https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:34:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1674578 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 05:09:40 +0000 JAileen 1674578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We had some old men's suits and donated them to our local community theater. I had seen the director out thrifting for costumes before, and she was grateful for the donation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1674535 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:56:24 +0000 Vix 1674535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful dress! Thanks for posting it and thanks to your daughter for modeling it.</p> <p>If you're not sure how to move it along -- Does your HS have a theater club? Maybe they'd want it for costumes. It'd make a great prom dress, too -- some communities take donations, then let the attendees in need shop the dresses. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1674519 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:38:53 +0000 BrieN 1674519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fear not, it's definitely on Its way out of here, despite what my mom might have said. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1674517 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:37:10 +0000 ma 1674517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a beautiful dress!! I am sure someone into vintage clothes would love to have it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1674515 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:30:08 +0000 Anonymous 1674515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What would your mother say ? That's what I ask myself in these situations . My mother would say : "pitch it ". Disabusing me of any sentimental notions I cooked up on my own . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1674509 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:22:06 +0000 BrieN 1674509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to pull up an older thread but wanted to post photos of this before it goes.<br /> DD is modeling it. Waist while small isn't the 18" I remembered it to be.</p> <p>I don't have good associations with this dress, actually. I think it hung in my moms closet for decades, don't think she wore it. I have seen a photo of my grandmother in it, though, and I guess I kept it thinking there had to be a good reason to keep it.....crazy, I know. </p> <p>My closet is getting happier by the week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666844 Wed, 25 May 2016 12:08:55 +0000 Colette 1666844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The dress sounds lovely, but permission to let it go is given. I have several things I'm holding on to that I need to do the same. I like the idea of taking a picture before sending it to its new home. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666404 Tue, 24 May 2016 19:52:30 +0000 Tanya 1666404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Totally granted:) I have been in the se place any times and only regretted getting rid of something once. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666398 Tue, 24 May 2016 19:48:10 +0000 Ledonna N. 1666398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep,&nbsp; I agree with Jules.&nbsp; Imagine the joy some finder will have on their face when they pick the dress up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666298 Tue, 24 May 2016 17:22:27 +0000 Jules 1666298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Finding a new home is always nice, but perhaps not practical, or becomes another chore that never gets done. In those cases, I like to imagine someone's delight and surprise in finding the item at Goodwill. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666295 Tue, 24 May 2016 17:18:22 +0000 RobinF 1666295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's hard isn't it? Time to let it go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666183 Tue, 24 May 2016 12:48:58 +0000 Anonymous 1666183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If it feels like it's weighing you down, rehome it.&nbsp; Set it free! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666152 Tue, 24 May 2016 11:17:04 +0000 Anonymous 1666152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't necessarily object to quiet disintegration but it sounds like it's not making you feel great when you come across it so I would give it a chance to have a new experience with someone who's thrilled to have it right now.<br />You probably have other things from your mom that you love more and that are more part of the life you actually lead and those things are a joy.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666130 Tue, 24 May 2016 10:38:28 +0000 Summer 1666130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with those suggesting taking a photo before sending it on its way.&nbsp; Also, I like Windchime's idea of recycling some of the fabric into a sewing project.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1666050 Tue, 24 May 2016 04:22:02 +0000 rachylou 1666050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do take a photo and let it go. It will be sad, but...I miss my mom's old clothes, but the last time I could fit them was when I was 12. And my mom is very much alive, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665960 Tue, 24 May 2016 01:01:59 +0000 Vix 1665960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Permission granted. </p> <p>However, would LOVE to see a photo of this dress and I'm sure I'm not alone. There are lots of vintage fans on YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665955 Tue, 24 May 2016 00:58:05 +0000 Style Fan 1665955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Permission granted.&nbsp; :)&nbsp; Been there.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665951 Tue, 24 May 2016 00:49:11 +0000 Helena 1665951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Granted </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665949 Tue, 24 May 2016 00:45:06 +0000 Angie 1665949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Permission granted several times over.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665947 Tue, 24 May 2016 00:37:12 +0000 Suz 1665947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Take a photo and let it go. Bon voyage, beautiful dress!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665946 Tue, 24 May 2016 00:31:25 +0000 Greenjeans 1665946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I'm with Liz. &nbsp;Put it in the "free" box for someone else to enjoy. &nbsp;Let it go. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665945 Tue, 24 May 2016 00:27:13 +0000 Liz 1665945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, permission granted. You don't even need to feel "required" to find a good home for it. It's just fabric; your mother is what made it special. Letting go of the fabric isn't letting go of your mother or the memories. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665941 Tue, 24 May 2016 00:16:05 +0000 K. Period. 1665941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Runs with Scissors! I think selling it on Etsy or Ebay is ideal. &nbsp;I've been really happy "rehoming" items that I love but that aren't for me anymore. &nbsp;I regret the items that I casually discarded. &nbsp;Your mom's dress sounds like a dream come true to some willowy vintage fashion lover.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665938 Tue, 24 May 2016 00:05:26 +0000 Runs With Scissors 1665938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds like a lovely fancy dress -- perhaps something that would appeal to a lover of vintage fashion, even? &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I find that if I am having trouble letting go for sentimental reasons, it can be very satisfying to find a new owner who will appreciate the item (as opposed to throwing it in the Goodwill bag and hoping for the best). &nbsp;If you don't know anyone personally, perhaps listing on Etsy or Ebay (or even here at YLF?) could help turn up someone who has the skills and/or interest to refurbish the dress to its former glory?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665928 Mon, 23 May 2016 23:38:59 +0000 Windchime 1665928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds like the sentimental value of the dress is what's keeping you from easily letting go of itl Take a picture of it. Keep the picture and let the dress go.</p> <p>Or, if you sew, keep some of the dress's fabric to use in a quilt or other project. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/permission-requested#post-1665927 Mon, 23 May 2016 23:35:25 +0000 BrieN 1665927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am feeling the need to ask permission to purge an old dress of my mothers -- black, strapless, boning, yards and yards of silk chiffon. It however has many holes in the chiffon in the top layer and the waist is teensy tiny. Can you "enable" this dress purge? </p>