If it fits your style persona a well-fitting button-down shirt can be a versatile staple in your wardrobe. A view that is shared by New Factory, Friend, a San Francisco based company that aims to integrate contemporary style with socially responsible practices. They launched their first line of women’s dress shirts and wrap shirts in 2009, and all items are manufactured in the United States:

“Like those in the Slow Food movement, New Factory, Friend is part of the Slow Fashion movement. Things are made the old-fashioned way: small batches of well-made shirts, made with the same small group of people. New Factory, Friend produces everything domestically and works to make most of what they offer a sustainable choice that makes customers feel good when they put it on.”

Max Schroder, the company’s founder, was inspired by Angie’s recent casual take on the button-down and is kindly offering to give away one white button-down shirt. The winner can choose between the Classic White Shirt, with shaped cuffs and a single breast pocket, and the Modern White Shirt, with long cuffs and double overlapping collar.

In order to participate in the competition, let us know which piece from the New Factory, Friend collection is your favourite and how you would love to wear to it. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 25 December. It is open to all entrants living in the United States. Please note that, due to the holidays, the prize will be shipped after 4 January 2012.

As always YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

For more information an updates from New Factory, Friend you can also visit their page on Facebook.

25% Discount on Your Purchase

To make things extra festive, all YLF readers can take advantage of the New Factory, Friend holiday promo, valid from 20 December until 31 December. Enter “youlookfab” in the coupon code field and you’ll receive a 25% discount on your purchase.

What to wear to work is an important and often discussed topic here on YLF. Questions about exactly how to interpret different dress codes for the office and threads about outfit suggestions for job interviews, first day in a new work environment and remarks from colleagues that have struck a cord abound.

Feeling confident about yourself and how you come across to potential clients or employers both play a vital role in today’s professional world. So does networking, a career aspect that job matching engine Monster.com specializes in:

“To help young job seekers make the right connections when they don’t already have an established network of professional contacts, Monster.com created BeKnown, an app that taps into the connections of their Facebook friends and allows them to easily connect, send messages, and see who among their existing contacts is connected to a company or job opportunity they are interested in.”

To celebrate the recent launch of the iPhone and Android version of their professional networking app, Monster.com is very kindly offering to give away an iPhone 4S and a $200 American Express Gift Card to our readers! We think you’ll be just as excited about this fabulous giveaway as we are!

In order to participate in the giveaway, tell us which outfit, particular item of clothing or accessory makes you feel extra confident during a job interview. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

There will be two lucky winners! First prize is one iPhone 4S, in the colour of the winner’s choice. Second prize is a $200 American Express Gift Card that you can spend in all stores where American Express is accepted. Both prizes will be drawn using a random number generator.

The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Wednesday 14 December. It is open to all entrants living in the United States.

As always YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

Finally, be sure to visit the BeKnown website to read more about how to get started with the app, set up a professional profile directly on Facebook and so on. You can also follow them on Twitter.

fibi & clo specializes in fun, feminine sandals at affordable prices. This New York based company, named after the two cats of owner AnaLiza Alba, was founded in 2009 with a very clear goal and specific strategy in mind:

“fibi & clo is the first shoe company to do direct sales. The sandals are available at exclusive home shoe parties and online. AnaLiza Alba, owner and founder, started the company as a way to get home to Texas more often. AnaLiza currently resides in New York City where she is a creative director at a large advertising firm and also where she designs her fabulous sandals and jewelry.”

fibi & clo is kindly offering to give away one pair of their Smoke Cascade Sandals. This number one seller is a sparkly, bejewelled flat sandal that can be worn with frocks, skirts, jeans and shorts.

Owner AnaLiza adores the sandals plus denim look. So in order to participate in the giveaway, tell us what your favourite jeans are and which pair of fibi & clo sandals you would love to wear with them. Enter the giveaway by filling out the entry form below with your answer.

The competition will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday 11 December. The competition is not restricted to the USA only. Anyone can enter, but winners outside the US will have to pay shipping costs.

As always, YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

For more information and updates from fibi & clo you can also visit their page on Facebook.

“How to correctly fit a bra?”, “Am I wearing the right size bra?”, “Where to go for a bra fitting?”… Bra issues come up time and again on the YLF forum, and the topic is clearly not just on the minds of our forum members:

“Jené Luciani wrote The Bra Book to arm women once and for all with the knowledge they need to find the right fashion support. From the best bra to wear under every outfit to important information about bras and breast health from puberty to retirement, from the physics behind bra design to how you can best ensure a proper fit.”

Publishing boutique BenBella Books is kindly giving away two copies of The Bra Book, the style guide entirely dedicated to finding the perfect bra.

To enter the competition, tell us when you started paying attention to good bra fit and if this has changed the way you feel and look. The giveaway will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Thursday 8 December. It is open to all entrants living in the US and Canada.

As always, YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

Visit the BenBella Books website to browse their other titles and keep up to date about new publications via their Facebook page.