https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:36:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/3#post-1139664 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:56:32 +0000 E 1139664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Goldenrod yellow (some call it mustard yellow, but it's dark, not like French's mustard). I love how it looks, how it mixes with all of my favourite neutrals, and every time I try it on I look like I need to be rushed to the emergency room for liver failure. Sigh. Perhaps if I can find it in some thin stripes in a skirt one day I'll be able to get away with it, but it will never make a big proportion of one of my outfits.</p> <p>Turtlenecks. They're so sleek and cosy looking at the same time, and I adore sweaters. But my neck is about 1" long, which means I have to fold the fabric over about a million times, so it looks thick and awkward and presses against my throat uncomfortably.</p> <p>I'm working on blazers! I love them on others,&nbsp;want to love them on me, I have a sweet little collection of them, and when I wear the in outfit posts the forum always approves. But I have this mental block about them, so when I put them on all I see is a thick waist (which is so weird, because I waist surrender in tops &amp; dresses all the time), and I'm convinced they're not as comfortable as cardigans. I need to actually wear one all day, indoors as well as out,&nbsp;to try that out, but so far I've yet to bring myself to do so. So they end up as part of my outerwear collection &amp; don't get enough love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/3#post-1139563 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 07:13:43 +0000 carambola 1139563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Peri, I am so with you on peplums! I loved the look when they first came out, but they are horrendous on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/3#post-1139542 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 06:15:42 +0000 Ingunn 1139542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great topic! I have a few offenders, too:<br /> - Muddy colors and patterns. I love rich, earthy colors, but I feel all wrong in them.<br /> - silk shirts. I relly, realy love the drape and feel of silk, but it's so hard to wear. Most of the time it's too cold for silk here. I also tend to ruin them too quickly to defend the costs of buying them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/3#post-1139506 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 04:38:02 +0000 Carla 1139506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Open the door and let me in! Woven button downs are my nemesis, followed by 'bling', and RATE. Both fab style themes, but I don't feel authentic when I try the look.</p> <p>Silly, I know, but the black sequins on my black beret (gift from Mom) make me CRAZY. DH says you can hardly see them, but I KNOW they are there, twinkling away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139426 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:43:56 +0000 Janet 1139426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hm. I love my white button-downs! I don't wear them all the time, but I do wear them well, and I like the look of them with some of my trendier jeans and boots, for a bit of modern classic balance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139375 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:04:33 +0000 Karie 1139375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting thread! So many of the things that everyone doesn't love are things I <i>do</i> love! White button-downs, the Gap sweater, the Leith track pants, blazers, to name a few. What I want to love but it just never seems to work out for me are dress pants. They just never fit the way I want them to - when the hips fit the waist is&nbsp;too big, when the waist fits the hips are too big, regular lengths are often too short, tall lengths are too long in the rise. Waist and leg alterations I can handle myself, but the too short/too long in the rise is the deal breaker every time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139365 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:45:19 +0000 catgirl 1139365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amber green, brilliant ! Just as boot shaft circumference and height should be proportionate with foot size, so should heel height! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139362 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:42:38 +0000 catgirl 1139362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh right, white button downs. In fact, all white. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139361 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:41:27 +0000 Anonymous 1139361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Top of my list: wrap dresses and tops. I love the look but on me they look like they are still on the hanger. I can't fill them out. Even altered they look bad. Same story with any neck line designed to show a bit of cleavage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139358 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:38:29 +0000 krishnidoux 1139358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ambergreen, what a smart realization about heels on small feet!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139355 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:33:53 +0000 cciele 1139355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another member of the "can't deal with white button downs" club.</p> <p>Also, I really really wanted to love the Theory Lanai and Gabe blazers that many of you rock. But they were a bit off on me. Sadness. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139350 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:24:52 +0000 April 1139350@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FC -- if it's any consolation,&nbsp;I'm deeply impressed that you can sew and tailor well enough to make clothing. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139349 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:22:27 +0000 catgirl 1139349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wrap dresses.&nbsp; Oh, what I would give to wear a DVF and not look like a top heavy brick.</p> <p>Open toed shoes.<br />Spaghetti straps.<br />Ankle pants. </p> <p>All sour grapes, of course. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139346 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:18:14 +0000 Peri 1139346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Peplums. I'm surprised no one has mentioned them. When they first came out I was so excited...I thought it was such a cute shape, feminine and fun at the same time. I had high hopes...which were dashed time after time. None of them fit me and all of them make me look bad! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139330 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:58:18 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1139330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had to think a while on this one. It's a good question, and I know I've had my share of fashion disappointments. It's just hard to think of them--maybe I'm good at putting them out of my mind! (Although that could backfire, huh?)<br />Anyway, the ones that are saddest for me are those that I spend a lot of money or a lot of time on--the latter being things I make. I made a pair of pants last year out of a light olive wool gaberdine. It's a good neutral color for me, and I expected to wear the pants with lots of things. I made a mock-up and worked on the fit to get it just right. I lined them. They fit beautifully. . . standing. But there is something about the thigh fit that is not comfortable when I sit down. And I realized after I made them that I wished I had used an invisible zipper rather than a standard one (they are a side-zip style). Now there's also the problem of a few extra pounds I'm wearing this year, and the pants are too small in the waist. I'm not sure I could figure out how to alter them (esp. for the thigh issue), and I have not gotten up the energy or courage to try. But I really wanted them to be my go-to nice pants! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139289 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:35:36 +0000 Anonymous 1139289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>True -- at least I have plenty of company! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139284 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:33:58 +0000 April 1139284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aubergine -- apparently that crisp shirt is&nbsp;wrong for you and about 30 other people on this forum. &nbsp;:)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139267 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:18:43 +0000 Anonymous 1139267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just coming back to say that I share the frustration with crisp white button-downs. It's almost&nbsp;like someone invented a piece of clothing just to be wrong for me in every possible way.</p> <p>Ambergreen, I also have small feet, and I never thought about how that means the same heel height is steeper than it is for other people. Kind of a shame that it makes it harder for the people who can most use a little extra height to take advantage of it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139213 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:37:50 +0000 Mo 1139213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol Emily! &nbsp;At least you gave it a shot &nbsp;Hope something comes around in the right shade.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139208 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:26:08 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1139208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are definitely some shoe brands that I like the aesthetics of but just don't work for my foot shape and mechanics. </p> <p>Skinny jeans - I wear them to be current and I don't hate them on me but they don't make my heart skip a beat. </p> <p>Sheath dresses - other people look so chic in them but they never fit me thanks to my pear shape. Same with dresses with defined waist seams, they always fall too high on my long torso. Mid-century vintagey looks in general - I want to have them work for me but I think I always look twee when I actually try to wear them, like they don't work for my body type or my lower maintenance personality somehow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139144 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:13:20 +0000 Eliza 1139144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great question- the Ocala shoes make my heart sing every time Angie or another fabber posts them. &nbsp;I have to enjoy them vicariously due to fussy feet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139143 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:13:07 +0000 Emily 1139143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Mo - I actually ordered it to try after you posted about it!&nbsp; I quite liked the fit but none of the colours worked for me (I got the grey, which was quite heathered and casual looking,&nbsp;and the medium blue). &nbsp;If something similar pops up from zara in black or a more corporate looking gray&nbsp;I will give it a shot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1139140 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:11:01 +0000 DonnaF 1139140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>V necks and drapey t-shirts, and especially drapey V neck t-shirts!&nbsp; They just emphasize my slightly sloping narrowish shoulders, fat arms, and girls that hang a bit too low.&nbsp; I keep trying, but structure, esp. structured shoulders, work best for me.&nbsp; Umm, crisp white and other shirts work for me as long as they don't gape at the bust.</p> <p>Actually, anything soft and drapey on top tends to look much better on everyone else but me!&nbsp; :(</p> <p>I love all kinds of moto jackets -- it's the structure I guess.&nbsp; But I haven't yet found one that fits and flatters since the arms have been to tight on the ones I've tried.&nbsp; It hasn't been a dedicated search and I can't say it is an urgent need.</p> <p>I love, love, love all kinds of footwear.&nbsp; A few years ago I used to think what I could wear was so restricted, but now that my feet have grown worse I long for those old days!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1138932 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:19:38 +0000 Anonymous 1138932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Boat/slash neck sweaters for me. I just don't feel right or comfy in them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1138905 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:53:17 +0000 shemarie 1138905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great question, April!&nbsp; Mine are without a doubt blazers (they NEVER fit my broad shoulders/very long arms w/o making me look blocky and square), ditto for crisp button-ups, and finally cardigans, though heaven knows I keep trying.&nbsp; Cardis especially drive me crazy - cropped, bf, fitted, flowy, doesn't seem to matter&nbsp;- they look so good on other people, and are so practical in my climate, but they never fail to make me look frumpy and blocky and blah. I end up&nbsp;feeling bad about myself till I purge them.&nbsp; Note to self: print this list or tattoo it on forehead before shopping!! &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1138823 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:40:45 +0000 unfrumped 1138823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>--White button front shirts and most crisp button front shirts. White doesn't work and somehow I need drapey-er fabrics.<br /> --Turtlenecks-- Very hard to get the right fit which seems surprising but is true, for my eye at least. But still try on different ones because some work.<br /> --many fit and flare dresses--not because I don't like them, but the waists are always set too high for my waist, and they're too short and the skirts stand out--so look twee.<br /> --moto jackets including knits. Too cropped for me.<br /> --Converse--the toe cap and the shape is too clownish on my size feet. Other brands with similar styling but slightly different proportions work better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1138813 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:35:30 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1138813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are other things I'm sure, but a big one is: high heels. And I realized why some years ago.</p> <p>I do still have some, and I do wear them in the right circumstances, but I find them highly impractical generally. But this is the reason I rarely reach for anything higher than 2.5" anymore: I have small feet--size 6, or 5.5 in sandals--and I realized that heels are made at the SAME HEIGHT across all sizes in a style. This means that the size 8s, 9s, 10s, whatever--have a less steep shoe than I do, plus a more stable sole. Our severe angle plus all-around less actually on the ground means we small-footed ladies have to endure higher pressure and more distortion on our already less-stable foundations.</p> <p>Sadly, heels can look fab and add some height to the height-challenged like myself. I just don't think I will ever add another pair to what I have. Fortunately, the range of stylish, walkable shoes is much bigger now than it ever was. Phew!</p> <p>(Oh, and I SO agree with those who listed pumps. They almost NEVER fit my darn foot. They gap and just don't stay on. I don't understand how others can even wear them!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1138811 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:34:23 +0000 kkards 1138811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>woven shirts--i want to love them, especially a nice white crisp one, but i just don't. i'm really a knit kind of girl.<br /> dresses, they seem like the easy solution to mornings, but i have a hard time finding a good fit. but even when i do, the are worn much less than everything else i own. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1138770 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:03:15 +0000 AviaMariah 1138770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Silky shirts! &nbsp;I love how they look and love the feel of them until I get them on. &nbsp;They make me way too cold most of the year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-things-did-you-really-really-want-to-love/page/2#post-1138740 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:41:51 +0000 Isabel 1138740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, this is a great topic. I am going to spin it a little if you don't mind. I LOVE belts. &nbsp;On everyone else, on hangers, on display, but I just hate them on me. Not the kind to hold my pants up, but the more decorative ones. &nbsp;UGH. </p>