https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 01 May 2026 09:08:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608684 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:49:06 +0000 Aida 1608684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Plaid/checks of all kinds are my favorite pattern, don't think I've ever taken a break from them. Definitely still wearing plaid flannels (I have three currently), though I definitely didn't do them "right" in the 90s -- mine were always super cheerful bright colors, and my favorite was NEON lime/orange/yellow (often worn with baggy cobalt Cross Colors jeans, and sometimes a bright orange puffy jacket overtop -- Oh yes!). Love the sound of your outfit, sounds like a perfectly modern take on the 90s uni. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608643 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:57:53 +0000 crazyone 1608643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore plaid as well today! &nbsp;But not flannel. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608570 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:38:47 +0000 catgirl 1608570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me - I am still looking for a better version of my blue buffalo plaid shirt and I have several others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608542 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:31:27 +0000 LaPed 1608542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In northern New England, flannels are *the* uniform. We apparently missed the grunge memo and just kept on wearing what we've always worn. Flannel definitely doesn't say 90s to me, just "home". The hipsters, the soccer moms, and the grandpas all wear the same LL Bean plaid shirts 'round here... :)</p> <p>I'm in one today, actually. We're having a bit of a thaw so it's serving as a topper over a v-neck sweater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608541 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:29:39 +0000 Angie 1608541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five, Elisabeth. It's SO good to see you on the forum again. I missed you. And I'd love to see more of your art too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608533 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:17:41 +0000 Aziraphale 1608533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana -- I agree, sometimes they do plaid in really weird colours. I guess it's just to mix it up, but I prefer the old-school varieties. I have an especially soft spot for plaids with red in them.</p> <p>NauticalVulpine -- "My entire childhood was plaid" -- LOL. I think your parents might have overdone it a bit. I fully participated in 90s grunge, but even I only had a couple of plaid shirts! ;-)</p> <p>Sally -- it's true, flannel does feel distinctly 90s. The way I was dressed yesterday, I would have blended right in with an early 90s crowd. Maybe the challenge this time round is to wear it in a less grungy way!</p> <p>shedev -- I had to look up blackwatch plaid (I don't know the names), but I recognized it instantly. I like that one too.</p> <p>kkards -- right on. The heeled booties does dress it up for work :-)</p> <p>LisaP -- learning what's not "you" is as important as learning what is. And I know what you mean -- plaid flannel definitely has a "lumberjack" quality. I never feel butch because I'm so short and small-boned, which is maybe why I like boyish clothing. :-)</p> <p>El Cee -- good idea about wearing it with pretty necklaces. I wonder how it would look with pearls?</p> <p>bettycrocker -- I agree, the whole point of flannel is that it has to be soft and cozy!</p> <p>Angie -- yes, I've already gushed about your pink plaid jacket. It's fabulous! I had a few lace camis in university, too. the juxtaposition of boyish and feminine was as appealing then as it is now. :-)</p> <p>smittie -- maybe you can't go back because it's too recent for you. It has been over twenty years for me!</p> <p>JAileen -- I would love a plaid wool coat. I've seen a few in shop windows recently, and I'm tempted.</p> <p>Bonnie G -- sounds like you're a true fan. :-)</p> <p>Janet, plaid looks GREAT with leather. In fact the whole reason I picked up a plaid shirt in the first place was to wear with the leather moto jacket my honey got me for Christmas.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jules, it's true that cheap fabrics are not appealing. I've seen an awful lot of uninspiring plaids too. They all blend together.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608515 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:41:51 +0000 Jules 1608515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd love to see a picture!<br />I myself couldn't really go for the way plaid was reinterpreted by fast fashion this time around - cuts, colours, fabrications all seemed off to me, and the cheap quality seemed to show more than with other items. I wear plenty of lower end stuff but am getting pickier about it I guess. I considered ordering something more classic &amp; hopefully quality from LLbean but never got around to it. I'm not actually sure I could get the classic version to work either, and the prettified versions feel inauthentic to my 19 year old self, so I'm happier leaving this look in my past unless something just jumps out at me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608514 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:41:45 +0000 Janet 1608514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love plaid but for some reason have not yet been reaching for my plaid shirts much this season. I think the mix of plaid shirt + denim bottoms just feels too predictable/country cowgirl, and I see enough of that when I'm in TX. However, I think I might try mixing the plaid with the new faux leather black pants I got just before the holidays, for a little more juxtaposition in style.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608512 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:39:18 +0000 Bonnie 1608512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear plaid almost every day in cool/cold weather. I take long walks every evening at sunset and wear one tied around my waist to put on when it gets cold. Or if it starts out a bit cold, I wear my plaid shirt over my tee and bring a fleece jacket. For the holidays this year, I got two lightweight cotton plaid tunics because I couldn't decide which one I liked best and wore them a lot in December. I am a plaid fan but I agree with Diana and pick up my plaids on the years they have them for sale in the good colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608510 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:37:47 +0000 JAileen 1608510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love plaid. I wore plaid skirts and jumpers in the 60s, and plaid flannel shirts from the 70s right up to today. I have a plaid wool coat that I love. It looks nice with all the grey I like to wear. I recently bought a plaid coat in Black Watch. I ended up returning it even though it was so inexpensive. It was a lint magnet as someone mentioned. I also have several plaid scarves for cold weather.</p> <p>I do think flannel shirts can look masculine, but I like to put a striped tee underneath for a feminine touch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608501 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:03:04 +0000 Anonymous 1608501@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was a teen on the west coast during the early 90's and fully embraced the grunge movement (and Starbucks!). It was so freeing to be able to purchase completely on-trend outfits from Value Village. The only expensive part of it were the Doc Martens.</p> <p>Because I lived it in my teens, I just can't go back there. So I can't do flannel or docs or thermal shirts under t-shirts, or anything tied around the waist. I even recoil a bit from concert t-shirts. I think I OD'ed on grunge. (Of course, I should say 'never say never', but this should be implied in everything I say on this board!)</p> <p>There are non-grungy paid shirts, but the colours lean towards preppy, and I feel really uptight in them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608491 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:37:56 +0000 Angie 1608491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>LOVE PLAID, </b>or checks and tartan as I call them<b></b>. It's one of my favourite patterns - and in<i> any</i> item of clothing. (You saw my recent outfit post).&nbsp;</p> <p>Your outfit sounds FAB, and perfect for art school. Very '90s. I wore my plaid shirt with a lace camisole in the '90s and the plaid shirt open to show the body hugging lace. Levis, belt, Docs, Raybans, and with Eddie Vedder blaring in the car. I know it sounds familiar.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608458 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:17:11 +0000 Anonymous 1608458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm wearing my new Eddie Bauer plaid flannel shirt (the one I picked up at Sam's Club for under $10) underneath a sweater today. It is so soft and comfortable, and the colors in the plaid are so flattering. I don't like the cheap, scratchy plaid fabric, though. It has to be soft or I won't wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608450 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:48:24 +0000 El Cee 1608450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have always been a plaid/tartan gal but have avoided flannel shirts for the past few years -- perhaps feeling that they looked overly masculine on my tall, large frame. I started wearing them again this winter for the coziness factor and have been surprised by how much I am enjoying the overall look. I find that if I dress them up with pretty necklaces, the look is pleasingly feminine. My husband, who almost never comments on my attire, raves whenever I wear a recent purchase from Old Navy. This is encouraging! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608449 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:47:35 +0000 Anonymous 1608449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought two shirts last winter during the YLF plaid shirt craze. Wore each of them once, and tossed them in the donate pile this past fall. I was caught up the lemming phenomenon and nothing could be further from my "look". &nbsp;Lesson learned on that one. I feel too "butch" looking in a plaid shirt - pardon the expression. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608418 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:53:28 +0000 kkards 1608418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>last year we started "flannel friday's" at work….it's rekindled my love of flannel, and its an interesting challenge to wear them in a business casual way… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608410 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:25:51 +0000 shedev 1608410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Much love for plaid here. My favorite right now is blackwatch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608369 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 07:48:33 +0000 Sal 1608369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tried flannel again a couple of years ago, but I did not feel right after wearing it in the 80s and 90s.... in theory I like it, but it did not feel quite right on me now.</p> <p>It is cosy, and patterns are fun in the winter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608367 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 07:18:06 +0000 NauticalVulpine 1608367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, i know what you mean. The colors they put out now are awful. Less is more when it comes to plaid. </p> <p>Aziraphale, i was born in 93, so my entire childhood was plaid, especially since my parents were from the grunge/rocker crowd. I hated it at the time because i had to wear it all the time. I never wore it willingly until my late highschool years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608365 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 06:53:00 +0000 Diana 1608365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a fleece lined red plaid flannel hoodie from ll bean earlier this year, and it is the best loungewear ever. I wear it as a hoodie, unbuttoned, around the house mostly - irs a bit too boxy and bulky as a shirt. I also love my long, tunic length blue/black plaid flannel shirt. I've always had a soft spot for plaid flannel ever since the 90's. They seem to come in waves of only hideous colors some years though, so I pick up the good colors when I see them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608353 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:40:58 +0000 Aziraphale 1608353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>abc -- I always seem to have one light cotton (not flannel) plaid shirt in my closet, but I can go ages without wearing it. My desire to wear plaid seems to come in waves, and sometimes I'm not feeling the love, either. (This rekindled plaid love is specifically for cozy <i>flannel</i> plaid, which I haven't worn since Nirvana was touring).</p> <p>Nadya -- yes! I like how plaid shirts can be worn done up, as a shirt, or undone with a tee shirt underneath, like a kind of light jacket. I like that you put stripes with plaid.</p> <p>NauticalVulpine, it is kind of a guilty pleasure, isn't it? Like briefly going back in time. I wouldn't want to have a wholly grunge-style wardrobe, but a few pieces is fun.</p> <p>Runcarla -- yes, it was yucky out today and I was very comfy in my flannel shirt. :-)&nbsp;</p> <p>Joy, I agree, I like plaid in other fabrications too. I have a pencil skirt in red and black plaid that I'm fond of.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608343 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:06:21 +0000 Anonymous 1608343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More love for plaid, but these days I want it in a different fabric than flannel, plaid lux. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608339 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 04:45:27 +0000 Carla 1608339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is nothing cosier than plaid flannel and corduroy on a chilly day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608335 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 04:29:01 +0000 NauticalVulpine 1608335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry it posted twice. And im not sure how to delete the second one : ( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608334 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 04:27:52 +0000 NauticalVulpine 1608334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Its my guilty pleasure. I love plaid, its probably one of my favorite prints. And I love flannels they are so comfy and soft and warm. My boyfriend is always getting mad at me for stealing his too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608332 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 04:25:38 +0000 NauticalVulpine 1608332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Its my guilty pleasure. I love plaid, its probably one of my favorite prints. And I love flannels they are so comfy and soft and warm. My boyfriend is always getting mad at me for stealing his too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608328 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 03:58:10 +0000 Nadya 1608328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I didn't do much plaid in the 90s, but I bought this plaid shirt from Targer and am having fun with it. Monday I wore it open over a striped shirt just for fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608319 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 03:29:58 +0000 abc 1608319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funny, I wore my one plaid flannel shirt two weeks ago and just didn't feel fab. I think it is me. I just can't figure out why I don't feel right in them but I don't. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rekindled-love-for-plaid-flannel#post-1608318 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 03:26:29 +0000 Aziraphale 1608318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Today I'm dressed for 1992. I've got on a plaid hooded shirt (the flannel kind), loose jeans, brown leather lace-up boots (laces undone) and a waxed canvas jacket. After a flannel shirt overload in the 90s, I'd kind of gone off them. I was inspired to buy one recently and it's my new favourite thing.&nbsp;I guess it takes 20+ years for me to come full circle on something! I feel a bit dressed down, but in a good way.</p> <p>Anyone else loving the plaid flannel these days?</p>