https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:37:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221665 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 01:33:39 +0000 Jaime 2221665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. Usually my weakness is shoe related. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221631 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 19:26:16 +0000 Cardiff girl 2221631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bell sleeves,so pretty yet so impractical .That is&nbsp;&nbsp;why like a moth to a flame or should l say ,a magpie to a shiny object l am drawn to them and all the other pretty things l have bought when l should have been buying basics,sigh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221552 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 09:40:02 +0000 Anonymous 2221552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Exactly Jessikams! If 1 is good, 5 are better...till the next things comes along. F5P from now on for me to avoid that!<br /> I don't think I'll remove the bell sleeves, but definitely won't add more.</p> <p>Wise Woman came from a discussion about words like "crone" and "hag" a while back. I said I like the phrase Wise Woman instead! I was thinking a lot about what it meant when I was hiking a couple days ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221521 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 04:42:55 +0000 Barbara Diane 2221521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Occasionally I buy something more trendy after I make sure the item will still work if I later remove the part that makes it trendy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221514 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 03:59:12 +0000 Anonymous 2221514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me. I have too many assymetrical tunics and cropped pants, but those pants are my “shorts” I also have too many booties but I wear them all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221502 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 03:38:48 +0000 Jessikams 2221502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do go overboard when I like something and it’s available. I buy one jumpsuit, wear it once, decide I only want to wear jumpsuits from now on, buy a few more, then…they sit in my closet. To be fair, none of us were expecting pandemic, so….anything that isn’t sweatshirts may be languishing unworn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221443 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:55:36 +0000 Peri 2221443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, your magpie items are mine too. I love the assym tunics and I love the bell sleeves. And I get tired of fashion dictates, so I will still wear everything I like. The last magpie thing I went wild on was tiers maybe 10 years ago and I really did overdo it on those. It still took me several years to get tired of them though.</p> <p>I've missed where the Wise Woman thing started but I'm looking at 62 and I don't feel wise at all!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221435 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:30:17 +0000 Jenni NZ 2221435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have only one bell sleeve item, my only Zara item, 2015 blouse from my 2015 70s obsession. It’s hardly ever suitable to wear since no good having those sleeves for work days or home days when I am cooking. So only for out to dinner days- hello lockdowns!<br /> I am forewarned to never buy another.<br /> I did have magpie tendencies yes but have reined them in </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221426 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:57:23 +0000 Renee P 2221426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sympathize with your Magpie tendencies! I have that, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221401 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 18:03:09 +0000 Anonymous 2221401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Guilty of a large skirt and cardi collection too :)<br /> Anyone else have "stupid magpie" collections to share? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221392 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:31:21 +0000 rachylou 2221392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. I do this. Get an idea, go all out, then burn out </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221357 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:08:51 +0000 slim cat 2221357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've got one or two for my daughter and that was it - like it on her but feel it's too fussy for me ( but very pretty ). She used to love it but haven't worn much this past 18 months ;( &nbsp;. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221331 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:39:49 +0000 Helena 2221331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol on the stupid magpie ... high fiving from my stupid cardigans lol!</p> <p>These are beautiful pieces but I get what you are saying ... it's easy to over duplicate! I'm sure you will get lots of wear out of these pieces ... the sleeves are not so over-the-top that they will date quickly, I would say. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221330 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:36:17 +0000 nuancedream 2221330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nodding along with Ophelia, but I still love my bell sleeves. I was just looking at my skirt collection yesterday and decided to put skirts on my "do not buy" list. I've had a lot of fun with midi skirts this summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221325 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:26:34 +0000 ophelia 2221325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to LOVE bell sleeves but have sworn them off. I either dip them in food, get them wet when washing hands or most annoying, caught on doorknobs. That’s a graceful look.<br /> I ignore trends &amp; buy mostly 2nd hand anyway but do overbuy things I love. I have a stupid number of skirts. I should count them some day; maybe it will deter me from buying more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221323 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:24:46 +0000 cat2 2221323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Star, I did the same thing when I realized I really hated the bells! My tailor took the bells off a white cotton blouse and a cream silk top, and I been happily wearing them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221314 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:00:33 +0000 Anonymous 2221314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The purple dress has the hardest sleeves to layer, the others are thinner. Most aren't full length either so stay out of the way- and DH does the dishes on the days I work!<br /> I didn't wear any of them last year, so will have to try the lot and see how I feel about them- but some may go in HZ. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221309 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:54:08 +0000 Janet 2221309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a couple of bell sleeve items and have learned to curb any urge to buy another. One is sequined and a definite occasion piece (it’s been my holiday party staple for a few years now and I think I’m a little tired of seeing myself in the same top in friends’ photos!). One is a lightweight white cotton shirt that is good for warm weather wear, and I’ve resigned myself to it being something that won’t get worn once I need a jacket. I think I have another patterned silk blouse that has bell sleeves but they are super lightweight, and I can get a jacket sleeve over them so it’s easier to layer. </p> <p>They are pretty but not the easiest to work with! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221301 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:29:19 +0000 Star (Lise) 2221301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great pieces.&nbsp; However I have no bell sleeves on my do not buy list for different reasons.&nbsp; I just find that they so get in the way of living your life ie; cooking, eating, cleaning, layering neatly, etc.&nbsp; I actually had a tailor turn a bell sleeve into a regular 3/4 sleeve on a cotton top last summer and it so much more practical and as pretty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stupid-magpie-1---bell-sleeves#post-2221288 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:47:36 +0000 Anonymous 2221288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just to be clear, I use "stupid magpie" affectionately But it's also a warning to myself to not buy so many of these things at once! </p> <p>Category #1...bell sleeves. Not trending now, but still in my closet...in abundance! </p> <p>The dresses: green velvet- great for holiday parties, Christmas church...hopefully I'll be able to wear it this year!</p> <p>Burgundy sheath- mine is more purple IRL. Was part of my first Killer Sleeves are heavy though and problematic under coats, but the dress is warm.</p> <p>Black shift- it's very lightweight. Good for easy witch costume or holiday parties when it's mild out. Definitely too thin for real winter. </p> <p>The blouses: black- can't have too many black blouses right? It's been a workhorse.<br /> Hot pink- I like with burgundy and brown, but not with black/navy/purple. Wouldn't buy again. </p> <p>The maxi cardi. This thing is as warm as a wool coat, but too long to wear under coats. Swishy and fun ocassionally, but the sleeves are damaged a bit. </p> <p>Anyone else go overboard on stuff when it's trending? </p>