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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: The 1% https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:35:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Joyce B on "The 1%" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1#post-1318289 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:12:06 +0000 Joyce B 1318289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh wow, you got the best of all with that price match. I did not know that Nordies did that, either. rachylou on "The 1%" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1#post-1318218 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:59:29 +0000 rachylou 1318218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think my first ever eBay purchase was a Marc Jacobs top. From China. It was interesting. I do believe it was genuine. The buttons looked right, etc. BUT I think it was a pile of rejects they were selling off. There was something wrong with the fabric and print. It was like what you get when a paper-printer starts to run out of ink. I'm not sure what I did with it. I loved this top and was trying to get duplicates a little late in the game. Lyn D. on "The 1%" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1#post-1318180 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:27:18 +0000 Lyn D. 1318180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Good on you for your PPP efforts! And 'Yes'-  things like fabric,  and trying on multiple sizes- can make ALL the difference to buying a 9/10 instead of settling for less Aida on "The 1%" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1#post-1318149 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:29:38 +0000 Aida 1318149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would have gone through all the trouble as well, having the garment feel right is hugely important to me. Glad to hear you got the one that you wanted! always trying on "The 1%" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1#post-1318143 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:23:48 +0000 always trying 1318143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Polyester, spandex, and all the other %ages really make a difference.  Luckily I found 1% spandex jeans and they are so much better than the 2%, but also very hard to find.  Too much of this stuff added to cotton makes things like jeans feel like being wrapped in Seran wrap when it gets hot. Gigi on "The 1%" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1#post-1318137 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:19:35 +0000 Gigi 1318137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm very sensitive to how clothing feels, so I do believe you that there was a significant difference. I wonder if perhaps there were other small differences too, since the shirts were obviously from two different lots. Maybe the fabric was thicker/thinner, etc. I have had a similar problem with Old Navy. I tried on some jeans in the store and really liked them, but the rise was a little long, as was the length. I took them home with me to think further on it, but I went online and saw that they had a petite version, which would fix all the problems I'd noticed with fit. Well, when I got the petite version, I discovered that the fabric content was completely different from the regulars! The regulars were maybe 97% cotton, 3% spandex, while the petites were something like 73% cotton, 25% polyester, and 2% spandex. I HATE polyester in close-fitting clothing like jeans; it makes me sweat. I e-mailed Old Navy, and they basically told me that they have different plants in China making the same kinds of jeans, and they can't guarantee which jeans will have which fabrications. Grrr. So I had to return both pairs of jeans. I have noticed now at ON that they seem to be putting more poly content into all of their jeans. I wonder if they are cheapening them up. Now even the regulars in the stores have lots of poly. JayS on "The 1%" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1#post-1318127 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:14:56 +0000 JayS 1318127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gotta love Nordies. I didn't know they would price match. Yes to your question. That extra % in denim makes all the difference in the world. I love Anthropologie's Pilcro denim, but it comes in all sorts of combinations of cotton, polyester, and elastane. Unfortunately, on their web site they only give the fabric content..not percentage of each so I have to check that in store. My favorite pair are a couple of year old, and are 98% cotton. Good for you for getting what you wanted. trying... on "The 1%" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-1#post-1318106 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:50:37 +0000 trying... 1318106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I recently bought this shirt : <a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/vince-camuto-faux-wrap-top-regular-petite-2-for-69/3431806?origin=category">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/vi.....n=category</a> at Nordstrom. The drape and feel of it was great but the price was weighing on me, so when I saw it at Macy's for $29.99 I did a happy dance and grabbed the small, but... it felt wrong. Investigating the other shirts on the rack revealed that the shirt comes in a 96% rayon 4% spandex and 95% rayon 5% spandex. Unfortunately both of the smalls in store were of the 4% variety and the sales person could not guarantee that if I ordered one to be shipped it would be the 5% fabric I wanted as both fabrications rung up as the same style. I had to spend 5 minutes explaining to them that there was indeed a significant difference; I'm not sure that they did believe me in the end. Luckily Nordstrom offered to do a price match so all is well.  I'm not sure if the 1% was worth all the fuss I caused (one of the smalls at Macy's was actually was hanging on the wrong rack and the sales person tracked it down for me before I ultimately had to dismiss it) but I am glad I got the shirt I wanted.  What about you? Is there a small difference in a piece of clothing that made a big difference to you?