https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 03:18:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-244102 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:12:35 +0000 Kari 244102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for the supportive comments. It's a huge disappointment, but I'd rather return it and get my money back now rather than try to alter it, fail, and not be able to return it later. (Auburn and Sihaya, that is so frustrating to have a beautiful and expensive piece that falls apart due to the material it's constructed from!)</p> <p>Well, moving on, and at least I got one great day's worth of wear out of that dress.</p> <p>I am pretty thrilled with my new specs! Thank you for all of the complimentary feedback. They are fun to wear and quite comfortable on my wide face. I NEVER thought that I would opt for black frames again! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243985 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:48:53 +0000 Sveta 243985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glasses look great!<br /> Too bad about a dress but I agree it is better to return. I think these problems often happen with silk items of not too high quality...<br /> I am sure the perfect dress for you is out there and waiting for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243980 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:43:02 +0000 AJ 243980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well it sounds like you made up your mind about returning. I just wanted to say that the new glasses look FAB! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243911 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:17:04 +0000 Auburn 243911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari,<br /> I have TWO silk items that have suffered this same sort of shredding. Both are brand name items that I found on sale but still with relatively hefty price tags. One is a skirt and one is a dress but both look to be the same fabric as your dress and both started to shred in the back seams. I think it's something about fabric integrity--such soft delicate silk cannot take ANY sort of stress, as is inevitably caused when you go about your day and there is light pulling on the fabric with sitting and what not. I have learned my lesson and think this fabric is to be purchased with caution and perhaps is best for oversized/baggy items rather than tailored ones. Total bummer though because it's also the only fabric I've seen do these kinds of ruffles. Sigh. </p> <p>That said, don't give up the ghost on finding something you like just as well! And keep me posted when you do! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243900 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:02:31 +0000 Angie 243900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, no! Sorry, Kari. How sickening :(</p> <p>Hope the KILLER specs lightened the dark cloud. Stunning! Edgy and hip. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243771 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:42:37 +0000 Scarlet 243771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry about the dress, but on the bright side those glasses look fab on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243769 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:38:39 +0000 Lisa 243769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear about your dress, but I agree wtih otherrs, poor fabric won't be changed with alterations. Don't worry a fab new dress is out there waiting for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243763 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:25:20 +0000 ticksgirl 243763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, this is such a sad story because as everyone has said, that dress is gorgeous on you. But it's true...it sounds like it's a fabric issue, and if it were to shred again, who knows where it might happen? You could have a serious and embarrassing wardrobe malfunction. I think if you kept it you might always be a little uneasy about wearing it. Not worth it. On the other hand, those glasses look great on your pretty face! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243760 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:20:25 +0000 Becky 243760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Kari, I'm crushed with you! I so loved that dress on you. I concur with your conclusion, though; better to return it and keep looking for a perfect, good quality dress than risk having it rip out again. Sounds like the fabric just won't hold up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243742 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:43:55 +0000 Sihaya 243742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari - sorry it happened. I would return. The problem will recur. My heart was broken when I bought a gorgous silk jacket for about $150 - and the seams burst out. They can't be repaired and I can't return it. There's no use for it other than a dust rag.<br /> Your glasses look stunning - yay for the bright spot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243646 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:17:51 +0000 Kari 243646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you are all right. I thought about it overnight and am thinking that even if the dress could be repaired, chances are that it might shred again - the seam is super weak. I just need to give up on this one, unfortunately, even though I'm incredibly sad to see it go.</p> <p>Kim, that is a smart suggestion. However, I suspect that it would cost MUCH more than $80 to make a dress that I like as much as this one. Making ruffles that lie so flat without adding bulk to the bust looks like it would be really tricky. One of my favorite things about it was the beautiful silk fabric that was in such a pretty print and draped so well - I've never seen material like that - and it's unique enough that the possibility of finding a similar dress that doesn't cost a bundle is very slim. </p> <p>(I never would have been able to afford the dress at its actual retail price - given how shoddy the material is, I'm VERY glad that I didn't spend more than $100 on it, let alone the $218 it would have originally cost. And thank goodness that Nordstrom actually stands behind their return policy when a garment is poorly made!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243643 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:12:01 +0000 Carole 243643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>bummer about the dress, Kari. You must have been shocked. Hopefully it can be repaired, but I would probably always worry that it could happen again. LOVE your new glasses, they look amazing on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243642 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:10:04 +0000 Tricia 243642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, it's such a pretty dress on you! Such a shame, but I'd take it back and take the money, too. And I love your new glasses! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243640 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:04:32 +0000 Laura 243640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I am sorry! I think you should return it and use your $$ for something else. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243605 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:17:01 +0000 Kim 243605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Before you take it back, (and I would take it back because it shredded on only the 2nd wearing so I'd expect more trouble with it) take a lot of pics of it, and then go see a seamstress and see what it would cost to have on made for you....You never know! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243577 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:35:09 +0000 rute 243577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would accept their offer of returning the dress. If you choose meending it, probably the same problem will occur again (it has to do with the quality of the fabric).<br /> I'm crushed too.. Loved that dress on your amazing figure! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243559 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:23:28 +0000 Louise 243559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a poor quality dress. Fabulous glasses though x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243541 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:22:28 +0000 Marley 243541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! I was so amazed with how that dress looked on you when you posted it! I mean, it was perfect for you - and I could tell from your pic that you were feeling great in it! So, there has got to be some more dresses out there that are this style but of better quality - I say return and start looking - you know what you are looking for now.<br /> Your glasses are perfect! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243531 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:44:32 +0000 taylor 243531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohhh, I love your glasses!! I rarely comment on the spec threads because I have NO idea on what to advise...so looks like you got excellent advise!</p> <p>I think Jenava might have a point about your dress tearing again:( How about them just replacing the dress with something better? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243530 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:41:26 +0000 Jenava 243530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, I'm SURE you can find a better quality dress. It might not be exactly the same, but at least now you know what you're looking for. My worry is that it's the fabric and thread and even if you can have it repaired it will rip again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243524 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:04:08 +0000 Kate 243524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would return it. I imagine that any issues like this are a result of workmanship, which means this won't be the last issue it has, even if it's repaired or turned into a blouse. Better to get the money back and find something better than have to altered or repaired and go through this heartbreak again (especially when you can no longer return it)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243510 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:00:11 +0000 Kari 243510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sparky, unfortunately Nordstrom is 100% out of that dress in my size, or any size that is close to me. We've checked.</p> <p>I'll see what they say about mending it, but I'm thinking I will probably have to give up. So bummed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243509 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:56:13 +0000 Sparky 243509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no, I love that dress on you! I recall a WIW post of it a short while back, and I loved it on you I think best of that week's outfits. I would see what Nordstrom has to say about mending it, and maybe, just maybe there's a chance when you're in the store that they will be able to track down a replacement for you. I know there's a chance a replacement could rip the same way, but it is darling on you and possibly worth the risk.</p> <p>Love the new glasses! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243505 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:40:45 +0000 MNsara 243505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great new glasses! I need to do this too and I know glasses are a touch choice.</p> <p>Yes, take the refund and keep looking. That is not stable fabric and a repair (if they can even do one) won't change the fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243502 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:37:47 +0000 Kari 243502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh man, I so, so hope that it can be repaired and will still be wearable. I fell in love with this dress, was thrilled at the deeply discounted price, and felt like it was 100% an expression of where I wanted to go with my style. I am going to have a tough time returning it and am really not sure I'll find something else I love that much for the price. However, LegacyOfPearl has a good point. </p> <p>Maybe I should make my alteration consultation or return downtown before the Seattle YLF gathering so I can have some immediate post-dress-failure therapy. </p> <p>Thanks for the boost on the glasses! I am going to enjoy switching between two pairs that I love, and that fit my face better than the red pair that I'm replacing. Great specs are such fun.<br /> (Does it show that I'm trying &amp; failing to talk myself out of pouting about the ruined dresss? Oh well.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243500 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:37:04 +0000 MsMary 243500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The glasses are fab on you! Great choice!</p> <p>I'm so sorry about the dress!! Wah!! I tend to think your best option is to just return it and look for something else equally fab. So sorry it didn't work out because it looked just beautiful on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243494 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:32:21 +0000 celia 243494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear that about the dress, maybe it's something that can be worked out.Even as a blouse I think you would give it a lot of wear.<br /> The glasses are fantastic, they look so beautiful on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243491 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:30:31 +0000 LoP 243491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So sorry to hear about the dress Kari. You look fantastic in it and great that you at least have the pictures. I wouldn't try to alter it given it ripped at the second wear. Money back would be my take on it.</p> <p>I LOVE those glasses on you. Great choice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243490 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:30:13 +0000 Late Bloomer 243490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, the dress is so adorable! What a shame it didn't hold up .Not much you can do with poor quality though. </p> <p>PS I love how Nordies has such great service. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ugh-so-disappointed-but-a-bright-spot#post-243486 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:24:21 +0000 Kari 243486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So that pretty silk new dress that I got last week? Ruined on the second wear. I wore it all day last week at a conference where I was standing up, sitting down, etc. and it was fine. Not too tight and not pulling, and utterly comfortable. (It actually looks tighter than it is in this photo because it was taken at the end of a long day where I had been sitting - those are crease lines more than anything.)</p> <p>Then today I wore it to work and halfway through the day the front center seam, right at the low thigh, just shredded. Not ripped - it didn't happen all of a sudden when I sat down or stood up or anything - but shredded, except for the inner lining. It's a 3 inch long hole. I am so crushed. </p> <p>Fortunately Nordstrom, with their stellar customer service, isn't giving me a hard time at all though I already took the tags off and wore it once. They will accept a return or will do any alterations necessary, and credit the alteration cost back to me. However, I'm not sure if the tear CAN be mended without making the dress too tight to move comfortably in, and thus prone to tearing again. There are no more dresses in my size, or even close. I haven't visited Nordstrom's alterations department yet since the mishap just occurred today, but I'm not very optimistic.</p> <p>The other alternative is that since the rip is very low, perhaps I could have them alter the dress into a tunic or a blouse. But do I really want an almost-$80 blouse? That's expensive even for a dress for me (even though the dress would have been almost $220 at full retail price.)</p> <p>If repairing the dress won't leave it wearable for me, what do you think that I should do?</p> <p>* * *</p> <p>(The bright spot to the day is that I took the plunge on the pair of glasses that Angie and Maya, and some others, had liked best on my <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/glasses-search-attempt-2">Lenscrafters glasses search thread</a>. When I tried them on in the store with my contacts in, so I could actually see what they looked like, I decided that the black was not too dark due to the contrasting inner white frame, and I liked them much better than the other frames. My mom changed her mind and voiced her approval once she saw them on me in person, too. Thank you for your help ladies! They'll make a fun switch from my burgundy/turquoise pair.) </p>