https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 00:13:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye/page/2#post-2152974 Sat, 07 Nov 2020 20:16:51 +0000 rachylou 2152974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, it will be missed!</p> <p>... I seriously get upset when my treasures come to an end... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye/page/2#post-2152973 Sat, 07 Nov 2020 19:44:22 +0000 Cardiff girl 2152973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have my sympathies.It’s so hard to find a replacement for such a well loved item isn’t it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152847 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 23:41:03 +0000 Bonnie 2152847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is sad when a beloved item becomes faded and worn. Three of my favorite shirts are five years old and have reached the point where they are too worn to wear anywhere except maybe gardening or camping. Your Vince crops are really nice looking and a great color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152773 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:17:08 +0000 Sal 2152773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are a stylish woman! Definitely the shirt was a great piece. It suits you so well. I agree with Joy re maybe a men’s one as an option. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152769 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:08:53 +0000 JAileen 2152769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate when a favorite gives up the ghost. &nbsp;As my mother would say, “You got your money’s worth!”</p> <p>LL Bean has classic linen tops. &nbsp;I don’t know if they have petite, but it might be worth a look next spring. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152727 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:59:45 +0000 Minaminu 2152727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Irina, thanks for the tip, very helpful! Will try to do so with my whites! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152719 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:17:09 +0000 Irina 2152719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all. I didn’t expect my simple outfits would be so warmly received :)<br />Minaminu, re: washing. Sunlight is a natural bleaching agent. I soak my white cotton or linen tops in non chlorine bleach for a couple of hours, wash and put on a clothes line in full sun. I would never put silk items in direct sunlight, it damaged the fibers. So, know your fibers </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152716 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:09:13 +0000 delurked 2152716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very nice style on you. Glad it served you so well, and hope you eventually end up with something else that fills its place. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152715 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:59:58 +0000 RobinF 2152715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfits - I especially love the dark blue jacket outfit. Such a bummer when a favorite item has to go. It's really hard to find something that measures up. I struggle with button down shirts and rarely find one that I like.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152712 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:41:47 +0000 Minaminu 2152712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bittersweet indeed! Lovely outfit and fab shirt, I hope you will find a suitable replacement!</p> <p>It's intersting that you let it air dry on the sun, I was talk that eashing whites in high temperatures and letting them dry with direct sun would have made them yellow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152704 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:21:13 +0000 Bijou 2152704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A great tribute to a fabulous shirt - that was the holy grail of white shirts. When you find the replacement you MUST let us know because I have yet to find anything that compares to this. Irina, you look amazing in your gorgeous shirt and all other items as well.... I suspect it was not really the shirt that was so fab but you after all! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152676 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 03:29:37 +0000 Jaime 2152676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love all your outfits. The cargo pants are fantastic and the shoes are perfect there. I like how you do boxy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152609 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 21:31:57 +0000 Anonymous 2152609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So pretty! For a linen shirt replacement maybe Eileen Fisher in a XXS petite? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152604 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 21:07:26 +0000 Anonymous 2152604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is sad. You might try smalls in men’s shirts or boys. I wear a white linen shirt that my oldest son left behind. He is slim and even then has a tailor take in shirts and tee shirts. I love your style and those outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152594 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:40:17 +0000 Irina 2152594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, thank you, Lisa p, white shirts are my weakness, I have plenty and they are on my “no buy” list, well they’ve been there forever. I still manage to get them I guess it’s magic... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152593 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:39:55 +0000 Laurie 2152593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm just really loving your style over the last few posts. You layer the white button down shirt like nobody's business.&nbsp;<br />Awesome jeans!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152585 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:26:47 +0000 Carla 2152585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*cry*. I know the feeling. &nbsp;It’s been kind of a bittersweet week, trotting out the OBGs. &nbsp;I realize how much I have to baby these favourite garments in order to keep them around for a little longer.</p> <p>Your different outfits demonstrate the versatility of a well made classic item. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152584 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:25:48 +0000 Anonymous 2152584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow- you have such great , inherent style. &nbsp;It's hard to make a plain white shirt look good, but you have the knack. &nbsp;Hope you find something equally fantastic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152582 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:06:21 +0000 nemosmom 2152582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, saying farewell to a much-loved piece is always so difficult!&nbsp; What a great shirt that served you quite well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152580 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:44:38 +0000 Janet 2152580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, a good button-front is hard to find. There are so many, but always some detail that’s not right. </p> <p>Great outfits. I love the twist seam jeans on you, a style I can never get to work for me because the curve of the seam puts too much emphasis on how wide my thighs and hips are. God, my jeans are so boring, all for flattery’s sake! LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152565 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:02:21 +0000 Kate 2152565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Button-downs are very hard for me to fit too. I understand the pain at parting with a great wardrobe item that you end up reaching for all the time that always just works. I never found a replacement for my much loved oversized white button-down that I bought at Bloomingdales in NYC in 1982 and wore for 10 years! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152552 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:38:00 +0000 kkards 2152552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh i hate it when a much loved item has to go<br />And i can see why you loved it. It looks fab layered and on its own.<br />Hope you can find a suitable replacement&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152549 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:32:22 +0000 Star (Lise) 2152549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love outfit # 1.&nbsp; &nbsp;So stylish. I have only ever had one white button down that worked in all aspects.&nbsp; I remember it fondly.&nbsp; It also wore thin from years of wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152548 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:32:01 +0000 Irina 2152548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, GA jeans are in my regular 26 size, so fits true to size. Bothered me a bit that the twisted &nbsp;seams were not exactly symmetrical but I got over it :)<br />Fabric is on a thicker side, feels substantial, definitely not a hot summer jeans. Would buy another pair in a different color if I can find.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152546 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:24:53 +0000 Irina 2152546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for your support. As Marie Kondo suggested, I say to my beloved white shirt “goodbye and thank you for your service” :)<br />Interesting thing about longevity and brands. I bought a white cotton shirt from COS in 2016 for almost 4 time more than this Gap shirt. Paid a full price, rare occasion for me. It got a yellowish in 2 years. &nbsp;All my attempts to whiten it failed. The fabric was 92% cotton and 8% elastane.<br />Lesson learned - to last a white shirt must be 100% cotton or linen.</p> <p>kellygirl, I’m so touched by your comments. Thank you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152540 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:15:54 +0000 Angie 2152540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bittersweet is right. It's fab when workhorses are spectacular, which makes us miss them even more.</p> <p>&nbsp;Super cute outfits! I hope you find a great linen white shirt replacement.&nbsp;</p> <p>Talk to me about those GA jeans.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152534 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:04:36 +0000 kellygirl 2152534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just gorgeous. Simple and modern. Your style has a sense of ease about it--I know it's anything but to get the details just right as you do. Enviable style, I tell you! You look amazing and I'm sorry your linen shirt has reached the end of the line. I hope you find another one that serves you just as well!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152530 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:00:21 +0000 Suz 2152530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, to see that shirt "in the wild" in Spain in 2016...those were the days, right? And you know you have a winner when it's a "must go" travel item as well as one you style so many ways at home.&nbsp;</p> <p>I really like both of your more current outfits, too. Linen shirts truly are tricky. Sometimes they are scratchy and/or not well woven, but when they work, they work so well. I hope you find your next version of this shirt. It looks like a true wardrobe essential for you.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152520 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:31:18 +0000 Roberta 2152520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bittersweet! The white shirt peeking out of the dark unstructured top is particularly good.</p> <p>I am always looking for the right white linen shirt. Talbots had a good one, but it was really too short, and when it creased it rode up even higher. It was very good quality, though, so I watch their catalog every year for a longer version.</p> <p>Last year I embraced cotton gauze as a substitute and bought several different tops in a not-quite-tunic length. Oh My Gauze was one source, and I bought two other tops while traveling in 2020. They wash well, are very comfortable in the heat, and don't need ironing.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-obg-4---a-sad-goodbye#post-2152519 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:19:54 +0000 SarahD8 2152519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super looks, all three! The shirt looks smashing on you. I know what you mean about that sweet spot of gently fluid fit — tough to find but so, so right when you do. Hope you find a worthy replacement soon </p>