https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 07 May 2026 17:32:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941441 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:42:01 +0000 pil 941441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Ceit, Joy and Firecracker, so helpful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941309 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:22 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 941309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the blouse with all of these, at its current length, and without belt! It's a great find for you.</p> <p>I especially like the white pants with the blouse and with the silver shoes, and I think it would be even better if you tapered the pants at the hem. </p> <p>The shorts would be great tapered; or find a tapered pair like them, and yes, wear them! Out of the house! Maybe with a sandal or lower-vamped flat (ballet style.</p> <p>The skirt and blouse look very fine to me; you are perhaps overly conscious of mid-section issues, which the side-view clearly refutes!</p> <p>Oh, and I, too, like the blouse buttoned rather than jacket-style.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941292 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:03:01 +0000 Anonymous 941292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pil, your shirt looks great with white, navy and denim.&nbsp; I think your faded denim jacket would be great, especially with the white slacks.&nbsp; I'd have the legs on the shorts tapered.&nbsp; Since finding YLF, I've found that narrow long shorts are so much more flattering than any other kind to just about anyone.&nbsp;Fat knees or knobby knees on&nbsp;thin legs&nbsp;both look best at least partly covered.&nbsp;<br />Love the silver shoes with the white pants!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941227 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:57:58 +0000 pil 941227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, and any suggestions for a topper over the blouse and jeans? Would my "new" faded cropped denim jacket work? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941226 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:57:33 +0000 Anonymous 941226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great shirt! And I say cut away and make them into shorts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941222 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:53:24 +0000 pil 941222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@ironkurtin, thanks!<br /> @texstyle, I wonder about cutting these pants into shorts? That way I'd still be getting use out of these and could look for some new skinnier leg jeans.<br /> @Niefern, thanks. I'm not sure which shorts length I prefer, but the longer ones do cover the fatty "deposits" on the inside of my already knock knees.<br /> @rachy, @suz and @caro - thanks for your help! It's fun to see the silver shoes get some love. I've had them for several years and have probably only worn them twice because I thought they were too flashy.</p> <p>caro suggested a tonal belt, would the cream colored one I'm wearing fill the bill or should it be more gray/silver? My other problem with belting is that I'm short waisted. The self belt picture above is actually a little below my actual waist.</p> <p>And Rachy, I can't believe your boss thought you had fat knees and actually verbalized it. Outrageous indeed. Were you dumbfounded or did you have a retort? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941100 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:22:21 +0000 Caro in Oz 941100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1 - with the silver shoes &amp; a tonal&nbsp;leather belt - love the shaping the belt gives you but don't like the self-belt.</p> <p>The skirt needs some tapering at the hem&nbsp;imo. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941086 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:28 +0000 Suz 941086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love those silver shoes!&nbsp;</p> <p>I think the top works great with the shorts and denim skirt!&nbsp;I would also like it with slimmer pants. If you do taper those, you might not have to worry about the length; it might work in a straight.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think you can wear shorts for sure. Whatever length you please. If you feel more comfortable in the longer length, go for that, and maybe taper a bit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941060 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:44:24 +0000 rachylou 941060@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok:</p> <p>#1: The silver shoes are *simply a must* with the white pants. That's a great combo with the blue as well as white. I didn't notice the length issue at all until you made me go looking - and I think the silver shoes go a long way towards compensating.</p> <p>#2: The tie is great IMHO. The waist definition is a positive thing IMHO. I like the shirt better with than without; it seems to be made for the time.</p> <p>#3: Ohmigosh, Pil, do not make me talk about fat knees! You are reminding me of my English ex-boss. We were walking through Nordstrom once... which is so weird to think about... and he says to me that I have chubby knees! <i>Chubby knees!&nbsp;</i> I was *like*,<i> Did you just say I have fat KNEES?</i> <i>Oh no you didn't!</i> </p> <p>Outrageous.</p> <p>Anyways, I do not have fat knees and neither do you. I like your shorts worn up. But I think a different shoe... like in a tan or nude.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941044 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:21:22 +0000 Niefern 941044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The length of the white pants looks fine to me.<br />I like the blouse with the self-belt and also unbuttoned as a topper.<br />Shorts: the smidge longer lenght looks better IMO.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941043 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:21:08 +0000 texstyle 941043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! with slim pants, untucked and probably left long. No self belts for me. I prefer it not as a topper. I like it with the skirt too. The shorts look too wide to me. I'd get some tapered. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941035 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:47 +0000 ironkurtin 941035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it with the skirt! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrifting-find-or-not-and---can-i-wear-shorts#post-941004 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:08:36 +0000 pil 941004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This Foxcroft blouse came home with me from the consignment shop yesterday.&nbsp; The longer tunic length isn't something I've worn in the past, but the quality and fit seemed too nice to pass up even if I have to have it shortened to blouse length.&nbsp; I can't get over the pattern matching in the front.</p> <p>Grouping 1&nbsp;<br />Yes, the pants are too short but I plan on wearing them one last summer before moving on : ) I also&nbsp;wonder if&nbsp;a slimmer leg would look better with the blouse.<br />#3 is with the self belt.&nbsp; I don't have much waist to speak of and I feel the belt only emphasises that.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />#4 is it too frumpy to wear unbuttoned as a topper?&nbsp; That was a topic that came up in one of Texstyle's threads.</p> <p>Grouping 2 - with shorts and also with a skirt.&nbsp;<br />#1/2&nbsp; is the one pair of shorts I actually wear - and&nbsp;very rarely at that.&nbsp; The second shorts picture is with them dropped a bit to add length and help cover up the fatty parts of my knees.&nbsp; Is the smidge longer length better?&nbsp; Or should I stay away from shorts entirely - out in public at least. Also, the leg opening is probably too wide.<br />#3/4 I think I like the proportions with the denim pencil skirt but fear that it looks to maternity-ish.&nbsp; Side view is mainly to confirm to myself that the belly doesn't stick out too far from this angle. Not that anyone would mistake me for anything other than&nbsp;fruitless and&nbsp;barren : )&nbsp; </p> <p>Is this shirt a&nbsp;keeper as is with any of these stylings?&nbsp; Or should I have it shortened?</p> <p>Thanks for your thoughts! </p>