https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 15 May 2026 04:40:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis/page/2#post-1895252 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 08:41:24 +0000 Aurore 1895252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jenn</b>, <b>Katerina</b>, <b>Amy Isabella</b>, thank you very much! </p> <p>Thank you <b>Colette</b>! I had seen the photos you posted here, and the fact that the dress looks gorgeous on you helped me decide to buy it! Double thank you! </p> <p>Oh yes it is, <b>smittie</b>! Thank you for the kind words! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895143 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:27:59 +0000 Amy Isabella 1895143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just gorgeous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895136 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:55:02 +0000 Katerina 1895136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a sweet lovely dress and you look very beautiful in it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895131 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:45:43 +0000 Anonymous 1895131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks awesome! Nice to have somebody finding these Hewis for us, no? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895128 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:38:23 +0000 Jenn 1895128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks really romantic on you. Like you should have daisies in your hair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895127 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:37:21 +0000 Colette 1895127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The dress looks beautiful on you! (I scooped it up in navy and can’t wait for the opportunity to wear it.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895071 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:29:42 +0000 Aurore 1895071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much, <b>torontogirl</b>!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895064 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:20:38 +0000 Helena 1895064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aurore, the dress looks absolutely beautiful on you!! *heart eyes* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895061 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:18:39 +0000 Aurore 1895061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you very much, <b>jussie</b>! </p> <p><b>Elizabeth P</b>, it seems like HEWI often are usual items with somewhat unusual properties...I hope you'll find that sweatshirt eventually! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895058 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:13:54 +0000 Elizabeth P 1895058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great dress!&nbsp; I was also interested in it in navy, but navy is not available in Canada.&nbsp; but I do already have a navy summer dress, so really... probably wouldn't, or shouldn't, have actually got it.&nbsp; It's lovely though. </p> <p>My hewi is, believe it or not, a sweatshirt.&nbsp; A nice one.&nbsp; With something on it that I can live with... a suitable slogan, a pattern, not a brand name... you'd think it would be easy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895056 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:09:31 +0000 jussie 1895056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the dress on you. Can’t wait to see it with shoes :). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895045 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:46:18 +0000 Aurore 1895045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you very much for your support, <b>anchie </b>and <b>Jenava</b>! And sorry for the cross-post. </p> <p><b>anchie</b>, grey suede boots sound great! I hope you'll be able to find them eventually.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895044 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:45:29 +0000 Aurore 1895044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, <b>La Pedestrienne</b>, it seems like most of us have a hard time finding suitable shoes! </p> <p>Thank you so much <b>Angie</b>! The dress is wonderful!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895043 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:45:26 +0000 Jenava 1895043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This dress looks amazing on you!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895042 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:44:42 +0000 anchie 1895042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like this dress on you, I think it fits you very well. I was eyeing this dress myself. I prefer it in navy but unfortunately only white is available in Europe BR online shop.<br /> My current HEWI is gray suede knee high boots. I have been looking for them since October and nothing even to try on so far. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895035 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:36:23 +0000 Angie 1895035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER</p> <p>LOVE IT</p> <p>Waving to my dress twin. Isn't the dress sublime, <b>Aurore</b>?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895033 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:34:24 +0000 LaPed 1895033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Thistle, my greatest HEWI at the moment is ink/navy ankle boots, leather not suede, low-heeled, comfortable but polished-looking. I've shopped online and local, done a lot of try-ons, still haven't found what I want. Picky feet, picky eyes...</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895028 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:27:10 +0000 Aurore 1895028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Indeed <b>jussie</b>, sometimes it seems like items we look for are everywhere, but none seem to really fit! I have a similar issue with black pumps...</p> <p>Thank you for the tips <b>smittie</b>! I just tried the BR dress (and updated the post) and I find it GREAT! I definitely need skin-colored underwear with it.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1895012 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:05:47 +0000 Anonymous 1895012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok Aurore: Double-check whether you need a slip with this dress! I found some show-through. The dress fit me very well and it seems to fit pear shaped people very well so I have high hopes for you!<br /> (I did not buy it because I would have no place to wear it.)</p> <p>I guess brown shoes or luggage-leather coloured shoes would be a HEWI.</p> <p>Actually I don’t think those things are essentials for me: they’re completers because they go so nicely with blue denim (which IS an essential for me). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894992 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:38:06 +0000 jussie 1894992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My HEWI is a white lacy or Broderie bohemian style top or dress.... they’re common but I need to find one that looks good on me! Surprisingly tricky.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894903 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:09:17 +0000 Aurore 1894903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sisi</b>, you seem to have a clear view of your HEWIs! And I love how you describe them. </p> <p><b>texstyle</b>, I really find it interesting that you, like previous commenters, may have grown tired of an HEWI once it's found. It raises interesting thoughts about how HEWIs relate to&nbsp;wardrobe holes. </p> <p><b>cindysmith</b>, I definitely understand your lifestyle point of view. I actually have a whole wardrobe capsule dedicated for those times spent in the country or in the mountains, when I need to <i>not </i>worry&nbsp;of the abuse my clothes may endure. Interestingly, the most expensive items I ever bought are all part of this mountainproof capsule - and are proving they were worth their price! </p> <p><b>Thistle</b>, it seems like comfortable (affordable)&nbsp;heeled shoee&nbsp;are a whole HEWI family! </p> <p><b>JAileen</b>, I often have similar issues with jackets - and can't stand an outdoor jacket that restricts movements. Have you tried <i>men's</i> ones? Despite my hourglass/pear shape,&nbsp;I have found that men's outdoor jackets&nbsp;sometimes fit me and&nbsp;offer more arm&nbsp;freedom of movement.<br /> It's the case of the last winter jacket I purchased :&nbsp;it's not really a&nbsp;flattering shape on me, but I can do whatever I want when I wear it.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894869 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:24:17 +0000 JAileen 1894869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope the dress works for you.</p> <p>My HEWI right now is a very warm and waterproof jacket for our Barrow trip this summer. I had ordered a Marmot parka that looked really great on paper, and on me. But given that we’re going on a birding trip, function is paramount, and it was too tight across my shoulders when I put my arms up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894867 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:23:19 +0000 Thistle 1894867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My Hewi is dark navy blue low-heeled <i>comfortable </i>booties.</p> <p>Been looking for years. Still haven't found them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894861 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:20:48 +0000 cindysmith 1894861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope your dress works for you!</p> <p>My personal unicorn (hewi) is a moto/biker style leather jacket that is somewhat fitted, and doesn't constrict my arms/shoulders or squish my chest. I've quit looking, because my lifestyle has changed to something that really has no use for jackets. I did find a scuba-type material model that fills the whole adequately enough and has stretch to accommodate the parts of me that usually feel constricted in jackets.</p> <p>My other 2 unicorns were a knee high equestrian style boot, and a combat style boot. I FINALLY found them when I quit searching fashiony brands and checked into work wear brands. Now, I don't have to baby them, because they take the abuse I dish out, and they are staples for the brands I bought.</p> <p>Beyond that, my lifestyle doesn't allow for wardrobe investments. I destroy clothes at an alarming rate, so I've quit spending major money on any one piece (except footwear, handbag, and a warm winter coat); irrespective of cost, I just ruin clothes. When I buy them thrifted/consignment/deep discount, I'm not too upset when another one bites the dust. I'm actually a bit envious of your white dress, because white in my world... yeah, it never stays white. Good luck with it, I truly hope you found your hewi! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894858 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:17:19 +0000 texstyle 1894858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure I have many HEWIs left - I found a navy belt after 2 years of searching and it's good but maybe not perfect.&nbsp; Oh, maybe one HEWI is really great shorts that have a little structure, wash well and are available in tan or taupe (but don't look like camp shorts lol). I also tend to lose interest after some time looking and sometimes I don't want it once I find it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894847 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:56:19 +0000 Sisi 1894847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a beautiful dress! I hope it will fit you well. To answer your question,&nbsp; yes, I have a very clear list of my HEWIs but unfortunately no particular shopping strategies. I just keep my eyes open wherever I go in the perennial hunt&nbsp;of: the perfect Summer dress, the pretty-comfortable-nice colour-woolen pullover, the&nbsp;white trench that can be tossed into the washing machine, the perfectly fitting white jeans, the comfortable-but-dressy shoes ... As a funny, popular song of some years ago said&nbsp; "it's a difficult life" ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894841 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:46:12 +0000 Aurore 1894841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Cardiff Girl </b>and <b>Sara L.</b>, that's an interesting situation! </p> <p><b>Suz</b>, thank you very much for your insight and very clear explanations. Your tips on how to identify a potential HEWI will be so helpful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894836 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:38:04 +0000 Sara L. 1894836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm like Cardiff girl and tend to have a vision of an HEWI until I actually find it and then I don't want it.&nbsp; Right now, it's light tan knee high boots.&nbsp; I've been looked for years, but when (if?) I find them, I'll probably decide I don't want them anymore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894832 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:26:13 +0000 Suz 1894832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I hope the dress works out for you, <b>Aurore</b>!&nbsp;</p> <p>It's only possible to have a very clear sense of our HEWIs when we have a very clear sense of our personal style -- and, as Angie has said, this takes time.&nbsp;</p> <p>It can also shift -- so, for example, if you changed jobs or moved to another part of the world with a different climate, it would take time to identify the wardrobe holes. Those you had trouble filling might become HEWIs.&nbsp;</p> <p>A HEWI is often, but not always, an essential -- and those are probably the first HEWIs we identify.&nbsp;</p> <p>It can also be a completer -- we can identify those quite quickly, too. As in...<i>Oh, this outfit would be perfect if I just had the right lace shell top...and that top would also work so well with this other outfit, and that one...</i> When you find yourself saying stuff like that, it indicates a potential HEWI.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinking-of-hewis#post-1894821 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:08:01 +0000 Cardiff girl 1894821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do have HEWI s but they are changing all the time and I m a really perverse shopper,I ll spend years hankering after an item of clothing but then when I eventually find it I ll decide that I ve waited so long i ve gone off the idea!At the moment it’s tan knee length equestrian style boots.black chunky lace up boots with a block heel and some sort of flat close toed shoe for the summer.I really hope that your dress suits you and that you are happy with it. </p>