https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:09:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1918486 Fri, 11 May 2018 15:18:03 +0000 JuniperGreen 1918486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Zara is coming to my city soon and I"m VERY intrigued to check it out - in the past when I've visited them I've found them consistently overwhelming and quite hectic... but I'm excited nonetheless!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>LOVE that find for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1918342 Fri, 11 May 2018 00:26:12 +0000 Aida 1918342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great shirt! The yellow stripe is a fun detail. Agreed that Zara's website always presents well. The Zara B&amp;Ms I've been into have been fairly organized. Good idea to pre-screen online and try to find in store. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1918325 Thu, 10 May 2018 23:26:04 +0000 Colette 1918325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very cute shirt. I really like how the yellow stripe makes it more than just a blue and white striped shirt. </p> <p>Zara is exclusively an online magazine for me at this point. I was only introduced to the store when I joined YLF. It’s not convenient for me to get to and my first trip to the store I walked in and walked out the door. It was so crowded I had to leave. I made a point of trying on a low volume shopping day and stayed less than ten minutes. Unorganized and jammed racks. Nothing looked appealing. I haven’t ordered online because I have no idea about sizing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1918011 Thu, 10 May 2018 02:33:44 +0000 Jaime 1918011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live super close to multiple Zara locations and they rarely have the one thing I would want from their website (whatever that might be). Same with Mango. If I could order online I would be quite happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1918003 Thu, 10 May 2018 02:10:35 +0000 rachylou 1918003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your pjs are so cute. I think you can get really creative with that top - it looks to have a lot of potential for different stylings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917994 Thu, 10 May 2018 01:45:44 +0000 Suz 1917994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the new shirt, but then blue and white is my main love for summer, so I never worry about overdosing on that! ;)&nbsp;</p> <p>I hear you on in-store Zara vs. online. Online is infinitely better for me. I almost never go into the store itself. But I am lucky to get quick deliveries and easy returns where I live from them.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917973 Thu, 10 May 2018 00:39:36 +0000 Sal 1917973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is a conundrum isn't it...</p> <p>Shirt is great - and I think it will look great on you and be a perfect summer refresher...</p> <p>I have had zero success in store in Zara but have seen friends who have lovely items....I think their quick turnover model does not always translate to retail.</p> <p>I do agree about the benefits of online shopping especially for sizing..but I prefer to see the fabric quality and colour in store often.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917972 Thu, 10 May 2018 00:32:26 +0000 tulle 1917972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is frustrating.&nbsp; As I live far from a brick-and-mortar Zara store, my own complaint concerns the flip side of the extremely stylish and attractive online catalogue photos:&nbsp; the quality can be so editorial and evocative that the clothes themselves are hard to see.&nbsp; Sometimes I wonder whether odd fits and clumsy tailoring are being obscured by all those windblown, akimbo poses.&nbsp; If possible, I'd like to see the front, back and side of each garment before I commit to an online order. I love the look of your new shirt--nothing looks cooler than blue and white stripes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917965 Wed, 09 May 2018 23:56:26 +0000 chouette22 1917965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love that side-stripe shirt so much! Could you comment on the sizing? It looks as if it was cut fairly generously? Did you take the XS or the S for yourself? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917940 Wed, 09 May 2018 22:32:13 +0000 Windchime 1917940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great top; I really like the yellow side stripe. </p> <p>Yes, now that you mention it, blue and white IS everywhere this spring, and not just at Zara. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917934 Wed, 09 May 2018 21:43:34 +0000 L'Abeille 1917934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A year ago when in NYC I visited my first ever Zara. The entire lower floor was blue and white pinstripes. Which already comprises 1/3 of my spring/summer wardrobe, so I didn't buy. Guess I'm all sorted for this year then. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917927 Wed, 09 May 2018 21:29:06 +0000 Anonymous 1917927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with the blue-white stripe being everywhere. This is a great top - and the yellow side stripes absolutely make it &nbsp;Cute pajamas too &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917926 Wed, 09 May 2018 21:28:48 +0000 Angie 1917926@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, loving the yellow stripe,<b> Viv.</b> I bet it’s a gorgeous top on you. What are you wearing it with?</p> <p>I hear you on the Zara frustrations. Online shopping is becoming such a must. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917913 Wed, 09 May 2018 20:52:30 +0000 Nebraskim 1917913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that top. Since I live in Nebraska, I can only dream of stores like Zara. As an aside, I have a friend who INSISTS that high-low tunics like this are terrible because they make her look frumpy at 5-3. I like them for me, a frumpy 5-7, because they cover my bum. I would love a top like this one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917908 Wed, 09 May 2018 20:25:42 +0000 Thistle 1917908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really like the top!</p> <p>Yeah, online has spoiled us with the selection, both in terms of sizes being there and available, and merchandise choices. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917884 Wed, 09 May 2018 19:29:40 +0000 Anonymous 1917884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m in CARDIFF ‘s camp. So sorry your Zara experience was less than optimal.<br /> So VIva- the pjs you bought- at first I was thinking they are flamingo pink but I see they are literally pink flamingos- adorable. Reminds me of Florida and the Caribbean. It’s not blue- for sure- lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917866 Wed, 09 May 2018 18:35:39 +0000 Anonymous 1917866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the shirt/tunic a lot, esp. with the cropped pants. </p> <p>Yes, I have noticed that vertical blue striped shorts are everywhere! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917814 Wed, 09 May 2018 16:45:22 +0000 Cardiff girl 1917814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep blue and white stripes are definitely a thing this year.l find it frustrating too when you go into town to look at somethings that you ve seen on a website and they literally have none of them.Then they wonder why people are moving away from bricks and mortar stores! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917813 Wed, 09 May 2018 16:42:03 +0000 anchie 1917813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was in Zara today. Did not see any of the items that I noticed and liked online, but still found few things. Didn’t see your shirt either. But looks like a great find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917811 Wed, 09 May 2018 16:33:55 +0000 Greyscale 1917811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agreed on Zara! They just doubled the size of the one in our mall and now it carries much more of what's online, which is a huge improvement. And it's less crowded and chaotic than it used to be. I hadn't quite realized how awful that particular location had been until they improved it.</p> <p>At any rate, that shirt is a great find, so I'm glad you didn't have to leave empty handed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917806 Wed, 09 May 2018 16:20:03 +0000 Christina F. 1917806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like one-off things I see online, but whenever I step into Zara, I see NOTHING that I want. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917804 Wed, 09 May 2018 16:18:45 +0000 RobinF 1917804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always thought most retailers have more online than in the stores. I agree Zara can be overwhelming because they have so much.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917800 Wed, 09 May 2018 16:07:54 +0000 Sara L. 1917800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's great top - I really like the fun yellow stripe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/zara-frustrations-endless-blue-and-white#post-1917773 Wed, 09 May 2018 15:15:37 +0000 viva 1917773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of the things I really enjoy abut work travel is big-city brick-and-mortar shopping - even if it's really quick. While I was in Chicago this week, I stopped in at the Zara and the Saks on Michigan Avenue. At Saks, I stumbled into a pre-season sale and picked up a great pair of flamingo pjs at 30% off. At Zara, I discovered, yet again, what I love and hate about that brand.</p> <p>I like to pre-shop for Zara by perusing the website which I really love. The models are always intriguing (great hair!), photography is great, it's easy to navigate. And they have a TON of items. But therein lies the challenge with Zara - no single store offers all of what's on the website. In fact, of the <u>five</u> items I had hoped to try on, I only found <u>one</u> at the store. And while I would have loved to try them on, I'm not quite interested enough to order them. Ugh.</p> <p>Anyway, I also noticed that blue-and-white stripes are everywhere!!! Don't get me wrong, I <b>love</b> blue (it's dominant in my wardrobe) but all of this has my really jonesing for some deep pink or orange. Anyway, I did make one Zara purchase. It's fun, comfortable, semi-trendy (see added picture for required 2018 bright yellow moment). And, as with all Zara purchases, I am happy to see this as a love affair, not a long-term commitment.</p> <p>Buyers, beware: it's not all cotton. For me, that's good, because I really don't want to have to iron it. But for purists, 60% is probably not enough. </p>