20:58:43 +0000 Elizabeth P 1709473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fantastic NAS post Roxanna.&nbsp; Loved reading this.&nbsp; And such great choices!</p> <p>Signed,<br />Another one who was planning on sitting out but spent her entire winter budget... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708888 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 22:41:40 +0000 Roxanna 1708888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone! I'm actually looking forward to fall now (that is a huge leap from where I was!)<br /> @Barbara Diane - you are right. Following all the NAS posts here made me recognize things in the store, and helped me figure out what would work for me. Another reason I love YLF. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708875 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 22:25:03 +0000 kkards 1708875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, how awesome was that! Looks like a fab round up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708715 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:53:52 +0000 Style Fan 1708715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a wonderful experience.&nbsp; I love your items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708694 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:15:05 +0000 Robin 1708694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This post gives me happy chills! How fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708680 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:38:25 +0000 Barbara Diane 1708680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you were certainly meant to walk into that store that day. How perfect and amazing! I love when life flows like that. </p> <p>However, don't discount that you knew what to look for because you were following NAS even without the intent to shop. That in itself is sort of magical.&nbsp;</p> <p>Congrats on your purchases.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708658 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:14:10 +0000 Muffin 1708658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You really got some great pieces--and some really good shopping karma to find in your sizes. Obviously meant to be! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708652 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:08:31 +0000 Suz 1708652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fabulous story and I'm so glad you got such a wonderful assortment of beautiful things! Of course I am tempted too by that Vince dress but have been telling myself to back away, as I do not need another dress! You look amazing in all of these items, oh gilet twin!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708634 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:52:59 +0000 Anonymous 1708634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's remarkable how well you did! And how quickly you did it!<br /> I too wouldn't have ventured in to Nordstrom if I didn't have all the back-knowledge I got from the team here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708631 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:49:54 +0000 chouette22 1708631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a great story and I cannot wait to see these fabulous things in your outfits! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708614 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:33:53 +0000 Gretchen 1708614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, what a great shopping experience. Congrats! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708535 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:38:40 +0000 Angie 1708535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*Happy Dance*</p> <p>Welcome to the NAS, and I am thrilled you had a wonderful experience, Roxanna. Your stuff is simply fabulous. <b>ENJOY.&nbsp;</b></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708528 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:34:35 +0000 Roxanna 1708528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey @Crazyone - I didn't. I think it was you who said it might be too big in the shoulders? You were right. i am pear shaped and have very small shoulders and the size 2 just fit better and looked more tailored. Plus, when I wore it open, it nipped in more at the waist, giving me more shape, which is what I need for my body. When I tried it on with a different top, it wasn't pulling when closed (the original try on was with a drawstring dress that created bulk at the waist.) Both SAs I consulted agreed with me. The funny thing - I tried on 3 Size 4s and they all fit different!<br />&nbsp;<br />Thanks for your comments - they really helped :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708523 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:29:37 +0000 crazyone 1708523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful that you got such great things with such ease! &nbsp;Did you end up sizing up in the gilet? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708510 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:59:00 +0000 goldenpig 1708510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a magical experience! Glad you got such great things! YLF power! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-adventure-thank-you-to-angie-ylf#post-1708506 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:53:45 +0000 Roxanna 1708506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an adventure this week was!</p> <p>I went to Chicago this past Monday for a conference. I was very excited about this conference and hadn't really given much thought to what else I would do when I was in Chicago. Finding myself there with a couple of hours to kill before the reception, I decided to take a stroll on Michigan Avenue - and, lo and behold, 2 minutes walk from my hotel, a GIANT Nordstrom.</p> <p>I had never been to Nordstrom before and had no idea the sale was still on!! I had assumed it was already over (I wasn't following it too closely as I had decided not to shop from Canada), and I actually tend to stay away from department stores as they overwhelm me.&nbsp;</p> <p>But - armed with <b>Angie's</b> picks and all the amazing choices from forum mmebres - I bravely walked in. And it was a miracle. EVERYTHING I asked about - they had in MY SIZE. And IT FIT. The salespeople kept exclaiming, over and over, "I didn't even know we had that size! We've been sold out for days!" It was shopping serendipity!</p> <p>First I went to the shoe section, and after reviewing <b>Angie's</b> blog post, decided I wanted to the picolino bootie in black as I needed to replace my black booties. There it was, as if waiting for me! Perfect fit.</p> <p>Then I went upstairs to Ladies Apparel. The first thing on the rack? You guessed it, the gilet - in every size! At first I hesitated (it's not the sort of thing I would normally pick up, much less spend so much money on) but after <b>Angie's</b> rave reviews, I had to try it on. Then I remembered all the ways <b>Suz</b> had styled it and how much I had loved them and I thought, this could be a very versatile item!&nbsp;</p> <p>Right beside it on the rack - <b>smittie's</b> gorgeous leather jacket! In my size! That sumptuous leather drew me in, but then I thought, what a perfect counterpoint to my grey hair and my more 'pretty' style as of late. I could see myself throwing it on top of EVERYTHING, a bit of 'French girl cool.' Thanks, <b>smittie</b>! In the cart it went.</p> <p>Then - back to shoes. All the forum members have been raving about Aquatalia, so i asked the SA - but sadly, no Aquatalia's left. But wait! Actually, there was ONE pair left - a pair of tall, pointed toe, flat boots with a luxe sheen. In one size - mine! This was divine providence. The SA couldn't stop shaking his head at my luck. (I have not added them below as I couldn't find the exact style on the site)</p> <p>I headed home with the leather jacket and the two boots, but couldn't stop thinking about the gilet - especially after forum members' positive input. After a quick consult on the forum, I snuck back after the reception, and tried it on with a number of things. It was just too beautiful and versatile, I decided, so in it went - along with the most sumptuous silk Vince dress in two different layes of black that is just stunning! For those of you who haven't tried it on - it is a MUST.&nbsp;</p> <p>So - THANK YOU, <b>Angie</b> and <b>YLF</b>. I would have walked by Nordstrom's altogether without your counsel and support and input on my picks. Instead, I got a well-curated selection of things that fits exactly where I want my style to be now - luxe, clean, sophisticated, with a bit of edge. Perfectly complementing my recent colour palette of ivory, blush, heather grey and black, and feeling like exactly where I wanted my style to evolve to!</p> <p>Now, I can't shop for the rest of the winter - that was a HEFTY CHUNK of my budget - but I would much rather have gotten some quality investment pieces than frittered it away on sale tops, as I am wont to do.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you YLF! </p>