https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:39:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190907 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:10:54 +0000 lyn67 2190907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great blazer, love the ove the colors here with your longer silver hair, so fab! I think the blazer works well - but agree-- blazers with longer lapels (1 button only) and that have a crisp angle at the hem look always sharper&nbsp; and more slimming on me- over the years&nbsp; I learned&nbsp; to pay attention to this thing myself, too. <br />But of course&nbsp; I&nbsp; have the&nbsp; curved hem blazer's too-- and&nbsp; generaly wear them more casual or preffer them made of a softer, more drapey fabric and perhaps cut shorter-get a good use of them for skirts and dresses. Other than that I find proportions OK-you don't have to worry-but I laso have a long torso and know what you speak about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190865 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 03:21:29 +0000 rachylou 2190865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a wow! The colours are beautiful, subtle and still deep. I think their soft tones eliminate the ‘bisection’ problem. Quite perfect! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190770 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:59:26 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2190770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It all looks perfect to me ... the soft colors, the perfectly fitting jacket. You almost look like a modern Vermeer portrait. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190610 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:45:12 +0000 Bijou 2190610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You wear this look so well, I love the sleek silhouette and colours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190597 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:23:05 +0000 Angie 2190597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Staysfit,</b> I'm thanking you back for always being gracious, positive, supportive, and wise on YLF. </p> <p>Milk the signature Staysfit Sleek :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190559 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:22:37 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2190559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did notice the rounded corners at the bottom; I think they echo the curves of your silver curls nicely. I also like the way this blazer curves around you when seated, giving you a professional yet soft appearance. The strong line of your broad shoulders lets you handle all these gentle curves well; some of us worry we look soft and lumpy when things we wear are too soft. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190558 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:02:38 +0000 Synne 2190558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When in doubt, go tonal! It is not so much the length of the blazer, but maybe more the contrast with the jeans? And wow, your hair has gotten long! Silvery curls, absolutely gorgeous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190553 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:28:04 +0000 Staysfit 2190553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sal,&nbsp;</b>one thing about this blazer that may be throwing my eye is that the inner line is curved towards the bottom. &nbsp;It seems a small thing, and maybe no one else would notice, but to my eye, my blazers that have a crisp angle at that point look slightly better on my frame. &nbsp;This is an old blazer. &nbsp;When I buy anything new, I pay attention to that detail. &nbsp;I agree that sometimes I cannot identify what it is that makes an item coordinate better with certain pieces vs. others.</p> <p><b>Suz,</b>&nbsp;Gamines definitely pull off short jackets, and all sorts of fun details that look odd on someone with my build. I probably&nbsp;have two different length blazers, regular and long. There is variety but most are fairly conservative. &nbsp;I am not sure I have multiple ways to style them, but I am happiest with my sleek lines. &nbsp;<div><br /><div><b>Donnat, Shevia, JAileen, </b>thanks for your complementary observations!</div><div><br /></div></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190490 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:51:01 +0000 JAileen 2190490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This looks so good on you. &nbsp;The colors are just lovely. &nbsp;And your hair is too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190489 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:46:54 +0000 Jaime 2190489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The colors are beautiful on you and you have the long legs to mitigate any chopping problem (which I don't see anyway).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190485 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:09:43 +0000 donnat 2190485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that blazer is killer on you. I love the simplicity. Great colors too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190484 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:02:00 +0000 Suz 2190484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really love this palette on you and think the proportions work. As others have said, the phone angle does impact the way we see it, and footwear also plays a role. A pointy toe would make it feel more sleek. Even a pointy toed flat.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm also a fan of shorter jackets (for myself) but that works for a gamine type. And I like regular length and&nbsp; longer jackets also -- I just have to work a bit harder to style them! I have blazers at all lengths and enjoy the variety, but I will prefer different bottoms and footwear with the various styles, much as <b>Sal </b>says.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190479 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:33:53 +0000 Sal 2190479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like this look on you Staysfit.&nbsp; I think the colour combination is fantastic.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I do know the feeling though when an outfit feels slightly disproportionate.&nbsp; I have jeans that I prefer with sandals and boots, but not with sneakers and vice versa.&nbsp; Sometimes I can't quite work out why though.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190474 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:10:09 +0000 Staysfit 2190474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Unfrumped,&nbsp;</b>I appreciate your comment about proportions and backside issues. It’s something I check when I make a purchase, but then do not pay enough additional attention when I am creating outfits.... &nbsp; I also relate well to the ideal of curating&nbsp;wardrobe items that mix and match and work&nbsp;well across multiple seasons. &nbsp;One off items take too much space and are not used enough for the downsized, more environmentally sustainable life I anticipate in the next couple years.</p> <p><b>Jonesy, &nbsp;</b>Yes, the cell phone distorts proportions. &nbsp;Your comment made me&nbsp;realize that the mirror in the seated pic is angled away at the top, which also causes distorted proportions! Some day I should make an effort to improve my photography methods!</p> <p><b>Liz, </b>I am working from home, so sneakers are comfortable and safe on my hardwood stairs. Historically, I have preferred shoes or booties with a heel (low heel). &nbsp;My back and shoulders feel better with my Sneakers so I will probably continue to wear them indefinitely. &nbsp;Sometimes&nbsp;pointy toes on flat shoes look better to my eye than sneakers. &nbsp;</p> <p><b>Sloper, </b>I have several longer length blazers which I have previously posted. &nbsp;Two of them are less fitted than this blazer but they are still sleek. &nbsp;I have one oversized blazer that is not sleek, and I do not wear it despite loving the color and material. &nbsp;I recently put it in my hold bin and am considering whether I should pass it forward to someone else. &nbsp;I will look at Net-A-Porter first, and maybe I will do a blazer outfit lab.</p> <p><b>Ophelia</b>, I think I have a lighter color skirt that might help me see if a change in contrast level would help.</p> <p><b>Irina,</b> yes, I like the blazer with my cropped jeans. Cuffs create another horizontal cut so I do not like them for my style.<br /><b><br />Angie,</b> thanks so much for your complementary words and suggestions. &nbsp;I love the look of short and cropped jackets on everyone else, and can understand why they would work well with wider leg trousers and with a-line dresses. I hope you share a picture of yourself wearing the Red Hobbs jacket and colorful Boden dress! &nbsp;The colors are so vibrant and happy! &nbsp; &nbsp;I also appreciate your support of my ongoing penchant for long sleek lines. They have become a key element of my signature style! &nbsp;<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Slim cat</b>...I like &nbsp;“classic with a twist”! &nbsp;Thanks!</p> <p><b>Smittie</b>, thanks, I am adjusting to my longer length silver hair. It works like a statement accessory, and if I add other statement items things can get too busy. &nbsp;I have had to refine my colors and patterns and the nature of my accessories (necklaces, earrings, glasses frames) so they complement instead of compete with my hair. &nbsp;</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Suzieq, Cardiff Girl</b>, I am glad the proportion of this blazer works. I planned to work on improving my outfit proportions this year, but this is really my first post. &nbsp;I plan to continue with more as time permits.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190423 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:29:22 +0000 unfrumped 2190423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I understand your concern, but think this looks great.<br /> I am frequently “ cut in half” because I have long torso compared to kegs. But I don’t always like the “ back view” of some shorter jackets with pants.<br /> I do wear some shorter jackets with wider higher waist pants or skirts.<br /> I think that there are aspects of blazer style and fit that work better or not so much. Something about this blazer works very well at this length, and wouldn’t necessarily be better longer.<br /> I also understand the contrast issues that can camouflage proportion and lines.<br /> But, if I tried to line up all of these things, plus colors , seasonal weight, tops, shoe preferences, my outfits would tend to be one- off fixed combinations and not versatile.<br /> I already feel like I don’t have as much easy mix and match as I’d like.<br /> Anyway, I do watch out for these issues and it’s caused me to reject items during store or home try- ons when I see the length or cut just doesn’t work at all or only with a very limited support act. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190416 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:22:30 +0000 Jonesy 2190416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agreeing with others, I think the jacket looks perfect, proportions-wise! One thing I've noticed is when people take phone pics, the proportions can be distorted, overall (where people hold the camera tends to make their top half more prominent, their bottom half recede), which seems to be happening in your second pic. So maybe that's contributing to what you're seeing? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190412 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:16:20 +0000 Liz 2190412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>From the photo, the proportions look fine. But because of the angle and slight foreshortening effect of the photo, We may be seeing something slightly different from what you're seeing in the mirror.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Personally, I also feel stumpy/disproportionate in jeans/blazer/sneakers. That feeling goes away when I switch to booties or sandals and roll the jeans a bit to expose at least a bit of ankle. I don't understand why it feels different to me -- there must be something about the flat, (visually) heavier sneakers that I'm responding to. Or maybe it's just one of those personal things that doesn't make any sense, and nobody looking at me would see any difference at all. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190408 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:07:33 +0000 Sloper 2190408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also think the proportions are fine.&nbsp; Blazer length and volume is challenging, I know.&nbsp; Wish we could get back into the shops to do some dressing room experimentation. Until then, I think Angie's guides are very good, as well as looking at online fashion shows.&nbsp; Also, Net-a-Porter styles their products nicely, if you want to see how they do the newer big-volume blazer looks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190406 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:01:29 +0000 suzieq 2190406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks great!</p> <p>@Angie: Thanks for the tip on jacket length. I’m moving from skinny jeans to wide-legged pants, &amp; I was also wondering about proportions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190398 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:48:52 +0000 ophelia 2190398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it looks fine, but could what you are seeing be related to color? Can you try the blazer with lighter bottoms to see if you perceive the same effects?<br /> I am short &amp; have found I can mitigate “the chop” using tonal clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190395 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:45:33 +0000 Cardiff girl 2190395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that the Blazer is a great length on you and the colour goes so well with your lovely hair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190388 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:19:59 +0000 Irina 2190388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this blazer fits you perfectly! Have you tried cropped or cuffed jeans with it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190386 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:07:10 +0000 Angie 2190386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This palette is SUBLIME with your hair and complexion, <b>Staysfit</b>!</p> <p>The regular length blazer looks great here, and fab with the skinnies!&nbsp; Good proportions. No need for concern ;)</p> <p>Although I know what you mean about "the cutting line". You might prefer a blazer that length when it's lower contrast to the bottoms. Tempers the horizontal line.</p> <p>I prefer a shorter blazer - see my Hobbs jackets.<i> But I wear wider bottoms than you do, and flared dresses/skirts. </i>You stick to sleek.<i>&nbsp;</i></p> <p>Today, I'm wearing the Boden dress with the red Hobbs blazer. Proportions look better to my eye because of its shorter length.&nbsp;</p> <p>Generally though, I prefer shorter jackets and longer coats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190381 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:49:17 +0000 slim cat 2190381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the current length - I'd like to steal the whole look! It's polished, classic with a twist, nice spring-like feeling outfit. Fab on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190380 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:47:06 +0000 smittie 2190380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey! No I think it looks good at the length you have it. Very pretty outfit. I like these colours in you.<br /> (Gorgeous hair — wow!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-proportions-problem#post-2190378 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:45:36 +0000 Staysfit 2190378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Inspired by Irina and Runcarla, I tried to create my version of a plain outfit. Jeans, V-neck top, sneakers and blazer. I ended up with both necklace and earrings. When I looked at my photos I thought perhaps my blazers need to be either longer or shorter. It seems this one cuts me in half. What do you think? </p>