https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:56:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work/page/2#post-1562048 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 23:39:26 +0000 Isabel 1562048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I FREAKIN' love ponchos !!!! &nbsp;It is hard to tell how they will look unless you try them on. I love holding ponchos closed with a brooch. &nbsp;And brooches are in. &nbsp;THis is my dream season !</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work/page/2#post-1561872 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:11:58 +0000 Von 1561872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad ponchos are kind of returning -- I have two or three from Chicos that I bought a few years ago, they are burnt orange, black, and purple, and easy to throw on over outfits.&nbsp; My only hesitation is that they have some fringe (not messy fringe...but still fringe).&nbsp; I like to wear them with the casual shoulder sling (and sometimes a brooch to hold it in place). I look huge, but I make sure to show some leg or something with them!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561484 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:59:06 +0000 Bonnie 1561484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a poncho last November and love it. I'm 5'5" and I think it looks great and would like to get another one but will wait for sales. I think a poncho would be hard to buy online - you really have to try on a lot before you find the right one.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561423 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:11:22 +0000 Anonymous 1561423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't been able to pull off the poncho look in any fashionable way.&nbsp; I've always thought you needed to be at least a 6-footer to compete with the volume of the thing.&nbsp; Shorter people just seem to get lost in them.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561421 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:05:21 +0000 BethT 1561421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love them! &nbsp;And they definitely can be blanketesque, but to me that is part of the charm and coziness. &nbsp;They can also be super chic, but I tend to like the ones that I would want to wear outside while watching a fall sporting event. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561415 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:00:03 +0000 approprio 1561415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes to ponchos. All the time. Even when not in fashion.</p> <p>I had this conversation with my sister one sunny afternoon this summer, while sitting on her oversized wrap which was at that point doubling up as a picnic blanket. We were in agreement that&nbsp;flat square metre of cloth is the most underrated of garments. I'm not talking about scarves, more like shawls, capes and ponchos. I've come to think of them as the sartorial equivalent of the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Towel">intergalactic hitchhiker's towel</a>. They're far more useful and versatile than you might think.</p> <p>So I urge you to keep searching for your ideal blanket, and don't imagine that it has to be a branded fashion item (although now is undoubtedly a good time to buy). I guarantee you'll find many, many uses for the right one.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561410 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:56:19 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1561410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My DH will never love them, but now bites his tongue or actually had grown use to them. I bought a tan ruana for this season. Will have to wait to see his reaction, lol. I love them so nothing anyone says would deter me.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561409 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:55:43 +0000 Janet 1561409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I'd like to see them on. I do think they might take some getting used to, and I think they're the kind of thing that looks better in motion IRL than in a static photograph.&nbsp;</p> <p>I bought a cape/poncho that I'll be interested to try styling. I think I mentioned in another thread that I felt a little like I should be in Middle Earth wearing it, especially because it has a hood and a fastener at the front, but hopefully if anyone else makes that association they'll think I look more elf-like than hobbit-like. But I liked the very simple color scheme and shape. We shall see…&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561405 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:46:47 +0000 Anonymous 1561405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe your hubby is jealous.&nbsp; Since you have 2 ponchos, give him one and see if that calms him down.&nbsp; And you'd be a matched set!</p> <p>This makes me wonder if there has ever been a guy who posted his outfits on here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561353 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:26:15 +0000 Anonymous 1561353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think ponchos are a great mom-on-the-go look, as well as a good yoga to-from look (I think of this as a west coast look).<br /> I plan on wearing mine at work, because the office is cold in the winter, and lots of women have actual blankets at their desks that they wrap around themselves...so blankets have kind of been normalized at my workplace. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561345 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:02:39 +0000 abc 1561345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was so bummed when you decided to return, Thistle. &nbsp;But I understand. &nbsp;My DH doesn't even get fluid fit tops &nbsp;</p> <p>I did take Angie's suggestion as a lightbulb moment. &nbsp;We have similar body shapes and sizes, so i am gonna use her tip and apply it to me if I ever do find one I like. &nbsp;I am gonna focus on one without a front opening. &nbsp;I think I would like that more anyway as I find cardigans fussy and I have an EF sweater jacket that has a front opening and it always bugs me. &nbsp;A lightbulb moment here thanks to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561341 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:50:44 +0000 celia 1561341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them and I just bought one this Fall.<br /> Please model yours for us </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561339 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:43:45 +0000 Susie 1561339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a couple ponchos and I love wearing them...and I am far from statuesque! One of mine is cashmere and has 3/4 length sleeves and I wear it like a sweater with a knit top underneath. Another is more unstructured and I wear it as a light outer layer. I added one more from NAS and that one also has sleeves to wear as a sweater. All of them are lightweight and fluid yet with some structure and I think that helps avoid the blanket look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561337 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:35:23 +0000 approprio 1561337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a lot to say about ponchos. I said most of it <a rel="nofollow" href="http://approprio.blogspot.nl/2014/12/thing-5-vintage-andean-poncho-acquired.html">here</a>. Anyone who thinks it looks like a blanket should try telling that to Clint Eastwood.</p> <p>In a hurry right now. Might pitch in with a generous $0.02 later.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561335 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:04:19 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1561335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I personally love them.&nbsp; Are they the best, most flattering look on me?&nbsp; I'm sure they are not, as I am short with a small waist and larger thighs - but sometimes&nbsp;figure&nbsp;flattery is&nbsp;not my first concern.&nbsp; My DH was questioning my long sweater over leggings and skinnies&nbsp;looks last winter ("what's with all the long tops?")&nbsp; I told him I just wanted to be warm.&nbsp; I wear flattering outfits often enough so that everyone knows what I really look like under the "blanket"! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561333 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:58:07 +0000 Nebraskim 1561333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love poncho/ruanas becuase of their inherent blanketedyness. (not a word but YKWIM.) I loved them for work because my offices were always way too cold, esp in summer. I do think it takes an attitude of confidence to wear them so when someone makes a blanket comment you can respond with a "thanks! I find this so amazingly comfortable." ETA maybe these just weren't the right ones for you. If the concept appeals, try on lots before deciding whether to keep or reject. I'm seeing them at all price points even here in Nebraska. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561328 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:50:47 +0000 AviaMariah 1561328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wish you'd show us a picture before you return. &nbsp;I agree that this is one of those things most DH's aren't going to get. &nbsp;Too out of the box. &nbsp;But if you don't fee fab.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561326 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:48:18 +0000 Glory 1561326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Angie. I love the look - stylish and warm! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561297 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:51:23 +0000 Angie 1561297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Personally, I think it's a very stylish look. And one that will look amazing on you, Thistle. Hubs will hopefully come round.&nbsp;</p> <p>Try a poncho that does not have an opening in front, or one made of a woven fabric too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561211 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:36:34 +0000 Style Fan 1561211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do find the poncho has to have some weight to it to work.&nbsp; If the fabric is too light it doesn't fall properly.&nbsp; And like most things the only way to tell if it is going to work is to try it on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561117 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:44:58 +0000 Echo 1561117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ponchos are impossible to judge on a hanger or a model. Some of them will look fantastic and others will look like the blanket from your sofa, and a person often cannot tell which is which without trying them on. That said, they rarely work for me - so rarely, in fact, that I hardly even bother to try them anymore. Same with capes. They often make a shorter, curvier person like me look shapeless.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561072 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:42:44 +0000 Joyce B 1561072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ponchos and ruanas do come from blankets. A ruana is a blanket with a hole. I love ponchos, I am just sharing a fact.<br /> The ones in your pictures look fab to me and maybe they can work over a Winter coat but If you are not really comfortable in them you are right to return them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561064 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:30:35 +0000 Anonymous 1561064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My DH is like UmmLila's. He will never understand ponchos and, although any baby now would be miraculous, he still doesn't like tunics </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561024 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:57:35 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1561024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My DH would have said the same. And 16 years post-baby I still hear maternity top from him any time I test out a tunic look. :-/ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561016 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:44:43 +0000 Thistle 1561016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, I have decided to return them. They may look fine, but I will never feel fabulous in them. And I suspect my coworkers would side with DH on this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561007 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:34:21 +0000 Anonymous 1561007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so biased against these types of things that I cannot answer objectively. &nbsp;I have to defer to the wisdom of the greater Forum at large. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561006 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:33:58 +0000 JAileen 1561006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like ponchos. Are you planning on leaving this at work and putting it on whenever it's cold inside? Anyway, I like the look of the first one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1561000 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:26:54 +0000 Word Lily 1561000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Elly, we need modeled photos. I think how it's styled in the first Find doesn't look like a blanket at all, but like a jacket/sweater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1560999 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:26:29 +0000 catgirl 1560999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just bought this.&nbsp; I am totally okay with wearing a blanket. </p> <p><a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&amp;pid=602576002" rel="nofollow">http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/.....=602576002</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stylish-or-wearing-a-blanket-to-work#post-1560997 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:20:40 +0000 unfrumped 1560997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know. I can see the risk. It's a very unfitted look, and yet has drama for those that can do it. I also think they're harder for us narrower shoulder types. You might like soft jackets and cardis with some fit better. Or the "reverse structure" of cocoon styles. </p>