https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:03:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364794 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 02:00:56 +0000 MsMaven 2364794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last night at 9:05 Pacific time I decided to log on to NAS. Ordered the sweater in an M. (Lots of oversized sweaters and tops this year!) I also got bras and undies, sneakers, changed from Joe's to Paige jeans when I took a closer look, and yoga pants. I'll post them on Finds tomorrow. I went back this morning after reading some of the blogger's choices. Nothing my size. My main objective this year was underwear at sale prices.</p> <p>No energy. Heat miserable, another heat wave until Sunday. I'm trying to keep my newly planted flowers alive.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364791 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:38:16 +0000 Angie 2364791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Seen a similar one at the NAS, <b>MsMaven</b>. Gorgeous! Might need to size down. Clients very happy.</p> <p>Wonderful texture fabric against the skin </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364578 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:41:56 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2364578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a Rails intarsia sweater in a strawberry pattern on cream. I quite like it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364446 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:03:40 +0000 Angie 2364446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tty it, <b>MsMaven</b>! You have nothing to loose.</p> <p>Good for your climate, a good brand, and a pattern that is playfully close to your heart.&nbsp;</p> <p>Clients tend to enjoy the Rails brand very much - especially on sale :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364411 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:08:29 +0000 Suntiger 2364411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love cats of all sorts, but the price seems high to me for something that feels like a novelty item. It would be worth trying it if you'll want to wear it a lot though.<br /> Awww Max </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364226 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:25:40 +0000 JAileen 2364226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Given your cat connection, you should at least try it. &nbsp;I’m not a cat person at all (due to allergy), but of course we had a lovely Scottie so I started adding Scottie things to my wardrobe. Now that he’s gone, I think about him even more when I use or wear my various things.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364135 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 01:04:56 +0000 MsMary 2364135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the Rails big cat print shirt Suz posted (in a different color) and I love it. I have always been happy with my Rails pieces so I say go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364131 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:03:31 +0000 Suz 2364131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you have a thing for cats -- then you ought to try it!&nbsp;</p> <p>I have two kitty print blouses. Both Siamese cat prints. Like my Max.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364127 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:33:54 +0000 MsMaven 2364127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Where it began: Our neighbors barn cat had kittens on our roof and abandoned them. We were able to save 3. They joined our male cat, and our female dog, Daisy. Daisy became their surrogate Mom.&nbsp;</p> <p>I found this tee shirt on our first cruise ever, year after Atticus, Skylight, and Rufina joined us. Here I am, I think this is Santorini.&nbsp;</p> <p>I keep the felines to a minimum, but I do love the tigers and leopard prints.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2364090 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:46:05 +0000 Carol 2364090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it and think it's appropriate for any age. I like the description as a casual SoCal brand. Increasingly there seems to be a move towards elegant-casual. I could see wearing this sweater to take a child to a read-aloud at the library, then in the evening pairing taking it out to a noisy seafood restaurant.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363923 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:28:53 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2363923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I think this would be soooo fun, cheeky and stylish, with the Paul Green leopard print shoes! The combination of cotton and cashmere sounds soft and cozy, and perhaps not likely to pill. You can always get a tiger print later, too! This one is unusual with the colors and the actual animal, rather than animal-skin, pattern.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have a Rails sweater that is one of my favorite wardrobe items, a plaid cardigan (it looks similar to one that is featured in NAS this season, too). I think the quality is good, though more than I typically want to spend at full price. But that's true of most things--haha!</div><div><br /></div><div>Big thumbs-up vote from me.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363910 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:55:38 +0000 unfrumped 2363910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it could be fun, depending on how styled.<br /> Because.. last year I bought a practically exact same pattern&amp; style top from TJMAXX ( for probably $ 20-25) that is solid raspberry with black leopards. The high- hip length is good for wider trousers. But I had the most fun pattern- mixing it with a Club Monaco (Nordstrom) floral midiskirt in an all-over, every-color including raspberry floral on black background, and stompy boots. I had a whisper of concern for its being “ too young” but I just loved it so had to go with my own feelings, and I got tons of compliments. </p> <p> I prefer mine to the Rails, for me of course, because the raspberry background color is a good face color and black is just a bit but ties in with my various black pants, but also I think the repeating black leopards look more “graphic”, and simpler , than multicolor, or any color. I think it also depends on how much you like to wear black tops and the bright colors in the pattern. </p> <p> It helped me to know, when purchasing, that it was easy to return if my home tryons hadn’t worked out. So you trial it. </p> <p>If you like the idea but not the exact colors, you also could do a search for similar items and see what turns up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363813 Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:51:39 +0000 April 2363813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, echoing MsMaven, though the relentless pulling of long silver hairs off a garment has <i>not</i> made me swear off black backgrounds.&nbsp;</p> <p>FWIW, I like the sweater and think you would rock it. Although if, as you point out, it's going to be a good season for big cat prints, maybe hold out for the tiger you want? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363802 Sun, 30 Jun 2024 04:38:27 +0000 Suz 2363802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I meant to add, they have another big cat item at the sale this year -- I am intrigued by this one!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363795 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:04:05 +0000 Peri 2363795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sweater caught my eye too, but when I saw it I thought of hyenas! I'm glad it's not that...maybe they don't even look like that! I bet in person they look more like leopards.</p> <p>I've only bought one Rails item, the famous flannel shirt. I didn't end up wearing it because it turns out flannel shirts are just not for me. I gave it to my niece. But those shirts at least run small.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363794 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 22:48:54 +0000 kkards 2363794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&nbsp;I have had a couple of Rails items over the years. The blue plaid was a Black Friday add last year and it became a quick favorite. &nbsp;I didn’t buy the denim jacket, one of my sisters did, and she’s been happy with it.&nbsp;<div>I’d say as a brand, they did walk that line been casual and smart casual. Quality is pretty good, it’s not going to last forever but it’s not going to look a hot mess after a couple of wears.&nbsp;</div><div>I think the sweater is cute and fun. &nbsp;It’s a little different in a good way. &nbsp;It would as you say bright up a dreary day. &nbsp; I say give it a try.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363793 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:54:26 +0000 MsMaven 2363793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suz,&nbsp;</b>thanks and good point about the black background. I've sworn to avoid the thicker or fuzzier fabrics or knits. My fine, silvery hair sticks to the surface. I'm trying to stick to slippery fabrics.&nbsp;</p> <p>Still, I can see this as a fun sweater to wear on a dreary day.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363792 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:40:21 +0000 Suz 2363792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I own a Rails shirt. Their plaid shirts have been featured in the sale multiple times. They are more drapey and somewhat more feminine than a traditional flannel shirt, which accounts for their popularity. The quality is decent at the sale price. (I find them somewhat overpriced at regular prices.) My shirt still looks new after 4 years. I wore it at least weekly in winter during the first two years.&nbsp;</p> <p>I like the sweater! I don't think it is too young. Cotton and cashmere could have a lovely drape and hand -- though the proof is in the pudding. I wouldn't dry clean it, either. Cotton can fade over time but I doubt if it would run. For myself, I avoid black backgrounds.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-critique-the-tiger#post-2363789 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:04:55 +0000 MsMaven 2363789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a weakness for animal prints as demonstrated by my new Paul Green sneakers. I found this sweater and put it on my NAS wish list. (I wanted it to be a tiger, but it's a leopard.)</p> <p>Want to critique it for me? I'm not familiar with the Rails brand. This sweater is somewhat shapeless, says it's 95%cotton with 5% cashmere. Dry clean. Nope, I'm sure I'd wash it. Would the colors run?&nbsp;<br />Too young?</p> <p>Description of Rails:</p> <p><i>Lifestyle brand Rails creates a unique intersection in fashion by blending the casual comfort of Southern California living with a sleek sophistication. Relaxed yet always refined, its collections draw on influences ranging from international travel to metropolitan living. Thanks to the brand's use of premium fabrics to create classic silhouettes, Rails has become synonymous with accessible luxury.<br /></i><br /><i></i>Price $150, after sale $228.</p> </p>