https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 02:55:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959449 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:48:04 +0000 Jjsloane 959449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a wise decision to me. A perfect foil for your fab shoes and jewelry.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959429 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:36:12 +0000 Caro in Oz 959429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This looks great in&nbsp;the navy or red &amp; imo either&nbsp;would be fantastic on you. Having said that I&nbsp;tend to steer away from all red in summer - it just feels too hot in our climate.</p> <p>I hear you about summer &amp; I'm coming round to the idea of dresses with fabulous footwear &amp; cuffs :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959387 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:07:09 +0000 Echo 959387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a perfect dress for summer! And it is a very wise idea to duplicate an item that you find you wear often. Usually by the time I realize it, I've waited too long and the item isn't in stores any longer. Congrats on finding a winner! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959330 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:56:05 +0000 Nicole D 959330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Naturally! &nbsp;I love the coral. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959296 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:18:51 +0000 Eliza 959296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great looking dress and thank you for making me realize how helpful such an item would be in my summer wardrobe. &nbsp;I bet you wear it very well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959289 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:46 +0000 Thistle 959289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah for instant workhorses!!&nbsp; Can't wait to see you in the other colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959186 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:44:19 +0000 lyn* 959186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whoa, that's a very pretty dress! I'm glad you're getting so much use out of them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959184 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:18 +0000 Anonymous 959184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad you're enjoying your new purchase, you did look fab in it in your WIW. Enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959114 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:14:21 +0000 Peri 959114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Janet...I just got back from trying it on. I'm sad, but it looks much better on you. I felt short and busty in it. Oh well, the hunt is still on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959108 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:54:21 +0000 citygirldc 959108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Anthro and that dress is to die for. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959070 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:05 +0000 Anonymous 959070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay for breaking in a mustang immediately </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959064 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:16:06 +0000 Anonymous 959064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto to Diana... Going to Anthro at lunch time. Yey to instant workhorses. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959057 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:40 +0000 Janet 959057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Susie, I'm sorry it didn't work for you! I am short in the torso but have a significant bust. I don't know that I would have tried this dress from the online photo, because I expected the gathered top to tent out around my boobs. As it turns out, it just happens to hit me in a flattering way, I think because the fabric is very light and drapey. </p> <p>Diana, I hope it works for you! </p> <p>Sara, it's so funny. I got ready this morning lamenting everything about how I look in summer. My hair goes wonky in the humidity, my skin gets shiny and oily and breaks out, and I fight with my clothes more. I guess I was not made for my summer climate! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959025 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:46 +0000 Susie 959025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, you looked so terrific in that dress that I went to Anthro and tried it on. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. With my short torso and lack of ample bust, the top was too roomy. I was disappointed because I love dresses for summer. I think it is definitely worth duplicating. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959023 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:07 +0000 Sara L. 959023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the hi low hem on the dress.&nbsp;I like summer dressing since I feel like my shoes and accessories become more central to the outfit.&nbsp; When the outfit is simpler, a great pair of shoes or statement necklace are more noticeable.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959012 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:42:27 +0000 Diana 959012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hooray for instant workhorses! I'm going to try to find tis at Anthro to try on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-959005 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:33:55 +0000 Janet 959005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all, for the validation. </p> <p>I was hoping to find something a bit more edgy or unusual in silhouette, but I'm constantly disappointed in how those more unusual cuts look on my body. Sometimes I really feel like my aspirational style is that which suits a straighter body -- a slim hourglass, rectangle or IT shape, and that's just not the body I have. It wasn't even the body I had when I was young and quite thin! </p> <p>I try not to get frustrated, and I feel like I settle a lot, especially when it comes to summer dressing, when I can't rely on my cool weather standbys to edge things up, like boots and leather jackets. In the summer, I rely more on statement jewelry and sandals, which just don't make as much impact. </p> <p>That said, the happiness factor of this dress is high. So, as compromises go, it's a pretty good one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-958999 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:23:50 +0000 Mochi 958999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I saw "Janet" and "black dress" I was momentarily psyched that you had solved that longstanding LBD problem. Even so, this is a great, great summer dress and I can see you looking wonderful in it in an assortment of colors. Excellent find.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-958995 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:07 +0000 Transcona Shannon 958995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic! I love it when a choice turns out to be sooooo right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-958965 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:41:25 +0000 donnat 958965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice, I think the red would be beautiful on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-958963 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:40:57 +0000 Mona 958963@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good decision, Janet. You look sensational in that dress and should totally get it in more colours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-new-black-dress-is-an-instant-workhorse#post-958957 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:33:35 +0000 Janet 958957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've already worn it twice since I bought it on Thursday. I threw it on for a last-minute dinner at an outdoor location on a warm evening last night. A statement necklace and a pair of sandals and I'm off. This dress is my new summer FFBO. </p> <p>I'm ordering the two other colors available online as we speak, to see if I like one of those as an alternate choice so this one doesn't get worn out by the end of the season. It would be nice to have something other than black. </p> <p><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/clothes-dresses-knit/26872358.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.anthropologie.com/a.....872358.jsp</a> </p>