https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 22 May 2026 18:30:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511263 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:09:31 +0000 Sveta 511263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Natalie, that was very smart indeed! Get the spirit rather than the form and fnd good home for the gifts you could not use. Brilliant.<br /> I honestly think that wearing a gift which does not feel right for you does not do any goon neither for you nor for your gift-er. After all normally people want to make other people happy with their gifts, not to create more problems for them :-)<br /> This cardigan and sparkly top feel very much like you though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511252 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:56:49 +0000 Mo 511252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I so much prefer this striped cardi on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511249 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:54:44 +0000 Jem 511249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your new items definitely look more grown up and still pay tribute to your mom. That was really sweet of you. I have to say that going from the first to the second picture made me smile, seeing the huge difference in appropriateness between them. So cute, </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511248 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:52:38 +0000 DeclawedJaguar 511248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The replacement cardigan is perfect on you! What a great solution to an awkward situation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511242 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:46:10 +0000 Transcona Shannon 511242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done Natalie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511210 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:20:10 +0000 rae 511210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am impressed! Very diplomatic of you. I think this was the perfect way to show your appreciation - saying, "I did love the idea but those particular items didn't fit," but with your actions instead of just words. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511201 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:16:38 +0000 Amy 511201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's great that everything worked out nicely. I love the replacement sweater you found for yourself. It's great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511190 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:10:27 +0000 Meredith1953 511190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice look! Also, that hat is super cute! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511184 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:08:21 +0000 Jenava 511184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, you did well. Probably for the best. Look! My "e" key is working now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511182 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:07:23 +0000 Anonymous 511182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Natalie, I LOVE your version. Thanks for the close-ups so we could see the sparkle. Super-fab!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511181 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:07:20 +0000 goldenpig 511181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL Helen, I agree, these items look so much better on an actual tween (my niece)! I don't think my mom will mind at all, especially since the clothes are "staying in the family". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511174 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:04:51 +0000 HelenInCanada 511174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to admit that although it's the *thought* that counts, and your Mom was so sweet and thoughtful to shop for your Christmas gifts...I did have a little giggle at some of the super tween-seeming items. *sorry - God don't strike me down...lol!* This Macy's shawl cardigan is perfect for you! Clever gal. I hope Mom doesn't ask about the items, though...best not to announce this to her! Eeee - awkward moments. If you do have that conversation, I think it's best to couch it in terms of not wanting to waste perfectly great clothes if they don't fit, or you have no occasion to wear them (ie the hat), etc., but that you really appreciated them! And the Macy's cardi WAS inspired by the Forever 21 number, after all... :)</p> <p>Good thinking saved the day! Enjoy... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511169 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:03:28 +0000 Suz 511169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Clever move, Natalie! And I do think your new outfit is much more you!! (Not to mention age appropriate.) </p> <p>Petting kitty.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511161 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:56:31 +0000 MsMary 511161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How smart of you, Natalie! Well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/update-on-my-moms-xmas-gifts#post-511157 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:53:58 +0000 goldenpig 511157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's the original thread:<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wanna-chuckle-my-moms-xmas-presents-to-me" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ents-to-me</a></p> <p>I really appreciated the thought, but I didn't feel comfortable in these Forever 21 clothes that my mom gave me for Christmas--they were all too tight and not my style. They smelled a bit like perfume so I have the sneaky suspicion she bought them for herself but they didn't fit--my sisters agree that she often does the same thing with them too! </p> <p>Well, a lot of you suggested I try to wear them anyways so as not to hurt my mom's feelings. Instead, I decided to look for something similar that I would feel more comfortable wearing. So I found this cardigan at Macy's--it's a very similar black and sparkly gold stripe, with an attached black scarf. And I also bought a sparkly black tank top. And some black leggings, but plain rather than crushed velvet (although I'm wearing jeans in the pics). So I have an outfit that fits and that I am more comfortable wearing, but is still true to the spirit of her gift. I would never have bought something so sparkly and blingy myself, but it's fun to try something new. It reminds me of her but feels a little more like me!</p> <p>Oh, and as for the items my mom gave me--I passed the shimmery top and leggings on to my 10 year old niece (they fit better and look great on her!) and the hats to my sisters--they like to wear knit hats more than me (and my 2 &amp; 5 year old nieces promptly grabbed them and started wearing them). So it's a happy ending all around! </p>