https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:01:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264618 Thu, 26 May 2022 13:39:46 +0000 Inge 2264618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh we must have posted at the same time Mary Beth:-) These are fab, thank you so much. And yes, you can clearly tell that the shop is run by a stylist, great way to get inspiration on how to wear your RL pieces! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264616 Thu, 26 May 2022 13:31:46 +0000 Inge 2264616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>suntiger - Oh WOW!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for chiming in, Angie. Lots of moving parts to take into account!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm closing this week's thread, thank you all again for the wonderful links!<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264615 Thu, 26 May 2022 13:30:33 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 2264615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Double-shot of Ralph Lauren...</p> <p>1)&nbsp; Ever since I saw Ralph Lauren's Spring/Summer 2021 show, I've been slowly building my own collection of vintage and second-hand pieces. This Poshmark shop, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://poshmark.com/closet/maisondelavie">Maisondelavie</a>&nbsp;is run by a former stylist for RL, and I am inspired by the way she styles the individual pieces into elevated looks.</p> <p>2)&nbsp; <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/what-to-buy-from-ralph-lauren/">What To Buy From Ralph Lauren</a>, from The Gentleman's Gazette, provides an interesting dive into the history of the brand, and a comprehensive breakdown of what to look for - and what to take a pass on - when shopping the brand.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264545 Thu, 26 May 2022 01:26:08 +0000 Angie 2264545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As an ex-fashion buyer who started a women's wear plus size department from scratch - I echo what<b> kkards,</b>&nbsp;<b>chewysphagetti, </b>and<b> RobinF&nbsp;</b>said. </p> <p>There are MANY, many variables to consider when figuring out the failure of this size inclusivity initiative. Changing the fits was a very risky thing to do!&nbsp;Also, people needed to know that their sizes were available in one department. You need to know where something is in order to buy it. And last, the right sizes have to be sent to the right stores. Demographics are very important.</p> <p>I wonder how much better online sales were for this launch?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264543 Thu, 26 May 2022 00:12:10 +0000 Anonymous 2264543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eye candy- butterfly dresses :)<br /> <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/butterfly-dresses-bibian-blue/" rel="nofollow">https://www.boredpanda.com/but.....bian-blue/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264536 Wed, 25 May 2022 21:58:22 +0000 Inge 2264536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brilliant! Thanks so much, Carla! (I'd love to visit the show;-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264535 Wed, 25 May 2022 21:31:00 +0000 Carla 2264535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Two of my favourite things - fashion and gardening! (Textiles and plants at the Chelsea Garden Show]&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://thatsnotmyage.com/blog/fashion-revolution-at-rhs-chelsea-flower-show-gardening-for-the-future-of-fashion/">https://thatsnotmyage.com/blog.....-the-futur</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264484 Wed, 25 May 2022 14:37:07 +0000 Inge 2264484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>kkards - Ah, this was such a good initiative in theory, and what a shame it turned out this way. Lots of challenges for sure, like the size of the physical stores etc. as you pointed out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Racnhylou - Hah! interesting...<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264464 Wed, 25 May 2022 11:30:06 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2264464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Getting on the bitcoin wagon isn’t brilliant for anyone. Sadly, many riders on that wagon are the folks with the least to lose. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264456 Wed, 25 May 2022 09:51:25 +0000 rachylou 2264456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SF, CashApp getting on the bitcoin wagon isn’t ecologically brilliant either… but that’s a whole other ball of wax… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264441 Wed, 25 May 2022 07:31:24 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2264441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>RL, i suppose they’re made in the same factories in SE Asia as everything else? Sorry to be a downer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264427 Wed, 25 May 2022 06:16:59 +0000 elpgal 2264427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with the frustrations voiced in that article. ON squeezed ALL the sizes in one big clump in the store and it was hard to find anything. Smaller sizes got buried in the larger sizes. It was a mess. Lots of dresses but not of other garments. Kids section was reduced to fit heaps of these clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264315 Tue, 24 May 2022 11:02:52 +0000 chewyspaghetti 2264315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What they aren't saying in that Old Navy article is they they also changed their fit models/sizing when they did this. They didn't just expand the size range, they changed the way those sizes were designed and fit. They say the new sizing will fit a broader range of bodies, but in the meantime it may no longer fit their longtime loyal customers, and they haven't advertised that to attract new ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264302 Tue, 24 May 2022 06:38:10 +0000 rachylou 2264302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A new thing? Fashion collections from really odd sources? CashApp has dropped a collection: <a href="https://www.gq.com/sponsored/story/cash-app-delivers-an-unexpected-cant-miss-streetwear-drop?utm_source=google-display&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_campaign=paid-spon-cashapp-8059909&#038;utm_brand=&#038;wbraid=Ck8KCAjw4ayUBhAPEj8A4Rr4xSS_-a7g82RYa8qOJm7S-9kkWtNxsoK3IUyP4pu-yaIHhx9lH5F2pD8-93kDsCdxbfuEJNwYwXu84O8aAh6p" rel="nofollow">https://www.gq.com/sponsored/s.....u84O8aAh6p</a></p> <p>I kinda like it, but am not that motivated to buy. Although, I might have if I hadn’t transferred out all the money I had in CashApp… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264258 Mon, 23 May 2022 21:22:14 +0000 kkards 2264258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stag…lol they did not buy each size equally. &nbsp;But what they did do is make assumptions based on the size of the prize, ie how many women in the US wear the extended sizes, what percentage of the buy the extended sizes should be. &nbsp;IE instead of saying historically size 28 is 2% of our sales, we know that size 28 is 10% of the market (all numbers are hypothetical) so let’s place this buy at 6%. &nbsp;All retail buying is part science (math) and part art. &nbsp;Unfortunately while they did increase the number of new customers, it was not enough to offset the losses that they incurred by carrying less of the middle sizes. &nbsp;Remember inventory is the largest expense a retailer has, and so you need to balance the total of what you buy. Also the physical stores did not get larger, so &nbsp;they still needed to fit all of it into the same size stores, so again you can’t just by more than you did in prior years. In addition it’s really hard to know what store need to stock more 28s if you haven’t sold much of that size before, so you are making a lot of educationed guesses. &nbsp;<br /><div>Robin, if Wall Street and the investors continue to react like they did to this sales and margin drop, I’m not sure any other retailers are going to try this on this scale. &nbsp;That’s my takeaway from this article</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264248 Mon, 23 May 2022 20:48:02 +0000 RobinF 2264248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is too bad that this seems to be backfiring. I wonder if it was promoted enough, personally I didn't realize that they were doing this but it has been a while since I have been in an Old Navy. Hopefully they give it longer to work before scrapping the whole thing.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264218 Mon, 23 May 2022 17:53:35 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2264218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kkards, what a bizarre story! We all know there is a need for more size inclusivity, but how did they not research how many women would want to buy each size? “More size 28s” does not mean “equal numbers of 28s, 2s, 10s and 18s”. How did they miss that? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264205 Mon, 23 May 2022 16:40:21 +0000 kkards 2264205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2314134/old-navy-made-clothing-sizes-for-everyone-it-backfired-">https://www.bangkokpost.com/bu.....backfired-</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>For those interested &nbsp;in the business of fashion as well as fashion, a tale of a company that tried to do right and will be/is being punished for it. &nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-139#post-2264186 Mon, 23 May 2022 15:03:44 +0000 Inge 2264186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>As always, I'm really looking forward to seeing what fun and interesting style-related links you've found this time:-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Pop yours in the comments below, and let us know why it caught your attention.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you!<br /></div> </p>