https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 25 May 2026 07:38:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1851186 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:58:52 +0000 Laura G 1851186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was debating whether to mention it, but since Angie did, I also think the cords could do with a bit of hemming.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1851142 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:15:29 +0000 JAileen 1851142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brooklyn, thanks! Actually, it was the top that stood out to me, because it was so light. You know how dressy clothes skew black or dark?</p> <p>Janet, thanks! That's what I was trying to do, pass for dressier! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1851127 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:01:32 +0000 Janet 1851127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, I hate feeling underdressed, but I think the monochrome neutrals and dark bootcut pants "pass" for dressier than they might feel. Still, you look great in this.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1851123 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 11:31:30 +0000 Brooklyn 1851123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the outfit would have been dressy enough with a dressier bottom. The jacket and top both read dressy to me. It's still a very nice combo JA. You can use it on another occasion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1851047 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 02:08:36 +0000 JAileen 1851047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>La Ped, interesting experience with your corduroy pants! I hadn't had corduroy pants since the 70s. I assume they were all cotton back then. These do stretch. I just looked up corduroy pants at LLBean, and none were 100 percent cotton. Recently I thrifted an LLBean corduroy jacket. I don't know how old it is, but it's wide wale corduroy, all cotton. It has obviously been worn, but the corduroy is in great condition. </p> <p>These probably aren't what you're looking for, but they are all cotton corduroy pants at Lands End:</p> <p><a href="https://www.landsend.com/products/womens-7-day-elastic-back-corduroy-pants/id_213710?searchText=corduroy" rel="nofollow">https://www.landsend.com/produ.....t=corduroy</a></p> <p>ETA: Never mind, they're practically sold out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1851035 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:12:29 +0000 LaPed 1851035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Re Joy's observation: "I find that cord/corduroy does not hold its shape so looks disheveled and casual quickly." I don't have any corduroys right now for this very reason. Most women's corduroys these days are *so* stretchy they're practically knits or leggings or something. They look waaay more casual to me than men's corduroys, and they completely lack durability (my toddler once tore out a seam on a pair of almost-new Kut cords; luckily we weren't out in public!). I really wish I could find the kind of sturdy straight- or wide-leg all-cotton corduroys without a ton of stretch and synthetics. Perhaps as the skinny trend wanes...</p> <p>I also like the suggestion to aim a little over or a little under everyone else. I'm going to think about this all the time now... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1851028 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 00:53:09 +0000 JAileen 1851028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, thanks! The jacket was definitely the best part of my outfit. At the table that was mostly what people could see.</p> <p>Thistle, thank you! You're probably right about people not noticing. The speaker was Alan Alda. He talked about science and communication. He hosted a science program on PBS for over a decade after M*A*S*H. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850985 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:03:57 +0000 Thistle 1850985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks fabulous.</p> <p>Honestly, I doubt anyone noticed. Most of us are far too critical of ourselves :)</p> <p>I hope you had a fab time. How was the key-note speaker? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850964 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:04:49 +0000 Anonymous 1850964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I once read that one should aim to dress a little bit more dressy or a little bit more casual than everyone else, so your outfit was probably admired.<br /> I find that cord/corduroy does not hold its shape so looks disheveled and casual quickly. When it is new on the hanger it can look velvety but it doesn't last.<br /> The jacket looks beautiful and elevates your outfit. All the different textures are fun worn together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850937 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 16:36:32 +0000 JAileen 1850937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Style Fan, thanks! It is very hard to get it right. </p> <p>Angie, the pants are from last winter. They were too tight then, and feel good now. I hope you don't think they're too big! I do think they're too long. I was scrounging around for shoes with a slightly higher heel, to no avail. I will shorten them. </p> <p>Karen, thanks! It is a casual society, but the people at this event were dressed nearly like they were at a wedding! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850930 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 16:12:47 +0000 karen13 1850930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is a great outfit for a different occasion. I love the jacket! </p> <p>It I is really rare to feel underdressed in our overly casual society, but I don't like it. I find it mostly happens when I'm traveling with just a carryon suitcase and this didn't pack many shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850927 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 16:08:01 +0000 Angie 1850927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Blast. Oh well. Next time you can wear one of your fab frocks. No worries.</p> <p><b>Janet</b>, the corduroy pants look a little long and big - are they new? I always seem to be sizing you down! &nbsp;Yes to&nbsp;<b>Jenn&nbsp;</b>- cords are more casual than unripped and darkish jeans.</p> <p>I like how your wardrobe is a sea ion greys and blues, and it all works together.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850909 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:35:57 +0000 Style Fan 1850909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like your outfit and the colour of the cords bumps them up a notch especially with the metallic jacket.&nbsp; I have gone to events and been dressed on the casual side (a wedding shower last summer).&nbsp; It is hard to get it just right.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850907 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:25:20 +0000 JAileen 1850907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lady, thanks. Your strategy sounds good. </p> <p>Emily, thanks. Well, I like your wardrobe for a reason - it's casual just like mine!</p> <p>Jenn, I missed that about corduroy. These look almost (but not quite) like velvet so I was hoping they elevated the outfit a little. The top felt too casual.</p> <p>Sara, thanks. I hope you're right. I left my jacket on the entire evening. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850701 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 19:44:10 +0000 Sara L. 1850701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh well, better luck next time.&nbsp; Your jacket is great and that's probably what people will remember from your outfit, if they notice anything at all.&nbsp; It's surprising how little people notice about other people's looks sometimes.&nbsp; I walked around my office for hours with one pant leg rolled and the other not.&nbsp; I questioned my co-workers on why they didn't say anything and they all said they didn't notice.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850688 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 18:25:46 +0000 Jenn 1850688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>File the outfit away for the next more casual event! It was a lightbulb moment for me when Angie wrote that she considered cords to be more casual than jeans. I had to rethink my categories! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850673 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:22:17 +0000 Emily K 1850673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ahhh...bummer about that! &nbsp;Live and learn &nbsp;I'm wanting to go to the DFS Sale that Angie posted--it makes sense to buy tickets for the preview and first-dibs shopping--but I subsequently realized that I wouldn't have anything to wear to a wine and cheese type evening. &nbsp;It's a wardrobe hole for both of us, I guess. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850671 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:20:21 +0000 lady 1850671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ahh. Well. Life is like that. At least you went and got to hear an interesting talk! I'm embarrassed to admit I've not attended events in the past bc I couldn't sort out an outfit. Last minute scrambling is frustrating. </p> <p>This happens frequently as my husband is often the "absent minded professor". My now standard is to dress as if I'd had a full formal day in the office (I now work at home). I find I fit in well and more importantly I don't miss out on interesting speakers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-the-outfit-wasnt-bad-but-wrong-venue#post-1850668 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:48:38 +0000 JAileen 1850668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With two hour's notice, I was invited to our local university's foundation banquet. I accepted because of the interesting keynote speaker. I immediately thought of my navy EF wrap dress that I wore to the CASA appreciation dinner. My friend, who also found out at the last minute said she was going to wear black pants and a top. Also, it was chilly, breezy and a little damp.</p> <p>Okay, let's see, what dressy pants do I have? None! What a time to discover a wardrobe hole. So, this is what I went with: charcoal Kut corduroy baby boot cuts, metallic leather jacket, grey suede booties (Blondo from NAS), and a patterned top. I felt a little underdressed. Most of the women were wearing nice dresses, or dressy pants. My friend wore black pants and a beautiful silk top (possibly EF?). I should have gone with my first instinct, the EF wrap dress. Oh well. This outfit would have been perfect for church or our community theater. </p>