https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:10:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588266 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:48:44 +0000 Kirti 588266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it as a dress but it would make an awesome skirt </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588231 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:29:43 +0000 fashionista 588231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved the dress and don't know why you don't love it. But it would be a great skirt like I see in pic#1. Beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588197 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:51:27 +0000 Beth Ann 588197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, Deborah! I'm preparing to post a variable black/white dot dress for K/T, too! I've thought of making mine into a skirt as well! Just be glad yours doesn't have the silhouette of a bridesmaid's dress! This is sophisticated as is, but I do like the proportion of the skirt better on you. Does it fill a hole? Would it make you feel fab to wear? These are the questions I answer before investing time and/or money into serious reworking.</p> <p>BTW -- I can see what drew you to this dress in the first place! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588191 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:33:48 +0000 Marley 588191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great idea to make this into a skirt. I think it would be really cool/edgy - and you'd have FUN with it as opposed to feeling FRUMPY in the dress! Go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588180 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:16:57 +0000 Anonymous 588180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! It will be fabulous in it's new life as a skirt. As a dress it may be just too much pattern overwhelming you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588132 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:34:27 +0000 Kari 588132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it as a dress, but oh, that would make a beautiful pencil skirt. I hope it will be less orphaned in a new configuration and will make you feel happy to wear it. If not, pass it on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588125 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:28:18 +0000 Makrame 588125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like picture #1 (as a skirt). It looks very flattering with the leggings and these shoes. Somehow, the dress does not look as flattering as the skirt version. I hope you are able to have it altered. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588089 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:21:12 +0000 Anonymous 588089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm all for making it into a skirt *after* you've exhausted all styling possiblilties as a dress. have you tried a black turtle or a white button front under? Mum wouldn't have worn it that way! Or a black button front over top and belted? Or red? Or cobalt? If this all fails, chop away. I don't want to look like my Mother, either! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588044 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:42:07 +0000 ManidipaM 588044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Would make a great skirt! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588009 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:11:01 +0000 Suz 588009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous as a skirt. Go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-588006 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:08:20 +0000 Aida 588006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Would make a FAB skirt, and I like it with the leggings (ooh add some booties and you're set.. at least on the bottom). If you're not wearing the dress, I think it's worth seeing if you can alter it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587974 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:43:21 +0000 Debora 587974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a brilliant idea and way to breathe new life into it. I can totally see this as a skirt! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587967 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:36:36 +0000 Vicki 587967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this dress turned into a skirt and you'll have fun with it. I have relatively new experience with a black and white polka dot H&amp;M skirt I bought. I asked for styling help and everyone came up with so many good ideas, from a white dress shirt, untucked and topped with a black V-neck to red blouses, denim shirts and a black dress shirt. I tried them all, including the capri leggings underneath, and all seemed to pass the YLF audience inspection. Get those scissors out and/or see your tailor. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587934 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:09:02 +0000 sarah 587934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I see what Sara sees - that perhaps the pattern gives the illusion that the dress is pulling across the bust? I think it would make a fabulous skirt! I like it with the leggings, actually. They give it an edgy feel. What a great idea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587929 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:03:23 +0000 Diana 587929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this would make a fab skirt, Deborah! Could you just try putting the black blouse over it to see how it would look before you chop?</p> <p>I do agree with you that I don't think it's terribly flattering as a dress. Something about the neckline and shoulders is just not doing it for me, so I totally support making it into a skirt! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587921 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:56:56 +0000 Ana 587921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it would look amazing as a skirt! I say go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587920 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:56:51 +0000 MNsara 587920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it would work best as a skirt! The pattern is tough in a pic as it looks like an optical illusion, but it doesn't seem flattering in the bust. The optical illlusion is doing something there. . . </p> <p>BUT remove the top (and the leggings) and this would be a fab skirt with all sorts of black tops and fun bright belts </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587917 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:55:51 +0000 Midwest Girl 587917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the dress and don't think you look frumpy at all, but it's how you feel that matters. How does it look without the leggings? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587916 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:54:17 +0000 Transcona Shannon 587916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you Deborah - I feel that way about a few things too. If you're not feeling the love for it as a dress, then I definitely think it's worth turning into a skirt. You know I love black and white (as you do) and the differing sizes of polka dots give it edge. I say "go for it"! it would look stunning with a black button down and some red accessories - a look you do sooooo well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587914 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:53:10 +0000 Carole 587914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the idea of making it into a skirt, I love the print and like your creative idea. Although, I'm not sure what it is you don't like about it as a dress. Have you tried wearing a cropped cardi or jacket over? I can't imagine that wouldn't look great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587909 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:49:31 +0000 Deborah 587909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Shannon. I find a feel frumpy in this dress. I want it to look kind of cool and edgy with the polka dots but I end up looking like my mum! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587900 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:46:11 +0000 Transcona Shannon 587900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this could make a fabulous skirt Deborah. What is it you don't like about it as a dress? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/worth-altering-1#post-587891 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:37:40 +0000 Deborah 587891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Need your expert advice please:)</p> <p>Im not wearing this dress (see#2) as I just don't think it's particularly flattering.</p> <p>So thinking this morning I could have it cut down into a skirt, hence I have cropped a pic (#1) to see how it would look as a skirt.</p> <p>Pls excuse the leggings. I wouldn't wear them with the skirt. I am thinking of a black button down with it as a skirt or even a turtleneck.</p> <p>What do you think? Worth it or should i just pass the dress on?</p> <p>Thank you<br /> xxx Deborah </p>