Kristen May 10-15 outfits - YouLookFab Forum

I am out of town this weekend, but I wanted to post my photos before I left; I've been going dress-crazy, and loving it!

The whole set is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....09/detail/

Monday: Everything was too big this morning, so I had to try on all my pants before I went with ones I knew would have to be their last wearing -- and then had to go small on the top to make up for the volume below. Ended up being a boring outfit, but sometimes the fast-changing sizing dictates that. Black Gap pants, magenta faux-wrap sweater, pink camisole, plaid peeptoe, intricate silver ATL necklace.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....874829509/

Tuesday: The ATL lantern-sleeved dress gets its first wearing, albeit hidden under layers! I folded the pale blue scarf in that cute rolling style that SusanD showed us a couple weeks ago which very much helped with the volume and length of the scarf.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....874829509/

Wednesday: Punching up basic black with the new lime, turquoise and purple banded top. I had that exact sweater from ATF last year in sunny yellow, black and white, in an XXL; I rebought this one in black and the cranberry above on my last trip there in a medium. Yeah, baby!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....874829509/

Thursday: The black ruched-front dress from Macys gets another outting, but this time I left the cardigan open so the ruching could be seen.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....874829509/

Friday: My "work casual" outfit -- I'm in flats! I liked the idea of the black ribbon re-purposed from a long-gone ON top, but I think I need to trim it down so I don't need to double-knot it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....874829509/
Closeup: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....874829509/

Have a great weekend, everyone! I'll try to check in via my iPhone when I can!

17 years ago

hanna

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great week kristen!

monday - a very basic outfit, but everything fits well, and that's important! plus, could just as easily be jazzed up later on with a scarf, a cute jacket, a statement necklace - sky's the limit!
tuesday - love. so cute!
wed - just so you know - i'm stealing the top.
thurs - i am so biased, because i love that particular shade of blue on black. you look so slim in this!
friday - i have already expressed my love for this number in the other thread, but if you need it again: i love this number. the colors on that dress are just SO fab on you.

JewelryGirl

Kristen - I LOVE the black ribbon with that outfit & the cardi/t under the dress! Great week!

lwc

Dang! You look so good!!! It's ridiculous!!! I love it all...just fabulous. The colors, everything just WORKS.

Angie

Fashion Stylist

Your banded top is KILLER. Love it! I hope, hope, hope that you inspire others with this style. It’s such a great fresh look. WELL DONE.

And on that note, you get the next YLF style award, my dear Kristin. I am very much impressed with how you are SO in tune with how to dress your body in perfectly flattering clothing. You not only have that down in your new diminishing clothing size, but you’re out there successfully experimenting with new looks, colours and items all the time. You are showing us how it’s done and I’m tickled to the core. You just scored KILLER for the week! You fabulously clever little sausage. Can’t wait to see more!

Kari

Veteran

Kristen, what a beautiful week! I had such a hard time picking a favorite, but Thursday and Friday especially stood out to me because the various layers are put together so well and in such a body-flattering style. You are so darn inspiring! (And please keep wearing dresses - you look GREAT in them.)

taylor

You look nice in everything, color, style, and fit!! Super Duper week!

Kristen

*is gobsmacked*

Wow, WOW, so glad you guys liked the outfits! I have to admit, it wasn't until I started wearing the dresses later in the week that I really felt I was hitting my stride, I think because the dresses are the right size now and my few pants are all too big.

Angie, I am SO THRILLED to get the killer award. Wow, that is the highest praise there is! For me, this wardrobe rehaul has been an unexpected journey; for so long, I selected my clothes based on what I could hide or deflect attention *from*, and I got to be very good at finding pieces that flattered because the fabric draped in the right ways and worked as camouflage. Now I am looking for clothes that FIT correctly, that emphasize my body parts (without tipping over into sexy/inappropriate), that show off instead of hide. It's a total turnaround that I'm not quite used to yet, so I am delighted to know you think I'm doing it right.

Kari, not to worry, I've already picked up two new dresses this weekend! One is a gorgeous dressy sheath in a bold purple, black and white pattern, and the other is a cute spaghetti-strap cotton sundress in bright fuschia/magenta. If you had told me even a month ago that either style would look right on me, I would have laughed myself silly!

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