https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:31:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1510379 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:46:26 +0000 Rubygirl 1510379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both ways is great.. Really neat that you made the belt.<br />I do love the dress. My favourite way is solo. Sometimes less is more. Wearing just the dress will make you the star. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1510309 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 03:35:27 +0000 Cococat 1510309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks again ladies. I'm looking forward to wearing it now! It's just been a bit too cold lately. Vicky, I think I will move the velcro a bit too. I must face the inevitable about my disappearing waist (sob). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1510014 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:25:32 +0000 Barbara Diane 1510014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The belt is beautiful, and I would move the velcro to help it sit slightly lower. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509997 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:54:39 +0000 Vicki 1509997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Look at you! I love it (and your dance hair, too!). What a pretty dress and the lines and hem are stunning. Your obi belt adds beautiful interest and I do agree that it may work best with a longer hemline, but it looks fine here, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509946 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:13:52 +0000 Suz 1509946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful belt -- and how clever of you to make it.&nbsp;</p> <p>I like the dress both ways. I slightly prefer it without because the geometry stands out that way. And I think I'd like the belt even more with a longer skirt (i.e. your maxi looks). But it definitely works with it here, also, for a more casual, whimsical look, as Sarah said.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509918 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:49:22 +0000 Anonymous 1509918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both looks are super, that dress looks like it would be pretty versatile. I like Jeweled's suggestion to have bright accessories to match the belt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509777 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:14:05 +0000 Jeweled 1509777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the dress both with and without the belt.</p> <p>With the belt, I want to see you pick out one of those bright colors and use it for the color of your shoes, or earrings, or a bracelet!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509491 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 07:56:57 +0000 Cococat 1509491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you ladies. I feel that the dress has an almost 50s 'new look' feel to it without the belt (I only really saw that when I looked at my own pics!), so I might style it that way when I don't wear the belt.</p> <p>You have given me confidence to wear the belt. Thank you. I'm always a little hesitant about something that I have made myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509383 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 19:45:05 +0000 tulle 1509383@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you carry this off beautifully--either way.&nbsp; The belt is a stunning art-piece, and the dress has a wonderful shape. I love how it draws attention to your beautiful neck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509301 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:12:39 +0000 jackiec 1509301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a tough time with belts, so naturally prefer the dress without the belt. But the belt has lovely sentimental value, and I think it works. It's very much the focal point, and I'm impressed that you made it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509295 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:00:04 +0000 Phoebe 1509295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful dresses! But the belt makes it extra-special! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509293 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 13:51:36 +0000 Momo 1509293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the lines of the dress. I love it without the belt but also think it looks good with the belt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509203 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 03:52:53 +0000 Gigi 1509203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Sarah--both ways look great, they just have a different feel. I guess in general I would opt for the obi during daytime and no obi for evening or night.</p> <p>I am short waisted too, and I don't think that the position of the belt looks awkward. I am leaning more and more toward emphasizing my short waist these days instead of camouflaging it. It seems like short waists are in now, with all of the high-waisted stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509197 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 03:39:26 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1509197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, what a cool belt! I love that you made it from fabric you have collected... It is gorgeous! The dress is wonderful too - so many great lines and details. I actually like it both ways - they each have a different feel. With the belt seems a bit more whimsical and casual. And without seems dressier, simple and chic. So great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-dress-with-obi-belt-i-made-or-not#post-1509192 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 03:30:00 +0000 Cococat 1509192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did a little bit of shopping yesterday and I bought this dress in the link</p> <p><a href="http://www.countryroad.com.au/sale/woman/clothing/60175883/Bonded-Dress.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.countryroad.com.au/.....Dress.html</a></p> <p>and the dress in the pics.</p> <p>It's difficult to see the detail so I've included pics of it flat on my bed. It has a very Japanese feel to it with the wider sleeves and print in the fabric. I made the obi belt a few years back. It's made of vintage fabric that I had collected. I've worn it a few times with plain black maxi dresses, but not for some time now. It is challenging with my short waist....and although I'm in denial (lol), it might sit even higher now because my waist is a little bigger (50s body changes, ack)</p> <p>Anyway, I thought that it might suit this dress. At a pinch, I could move the velcro so that it sits a tad lower. I have shown it with and without. Hair is yucky from dance class this morning. </p> <p>Thoughts? Thank you. :-)</p>