https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:08:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401970 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:55:57 +0000 Alassë 1401970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent thoughts from your silhouette challenge, Suz! (Not that we expected anything different.) My favourite is&nbsp;2, and&nbsp;8 is a neat twist on dress + topper&nbsp;due to&nbsp;the long cardigan.&nbsp;</p> <p>I mix up silhouettes so frequently that sometimes I have to give myself permission to wear the same bottom 2 days in a row. Variety definitely makes a difference, doesn't it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401903 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:23:56 +0000 Anonymous 1401903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What's this? Eye surgery? I'm so excited for you that I can barely look at your (always fab) outfits! How wonderful that you won't need the strong prescription anymore. You look so good in all of these silhouettes, congratulations on completing the challenge! </p> <p>You have looked better sick as a dog for these past weeks than I have&nbsp;on a good day. I see fashion was more than just a shot in the arm for you while you were recovering. You truly took the proverbial lemons and made some delicious lemonade from them. Be well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401881 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:43:19 +0000 Windchime 1401881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First, wonderful news about the surgery and its outcome; it sounds like the best possible result!</p> <p>Second, how you manage to look so fab with pleurisy and eye surgery is amazing! My favorite of your stylings is the Banana Republic dress with long cardigan. I love the scarf, stockings, and boots that you chose to wear with it. You are just beautiful in the outfit. Sounds like your kitty loved that outfit, too. :)</p> <p>I also admire your plaid trousers in #1 and those extremely cute Aquatalia boots. And your Siamese cat shirt makes me smile every time I see it!</p> <p>You are inspiring me to see if I can wear skirts and dresses more often during cold weather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401876 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:24:53 +0000 Suz 1401876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, thank you.&nbsp;</p> <p>Going forward, I do think I am going to try to deliberately mix up my silhouettes more often. It seems I don't need to mix colours quite as often as I thought, but silhouette changes make me happy. So I may be able to limit my colours even further (they are already quite limited).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401868 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:06:22 +0000 Lisa 1401868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad to hear the surgery went well. &nbsp;And great job mixing up your looks. &nbsp;Will you do so more often now or do you think you will fall back on a favorite formula instead? &nbsp;Deciding to mix things up more often vs sticking to one formula will be very helpful when you shop in the future. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401545 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:59:40 +0000 Sharon 1401545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love #1 so much! It is sleek and interesting and has the perfect level of androgyny. I am really curious as to whether this is due to the silhouette or the individual pieces. <br />The bootcut silhouette also looks fabulous on you and the turtleneck over a shirt is fab.<br />I think the idea of having a number of complete outfits in a range of silhouettes that can be repeated often sounds like a great idea and one that I think would work well for me. Thank you for the inspiration!<br />Glad to hear the surgery went well. Hope you are recovering quickly and seeing the world in a whole new light! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401478 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:41:11 +0000 Elly 1401478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Photos 3, 4, 7, and 8 are my favorite looks. I know that it is a year or two old, but I just love that sweater in photo 3 on you and was dissappointed to see it didn't get more wear with flairs this fall because it is such a perfect fall piece. I think you've struck the cord with the right shirt for under that turtle here. Seven suprised me, but I like the slightly lighter and more "open" shirt under the cardi. Of course, you look very fab in the new at home dress silhouette. </p> <p>Congrats on the eye surgery and so glad to hear that it is going well. The SO is a candidate for a similar but less complicated procedure and I'm trying to encourage him because he is another one that could greatly benefit eye-health an convenience wise from no specs because of his job. </p> <p>I think it is clear that you have a lot of options . . . my question for your self-reflection is what is keeping you from wearing pieces that you aren't wearing? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401449 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 16:28:31 +0000 Sheila 1401449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are all very nice but my favorites are 3 and 8. I think a broken line really suits you and I like where the line is broken with the belt and the waist&nbsp; placement in 3 and 8 has multiple breaks with the boots and stockings. <br />I see both these are semi- gaminesque silhouetes... kind of reminds me of Michelle Williams style - or yours ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401428 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 14:37:30 +0000 lyn67 1401428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG, these challenges are a&nbsp;delish to my eyes(pun intended:-)). I am so happy your eye sugery went that well, and wish you short recovery and if possible&nbsp;better sight then ever! Your week is full of gorgeous outfits and some great tweaks regarding sillouettes, I have learnt a lot just looking at them. Will see if I can do this challenge for my own week of 7days of work and play, too! </p> <p>Came back to ask will your gorgeous specs&nbsp; be of no use from now on?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401317 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 05:54:41 +0000 catgirl 1401317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad the winter dress is working out for you.&nbsp; I guess I need to eat crow there!&nbsp; :)&nbsp; Are you planning to add more dresses? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401309 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 05:43:23 +0000 columbine(erin) 1401309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on the eye surgery going well.&nbsp;<br />You have really fab pieces and it's fun to see them coming out to play in different ways. The bootcut outfit in 2 was my favorite!&nbsp;</p> <p>P.S.<br />Apologies for scarcity and not reading comments. I don't have good internet anymore.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401292 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 04:58:18 +0000 Anonymous 1401292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing that you can dress so fabulously with eye surgery and recovering from pleurisy. I'm looking forward to your silhouettes next week. The first outfit and your dresses are my favorites.<br /> I did the challenge this past week and found it harder than I thought it would be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401258 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 03:48:08 +0000 Jaime 1401258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on the eye surgery Suz. I had a much simpler procedure, and still need drugstore reading glasses, but I consider it one of my better decisions.<br />Onto the outfits! The most interesting change, which it seems you will be easily integrating, is the winter dress. And I think that adds a lot of variety to your day to day dressing. The flares just don't seem that practical for winter, although they do look good. I do love the simple dark pullover over skinnies look!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401148 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:32:42 +0000 Suz 1401148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Una,</b> great questions!&nbsp;</p> <p>It wasn't hard for me to do this -- for one week. I predict it will get harder in the sense that I will be repeating outfits in some silhouettes really quickly. But since I like to repeat outfits, I also predict that won't bother me. In other words, long term, maybe I'll discover that I can keep a leaner wardrobe as an "outfit" shopper rather than as a "separates" shopper. If I choose to do that. (Which I'm not sure I will).&nbsp;</p> <p>For me, the no-brainers are the FFB outfits of skinnies plus pullovers. The lightbulb moment came a bit earlier with the purchase of a casual dress. Adding a dress really increased my possible work-at-home options. Even <b>one </b>dress. Because I can "accesorize" it (or disguise it, if you prefer) with different pullovers, cardigans, scarves, and tights. Ha!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>kkards</b> -- I am not sure yet whether I will need glasses any more. The hope is that I'll be spec-free, but I rather expect that I'll need drugstore reading glasses for certain reading tasks or low light situations. My distance vision should be good. It's possible my eyes won't adapt to the intermediate zone all that well, either -- only time will tell. I'll need about a month before I know for sure. But since I needed correction at all levels before, and quite high correction, any freedom from specs will be a huge boon to me, even if it is partial.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1/page/2#post-1401082 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 19:12:51 +0000 catgirl 1401082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, coming back to ask the same questions I just asked Linda... do you feel like it was hard to do this or a piece of cake? Any no brainers or rough days or faves? Unexpected lightbulb moments?</p> <p>And I will be posting my outfits tonight when back from cabin. As usual I'm behind the rest of you even on my<br /> own challenge! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1401068 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:58:45 +0000 kkards 1401068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great looks all around,but I must say #6 is my fav. My lounger at home outfits never look that good<br /> And that surgery sounds fantastic, glad it went well. Will you be totally glasses free, or will you need readers ( as you age, not implying your old now!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1401042 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:11:59 +0000 ElleH 1401042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on your successful eye surgery! I love all your different silhouettes &amp; outfits. I know I'm boring because my favorites have less variety. They&nbsp;are 1, 4, 6 &amp; 7.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1401015 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:25:13 +0000 kellygirl 1401015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm making this a fave. I love all of your silhouettes and think they are all smashing. I especially love 1, 4 and 8. You are so creative and your wardrobe is so cohesive. Glad the surgery went well!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1401008 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 15:57:29 +0000 Suz 1401008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Beth Ann</b>, I definitely stick to a specific palette all year round. Mostly blues (from pale blue to ink, and including denim blues), with grey (in all shades from dove to charcoal), white or winter white, berries (from cranberry to fuchsia), and some taupe. A few hits of black used as a colour vs. a neutral.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Sharan</b>, that's a great question. For cold weather, the&nbsp;easiest silhouettes for me to wear are 4/5 and 8/9. So -- slim/ skinny denim with pullovers, either fitted, fluid, or oversized, and easy jersey dresses with some kind of topper. For my outside the home life I would switch out the cozy pullovers for more structured jackets.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also like wearing slouchy skinnies and BF jeans,&nbsp; but in slightly different combos than pictured here -- I prefer with a semi tucked fluid pullover. </p> <p>These would be my "fallback" silhouettes. Wearing track pants and flares takes more effort and determination. Even wearing BF jeans in winter takes some determination (and happy accidents of weather).&nbsp;</p> <p>I rarely wear my wool trousers, I realize -- much as I love them. It's to do with lifestyle combined with weather. I'd wear them lots more if I had an office job.&nbsp;</p> <p>I won't have much variety with the dress looks. Except by layering sweaters over top of the one dress. I do have a knit sweater dress as well that is sleeveless, so I wear it like a jumper in cold weather. I'll have to see how that feels as time goes on.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400876 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:19:02 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1400876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a great week of outfits, Suz. I, too, am in awe at how great you look even in the midst of two eye surgeries. Your celebratory dinner outfit takes the prize--you look stunning in that dress! You have me wanting to try this challenge, though I find it quite daunting for some reason. Like maybe I won't have 5 silhouettes? Or I won't have more than one outfit in some of the silhouettes anyway, for variety down the road? I don't know. It's kind of hard to get my head around.<br />Anyway, I'm wondering: do you have a favorite silhouette among these? or favorites? or any that you really don't want to repeat? (I'm guessing no, on the last question, since you said you felt happy wearing all of them. But in my own case, I know there are silhouettes I struggle with.)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400872 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:07:17 +0000 Beth Ann 1400872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a terrific challenge, and I see you using familiar items in new ways.&nbsp; I notice an interesting color palette emerging:&nbsp; berry, light blue, grey, navy.&nbsp; I know you've worked with many of these colors beofre, but they are arranged in novel and wonderful ways here.&nbsp; You look terrific! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400862 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 03:47:04 +0000 Missey 1400862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Day 6 and 7 are my stand out favorites!&nbsp; All looks are perfect and you took this challenge by storm! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400860 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 03:44:18 +0000 amiable 1400860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Terrific! &nbsp;You look wonderful in every one of these - I especially like the dress with the long cardigan looks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400856 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 03:36:52 +0000 Suz 1400856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Neel</b>, this dress actually <b>feels</b> like PJs, which is why it is my secret at home date night weapon!! :)&nbsp;</p> <p>And <b>Elizabeth</b>, you are so right -- it is in your colours and would look better on you than on me! Maybe they still have some -- Kamalikulture. I really love it. It's body con, but the long sweater hides that. Good thing, too, because a month of illness and no exercise (along with no loss of appetite) means I have put on a few pounds. Ooops!! :)&nbsp;</p> <p>The BR dress will probably work on you with tights, I'd say. Probably not without, although you have the legs for it and could wear it that way for sure. (Thank you -- yes, I am finally over the pneumonia/ pleurisy, although there is some lingering pain from the pleurisy. But at least I got cleared for surgery.)&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Aubergine</b>, I have to admit, I thought of you when I put together the casual dress outfit! Your dresses are an inspiration. :)&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Jackie</b>, the colour combo may look inspired in the photos, but it really isn't. There's a stripe of that lavender-blue in the pants -- just not visible in the photo.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you, <b>Joyce</b>.&nbsp;</p> <p>And I encourage everybody to try <b>Una's</b> challenge at least for a week. It's pretty interesting to try it.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400855 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 03:27:14 +0000 Neel 1400855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am in awe Suz! You are truly a die hard fashionista :). Whoever dresses like this for eye surgery and basically being not 100%? I was chuckling at the easily accessible outfit </p> <p>And what stole my heart was the at home celebratory dinner outfit :). We just eat in our PJs on our celebratory days o_O. You are awesome! Just awesome! Great challenge Una! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400852 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 03:22:44 +0000 Anonymous 1400852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad the eye surgery went well!</p> <p>Love all the outfits, and you really nailed the variety!&nbsp;Seeing so many of your outfits in a row also highlights what an awesome collection of button-down shirts you have and how, even when they just peek out a tiny bit, as in #4 and #5, they add a certain crispness and interest to your look that's really distinctive. Although, I have to admit, my absolute favorite of the outfits is (of course) the casual dress and cardigan in #8. Especially like how the gray tights&nbsp;lighten it up just a little without standing out too much.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400848 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 03:06:45 +0000 Joyce B 1400848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad the surgery went well, Suz.<br /> You look fab as usual in all your outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400844 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 02:59:21 +0000 jackiec 1400844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Suz - outstanding! I am so glad you are on the mend from your surguries. I'd love to have LASIK done one day, my prescription isn't complicated but I can't see without glasses or contacts (which I wear WAY too much....). I am astounded by how well you think outside the box with regard to colour combinations - case in point #1. Wow. I love all your outfits with collared shirts under sweaters too. Perfection. The pattern underneath adds so much depth to the outfit. I really need some practice with that - or at least some good layering shirts. I'm glad to see you are on the mend all around. Can't believe you are rocking it out in frocks as well! Amazing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400834 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 02:43:02 +0000 Elizabeth P 1400834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great week Suz!&nbsp; Love it all.&nbsp; And I'm so glad to hear your surgery went well.&nbsp; And that you are finally over your cold or whatever that was (at least I assume you are!)</p> <p>Your proportions with the layering in #4 are bang on.&nbsp; WTG!&nbsp; Those pants in #1 are to die for.&nbsp; And... love the BR dress so much I just ordered it :).&nbsp; I had thought it would be too short for me, but this time I went the extra mile and actually measured some existing dresses... and it should work! the ruching brings it up a bit.&nbsp; We'll see.&nbsp; <br />The dress in #8, I absolutely LOVE.&nbsp; My colours </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/5-plus-silhouettes-week-1#post-1400830 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 02:36:40 +0000 Suz 1400830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all. YLF kept me going this past month, I swear! And I was able to follow along pretty much every day -- modern medicine is truly a gift.&nbsp;</p> <p>My surgery was not LASIK but a more heavy-duty procedure called Clear Lens Extraction. (Doesn't that sound lovely?) It's actually like cataract surgery, except I did not have cataracts -- I just had very, very poor vision and a very complicated prescription that made good correction via specs and contacts impossible.&nbsp;</p> <p>I can't wait to see your outfits and hear your thoughts, Una! It is a great challenge.&nbsp;</p> <p>unfrumped, you're right that focusing on a few silhouettes makes it easier to get proportions right. And may make it easier to keep a lean closet. Also, for strict figure flattery it might be better; I'm not sure.&nbsp;</p> <p>Vicki, you are sweet, as always. The Aquatalias are in photo 5 with skinnies tucked in. They're a bit hard to make out there.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lisa, we didn't specify any particular silhouettes but sort of made up our own. I just played with what's in the closet and will try to mix it up a bit more next week -- if I can -- although truly, that would be stretching it since this is about the sum total of my possible winter silhouettes, and the flares are already at thing of the past since we have snow on the ground now. ;(</p> <p> </p>