https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:23:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778354 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 13:19:05 +0000 RobinF 1778354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When you have wanted them for so long you had to try it. Then if they are too uncomfortable at least you know and can take them off your list. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778352 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:49:14 +0000 approprio 1778352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks again everyone for confirming my choice.&nbsp;It wasn't a whim by any means and it's not the most I've ever spent on a single item, but I've never parted with that much cash quite so quickly before.</p> <p>Having slept on it, I don't regret it, but there's a caveat. If they work, it may mean a fond&nbsp;goodbye to the Ghesquiere-era Balenciagas.</p> <p>Sorry, <b>Sterling</b>. So much for the shopping fast </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778294 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 07:06:14 +0000 tulle 1778294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad you bought them, especially as they can be returned if they are unexpectedly uncomfortable.&nbsp; I like to avoid regrets! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778279 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 04:39:24 +0000 Lucy 1778279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perfection! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778278 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 04:33:59 +0000 Greyscale 1778278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oddly enough, I stopped by the Rack today (...this is becoming an addiction) and found an amazing pair of Demeulemeester pants... two sizes too big. It's the first time I've seen the brand there - maybe your post was good karma. I love the clothes but I so rarely get to try them on or see them in person, since I don't always feel comfortable trying on things I know will never actually buy at Barneys. (I'd have bought them if they fit, but they didn't, and of course the high-end items are always one-off things from the Nordstrom designer sections, not multiple sizes of the same item.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778253 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:52:16 +0000 Jaime 1778253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I recognized them right away and you did what you had to do . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778191 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:01:53 +0000 Anonymous 1778191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>`I confess, after seeing what it is we were talking about , that I would have bought them too. The heel scares me, but hey, you'll only know if you try ! &nbsp;I love them, by the way, and vote them a true classic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778185 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:50:46 +0000 Marilyn 1778185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A ten year dream can't be wrong, can it.</p> <p>I love when Angie says not every item needs to be a workhorse.</p> <p>Fingers crossed that they meet expectations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778169 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:14:51 +0000 Joyce B 1778169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are really nice for your style. I hope they will work for you and we will get to see a fab wiw with them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778168 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:12:03 +0000 karen13 1778168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! &nbsp;Keep us posted!!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778153 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:28:04 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1778153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love these and I'm really looking forward to seeing them on you. I noticed them on Netaporter and put them in Finds a couple of weeks back, with some amazing pants. I was a bit tempted but 1) having trouble with heels lately and 2) have a similar, but of course not Demeuelemeester pair of booties. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778151 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:07:01 +0000 RoseandJoan 1778151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are a perfect match for your style Liz, I absolutely believe you've made the right decision. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778146 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:58:59 +0000 rachylou 1778146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice. Very Condi... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778136 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:40:58 +0000 Anonymous 1778136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad you got them as well.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778128 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:34:34 +0000 Angie 1778128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YAY. You added a Find. They look very "Liz", and certainly have my blessing if they are sufficiently comfortable - and we're allowed a few pairs of "sitting shoes".&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778125 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:32:46 +0000 approprio 1778125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b></b>Phew! </p> <p>Thank you everyone for holding my hand there. I'm relieved I've done it, because if I hadn't I'd still be fretting about it. Now I can relax until they ship.&nbsp;<b></p> <p>JAileen:</b>&nbsp;Basic risk is the nominal shipping cost. This is worth it for the chance to try on a pair of shoes I've been obsessed with since they hit the catwalk in 2008. Yeah, I looked it up. So not quite ten years, but a very long time.&nbsp;Opportunity cost is probably the handbag I was thinking of buying, a purchase I can defer until later in the year.</p> <p>I've been looking at them again online and I'm still concerned about the heel height. A good pair of heels can be surprisingly comfortable, but if I'm not happy then back they go.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help/page/2#post-1778122 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:31:33 +0000 Janet 1778122@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh. They are killer. I love Ann D. Please let us know how they work out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778121 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:31:00 +0000 Style Fan 1778121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are so you.&nbsp; And you have been&nbsp;dreaming about them for 10 years.&nbsp; See how you feel when they arrive.&nbsp; A few well chosen pieces make for an amazing wardrobe IMHO.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778108 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:12:57 +0000 Gigi 1778108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am jumping on the "buy them" bandwagon! If these have been a longstanding desire of yours, I think it's important to honor that. You have a very artistic side, and that side is speaking to you. </p> <p>Since they are returnable, it's not the end of the world if they don't work out. And maybe once you get them, you'll decide that they aren't comfortable enough to warrant keeping them...but there's no way to know that unless you try. Once you've tried them, even if they don't work, you'll be able to stop obsessing about them.</p> <p>And Angie is right that not everything in your wardrobe needs to be a workhorse, especially, in my opinion, shoes. Shoes can do amazing things for an outfit, but they're not always comfortable, so you wear them for occasions where you only need to be out for an hour or two. I have a few pairs of shoes that aren't very comfortable but that I absolutely love--and often get compliments on. They're a very important part of my wardrobe simply because they make me very happy when I do wear them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778102 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:58:05 +0000 JAileen 1778102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you're not sabotaging your retirement, or something serious like that, then I don't see the problem. Of course, there is the opportunity cost. By buying this, you can't do or buy something else. Only you know the relative merits of those opportunities. And they're returnable, so you can think this over. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778064 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:45:11 +0000 Ledonna N. 1778064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like reading this whole thread and all of the enablers.lol</p> <p>I am glad you bought them. I agree with Angie. Here is the reason why.</p> <p>I have 2 pairs of boots thay are fantasy to reality. I've wlrn tbem less than 10 times. But. I love them anf enjoy them.i hopr you get and much pleasure </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778055 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:34:40 +0000 Emily K 1778055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not to be an enabler or anything, but sometimes you just gotta grab the opportunity when it comes along. &nbsp;And, those are pretty incredible boots!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778054 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:32:45 +0000 Anonymous 1778054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! Those beauties look perfect for your style. Enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778049 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:27:42 +0000 Diana 1778049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you made the right choice!&nbsp; They are returnable after all.</p> <p>And AD makes incredible shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778046 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:22:34 +0000 Inge 1778046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay!!-) DO keep us posted, Liz. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778045 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:22:17 +0000 Greyscale 1778045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hm. I do this sometimes: develop an obsession, eventually buy, then realize I'll never wear them (sometimes the obsession takes on a life of its own, beyond my actual desire for the item). But the shoes (or dress, or whatever) become almost like sculptures in my collection -- I like looking at them. Still, I'm not sure it's worth the cost, or the time spent obsessing.</p> <p>But all that said, it sounds like there's a good chance they'll become one of your "wow!" items that you end up wearing more than expected. And you can always resell them. And... Ann D! I'd go for it. </p> <p>Edit: YAY! Just saw your update. Good choice.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778044 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:22:16 +0000 approprio 1778044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok. I've been enabled. I pulled the trigger. I will need to be absolutely brutal with myself when they arrive though.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778043 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:21:32 +0000 Sara L. 1778043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think it's a whim when you've been lusting after them for a decade. &nbsp;I think you should try them out and see how they work with your wardrobe. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778037 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:12:01 +0000 always trying 1778037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Angie, some items may not get worn much, but if you love them and they have so much happiness when you do wear them , then get them.&nbsp; we all need those little precious items.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/testing-my-resolve-help#post-1778032 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:08:01 +0000 jill58 1778032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say try them too. I think you might be sorry if you don't. You might want to see if you reach for them during the return window. If not, then you could consider returning them. </p>