The Una challenge: Week 3. - YouLookFab Forum

I'm a bit behind in posting, life has been nuts this month, but I did try to keep up with my "5 different outfits" challenge that I set for myself inearly December. My criteria are:

1. The FFBO… comfortable dress trousers and a sweater.

2. Long/oversized over lean (a silhouette which is good on me, and I need to play with more)

3. Colour

4. Pants that are either coloured or patterned (way too easy for me to wear black or navy every day)

5. A skirt or a dress

6. A wildcard or pushing the envelope a bit. This would include copying an inspiration, or one of Angies styling recommendations.

Wondering if I should add "button up shirt" to this list, as I do tend to default to jersey and knits.

What I wore:

1.The FFBO, for weekend errands

2. Not sure where this fits in my "list". But it's a button up!

3. Long/oversized over lean, and patterned pants

4. More long/oversized over lean for evening errands.

5. FFBO for work
6. Colour, and a skirt. Pretty happy to discover that this sweater works with the pink in the sirt... always a hard one to style. Are the proportions okay? I think it might have looked better IRL,
7. And yet more long over lean for errands. I'm loving this new Lulu cardigan!
8. Angie ensemble... long sweater and booties for the MOTG. Except I wore it to work on casual Friday

Love your thoughts on any of these. Thanks!!

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9 years ago

columbine(erin)

Veteran

I love 3 on you. Great silhouette. Also love the stripey sweater and the sweater in 6; these are such nice colors on you.

bj1111

#3 is my fave as well. I like all the looks with a long sweater. Feels balanced.

catgirl

So excited people are still doing this challenge! I am a lemming re: favorites, as mine is also 3. I like the skirt combo but think my eye would prefer a pencil skirt. Not sure why, maybe to counter the volume? Such a good color on you though.

Elizabeth P

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I thnk I'm finally accepting that the long cardigan silhouette is a good one for me. I do enjoy wearing it, and now have a decent selection to pick from.

So why do I not wear it more? Very strange. Gotta do some thinking there...

jackiec

Great variety, Elizabeth. Yes, you do the long cardi silhouette very very well. But my fav is #4 - I love those mixed media pants on you. And I LOVE the berry colour in #6 on you. Love love love!!! The lulu cardi looks like it could be a workhorse. Is it warm?

Anonymous

I agree Elizabeth - long over lean is your thing, and you wear it well. The patterned pants look great on you, and I agree with Jackie in that berry is a great colour with your hair. Keep it up:)

Peri

Another huge fan of #3 here, that is my favorite! I also love the berry sweater immensely but agree with Alaskagirl on the idea of experimenting with a different skirt. As a fellow IT, I have recently struggled with skirt/sweater proportion myself.

Sharon

I think the long-over lean look is great for you. I also like the FFB outfits - I think the little extra volume in the pants below the knee balances the outfit really nicely. The colour in #6 is fantastic on you. I think I like #3 the best too, probably because the belt just provides an extra level of polish and interest. What was your favourite?

Suz

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Sharon asks a good question: What did you love most?

As for me, I'm with Jackie. I adore #4 on you. Wow. The textures are subtly fun, and the silhouette is perfect.

I really like #3, too, but my minimalist side wants either the belt or the necklace.

The berry of #6 is gorgeous on you!! I am wondering whether a faux semi-tuck might help the proportions a bit. Love those suede boots, too, by the way. But something about the mini (A-line?) and the length of the sweater seems a bit off. That sweater would look great with pants, though, and I do think you can make it work well with this skirt with just some tweaking.

Isn't this challenge thing great? I'm really learning quite a lot by doing it.

Thanks everyone!

Una Peri and Suz... I think you are right about that skirt not being a great shape for me. To bad, cuz it's a cute skirt. I bought it a couple of years ago when I was in "I hate shopping buy anything that I like that fits" mode.... a GREAT way to purchase orphans, if anyone is inclined... I've always struggled with it - thouht it was the colour, but perhaps it's more than that.

Sharon and Suz - which was my favourite? Well, to wear, I'd have to also say #4. Ponte leggings and an oversized cardi, what's not to love? Totall comfort, and I also felt good. In fact, I'm wearing that same combo now... went out to a friends for dinner and for my girls to help decorate her tree, so a perfect comfy hang out outfit. But to look at the photos, I also like #3. I think that belt really adds something. I love it, but haven't worn it much lately... must wear it more!

Jackie, yes, the Lulu sweater has become an instant workhorse for me. Funny, esp as I went into the store to look at sports bras. I think I've worn it 2-3 time per week since I got it, which when you consider the size of my closet, is really saying something. it's one thing I don't change out of the second I walk through the door (if I wear it to work) and I am choosing it as part of my errand/half decent weekend and evening outfit.

Suz, ironically I started off today with that berry sweater semi-tucked, but changed when DD11 wasn't feeling well and wanted to stay home. I do think it works better that way - it's just a bit boxy on it's own with the bottom left straight. It also seems to work with a button up shirt, layered, to give a bit of extra length.

And glad there is love for the berry colour on me! Cuz I like it too, so want it to work.

thanks again everyone! Week 4 coming up soon....

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