https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:52:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1262361 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:02:57 +0000 Niefern 1262361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am sure you can find other great combinations, but this outfit looks wonderful to me. I love each and every piece you are wearing, and the colours too.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1262331 Tue, 27 May 2014 20:32:46 +0000 kellygirl 1262331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol--I learned the hard way. I knit a bolero sweater with ruching up the front almost exactly&nbsp;like yours. (The ties made me crazy too.)It seemed like a good idea at first and I thought the style was cool--until I finished it and tried to wear it. I realized that simple is better for me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1262330 Tue, 27 May 2014 20:32:20 +0000 Zibbets 1262330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are so talented!<br />I like the cardi a lot. Have you tried it over a dress or skirt/top column of color? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1262329 Tue, 27 May 2014 20:29:30 +0000 Freckles 1262329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous! &nbsp;I too thought of scrunching the sleeves, they might be a bit long. &nbsp;Some of my cardi's are for at home night time wear&nbsp;only. &nbsp;Not because they are not divine but because I want a longer length sleeve when sitting reading/watching a movie/sedentary habits&nbsp;at night and they never seem to stay scrunched during the day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261857 Tue, 27 May 2014 08:37:44 +0000 fuzzylogic 1261857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the cardi open!</p> <p>Completely impressed by your tailoring/seamstressing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261821 Tue, 27 May 2014 05:04:17 +0000 Catnip 1261821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your outfit and admire your talent!&nbsp; This is a great look!</p> <p>And I completely&nbsp;understand your "safety net" clothing.&nbsp; I have an entire closet full of just this type of stuff.&nbsp; I've made a resolution to clean out this closet and get rid of everything I haven't worn in&nbsp;the past year.&nbsp; In your case it might be more difficult because you invested time in making some of your "safety net" items.&nbsp; That's a double whammy, discarding pieces that cost both time and money.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261808 Tue, 27 May 2014 04:22:49 +0000 Beth Ann 1261808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the cardi is a gorgeous color, and you've done a nice job with the drape and fit.&nbsp; I think the draped cardi has become a classic part of a woman's wardrobe, but it's not likely to cause excitement, like your amazing slouchy pants!</p> <p>I support keeping items like this, as long as you aren't too scrunched in the space department.&nbsp; Don't feel pressured to wear it, and replace it with a better option should it present itself.&nbsp; The happiness factor matters, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261790 Tue, 27 May 2014 03:26:18 +0000 Neel 1261790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous colors on you firecracker! I like the cardi open. Beautiful and chic. And you are one talented lady </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261771 Tue, 27 May 2014 02:51:32 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1261771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cerinda, I may try the cardi again, with skinnes. If I do, I'll show it here. I'll definitely be wearing the pants, so you'll see them again in a more exposed form.</p> <p>Thanks Joy and Angie!</p> <p>JulieJohn, glad I'm not alone. Unfrumped's post really made a light bulb go on for me.</p> <p>Yes, kellygirl, I imagine it's even harder to part with a hand-knit, because they take a long time to make! Bingo, on your diagnosis on the cardi: the ruching is too fussy for me. Which is funny, because that very element was the biggest thing that drew me to the sewing pattern! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261427 Mon, 26 May 2014 16:00:36 +0000 kellygirl 1261427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IKWYM about keeping stuff that you make even if you don't reach for it very often (in my case EVER--when it comes to hand knits) but I really like both of these. The cardigan un-ruched is gorgeous. I think the gathering makes it look fussy--which doesn't seem like you at all. LOVE the pants. OMG those are wonderful! Those PG booties are insanely awesome on you too. They are becoming quite the work horse!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261406 Mon, 26 May 2014 15:33:03 +0000 JulieJohn 1261406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just swoon over your pants - so interesting and they look great on you! No problem with the cardi but I understand what you are saying. I do have a lot of items that are safety items in my closet. That's partly because I didn't know how to shop for many years, so I would shop in emergencies only! Silly, I know that now. Thanks for giving a name to these "safety" items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261397 Mon, 26 May 2014 15:19:09 +0000 Angie 1261397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW. You and Diane G can shake skillful sewing&nbsp;hands.&nbsp;</p> <p>I love the cardi worn open. Killer look, you fabulous lady. Those trousers are soooo divine. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261259 Mon, 26 May 2014 08:49:52 +0000 Anonymous 1261259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm again in awe of your skills. YLF </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261224 Mon, 26 May 2014 04:36:10 +0000 Cerinda 1261224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>May I see this terrific cardi with skinnies?</p> <p>May I see these smashing trous without a topper? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261190 Mon, 26 May 2014 03:24:38 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1261190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>shevia, that's a good idea. One person does come to mind as a possibility.</p> <p>Jenava, thanks for your thoughts! I appreciate your eye.</p> <p>Deborah, thanks--I prefer it open, too. That's how I wore it today.</p> <p>Thanks, Peri. It was fun to make. Even if I don't appreciate the clothing afterward, I do enjoy the process, so it's never a total loss.</p> <p>rabbit, good insight--thanks! I have worn the cardi with a dress before; maybe that was a better look, or one I could at least try again. Oh, and yes, pushing up the sleeves! That could help. They are long, and I like that feel on a lot of tops, but not on this one.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261170 Mon, 26 May 2014 02:45:48 +0000 rabbit 1261170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the colors of the outfit&nbsp;are really beautiful. &nbsp;I've found in my own closet that I rarely want&nbsp;to wear cascading cardigans with pants anymore, it just never looks right to me, except occasionally with an untucked loose top over skinny cropped pants. &nbsp;I do like to wear them with skirts and dresses though to elongate the top half or cover bare shoulders, open and&nbsp;&nbsp;with the sleeves pushed up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261168 Mon, 26 May 2014 02:43:22 +0000 Peri 1261168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I am so impressed...I think it all looks great. Maybe the cardigan could look better with other things, but wow...you made that! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261165 Mon, 26 May 2014 02:40:51 +0000 Jenava 1261165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree the proprotions look a little off.&nbsp; Those trousers and shoes looks so fantstic with your beautiful silver hair, though.&nbsp; The color choices are beautiful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261138 Mon, 26 May 2014 02:07:52 +0000 Deborah 1261138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you are amazingly clever!&nbsp; I struggled last night to simply turn up the hems of Master 11's school pants!!</p> <p>I think the colours here work so well together.&nbsp; I think I know what you mean about the cardigan.&nbsp; The colour is fab.&nbsp; The design is one that I have seen in stores over the past 18 months.&nbsp; It's attractive but doesn't always translate well from hangar to person.&nbsp; In your case I think it drapes well and is pretty. I do prefer it worn open. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261131 Mon, 26 May 2014 02:04:13 +0000 Jaime 1261131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your shiny pretty shoes with your made by you (!!) slouchy pants. The blue of the sweater is beautiful. I am impressed! </p> <p>ETA I would have a hard time getting rid of a made by me cardi like that, but I am also sort of over the drapey cardigan look. Do you know someone else who would appreciate it?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slouchy-pants-drapey-cardi#post-1261127 Mon, 26 May 2014 01:59:53 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1261127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Today I wore a couple of things I've made. The pants are recent, and the cardigan I made sometime in the last year. I really like the pants, but I'm not so fond of the cardigan. It's okay, just not a favorite. </p> <p>I have a lot of things that fall into this ok-but-not-favorite category. I bookmarked a post by unfrumped, about <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-safety-net-is-getting-smaller" rel="nofollow">safety net</a> clothing items: those that you hang onto "just in case. . . ." I think I do that, and I think I also hang onto items that I don't love, just because I made them. If I know I will never wear them, I do let them go (donate), but if I think I <i>might </i>wear them occasionally, I hang on to them. I don't actively dislike the cardigan; I'm just not crazy about it and haven't found an outfit yet that I think it really enhances. Like it works okay here, but when I took it off after work this evening, I tried another cardi with the outfit before changing out of the pants. And the other cardigan--in a similar style and in a more muted teal color--works better, both proportionally and color-wise. </p> <p>Anyway, here's the outfit:<br />Caribbean blue linen knit drapey cardigan (made by me)<br />gray and ivory striped tank with ruffle front (Caslon, a year or two ago)<br />gray washed linen slouchy pants (made by me)<br />pewter peep-toe cutout booties (Paul Green)<br />pewter skinny belt with studs and rhinestones (Calvin Klein Jeans, not recent)</p> <p>Despite my feelings about the cardi, I felt pretty good in this outfit, because I like everything else I had on. Thoughts on the cardi dilemma are welcome! Thanks for looking!</p>