https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 22 May 2026 20:08:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1909119 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:31:25 +0000 Anonymous 1909119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bijou, Chris, Kkard and Bernard- thank you for your kind words.<br />Yes it is always a trade off with linen.&nbsp; This was such a quality dress (on clearance no less) that it just keeps going.&nbsp; It is the first linen piece I ever owned.And I am weird- I like to iron (meditative activity)<br />Kkards- I am amazed you knew date of transition to Macy's. The best was Filene's basement in Boston.&nbsp; <br />Chris &amp; Bernard- it is real easy to treasure a great coat- it is so warm, like nothing you get today even those coats with some alpaca.<br />Thank you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908871 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 13:47:04 +0000 Anonymous 1908871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this vintage coat of the wedding of your mother is beautiful I also love the other clothes me in your place I would keep them well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908849 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:46:49 +0000 kkards 1908849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>how fab that you were able to&nbsp;rescue that coat!&nbsp;<br />and i'm in awe that that linen dress has lasted that long (for the record Filene's was "transitioned" into Macy's around 2006...) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908826 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:05:27 +0000 ChrisM 1908826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The stories are so sweet - and the pieces are fabulous. Also admire the way you still wear them. Even if it isn’t all the time, I do love when folks USE their treasures if they can. Keeps the memory alive....</p> <p>Am in awe of your devotion to any linen dress. I want to love linen so very much, but I just can’t get over the way it bunches into a wrinkly mess around my nether-regions. For me, no no no no. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908803 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:08:36 +0000 Bijou 1908803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>efbgen - these are truly oldies but goodies. You have a great selection of unique pieces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908796 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 09:56:25 +0000 Anonymous 1908796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, Joy, Katerina, the Cat and Cardiff- Earlier in the week I took multiple pictures of that coat including me wearing it ( couldn’t post those as face swelling from dental surgery was still showing) hoping to showcase that vintage coat well. it is just one of those pieces of clothing that the picture just doesn’t capture . I can tell you when I wear it I get a LOT of touchy-feely ladies checking it out- lol.<br /> Cat - I get compliments when I wear #1 - hence it sees a lot of action- thanks.<br /> Katerina- that scarf means the world to me- how fortunate am I that my sister in law has remained my friend...... even after she divorced my brother- lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908788 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 09:30:33 +0000 Cardiff girl 1908788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a nice selection of oldies esoecially a coat with alpaca in ,don’t even think of getting rid. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908783 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 09:06:19 +0000 The Cat 1908783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful oldies. How special that you have such an old winter coat of your mother's! I keep coming back to #1--to my eyes it looks like a piece of art, a fascinating still life. Love the contrast between the rough texture of the dark tweed jacket, the beautiful springy light floral scarf and the polished curvy brooch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908753 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 07:17:40 +0000 Katerina 1908753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an amazing vintage coat! So special.<br /> You have some wonderful oldies. Your favourite jacket looks great with the brooch and scarf.<br /> I love that you still wear the scarf you got when you were 18. It must have a lot of memories.<br /> Thank you for sharing these pieces and the stories. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908714 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 02:36:13 +0000 Anonymous 1908714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see more wear in these pieces for you, as long as they fit well. You have quite a variety of jackets </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908713 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 02:36:09 +0000 Jaime 1908713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love vintage coats! No reason to get rid of things you love and are meaningful to you (and are limited in number!).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oldies-challenge#post-1908698 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 01:45:04 +0000 Anonymous 1908698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know I am a hard core saver of old clothes (read cheap) and believe me I do have newer things in my wardrobe.<br />I could not help myself and added a couple of special scarves even though I said I would not.</p> <p>#1 is one of my favorite jackets- grey wool tweed that is about 10 years old. I have it paired with a hand painted scarf that was given to me in 1984 by a friend who brought it back from a vacation in Greece.&nbsp; The brooch was my mother's.<br /># 2 is a blouse that is approximately 12 years old and I can not bear to part with it because I just adore the colors- It is one of the only non-scarf print items in my wardrobe. Teal- Purple- Pink (my yellow- red-white- Angie -lol) <br />#3 Excuse the wrinkles because I dragged this out of summer storage.-It is a linen dress that is about 20 years old (from Filenes- when did they go out of business?) and is the only thing other than boots and scarves that I own in brown. It is beat up but I will never get rid of it because I live in it in summer- yes even thought I have to iron it. The scarf was a gift from my sister in law on my 18th birthday (46 years ago-yikes)<br />#4The picture does not do it justice.&nbsp; When my Mom married my Dad in 1950 this was her winter coat.&nbsp; It was hand tailored somewhere in Canada and is a magnificent alpaca and wool coat.&nbsp; It feels amazing on. Mom was going to pitch it over 40 years ago, so I took it.&nbsp; I have had to re- sew most of the seams and my next project is to replace the silk sleeve lining.&nbsp; I only wear it for special occasions (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Christmas parties) because it is so fragile.&nbsp; It is vintage and sentimental.&nbsp; They don't make things like this anymore!<br />Guess it is too late to have included my wedding dress that I just gave up a couple of weeks ago. </p>