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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Online tries, fails, maybe's https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:58:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php dakotacheryl on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1586337 Sun, 22 Nov 2015 12:56:06 +0000 dakotacheryl 1586337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The second pair of shoes are great...but I'm with you on toe pinching...NOT. Hope you can find the perfect jacket!! Anonymous on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1586170 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 23:19:26 +0000 Anonymous 1586170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Unfrumped.  I tried the Gap blazer.  I loved it in the stock picture but had similar issues in fit.  I attributed it to my wide back and returned it.  I never considered sizing up.  I'm not sure it would have helped in my case though.   Angie on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1586106 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 18:32:08 +0000 Angie 1586106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That's the spirit, unfrumped.  unfrumped on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1586104 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 18:25:59 +0000 unfrumped 1586104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Angie. Thank you. Wish I could, presto, try on the next size up and not have to order or wonder. Maybe will have time for some outfit creation today. Angie on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1586047 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:42:27 +0000 Angie 1586047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for the reviews. Hope to see you in the jacket.  unfrumped on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1585929 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 03:02:01 +0000 unfrumped 1585929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, I'm not sure I can justify either except if it feels great and has some longevity- the type of thing I could pull out for holidays or gala or just for fun even if just 2-3 times a year. So that's why the fit might not be good enough. Certainly it's good to re- think versatility- something less sparkly itself but worn with dressy accessories may be more wardrobe- worthy. Suz on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1585917 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 02:23:13 +0000 Suz 1585917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great review -- thank you! I really like the jacket but won't be buying because I can't justify.  Susie on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1585727 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:03:23 +0000 Susie 1585727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I tried that Mark Fisher oxford and I think I remember it as being comfortable, and definitely a true bronze color. It was more masculine looking than I like. I really like that jacket and it sounds promising yet maybe not the best fit for you. Firecracker (Sharan) on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1585716 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:20:33 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1585716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for the review! The jacket looks promising. Such a great look for holiday dressing. Like you, I would want it to layer well, though, at least over a lightweight blouse. unfrumped on "Online tries, fails, maybe's" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/online-tries-fails-maybes#post-1585705 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:53:00 +0000 unfrumped 1585705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Tried the 2 slip-on shoes shown in Finds. The J&M monkstrap looks almost right but runs too wide--so, good that is not toe-pinchy, but overall is just too generous, wide in heel. Also the burgundy color dye is a touch weird, kind of vegetable-like, not a deal-breaker but not exactly a classic cordovan. But if these had fit, I would have kept. The Marc Jacobs was a fantasy order, in the sense that, this color is called "Pewter," and yet the online photo was bronze-gold and yet I thought, hmm, maybe it's just my monitor! Because the shape is just like my Halogen laceless oxfords which have been a wardrobe workhorse but are a kind of olive-gray so I could use a different color.Nope, it's color-blind marketers and it's very golden bronze. This is a sharp shoe with the interesting zipper-tooth detail but even if it were the right color, it's a little too pointy-pinchy (looks good, but I need more comfort) and is a bit of a "hard" shoe, not too flexible. Thistle should try this oxford if has not already! (Waving to Thistle.) The BR sparkly tux jacket I'm considering for holiday/dressy capsule, but it's not an instant yes--need to try on with things when I'm not pooped. I got my usual BR jacket size, and I think it's the right size, but the armholes are very high and sleeves tight, so it will not layer well (not planning bulky sweaters, but may be too tight even for a silk blouse or thin knit sleeves), may require sleeveless shell--which could work for a dedicated jacketed-outfit look ( Since cocktail dresses are so often sleeveless, I'm always looking for even a great sleeveless LBD if I could find one that looks great with dressy jackets) but I'm not sure this jacket is  even then comfortable enough or I will feel squished up in it. I could order size up and just see if the style "tolerates" roominess elsewhere. But first I need to try it with dressy pants and skirts and see if the proportions work at all.