https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 03:32:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1836531 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:38:46 +0000 Lisa 1836531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute outfits. &nbsp;When I first joined YLF I started taking outfit photos and I was amazed at the difference between what the camera showed and what I thought I saw in real life. &nbsp;The camera does not lie and it can be really helpful to review outfits from photos. &nbsp;I learned a lot about fit for my body type over time from photographs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1836367 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 03:18:08 +0000 Beth Ann 1836367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So nice to see your pics! &nbsp;I'm a big fan of both white jeans and crop flares -- and your red shoes add a great dash of color! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1836220 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:40:05 +0000 Inge 1836220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Regarding Finds: I think you were trying to collect them from the Jones New York website? This store isn't yet on our list of supported stores, which means you can't create a Find using the bookmarklet. If you like, you can create a custom find for items found in stores that aren't supported.</p> <p>On this page there's a list of the stores that are currently supported:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/help/">https://youlookfab.com/finds/help/</a></p> <p>This blog post explains how to create custom finds:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/2015/05/12/new-create-your-own-custom-finds/">https://youlookfab.com/2015/05.....tom-finds/</a></p> <p>Do shout if you need help.</p> <p>Inge </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1836213 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:34:44 +0000 Inge 1836213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look amazing, Andi, and it's wonderful to hear the blog post are so helpful (and tempting too, I hear you on that;-)<br />Cropped white jeans can be super versatile, so I don't think you won't regret getting these. I love how you've done a patterned shirt here and then added extra pizzazz with your red sandals.</p> <p>Thanks so much for posting your outfit! </p> <p>And thank you for the kind words Ledonna and RunCarla.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1835072 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 18:34:02 +0000 shopaholic77 1835072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1835071 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 18:20:16 +0000 Laura G 1835071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, I had no idea the engine for this site was home grown. Very nice work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1835049 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:49:02 +0000 Anonymous 1835049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super outfits! I like the way you add a fun touch, like the frayed jeans and the adorable Elvis bag, to business casual looks!<br /> I think a lot of us find photos to be a good data point to help evaluate outfits. I also like to look back and and see what combos of clothing and accessories I was particularly happy with, rather than having to rethink all that again.<br /> Once I accidentally took a video instead of a still picture and discovered I really liked a dress in motion though I was only so-so about it when I stood still in front of the mirror. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834959 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:53:59 +0000 skylurker 1834959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have a preppy streak that appeal to me :)<br /> I like both outfits, maybe it's the Elvis factor but I see nothing wrong in #2, colours look fabulous on you. I'd like to see that #1 shirt tucked...my personal preference for tucked shirts with blazers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834714 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:13:58 +0000 RobinF 1834714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like both of these and I am not a red fan. Love the pop of the red shoes with the first outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834674 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 09:44:04 +0000 Style Fan 1834674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the Elvis bag!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834646 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 05:38:31 +0000 Jenava 1834646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love both outfits as well - preppy fabness with a little fun thrown in...IMO you may be overly critical of the red jacket outfit...we are our own worst critics. &nbsp;I like posting for that reason. &nbsp;Sometimes people love an outfit i wasn't wild about and it changes my mind about something because I see it in a different light when I get feedback. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834643 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 05:11:12 +0000 MsGreer 1834643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE the outfits!! The look super nice on you. Top #2 is my fav and I love the red as well. Is that a Elvis handbag?<br /> hehe </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834636 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 03:49:50 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1834636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are both terrific outfits! I appreciate your lessons learned, though. Lots of good stuff here on YLF!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834597 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:47:54 +0000 rachylou 1834597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We-ell, ok - maybe the jacket is a wee small and short - but if we weren't being picky here... my first reaction was really Wow! Great outfit! Energetic!</p> <p>Maybe a new red jacket can go on your list?</p> <p>Oh and yes: Elvis!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834591 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:38:40 +0000 Angie 1834591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Laura </b>and<b> Andi</b>, the Zappos Collector is broken in Chrome - (for the moment) - but not in <i>Safari.</i> Greg has a very demanding full time job so he can't attend to YLF's tech problems the way he used to. It will eventually be fixed - all in good time. For now - Safari works.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834586 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:19:07 +0000 Laura G 1834586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, the YLF Collect button doesn't seem to work with Zappos. Too bad. I notice a lot of people post their shoe Finds from Amazon, I suspect whether or not they bought them there.&nbsp;</p> <p>When you succeeded with the dress, was that on Zappo's? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834576 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:49:46 +0000 always trying 1834576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree about photos. Fr me it gives a better sense of proportion.&nbsp; </p> <p>Great outfit-you look super.&nbsp; I am another fan of red shoes., and this reminds me I don't wear mine enough..</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834569 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:18:52 +0000 Ledonna N. 1834569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well i like both outfits I really like the red jacket outfit. I personally would have replaced the wedge with the red jacket it makes the outfit seem a bit more bulky. I really love your Elvis bag it is the truth. And I agree with Jenny that pictures can sometimes be deceiving kind of like mirrors in a wrong lighting and mirrors all together. Sometimes it looks funny but looks beautiful in real life I think it depends on what you love sometimes not always what the eye sees.</p> <p>Inge is such a Fab contributor to this forum. Is great we can discover new to us things and checklist and items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834566 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:58:20 +0000 AndiB 1834566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura G, thanks! &nbsp;So I added the YLF collect button to the tool bar at the top, and went to Zappos (which is a connected site I believe), found the Clarks, clicked on the photo, and the YLF Collect This Item box pops down, I hit the Collect This Item button... and nothing. &nbsp;And oddly, I did add a find for a dress a week or so ago. &nbsp;Not sure what I did differently!</p> <p>RachyLou, ok, here are yesterdays. &nbsp;I think the jacket is a little small, so it makes me look bigger than I like to look! &nbsp;And it is boxy, which I don't think does me any favors. &nbsp;I loved the blue and white top with the coral jacket, and paired with another pair of white denim, this time a straight crop (also JNY). &nbsp;And I carried my Elvis Presley purse! &nbsp;Gotta love an Elvis purse!</p> <p>And the shoes are an Anne Kleine lowish wedge, very comfortable... also tried to make a find for this when Angie posted about comfy shoes last week. &nbsp;Alas... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834556 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:26:41 +0000 Aquamarine 1834556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with the photo taking, even if you don't post a lot! It made such a difference for me, including those back shots! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834554 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:25:18 +0000 rachylou 1834554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The pop of red in the shoes gives this outfit energy. Would love to see yesterday's photos... one learns a lot from what doesn't pan out.</p> <p>And yes, so important to try on and have a good look. Photos I think allow you to get outside of yourself and have a better look, although they can be misleading sometimes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834551 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:12:35 +0000 Jenn 1834551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think photos can be misleading sometimes. Some items just look better in motion.</p> <p>Love your patterned blouse and fab bag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834548 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:01:17 +0000 Laura G 1834548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd be happy to help with the Finds if you can share some details about what's not working. It is a little tricky in the beginning, so probably there are others who can benefit too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834547 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:58:38 +0000 Laura G 1834547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your outfit. So nice to see a floral print.</p> <p>Taking photos makes such a difference! I see things in photos that I *don't* see looking in the mirror. I just wore some new items on a weekend trip where someone took photos, and what I saw was oh-I-shouldn't-have-bought-that. I thought it looked fine in the mirror. Obviously it didn't, but it took the photo for me to see it.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834536 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:02:26 +0000 Carla 1834536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good lessons. I love Inge's posts. Great outfit, BTW and welcome to YLF. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834515 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 15:02:09 +0000 karen13 1834515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this look on you! I often find amazing things can look in a photo vs mirror -I just notice different details. Maybe it is the angle is often different. </p> <p>Anyway, love the shoes especially. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834513 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:59:16 +0000 Nomad 1834513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! You look polished and poised.</p> <p>And oh, do I agree with you on the value of photographing. &nbsp;Somehow, proportions and missing/excessive elements are so much easier to see in a picture than on a hangar, or even in a mirror.</p> <p>Looking forward to seeing more outfits from you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834511 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:56:37 +0000 Angie 1834511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's not the photo that is the all important thing here, actually - it's TRYING ON THE OUTFIT IN PERSON and looking in the mirror.&nbsp;</p> <p>Super cute, look.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-ylf-forum#post-1834507 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:34:32 +0000 AndiB 1834507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is my second WIW! &nbsp;These photos are today's outfit. I took photos of yesterday's outfit - did not post - and now, finally, as I'm beginning to photograph my outfits, I see why this is so important (to photograph). &nbsp;I had yesterday's outfit assembled and hanging (I make complete outfits in advance, and hang the pants from an extender, under shirts and topper, so I can see how it all looks together, including accessories). &nbsp;Looked fine on the hanger. &nbsp;When I took pictures yesterday, and looked at them on me? &nbsp;I did not like at all! &nbsp;I was surprised, because I did like how it looked as an idea... just not execution. &nbsp;But here is today's, which I like much better. &nbsp;Shirt Lauren Ralph Lauren (couple summers ago), blazer old Calvin Klein (from a suit, I rarely wear suits anymore), cropped white jeans&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jny.com/d/1510c11587">https://www.jny.com/d/1510c11587</a> &nbsp;(Jones New York, stalked after seeing Inge's July 26 post from Blogger Fashion on the 4th Floor, suddenly had to have cropped, frayed hem jeans&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/2017/07/26/playful-style-with-exuberant-curls/">https://youlookfab.com/2017/07.....ant-curls/</a>&nbsp; ) &nbsp; And these Red Clarks Reedly Salene Sandals, &nbsp;someone posted them here, and I had to stalk these, too. &nbsp;They are super comfortable and I get compliments each and every time I wear them. &nbsp;</p> <p>The funny thing (s) that happened on the way to the YLF forum? &nbsp;</p> <p>1. Learned value of photographing outfits<br />2. Realized how much I've learned here on the forum<br />   a. &nbsp;white jeans are the best, I always resisted them, now I have 3     pairs<br />   b. &nbsp;Forum members have the most exquisite taste (wish I could    remember who inspired me to get the Clarks)<br />   c. &nbsp;Inge's blog summaries are wonderful, and I am always inspired      to make outfits in new ways (or buy something new to      supplement what I already have)<br />3. &nbsp;I am challenged by Finds.... I managed to make a find for a BB   Dakota dress I purchased, but have been unable to for the Clarks or the JNY white jeans. &nbsp;Help? </p>