https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:27:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637456 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:28:59 +0000 morethanbeige 637456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the jacket! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637450 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:26:16 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 637450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone! I will try to get photos of this styled. And perhaps those of you who said I should pair it with other pieces for my dog shows are right - it might be too much with the matching skirt (though I'll get a pic for you, Natalie). I do have a couple of Halogen pencil skirts that have worked *perfectly* for my shows, so that's a good match, I think. </p> <p>I'll try it out with jeans too! I don't have a lot of opportunity for smart casual but I'll make it a priority. Thank you so much for all of your feedback!</p> <p>Christieanne, yes, this is a 40's piece. Not really sure on the precise date but it certainly has some military influence. The "bling" is much more sparkly in person too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637438 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:17:19 +0000 catgirl 637438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is such a cool piece! I would pair it with modern items. Awesome! You have to show us how you style it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637291 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:01:22 +0000 Angie 637291@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Exactly what Jules and bj1111 said. Super-duper! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637280 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:53:08 +0000 bj1111 637280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>what julie said...jeans and a vintage tee. i would even pair it with denim bermudas and chunky flats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637232 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:09:36 +0000 Beth Ann 637232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful! I vote keep, and mix and match with other items for a more modern effect. Do you have "bottoms" that would pair with it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637220 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:03:13 +0000 Transcona Shannon 637220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this piece - it's interesting in a good way and it looks especially fab with the animal print belt. It would look great with white jeans in particular. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637208 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:28:31 +0000 Velma 637208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic! I'd like it with jeans, but it would also be striking over a brown, black, or navy sheath dress or pencil skirt for work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637202 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:25:26 +0000 Suz 637202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful!! Now let's see you style it. Vildy may be right that it will be a bit much with a matching skirt, but I'm not 100% sure - I think it COULD work with the right shape skirt and accessories. Esp. for your shows, when you really do want a slightly "costume" effect (without being true costume and still being comfortable and current). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637191 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:01:49 +0000 Vildy 637191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think it would look right with a matching skirt of any shape in our modern era.<br /> You might look like you got lost on the way to the USO (or equivalent).<br /> But on its own, it's a wonderful vintage piece. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637180 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:49:28 +0000 Jjsloane 637180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vintage good. I vote keep the jacket to wear on it's own - very cool with jeans and a simple top underneath. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637170 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:23:14 +0000 harmonica 637170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>vintage and great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637166 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:30:29 +0000 RoseandJoan 637166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous colour, fits you wonderfully. If this was a keep or return post I would be screaming KEEP!!!!.</p> <p>I am not sure how I would feel about this styled with the matching skirt but on it's own with jeans and a vintage rock tee it would be perfection.</p> <p>I also agree about steaming the pleats before thinking about an alteration. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637163 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:11:08 +0000 Kiwichik 637163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vintage and a keeper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637159 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:02:27 +0000 CocoLion 637159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vintage and not dated. I love it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637158 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:00:45 +0000 fashionlady 637158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it! And I think if you cut it into a sleeveless or short sleeves it will be more chic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637155 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:41:51 +0000 ManidipaM 637155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a piece full of character, and a good fit too. I'm voting for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637153 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:34:11 +0000 Lyn D. 637153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the unusual neckline and the 3/4 sleeves.<br /> The colour is lovely and I think the jacket would stand on its own better than with the matching skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637152 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:31:47 +0000 goldenpig 637152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh I love the neckline! Fab vintage for sure! Let's see the skirt too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637109 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:13:26 +0000 MsMary 637109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also vote "vintage and fab!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637107 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:11:42 +0000 christieanne 637107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it! It is definitely vintage and in a good way. I think it will depend on how you style it but if you want to wear something unique and retro, this is a great piece. Not sure on the pleating - I think it is just part of the jacket. Is it 40's? They did the pleats after the war I think and women were excited to have a little extra fabric in their clothes.<br /> Steam it and see how you feel before altering I think. Can't wait to see how you work it into an outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-vs-dated#post-637106 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:08:05 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 637106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi ladies. I posted about this puppy on Una's thread but thought I'd put it here as these convos have me a little concerned!</p> <p>I own several vintage suits which I have slowly been digging out of storage. I have decided that most of them will be donated. They do not fit me properly and I think look quite frumpy. There is one exception however. My mind's eye remembered this jacket a little differently; it is more forest than emerald green and does actually fit me better than I'd recalled. The skirt is very dated feeling (below the knee A-line without being full) and in certain need of modification. But what about the jacket. Clearly I would not wear it with this awful salmon tshirt beneath. But I needed to get photos. ;-)</p> <p>I marked two areas that pleated on the jacket which I think either need to be taken in or possibly just pressed. </p> <p>Thoughts? Is this a keeper or another donate? </p>