https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:17:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297409 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:27:19 +0000 RobinF 2297409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know just how you feel. When my mom passed away I took a lot of her clothes - they were nice quality and fit pretty well. But we just didn't have the same style and most don't really work for me. I am gradually culling them from my wardrobe.&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree with most other commenters - pretty jacket, looks good on you, but you don't feel good in it - time for it to go to a good home.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297405 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:19:07 +0000 Anonymous 2297405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Let it go. &nbsp;It is not giving you joy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297349 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 03:47:27 +0000 Jaime 2297349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree - keep photo and memories and pass on jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297305 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:04:39 +0000 Janet 2297305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JK, I totally hear you about the sentiment and letting go of these things. My mom’s been gone for 14 years now, and I’m letting go of a little more each year. I’m about to give my sister a bunch of items (small furniture pieces, silverware, etc) that we’ve had and used for those years, because we are renovating and the pieces don’t work for our new plans. I figure I’ve had the time to enjoy them and I’m happy my sister gets that opportunity now. But it’s not easy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297304 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:02:18 +0000 Carla 2297304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote pass it on. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297295 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 23:36:51 +0000 Angie 2297295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><i></i><b></b>Dear<b> Jessikams</b><i></i>, a multitude of emotions, for sure! You've held onto the jacket for a while. Worn it. And that's more than good enough! You have permission to pass it on.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297293 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 23:27:31 +0000 Jessikams 2297293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bijou and Ophelia and Angie , so many complicated emotions around inherited stuff right? I regret giving away moms furniture but given that I live overseas and couldn’t ship it, I felt I didn’t have much choice. I hung onto clothes just because they were portable…. But I’ve been trying to wear a few of her jackets lately and the cut just bothers me. I think my body may not fit well with Talbots!</p> <p>Janet, so right, there’s velvet and then there’s velvet. Lots of different qualities and cuts out there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297253 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:39:45 +0000 Sally 2297253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look amazing in it..not boxy at all.&nbsp; I do regret passing on my velvet blazer due to weight fluctuation.&nbsp; However I love blazers and if it is not your thing, you may not wear it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297242 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:19:38 +0000 Roberta 2297242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I must say, you are wearing it well. Chrissie Hynde would approve. But if it isn't for you, pass it on. There are dozens of velvet blazers on eBay if you change your mind.</p> <p>I just donated a velvet blazer (Jones New York) because it felt frumpy. So well made, a gorgeous burnt orange, but still . . . not right anymore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297221 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:05:57 +0000 Lesley 2297221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, your description of the peplum is making me chuckle. I love everything about it, but Angie is right, if you have found a bunch of reasons why it's holding you back, then the right thing to do is move on. You've honored it plenty already. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297219 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:03:49 +0000 Angie 2297219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pass on. It does not make you happy, despite how fab you look!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297189 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:35:20 +0000 Val MN 2297189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What @Star said. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297178 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:04:24 +0000 ophelia 2297178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I donated some of my mom’s stuff &amp; regret it. I think it depends on how sentimental you are about those items.<br /> A manager at Goodwill (where I took the stuff) told me less than 25% gets sold, so while I like to think my mom’s belongings would be rehomed, the reality is it might end up being shipped to be another country’s problem or sent to a landfill here. I decided to hang on to the rest of her stuff.<br /> Selling the blazer could avoid that if it bothers you, &amp; get some cash for you! It really does look good on you though. It’s a great color! I like useless peplums so I’m biased. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297177 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:52:16 +0000 gryffin 2297177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look adorable, but you obviously don't feel good in it.&nbsp; I wouldn't keep anything you don't enjoy wearing.&nbsp; I'd donate and get a velvet jacket you really enjoy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297175 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:44:05 +0000 Janet 2297175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks good on you in the photo, but I totally get it. If it doesn’t feel good to wear it, I think it’s best to pass it along to someone who loves it, so you can be open to a replacement that you actually can’t wait to wear! </p> <p>I find velvet blazers surprisingly hard to source. I have wanted one for a while but they seem either too structured and stiff or too floppy. Cheap and shiny in some cases or on the other hand just too expensive to justify. Many are too formal or too traditionally tailored for what I want. I think Brooklyn has a really great one, but I live too far away from her to go steal it. ;-D </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297174 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:39:03 +0000 Indigoprint 2297174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It does look great on you..such a FAB color. Would you consider making something of it? A pillow maybe for the sentimental aspect? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297155 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:30:45 +0000 Anonymous 2297155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks great on you, but it sounds like you don't like it. I'm sure she'd understand if you want to pass it on and would be happy it went to someone who'd wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297145 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:15:39 +0000 Zaeobi 2297145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like @jussie's idea - you could probably find someone on Etsy willing to use your velvet fabric for something fabulously customised! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297135 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:58:35 +0000 Star (Lise) 2297135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is clear you dislike the actual blazer which I think means you should pass it on.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297134 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 07:20:29 +0000 jussie 2297134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look awesome in the photo. I like the cut of it. However in my experience with things like this that you really don't enjoy wearing……. You are unlikely to suddenly change your mind about it…..<br /> but I say….. be patient with yourself. If you aren’t quite ready to make a decision no need to rush it.<br /> Or maybe find a dark velvet blazer you really love, and have your mums initial sewn inside it on a little patch of something.. Or maybe you could use this velvet fabric and have a little clutch purse, make up purse or jewelry roll made out of it? Of course you might need to search till you find someone who can make it for you… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297130 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 06:58:12 +0000 Suz 2297130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look amazing in the outfit photo -- but it sounds as if you really don't love this jacket and IRL the features that bother you might be more noticeable than they are in the picture -- or at any rate, they might be all that you notice!</p> <p>I'm for keeping the photos and passing it on, but buying something else in that colour. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297125 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 05:30:51 +0000 Zaeobi 2297125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a similar velvet blazer (complete with a 'dumb back peplum' too lol) that I donated a few months back - whilst I *could* technically keep wearing it (had it for years), something about the fabric &amp; cut just weren't making me feel fab compared to the other (fitted, collarless) toppers I'd reach for instead. </p> <p>I held onto it for a while as a WFH blazer but, now that I actually have a knit jacket for that, I'm good with letting it go for someone else to enjoy it instead. </p> <p>Not sure whether that helps you with your mum's situation, but I'm sure you have other clothing to remember her by AND feel fab in, right? Or another outfit lab may be in order! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297120 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 05:15:45 +0000 Bijou 2297120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your styling skills are amazing, you look fabulous in the jacket. But, if you are not wearing it, it is time to let it go. Items such as this come with too much emotional baggage for me to truly enjoy. I have earrings and a necklace that were my Mum’s and she gave to me whilst alive, I wear them all the time. A bracelet and ring that were hers, acquired after her death always make me feel a little sad, are rarely worn, they just never feel like they are mine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297118 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 05:08:11 +0000 Barbara Diane 2297118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would give myself a deadline to wear it this winter or it’s out of my closet. Or buy yourself one you like right now and as soon as you know it works for you, let go of the old one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297117 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:45:49 +0000 slim cat 2297117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Keep the pictures and donate the blazer - memories will be with you anyway. If it's not you - let it go ( it does look pretty great on you though ). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297116 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:18:00 +0000 Sloper 2297116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If it isn’t working, it isn’t working - you know best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297112 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 03:55:48 +0000 kellygirl 2297112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous color and it doesn't look boxy on you at least in the photo. If you don't love it, I'd let it go.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297110 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 03:34:23 +0000 Jenni NZ 2297110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well you look incredible in the photo! And I like it just on the hanger.<br /> But with my mother now gone for 22 years, I have kept gradually reducing what I inherited from her. I still wear one woollen jumper (sweater to you) with cute little kiwi and tiki (Māori motif) on, that she bought mid 90s, and keep her 1964 wool coat for sentiment. Much of the crockery etc is gone now, much did not suit today’s lifestyle and my attachment to her things has slowly waned unless I loved the thing for itself.<br /> I think follow your heart?- if your heart knows. Mine doesn’t always know! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297109 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 03:21:52 +0000 rachylou 2297109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh. I think you look fabulous in it! But if it’s not meeting your style goals… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/velvet-blazer-keep-or-donate#post-2297105 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 03:13:32 +0000 Jessikams 2297105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I inherited this teal velvet blazer from my mom when she passed.&nbsp; I like the color and I like velvet.&nbsp; But the cut of the blazer is super boxy, as she preferred but I do not.&nbsp; Also, I hate the lining and the tacky-looking "velvet" button.&nbsp; And it has the world's dumbest little peplum at the back.&nbsp; I found the exact item on Poshmark for illustration pics, and also dug out an old picture of me wearing it a few years ago during an outfit creation session.&nbsp; Perhaps the only time I have actually worn it??</p> <p>What do you think?&nbsp; I have somewhat sentimental feelings about it because it was mom's, but I truly don't use it and, worse, it prevents me from buying a velvet item that I actually LIKE because I always think "well I already have that velvet blazer....."</p> <p>I think I'm getting to the point where I'm ready to take another look at the wardrobe items that I inherited from Mom.&nbsp; At first I just took everything that remotely looked like it might work for me.&nbsp; But now I'm wanting to shed some weight from my wardrobe.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>