https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:34:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626939 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:22:07 +0000 rabbit 1626939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This sounds like a great plan, and you've gotten good suggestions, and a belated welcome back. &nbsp; Eager to see what you come up with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626919 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:12:13 +0000 Nebraskim 1626919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do not see sophisticated as being incongruent with the type of items that EF offers. Must sophisticated always mean tailored/structured? I think there are many ways to incorporate EFs offerings into a Sophisticated Fun wardrobe. In fact, her styles would be the first place I might look to effect this rubric. I have confidence you will pull off this style shift in fabulous ways, Shannon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626915 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:41:48 +0000 Anonymous 1626915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've received some great suggestions, and <b>Carter</b> has provided some great examples. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626903 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:26:01 +0000 Angie 1626903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You and El Cee are on the right track. By all means get the same dress again - why not!&nbsp;</p> <p>Look for structure in the blazers, bags and footwear. Add retro and boho jewellery and shoes. Add colour wherever you can find it. And you need flared crops. Read this!&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2016/01/28/huge-trend-flared-cropped-jeans/">http://youlookfab.com/2016/01/.....ped-jeans/</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626767 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 03:52:58 +0000 Beth Ann 1626767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course you can keep wearing your beloved EF and still make positive shifts in your style! &nbsp;I love Carter's pics -- they can give you some ideas for new silhouettes! &nbsp;I wonder about a long vest to top the dresses and tunics -- almost like the dress/coat combos so popular in the late twenties and thirties. &nbsp;Remember the sleeve scrunch as a way to use skin for structure, and I've also found that a well-placed true shoulder seam can work wonders!</p> <p>How are your feet doing? &nbsp;Footwear might guide your journey, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626758 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 03:40:14 +0000 deb 1626758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, keep on with EF because you wear it so well. To me it is like they had you as the model. ElCee said it best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626751 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 03:34:52 +0000 Jaime 1626751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please take lots of pictures when you do the Canadian shopping meetup! Shannon, of course you can boss around your clothes. I have complete faith! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626720 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 02:20:32 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1626720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>El Cee - next to YLF, Une Femme...is the blog I read every day. I adore her style and the way she merges chic and boho lite.</p> <p>Deborah - sorry to have caused you any distress I think because I'm an "all or nothing" kind of person, I thought this need for a style refresher meant a complete overhaul when in fact I just need to find a way to incorporate what I already love and some new tweaks so I look current. And yes...I still love my dark red items!</p> <p>Text style - thanks for the vote of confidence!</p> <p>Suz - wouldn't that be a blast?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626704 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 02:05:20 +0000 Suz 1626704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course you can make it work, my dear! And I want to go shopping with you and Lisa.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626614 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 22:27:45 +0000 texstyle 1626614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think El Cee hit the nail on the head!&nbsp; Great concept for you Shannon, I think it will work really well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626609 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 22:07:45 +0000 Deborah 1626609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to confess that I was a little distressed thinking that you might be moving away from your beloved EF. </p> <p>&nbsp;I think El Cee is on the money. I find EF pieces<i> (and another confession, I spend quite a lot of time pouring over their website and videos)</i> to be classic in a modern way, simply elegant, a touch alternate and somewhat timeless. &nbsp; The magic is that you can definitely spin the look your way. &nbsp;I am looking forward to seeing how you do this :)&nbsp;</p> <p>BTW I thought of you the other day when I saw #1 and wondered if you were still loving your deep red/burgandy items? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626590 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 20:39:20 +0000 El Cee 1626590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One more thought Shannon -- you may want to go out and look at &nbsp;the blog "Une femme d’un certain age". The blogger (Susan), who is also a petite size, wears a lot of Eileen Fisher and styles the pieces in a Parisian Chic way. She also occasionally wears outfits that lean a bit toward boho-light.&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://unefemme.net">http://unefemme.net</a>&nbsp; For her outfits go directly to&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://unefemme.net/category/outfits">http://unefemme.net/category/outfits</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626586 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 20:14:43 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1626586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>El Cee</b> - what positively brilliant suggestions! And I adore visual aides Those two outfits are precisely what I'm after and I would absolutely wear them both. I like how you indicated EF can be my "canvas" - great way to look at it. Thank you :)</p> <p><b>Kiki</b> - nope, have never had an EF orphan. In fact, they are without a doubt the most worn items in my wardrobe.</p> <p><b>Rachy</b> - EF doesn't work for every body type that's for sure - but it sure works for me! So I'll wear it for you...you know, take one for the team :)</p> <p><b>Roxanna</b> - I need your color and you need my neutrals - lol! But you're right - it's about taking what we know works for us and skewing it into a style refresher.</p> <p><b>Lisa</b> - that's it!! I have GOT to get to Cha Cha Palace. Can you believe I've never been? I just checked out their website (which is dismal I'm afraid) but it does give me hope.</p> <p><b>Carter</b> - SQUEEEEE!!!! Thank you for posting you in these gorgeous outfits. This is pretty much what I'm looking for - and then I'll add my own twist with a retro handbag or chunky jewelry. Thank you.</p> <p>Thanks so much all for the validation that I can make my old love and my new direction play nicely together :)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626583 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:40:08 +0000 carter 1626583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course you can! I have lots of EF pieces, but only two sweaters are the slightest bit floaty. I get plenty of structure by keeping the bottom half slim, the top half slim, or both.<br />1. both pieces EF<br />2. sweater EF<br />3. both pieces EF<br />4. both pieces EF<br />5. pants EF, top Anthro (for a little boho)<br />6. pants EF, top Anthro<br />7. pants EF<br />8. sweater EF<br />9. dress EF (for a little parisian chic)</p> <p>Looking forward to seeing what you come up with! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626579 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:27:37 +0000 Anonymous 1626579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>El Cee has some great ideas, and I agree that this is completely doable, and also sounds interesting for you! &nbsp;I hate to sound like a broken record, but Cha Cha Palace (which has now moved onto Academy Rd) has a lot of these kinds of pieces (and not just from EF) and right now has a fair bit in white, blues, greys &nbsp;etc. &nbsp;Their accessories might also interest you - leather/metal necklaces, fringed bags, Euro-boho footwear galore.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626556 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:17:19 +0000 Roxanna 1626556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, I like this post because it is thought-provoking. I'm also in the middle of a style shift, but sometimes get frustrated because I can't find the things I like in my style. Thinking about using the things I already know work for me and using them to go in a different style direction is brilliant. For example, I was going through an extreme colour phase and have the J Crew No. 2 pencil skirts and Blythe silk shirts in a rainbow of colours. Now that I'm on more of a neutrals/luxe sophisticated kick, they are getting less wear. But you have inspired me to see if I can find ways to work them into my new direction, since they work so well for my figure.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626537 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:27:00 +0000 rachylou 1626537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My one EF item - because I'm an EF failure - is light blue. So they're out there... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626532 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:14:56 +0000 KikiG 1626532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see no reason why that wouldn't work.&nbsp; You do so well in EF.&nbsp; You've never had an EF orphan, have you? Which sort of gives you to green light to be less price sensitive, since you know this is a proven value concept for you.&nbsp;You can spend most of your budget on your workhorse basics, and then find some value-priced, punchy fun accessories to mix it up.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626526 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:00:39 +0000 El Cee 1626526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon -- I see absolutely no reason why you cannot do this. You have a knack for accessorizing and could take (for example) a simple, beautiful shift or sheath and go in different style directions with that garment. I do this with simple summer dresses. To go boho -- I add a funky medallion &nbsp;or fringe necklace or something made of wood, shells or natural elements and a wrist full of colorful bangles or leather bracelets. I then add some gladiator sandals and a fringed bag and I have boho light. Likewise, the same dress could go Parisian Chic with different accessories -- a simple beautiful clutch, some pretty flats and a couple of elegant bracelets. I think the EF pieces could be a very good canvas for your style goals. I see that there are some nice colors in the EF Spring line and lots of fabric options (like linen for a boho look). Here are a couple examples of what you could do to achieve a specific look using a basic solid summer dress.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-spring-style-musing#post-1626484 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:02:54 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1626484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The last two evenings I have gone shopping to try on a number of various items, including the three I'm looking to replace (black blazer, pencil skirt and simple frock). I thought I wanted to move past drape but I found NOTHING in stores that fit my petite apple body <b>better</b> than the Eileen Fisher items I already possess. I know EF is cut too generously for many, but for my current figure/shape, that cut works brilliantly.</p> <p>So now I'm thinking of how to make EF work for my style going forward. Specifically, I was wanting less black/more color, structure, hints of boho/Parisian chic/retro. If I were to choose EF pieces in white and blue, that would add color. If I were able to find a couple of blazers locally that worked, that could be my structure. Hints of boho could be found with footwear and handbags locally, as well as hints of retro through jewelry/accessories. And maybe I can replace my black EF draped front dress which is positively raggedy due to love and wear with a duplicate? That dress fit me perfectly and worked so well with so many things.</p> <p>So I guess I'm wondering if I can find less voluminous EF pieces with lighter colors that could combine my love of the EF comfort and fit, and still move into my new style moniker of Sophisticated Fun???</p> <p>Would absolutely love your feedback on my ramblings :)</p>