https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:00:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249564 Mon, 12 May 2014 14:47:09 +0000 ManidipaM 1249564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ladywone, actually I fear that may not be the case as most of my tops are longer...I tend to tunics and this one is actually supposed to be a crop on a taller frame. And this is a thought to consider as I had hoped to split them up as Beth Ann says... But then my primary interest was wearing them together. And this then means I still need another skirt to go with everything else in the capsule I was building... Thanks for reminding me to consider this angle too.</p> <p>Angie, thanks for getting back. I see what you are saying. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249548 Mon, 12 May 2014 14:30:33 +0000 Ledonna N. 1249548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the shorter version does not overwhelm your frame. It also would give you more styling options when you use them as separates. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249535 Mon, 12 May 2014 14:14:36 +0000 Angie 1249535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you drown a little in the longer length in this particular&nbsp;style of two-piece dress. If the skirt or top&nbsp;were more structured, the length would not be problematic. FWIW, that's what I see.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249532 Mon, 12 May 2014 14:11:19 +0000 ManidipaM 1249532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, almost an even split between preference of the shorter and longer lengths! Though of course Angie's vote maybe counts as first amongst equals! I am still unsure myself...</p> <p>The longer may be more practical, like Marcy says, for me, and more typical of me as Alaesse pointed out, but I quite like the two-third proportion from the shorter length as well.</p> <p>@Angie, would you say shorter is more current in proportion or more conventionally flattering? That reasoning may be what I need to make up my mind </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249495 Mon, 12 May 2014 13:51:52 +0000 Angie 1249495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote shorten the skirt and echo what Parsley said.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249472 Mon, 12 May 2014 13:29:24 +0000 Anonymous 1249472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I like this best at the original length, although I'm not good at proportions. I really love this top piece dress on you.<br /> When my children were small I had some breezy viscose unlined pants and top for summer. I machine washed on delicate and put in the dryer to humble for 5-10 minutes on no heat, then hung to dry. I didn't iron. The slight overall wrinkles were texture that I liked. No clinging to the body. If yo decide to shorten the skirt, be sure to wash first as it may shrink up just a little if you don't iron it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249458 Mon, 12 May 2014 13:19:36 +0000 missvee 1249458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I like both lengths. I particularly like the way you've draped the top in the first picture btw. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249456 Mon, 12 May 2014 13:19:23 +0000 pil 1249456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great pattern and nice two piece look! Thanks for posting the second picture - it changed my opinion of the length. Initially I thought shorter but now prefer the longer length. FWIW to my eye it makes you look taller. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249444 Mon, 12 May 2014 13:10:39 +0000 Alassë 1249444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those colours are magic on you! I like both lengths. #1 may be more you, #2 more conventionally flattering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249427 Mon, 12 May 2014 12:54:41 +0000 Beth Ann 1249427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've noticed that the editorial stafff on websites and in catalog divisions seem to be asleep at the wheel.&nbsp; There are a lot of obvious errors in the details and product specs.&nbsp; So sorry this happened to you!</p> <p>I love the idea of a&nbsp; two piece dress so much I've been contemplating making one.&nbsp; They can be worn together or broken up.&nbsp; I hope that the print will make any wrinkling less noticeable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249421 Mon, 12 May 2014 12:50:55 +0000 ManidipaM 1249421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's the hiked up version. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249412 Mon, 12 May 2014 12:47:30 +0000 lyn67 1249412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! I would keep it this long, to see if I like it so, than still can be shortened, isn't it! YLF Mani! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249401 Mon, 12 May 2014 12:33:56 +0000 Parsley 1249401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a very cool two piece dress, Mani!<br /> Viscose may be more of a pain to wash, but it does have nice drape. I'd be curious to see what the skirt would look like pinned up to a shorter length, but I think I prefer it as is. This length should give you easier mobility without worrying about exposure if you're wrangling a toddler or sitting on the floor. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249389 Mon, 12 May 2014 12:15:04 +0000 Ledonna N. 1249389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lover the intentional boxiness. I agree maybe it needs to be shortened to the knee. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249381 Mon, 12 May 2014 12:01:48 +0000 Anonymous 1249381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the pattern! I think it looks good as is, but could also see it looking nice if shortened to below the kneecap too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249354 Mon, 12 May 2014 11:40:15 +0000 missvee 1249354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the outfit on you. I think I would shorten it to just at the bottom of the knee cap. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249235 Mon, 12 May 2014 05:04:00 +0000 Adelfa 1249235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it looks absolutely perfect the way it is. I would not shorten! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249228 Mon, 12 May 2014 04:56:32 +0000 Deborah 1249228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well it looks gorgeous on you, despite the fabric mix up.&nbsp; I love the length, I don't think I would change it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249225 Mon, 12 May 2014 04:53:50 +0000 ManidipaM 1249225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Tracina.</p> <p>Neel, good point, especially for the top! Cotton would not collapse back or flow like this. In fact, wearing this in front of the mirror I just realised I had a very similar outfit back when I was a teenager of 13 or 14 in a red-white-and-brown madras check...</p> <p>Rabbit, ulp! Me too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249219 Mon, 12 May 2014 04:49:22 +0000 rabbit 1249219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That makes sense. &nbsp;My own track record of ironing non-natural materials is marred by the occasional melt spot too, even with an electric iron&nbsp;it gets tricky. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249202 Mon, 12 May 2014 04:15:04 +0000 Neel 1249202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ack! Bummer about the material. But I am sure viscose falls better than cotton for this dress shape. And are those birkies? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249169 Mon, 12 May 2014 03:44:32 +0000 Anonymous 1249169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really too bad about the fabric mix up.&nbsp; It looks great on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249165 Mon, 12 May 2014 03:38:35 +0000 ManidipaM 1249165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, ha! Ditto. Preferably on sale. </p> <p>Echo, thanks. I quite like it too... it's just that I chose this skirt over another just because of fabric content. so... annoying. not a deal breaker as it was a top contender.</p> <p>rabbit, viscose is more breathable than say polyester but less so than cotton or linen. that's therefore not my big concern especially with a roomy and breezy shape. it is the ironing. This one will hold wrinkles and I honestly haven't much time for ironing or steaming out wrinkles... I outsource the ironing to little wayside 'shops' that use the old-fashioned hot coal-filled kind... meaning I can't with this as it would melt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249151 Mon, 12 May 2014 03:28:33 +0000 rabbit 1249151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is viscose supposed to be breathable too? &nbsp;Bummer it wasn't what you expected, but it looks great on you! &nbsp;boxy in the best way </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249138 Mon, 12 May 2014 03:19:10 +0000 Echo 1249138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love the pattern on this, and I love the two-piece dress idea. Sorry about the fabric, but this looks truly fab on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249121 Mon, 12 May 2014 03:08:52 +0000 Jaime 1249121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry about the material but I love it! (and since we are talking - just to be clear&nbsp;Zara is my splurge store when I do particularly well that month&nbsp;:-)) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-rectangular-in-two-parts#post-1249113 Mon, 12 May 2014 03:03:43 +0000 ManidipaM 1249113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My mother's day gift is just a bit wrinkled out of the box. new coordinated top and skirt, or as Angie would say, a two-piece dress.</p> <p>Boxy but intentional. a bit cropped but not v short on little old me. However, disappointed that it is all viscose and not cotton as the website claimed. Since customer service not great here, not expecting reply ler alone restitution though have written the online store (Dorothy Perkins only retail through this one third-party website in India).</p> <p>Thanks so much to the fabbers who helped me figure out sizing. It seems they run a bit smaller than other brands I am used to, notably the other big UK brand here, M&amp;S.</p> <p>ETA: Should I shorten the skirt to nearer the knee? </p>