https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124436 Sat, 30 May 2020 10:32:13 +0000 Star (Lise) 2124436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your wedding dress looks fantastic on you.&nbsp; Why not wear IRL these days? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124395 Sat, 30 May 2020 00:11:44 +0000 rachylou 2124395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s a cute jacket, but it’s Quirky. Pacific Northwest/ Tennessee quirky. The groom and bride wore Chucks quirky. I don’t know if that’s quite the thing anymore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124320 Fri, 29 May 2020 19:42:14 +0000 Column 2124320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooooo...one more thought: Pair with something like this in a bold color, like orange?</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.express.com/clothing/women/satin-v-neck-midi-slip-dress/pro/07924711/color/Bold%20Orange/e/regular/?CID=SEO_GOO-SAG-F-Organic-Retail-00-000-Dresses-US-Product-NA&amp;rx_channel=search&amp;channel=search&amp;merchantId=41548191&amp;programId=104383258&amp;affiliateId=101184100&amp;&amp;mrkgcl=638&amp;mrkgadid=3334457701&amp;CID=SEM_Goo-PLA-F-Main-Retail-94-000-Dresses_Trending-US-Product-NA&amp;SearchID=Goo-PLA-F-Main-Retail-94-000-Dresses_Trending-US-Product-NA&amp;product_id=24793346&amp;adpos=&amp;creative=340376742627&amp;device=c&amp;matchtype=&amp;network=g&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMItNfhwunZ6QIVSb7ACh18jQilEAQYBiABEgLw7fD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds">https://www.express.com/clothi.....lsrc=aw.ds</a></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124283 Fri, 29 May 2020 18:04:14 +0000 slim cat 2124283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your wedding dress is adorable! Mine is hanging in Moscow apartment and last time I was trying it I felt similar way. It is a sleeveless dress and a short jacket/bolero topper in the same fabric - I didn't want traditional dress too . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124175 Fri, 29 May 2020 13:06:20 +0000 Column 2124175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, goodness! I was just about to write that you should wear the jacket over something uber feminine like your gorgeous wedding dress!</p> <p>To bring the jacket into today's styling range, it needs high juxtaposition. See Clare Hornby's first outfit with the ruffled dress and blazer:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.meandem.com/us/the-editorial/clares-journal-intro-4?om_campaign=omme_b7f4a2f7-8c2_7405_13366&amp;om_profile=2af7-4c70b7-0045875a&amp;om_send=9c0b75d153ae4bb49552b5c72b670635&amp;utm_campaign=omme_b7f4a2f7-8c2_wk17_24052020_journalno_4_us&amp;utm_content=variation_a&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ometria">https://www.meandem.com/us/the.....8c2_7405_1</a></p> <p>You might also pair the blazer with something uber casual, such as these jumpsuits:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/shop/product/3103117?color=YELLOW%20FAWN&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=seo_shopping&amp;utm_channel=low_nd_seo_shopping">https://www.nordstromrack.com/.....o_shopping</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Donna-Morgan-Sleeveless-Cropped-Jumpsuit/dp/B07NRCT9LB?th=1">https://www.amazon.com/Donna-M.....CT9LB?th=1</a></p> <p>I totally get the dilemma. In your shoes, I find myself wanting to wear the treasured piece against not wanting to buy something new to make it work. Do hang on to it if you are not sure yet. What is the cost of that? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124161 Fri, 29 May 2020 12:02:01 +0000 Bijou 2124161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Archie, you look positively gorgeous in your wedding dress, both then and now. I would pass on the jacket. To me, the best way of wearing it would be over a graphic print, similar to the lining of the jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124153 Fri, 29 May 2020 11:10:37 +0000 anchie 2124153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was brunette when I wore it before. How could I forgot that, that could also be part of the problem.<br /> I decided to store it in my memory box, even though I cannot imagine wearing it, I can’t part with it either. Too many memories associated with it that are also preventing me from seeing it in new way.<br /> When I retrieved memory box from the storage I couldn’t resist to try on my wedding dress. What a difference in fit, especially in bust area. Well that is what 23 years , 2 kids and 3 years of nursing does to your body.<br /> We had a very small wedding, only two other couples, not even parents. And I didn’t want traditional white dress either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124149 Fri, 29 May 2020 10:43:59 +0000 nemosmom 2124149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto Janet and Roxanna. I think you kind of know yourself when you said:</p> <p>I can’t imagine an outfit where I wouldn’t rather reach for something else instead. </p> <p>That would make it a definite pass for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124110 Fri, 29 May 2020 03:09:33 +0000 Jaime 2124110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a very interesting thread for me and Roxanna's response totally resonates. Sometimes the best made jacket goes astray. I think you should try to sell it or pass it on to someone who will appreciate it. It looks splendid with the red pants, but that is a certain kind of look - modern retro eclectic? - and not exactly your style or color from what I have seen.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired/page/2#post-2124107 Fri, 29 May 2020 02:05:32 +0000 L'Abeille 2124107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you still have a knife pleat midi skirt? That is how I would wear it, maybe another thing to try?</p> <p>Also: I too find that black/white mixes that look grey from a distance look too muddy now that my hair has greyed so much. (Or perhaps they always did.) What can make it work for me, is combining it with black and/or white to up the contrast, rather than adding colour. Kind of like how you glow in 2 where the jacket stands against the black top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124091 Thu, 28 May 2020 23:46:07 +0000 DonnaF 2124091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a very similar blazer but not as high quality maybe late last year -- that I still haven't worn. Only $10.00 from ThreadUp so not a big deal. I'm wondering if the fabrication makes you feel weighed down and without energy and if your hair color might have been different when you bought it. I quite like the jacket but can't see you reaching for it unless you have cropped wide leg pants that will work with it and that don't work with your longer jackets.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124048 Thu, 28 May 2020 19:00:27 +0000 unfrumped 2124048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have trouble "letting go" of a silhouette I'm not wearing--long or short, high or low, slim or full--and then later.... it would have worked with the next new thing. For example I let go of some shorter tops and jackets because they went with&nbsp; high-waisted pencil skirts but the skirt shapes were too revealing that way, and then boom, high-waisted pleated pants came back around. But also this leads me to keep&nbsp; more things than I really want to, for space and feelings of serenity.&nbsp;<br />For tailored items I see if there is anything that "speaks to me" either yay or nay about the quality, fabric, fit and color. Also for jackets, the buttons, lapels, and curved vs straight fronts. Still can be hard.<br />Seems like the color is not coming through on screen and so you will need to evaluate that.&nbsp;<br />Not much help here, but I agree that wearing it a few times with some supporting acts may give clarity--is it something that you "work at wearing" vs when you do wear it, it just seems perfect? Or one of those things that every few years just seems to get a new life with new items (usually a sign of a classic or avant-garde item). I have some things like that so that in agreement with poster above, I will keep even if wear once or twice a year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124045 Thu, 28 May 2020 18:46:49 +0000 anchie 2124045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to admit I am not feeling it, and can’t imagine an outfit where I wouldn’t rather reach for something else instead. This outfit I would rather wear with my gray Boss blazer in finds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124044 Thu, 28 May 2020 18:45:28 +0000 Kate 2124044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd let it go. The jacket is lovely, but you have moved on, and have many other options that you are more likely to reach for when getting dressed.</p> <p>If an item of clothing takes up too much of my mental bandwidth figuring out something to pair it with, I know that I need to find that piece a new home. Someone will be thrilled to bits to add that jacket to their wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124043 Thu, 28 May 2020 18:41:03 +0000 bella 2124043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote pass.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124042 Thu, 28 May 2020 18:32:17 +0000 Anonymous 2124042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It makes a very good photo as you've styled it but in real life I think you probably have options that you think would be more reflective of your style now.</p> <p>If you haven't worn it in all this time it seems unlikely that another few years will do the trick.</p> <p>It's still very pretty and doesn't look the least dated to me, classic yes but with a little flair, if you give it away someone will be thrilled</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124039 Thu, 28 May 2020 18:06:16 +0000 Roxanna 2124039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like how you've styled it here, but I agree that it doesn't seem to go with your usual looks. As Janet said, it seems a bit 'muddy' for your usual style.&nbsp;</p> <p>Why not hang o to it for a couple of weeks and see if you reach for it, or if you push it aside in favour of something newer? That might help you decide.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124036 Thu, 28 May 2020 17:45:54 +0000 Preppy Pear 2124036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just wanted to add that Janet did a much better job of articulating what I wanted to say. The jacket IS nice and classic and so it’s a matter of whether or not you still are feeling it. I’m also someone who is really quick to let go of stuff so if there’s any doubt, my knee-jerk reaction is to let it go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124031 Thu, 28 May 2020 17:17:02 +0000 Anonymous 2124031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it styled this way too . Def a keeper in my books. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124030 Thu, 28 May 2020 17:15:28 +0000 Star (Lise) 2124030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it with the red crops and graphic T.&nbsp; Oh and the lining - fabulous.&nbsp; I would never let this go even if I wore it once a year - but that is just me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124026 Thu, 28 May 2020 17:09:58 +0000 slim cat 2124026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The outfit looks great - love the matching red color in tee and pants/shoes!<br />I'd probably let that fab hair down - for more casual feel ( and got that red color applied to the ends of it again - for fun ). <br />The fit of the jacket is perfect and looks fresh with separates. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124016 Thu, 28 May 2020 16:47:13 +0000 anchie 2124016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, found the energy for one outfit. Even put the shoes on. And I still don’t know. Maybe I associate different memories with it? What do you think? I tried incorporating most of suggestions - color, cropped, graphic tee. </p> <p>Lisa p - It is Italian brand Mariella Rosati, I got it in some random boutique. Had a matching pencil skirt that I let go many years ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124011 Thu, 28 May 2020 16:32:02 +0000 Anonymous 2124011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me again - I got so excited over this jacket ....and lost the plot . The colour might not be the best for you though , I do agree . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124010 Thu, 28 May 2020 16:27:23 +0000 Anonymous 2124010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my ! What a gorgeous jacket ! I’ve been very into “ vintage “ looks lately and I’d buy this in a hot minute if I saw it in a second hand shop . I’d style it casually though - playing up the top stitching with something similar in a wedge sandal and leather bag . I’d also wear it with a feminine blouse and jeans . That all said ......this is just me and not likely how you want to dress these days . What’s the brand ? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124007 Thu, 28 May 2020 16:22:10 +0000 slim cat 2124007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your grey cardigan - nice and easy . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2124006 Thu, 28 May 2020 16:21:13 +0000 slim cat 2124006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a very nice jacket but agree with everyone about the color. It can be style semi-casual with graphic tees and fun bottoms - however if it brings your mood down - give it to someone else. I've donated a few items exactly for that reason ( color/style doesn't feel "me" anymore or just makes me sad ). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2123983 Thu, 28 May 2020 15:05:05 +0000 anchie 2123983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Color is actually kind of black and white pattern that looks gray from a far. I did ask my hubby to move the mirror from closet to the bedroom so that I can have more natural light to capture colors better. Hopefully it will happen soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2123981 Thu, 28 May 2020 14:50:01 +0000 nuancedream 2123981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The blazer is a timeless style and i would agree that it might work with high-waisted cropped pants or with a brighter column of color.&nbsp; On the other hand, the taupe color seems to be too somber for your current style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2123978 Thu, 28 May 2020 14:32:05 +0000 Janet 2123978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s really nice but it doesn’t quite seem like your current style. I think it’s the color that seems off — I don’t see you wearing these moodier or muddier colors, as you seem to have moved to clear brights. I agree with the advice to try wearing it with an outfit in the coming weeks, and if it doesn’t feel right, it should find a new home. I’ve done that with many pieces that I loved once upon a time, but no longer seem to fit in my life or my current style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---uninspired#post-2123975 Thu, 28 May 2020 14:21:36 +0000 anchie 2123975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great suggestions, I have to try them all and have an outfit lab, thanks Roxanna. Color could be main issue, you are right Angie.<br /> Forgot to show you how beautiful lining it has - I think that was the main reason why I kept it. </p>