https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 23 May 2026 20:34:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-750306 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:29:58 +0000 Lisa 750306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The lightest I will go with footwear is tan. I like a little bit of contrast. Like you Kari, I'm not a fan of forgotten clothing. But I do like the illusion of a longer line that pairing similar hose and shoes will bring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-750211 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:07:07 +0000 Isabel 750211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ruth LOL ! I LOVE that as a rule of thumb, if someone HAS to ask , then maybe it is too skin toned.</p> <p>Kari, that is interesting and I totally agree. I had never thought of it in those terms. But you are right ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-750142 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:01:11 +0000 Anonymous 750142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL rachylou!</p> <p>For the most part, I don't like nude colors--particularly tops. I want people to know I'm fully clothed. They shouldn't have to do a double take, or ask me, to find out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-750130 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:47:54 +0000 Anonymous 750130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you Kari. I would wear tan/khaki pants but never a nude legging. Nude shoes are more flattering to my speckled legs if they have a texture or print (like leopard) as well. I just bought my daughter a nude camisole and I'm having misgivings already. She's enjoying my horrified reaction before I realize she has it on under certain low-cut tops! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749930 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:14:17 +0000 ramya 749930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Been there done thst sadly...<br /> Wore a beige legging with a tunic (indian Kammez) style couple of years ago and my friend mentioned that she thought I wore a dress :D...<br /> I Never realized it was close to my skin tone before that. And stopped wearing it immediately </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749754 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:47:04 +0000 Aziraphale 749754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, I agree with you. When I was in college, I had a nude-ish ballet-type top -- you know, scoop neck with tight long sleeves -- that I used to wear under a loose chambray shirt that I would leave partially undone. One day I was out with friends at a dark club and one of them said, Oops, your top button's come undone, and went to do it up for me. Then she realized I was wearing a full-coverage top underneath, but it looked just like skin tone in the dim lighting -- she thought I was giving the boys a show. I never wore the top after that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749747 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:39:55 +0000 Kari 749747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mo, just to clarify, I see your blush tops as being distinct enough from your skin tone (and many of them have a sheen or different texture) that it doesn't give me that reaction. Matte, body-fitting knits seem to be the most problematic. I especially love the blush jackets that you, Aida, and Angie have; the leather is substantial and structured and the color is a lot more pink than your skin.<br /> (I can't wear blush myself; it's one of my zombie-fying, soul-sucking colors.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749727 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:24:54 +0000 Kari 749727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou: my childhood hometown has a nudist colony that sponsors an annual "bare buns fun run" up a mountain. (No, I haven't and don't plan to participate!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749724 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:23:31 +0000 Mo 749724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think only nude looking pants give me this reaction. Heck, I own blush tops and nude pumps myself lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749723 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:22:59 +0000 Kari 749723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Echo, thinking about it, I like lace with nude lining as long as the lace isn't also nude. But I see where that look may not be appropriate-for example, I dont think dark lace with a nude-to-me layer would be appropriate in most workplaces. It seems more cocktail hour or date night wear to me. </p> <p>To Rae's point, I've also grown to prefer nude shoes that slightly contrast to my skin tone, through texture or color. For instance, I use pale yellow lace-up pumps as my favorite "nude" shoe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749716 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:16:36 +0000 Anonymous 749716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Opsy, wait... I do like lace over nude lining and nude shoes.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749635 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:40:19 +0000 Echo 749635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While I completely agree with you and would never wear skin-toned pieces other than shoes, I differ in that I think that most wearers know full-well what they are doing and the impression it gives. They have mirrors I presume; they know what they look like and they WANT others to do a double-take.</p> <p>But now that I consider the issue more fully, I rather like lace dresses with nude linings. And prudish pieces like midi dresses with conservative necklines in an almost-nude (but not mistaken for skin colour nude) are oddly appealing to me when done properly. Maybe this is along the same notion others have mentioned about taupe and it being just different enough from skin tone while still being neutral. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749620 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:28:01 +0000 Anonymous 749620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, no skin color anything for me either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749614 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:15:44 +0000 rae 749614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you loud and clear! I passed on a karen kane dress recently - and tan jeans this weekend - for this very reason. I also really like my nude shoes to at least have a different texture, like snakeskin or patent or suede. As for the low contrast top/bottom/boot thing, I like a nice long line as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749603 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:06:11 +0000 rachylou 749603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm afraid of seeing something I don't want to see. I don't consider it prudery.</p> <p>Once climbed a trail up beside a small waterfall. At the top of the waterfall, whoa! A colony of nudists. Pale, potbellied nudists. Not pretty. Not pretty at all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749597 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:03:39 +0000 bj1111 749597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>this is how i feel about the exposed jean zip. makes it look like the wearer forgot to zip up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749596 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:03:33 +0000 April 749596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree completely, Kari -- and I can't even get used to "nude" shoes for this reason. I just don't like the look against my skin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749595 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:03:10 +0000 catgirl 749595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, I'm making an exception for my nude-to-me heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749592 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:00:38 +0000 Caro in Oz 749592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree - apart from shoes. On the rare occasions I wear heels I find my nude shoes work with everything, maybe because they are a pinky beige which is the colour of my skin. Although since seeing Angie's blush jacket......... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749570 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:28:32 +0000 K. Period. 749570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup. I learned my lesson when I was 18 and bought a pair of almost-nude-tone leggings. I got so many double takes and comments that I vowed never again. Nude shoes I don't mind in the slightest (like you). I also don't mind artful suggestions of nudity when a person is going for a very seductive cocktail look. However, like you, I don't want to do a double take when someone walks by in shorts and a long tunic. Unless it is a beach cover up, all tops and bottoms should be accounted for! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749556 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:18:18 +0000 catgirl 749556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I avoid like the plague anything that is the color of my skin on any part of my body. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-not-so-profound-style-realization#post-749555 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:16:52 +0000 Kari 749555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Watching passers-by in the airport, I've realized that I don't like clothing that gives the illusion that someone forgot to put on a piece of clothing. For example: short shorts or skirts with long tops that could make it look like the wearer is pantsless, or close-fitting dresses/skirts/pants/leggings/swimwear that are super close to the wearer's skin tone and give the illusion of partial or full nudity. Perhaps I'm a bit of a prude? </p> <p>I can wrap my brain around taupe if it's distinct enough from the wearer's complexion. But most of the time tight layers that are close to a person's skin color gives me the fleeting impression that someone isn't actually wearing that item, be it a top or pants, and I'm assuming that's not what most people want the reaction to be to what they wear. </p> <p>But I like clothing combinations that give the illusion of wearing fewer layers/separates. For example: dark skinny jeans and boots in a similar shade; wearing semi-opaque hose that's close to the color of shoes, pairing a top with a similarly or identically hued skirt to create the effect of a dress (something I did a lot last year with my chartreuse pencil skirt and dolman-sleeved sweater.)</p> <p>ETA: Also, I like and wear "nude" shoes, maybe because I'm not uncomfortable at the idea of someone "forgetting" to wear shoes as I am about other pieces of clothing. </p> <p>What's your take on these effects? </p>