https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:25:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683524 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:06:27 +0000 Anonymous 1683524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Miss Ginger - that's very sweet of you ! &nbsp;And I am now adopting the expression "Good Night". &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683521 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:03:13 +0000 Anonymous 1683521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Viva - thanks my friend:) &nbsp; &nbsp;Something I noticed about wearing that skirt yesterday that helped a lot : wearing a knit pencil skirt (even a looser fit one) forces me &nbsp;to stand up straight and activate my core muscles . &nbsp;That alone takes about 5-8 lbs off of one's appearance. &nbsp;I think the fact that this top had the floaty (cheesy- lol) white layer over a dark print underlayer made it work. &nbsp;Any heavier of a fabric on top and it would not have draped as well. &nbsp;</p> <p>Wishbone Collection has the best shoes/sandals/boots ever. I am more than obsessed with this line &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683499 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:06:35 +0000 viva 1683499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry I am so late to chime in!</p> <p>And I will begin by admonishing you. <i>"And first off : the legs look like that because I'm in heels and twisting to get the side view of the top. Everyone's legs do this."</i> Uh, no. Not <i>quite</i> like that. Just shut up. You have amazing legs.&nbsp;</p> <p>(As my sweet mother says: "When someone pays you a compliment, just smile and say 'thank you.'" )</p> <p>And I will share my fears. <i>"And the crop thing I refer to is that white layer that sits mid -torso in the front ....the kiss of death for those of us with , um, full breasts." </i>I was nervous of the side view because of the "chest issue," I will admit it. But thank you for including that view because my fears were totally allayed. This top is interesting from the front and flattering from the side.</p> <p>You really, really need to wear this outfit more, and definitely the skirt and shoes more. You look great here, as everyone has said. And I want those sandals.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683498 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:05:32 +0000 Ginger 1683498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good night, this is INCREDIBLE! I adore this look on you. I'm so glad you just gave it a try. I know exactly what you mean about things that <i>shouldn't</i> work and yet somehow <i>do</i>, and that top is a perfect example. The choice of shoes and necklace really keep it interesting. And yes, keep taking the close-up selfies! I love your eyes and makeup.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683477 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:28:36 +0000 skylurker 1683477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say it's hard-edged professional. The proportions work very well.<br /> Who wears traditional professional outfits anymore ? I associate them with flight attendants and other hostesses now.</p> <p>And I don't know if it's the hair colour or the make up or they always look like that and it's the first time I notice, but your eyes are stunning beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683388 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:16:34 +0000 Anonymous 1683388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy - yes, I'll bake bread &nbsp;I've always wanted to wear a headscarf, so that might be the perfect opportunity.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683360 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:50:13 +0000 sylvie55 1683360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've got a great sense of style, lisap, not to mention gorgeous. You are really rocking that outfit! And the shoes are genius. Must ... have ...some. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683239 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:58:17 +0000 Chris987 1683239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know this is Lisa's post, and I already commented on how fab her outfit is. Lisa I love ALL your postings they are so refreshing and your style is truly awesome. However&nbsp;I hope you will indulge me while I&nbsp;hijack this post&nbsp; to make a couple of other comments .</p> <p>Someone asked about Kensie - I just bought some shoes by this brand from L&amp;T and I think Nordstrom carries them too...I think this&nbsp;is the same brand as Lisa's top. I believe I've seen tops too at Nordstrom online.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Runcarla</b> you are too funny! Love your comment about <br />"<i>Tip over the flower pot of your psyche and put a plug in the hole so that all the positive stuff folks are sending your way doesn't leak out the bottom</i>." That is so fabulous in so many ways! </p> <p>and <b>Aliona...</b>totally love what you said&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><i>I'm 100% with Chouette in appreciating your honesty on the forum. Without bravely open folk like you and Una, the rest of us might feel we have to bottle our feelings. I'm all in favour if the power of positivity, but, without a dash of honesty and realism, too much positivity can feel empty and backfire. <b>No one can learn the art of debate without considering the other perspective. </b></i></p> <p>&nbsp;That last line needs to be shouted from the rooftops and on every US newspaper front page from now until November. Not that I think it will, but a girl can dream.....:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683224 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:11:47 +0000 RobinF 1683224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also like this look, I would call it artsy professional. Shoes are great, you look very polished. I also enjoy your honest posts because many of us struggle with the same issues, but I also think you need to be kinder to yourself. You really look great and are a good example to us here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683221 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:01:07 +0000 Bijou 1683221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm another that loves this look. I do get your hesitation about the style of your top. To you looking down, you probably feel like it hits your bust and just hangs there (almost like a maternity top). However, to us, we do not look at you from that angle and get the full picture. Your top is flattering, soft and floaty and give you a great shape. You really rock this skirt - I hope to see more of you in them! Fashionably professional.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683214 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:47:29 +0000 Anonymous 1683214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really, really love this outfit. It's that perfect, stylish, black-and-white-for-summer look. Great proportions. IkWYM about the fall from the bust look of tops like this, but there's enough drape in the upper layer and fit in the underlayer to avoid that look here. </p> <p>I'm 100% with Chouette in appreciating your honesty on the forum. Without bravely open folk like you and Una, the rest of us might feel we have to bottle our feelings. I'm all in favour if the power of positivity, but, without a dash of honesty and realism, too much positivity can feel empty and backfire. No one can learn the art of debate without considering the other perspective. </p> <p>Please keep being you--one of my favourite people on here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683194 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:37:07 +0000 rachylou 1683194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, do you want to bake bread? I believe you are a punk at heart and should come work with us, lol. Ok. Naught to do with this outfit - altho there IS a punk-prep connection. Anyhoo, I like this outfit. But I want to make the short chain necklace a long one, because that would make it more punk. I love punk. </p> <p>What? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683090 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 03:47:04 +0000 Anonymous 1683090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sandy G - lol! They aren't very chunky at all , so I'm not sure what you mean And yep, they are super comfortable . I do have a pair of back suede sandal lace-ups with a block heel that I was considering wearing , and I'll definitely give those a try next time . I'm not a wearer of delicate shoes - they don't feel modern to me right now - and you're not likely going to find me in white shoes unless they are Birks:). I appreciate the comment though - interesting how others see things! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683085 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 03:38:08 +0000 SandyG 1683085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I seriously love the lace top, and think the skirt is a fab addition to your work wardrobe (hesitation? I have a towering stack of alterations just like this :))</p> <p>Try as I might, I'm not loving the chunky black sandals with your outfit. Maybe I have an un-sugared eye for black footware with your pretty legs? Tell me they're comfortable and I'll shush up!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look/page/2#post-1683080 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 03:25:46 +0000 Anonymous 1683080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Runcarla - I am dutifully hanging my head and acknowledge the reprimand . I don't think I've ever heard from you before - and knowing you're a fellow fitness buff ...well, I'm paying attention . Hole in flower pot is plugged </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1683079 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 03:22:51 +0000 Anonymous 1683079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alright - and first off : the legs look like that because I'm in heels and twisting to get the side view of the top. Everyone's legs do this . But on the other hand- as they say , the legs are the last to go - lol.</p> <p>Elizabeth - Kensie is a junior-ish brand at The Bay . They have a little department . The odd gem can be found . </p> <p>And the top - it's all one piece . And the crop thing I refer to is that white layer that sits mid -torso in the front ....the kiss of death for those of us with , um, full breasts . But I'm surprised , pleasantly , that it doesn't look too bad . </p> <p>And this EF skirt ? I am embarrassed that I let a $300 skirt or whatever stupid amount it was sit unworn for so long . It was so comfortable ! I will be wearing it regularly now , knowing that it fits </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1683054 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 02:24:48 +0000 Janet 1683054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! And heck yes, look at those legs. You look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1683044 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 02:13:35 +0000 Jaime 1683044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The proportions look perfect to me. I would wear this (hope that doesn't discourage you ) and believe me a crop top is somewhere I will never go. Honestly you look gorgeous.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1683034 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 01:53:11 +0000 Carla 1683034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, l am going to threaten you like I have threatened one other fabber...if there are any more outbursts from you about poor body image, I will spank you! Tip over the flower pot of your psyche and put a plug in the hole so that all the positive stuff folks are sending your way doesn't leak out the bottom.</p> <p>You have a wonderful body, good hair, a fun wardrobe, and rock'n style sense. I've got my eye on you...so mind what I've said....:-D </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1683031 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 01:38:28 +0000 Anonymous 1683031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I encourage you to keep on with your professional looks and to not descend into overly casual clothes this summer. I've been dressing up daily and I am liking how pulled together I look when I catch a glimpse of myself in windows/mirrors.</p> <p>I think this outfit is really a good combination of dressy AND cool (as in a breezy summer outfit). I particularly like the side profile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1683026 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 01:27:37 +0000 Elizabeth P 1683026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Add me to the list of fans, Lisa. You look fantastic. I'd call this Lisa professional, not traditionally professional. It may be up a notch, or two, but it still seems true to you. Very clever top... I've never heard of Kensie, is that a store? Or it it a line sold elsewhere?<br /> Love the sandals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1683022 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 01:17:28 +0000 Brooklyn 1683022@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually don't think of that as a cropped top because of the way you are wearing it layered over the other top. And clever to layer it over a floral top too! Really truly this looks fabulous on you. Makes me wish for summer. Almost </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1683015 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:58:31 +0000 CocoLion 1683015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic outfit. &nbsp;I am in love with the way the skirt works with those sandals. &nbsp;Must wear them together again. &nbsp;The top is modern and makes the more traditional pencil skirt more fashionable, so a happy thing that you had to keep it (I'm assuming you missed the return window, that happens to me ALL the time, I have 6 pairs of unworn sandals from last year). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1682995 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:38:46 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1682995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are some seriously ripped legs and arms, Lis. &nbsp;It is a very traditionally flattering look for you. You have gotten into some more trendy silhouettes lately, which I also deeply appreciate, but sometimes it's good to just run with something you know will look great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1682989 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:34:27 +0000 Suz 1682989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are you kidding? This is gorgeous!! I absolutely love it and love it on you. I would like a top like that myself! I don't consider it a crop top at all because, well, it's not (we are not talking a bared midriff here). It's a lovely proportion on you and you are looking svelte and sensational. Love the sandals, too. I can just feel the texture of that soft leather. Browns has some great stuff. Wish we had one in Kingston although for my wallet it is probably best we do not!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1682985 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:31:27 +0000 chouette22 1682985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of my favorite outfits of yours. You look absolutely fab. Look at those toned legs!! I too love your sandals. I have a very similar pair (beige though) with the exact same criss-cross design. I think they are the most flattering pair I have for my legs, but they are not comfortable at all. I wear them just a couple of times per year, but they are too pretty to part with.&nbsp;<br />"For those of you still indulging me here on the forum (why do I let myself get sucked into those body image conversations when I should know better??)" &gt; I came too late to the other thread, but would like to add here that I have always appreciated it when you were so honest about your feelings and frustrations. I know, I know, positive thinking and all that, but to me it is incredibly helpful to know that other women of my age struggle with the same issues. Don't regret those posts - they have helped me, and I bet I am not alone.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1682977 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:22:27 +0000 columbine(erin) 1682977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have really beautiful eyes. The skirt and top fit you perfectly and I love the modern angles created by the sheer part of the top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1682968 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:09:10 +0000 Maneera 1682968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a gorgeous top, Lisa. Love the proportions here. You don't look traditionally professional.....but you do look 2016 professional - if you know what I mean? I'd wear that outfit in a heartbeat....even to work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1682967 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:09:05 +0000 Sheila 1682967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like this on you Lisa ! it is actually now one of my favorites ! Love the drama of it all... and you DO have a great figure ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/621-hilo-experimental-work-look#post-1682964 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:06:00 +0000 Linda 1682964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love everything about that outfit! </p>