https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 24 May 2026 04:43:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412325 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:21:03 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2412325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I like it both ways, Ket! I can see it working as others have suggested. Jaime had similar thoughts to mine.&nbsp;</div><div>I would like to see it open, with your fab perfect-fit jeans, and a tucked casual short-sleeved tee.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412322 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:04:18 +0000 doggeh lover 2412322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it belted! Glad Hubs and Bubs (so cute) are feeling a bit better. Stay well </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412298 Tue, 05 May 2026 13:50:15 +0000 Ket 2412298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Thank you, <b>Janet</b>!! After wearing more non-waist silhouettes lately, I've actually been missing waist emphasis. And I need some new belts. This is the only one I have and I'm starting to feel bored after 4 years. Love the ease of it though It's one of those elastic styles, with hook-and-eye closures on the belt hardware.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412275 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:45:38 +0000 Janet 2412275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks promising! And holy moly, what a great silhouette with the waist-cinching belt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412191 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:56:03 +0000 Ket 2412191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will be sharing more later this summer or early fall--whenever I get the bug to workshop it ha! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412189 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:54:38 +0000 Star (Lise) 2412189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes your styling ideas sound very Ket. Looking forward to seeing them in action. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412188 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:52:01 +0000 Ket 2412188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, yay! I like it unbuttoned. AND.. I really like it belted to. It's really different and fun and well -- wasp waist!<div><br /><b>Lise</b>, I so know what you mean. It's a huge departure for me. That said, it does feel in sync with my current style. I need to workshop it here more but I really feel it will look great with all my more 1970s autumn/winter items. All of the soft chiffon, bishop-sleeve blouses and dresses, and my flare/bootcut jeans. I also think it could be good with a maxi/midi length tube skirt, a turtleneck, and maybe a mesh mock-neck top--all of which I want to sew or buy for this coming autumn/winter. I don't think I will enjoy it styled with a tee and jeans--just too severe. But I'll have to see.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412178 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:31:10 +0000 Star (Lise) 2412178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer it belted. I'm so used to your feminine vibe that I can't quite get used to the masculine vibe when it is open. Is this piece in synch with your current style direction? Which bottoms will you pair with it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412172 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:18:29 +0000 Angie 2412172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES! Thanks, <b>Ket</b>! You rock :)</p> <p>Like <b>Mary,</b> I like the gilet best unbuttoned! I quite like the way you belted it too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412170 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:13:04 +0000 Ket 2412170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, <b>MsMary</b> &lt;3&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412167 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:09:03 +0000 MsMary 2412167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote unbuttoned! Looks great that way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412163 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:05:25 +0000 Ket 2412163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jaime</b>, oh yay! I was envisioning the same. It has this modern yet idk... very 70s vibe to me?<div><br /></div><div><b>Lisa</b>, oh yes!! I think formfitting with it will be the best!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412160 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:03:59 +0000 Ket 2412160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More vest styling photos!&nbsp;</p> <p><div><br /></div><div><b>Angie, notice open vest!</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I also tried belting it and wow! Tiny waist :O I actually kind of like it belted for a very 1980s Power Suit feel.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Discovered the vest still has the tags attached. So if the consensus is return, it can be :)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>FWIW, the wrinkling around the front when it's buttoned? It's the cut, not the fit. The original stock photos also show some fabric folds on the model. There is some excess fabric in front when it's buttoned. Just the way it's cut.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>PS&nbsp;Sorry for the very unstyled photos. Everyone has had a flu-like virus in our house; I'm just surfacing again for air. Bubs was down with diarrhea for 8 days then it morphed into mild cold. Hubs was all upper respiratory stuff for about 8 days now. I'm somehow hanging on so far.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2412009 Sat, 02 May 2026 03:01:05 +0000 Lisa 2412009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Long sleeve tee, short sleeve tee, turtleneck, over a form fitting dress, I think a vest like this has endless options. Great find! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2411932 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:04:09 +0000 Jaime 2411932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I could see it with a narrow skirt or jeans, or open with a turtleneck or printed blouse. Looks super versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2411919 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:03:08 +0000 Ket 2411919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Let me try it on and get some photos and I will report back <b>Angie!</b><div><br /></div><div><b>LJP</b>, the fit *feels good*, meaning it isn't pulling snug anywhere. But I do see some wrinkling now in a couple spots near the lapel. I will see what happens with it being worn open. I just fell in love with it and didn't pay close attention. (oops.) Photos soon!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2411918 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:59:56 +0000 LJP 2411918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the fit is off - can you move a button to allow the front to hang better ? Or as Angie mentions - can it hang nicely worn open ? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2411916 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:53:58 +0000 Angie 2411916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm excited for you, <b>Ket</b>!&nbsp;</p> <p>Before I answer you in full, can I see the gilet worn un-buttoned. I never wear my own, buttoned up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-vest--how-to-style#post-2411912 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:28:51 +0000 Ket 2411912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been wanting to try a double-breasted style vest ever since I saw <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nordstrom.com/s/rag-bone-faye-longline-double-breasted-wool-blend-vest/4335230?fashionColor=SALUTE">Angie's Rag &amp; Bone version</a>.&nbsp;</p> <div><br /></div><div>Well, I was shocked when I stumbled across a similar--yet different--vest on Eloquii's site! And on steep sale!</div><div><br /></div><div>The fit is perfection! I purchased a size 14. It was a gamble for me, but it worked out. (I was between the 14 and 16.) The 14 has ample room for a blouse, dress, or turtleneck under it. I could even see wearing a mesh shirt and cami under it and belting it. And I am excited to try this on with my boho items too!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What are some ways I could style this? </b>I am all for mixing styles and eclectism. My feeling is this could (will??) be a workhorse item.&nbsp;I could see wearing a mesh shirt and cami under it and belting it. And I am excited to try this on with my boho items too!</div><div><br />Watcha think?&nbsp;</div><div><br />P.S.&nbsp;Yes, I totally tried this on over my athletic wear. It was one of those days :} I haven't workshopped it yet. Need some uninterrupted time, and Hubs and Bubs have been sick for days. Finally on the mend thankfully. </p> <p> </div></p>