https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:10:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-455980 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:42:42 +0000 Charmian 455980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all! I didn't expect to get a "killer" from Angie on my first YLF gathering, but I'll take what I can get :)</p> <p>@Kyle, thank you! You have no idea how tickled I am to be complemented on the bag choices! I own 5, and the collection wasn't "built" so much as "accreted" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-455356 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:34:41 +0000 Aida 455356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay I'm so glad you were able to post photos of this, especially love seeing the wedding version. I too saw this outfit in person and CM is just gorgeous in it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454911 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:20:18 +0000 DressLover 454911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great styling options! I love when a dress can be worn in multiple ways and you illustrated this concept perfectly in these photos. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454908 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:17:57 +0000 Kyle 454908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Styled to perfection. This is a great silhouette for you and I like the way you have created two different looks. The bag choices are brilliant. Simple, yet chic. I'm always drawn to that, and it suits you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454829 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:52:37 +0000 Angie 454829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I saw this outfit in person and Charmian looked every bit as hip and lovely as she does in the photos. That dress is KILLER on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454750 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:27:16 +0000 Charmian 454750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everybody!</p> <p>@goldenpig: there's a bit of a funny story there. I initially thought it'd be super easy to swap the jeans for hose in the parking lot, but I forgot the contortions one has to go through when pulling on hose ... my husband had to whip off his jacket and hold it up when the security guard drove by!</p> <p>@QM: awww, sorry to hear about the fit issues I didn't have time to fiddle with the lining before I went on vacation (when I wore the dress again), and the fit in the bust still bothers me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454325 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:21:18 +0000 celia 454325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That dress is great on you and i love the way you styled it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454323 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:17:42 +0000 Queen Mum 454323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>love both of these Charmian! I would have never thought to pop it over jeans.<br /> Sadly, I ended up returning mine.... just a couple too many fit issues to justify the cost. I feel that it was the right thing to do though and am planning to make one myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454320 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:15:42 +0000 Isis 454320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for posting this Charmain! It's 2 different vibes, both very fab, from the same dress! Very innovative! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454282 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:26:42 +0000 Suz 454282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That dress is beautiful on you. Love the cut and colour! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454235 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:35:01 +0000 Janet 454235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nicely done! I love the color of that dress too. You look great in both variations, and perfectly accessorized for each! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454233 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:31:38 +0000 JennyAnne 454233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooooh, pretty dress! Two lovely outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454211 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:01:35 +0000 citygirldc 454211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this dress. I have a similar gray dress I just got recently from Banana Republic so it will be nice to know I can wear it different way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454180 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:10:13 +0000 Scarlet 454180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful dress! Both ways look great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454165 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:00:34 +0000 Deborah 454165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Charmian, i love the way you have styled this dress. I particularly love it with the jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454102 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:42:29 +0000 goldenpig 454102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful dress--lovely color on you and how versatile too! Love how you styled it both ways! You're like a fashion superhero...into the telephone booth (although I guess they don't have those nowadays) and off you go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-2011108-dressing-updown-eliza-j-shift-dress#post-454096 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:18:25 +0000 Charmian 454096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I told Isis that I'd post photos of how I dressed up and dressed down my Eliza J shift dress at the Seattle-area YLF meetup earlier this month. Unfortunately, I dashed off to vacation after replying on that thread -- better late than never, I guess.</p> <p>Reposting my earlier description: "I actually wore the eggplant version of the Eliza J to Saturday's YLF meetup, dressed down. It's quite easy to dress down, because it's so simple! It's an above-the-knee dress for me too, so I paired it with straight-legged jeans (can't seem to wrap my head around skinnies yet), low heels, a small pendant necklace (I'm an IT, so I like drawing vertical lines on my body), and a stack of bangles.</p> <p>After the YLF meetup, I went straight to a friend's casual wedding (which was literally next door to the meetup, how lucky was that?). I ditched the pendant, added a few more bangles, and ditched the jeans in favor of textured hose."</p> <p>You can't see the texture in this grainy photo, but the hose is a very very small fishnet. To ensure absolutely no eyebrows would be raised at the wedding, I layered an almost-sheer black pair of hose underneath the fishnets too. </p>