Are you in the mood for a crisp button-down shirt? Then today might be your lucky day. Foxcroft is giving away two of their Mixed Media Cotton Shirts from the new Spring collection. This long-sleeved belted button-down tunic has knit sleeves and side panels, two patch pockets and a woven front and back bodice. The shirt is available in sizes S, M, L and XL and our two winners can choose between four colours: white, black, sea and coral.

“Foxcroft is a better-priced women’s apparel collection inspired by signature prints, vibrant colors and feminine shapes that celebrate her timeless sense of style. It is designed for the confident woman who enjoys a casual but polished look and updates her wardrobe with versatile pieces in a classic fit that give her a beautifully clean silhouette.”

To enter the competition, pick your favourite shirt from the website and if you already own a Foxcroft shirt, let us know why you like the brand. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 18 March. It is open to all entrants living in the United States.

As always YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

For more information and updates from Foxcroft you can also visit their page on Facebook.

Wonderhand is a UK-based company that sells handmade products created in Anatolia. Their edgy and colourful knitwear items are fully customizable, you can tailor the fit, specify the colours, and even select the type of wool you prefer. Wonderhand believes in expressing one’s individuality through handmade clothing:

We are bored citizens of earth. We are bored of the standardization of everything. Imagine a brand that produces every single item handmade and sells them for attainable prices. Imagine customized products with reasonable prices, imagine finding the perfect outfit and having it in your exact size and with your colour preferences. That’s how we created ‘Wonderhand’, Wonderland of handmades.

Wonderhand is kindly offering to give away a $100 gift voucher for their Etsy shop. To be eligible for the competition, tell us how you would wear your favourite item from the store for a day or night out with friends. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

The competition will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 11 March. We’re pleased to say that this competition is not restricted to the USA and Canada only, but open to all our readers worldwide. Anyone can enter!

As always, YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

You can browse the entire collection in the Wonderhand Etsy shop, and visit their page on Facebook for more information and updates.

Online retailer Ulla Popken specializes in plus-size clothing and has been a constant on the U.S. fashion scene since 1993. Each season the design team creates a new collection, available in sizes 12 to 38, that celebrates the company’s motto:

Feeling beautiful is empowering and looking beautiful is inspiring, no matter what your size.

If you’ve been chomping at the bit to try some of the exciting trends for Spring and Summer 2012 - pattern mixing, colour blocking, soft fabrics, floral prints, stripes and midi lengths – then today is your lucky day. Ulla Popken is kindly offering to give away a $250 gift certificate for their online store. A fun chance to put together a brand new Spring outfit.

To be eligible for the competition, tell us which item in the store you can see becoming a key piece in your Spring wardrobe. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 4 March. It is open to all entrants living in the United States.

As always YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

For more information, updates and inspiration from Ulla Popken you can also visit their page on Facebook and browse the Ulla Popken style blog.

Get the Trend without the Spend. This is the motto of Excess Baggage, the trendy off-price retailer that sells designer brands on their website, and offline during exclusive ExBag Events.

“It all started when two best friends graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, and put their entrepreneurial heads together. At ShopExcessBaggage.com customers can get the “must have” brands that grace the pages of the hottest fashion magazines, but for a much better price.”

Excess Baggage has kindly offered to give away a $50 gift certificate for their online store. To be eligible for the competition, pick your favourite item from the site and tell us how you would pair it with some of the new colours and silhouettes for spring season. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

The competition will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 29 January. We’re pleased to say that this giveaway is not restricted to the USA and Canada only. Anyone can enter! Shipping costs will need to be paid separately though.

As always, YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

For more information and updates from Excess Baggage you can also follow them on Twitter and visit their page on Facebook.

Fashion designer Coco Chanel, artist Georgia O’Keeffe and actress Katherine Hepburn are the leading ladies in author Karen Karbo’s “kick-ass women” trilogy. Three very different women in different fields, each with a very individual sense of style, but with one thing in common: they were independent spirits who chose to live life on their own terms.

Today Globe Pequot Press and skirt! Books are kindly giving away five Karen Karbo bundles, each containing the two final instalments in the trilogy:

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman is described as “a captivating, offbeat look at style, celebrity and self-invention—all held together with droll Chanel-style commentary and culled from an examination of Chanel’s difficult childhood and triumphant adulthood, passionate love affairs and eccentricities.”

How Georgia Became O’Keeffe

How Georgia Became O’Keeffe: Lessons on the Art of Living “delves into the long, extraordinary life of the renowned American painter, exploring a range of universal themes. Each chapter is built around an aspect of living that concerns women today of all ages: how to find your own path; work with passion and conviction; express yourself; be in a relationship without sacrificing your sense of self; and do it all with an effortless, unique style.”

How to Hepburn: Lessons on Living from Kate the Great, the first book in the series, features strong-willed and talented actress Katherine Hepburn, who created controversy by often sporting menswear inspired outfits at a time this was still considered quite radical.

To enter the giveaway tell us if there is a particular grande dame you have always had a soft spot for. The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Tuesday 19 January. It is open to all entrants living in the US and Canada.

As always, YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

You can also like Globe Pequot Press on Facebook to get exclusive content & giveaways, and find more skirt! books here.

If it fits your style persona a well-fitting button-down shirt can be a versatile staple in your wardrobe. A view that is shared by New Factory, Friend, a San Francisco based company that aims to integrate contemporary style with socially responsible practices. They launched their first line of women’s dress shirts and wrap shirts in 2009, and all items are manufactured in the United States:

“Like those in the Slow Food movement, New Factory, Friend is part of the Slow Fashion movement. Things are made the old-fashioned way: small batches of well-made shirts, made with the same small group of people. New Factory, Friend produces everything domestically and works to make most of what they offer a sustainable choice that makes customers feel good when they put it on.”

Max Schroder, the company’s founder, was inspired by Angie’s recent casual take on the button-down and is kindly offering to give away one white button-down shirt. The winner can choose between the Classic White Shirt, with shaped cuffs and a single breast pocket, and the Modern White Shirt, with long cuffs and double overlapping collar.

In order to participate in the competition, let us know which piece from the New Factory, Friend collection is your favourite and how you would love to wear to it. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 25 December. It is open to all entrants living in the United States. Please note that, due to the holidays, the prize will be shipped after 4 January 2012.

As always YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

For more information an updates from New Factory, Friend you can also visit their page on Facebook.

25% Discount on Your Purchase

To make things extra festive, all YLF readers can take advantage of the New Factory, Friend holiday promo, valid from 20 December until 31 December. Enter “youlookfab” in the coupon code field and you’ll receive a 25% discount on your purchase.

What to wear to work is an important and often discussed topic here on YLF. Questions about exactly how to interpret different dress codes for the office and threads about outfit suggestions for job interviews, first day in a new work environment and remarks from colleagues that have struck a cord abound.

Feeling confident about yourself and how you come across to potential clients or employers both play a vital role in today’s professional world. So does networking, a career aspect that job matching engine Monster.com specializes in:

“To help young job seekers make the right connections when they don’t already have an established network of professional contacts, Monster.com created BeKnown, an app that taps into the connections of their Facebook friends and allows them to easily connect, send messages, and see who among their existing contacts is connected to a company or job opportunity they are interested in.”

To celebrate the recent launch of the iPhone and Android version of their professional networking app, Monster.com is very kindly offering to give away an iPhone 4S and a $200 American Express Gift Card to our readers! We think you’ll be just as excited about this fabulous giveaway as we are!

In order to participate in the giveaway, tell us which outfit, particular item of clothing or accessory makes you feel extra confident during a job interview. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

There will be two lucky winners! First prize is one iPhone 4S, in the colour of the winner’s choice. Second prize is a $200 American Express Gift Card that you can spend in all stores where American Express is accepted. Both prizes will be drawn using a random number generator.

The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Wednesday 14 December. It is open to all entrants living in the United States.

As always YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

Finally, be sure to visit the BeKnown website to read more about how to get started with the app, set up a professional profile directly on Facebook and so on. You can also follow them on Twitter.

fibi & clo specializes in fun, feminine sandals at affordable prices. This New York based company, named after the two cats of owner AnaLiza Alba, was founded in 2009 with a very clear goal and specific strategy in mind:

“fibi & clo is the first shoe company to do direct sales. The sandals are available at exclusive home shoe parties and online. AnaLiza Alba, owner and founder, started the company as a way to get home to Texas more often. AnaLiza currently resides in New York City where she is a creative director at a large advertising firm and also where she designs her fabulous sandals and jewelry.”

fibi & clo is kindly offering to give away one pair of their Smoke Cascade Sandals. This number one seller is a sparkly, bejewelled flat sandal that can be worn with frocks, skirts, jeans and shorts.

Owner AnaLiza adores the sandals plus denim look. So in order to participate in the giveaway, tell us what your favourite jeans are and which pair of fibi & clo sandals you would love to wear with them. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

The competition will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 11 December. The competition is not restricted to the USA only. Anyone can enter, but winners outside the US will have to pay shipping costs.

As always, YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

For more information and updates from fibi & clo you can also visit their page on Facebook.

“How to correctly fit a bra?”, “Am I wearing the right size bra?”, “Where to go for a bra fitting?”… Bra issues come up time and again on the YLF forum, and the topic is clearly not just on the minds of our forum members:

“Jené Luciani wrote The Bra Book to arm women once and for all with the knowledge they need to find the right fashion support. From the best bra to wear under every outfit to important information about bras and breast health from puberty to retirement, from the physics behind bra design to how you can best ensure a proper fit.”

Publishing boutique BenBella Books is kindly giving away two copies of The Bra Book, the style guide entirely dedicated to finding the perfect bra.

To enter the competition, tell us when you started paying attention to good bra fit and if this has changed the way you feel and look. The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Thursday 8 December. It is open to all entrants living in the US and Canada.

As always, YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

Visit the BenBella Books website to browse their other titles and keep up to date about new publications via their Facebook page.