https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:10:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2139379 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:33:29 +0000 Nadya 2139379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, again, Angie, I hadn’t thought of Karen Kane’s direct site. I like those Boden pants, too, but appear to be sized out. Onward! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2139296 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:18:59 +0000 Style Fan 2139296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the colour of the Madewell cardigan.&nbsp; I hope it doesn't pill.&nbsp; The Halogen blouse is very pretty.&nbsp; Thank you for the great reviews. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2139255 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:35:37 +0000 Bijou 2139255@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the combination of your floral pants and white oxfords. Like Janet, you made me laugh at the farting shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2139136 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 21:53:30 +0000 Angie 2139136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And these, which I just got in red. AMAZING fabric and fit. PONTE!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2139134 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 21:52:42 +0000 Angie 2139134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sure, <b>Nadya</b>!&nbsp;</p> <p>these are good too:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.karenkane.com/collections/new-arrivals-view-all/products/plus-size-brooklyn-cropped-pants-l71566w">https://www.karenkane.com/coll.....opped-pant</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.karenkane.com/collections/plus-view-all/products/plus-size-matte-jersey-pant-l58038w">https://www.karenkane.com/coll.....nt-l58038w</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138904 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:25:08 +0000 Janet 2138904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL at the farting shoes, and I'm glad a sock solved that, because those are really cute. You got some good stuff!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138902 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:19:38 +0000 Nadya 2138902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie&nbsp;</b>thank you for the suggestions! I ordered the Ecco sneakers you suggested, I hadn't seen them. I also hadn't seen the Universal Standard trousers, they're intriguing. I'd been thinking I wanted ponte, but maybe I should expand my horizons.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>DonnaF&nbsp;</b>I'll be watching your shoe reviews, too! Good to find someone similar. That burgundy oxford looks so pretty. I just resisted because I have other burgundy shoes.&nbsp;</p> <p>As for the Madewell cardigan, it's 100 degrees here, so it will be awhile before it gets worn! Fingers crossed on the pilling.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138881 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 12:01:57 +0000 kkards 2138881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>“Farting Shoes!” Thank you for that.&nbsp;<br />Love the white oxfords, and i can see them with the floral pants...and i love the color on the Madewell cardi.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138821 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 22:38:21 +0000 Kate 2138821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for your reviews, Nadya. You ended up with some good items. I particularly like the Halogen top—love the pattern you chose—and the Franco Sarto oxfords. I love a good oxford, and am always tempted by a cute one, especially in a color I don’t already have. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138813 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:01:55 +0000 DonnaF 2138813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nadya, I’m glad there’s one other person for whom Paul Greens are too narrow and don’t work. You have me cautiously optimistic about the Franco Sartos, as I ordered the burgundy colorway since I have a different pair of FSs that fit me extremely well. In the future I will have to take careful note of your footwear reviews.</p> <p>Have you noticed any pilling on the Madewell cardigan? I ordered the same one in pale gray. We are at the beginning of a ten day heatwave in a home and community without AC — so playing around with a warm fuzzy sweater is the last thing I want to do. We are accustomed to temps getting down in the 50s and 60s at night, but we’re not even getting that. The good news is that with heat swollen feet it’s easier to tell if shoes are too small! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138811 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 20:59:05 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2138811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>You got some nice things! Glad to hear your reviews, and good for you, sticking to your fabric quality criteria.</div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138803 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 20:03:02 +0000 Angie 2138803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And have you tried these?&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.universalstandard.com/collections/pants-leggings/products/faye-twill-boyfriend-crop-pants-black">https://www.universalstandard......ants-black</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138802 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 20:00:24 +0000 Angie 2138802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, <b>Nadya</b>! Thanks for taking the time to share reviews. Soooo helpful :)</p> <p>&nbsp;I will make your winners top picks too.</p> <p>How about these in blue?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138784 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 19:13:46 +0000 Barbara Diane 2138784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the info and I'm glad to hear that you got some winners. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138780 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:56:40 +0000 unfrumped 2138780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great review, thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138775 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:31:57 +0000 delurked 2138775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Seconding Suz. Those Paul Greens do look cute in the pic. I am glad the oxfords worked. I like the look and comfort of a shoe like that. And I really like the print on your new top. </p> <p>Hopefully you will find some replacement black booties a little closer to season. That’s generally a workhorse shoe, so they need to feel just right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138768 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:19:51 +0000 Suz 2138768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You always write such great reviews, <b>Nadya</b>. Thank you -- I'm sure this will be useful to others. Too bad about the Paul Greens -- they look good in the pic!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/some-yeses-noes#post-2138767 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:14:59 +0000 Nadya 2138767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I shopped this year by sending my long-time SA my wishlist. The items she was able to get in the store got to me pretty quickly. The ones she had to order have taken longer and many haven't shipped yet. I thought I'd post some quick thoughts to help others still deciding or waiting for the next phase of the sale. </p> <p><b>The Noes</b><br />I was thinking it would be a good time to replace my black booties that are getting worn. However these two were too narrow for me. I have an average heel and slightly wide ball and medium volume feet. After trying them both on I thought maybe I just wasn't used to boots after a summer in sandals so I slipped on my trusty if worn faves and they still are still plenty comfy. So back these go.</p> <p><div>I've also been looking for a dark blue shoe to wear with jeans and navy and like the idea of a &nbsp;slip on sneaker. However these Paul Greens were too narrow for me, and in person I found them frumpy, which is wildly subjective. I might even like them on someone else, but not on me. </p> <p>These Wit &amp; Wisdom pants were a disappointment. The web site says they have slash front pockets, but they actually just have decorative welts, and no pockets. The fabric doesn't pass my muster either, I wanted a good ponte knit and this is somewhat slick and plasticky. As I said in <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nas-for-plus-sizes-worse-than-2019">Kari's thread</a>, the one thing the industry produces in abundance for plus sized women are black trousers, so I know I can do better. My normal size fit perfectly. </p> <p><b>The Yeses<br /></b>Sarto often works for me and these oxfords did the trick. They're definitely a bone or ivory, not white. They're pretty, low heeled, and comfy enough. Because of the laces they would work for a foot narrower than mine. </p> <p>I happened to have on a pair of flowered cropped pants (see find) and they looked pretty with them as they picked up the white in the pattern. I'm excited about being able to keeping wearing these summer pants with the oxfords as the weather turns cooler and it never would have occurred to me to pair them. The funny part: I slipped the oxfords on without any foot covering and they um, expelled air with every step! I added a no-show sock and they were fine. Schwoo. No farting shoes for me!</p> <p>I've gotten pickier about fabric recently after I passed on a few blouses and slacks that fit well and were a good color but I realized I avoided because the fabric wasn't pleasant. So I ordered knowing I'd be<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/2020/08/13/eleven-ways-to-be-a-better-online-shopper/"> ready to return </a>this blouse if it didn't meet my standards. I'm happy to report the fabric of this Halogen has a nice weave, a medium weight and good hand feel and is, for me, a keeper. </p> <p>The Madewell cardigan isn't a top of the line fabric, but it's pleasant, fits well and I adore the color.</p> <p>I wear an XXL, 1X or 2X in tops. In both of these the XXL fits well. </p> <p>Hope someone finds this handy. <br /></div> </p>