https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:24:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777466 Sun, 12 Feb 2017 05:28:16 +0000 Bijou 1777466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for your thoughtful suggestions - YLF has definitely come to the rescue! I have so many suggestions here and I want to thank each and everyone of you for helping me out with these great ideas.</p> <p>I did feel a bit off wearing it with my navy skirt. I was not sure why and thought it was the jacket!  I can see from looking objectively at the photo, that this jacket is much more suited to jeans and pants.  </p> <p><b>Gigi</b> - I think black skinny pants are going to be much better when I want to dress the jacket up. I never thought of white jeans, but I do have some and will try that too. Previously I mainly wore it with blue jeans, and that is a great look for this piece - so I will try it with some current blue jeans too.</p> <p><b>Rachy</b> - sneakers and a casual skirt is a great suggestion. I work as an accountant, but I did wear it on a Friday, when we get to be a bit more casual in our work attire. I think this jacket may be best worn on the weekend.</p> <p><b>Brooklyn</b> - yes the cropped flares are definitely going to work well with this jacket and I love the idea of adding a choker!</p> <p><b>StyleFan</b> - yes I could see Robert Plant rocking this jacket...now if only I could be so cool! I will have to experiment with my faded blue jeans to see if I can capture some of that magic.</p> <p><b>Approprio</b> - thank you for giving me these great tips on how to wear my jacket. You look amazing in clothes with drape, I will have to try out that new to me silhouette. Funnily, for Christmas I asked my husband to get me a band t-shirt (because although I love music, I have no cool t-shirts) and he and my son got me a Pokemon t-shirt because it was more my style. It is fun and cute, but not really what you would call cool...</p> <p><b>Column</b> - thank you for the input. I can see this jacket being fun with pearls too (and that is a look I am comfortable with) - I will definitely try the jeans, t-shirt, pearls and jacket look.</p> <p><b>April</b> - rugged boots will definitely be the go for winter. I already have a pair (in finds below) that after your comments, I was thinking, yes they will work well together. Don't know why I had not thought of it before! Thank you.</p> <p><b>Cynthiawalkersmith</b> - I agree that particularly on my slim pants are probably going to work well with this jacket. Thank you for your input and glad you like the jacket.</p> <p><b>kkard</b> - a column of white will be a fun way to wear this, as I agree, it will really make the colour of the jacket stand out. </p> <p><b>Karie</b> - the dressy option of a slim column of colour will work well for me. I must admit, I have so much black in my wardrobe, creating a black column will be the easiest!</p> <p><b>RobinF</b> - thank you for your suggestions too. It is going to be fun to play with the jacket and try out these options. </p> <p><b>Ryce </b>- I do love burgundy and think that this jacket would look great with burgundy jeans. I can see burgundy jeans working very well in my wardrobe, so I will be on the look out for a pair. Thank you for your input.</p> <p><b>Maneera</b> - you are 100% right that where the jacket sits on me, it really is best worn with pants. I was trying to recreate the Net-a-Porter look, but it really did not work at all. I do look best in cropped jackets with dresses and skirts and can see now why I felt a bit dated in the jacket because I did wear it with a skirt.</p> <p><b>JAileen</b> - I do still have the necklace, so I can do that pairing again with jeans. I probably would skip on the matching earrings.</p> <p><b>Angie</b> - "add the trend to the classic" makes perfect sense. I went all classic and felt dated. You are challenging me though, culottes are one of those items I have steered clear of...however I will have an open mind, because I adore culottes on others. There is absolutely no harm in trying on some culottes to see if I can rock that look!</p> <p><b>RubyTuesday</b> - the loafer suggestion is a very good one - a way of adding a current trend to a classic jacket. I do like loafers too, just so comfortable - so a win for style and comfort.</p> <p><b>Joy</b> - rolling / scrunching the sleeves is something I can do and I think it would add a nice softness to how tailored the jacket is.</p> <p><b>Jane</b> - I am glad that it is not the jacket, just how I put it together. I had a look at J-Crew and it is good to see how they styled their jacket with jeans which is great inspiration. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777332 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:49:55 +0000 Jane 1777332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a lovely jacket! I would keep and I am pretty sure that I have seen something similar in J Crew this season / last season. I would think more with trousers than skirts.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777270 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 16:13:28 +0000 Anonymous 1777270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have excellent suggestions and the jacket is a keeper. Can you roll the jacket sleeves a bit or push then up? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777265 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 16:07:10 +0000 RoseandJoan 1777265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the idea of a grey marl t-shirt + jeans + boots or a turtleneck + cropped trousers + loafer.</p> <p>I do like your current styling of the jacket and absolutely think you made the right decision in keeping hold of it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777257 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 16:00:25 +0000 Angie 1777257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous jacket. You were right to hang onto it, sweet Bijou.&nbsp;</p> <p>I <i>do</i> think it's better suited to jeans and trousers because of the length. Cropped and culotte could work too. Add the trend to the classic.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777251 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:45:24 +0000 JAileen 1777251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In your original picture, I love the jewelry. Do you still have the necklace? I'd dress it up like the first picture, but with jeans of today, whatever you like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777250 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:45:12 +0000 Maneera 1777250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful jacket! I'd like to see it with pants. Flares would be excellent but skinny pants would work too. </p> <p>The jacket is a little long on you, so it'll create more balanced proportions with pants, in my opinion. I like jackets worn with skirts to be a bit shorter (but that could just be me!) </p> <p>The color is beautiful on you, though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777230 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 14:43:17 +0000 Anonymous 1777230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is definitely a consensus here about the column of color or a casual jeans-based look. &nbsp;I whole-heartedly agree with both of those suggestions. &nbsp;If you wear burgundy, that would be another lovely color to pair it with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777228 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 14:40:19 +0000 RobinF 1777228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's a beautiful jacket, definitely keep! I agree with the jeans ideas, that would look so fun. I do also think a slim skirt could work for dressier situations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777225 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 14:35:27 +0000 Karie 1777225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think a nice dressy option would be a column of color (try gray, navy, or black) by way of a slim pencil skirt and collarless shirt. A nice casual option would be slim fitting jeans (either dark wash or distressed) with a graphic tee. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777206 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 13:45:01 +0000 kkards 1777206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>love the jacket! its hard to tell from the picture...but it looks a smidge big, so i'd wear it open (in the picture it looks like you've got it buttoned)...love the suggestions of wearing it with black skinny pants or a great pair of crops. i'd love to see it over a column of white--the lovely raspberry color would really pop! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777198 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:35:28 +0000 cindysmith 1777198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The color is beautiful, the cut is classic. Slim trousers would look so good with it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777196 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:19:12 +0000 April 1777196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would definitely go high-low and mix it with a graphic tee, ripped jeans, and some sort of rugged boot. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777195 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:10:22 +0000 Column 1777195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with everyone else; it's not the jacket, but its support act that makes it current. As you already noticed, the A-line skirt is less trendy than either a slim (pencil skirt, slender leg), cropped (flare or fitted), or wide (full-lenth or cropped pant) bottom with a column of color top to lengthen and highlight the jacket, just like the inspiration pic you show for work. For play, I love the concept of a plain or graphic tee with denim. Any number of shoes and accessories, including pearls, will change the vibe of the outfit. Wear it and enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777182 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 10:15:29 +0000 approprio 1777182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a gorgeous jacket, very classic and a beautiful colour. I hung onto mine too.</p> <p>I'm wearing it casually with jeans or shiny pants, layered over t-shirts or classic granddad shirts. I like what rachylou and SF say. Tailored boot-cuts or wide-legged pants with a good drape could also work.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777179 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 09:56:24 +0000 Style Fan 1777179@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great jacket.&nbsp; I love a velvet jacket with faded blue jeans and a graphic tee.&nbsp; Robert Plant style.&nbsp; Not sure he wore a tee but that look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777178 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 09:55:40 +0000 Brooklyn 1777178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a beautiful, classic, blazer style jacket. I don't think it's dated. I'd like to see it with your crop flares or with regular flares. I agree with you that a pencil skirt would work too. And a choker. (I know you like them!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777167 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 09:29:14 +0000 rachylou 1777167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not dated at all. Truth, I think the way you styled it in 2006 is very now. Graphic tee (scoop neck) and lariat necklace and bag worn high. I think sneakers with the dark skirt would also be a cool way to wear it. I don't see this as an office jacket, btw...unless you're in a creative field...? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777145 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 07:18:39 +0000 Gigi 1777145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that your jacket looks really on trend, not dated at all. I love the color.</p> <p>As for other styling suggestions, if you still want to look dressy, you could wear it with black skinny pants. A little more casual but still on the dressy end of things would be to wear it with white jeans. And you could go the "high end--low end" route and wear it with a pair of blue jeans.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/styling-a-velvet-jacket---help#post-1777142 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 06:35:55 +0000 Bijou 1777142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie's post about velvet got me interested in wearing some of the velvet pieces that I have. This velvet jacket is 10 years old and was purchased for a trip to Paris in 2006 (picture 1). Taking up Donna's "red week challenge" I wore it to work yesterday (picture 2). Looking at this picture, I think I would prefer it with a straight pencil skirt, rather than the A-line skirt I wore.</p> <p>I would appreciate your thoughts on how to style this jacket so that I don't look like I am in a 2006 time warp. Sometimes I do worry now that I am in my 40's - that I have just gotten slack in my style by keeping quite a few older pieces. If you think it is time to say goodbye, because it looks dated, I will take that feedback on board. My jacket is great quality and a nice cotton velvet. It still fits well, and I love the colour.</p> <p>Tom Ford has made an incredibly lovely raspberry velvet jacket that is a similar colour to mine and provides good inspiration on how I can style this for work. But any other ideas / suggestions would be great to hear. </p>