https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 12:05:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-763192 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:25:45 +0000 Caro in Oz 763192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Angie - when this happens to me I stop looking &amp; they reappear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762807 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:08:28 +0000 Aziraphale 762807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's when I really hate shopping. When you have something specific that you NEED, of course you can never find it. If you were to just go out looking for a nice skirt of some kind, you'd find all sorts of awesome ones, I bet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762763 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:23:25 +0000 Angie 762763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It happens! And all of a sudden when you stop looking for something - it magically appears. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762758 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:21:20 +0000 Isabel 762758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate it when things like that happen. There is so much trend and embellishment sometimes that one can't find a straightforward item. YUCK ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762743 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:45:21 +0000 Mo 762743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was going to suggest Old Navy, too. I did see a couple of UK sellers with a quick search.</p> <p><a href="http://www.darksideclothing.com/acatalog/Black_Denim_Mini_Skirt.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.darksideclothing.co.....Skirt.html</a></p> <p>The Dorothy Perkins appears sold out, but maybe they have this year's model? <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/black_denim_mini_skirt/thing?id=24733536" rel="nofollow">http://www.polyvore.com/black_.....d=24733536</a></p> <p>Beyond that, can you try premium denim lines? I saw Earnest Sewn and Paige both had some in their lines at some point. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762738 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:34:01 +0000 Irene 762738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kim, I haven't seen longer ones either. I don't think I would be able to do that, not because of difficulty but because... I don't buy things and then transform them into other things. I like to pay for things that are exactly what I wanted them to be in the first place. I know this a sort of philosophy and might not make sense to DIY practicants here, but that's how I feel.</p> <p>Suz, I don't think I have any Old Navy around... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762707 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:04:01 +0000 Suz 762707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you have Old Navy where you are? I wonder if you might have some luck there. It is very frustrating when you are looking for something simple, classic, easy to wear -- and you can't find it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762696 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:42:44 +0000 Kim 762696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Buy a longer one and get it hemmed to your perfect length? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762675 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:05:45 +0000 Kirti 762675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tell me about it. I'm looking for jeans, just a simple dark wash with 1-2% Lycra, and no whiskering. No luck so far. I've found bf jeans, distressed jeans, coated jeans but no basic jeans. Ugh.</p> <p>All the best with the skirt hunt </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762640 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:40:43 +0000 Irene 762640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ramya, I like my denim skirts the way they are! Perfect length and wash, which is so hard to find. And the ones I don't wear anymore are from three years ago, when I used to dress more casual and sporty with thick tights and trainers -&gt; they are ragged and too short. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762637 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:37:25 +0000 ramya 762637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm my mom did DIY like this with one of my old denims,<br /> Perhaps that may be an option? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762636 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:34:58 +0000 ramya 762636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know Irene :)<br /> But to my luck I lived in India till last year with ample access to fabrics and good tailors :)<br /> I used to get what I wanted .<br /> But now I know the pain of trouble to find a tailor to hem the pant length :(</p> <p>Its so annoying when you fall in love with classics which are sooo not "In trend" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-basic-items-are-not-in#post-762633 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:31:15 +0000 Irene 762633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I'm almost failing to buy a black denim short skirt. I've tried all my usual stores to no avail. I'm seeing MANGO has some up on their website but didn't see any in-store. A SA (the only nice one I found, btw), went in the storage room to check if there were any left (exactly, they were relegated to stock-room, not on the rails), she told me there weren't. Then said the black skirt was coated, which is not what I understand by 'denim black miniskirt'. I want something I can use for years to come, not something I'll be ashamed of in two seasons.</p> <p>The funniest anecdote was when I enter this store, and approach the SA. She's smiles at me, politely. And I ask, 'excuse me, have you got any black denim skirts left?'. She looked at me as if I was asking for a turquoise midi with sequins on the waist-band, lace at the bottom, a slit at the front and polka dots somewhere in the middle. She could have said 'Oh my, but that is SO 2011'.</p> <p>PS: Was looking for something like this, slightly longer though. </p>