https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:46:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2041522 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:23:11 +0000 Helena 2041522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So beautiful. You wear jewel tones with the best of them!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2041442 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:35:12 +0000 rachylou 2041442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like that first top! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2041275 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:38:49 +0000 The Cat 2041275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great looks, all of them. You certainly manage to look cool. My favourites are #3 and #5. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2041157 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:46:02 +0000 Janet 2041157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laurie, it is! It’s Glenstone Museum in Potomac — privately owned but free to the public. They limit the number of visitors on any given day, so they grant timed-entry reservations through their website, but I learned that they also admit without reservation anyone who takes the Montgomery County transit bus to the site. I’ll definitely do that next time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2041147 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:15:07 +0000 Laurie 2041147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you about the weather, Janet! (My hair is a barometer of the humidity level around here, and my hair says it's been high...) It was sweltering over the holiday, wasn't it? You certainly beat the heat with these outfits- so cute, every one. And you and your husband are a) adorable and b) clearly loving life. I particularly like the white top in #1 with the shorts. Great proportions. Your sandal collection is enviable - loving the ones in #7.</p> <p>Where is the sculpture garden- that's not DC is it?</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2041129 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:08:45 +0000 Bijou 2041129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look beautiful, especially in the photos with Hubs. Hot and humid weather is tough. I live in a climate with hot dry summers, which is much easier to take. The new shorts are winners on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2041069 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 02:58:03 +0000 Jaime 2041069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great looks but nothing beats your couple selfies! The dress in 5 is my favorite and the first outfit is straight out of my wheelhouse! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040986 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 20:17:05 +0000 texstyle 2040986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some really great summer outfits here Janet - you look fab in all of them, regardless of feeling sticky. We've had a lot more rain this year too so it's been feeling pretty unbearable many days. The only up side is that everyone is feeling it so we all can commiserate and drink our iced drinks in solidarity. :-). I also opt for loose fitting tops - and got a couple of tie front options recently that I really like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040767 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 20:02:19 +0000 Sal 2040767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great summer looks. I love the skirt look. But the pics with Jamie are the best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040759 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 19:29:03 +0000 Janet 2040759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Angie! ❤️ </p> <p>I found the shorts online, in other colors. I didn’t dig further — they might be available through another retailer. Not cheap (although mine were under $100) but nicely made. TTS I’d say — the 10 is nicely roomy on me. The 8 felt a little too snug for summer. I like my shorts on the roomier side. </p> <p><a href="https://www.saintbernard.com/products/long-short-g1?variant=20118096609334" rel="nofollow">https://www.saintbernard.com/p.....8096609334</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040743 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:38:15 +0000 Angie 2040743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, you wear Bermudas with the best of them. Very flattering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040742 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:37:51 +0000 Angie 2040742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER all round. You and Jamie are sooooo adorable. Fab pics!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Janet</b>, I know how much you hate high Summer on the East Coast, but you continue to dress beautifully and look super stylish &nbsp;throughout it. I'm impressed </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040739 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:12:22 +0000 Anonymous 2040739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks like you're having a very fun summer, despite the heat. &nbsp;And doing it all very stylishly, I must say! &nbsp;Happy to see the Anthro dress back in action, BTW. &nbsp;And that skirt is such a winner!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040729 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 17:19:11 +0000 kellygirl 2040729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look so fab in all of these despite the uncomfortable weather. You make hot humid dressing look so stylish! Well done.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040728 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 17:16:00 +0000 nemosmom 2040728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Summer makes me grumpy, too - especially when humid weather meets itchy, suffocating fabrics. UGH.&nbsp; You look breezy and beautiful in all of these! You and hubs are too cute Are those blue highlights in your hair?! SO fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040719 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 16:09:30 +0000 Janet 2040719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, I bought a couple of these tie-front tops a little too loose too, but was worried that if I returned them for the smaller size they would be too short. So I just cinch them a little more and live with the extra volume. I may attempt a little gentle shrinkage in the dryer on the cotton ones too. </p> <p>I’ll check the label on the shorts for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040715 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 15:47:56 +0000 Anonymous 2040715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel you on the heat and humidity issue.Nothing kills style quotient faster than feeling hot and sweaty. &nbsp;And what it does to one's hair? &nbsp;Yuck . &nbsp;I HATE summer when it gets like that. There, I said it. &nbsp;</p> <p>I really like the new Sante Fe shorts, what brand are they? I've dipped my toes into &nbsp;bermuda length shorts this year because of you , and am finding I quite like wearing them. Makes me feel a little more pulled-together than regular shorts. &nbsp;I like all of these looks, Janet, and if you can just replicate these dresses and tops, you will have it covered. &nbsp;I tried /bought a tie-front top this summer, but wish I had paid closer attention to fit before I cut the tags and wore. Mine are so loose and blousy and hang way far away from my body - I just look like a blob. &nbsp;</p> <p>Oh, and although we are not currently in a heat wave (we are in a smoke "wave" instead &nbsp; due to severe forest fires in Northern Ontario ) our ac is not working right now either. The part is "on order". &nbsp;Sigh. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040705 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 15:09:32 +0000 JAileen 2040705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really love the blue dress with the pattern. Very clever to remove the sleeves! The dress looks great on you, and the fabric reminds me of the Japanese shibori patterns.</p> <p>Our AC went out a couple years ago during a heat wave and it took ten days to get a new unit. My husband went to work every day, but I was home sweating, so I sympathize. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040702 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 14:57:33 +0000 Janet 2040702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all!</p> <p>Carla, our AC stopped working two days ago, the day I was sweltering in the sculpture park. Got home and it was 83 in the house. Fortunately the repair guy got here quickly and fixed it — it’s a brand new system! Hope that’s not an indicator of things to come. :-O</p> <p>Anna, yes! Thanks for collecting that top and giving me the idea. I saw it in store and decided to try it. It’s a little expensive for what it is, but I liked the colors — a little change of pace from all the black and white and blue I wear all summer. </p> <p>Bonus, snapshots from the museum/gardens. Wonderful place. Photos not allowed in the galleries, but an amazing collection — Warhol, Serra, Basquiat, Koons, Calder, Rothko, etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040699 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 14:43:04 +0000 Carla 2040699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The weather you describe (hot and humid) is EXACTLY what we are experiencing and our house A/C is on the fritz! (Part for fix comes this week - fingers crossed.) And yes, clothes need to be easy care, 'cause they go in the wash after one wear. Looking at #3 and #5 make ME feel cool. You and DH are super cute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040698 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 14:42:51 +0000 Peri 2040698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Seriously don't see any "awful" here. I always look at the pictures first and I was thinking how elegant you look and that you had solved your dress problem. Sometimes it would be good if we could "see ourselves as others see us". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040696 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 14:38:37 +0000 annagybe 2040696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh you got the top that I was considering<br /> ETA great looks despite the heat </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040689 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 13:24:41 +0000 Aquamarine 2040689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i wish I looked as good when “muddling through.” All outfits are super fab. Since I am in shorts-buying mode, I am trying to assess how you can pull off Bermuda shorts without looking frumpy. Something about the proportions and slim fit at the knee really work here. Your long legs help too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040688 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 13:20:46 +0000 Anonymous 2040688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The blue and white dress and black and white skirts are my favorites! And even I was sweaty and grumpy yesterday (helping mom move). Sleeveless dresses FTW </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-couple-random-wiw#post-2040686 Sun, 07 Jul 2019 13:15:50 +0000 Janet 2040686@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Representative of how I’m dressing this summer so far. Of course, we are now getting into the thick of bad hot and humid weather, my absolute least favorite to dress for. It doesn’t cool off overnight. I’m sitting outside at 8am and it’s 80 degrees with 93% humidity. It rains nearly every day at some point. </p> <p>These pics were before it got really gross. The hotter it gets, the more casual my outfits get, because I know I will sweat and my clothes need to be washed more often. My outfits also get looser, and less flattering. I do not feel my best in summer AT ALL. It makes me grumpy. I was just saying to my husband yesterday that I’ve been living in this area for all of my 54 years and I’ve always hated summer here, so someday I swear we will arrange our lives so that I can have a more pleasant summer climate! </p> <p>1-2 worn to work at studio and host a visitor. New favorite shorts from a boutique in Santa Fe. Now I wish I’d bought both colors. </p> <p>3 Worn for errands and grabbing dinner with friends</p> <p>4 Hubs and I out for a day date. I wore a basic blue V neck tee and the black sarong pants with silver sandals. </p> <p>5 Anthro dress from a couple of years ago. I hated how the elastic-banded sleeves felt, and they made the dress too warm for summer wear, so I had my tailor remove them. Much more wearable now. </p> <p>6 old blue tee dress from Anthro - I wore this on a very hot day to walk around an outdoor sculpture park and indoor museum and sweated my ass off. Fortunately this dries quickly and is very loose, so it worked, but I don’t look great in pics from that day. Mirror selfie is the most flattering shot by far.</p> <p>7 on a boat with hubs on the night before July 4th - a friend invited us out for fireworks on the water. Great time! I wore this new top from Nordstrom with the shorts from 1-2. </p> <p>So the pattern I’m seeing is that I’m choosing roomier tops for summer, which is not always my most flattering look. But it makes summer weather a little more bearable. </p> <p>I’m also learning that I need to keep a good supply of sleeveless or nearly sleeveless lightweight dresses that are airy and casual for summer, but most of those styles just are not flattering on me. I look awful in shapeless shifts, and those are the coolest style. And many fabrications do not appeal to me in the summer - so many things are itchy/scratchy or don’t breathe. So I’m continuing to muddle through the summer however I can! </p>