Technical Difficulties - YouLookFab Forum

I wore my new trench coat for the first time running errands
yesterday. The Calvin Klein trench from
Nordstrom has all the components I was looking for: removable lining,
detachable hood, waterproof, classic style.
Of course I really wanted the Burberry but …..sigh. All
the cool girl bloggers seem to wear trenches and I had pinned many pictures on
my Pinterest inspiration board. My goal
is to refine my very casual MOTG looks and a trench fits my rainy climate
perfectly. Of course DH said I look like Columbo but what
does he know about cool girl style?

I stopped off at the grocery store and here’s where the
technical difficulties started. As I was
unloading the groceries onto the conveyor belt thingy, the button on the coat
sleeve got caught in the grid of the bottom of the shopping cart. I had to lean over and use my other hand to
reach down and free it. Then, when I
stood up the front buttons were caught in the side of the cart! I was a tangled mess! The man behind me started laughing.

Besides now having to find a new grocery store, I guess DH
was right -except he got the wrong detective.
Instead of Columbo, I look more like Inspector Cluzo!

Have you had any wardrobe technical difficulties?

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rabbit

Veteran

Lol, yeah large buttons are treacherous that way. My biggest clothing technical difficulty has to do with earbud cords and the kitchen cabinet knobs, a transition to a blue-tooth headset hasn't worked yet, and they are always getting yanked out of my ears. Aside from that, skirts which cling to tights/leggings/foundation garments is a big one that static guard doesn't seem to really fix.

Suz

(website)

Well, Clouseau had a much better coat than Columbo!!

You are hilarious. But it's definitely true -- wearing a new style can lead to a little awkwardness at times.

I have had to deal with the tights/ skirts issue more times that I would like to admit. I have also had heels snap off of shoes, jeans mysteriously crawl down, scarves and bags entangle themselves in revolving doors, and suitcases wedge me into a subway turnstile.

You are in good company!

Meow

Rabbit - I've had ear bud problems too but not with kitchen cabinet knobs - too funny. I can't seem to keep them in my ears and I get tangled in them. I ended up using these - mainly to stay in my ears. The only downside is you have to charge them.

http://www.n1wireless.com/Blue.....nes-_89439

Suz - We just have to keep our sense of humor about these things. I see you spell better than I do! Clouseau - of course - not Cluzo - duh.

Sal

I hope you did not rip off any buttons in the process!

I have worn clothes inside out or back to front, a couple of years ago I seemed to have a few things with different types of stitches and seams.

And I have had a wrap top unwrap on me whilst out...luckily I was at the breastfeeding stage and nothing much fazed me.

Laura

Active Member

Ouch that sounds rough but that trench coat does look really good! To turn that situation into a positive, I guess it is a good conversation starter about what big buttons on a coat can do

Anonymous

Oh god, that happens to me ALL THE TIME with one of the coats I wear. Between the buttons and the buckle on the belt, it gets me entwined in grocery carts every time. I am also known for wearing yoga pants inside out, getting my coat belts stuck in the car door and then dragging in the snow, getting ear bud cords caught on things and ripped out of my ear, stepping out of shoes mid-stride, pinching part of my sweater or scarf (and only my best ones, never the ones I don't care about) into the seatbelt insertion thing in the car , and a whole host of ungraceful and bumbling behaviour.

I hope the coat's ok! I've caught belt loops on door handles & been yanked back by them. And closed cloth coat belts in doors, which also involves me being yanked back by them. Recently I had to pull off my slip in a grocery store & stuff it in my purse, because it was falling down anyway & wouldn't let me walk enough to get to the bathroom; I'm hoping I did it quickly enough that no one noticed.

Kiwigal - Ah yes, those breastfeeding days. I remember trying to stay covered while nursing in public and my baby kicking all my modesty away.

Laura - If it's between the trench and grocery shopping - I'm staying with the trench! LOL

lisap - Glad I'm not the only one! Fashion is hard work!

E - Ok - now THAT'S funny! I'm not laughing at you but with you. I can so sympathize! Years ago, in high school I went out for lunch to a fast food restaurant and accidently squirted the ketchup on my crotch!

Diana

I get coat belts stuck in doors all the time and dangling purse straps caught around doorknobs.

I also have extremely low volume feet. This means that I can do things like kick off my frye boots without using my hands. Back in college in the late 90's I was fond of wearing those huge, heavy black platform sandals and mules. One day I flung one halfway across a crowded restaurant and then had to make my way past tables and tables of highly amused diners to retrieve it. I was with my sister at the time and to this day she won't let me forget it.

Oh! And how could I have forgotten this incident?!?!?

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Sarah, it's a good thing you have dark sunglasses! They are the best when you need to go incognito for a while!

I can't count the numerous times my belt-loops snag on something. Maybe it's because of my height? They snag on door hardware all the time and then I get whipped around in surprise, or they rip right off my jeans or slacks. The silly part is that I am always surprised again when it happens. I should learn but I never do......

I think the forum is filled with fashionable but accident prone people!! It is reassuring to know we all have these moments:)

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