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marianne on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

marianne — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:59:24 +0000

Thanks everyone for the comments (and compliments, too)! *smiling ear to ear* I gives me courage for wearing them out, too!
Lesley, the cardigan IS from J Crew, they had this cobalt color last summer and I should have stocked up, because it disappeared in the fall. This season they have the same cardi but only in pastels. I should mention that I only got it thanks to Ana :)

Vani on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Vani — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:43:30 +0000

Marianne, perfection! That color is divine on you. I can't even pick a fav outfit. Although, if I have to, I would go with 2 & 3. Great job!

Ana on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Ana — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:31:48 +0000

Oh, wow! I love the first outfit, Marianne! The pewter sandals and white jeans are perfect and very fresh. I would definitely see if you could find more uses for your orphan top, the color is so beautiful on you!

Violet on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Violet — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:26:36 +0000

Love both the outfits. I love the combination of while, blue and yellow in first outfit. Great job!

yublocka on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

yublocka — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:23:56 +0000

Wow Marianne, I love it!!!! I'd wear that first outfit in a heartbeat - every single piece in it is amazing!!!!!

crwilson on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

crwilson — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:40:53 +0000

Wow Marianne - you did an awesome job at this challenge! You look absolutely fabulous, and like everyone else, I can't help but marvel at how great you look in that shade of blue. Beautiful!

hanna on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

hanna — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:36:44 +0000

oh my GOSH. *falls to the floor* you look AMAZING! that blue just pops on you. and i'm with hannahc, j crew should definitely be knocking on your door any day now...

HannahC on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

HannahC — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:55:02 +0000

Marianne,

So beautiful!! I am in love with your boho top - hopefully you will wear it a lot now, because it is amazing and it also really suits you! This blue on you? Gorgeous!! And wow, yellow clutch!
Totally fab, totally trendy, and absolutely flattering. I am thinking, JCrew should consider to hire you for their next catalog ...

lwc on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

lwc — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:14:28 +0000

That blue is gorgeous on you! It really pops against your skin. I love the outfits that you put together. Well done, girl...well done! *applauding*

Where did you get the s/s blue cardi?

Kari on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Kari — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:02:33 +0000

Marianne, you look great! I especially love that last outfit with the gorgeous blue cardigan and pearls. You look so sophisticated but unfussy.

marianne on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

marianne — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:05:32 +0000

Thank you ladies! I feel like neither of the looks is really "me" to the same extent as that Esprit dress, for example, but it was a very fun exercise! Thank you Christine!
I couldn't resist getting the yellow clutch and it works great with my all neutral outfits. And white jeans with Brulees has been my go-to combination for everything :)
Bella - I agree, the scarf is a bit too much, but I felt I needed something close to my face but couldn't decide what. Necklaces looked kind of odd too.
Cciele, the pearls are one very long strand, I secured it with a brooch. It worked quite well, I think I'll play with it some more.

KristenKP on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

KristenKP — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:37:59 +0000

LOVE! Love all 4!

The boho look, especially without the cardigan is FAB on you. Love the yellow clutch too. Looks like you can un-orphan that top now!

Your take on J Crew is also great; that blue just glows on you! The tucked with the dark necklces emphasizes how tiny you are, and the untucked with the pearls just screams summer and comfort.

tarzy on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

tarzy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:15:23 +0000

Fantastic looks all. Your orphaned top has been saved from the work house!

I absolutely love the Brulees with white skinnies.

Angie on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Angie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:03:13 +0000

KILLER. Both looks.

Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yummy. My goodness!!! I LOVE the last outfit especially! It's HOT. And we are yellow clutch twins! Well done, Marianne. You look AMAZING. White skinnies with Brullees is a winning combination. You nailed it :0)

cciele on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

cciele — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:25:50 +0000

All your outfits are great! That blue looks lovely on you. I like how you picked a yellow bag in your first outfit. And the looped pearls is a great look -- I need to try that!

laura65 on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

laura65 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:21:10 +0000

Super color combo in the first outfit with the top and scarf and handbag. Fab!! Angie is going to LOVE it.

Now I am quaking in my boots, or should I say in my Brulees, waiting for you to issue the next challenge! Please be kind ...

bella on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

bella — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:06:19 +0000

Wow, Marianne you look amazing! I like the first outfit with only the top. I think scarf creates too much visual interest. The third and fourth outfits are absolutely flawless. I would be surprised if you didn't get a killer rating from Angie!

greenglove on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

greenglove — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:48:08 +0000

Wow!! You manged to wear so many new trends and are looking gorgeous!! I love the top with the white jeans and brulees. I also love the creativity of the first outfit. Such fun!!!Great job Marianne!

marianne on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

marianne — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:37:59 +0000

The InStyle issue wasn't much help because much of it was beachwear. I wanted to do something fairly new, and you guys have probably seen everything in my wardrobe. So I tried to come up with something that would include a bunch of current trends - white jeans, gladiators and voluminous boho-like top. (Yeah, I know white jeans and brulees are nothing new around here). I bought the top last year but have only worn it once, and it has been officially orphanized.
http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_7180.jpg
just the top:
http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_7178.jpg

So I wasn't quite happy with the results, but I also had a J Crew catalog lying around and on a whim I decided to try their look (although with MY colors):
2 necklaces:
http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_7186.jpg
crazy pearls:
http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_7184.jpg

So there you go. I apologize for the number of pics!
BTW, I got Laura to challenge, and I am going to spend the rest of my day racking my brain. I can't think of anything she hasn't tried!

hanna on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

hanna — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:07:05 +0000

i love the idea of adopting and adapting trends in magazines and blogs! we can definitely cook up something along those lines.

has anyone been reading up on the travelling scarf that has made its way around a whole bunch of style blogs, academichic included? it was started by kimberly at fab finds under 50 (http://fabfindsunder50.blogspo.....round.html) - wouldn't it be cool if we did something like that too? mailed a scarf from member to member and see how each YLFer styles it?

on another note, i hope you all feel comfortable enough to issue your own challenge ideas at any time! i certainly don't mean to hog the challenge thing :P

HannahC on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

HannahC — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:26:56 +0000

Love the challenge and can't wait what Marianne comes up with!

Yeah, this sounds great for the next round of challenges - create an outfit that reflects a current mainstream trend/a trend from past decades/a new fringe trend etc. Or, for example, to create an outfit based on an outfit featured in a blog of some very fashionable person(s) (academicchic are obvious candidates, as is Kasmira, for instance). Hanna - what do you think?

Ana on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Ana — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:08:38 +0000

Ha, I was just kidding. We could definitely recycle challenges. It's fun to think up new ones though. Hmm......I think I'm formulating some already. :D

marianne on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

marianne — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:33:48 +0000

Thanks Christine! I'll start working on it. I even happen to have the new issue of InStyle, so we'll see if I really learned. :)
I also think it's a great challenge idea. Perhaps challenges can be recycled?

Maya on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Maya — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:55:13 +0000

This is a great challenge Christine. I can see this being a good theme for our next round of YLF challenges :)

Ana on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Ana — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:41:41 +0000

Oh man, that was my challenge. Oh well, maybe I'll just challenge someone to make an all purple outfit. :)

Angie on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

Angie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:39:20 +0000

Nice one, Christine! Marianne, you'll look fab :0)

crwilson on "YLF Challenge Chain: Crwilson challenges Marianne to..."

crwilson — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:48:03 +0000

I got Marianne, so I've been investigating some of her posts. I've noticed that Marianne is pretty comfortable experimenting - I loved the post with the leggings! One of the threads that really resonated with me is the one Marianne started about starting to look at fashion magazines & catalogues differently. So, my challenge to her is to create an outfit that incorporates a trend that she's recently noticed in a fashion magazine/catalogue (volume, tunics, watercolor themes, and belted cardigans were mentioned, but any trend recently seen would work). I'd also like to see one bright color thrown in.

Here's the list as it stands now (I think):

1. kimlee
2. laura65
3. michelle
4. sihaya
5. encore
6. buddingfashionista
7. anne

Use the random number generator (http://www.random.org) to pick a name from the above list.

Let me know if this challenge doesn't work for you and I'll come up with something else!