https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 17 May 2026 01:09:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615736 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 06:18:06 +0000 Gigi 1615736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that this is a very beautiful skirt. I would never have thought bumblebee. I would wear it myself! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615325 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 11:48:23 +0000 Anonymous 1615325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it Unfrumped! I think you'd find it a versatile piece to hava in your wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615321 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 11:37:19 +0000 Staysfit 1615321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's a lovely print and there is nothing wrong with it. I wouldn't think bumble bee. It's definitely not a color scheme I am drawn to but I don't have much black in my wardrobe. I think it would go nicely with the colors you mention. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615278 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 03:35:04 +0000 Anonymous 1615278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it too!<br /> Rabbit, I love your positive attitude towards the clearance rack! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615248 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:44:18 +0000 anne 1615248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615235 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 23:53:45 +0000 K. Period. 1615235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've admired this in person several times. It is lovely! The color doesn't read bumble bee at all to me. &nbsp;It is very botanical. Very crisp. I've actually been eyeing it for some time as a replacement for a favorite JCrew skirt that I shrunk out of. &nbsp;Would you feel better if we both took the leap together? I'm ready! &nbsp;</p> <p>FWIW, I don't think this skirt is hanging around because it is ugly or poorly made. I just think it takes a little courage to buy it. It makes a statement. &nbsp;I, though, think the statement is fab! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615211 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 22:36:11 +0000 Style Fan 1615211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very pretty.&nbsp; I find skirts with a print very versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615195 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 22:08:51 +0000 unfrumped 1615195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, that's right! You have <u>lots</u> of things that work with the print and colors. Just sayin'..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615191 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:42:11 +0000 Anonymous 1615191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The skirt looks fine to me. I like the print and colors. Hmmm, it would also work well in my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615184 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:16:26 +0000 unfrumped 1615184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, that&nbsp;reassures my FOBTI--"fear of&nbsp;being taken in"&nbsp;(to distinguish from FOBT!). Thank you for input.</p> <p>The print is&nbsp;a good &nbsp;scale, expecially &nbsp;because of its kind of lacy effect. &nbsp;I agree, that while it's got a lot of black going on, the overall effect&nbsp;is definitely&nbsp;more muted&nbsp;than graphic B&amp;W, and that is&nbsp;&nbsp;my color palette and tonal preference and what I was going to capitalize on with "softer" neutrals. Also like&nbsp;Janet's&nbsp;suggestion to try medium denim and chambray shirts, which I do use to extend wear to a sort of smart casual use of pencil skirts .</p> <p>Well, I shall play around a bit further with it, especially to see if I can make &nbsp;outfits with nude leg and&nbsp;the right footwear for summer work-wear, which is the hardest look for me to get right. Cold spring and fall are easier. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615178 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:56:50 +0000 Janet 1615178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't see why it would be a reject based on the style and print, not at all. If the background is an off-black, I think that would only prevent wearing it with black tops -- instead I'd go for grey, white, chambray, maybe cream... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615177 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:56:26 +0000 rabbit 1615177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a bit of a sugar eye for illustrated botanicals, so some inherent positive bias but that said I think would work with many neutrals and could be very versatile. &nbsp;Is that a scale of pattern that you are comfortable with?</p> <p>I mostly buy clearance, and I think as long as you carefully evaluate and try on the items in person, there aren't really more potential pitfalls than full price items. &nbsp;</p> <p>Sometimes items that have more character end up there because there is probably greater demand for basics in neutrals in season. &nbsp;Sometimes it's a mislabelled fit issue, &nbsp;the medium is really a small, you need to go two sizes down than the usual, etc. &nbsp; Sometimes it's a garment care issue (dry cleaning required for something that isn't outerwear). &nbsp; Or it's a wearability issue, a top that is cropped length even though it doesn't appear that way on the model, transparency that's hard to work around with camisoles/undergarments. &nbsp;Or the color isn't accurate in the online photo so it gets returned, etc. &nbsp;</p> <p>I just got some waxed look burgundy cropped skinnies at BR Factory on clearance, and am totally pleased with them--and the price. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615173 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:43:30 +0000 DonnaF 1615173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this skirt!&nbsp; My only concern is that one negative review said the background was a faded black.&nbsp; The other (glowing) reviews did not mention this, so I suspect it is a flat black and not a deep black IYKWIM, and IMHO a flat black would suit you better anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-of-rejection-or-perfection#post-1615171 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:32:42 +0000 unfrumped 1615171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, was just trying to be catchy.</p> <p>I like this skirt from BR as it has a nice pencil fit, and I have a sugar eye for printed skirts. The citron color in the print is unusual for me, but the other colors, black, gray, olive, off-white, and tan--comprise a lot of tops in wardrobe (just about everything other than the berry colors) , so I have&nbsp;anywhere from &nbsp;6-12 &nbsp;tops that work with it (depending on how cozy a knit is used, long or short sleeved tops, etc ) and several jackets.&nbsp;It &nbsp;can skew toward either black or nude/gray footwear and &nbsp;looks really good with black tights but will work with nude hose as well--that is a feature that helps make a skirt more versatile in my wardrobe. So it would be targeted as a 3-1/2 season&nbsp; skirt, using&nbsp;different colors and styles of&nbsp;tops and footwear and tights&nbsp; to read as spring, summer, or fall.</p> <p>However, it was also featured with some sarcastic words in a photo of "unsold' merchandise in a piece about how badly BR was doing financially (which surprised me) . There was another skirt in the photo, too, so maybe that was the target!</p> <p>I am trying to be aware of the warning signs of seasonal rejects or why certain merchandise is hanging around, but&nbsp;not be afraid to &nbsp;like what I like.</p> <p>Do you see &nbsp;something off or weird about this skirt? I think it could read "bumblebee" to some, but I felt there was enough variety in the print colors and tones so it did not feel that way to me, and I won't be wearing it with citron or bright yellow.</p> <p>I realize now maybe I could have linked this to Statement Skirt. I was not trying to make a big statement, but, it is not a shy neutral skirt.</p> <p>Comments and observations welcome. </p>