https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:23:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2202089 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 06:25:13 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2202089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m with CS that it might’ve been a bad day for your body or mood. But it is possible for losing weight to make things not fit in a way that isn’t obviously “too big”. For example, my jeans that could slip down less than an inch, to a less flattering height, where they then gave me muffin top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2202079 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:07:46 +0000 Debbie 2202079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have had similar feelings and found for me it might be the bra I had on or I am just feeling out of sorts that day. I hope you take pictures. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201937 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:09:54 +0000 Gigi 2201937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How disappointing! I have occasionally had items shrink in strange ways in the wash if they have been low quality--they shrink in some areas but not others, leading to an unflattering fit. I'm thinking, though, that if you have lost weight since the purchases, the poor fit likely has something to do with a different body shape. Sometimes it doesn't take much of a weight loss or gain to really change the way a garment looks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201931 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:44:52 +0000 Angie 2201931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sorry, <b>Theresa.</b> Perhaps you can show us the dresses, take some pics, and we can help you troubleshoot?</p> <p>I echo what <b>Chewyspaghetti</b> said too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201925 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:27:57 +0000 JAileen 2201925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! &nbsp;Maybe you do get what you pay for. &nbsp;Try them again another day and see if you still feel the same. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201917 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:42:47 +0000 ANewMindset 2201917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had never worn them before, and had tried them all on at home before cutting the tags off... so strange. I really do think they must have all shrunk in the wash... i guess you get what you pay for? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201895 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:02:28 +0000 ophelia 2201895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How aggravating! What material are they made of? I find items with rayon can change shape with one wash.<br /> Maybe your mirror was at a different/unflattering angle? Did you try them in a store or order online? I find some store mirrors to be distorting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201891 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:57:20 +0000 chewyspaghetti 2201891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think if you liked them all before, and don't like any of them now- it might be a perspective issue. Might just be a bad day, or a change in your body, or a style shift. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201887 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:47:11 +0000 rachylou 2201887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! You had worn them before and they looked all right? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201841 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:20:09 +0000 Tanya 2201841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very sorry to hear this, Theresa!&nbsp; Perhaps the dresses don't look half as bad as you think and you were only stressed out yesterday? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dresses-did-not-turn-out-as-planned#post-2201835 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:09:22 +0000 ANewMindset 2201835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had to go into the office yesterday (casual dress code for summer), so i thought - Great! I will just put on one of the cute midi dresses i recently purchased and a denim jacket, and i will be good to go....<br /> Um, not so much. I purchased two midi dresses at old navy and one at TJ Maxx over the past few months. </p> <p>All three looked terrible yesterday! Is it just low quality? Did they shrink even though i washed them on hand wash setting and let them air dry? Did they never look good but i just really really wanted them to? Did I ever think that a hip-level tier on a tiered midi dress was a good idea for my pear shaped body? </p> <p>I have lost several pounds since I bought them, so I know its not that I have gotten bigger...</p> <p>Very frustrating!! The hunt continues....<br /> I have a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear!! </p>