https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:38:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279848 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:16:10 +0000 Barbara Diane 2279848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Closed toe shoes that can be worn in wet and/or cold weather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279833 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:06:13 +0000 always trying 2279833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Footwear for me too, except for lace up sneakers. Luckily I have loafers, a few booties and sandals that I love. I want Chelsea booties, dressier things like pumps, and 2 inch heel anything. These almost always slip on my heels, and I just don,t like sling backs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279816 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:37:43 +0000 Suz 2279816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, I wrote a big long reply yesterday that the internet ate, alas.&nbsp;</p> <p>I <b>would</b> say bras because I'm hard to fit, but honestly, I look on it as a bit of a grim challenge. I will find a bra that fits, I <b>will</b>!!&nbsp; Online ordering and returning makes it easier (to an extent).&nbsp;</p> <p>Still on fit issues: When I was a teen, jeans were my worst. But with body changes and fabrication changes and style changes, that is no longer true. I do not find jeans shopping <i>fun</i>, but it's not the complete nightmare it once was. Shorts shopping is difficult, too, but not impossible.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tall boots are also very hard to fit for me. It takes a lot of searching.&nbsp;</p> <p>Still, on the the whole I agree with <b>Stag Fash</b> -- fit challenges make shopping for an item more difficult but the worst thing to shop for is the essential I truly need -- but can't find -- whether that be a pair of white shorts that meets my requirements, a bra, a swimsuit, a pair of jeans, a navy blue top with certain specifications. And so on.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279809 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:01:00 +0000 Star (Lise) 2279809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bras. I have a wide torso but small cup.&nbsp; Big struggle.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279804 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:47:03 +0000 merwoman 2279804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Footwear!!!</p> <p>90% of my wardrobe missteps come from buying shoes that just don’t work for me.<br />I don’t have fussy feet perse, I think I just get stymied with what footwear to wear with outfits. I have a &nbsp;vast shoe/boot wardrobe, but I probably only wear about 25% of them on a regular seasonal basis. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279762 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 05:21:22 +0000 Cee 2279762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A cowlneck that is not evil ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279756 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 01:58:12 +0000 Zaeobi 2279756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jeans (&amp; hard pants in general) - difficult to get a good fit for a both short &amp; curvy body. </p> <p>Bras suck too, but I bought many duplicates of the Uniqlo bra I found in my actual skin colour (so I'm good for now) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279753 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 01:25:33 +0000 Jaime 2279753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh interesting! I hate going bra shopping but then just repeat the style as long as possible. Bathing suits shopping? I order online and hope for the best. Otherwise it is all the fun shopping hunt for me!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279752 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:58:05 +0000 Roberta 2279752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shorts are so hard! I have bought and returned so many over the years. Finding the magical inseam number helped, but then I had to figure out the rise and the fabric and the pocket sitch, and they're as expensive as pants! </p> <p>This summer I discovered Eddie Bauer Rainier shorts, and Reader, I bought four pairs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279749 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:42:57 +0000 ophelia 2279749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pants of all kinds. I don’t like them enough to make the effort.<br /> I do find J. Crew fits reliably as long as they are low to mid rise. I get them cheap on ebay.<br /> But I much prefer skirts. They are so much more comfortable &amp; allow freedom of movement &amp; in a relentlessly hot &amp; humid climate, they are much cooler. I have gotten so used to the “airiness” that I really dislike anything, to be blunt, hugging the crotch or worse, digging in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279746 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:24:25 +0000 Echo 2279746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pants, especially jeans. I always find them too stiff or too stretchy or proportionally all wrong. It seems if most of them fits properly, one part is either huge to too small - the waist, the calves, the hips, the thighs - I can never find all the right parts for me on the same pair!</p> <p>Swimwear runs a close second. I am long in the body, and have a heck of a time finding one piece suits (my preference) that are tall enough. They are often bagging around the hips and waist, but still uncomfortably short from shoulder to crotch.&nbsp;</p> <p>And bras are tough, but once I find a brand/style that works, I stick to it and, as boring as it may be, I stick with it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279741 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:49:30 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2279741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I am with you, Sal. Shorts are super difficult! I am one of those people who favor longer bermudas, and finding the right length, thigh fit, butt fit, and waist fit, all in one garment, is nearly impossible. (I really don't know why it's more difficult to find short pants than long ones.)</div><div>Angie, I'm surprised at your answer. I have no trouble buying socks--LOL!</div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279728 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:56:15 +0000 Style Fan 2279728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Footwear was on the list of my least favourite things to shop for until I bought it for comfort. It makes my life easier and my feet happier. I buy only two or three brands. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279726 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:47:05 +0000 ChristelJ 2279726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely footwear. I echo everything CarolS said. Since online and local don't work for me, I have to wait until I travel to a larger town to shop, and then I am rushed and less familiar with the stores. It's a miracle when I get something truly comfortable, and rarely do those look as stylish as I would like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279711 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 18:03:04 +0000 Minaminu 2279711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bra purchasing was also one of my favourite things, thankfully there are few shops where it is possible to get fitted and advised. This made such a difference for me!</p> <p>Overall, <b>casualwear</b>&nbsp;is my least favourite thing to buy and my wardrobe is indeed lacking of certain key items for casual days , I'll need to address this soon.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279710 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 18:02:24 +0000 CarolS 2279710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Footwear has to be the hardest for me. Dressy footwear is virtually impossible.</p> <p>Knowing how fussy my feet are, there's almost no point in shopping online -- almost everything has to go back and that's more headache than I want to deal with. </p> <p>At the same time, there's not usually a lot available locally, leaving me with quite limited choices.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279707 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:18:04 +0000 Angie 2279707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OOOH! I forgot to add socks! They NEVER fit unless I am in slippers at home. Given up. I wear knee-highs, trousers socks, and hosiery. They always fit.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279688 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:15:30 +0000 Style Fan 2279688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shorts.&nbsp; I ordered and returned several pairs this summer.&nbsp; I didn't keep any of them.&nbsp; Why?</p> <p>The fabric was too thick.<br />The rise was wrong.<br />The legs were too short/long.<br />Too much distressing.</p> <p>I gave up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for/page/2#post-2279681 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:05:17 +0000 Helena 2279681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bras. Everything Bijou wrote rings true. Also swimsuits for essentially the same reasons as bras *face palm* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279680 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:03:09 +0000 JAileen 2279680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sal, I have the same problem with shorts. &nbsp;But I found some I just love from Macy’s. &nbsp;I have both short and Bermuda length shorts in “curvy fit.” &nbsp;<div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279678 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:02:46 +0000 slim cat 2279678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dressy shoes, swimwear, jeans - currently gave up all the hope. Waiting for the next few years - lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279677 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:49:12 +0000 LaPed 2279677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shoes are the hardest for me, especially dressy shoes! I have picky, hard-to-fit feet and no tolerance for foot discomfort. So often, the ones that look great don't feel great and the ones that feel great don't look great. And when I do find a pair I love, they get redesigned or discontinued. :(</p> <p>I have way more shorts and swimsuits than I need for my short summers, because summer clothes have such a high happiness factor for me. I have to be very disciplined not to buy a new swimsuit every year. I wear them a lot but even going to the pool in the winter, they don't wear out *that* fast. :D&nbsp;</p> <p>Jeans were my nemesis during the low-rise skinny era, but over the past few years I've found a wealth of great options. High rises, wide legs, all different inseams! Hope it stays that way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279676 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:39:18 +0000 cjh 2279676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sports bras. I’m still wearing four padded Champion basics which are almost 18 years old, as they have far surpassed any I’ve tried since. Of course they were discontinued about 15 years ago.<div><br /></div><div>I can’t imagine that anyone actually can maneuver into the kind which has a closure at the back, plus racer back straps. You still have to put it on over your head, and then it’s impossible to hook the back band! Designers- what are they thinking? Do they even try to wear them? And the ones with removable foam cups - the cups come out in the wash, twist in half, don’t stay in place. I’ve tried safety pins, sewing across the foam - both near impossible because of the dense foam. And I want the foam.</p> <p>A front closure sounds like a good idea, but then those don’t have racer back straps. Front closure could be helpful because, thankfully, the only pain of aging I seem to currently have is rather bad arthritis in thumb and wrist joint, making it very painful to pull a sweaty bra off over my head.&nbsp;</p> <p></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279675 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:37:58 +0000 LJP 2279675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bras and jeans. &nbsp;Two things that are pretty much necessary in life yet are a lot of work to get right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279672 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:33:42 +0000 unfrumped 2279672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I could echo bras, swimsuits, jeans, no question, but….<br /> I think I’m gonna say shoes.<br /> Because : several reasons. I’m still struggling with wanting to create certain vibes and silhouettes with the footwear that I think would look best with an outfit and had to adjust my expectations. I understand about building an outdoor from the feet up but sometimes then I end up with an outfit that is no longer what I intended.<br /> It’s fabulous that sneakers are so ubiquitous in fashion now, and that’s helping a lot, but I sometimes want something else. My feet are so fussy that many loafers, Oxfords or boots don’t have the toebox I need, and if do, no longer look right! I still own footwear that I couldn’t really wear for more than a few hours, and these need to GO, except for a couple of pairs of dressy shoes I’m hoarding for the rare evening event or wedding.<br /> The final issue is, there is so little inventory in brick&amp; mortar locally, so have to shop online, and that’s so hard for shoes with needing to try this or that size.<br /> Anyway, since I do have plenty of sneakers to wear now, one goal is to be much more intentional about hunting for some HEWI’s but with patience to not settle for just what’s available now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279670 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:24:11 +0000 Angie 2279670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sweet, <b>Sal</b>. It's annoying when items don't fit straight off the rack. Waistband alterations are worth it and quite easy, and I highly recommend them!</p> <p>Lots of bra shopping challenges. I empathize! It's hard finding a good and comfy fit.</p> <p>To answer your question: SHOES. Very fussy feet. Lots of walking. Comfort is key. And specifically:&nbsp; </p> <ul> <li>Sandals: need a N or NN width.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Dressy Tailored Tall Boots: 13 inch calf circumference. Don't do the stem in a flower pot look. Must be flat.&nbsp;</li> </ul> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279664 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:53:33 +0000 cat2 2279664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sports bras. I hate having to peel them on and off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279662 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:45:37 +0000 Irina 2279662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like so many other women, bras would be my #1.<br />Swimsuits are close in the 2nd place. I went through all of that "order, return, repeat" just in the last month as I needed a second swimsuit for lane swim in a pool and one for a beach. Finding even one is a big success in my books, I found two and one more to consider is coming soon. Why finding petite swimsuits or those that are shorter in a torso is like finding a unicorn, why? (I'm talking about one piece swimsuits).<br />Also, anything tailored, like dresses or blazers is very difficult if they are not available in petite size. They are usually not.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279661 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:41:42 +0000 Anonymous 2279661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jeans! So many things can go wrong </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-worst-thing-to-shop-for#post-2279659 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:36:16 +0000 Aquamarine 2279659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Swimsuits, which is why I haven’t bought a new one in ages. Something about my body type is so difficult to fit (big chest, short-waisted, long rise, short chest length..is that even a thing? Always too much cleavage for my comfort level). On-line shopping has made the experience slightly less stressful BUT I still am not that happy with the two swimsuits I have (checking in from my annual beach vacation since swimsuits are on my mind…)</p> <p>Maybe if I lived in a warmer climate I’d make more of an effort but I only have so much bandwidth to devote to swimsuit shopping for the amount of time I actually go swimming/spend at the beach. </p>