https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 00:32:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710999 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:26:48 +0000 Arya 710999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm going to pass on this dress. It's a strange combination of matronly on top and too-young on bottom. IF the plaid were smaller (I am only 5'2", and this large plaid is overwhelming me), the skirt a bit longer &amp; fuller, and the bodice more interesting, it would be a go. That's a lot of IFs, though, so I'm not going to go back for it.</p> <p>Thanks for all your input! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710663 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:42:56 +0000 Vildy 710663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's truly an awkward dress. I like ugly, too. And novelty. But sometimes it's good to get your initial thrills from that and then pass on. Because it can be like hearing a joke.<br /> Less funny the second and all the subsequent times. You can tire of even ugliness. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710638 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:02:31 +0000 Kirti 710638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710636 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:55:25 +0000 Deborah 710636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the dress but it just doesn't look like you. I think I would prefer it in a different print for you. I see what Maryk sees to regarding 'the bosom' . The dress just doesn't create the best in proportions in my humble opinion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710588 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:50:37 +0000 Arya 710588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my goodness, MaryK - I see what you mean, but I *love* that you wrote Too Much Bosom. I don't think that's ever been said of me. Ha! Gaylene, your addition that the bodice ends up looking "matronly" was insightful and helped me look at it with a different eye.</p> <p>Thanks for the input! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710535 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:10:39 +0000 shedev 710535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love how ugly is a pro and a con. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710522 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:56:11 +0000 Gaylene 710522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's the shape and length of the skirt that gives it a young, unsophisticated look. And I agree with MaryK regarding the top of the dress. It's an odd combination of matronly on top and youthful on the bottom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710504 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:21:11 +0000 MsMary 710504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want to like it, but I think the cut makes you look like you have Too Much Bosom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710495 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:15:54 +0000 celia 710495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As strange as this may sound, to my eyes what makes me say no to the dress is a combination of the neckline and sleeves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710475 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:49:01 +0000 Ariel 710475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That shape flatters you. But the shape, material, and pattern are all school-girly in their vibe. That's a bit too much school-girlyness in my opinion. I think you should take the shape into consideration and find that shape with a more sophisticated fabric and color/pattern. </p> <p>As for loving it because it's ugly, I understand that I just don't think it's ugly, so much as young. That dress longer and with a mermaid skirt--now that would be ugly chic, in my imagination (which, admittedly, is certifiable). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710454 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:24:22 +0000 Jjsloane 710454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the dress, I like the retro vibe, but the full skirt and shorter length would make me feel exposed. (I know I have a similar dress - just not plaid) With tights and flat boots maybe, but I don't know if you require this to be office appropriate (it would not pass my office test) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710449 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:17:33 +0000 Ana 710449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's true. Love the plaid dress in photo #1! I guess it's up to you. I think it looks nice, but you have to feel comfortable in it, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710444 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:07:54 +0000 Arya 710444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana - I agree that the brown plaid makes it feel very retro - like the Brady Bunch rec room - which is a huge part of the appeal to me. It's the same appeal as the two below, I think.</p> <p>I am concerned, though, about the schoolgirl vibe of the dress. I like the fit, but it also looks very "young" to me. I'm 36 and not sure that this dress passes the "do I look like a grown-up in this dress?" test. In contrast, the dress in photo 1, below, does pass that test and maintains the retro vibe I adore. The dress in photo 2 falls somewhere in between, I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710442 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:07:03 +0000 texstyle 710442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would pass on the plaid but the cut of it is nice on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710436 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:59:27 +0000 kellygirl 710436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd pass. It's kind of cute in a school girl kind of way but I like the Eileen Fisher asymmetric hem dress way better. From what I've seen of your WIW posts, this doesn't read "Arya" to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710433 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:56:19 +0000 annagybe 710433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710432 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:55:33 +0000 Suz 710432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's cute! I wouldn't wear it myself because it's not my style, but I see the appeal. Years ago I had a top and skirt combo in a plaid like this and I actually loved it. I wore it as a dress and as separates. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710428 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:45:27 +0000 Ana 710428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have this dress in blue with white polka dots. I love the simple shape and it's really easy to throw on and go. I always get compliments when I wear it, so I'm probably biased. </p> <p>I actually like the plaid (even though I don't like brown). It seems very retro to me. That might be what's making it seem "school-girlish" though. How does it feel around the top? I had to size up to fit my shoulders and then belt it to cinch the waist, but I plan to eventually have it taken in a little so I can wear it without a belt.</p> <p>Also, if you don't like the print, the dress if available in other prints and even cream lace and a chambray fabric that is really cute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-part-2---is-this-dress-awesome-or-awful#post-710421 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:35:51 +0000 Arya 710421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While cruising the Labor Day sales, I fell in love with this fugly dress that isn't even on sale. I have it on hold, because I'm not sure if it's too borderline sweet - in a 1960s mining town kind of way. DH says it looks like an ugly old tablecloth (he's not a fan). It's the ugliness that I adore!</p> <p>What do you all think - awesome, or awful?</p> <p>Pros: I feel like it's a good fit, it's made of 100% cotton (I love natural fibers), it's awesomely ugly<br /> Cons: it's ugly, DH thinks it's ugly, the fullish skirt may look too schoolgirly </p>