https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:39:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370590 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:20:45 +0000 Jonesy 370590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is so great! I love Marimekko prints and the dress fits you beautifully. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370582 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:10:05 +0000 nicoleb 370582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lucky, lucky you! It looks great on you! What a score! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370559 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:09:35 +0000 rae 370559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it - way to save a cool dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370493 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:19:25 +0000 Freckles 370493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Simply stunning Suz. You wear the dress it doesn't wear you. You seem to have a great eye for alterations, your seamstress must have appreciated you stopping by. Glad to hear it worked for two of the capsules that you are working on. Loved the cuff with it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370485 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:05:31 +0000 cjh 370485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This looks great! Cool, put together, fresh. I love dresses with sandals in the summer. The fabric is amazing, too. Good job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370360 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:18:09 +0000 Anonymous 370360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those blues are so pretty on you! I like that a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370355 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:54:15 +0000 Ginny 370355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>great dress!! sleeves are cool looks great on you!!<br /> !!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370312 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:25:28 +0000 celia 370312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That print is wonderful and the colors work very well for you. Good altering instincts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370294 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:08:35 +0000 Ornella 370294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is one fantastic dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370275 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:26:28 +0000 Scarlet 370275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370263 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:56:24 +0000 Lisa 370263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely dress on you. I like the "batwing" sleeves, they remind me of the kimono sleeves I often see on dresses right now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370258 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:49:40 +0000 yellowgirl 370258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370255 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:48:19 +0000 Suz 370255@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all! I wore it for my Work at Home and MOTG capsules today. The cotton doesn't seem to wrinkle as easily as some, so it survived my saddle chair surprisingly well. </p> <p>One of my stops was the seamstress who helped me alter it. She was delighted to see it on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370210 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:24:37 +0000 Heather 370210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, you look absolutely gorgeous!!! WOW.</p> <p>*knock, knock*</p> <p>"Suz, I am here for that dress!"</p> <p>(just preparing you for a future encounter....;D)</p> <p>YLF, Lady! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370146 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:15:03 +0000 suzanne 370146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look beautiful! I think there is an article somewhere on the blog that explains what is vintage and what is simply outdated - yours is a good example of why the 80's is now a vintage era - big yay for prints! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370145 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:14:23 +0000 nancylee 370145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks fabulous! Smart lady to save it all these years....and to have it resized to fit. You look great in it...love those sandals, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370143 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:13:11 +0000 MNsara 370143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you look great in it! It has that easy to wear style, but with the belt and strappy sandals it looks very stylish! </p> <p>This looks to me like it could quickly become a go-to summer dress.</p> <p>I can hardly wait to see the next one </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370135 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:05:21 +0000 catgirl 370135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SO SO FAB! Thanks to Sal of Already Pretty (and now you), I have been on the hunt for a Marimekko dress - I love their textiles so much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370131 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:02:28 +0000 MsMary 370131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this! The colors look great on you, the dolman sleeve looks current, and I LOVE those sandals!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwvintage-80s-marimekko-resized#post-370118 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:46:45 +0000 Suz 370118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the 80s I worked for a company that sold Finnish/Swedish fashions. Sometimes samples came in for staff at a much-reduced rate. Sometimes, I couldn't resist. The problem? Finnish sample sizes are much bigger than I am. I always drowned in these clothes. </p> <p>But I kept a couple packed away for all this time. And after my recent weight loss I figured I would try to resize them. I am wearing one of the dresses today. I did not pay much for the alterations, so my question is: does it work? </p> <p>Dress: Marimekko, circa 1986/87? Note bat wing effect, still present despite having narrowed and shortened the dress, which was almost ankle length on me, before.<br /> Wide stretch belt: Old Navy<br /> Sandals: Aerosoles<br /> Bracelet: Childhood gift </p>