Keep or sell: Allsaints Drina dress and Theory blazer

catgirl

I still love this dress, but I don't reach for it, and I'm not sure why. It may be that it's too much fabric for me.

And here's the Theory Lanai blazer in leather - I wear my tropical wool one all the time; this one just seems too small (it is a size smaller). It's not uncomfortable physically, but is it weird that it looks like it can't close in front (even though there is no closure!)?

Please give it to me straight: should these stay or go to Style Exchange?

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10 years ago

Dressing

10 replies

Latest reply was from rabbit

Deborah

Veteran

Una, I tend to think if you don't reach for them, move them on. Both are stunning garments and look great on you but sometimes that's not enough.

10 years ago

Veteran

Is this a case of just needing to start grabbing for them...to break yourself of a habit of not grabbing them. Maybe some kind of block? Just need to wear these items for a day and feel fab in them. Really style them in their ideal way. Give it one last shot and then move on?

10 years ago

catgirl

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I guess my handpainted Dansko salmon clogs are probably not the best footwear here! I am so torn - the Lanai is more about the feeling but with the dress, I'm concerned about how it looks. If you all think it still looks good, then I will give it another try...

10 years ago

Veteran

I like the way the dress looks but sometimes I feel like other fabbers have a more critical eye. But again, I really like the dress.

10 years ago

Jaime

(website)

Veteran

Oh this is tough. With the jacket if you don't like how it fits, it should go. But the dress looks very good. But maybe it is not you anymore? If you didn't own it would you buy it again in a consignment shop? Would you even look at it? Sometimes that helps me decide.

10 years ago

rachylou

Veteran

I suspect the grey is too Obi Wan. As for the blazer - I have a couple I don't reach for that often, but I do keep them around. There's not much occasion, but when they're right - I find they're very right.

10 years ago

Anonymous

I really like the dress and think it's worth keeping! Especially love the cowlneck version in #3. Will defer to others on the blazer.

By the way, this is kind of random, but a Zadig and Voltaire store opened near me recently. I wandered in the other day and my first thought (besides that it looked way out of my price range), was that it seemed like your style. Lots of black, citron, leather, and graffiti prints that seemed pretty UWP.

10 years ago

Adelfa

Veteran

I love how the dress looks on you. Could it be that you'll reach for it more when the weather warms up?

The jacket--I feel I'm looking for more closure in toppers than I used to. Maybe you are too.

10 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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My first impression: the dress may be too fussy? It seems to have a lot going on. Looks good on you, but maybe it's just not your current style.
And the jacket looks fabulous.
Now, if the jacket doesn't feel good, that's probably an indication that it needs to go. But the photo doesn't show that at all. Does not bother me in the least that it is open--looks like it's supposed to be that way.

10 years ago

rabbit

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I'm dittoing everything Firecracker said. BTW the color of the dress looks great with your hair.

10 years ago

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