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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:35:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Firecracker (Sharan) on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061657 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 04:01:34 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1061657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm with Amy. You make it look stylish and fun. Nice, cozy sweater for your field hockey and soccer life! Jaime on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061598 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 02:58:17 +0000 Jaime 1061598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hey don't put down thrifted cashmere lounge wear! I have two men's cashmere sweaters that I live in when at home in the winter.  Mia on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061594 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 02:55:38 +0000 Mia 1061594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ha.  I wondered what happened to my sweater.  Seriously, I had a cashmere sweater similar to this and donated it.  Later wished I had kept for lounging. They just don't make cashmere like they used to.... Reminds me that I have a bin of Vogue knitting pattern sweaters from my MIL in the basement.  The armholes are so humungeous!  I can't get rid of them out of guilt. Transcona Shannon on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061530 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:42:00 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1061530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Loved it - until you lifted your arms! Emily on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061522 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:38:39 +0000 Emily 1061522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I want to run into the screen and give you a big hug.  You look super cozy and cuddly.  $8 for a giant cashmere sweater to lounge around in sounds like a luxurious bargain. Mo on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061503 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:18:02 +0000 Mo 1061503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love it as a 'stadium sweater'!   pil on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061495 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:11:03 +0000 pil 1061495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was wondering what was wrong with this until I got to the last picture Still - keep and wear! I've been looking for a longish/tunic length cashmere sweater myself. D'Ellen on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061485 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:03:56 +0000 D'Ellen 1061485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Don't you dare unravel it...send it to me.  I love it!!! Nicole D on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061483 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:01:13 +0000 Nicole D 1061483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You make it look great!  I like the way you styled it with the tall boots.  Enjoy it. K. Period. on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061479 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:57:04 +0000 K. Period. 1061479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ (Sheepishly:) I kinda like it. By which I mean I like it, but I'm almost a little hesitant to admit it.  It looks big and comfy, but I think the fact that you paired it with streamlined and modern items makes it look intentionally retro, rather than tragic, unintentional retro.    Amy on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061419 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:40:46 +0000 Amy 1061419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm more convinced than ever that you can make anything look good. Anonymous on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061406 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:27:12 +0000 Anonymous 1061406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like it on you!  I recently watched an old 80's movie and Demi Moore was just drowning in oversized sweaters like this and she's not a little woman.  This one fits you way better than what she wore.  Perfect for soccer games. Anonymous on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061390 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:17:59 +0000 Anonymous 1061390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Haha! Seriously though, this one looks thick and like it would be easy to unravel. Once you get going, it should be a snap. It looks like the front is all one piece, ditto for the back, the collar and each sleeve. Each section is probably knit with one continuous string of yarn.  Glory on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061389 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:17:18 +0000 Glory 1061389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a find! I would have grabbed it too! When you are done with it send it may way because I log so many hours in the freezing hockey arena it would be fantastic. LOL. kellygirl on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061382 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:13:22 +0000 kellygirl 1061382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm enjoying all of your comments and chuckling aloud all by myself.   @Claire: I'm pretty sure it's a woman's sweater. It's very Vogue Knitting 1980! Your yarn sweater story cracked me up. I can imagine getting a similar response from my DH. I see another theme here--between you and Diana.  @Diana: Lol! I think it's sport weight. It's SO soft and cushy. I'd probably double it if I knit it into something else but find the unraveling a little daunting. It's super cozy though and I could see wearing it around the house during the winter! It feels decadent! @Una, Suz, Vlldy, Thistle and MaryK: Thanks for the 80's love I love that it is still a score, Suz! I guess my $8 is not totally lost. @Anna: It feels like the good stuff although time will tell if I will become a walking pill!  Anonymous on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061363 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:00:25 +0000 Anonymous 1061363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Kelly, I think it might be a man's sweater! What do you think? Anyhow, I kind of love it. If you slim the lower part of the sleeve from wrist to elbow, you'll almost be modern. It looks pretty darn good the way you've styled it! PS I once thrifted the most gorgeous Irish wool sweater for my DH. It was spruce green and had a shawl collar with a toggle and loop closure. He took one look at it and said there was no way he was ever wearing it. SO. After the mourning period was over, I unraveled it and wound the yarn into balls. Where it sat in my knitting bag, oh, for several years. I tried a scarf with it, and even bought myself a sweater pattern for it, but I was not much good at knitting. So sad.  Diana on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061358 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:55:12 +0000 Diana 1061358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ LOL, I kind of like it and would wear it as loungewear or even out of the house on really cold days.  I actually did use to wear a gigantic men's cashmere sweater to bed back when I lived in a freezing apartment.   But you could always try to unravel it for the yarn and knit something that you'd like better.  Although... I did try unraveling a cashmere sweater once and it didn't go so well.  I think it works better if the yarn used is a thicker one, like sport weight at the lightest.  The one I tried to unravel was like fingering weight and very loosely spun so it kept breaking.  I think I ended up with like 50 little balls of yarn.  I still have it lying around here somewhere. annagybe on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061355 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:53:17 +0000 annagybe 1061355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Totally 80's, especially that particular cable pattern. I would save it for the soccer games. Also I'd definitely keep it a year to see if it's the good old cashmere that's impossible to find these days. Ie, it shouldn't pill. MsMary on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061352 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:51:15 +0000 MsMary 1061352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I must confess... I loved it in the 80s and I love it now!  Vildy on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061337 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:42:16 +0000 Vildy 1061337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like it and I've seen plenty of dolman sleeve tops and sweaters featured lately in style pix. Thistle on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061296 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:45:37 +0000 Thistle 1061296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hey, it looks like warm cozy and awesome loungewear to me! I would love to snuggle into that come the dead of winter Suz on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061295 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:44:48 +0000 Suz 1061295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, I am an 80s throwback, but I actually love it on you! And for $8 it is a steal for your purposes! Okay, so it's not Claire's Celine coat or LynD's Chanel dress. But sheesh. I think it's still a score! catgirl on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061293 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:41:42 +0000 catgirl 1061293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Cozy! El Cee on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061288 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:36:12 +0000 El Cee 1061288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You and IK are on to something here --- Wear it in good health and keep the arms down. kellygirl on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061286 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:34:26 +0000 kellygirl 1061286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @IK: I will keep my arms down!  @El Cee: Lol! It's those pesky details. The armholes are monsters! I don't know that I'd mess with the armholes--it's quite possibly doable, just probably not by me. @Alicat: Lol! Wouldn't Davey just love that! As if he needs more places on which to sleep!  I think I will wear it this winter and then see about taking it apart. I need to get my $8 out of it! Anonymous on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061284 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:28:46 +0000 Anonymous 1061284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think it's cute on you!  But you could always turn it into a cozy blanket for Davey. El Cee on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061282 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:24:13 +0000 El Cee 1061282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ya know... the color IS divine. I can definitely see why you were drawn to it. I even like the chunky cable pattern and even chunkier turtleneck. But, yep... it sort of has that '80's linebacker shoulder line/big underarm thing going on. Too bad you couldn't do some kind of knitwear "nip/tuck" on it. Hey... it is not at all bad for a real cozy loungewear item.  ironkurtin on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061281 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:20:32 +0000 ironkurtin 1061281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love it and would wear it all the time.  I think it looks cozy and great - when you don't lift up your arms. kellygirl on "The 80's called or why I shouldn't thrift" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-80s-called-or-why-i-shouldnt-thrift#post-1061275 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:04:20 +0000 kellygirl 1061275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I went to the thrift store to look for overalls for DD#1 Halloween costume. I couldn't find a pair to save my life but I did find this 100% cashmere sweater that looked unworn in the most gorgeous icy grey. It reminded me of the Gap sweater from last season only it was $8 and made out of cashmere--notice a theme here?  I examined it pretty carefully and thought if it didn't fit I could unravel it and repurpose the yarn to make something else. (Of course, I've never unraveled a machine knit sweater but I suppose it's a possibility.) Anyway, the moral of this story is leave the thrifting to the pros unless you are in the market for some cashmere lounge wear. I will be wearing this instead of a sweatshirt for those cold, windy field hockey/soccer games. I think it's only slightly more flattering! Check out those deep armholes--a girl could get lost in those! LOL! ETA: The label is Randall Roy for William Kaspar if anyone is interested.