https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 15 May 2026 16:51:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-358039 Sun, 29 May 2011 16:02:16 +0000 Claudia 358039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mo, did you see the sleeveless jersey wrap dress in red with the knot front on ESPRIT.com? they have free shipping and returns, right now a 40% off sale.</p> <p>I tried to add the photo here for you, but I wasn't able to save it in the right format. If you are curious, search the site for "red wrap dress." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357996 Sun, 29 May 2011 14:28:16 +0000 Mo 357996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>True, Maya. Oddly, it was snowing yesterday still in Tahoe so it would be just fine if I were home lol. I do have those cognac boots bought at the tail end of winter and then sprained the ankle, so that's one item already sitting in the closet waiting for next season! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357994 Sun, 29 May 2011 14:20:37 +0000 Maya 357994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think now isn't really the season for long sleeved dresses, though. Just a thought. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357989 Sun, 29 May 2011 13:57:40 +0000 Mo 357989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It seems this all boils down to shoulder cut outs! So I either buy the dress, accept the cut outs as a new daring thing for me, with the idea of maybe altering it if possible, but if not - oh, well! And interestingly, Maya, I have NOT found a flattering red dress in years. Somehow this top doesn't have the low armpit holes and too wide across the chest, etc that I always run into. And it's the perfect shade of red. Let's put it this way, I spent hours on the 'net looking for a suitable replacement with full shoulders and came up empty.<br /> So I have to decide if cut away shoulders are alluring, or tacky . . . Thanks everyone for weighing in. I have to say this brings my own ideas of what is 'trashy' under the microscope. I read an article about how these cutouts can be done well on the red carpet or badly a la Jersey Shore lol. And lyrebirdgully, yes, the necklace is too much! I had it on while shopping . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357964 Sun, 29 May 2011 09:34:58 +0000 Lyrebirdgully 357964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Mo! After I had read your post, before I looked at the photo, I was expecting to see a bodycon number with cleavage, Latin Ballroom style, e.g. <a href="http://images.asos.com/inv/n/23/48/297433/red/image1xl.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://images.asos.com/inv/n/2.....age1xl.jpg</a><br /> I was pleasantly surprised to see how very demure this frock is; it has loads of coverage. I particularly like the long sleeves - they have an "evening glove" vibe. As long as the fabric is not too clingy under the rear - a chance you'll just have to take if you purchase - I don't consider this frock "revealing". To me you look stylish. The cutouts are dramatic - but they do not read "trashy" to me - cutouts are what you see celebs wearing on the red carpet all the time e.g. <a href="http://images.asos.com/inv/media/2/6/3/9/1269362/image4xl.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://images.asos.com/inv/med.....age4xl.jpg</a><br /> Here is Halle Berry's just-on-knee-length cutout frock:<br /> <a href="http://images.empora.com/images/editorial-images/looks/halle-berry/gucci-" rel="nofollow">http://images.empora.com/image.....rry/gucci-</a><br /> and here is a design that has only been in my local stores 2 months: <a href="http://www.madisonmag.com.au/assets/images/gallery/9877/393x554.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.madisonmag.com.au/a.....93x554.jpg</a><br /> So if you like the cutouts, why not keep them? many trends of the moment are not to everyone's taste, but hey, you can't please everyone. This could be an opportunity to put into practice Angie's recent post advice about trying things that you wouldn't normally wear. I think buying cheaply is a good way to road-test anything that is more dramatic/statement/eyecatching than what you are used to.<br /> PS. For accessories, I would suggest geometric simplicity (check out red carpet looks again for ideas), so as not to distract from the shoulder effect. I would skip a necklace altogether, and wear a statement ring(s) - and possibly some plain and simple thin hoop earrings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357944 Sun, 29 May 2011 04:52:52 +0000 MNsara 357944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mo, you have a knockout figure and this dress fits you to a tee!</p> <p>I'm personally not a fan of the cutouts (somehow I totally ignored everything in fashion in the 80s), but for $25 I'd probably get it, give it a wear and see how I felt. If I felt too sexy (or whatever), I'd consider removing the sleeves or always throwing something over it (but that better be a something you already own!), or seeing what a tailor can do (short or elbow length sleeves maybe).</p> <p>But I get reckless with buying things that don't cost an arm and a leg. . . .</p> <p>Strange question, but does scrunching up the sleeves change the overall effect any? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357857 Sun, 29 May 2011 00:26:06 +0000 Jjsloane 357857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you look great in it, but shoulder cutouts always make me think cheap or callgirl (no offense - I'm an old lady sometimes) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357770 Sat, 28 May 2011 20:55:19 +0000 Lisa 357770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Maya and Beth, if the dress requires alterations beyond a basic hemline I would pass. That' s a lot of work for a dress that's not for a formal event requiring custom tailoring (such as a gown to a wedding). You have a great figure and another dress will come along shortly I'm sure, why settle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357761 Sat, 28 May 2011 20:44:48 +0000 Beth 357761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Get out of my head, Maya:) I was just returning to this thread to say the same thing.</p> <p>One of the things I've learned here is that if you have to work too hard to make it right, then it's a pass. I'd pass on this one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357758 Sat, 28 May 2011 20:41:50 +0000 Maya 357758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been thinking about your dress dilemma, Malina, and I feel like it's an awful lot of work to make a $25 dress feel right, isn't it? I mean, there are so many dresses out there in the world that are going to look MUCH better on you...so I'd say pass. You're not hard to fit and certainly not hard to flatter. You'll find a better red dress out there somewhere. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357728 Sat, 28 May 2011 20:18:29 +0000 medusa 357728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm. I guess I'm the odd one out here. I think the dress looks FANTASTIC. It's form-fitting, but it really doesn't reveal much skin at all. It fits you very well. The color is gorgeous. I really like the shoulder cut-outs - they make it a bit edgy. If you're wearing it over skinnies, how could it possibly look slutty or cheap? The only skin that will be showing will be your shoulders and a bit of your neckline.</p> <p>So, um, in summary: buy it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357678 Sat, 28 May 2011 19:37:53 +0000 Scarlet 357678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it is actually hard to judge if we can't see it full-length over the jeans. Maybe for 25 bucks it is worth the risk. sorry if I am wishy washy and not helping </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357604 Sat, 28 May 2011 17:43:37 +0000 elpgal 357604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it and you look good in it. And the price is right for an item that you will wear when you are experimenting outside your comfort range. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress/page/2#post-357603 Sat, 28 May 2011 17:42:07 +0000 Mo 357603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's funny, I feel great in this, but my first thoughts were that I didn't want others to think I looked overtly sexy or [gasp] cheap! For instance, I can bet my BF would tolerate, but not love this number Objectively I can see the image in the mirror and say I like how that looks on 'her'. Airin, I was 40 when the pic was taken, turned 41 recently.<br /> I let it go in the store but now can eBay for $25 door to door. I have 40 hours to accept the offer and am leaning towards a yay. I can't seem to get enough red lately . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357598 Sat, 28 May 2011 17:24:31 +0000 Irene 357598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't love the shoulder detail but, I don't know, it looks good on you. I don't find it 'too sexy' either, even if it is short, and I don't think it looks 'cheap'. I don't know how old you are, but you look quite young to me... in the end though, it all comes to how you feel in that dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357593 Sat, 28 May 2011 17:11:08 +0000 Angie 357593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And I just added to my comment! I didn't know you wanted to wear the dress as a tunic! I changed my vote to yay. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357586 Sat, 28 May 2011 16:56:13 +0000 Angie 357586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Over skinnies and leggings is fabulous. I thought you wanted to wear the dress on it's own - not as a tunic. Sorry if I missed that point, Malina. Only had one cuppa so far :(</p> <p>It's a matter of personal preference. I love the 80's cut out shoulder details. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357583 Sat, 28 May 2011 16:51:03 +0000 Kristine 357583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The color and cut are gorgeous on you, but I don't love the shoulder cut-outs either. They look kind of 80s to me and unfortunately not in the good way (probably flashbacks to my Prince days). So if you can go sleeveless or find something similar without the cut-outs, I say yay. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357580 Sat, 28 May 2011 16:46:59 +0000 Steph 357580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I didn't realize you were wearing it over skinnies in the photo. Not lumpy at all! </p> <p>I like the idea of joining up the seam with a zipper! Or even leaving the sleeve as is, but attaching some mesh, as you suggested, with zippers on both seams could look kind of cool and edgy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357578 Sat, 28 May 2011 16:42:59 +0000 Mo 357578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Steph, you're reading my mind. I actually thought of having the shoulders stitched up or putting zippers in, since they are fun. I haven't actually bought it yet. Still deliberating. I'm wearing it over my J brand skinnies here and I don't think it looks too lumpy? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357577 Sat, 28 May 2011 16:37:44 +0000 Steph 357577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know I have said this before, but I feel like everything looks great on you! Having said that, I really dislike the shoulders. The color and fit don't bother me in the least, but I feel like the shoulders make it lean to the trashy end of the spectrum. If they were attached, or could be attached, I would go for it. </p> <p>With the dress as form-fitting as it is, will it look strange over skinnies? It seems like you would end up seeing all the bumps from the fabric of your jeans.</p> <p>ETA: looking at the dress more closely, it almost seems like you could pull the sleeve up and have the shoulder stitched together at the seam. Is the dress returnable? Would it be worth taking to a tailor to see? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357569 Sat, 28 May 2011 16:07:00 +0000 Mo 357569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, now I'm back in a quandary, as the length is not so much an issue to me since I'll be wearing it over skinnies . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357566 Sat, 28 May 2011 16:03:24 +0000 Angie 357566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A dress that is as tight as this needs to be longer because it balances out the "overly alluring" factor - especially on someone over 40. It's really short when you sit down.</p> <p>Ah. I see the hemline now. Thanks for pointing that out! The dress is now a nay because it's too short. FWIW, that's my opinion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357565 Sat, 28 May 2011 16:02:52 +0000 Kyle 357565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it on you and think you can pull it off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357560 Sat, 28 May 2011 15:47:56 +0000 Mo 357560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, just curious - does it need to be longer to counter balance the shoulder detail? Or in your opinion does a tight dress like these need to be to the knee regardless of the cut away shoulders? It goes to the bottom of the pic frame - if you look close you can see my black jeans on the bottom left. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357550 Sat, 28 May 2011 15:34:26 +0000 Angie 357550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From what I can see the dress looks great! I love the shoulder detailing! </p> <p>But it would be a total deal breaker if it was short. The length would have to fall very close to the knee. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357538 Sat, 28 May 2011 14:32:27 +0000 Scarlet 357538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the dress looks great on you, except that the shoulders are too much for some reason. I don't think it is too tight or something. It would look great sleeveless, but I can't see covering up the hole with mesh or something. It would cost about 10 times as much, but you would look great in a DVF dress, and they do last for years and years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357537 Sat, 28 May 2011 14:32:16 +0000 rae 357537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your instincts are saying "no" to the shoulders. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357534 Sat, 28 May 2011 14:29:13 +0000 Claudia 357534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mo, I don't know how you feel about online shopping for clothes, but SmartBargains (link from YLF) has some great deals on designer and higher end dresses right now (a whole slew of ones priced at $39). If you haven't taken a look, maybe you should see what they have. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-sexy-red-dress#post-357533 Sat, 28 May 2011 14:26:43 +0000 Mo 357533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's what the little voices were saying to me . . . sigh. Okay, anyone know where I can find a nice cashmere version of this, with shoulders intact, and a few inches longer?? Thanks! </p>