WiW: Outfit 1 with tweak - YouLookFab Forum

Reference thread: http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....e-planning

- AT navy blouse
- Tina Turk pencil skirt (aka affectionately known as my "Angie" skirt)
- F21 pleather cropped moto
- blue Impo suede booties
- long strand of pearls
- red Moschino handbag

The top does NOT work tucked in; the top has a banded waist. I tried tucking it in but it looked silly -- the band hits higher than the high waist of this pencil skirt. Does this work untucked? I hope so... because it just felt so cozy and nonchalant-yet-dressy worn this way.

Re: preppy pearl thread recently, I put the pearls inside the collar, rather than outside.

Boots so darn comfy... too much blue?

Moto jacket: too much shiny-on-shiny for Shiny? Fretting over that.

Diversion from plan: swapped cream bag for red. Partly because I was running late and had no time to actually, literally, swap bags. But also once I tried it all on it seemed to be begging for a pop of color?

I also tried this on with cream pleather jacket. I liked that fair enough, but that jacket is heavier and I only needed something light today. I know it will also work with black velvet jacket but I'm not ready to break that one out just yet.

This skirt!!! Wow! It is sooo comfortable to wear! It fits just right in the waist. Cannot wait to try the other outfits I have planned for this skirt.

Pics: lots of outtakes for your enjoyment. Strike a pose!

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11 years ago

kellygirl

Veteran

Looks fab, Shiny! I love how perfectly your moto plays with the rest of the outfit. It's perfection! Love it head to toe

K. Period.

Just seeing these photos makes me smile! You look great in this outfit. I really like the top on you and the unexpected contrast of the outfit with the moto and the outfit with pearls. Very fun.

shiny

.. meant to poll YLF: is it safe to conclude that it really is time I say goodbye to that skirt in 10, 11, 12? I felt so much fabber in the cooler colors today. Yes/no... I am not opposed to holding on to it, it doesn't take up too much room... I cannot judge here because there's a lot of emotional stuff going on with that skirt... do tell!

Anonymous

Shiny are you talking about another thread? You only have 5 pictures here.

I love this Angie skirt on you. Love it with the booties, the navy and the pearls! Is the navy blouse really banded? I can't see it. But you do look fab in these cool colors, that's for sure.

morethanbeige

Fun, fab outfit! Love the moto topper on the blouse and skirt. Great booties. Love your outtakes!

I'm not seeing a banded blouse either. What I do see is a really cute outfit. The boots really add something good.

Yes Claire: here's the reference thread -- fall wardrobe planning (i.e., on the bed):
http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....e-planning

The blouse is very much banded. I like that a lot, usually banded styles don't work because the band is nowhere near my waist, or if it is, it's too tight. But this one hits & fits perfectly. The band is a good three inches. Multiple buttons. I just fret maybe proportionately it would work better an inch or two shorter with this skirt? I would not wear it out with a shorter skirt.

Here it is, same blouse, tucked in with hot pink skirt, which hits a smidge higher on my waist, that it covers the band fine:
http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....pink-skirt

Otherwise, I've worn this top primarily with skinny black ponte knit pants, or skinny dark wash denim.

Suz

(website)

Wow, I love that skirt. It's amazing on you! And it looks super with the blouse. I don't find the top too long, not with the booties to give you a bit of height, anyway. And the top and skirt are both shaped enough to give you shape. It's a gorgeous outfit and I would wear in a heartbeat!

I do like you in the cool colours, too.

Carole

That is the most beautiful skirt, ever! Love how you've styled it and all your happy poses make me smile!

Too cute, Shiny....love the poses!

bj1111

sassyyyyyyyyy.....

adore that skirt. now i have lust in my heart.

BJ, true story! I fell into major lust for this skirt:
http://youlookfab.com/2012/07/.....-ensemble/

... but I don't wear skirts enough. Then I remembered, d'oh, I have this one. So wear this one, don't buy that one...

Meanwhile I also adore Angie's midi skirt with white blouse and loafer look she posted that same week. I think I'm trying to go there with this outfit, but this skirt is not quite long enough/blouse a tad too long? Then again my legs aren't as long as Angie's.

Re-visiting that particular blog post, I am now curious how my outfit would look with flats/loafers. Skirt might be right length, top still a tad too long?

Angie

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KILLER

Love #2 especially.

merwoman

Love the top not tucked . Fab colour pallette, all those blues - and the red just adds the zing!

BethL

Love it! And your poses are completely adorable.

jayne

Love this and your fab poses! You make my morning!

Please keep wearing shiny, shiny...so I can feel less alone...I just purchased shiny silky slouchy slacks (say that 3 times fast) that I was hesitant to post!

Caro in Oz

Really how could there be too much blue? Love it the skirt is amazing.

lyn67

Love it, and taking notes as I have a cream and black print skirt I didn't know what to pair with more than actually the cream and the black...hm...navy blouse is yummy, just don't have navy booties..(only taupe, or blacks so could not work that good:-(()

Jayne, post your shiny pants please!

Lyn, more blouse ideas in the reference thread; I'm going to try this also with a denim shirt and with a cream blouse (though I suppose cream blouse is as predictable as a black top?). It also goes with any color blouse you can imagine -- black/cream plus a pop of color in the blouse.

As for shoe alternatives, I think taupe would work quite well with this. Any nude shoe would've worked, for bookending effect, and in fact that's how I frequently wear this skirt in warmer months. Black shoes would definitely work; I've done that as well (black tall boots in winter). Try with patterned black tights -- I bet that would look awesome!

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