https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:54:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-829401 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:05:34 +0000 Ornella 829401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh lovely ladies, thank you thank you. I am beginning to feel proud I was so strong, LOL.</p> <p>I am not necessarily after the red ones, these just came up and because the color works for me I gave them a try.</p> <p>Astrid, thanks, I don't know about this brand, I'll pay attention for sure, I've seen in the store locator where I might search for them. </p> <p>Una, I can't see the video, but if it's that song - thank you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-829211 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:19:46 +0000 Anonymous 829211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good decision! and I'm sorry the search is still not completely fruitful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-829172 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:01:56 +0000 Thistle 829172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Almost is always tough. You so want them to work, and they almost do, but . . . </p> <p>But you deserve perfect, not almost! I am glad you sent them back.</p> <p>Perhaps a cup of chamomile tea as it seems all of your hands are already being held. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-829037 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:33:12 +0000 catgirl 829037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tth-8wA3PdY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tth-8wA3PdY</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-829036 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:33:04 +0000 unfrumped 829036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree that "almost right" is the hardest. I do so much wishful thinking.<br /> Your pain may be my gain if I can get better and better at doing just what you did. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828980 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:52:52 +0000 Astrid 828980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too bad these are going back. But you did the right thing! </p> <p>Do you know MAC jeans? <a href="http://www.mac-mode.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.mac-mode.com</a> They have some 36er lengths and are available at Galeria Kaufhof (at least in Berlin) and I've already seen them at local denim boutiques too. They don't have red skinnies online in a 36er length, but you might watch them to see what new styles will come in. When I first started wearing jeans again I wore a MAC jeans, Lynne recommended them. My blue straight leg cords are also MAC. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828955 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:33:30 +0000 Aida 828955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*patpat* You did the right thing, O! I know how much you want red jeans, your perfect jeans will come </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828787 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:11:09 +0000 rae 828787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You did the right thing - your perfect ones will come eventually, and they will be worth the wait! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828773 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:00:03 +0000 Ingunn 828773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know it was the right decision. You did well! A very nice color, though - you know I like red:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828705 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:32:44 +0000 rachylou 828705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You did good. They weren't really it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828665 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:42:49 +0000 Angie 828665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:)</p> <p>xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828660 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:40:25 +0000 Ornella 828660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Angie... Today I've had a pleasure of seeing another woman in the piece that works 101% (<a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-had-a-vision-of-suz-in-a-gorgeous-dress">another thread</a>) and just knew that IS what I should be striving for. </p> <p>Plus, the blog post today was just.so.timely... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828637 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:18:47 +0000 Angie 828637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*holding your hand*</p> <p>It was the right decision Mrs. O. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828599 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:47:31 +0000 Ornella 828599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel much better now :-)</p> <p>Shannon, thanks for the new word in my vocabulary - "almosts". You are right, almosts should be extinguished.</p> <p>Amy, you are correct, PPP is the way to go.</p> <p>Janet, these are by sOliver, fab German brand I'm rediscovering after not having it in England. I might get lucky in the future with them, as they do have longer lengths in some styles - but sizes themselves vary greatly from one style to another, so it is literally a case of trying everything I can and sticking with one style that will eventually work.</p> <p>Carole, that would be my inseam, but I still have to bite the bullet and order on-line as to my knowledge GAP and BR have no shops in Germany. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828579 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:34:27 +0000 Carole 828579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You deserve better, Ornella! Although they look great, how they feel is just too important too ignore. I just saw red skinnies yesterday at Banana Republic and I know their talls are 36-37 inseam...not sure that's even a possibility for you but thought I would mention it. I'm putting them on my wish list to replace a pair that aren't 10's. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828558 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:11:34 +0000 rute 828558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oh.. so sorry!<br /> You have made the right decision. sometimes I don't wnat to send items back, but I've learned that it's the best decision! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828549 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:55:46 +0000 Amy 828549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that's hard, but being PPP pays off in the long run! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828518 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:21:11 +0000 Tina.b 828518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Red is going to be so fabulous on you Ornella! It is definitely worth waiting for the perfect pair. I know if I settle for jeans that don't quite fit, they just end up languishing in my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828509 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:13:53 +0000 Transcona Shannon 828509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for you Ornella - I have a tough time taking back "almosts" myself so totally commiserate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828485 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:51:17 +0000 Raisin 828485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no, I didn't see the original post, but I bet they were nice. I love red jeans too. Well if they weren't perfect, then you did the right thing, I'm sure you'll find the perfect pair! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828454 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:29:11 +0000 Jjsloane 828454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That can be so disappointing, but you are a brave and wise woman to do the right thing. More happiness awaits you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828451 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:24:29 +0000 Anonymous 828451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like the right decision. I feel your pain, it's so hard finding everything just right but it will happen. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828449 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:23:03 +0000 AJ 828449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is frustrating when an item is almost there! So sorry you had to return. : ( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828446 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:20:58 +0000 Janet 828446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a bummer! Oh, I know how frustrating those "almost perfect" pieces are. And especially when you finally found something long enough, which I know is so challenging. I know its especially hard, at least here, to find fun colored denim in something other than a cropped or ankle length skinny jean. </p> <p>I'm hoping the next size down becomes available and works out for you. Where are they from? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828443 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:17:12 +0000 Kim 828443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*patting Ornella on the back and holding her hand*</p> <p>You did the right thing. You'll be glad that you are not "settling" for something that's *almost* perfect. You'll never be able to feel really great in something you are not completely sure of!</p> <p>Chin up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-hold-my-hand-ive-just-sent-these-back#post-828439 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:13:46 +0000 Ornella 828439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Still recovering from the tough decision, but they did not work. And back they went. </p> <p>Gorgeous color, excellent firm fabric still with enough elastane to allow me comfortable cycling, they were LONG enough, they were even a bit too big in the waist, but that was the problem too - I knew they would overstretch too soon and wouldn't look good. Plus, the rise might be a problem if I size down (stalking the website to see if smaller size in my length will reappear), and they are straight - not skinny style. </p> <p>Funnily, that little bit of fabric around the calf and ankle that makes the difference between skinny and straight made such a big difference on me - straights (especially in such bright color) look awful on my body. I've tried pegging them and it was much better when I made them look like skinnies, so that problem could have been fixed with the sewing machine, but the others not.</p> <p>I've stopped being surprised when blog posts are very timely and relevant for me, it happens all the time, and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2013/01/25/the-all-important-happiness-factor">today's one</a> clearly illustrated why the gorgeous long rich red jeans had to go back - I don't want to compromise, I want happy clothes.</p> <p>*sob* </p>