https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:57:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460843 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:11:05 +0000 Janet 1460843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, you are too funny...and a good sport! I find EF so completely hit or miss. For every piece that works well on me, I think there are ten that are downright awful. And dresses are particularly difficult, for all of us it seems! </p> <p>As Angie says... Next! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460808 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:15:27 +0000 Ruth M 1460808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, I just want to thank you for brightening my day by describing your disappointment with such humour. This happens to me increasingly often. Thank you for the reminder that it's not us, it's the clothes.&nbsp; And - next! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460799 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:34:47 +0000 Summer 1460799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think we've all had that experience, Shannon. &nbsp;Thank Goodness &nbsp;you were able to try on in the privacy of your own home and not in one of those ghastly communal changing rooms that used to exist&nbsp;(I hope they are long gone). &nbsp;I've had some cringe-worthy moments in those! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460780 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 06:50:47 +0000 Deborah 1460780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon it was worth trying... cos now you know:) &nbsp;But you do know it's the dress not you right. &nbsp;I think the fabric has a lot to do with this style working or otherwise for those of us with curves. &nbsp;It's just that THIS one doesn't suit you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460766 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 04:48:06 +0000 Anonymous 1460766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>EF can easily go wrong on small people. It's the dress. Next. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460682 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 23:46:25 +0000 Carla 1460682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is not you, Shannon! Your posts this week have you looking particularly good...and I did not want to post 'slim' because everything is so up and down in this world and looking trim isn't the only way of looking beautiful or good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460676 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:49:53 +0000 Sal 1460676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Boy do I know that feeling.....it is a relief to send the item on its way again!</p> <p>I had this with a shirt dress last year, it was so hideous I hardly even glanced in the mirror, I was scared it would crack...</p> <p>Got to laugh sometimes about these things!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460674 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:47:23 +0000 Caro in Oz 1460674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Big hugs.&nbsp;You are SO gorgeous inside &amp; out :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460669 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:26:33 +0000 Echo 1460669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your body is NOT the issue! And while it may be little, it certainly isn't "odd". The dress simply isn't fab enough for you. And I have to wonder about this square little woman appearing in so many people's mirrors, because she's made a few recent appearances in mine, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460666 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:19:04 +0000 Olivegreen 1460666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see that square little woman in my mirror also and it is not you, it is the clothes, honest. You look so sporty and pulled together in your outfits.<br /> Bit of a shock though. I seem to remember being slender and mysterious.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460631 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:54:37 +0000 Thistle 1460631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry it didn't;t work, but glad you know its the dress and not you&nbsp; </p> <p>I love EF quality, but I have struggled with her drape on <i>me</i>. Still, you do have some fab pieces from her :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460630 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:54:12 +0000 kkards 1460630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And that is why I typically don't wear dresses, they are so hard to fit. Sorry it didn't work, on to better things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460627 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:49:14 +0000 Anonymous 1460627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear it. Who needs a new dress anyways :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460625 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:44:59 +0000 Daria 1460625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, too funny! Very hard to imagine you looking less than fabulous in ANYTHING, but I can certainly understand how a garment can fit NOT AT ALL the way we imagine it would. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460623 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:36:16 +0000 Nebraskim 1460623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is such a horrible experience to have something you had high hopes for not be right for you. It's not your "odd little body," it's "sack of a dress has no shape." When I see a rack of all the same garments on a sale round, I know from the start, "there's something wrong with this because it was universally not purchased." Good to know and now, a dollar saved toward a more perfect item. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460622 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:32:10 +0000 Marilyn 1460622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, yes. ***sigh***&nbsp; I've had many "it didn't look like this on the model" moments.&nbsp; Sorry it didn't work out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460609 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:16:24 +0000 Suz 1460609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hilarious, Shannon. And I'm glad you could see it that way. I have put on many an item&nbsp;like this and couldn't get it&nbsp;&nbsp;off fast enough! It's so much worse when you've had a wonderful fantasy of how this item&nbsp;will be&nbsp;the perfect wardrobe addition. Ugh. Oh well. Onwards!! :)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460590 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:32:10 +0000 Astrid 1460590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too funny Shannon... But it's good to hear that you know it's the dress, <i>not</i> you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460587 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:25:41 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1460587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy - there's a new brand for a designer...Obi Wan Wear!</p> <p>Aliona - I have a number of EF pieces and love them to bits. But man, when they don't fit they can be REALLY wrong! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460585 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:23:16 +0000 Anonymous 1460585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, Rachy, just saw your comment. Too funny! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460582 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:22:32 +0000 Anonymous 1460582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As much as I'm laughing at your wit, I am feeling your pain. I love EF but so many of her pieces are made for statuesque women. Her items are among my wardrobe faves for style and ease, and I love how well made they are. But I find I have to try them on IRL before I can get any idea of how they look. So it's *definitely* not you, Shannon. Just keep looking at your stunning Corporate Denim post from this morning and repeat, "Can't beat this EF!" I hope the seller takes it back. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460579 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:15:30 +0000 rachylou 1460579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, Shannon. I look like that in <i>everything </i>EF. Like A Friend of Obi Wan. </p> <p>So not fair </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/speaking-of-dresses#post-1460575 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:10:40 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1460575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In addition to Rachy's hilarious-but-true thread on the issues with dresses this spring <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-scream" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-scream</a>, I thought I'd give you a quick update on the EF linen blend dress that I ordered (here's my original thread <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-familiar-with-this-ef-dress" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....s-ef-dress</a>).</p> <p>It arrived yesterday all beautifully packaged from my favorite EF eBay seller. The fact that you did not see it yesterday should tell you something...nor are you EVER going to see it on me.</p> <p>In defense of the dress, it is beautifully made and the fabric has a lovely weight to it without being stiff. I was excited when I unwrapped it and felt it between my fingers...and then I put it on. A rather horrifying expression came upon my face as I turned to face the mirror...what looked back at me was not the image I had hoped for of a chic, middle-aged but stylish woman in a go-anywhere dress that she would wear for years with confidence and sass. No. Instead I gazed upon a short, middle-aged woman wearing a sack that had her looking like a 4 foot x 4 foot blue colored brick. No amount of seaming in the back waist area could help this dress sit nicely on my odd little body and trying to give it shape with a belt was like trying to put out a fire with a medicine dropper...wasn't gonna happen. I could barely get the buttons undone quick enough to get it off, fold it up and repackage for a prompt return.</p> <p>However...chin up...I know it's the dress, not me...</p>