April 2015

April Recap: Seventies Style

The revival of seventies style was a big part of April here at YLF. And launching a complete refresh of the site design made it a big …

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Link Love: The Hunt for Vintage

Designer Nanette Lepore talks about her love for hunting down vintage pieces in Fashionista’s column How I Shop. The New York …

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Fashion News Roundup: Week 17, 2015

Kohl’s next design collaboration, an Adidas sustainability initiative, and other fashion news that made headlines this week. …

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Link Love: Going Green

In honour of Earth Day yesterday, I’m sharing some eco-friendly links and articles about sustainability initiatives that caught …

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Rethinking High-Rise Jeans

I prefer low-rise jeans and trousers because I find the fit more comfortable around my midsection. I remember wearing baggy and pleated …

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Transitioning Your Feet into Summer Footwear

My feet need time to get used to Spring and Summer footwear styles after an Autumn and Winter of comfortable, cushioning socks and …

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The Low-Slung Belted Tunic

A black, white and cognac outfit recently caught my eye at two different Banana Republic stores. The fluid black eyelet tunic was …

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An Unexpected End to My Search for White Flares

I love my faded blue Love Story bellbot.....sp;and Greg does too. They were a wild card at the time I bought them, …

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Fashion News Roundup: Week 16, 2015

Catherine Malandrino receives a prestigious award, the making of a Met Ball documentary, a new Nike collaboration, and more style news …

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Link Love: A Plus-Size Perspective

The Business of Fashion is currently running an interesting series on why the fashion industry is ignoring the plus-size market. Have a …

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Graphic Spring Layers and an Old Trench

I’ve worn this outfit three times in one month because of its high happiness factor. It is not the most conventionally flattering …

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Welcome to the New Look of YLF

As I’m sure you have noticed, this morning we started the next leg of YLF’s style journey with a completely refreshed …

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Fashion News Roundup: Week 15, 2015

Uniqlo is coming to Seattle, ASOS is launching a line of bridesmaid dresses, pre-orders for the Apple Watch started today, and other …

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Link Love: Dressing the Part

With so many forum members absolutely killing it in our Favourite Fashion Era Outfit Challenge on the forum this week, I thought it …

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Style Shift: When Intuition is the Enemy of Change

The current leg of my style journey involves some quite significant changes. As I mentioned earlier this year, I want to amp up the …

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Fab Finds: Playful Casual Tops

These casual tops were winners on my clients last week. Some look fab with skinnies and leggings, while others look equally good with …

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Making Sense of Culottes

Culottes have been a fringe trend for four years, and are finally getting mainstream traction. They are appealing …

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Happy Ninth Birthday YouLookFab!

Nine years and one day since we posted the first post on YLF and I’m still constantly surprised at the way things have turned …

Fashion News Roundup: Week 14, 2015

Net-a-Porter is merging with Yoox, an exhibition featuring high-end mannequins, Chanel branching out into e-commerce, and more style …

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Fab Finds at Banana Republic: 40% Off

Some of my clients have done well refreshing their Spring wardrobes at Banana Republic. All items here are tried and tested and most …

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Link Love: Swimsuit Season

We are in the middle of swimwear season, so if you need a new bathing suit this year and like to have options, now’s the time to …

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New Feature: Random Outfit Generator

Having a wardrobe full of fabulous clothing, footwear and accessories is one thing, but putting it all together to create fabulous …