https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:20:35 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968879 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:09:57 +0000 Suz 968879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hadn't realized that I had so many florals, either, Elizabeth. I guess it makes sense, in a way -- a girly, feminine look is probably my "shadow style" and so they &nbsp;make an appearance especially in summer when I also wear more dresses.&nbsp;</p> <p>Una, I couldn't resist that nail polish, could I?&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968850 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:16:04 +0000 Elizabeth P 968850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late to this one as well, on weekends I do my best to stay away from the computer.&nbsp; But what a wonderful start to the week... to see a "pic heavy" post from Suz!&nbsp; </p> <p>It's awesome to see your style laid out like this Suz.&nbsp; And funnily enough, I went straight to the pics before reading your thoughts, and thought "hmm" about the same shoes you are questioning. I think they are fine, just not at 10.&nbsp; And wow, do you ever rock the florals!&nbsp; I hadn't realized you had so many pieces, they really add oomph to your overall look.&nbsp; Love love love the kimonos.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968831 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:38:43 +0000 vibgyor004 968831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YOU LOOK FAB in all the pictures Suz...love all your outfits and combinations! I m going to steal some ideas from here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968813 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:56:50 +0000 Anonymous 968813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late to this party I'm afraid But wow! so glad I joined! How fab to see a lot of your outfits all in one place. You have really got your style groove as I think you look wonderful. There is a real cohesion to everything and the items you have play together so well. I agree with Deb, you are an inspiration and I'm glad I 'met' you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968812 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:49:02 +0000 harmonica 968812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning Suz! You have honed your style and it is beautiful and professional! So inspiring to see your WIW's and read your wise comments. Thanks for your contribution! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968761 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 05:45:17 +0000 catgirl 968761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love nail polish puns.</p> <p>There is nothing I can say that everyone else hasn't said better.&nbsp; You are a style icon and inspiration in every way, Suz.&nbsp; Truly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968723 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 03:07:42 +0000 Jaime 968723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well you said we do not have to examine in minute detail but we can if we want to right? You are in&nbsp;your style zone and I lost track of how many outfits I thought I would choose as my favorite as I flipped through. You may not be a fashion pro (I wouldn't want you to give up your writing), but you certainly have reached mentor status in my book! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968693 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 02:14:08 +0000 deb 968693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are truly an inspiration and can hardly wait until I reach your style level. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968676 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 02:01:46 +0000 amiable 968676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your set, and the cohesiveness of your style.&nbsp; I also love your observations about necklines (and it makes me think I should observe mine more closely).</p> <p>What a fabulous season! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968659 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:42:18 +0000 Suz 968659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Pil, you did not at all! I am sorry that my caps were shouting. I was <b>honoured</b>, of course! Just surprised! &nbsp; </p> <p></p> <p>And Pil, speaking of people who are coming into their own style-wise. You have made such amazing strides in one short season here!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968648 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:35:24 +0000 pil 968648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry, I didn't intend to embarrass or offend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968636 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:22:40 +0000 Susie 968636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't add any more to what has already been said. You really have mastered your style. You have such a great collection of summer looks here. The colors and shapes suit you so well and really work well together. Very well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968634 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:20:50 +0000 Suz 968634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for those compliments, Sveta -- coming from you they are all the more treasured, since you are one of my YLF icons! As for the fuchsia, I think we can probably manage that somehow....hehheheh. Actually, today I bought a nail polish called...wait for it: <b>BACK TO THE FUCHSIA! &nbsp;</b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968630 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:12:32 +0000 Sveta 968630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, you have mastered the most challenging dressing for us - summer! You have such a strong integrity to your&nbsp;outfits now-&nbsp; both in color and in style - it is really inspiring!<br />I hear you on the Clarks sandals: somehow they feel too heavy for you even though the color is right. I think this is because there is such a swing now to more refined footwear, don't you think? Too bad SE sandals are not that comfortable, they look great. I did not buy a similar pair of NW &nbsp;sandals because I had a suspicion they would not b comfortable enough. Too bad when style does not come with the comfort! :-(<br />If I have a wish about your summer wardrobe it is for you to get more fuchsia in it because IT-IS-THAT-GREAT-ON-YOU!!! :-)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968599 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:40:33 +0000 Sarah A 968599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow wow wow! I have been revisitng your post and pic over and over yet I still dont feel like I have managed to construct a cohesive comment. I really love the tightly edited collection you have put together for the season. I like how you are making the florals fresh and the consistancy you bring to a variety on looks. I am taking lessons Your lessons learned are showing top marks in your fab x authentic outfits here :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968587 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:21:53 +0000 Lantana 968587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This post, along with Claire's, are powerful demonstrations to me of the lessons that can be learned on the forum. You and she have arrived at a style that is integral with your essence; you both inspire me.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968553 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:28:21 +0000 Suz 968553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><span>Unfrumped: You asked,<i> "Are you able to find a magic length or fit or are you finding that some jackets only go with a couple of bottoms and that's okay? Or do I have poison eyes and am fretting over things that other people will not notice?"</p> <p></i>Hmmm. Good question. As you can see, I'm wearing different jacket lengths and cuts here. So there is no magic length and fit, and no,&nbsp;I don't try to wear all jackets with all bottoms. Typically I wear my cropped denim jackets to dress down dresses and skirts (though I can also imagine wearing them with high waisted trousers, if I had any). I wear cropped and reasonably short (i.e. hip length)&nbsp;blazers with just about everything (with some fiddling, perhaps.) So some of these jackets do work with (straight) skirts and jeans and trousers. &nbsp;I wear other jackets very selectively. The long blazer in the fuchsia silk suit is not a great style for me; it works best in a column of colour, though I might wear it open with denim.&nbsp;<br /><i><br /></i>In my case, the necklines of tops seem to be key to getting overall proportions right. If I go too wide and low, I won't look right to myself, no matter what (i.e. even with a great topper -- though of course that would help give some needed structure.) So I am paying very strict attention to that right now. What necklines will work for me <b>WITHOUT</b> a jacket? (Because I need to go jacketless a lot in summer).&nbsp;<br /><i></p> <p></i></span> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968551 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:27:35 +0000 Caro in Oz 968551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love how everything has come together in these outfits. The colours are just so right for you (&amp; the season). The fit is great &amp;, as you said to Sarah, the scale is spot on for you&nbsp;:) Fabulous Suz! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968548 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:24:57 +0000 Nicole D 968548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous! &nbsp;You look so "put together". You have arrived stylewise. &nbsp;Celebrate it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968547 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:21:11 +0000 Suz 968547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>PRO??</b></p> <p>You guys are joking, right?&nbsp;</p> <p>Everything I know I learned from the <b>real</b> pro. And you know who she is!&nbsp;</p> <p>The brilliance of a real pro is that she can figure out what will work for all kinds of body types and situations. I don't think I have that talent. &nbsp;I haven't even figured it out completely for myself. But I do enjoy the process of imagining.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also like how we can learn from our mistakes. I've learned plenty from my own over the past few years. Even outfits that seemed great at the time now make me cringe. There wasn't necessarily anything "wrong" with them, by the way. They were very nice. But I am only now <b>BEGINNING</b> to see a way towards an authentic style. </p> <p>Sara, it's interesting you mention Claire. I see this happening very clearly (um, no pun intended!)&nbsp;&nbsp;in her posts. It's really her, you know? Such brilliance. I've seen it more and more in Sona's posts, too. And Rae's too -- even though she has been doubtful about her new style direction.&nbsp;</p> <p>Which is not to say I haven't also seen it in others (I remember when GP - Natalie showed a sudden flowering. I also remember a huge leap in Sveta, who now has YLF iconic status.) </p> <p>Anyway -- point is,&nbsp;some of us come here&nbsp;less tutored than others, some have lesser means so take a while to build our wardrobes, some undergo a big change that suddenly discombobulates, or catapults us into style stratosphere.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy/page/2#post-968532 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 22:49:20 +0000 pil 968532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've often though what Mochi said about you going pro, Suz. Yet another hat to add to your collection </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968497 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:59:31 +0000 MNsara 968497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, Suz goes professional!&nbsp; I like the sound of that ;-)</p> <p>Just wanted to say that I love unfrumped's observation:&nbsp; 'lots of variety but with unity too'.</p> <p>I just might have to start my own cheat sheet of pointers:<br />Suz's 'lots of variety but with unity too'.<br />Claire's 'become one with your style' </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968496 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:53:51 +0000 Mochi 968496@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have really come into your fashion element. In fact, your sense of style goes beyond knowing what's good for you; you have such a great understanding of the principles that I think you could be a professional at this. Anyway, I love all these looks on you. None are repetitive but they all are quintessentially you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968486 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:38:18 +0000 unfrumped 968486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a wonderful display! You are an excellent style student--with lots of innate talent! I see a lot more blue and white and less taupe and fuchsia this season--but those still go with a lot of your new pieces. Lots of variety but with&nbsp; unity, too.</p> <p>I'm hoping to learn some more from what your are doing, too. You mentioned smaller prints, but are you seeking out more solids this year? I didn't used to think of myself as overly-printed, because I&nbsp;do have a lot of solids, &nbsp;but I'm finding even some quiet prints are&nbsp;either limiting versatility, or somehow not looking as refined as a solid.&nbsp;Hmmm.</p> <p>And still being vexed by proportions! My jackets are&nbsp;not&nbsp;only not&nbsp;universal, they are sometimes not "going" even with things I think they ought to. I'll find&nbsp;my &nbsp;fuchsia jacket's shoulders are not strong enough for certain bottoms, and this other jacket is a bit too short, but this one looks too formal, and on and on. Are you able to find a magic length or fit or are you finding that some jackets only go with a couple of bottoms and that's okay? Or do I have poison eyes and am fretting over things that other people will not notice? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968392 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:11:53 +0000 rachylou 968392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know what's cool, is to "step back" - i.e. look at all the thumbnails for the overall gestalt. There's a lot of consistency there and it's very tight, even though there are so many outfits. Very nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968391 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:07:33 +0000 Eliza 968391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz- what a delightful wardrobe you have assembled. Your color palettes, sense of proportion and style read fresh, composed and radiant to my eye. Thanks for sharing. A very well curated closet is yours! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968388 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 17:59:07 +0000 Suz 968388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a <b>great</b> question, Sara!!&nbsp;</p> <p>The answer is that there are <b>no</b> items languishing unworn. But there <b>are</b> a few more items than you see here. I have denim shorts, a pair of black and white checked shorts, a couple of white button downs (slightly different styles) &nbsp;and a few more casual t-shirts and&nbsp;tops, mostly&nbsp;purchased last year. I also have an off-white mesh sleeved sweater from Gap as well as this cobalt one.&nbsp;I do wear these items pretty constantly in my work-at-home capsule.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also have another summer dress, plus a new one I just bought, pictured below. And a new silk shell, courtesy of you! I bought it as a back-up for the fuchsia suit outfit, and I&nbsp;plan to wear it with the cobalt shorts, tucked but draped over the waistband of the shorts for a boxy look similar to what Angie describes in this morning's blog post.&nbsp;</p> <p>And then there are items in my dressy capsule that do not get worn as often, but which are necessary.&nbsp;</p> <p>You can see that even here the colours are similar and the patterns, too. Interesting -- I have not been so conscious of that, but it seems I'm beginning to get a sense of the scale that will work best for me. Last year I had some items that I loved in theory, but I found the prints too overwhelming and strong for me.&nbsp;</p> <p>ETA: Also have my Breton striped cotton sweater -- equally a workhorse, but not on super hot days.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968368 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 17:39:07 +0000 MNsara 968368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, what an inspiring collection of outfits!&nbsp; You have truly honed in on your style and the art of dressing stylishly fab for any occasion whether it's formal, or professional, or casual.</p> <p>I also love your color pallet as it's not entirely neutral, but the addition of blues, a bit of bold pink, and the florals keep it fresh and modern.</p> <p>Does this pretty much represent your spring/summer closet?&nbsp; Are there items just languishing in there that aren't in favor right now? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968328 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:53:14 +0000 AviaMariah 968328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz - you are one of the people I have loved following on this board and I love all your outfits. &nbsp;I have had no desire for BF jeans until I just looked at these.... now I'm thinking they're a must. &nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-season-of-wiw----and-some-lessons-learned-pic-heavy#post-968327 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:52:51 +0000 Peri 968327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! </p>