https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 10:57:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-662256 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:15:29 +0000 ManidipaM 662256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! It is absolutely drool-worthy, Rae. I'm voting 'cautious yes' and asking questions with Una and Sveta, for the sake of your bank account :-p </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-662219 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:12:22 +0000 Anonymous 662219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are doing the right thing by giving it a try. It has a tomboy look that's so cute and classy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-662211 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:05:17 +0000 Aziraphale 662211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's very cute. I like the steampunk vibe too. What happens to that little section of leather if you pull down both zippers? Does it come right out? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-662156 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:07:58 +0000 rae 662156@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LMAO at Julie... and ducking from smack upside the head. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-662064 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:25:57 +0000 Aida 662064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry I cannot talk you out of it, and am glad you ordered it. I hope it fits perfectly </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661975 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:46:00 +0000 Julie 661975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Talk you out of this jacket? You're kidding, right? Do we all have to go to your house and give you palm smacks off the ear? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661969 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:41:20 +0000 rae 661969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Natalie, I should take some time to learn about manufacturing... having a clothing line sounded like a pipe dream at first, but maybe it's more doable now that so much business is done online. The wheels in my head, they are turning. </p> <p>Heather, you're so right. Can't decide based on theory alone! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661925 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:00:51 +0000 Heather 661925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, I think you should order it (barring the fact that it is returnable?) and THEN decide if you love it and can afford it. Only then will you know if it is a duplication in your cool wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661859 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:31:35 +0000 goldenpig 661859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Woweee! That looks like the perfect UWP uniform.You've been waiting for it forever and I can see you using it over and over. Plus it sounds like you can return it if it doesn't work for you. Can't wait to see it on you! BTW I wear my cognac leather jacket as a blazer at work all the time. (When are you coming out with that UWP office wear collection again?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661789 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:39:55 +0000 jayne 661789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say buy! it has that long time appeal that means you will love it for a long time </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661781 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:34:33 +0000 Meredith1953 661781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely beautiful jacket! If it is returnable then why not at least try it and see if you still love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661763 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:12:32 +0000 Anonymous 661763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it for you. Sorry. And you do need *some* expensive pieces to mix in with the dollar items. Not that $170 is all that expensive for real leather. Try it if returns are allowed! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661760 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:10:34 +0000 rae 661760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I found a slightly better coupon code and noticed that I had some Overstock rewards points to use, so I ordered it! Una made a good point that it may not work for me anyway and it's better not to be left wondering. </p> <p>JulieJohn I love your inspiration picture and outfit suggestions - definitely saving for future reference!</p> <p>Sveta, this would be an inside/blazer type jacket for me. Thanks for asking, it really helped me make a choice - I love leather, too!</p> <p>I really have to buckle down and sell sell sell, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661741 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:41:13 +0000 Vicki 661741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The color is rich and the style is you. The sale price is giving you a nod and this may give you that added inspiration for the career change. I say yes since you've been eyeing this for some time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661727 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:30:07 +0000 Anonymous 661727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG... I love it! That's all I'm going to say ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661715 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:22:56 +0000 catgirl 661715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, it's perfectly you and if you've waited a year and have the $, why not? I would not wear the high collar but I know you can, and I can see you rocking it many ways. </p> <p>My new online mantra is "remember it may not work IRL" since I've had nothing but failures recently. Who knows, you may find out it's too stiff or too cheaply made and send it back. </p> <p>And if you don't try it, will it haunt you forever? I've learned not to impulse shop because many items simply disappear from my mind after a few days, but if they don't, then I know they are probably worth trying. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661702 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:06:40 +0000 Mochi 661702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's damn cute.</p> <p>(ETA, somewhat feebly, that maybe the sleeves'll be too long and require expensive alteration, what with it being leather? That's the best I've got. It's really a unique, uber-cool piece. Love the color too!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661701 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:06:36 +0000 JulieJohn 661701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't talk you out of it because it is smashing!</p> <p>Let me just add a few manspirations here: the obvious Indiana Jones and Serenity guy, but also it brings to mind Amelia Earhart, and Snoopy as the Red Baron. Do you by any chance own a silk scarf and a pair of goggles? Based on some Amelia photos I can see it with a full victorian skirt and button-up low-heeled boots, or also with some slouchy trousers and a printed scarf tied around the neck in a 40s vibe. Oooh, jodhpurs! </p> <p>Some help I am! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661694 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:50:38 +0000 cciele 661694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No comment </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661692 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:47:32 +0000 Shu 661692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>1) I love it for you.<br /> 2) Only you know your bank account.<br /> 3) Selling off unneeded items sounds like an awesome way to offset the cost.<br /> 4) You save a lot of money on your wardrobe through swap meets, which also offsets the cost of an occasional (perfectforyou...seriously) splurge. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661691 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:38:59 +0000 Diana 661691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's really cool! This looks lighter in color than chocolate brown, more cognac maybe, so it's not really the same as your other jacket. (I wear my cognac leather jacket all the time, btw). And this seems like something you could wear in your potential new line of work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661688 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:35:18 +0000 Sveta 661688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are your dark chocolate brown jacket and black blazer leather as well? If not then this will give a different vibe altogether.<br /> Is it outdoor jacket only or you can wear in as a blazer indoors? For me that would be a crucial question as I can get more milage from jackets I can weara indoors so purchase is more justified.<br /> As for the money and changing careers - only you can know if this jacket will break a huge hole in your budget ans if you can afford it.<br /> And I just LOVE leather so I may no be the right person to save you here but I can share my own story from the leather store. I was considering a leather jacket and hesitated because I already had 2 outdoor leather jackets and 1 indoor one. Is 4 leather jackets too many? I was thinking this aloud and SA said: "it is not too many at all. Do you know how many I have - more than 30!" Enough said. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661683 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:30:52 +0000 morethanbeige 661683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All I can come up with is BBQ. Does that help? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661679 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:28:45 +0000 Transcona Shannon 661679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no Rae...it's GORGEOUS! (I actually like the entire outfit the model is wearing here). Yes, you are thinking of changing careers - but you're wanting to change into fashion/style correct? Wouldn't this kind of suit that type of position too? </p> <p>I'm not doing a very good job talking you out of this am I? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-me-out-of-this-unless-you-cant#post-661676 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:25:48 +0000 rae 661676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had my eyes on this jacket for a good year now. To prove it, it's also one of the links from this post 10 months ago.<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-confessions-i-want-to-buy-everything" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....everything</a></p> <p>I had erased it from my Amazon wish list *and* my Ebay list, because it was just too expensive. But this weekend I happened upon it on sale, with an extra % off and free shipping, and now I'm wringing my hands over it again. It has really good reviews, and I love the steampunk-y, WWII-ish style - which I've searched for cheaper, to no avail. I could see it with jeans, skirts, shorts-with-tights, plaid shirts.... If I'm going to get it, I feel like I should pounce now, before my size finally sells out.</p> <p>However, I have a dark chocolate brown jacket and black blazer already. And it's still not cheap at $170. And I am thinking about changing careers, so it wouldn't be the *most* responsible buy (though I could pay for it by selling off some corporate wear I wouldn't need anymore). </p> <p>What to do, YLF? </p>