https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 23:44:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491613 Thu, 14 May 2015 15:40:30 +0000 rachylou 1491613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dresses love you, Dee!</p> <p>!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491417 Thu, 14 May 2015 02:00:36 +0000 Sara L. 1491417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you've found some really great dresses!&nbsp; The prints are interesting and they fit you perfectly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491197 Wed, 13 May 2015 18:21:53 +0000 catgirl 1491197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice!&nbsp; I like the prints here a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491140 Wed, 13 May 2015 16:19:19 +0000 Suz 1491140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are all fantastic on you, Dee. I love the J. Crew leaf print but I am especially taken with the Gap dress. The print is sophisticated and simple yet it is the kind of dress you can throw on. The necklace adds a really fun touch.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491136 Wed, 13 May 2015 16:02:05 +0000 Dee 1491136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, thank you! I'm always excited to wear something other than jeans but dresses are hard to find/fit.</p> <p>Karin, thank you!</p> <p>Diana, that's why I asked for suggestions the other day and got some good ones from Astrid, Inge and a few others! The Gap dress is the one with the twisty back. I actually asked the salesperson if it was supposed to be reversible and he gave me the strangest look! I tried it on backwards just to check but it's a little too low on the chest to be wearable that way. I often have fit issues in the hips but this one is cut very generously. Mine fits well up too but I still have room in the hips. And despite the fact that I've put on weight this winter, I bought my old size, so consider sizing down or trying both sizes. The one thing is the tag says dry clean only. Which I found weird for all cotton, so I haven't decided whether to just try hand washing it yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491128 Wed, 13 May 2015 15:36:28 +0000 Diana 1491128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All of these look great, Dee!&nbsp; I am also a big fan of natural fiber dresses in the summer, and it's a perennial HEWI for me.&nbsp; </p> <p>Is the Gap dress the one with the twisty bit in the back?&nbsp; I saw it in the store the other day and was really confused because I thought the twist was supposed to be in the front but it was really low... it made so much more sense when I figured out it is supposed to be in the back!&nbsp; I might have to go back and try it on, although Gap's shifts tend to be too big on the top and too small in the hips for me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491122 Wed, 13 May 2015 15:24:05 +0000 Karin L H 1491122@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great dresses, all of them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491107 Wed, 13 May 2015 14:29:47 +0000 Angie 1491107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OOOH. Those are all great dresses on you, Dee. You look fabulous.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1491069 Wed, 13 May 2015 12:45:07 +0000 Dee 1491069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Karie and Shevia! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490923 Wed, 13 May 2015 02:32:54 +0000 Jaime 1490923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All three look good! I especially like your outfit in #2. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490907 Wed, 13 May 2015 02:10:14 +0000 Karie 1490907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These dresses are gorgeous on you! The last one doesn't look tight at all. Summer dresses in natural fibers are the way to go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490868 Wed, 13 May 2015 01:22:07 +0000 Dee 1490868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for your thoughts on the necklace! Glad you think it doesn't look too much. And that the third dress isn't too snug. After trying on my summer items recently and finding many too tight, I'm a little paranoid...</p> <p>Ledonna, thank you for the compliment! And I completely agree with you and Caro that natural fibers are the way to go, especially in hot and humid summers.</p> <p>Isabel, I had the shoulders in the third dress taken up a bit, but the body fit surprisingly well off the rack. But I'm petite and often have neckline issues. The others are off the rack.</p> <p>Wind chime, I end up running up escalators more often than I'd like, but that's not a very high bar. I'll just have to be careful in that dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490834 Wed, 13 May 2015 00:45:26 +0000 Windchime 1490834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You really wear dresses well! The first one looks like it drapes beautifully on you--hopefully you won't need to run up and down escalators in it too often! I see why the Gap dress is your new favorite; it's an attractive print. It's fun with the yellow. Number three doesn't look tight to my eye. Nice assortment of footwear, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490828 Wed, 13 May 2015 00:35:26 +0000 Anonymous 1490828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are all nice Dee. I really like the shape of the first one on you, it looks like it falls just perfectly and the shoulder line is really nice too. I like your sandals with this too, the neutral shoe with the bolder dress looks very sophisticated.<br />The second is also great and the third as well. You really have an eye for interesting but highly wearable prints. Did you have these altered? It seems like they all fit you just right, especially at some of the most difficult places, like the shoulders and the bodice of the third one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490818 Wed, 13 May 2015 00:09:36 +0000 Olivegreen 1490818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All look good. The sweetheart neckline on number three especially flattering. They don't look tight, which is great.<br /> The yellow necklace is fab. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490798 Tue, 12 May 2015 22:55:51 +0000 Caro in Oz 1490798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I missed your other thread but couldn't agree more about natural fibres The dresses are great &amp; I love the jacket on you too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490797 Tue, 12 May 2015 22:47:44 +0000 Staysfit 1490797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love all three and I love how you have styled them. &nbsp;The yellow necklace is terrific. &nbsp;I don't think the third dress looks snug at all. &nbsp;It's fine. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490795 Tue, 12 May 2015 22:31:16 +0000 Ledonna N. 1490795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have a fab sense of style and proportion.&nbsp; I said out lot loud # 1 is really great.&nbsp; All of these are keepers paired with understated jewelry to let dress shine.&nbsp; </p> <p>Don't you just love natural fibers?&nbsp; I know I do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---dresses#post-1490768 Tue, 12 May 2015 21:29:25 +0000 Dee 1490768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I mentioned in my last post that I like to wear dresses in the heat and have been searching for non-polyester options. I put on some weight over the winter and all of my casual jersey dresses from seasons past aren't fitting as well as I'd like (or fitting too well?), so I'm on the hunt for 4-5 casual dresses that I can wear this summer. Here's a few recent WIWs with what I have so far:</p> <p>Outfit 1: Worn to work on a day I knew I wouldn't be spending time in the lab. This is a recent purchase from JCrew. It's a woven linen-blend that has enough weight to drape well but still isn't overly hot. The dress managed the sit down test but is only barely passing the "running up/down the escalator" test.<br /> JCrew dress, Cobb Hill sandals.</p> <p>Outfit 2: Worn to a brewery tour with DH, followed by some time hanging out outside. My second dress purchase of the season, from the Gap. It's 100% woven cotton and has a low-cut back (which I forgot to get a picture of!) and is my new favorite. I liked the yellow necklace when I grabbed it but not too sure seeing the pictures.<br /> Gap dress, softspots shoes, MK bag.</p> <p>Outfit 3: Worn out to a theatre event with a friend. This dress I'd put up for K/R last summer because it was a bit pricey, but it was also made of cotton and made in Canada. This is actually the first time I wore it! It's a little snugger than it was last year but hopefully still acceptable? Added the jacket in case it was too cold but didn't end up needing it.<br /> Dress from local boutique, Halogen jacket, Winners shoes.</p> <p>Thanks for looking and suggestions/comments are welcome! </p>