https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:14:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074913 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 03:32:30 +0000 Neel 1074913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Old pleated pants were a no go for me earlier because they just looked unflattering with high waistlines and&nbsp;straight legs. &nbsp;But the *new* low waisted&nbsp;pleated tapered&nbsp;pants look so tempting and delicious! &nbsp;I might have to buy that one soon :)</p> <p>I think there in lies the difference like the rest have said. &nbsp;Mixing silhouettes with styles gives something completely new and unique to try on and love. &nbsp;That's a brilliant question by the way! &nbsp;I have been thinking about this a lot lately too especially because I chucked out all my wide legged pants earlier and they are&nbsp;back in style now!! &nbsp;The wide legged&nbsp;classic black trousers and jeans are still the same. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074909 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 03:26:04 +0000 Anonymous 1074909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I've wondered that too Shannon. Don't you wish there was one big meeting (like at Pantone) and we could be flies on the wall? Well I guess with Angie watching the fashion shows and forecasting the trends, we've got an even betting thing going. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074896 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 03:12:50 +0000 Jaime 1074896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have wondered that too. And also do they have meetings to decide what happens this season? How do you explain the themes that run through many designers collections at the same time? But I think part of the answer is simply there are a limited number of ideas that are widely marketable and when there is boredom or exhaustion with one, it is time to move on to another. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074751 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:56:18 +0000 unfrumped 1074751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sympathize, as I struggle with this in terms of thinking I must be giving things away only to buy them again several years later, but I've been really making more peace with it lately now that I've been trying to use a much more critical eye. </p> <p>I had compared some of my old pleated pants to my new Theyskens, and I couldn't believe I'd ever been wearing the old ones! So the march of fashion and time really does something to your "eye". But now I'm alert to the fact that these, too, will pass--not sure how long. So it's one reason I've not just bought into that like crazy. I want to wear these a lot with different tops &amp; shoes rather than have lots of similar and not wear any one much, and feel bad about purging &nbsp;when the fashion winds change.</p> <p>I mean, a jewel neck silk blouse ought to be the same, right? Nope.</p> <p>I still have my holding zone for things I like but am not sure of wearing right now and I think that's useful for me, since sometimes I can't tell the longevity factor very well. Usually, all becomes clear in time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074730 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:43:58 +0000 Suz 1074730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looked like fun? It sparked their imaginations? Something in the mood, the vibe, the feeling of some image from that era tripped their fancy. It spoke to them somehow.</p> <p>Sometimes it filters from the street up, as Rae suggests. In the old days, it used to be designer-down. I think it works both ways, nowadays. We are all influencing one another, across age brackets, income brackets, and across the globe.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sometimes you can trace a specific influence -- Kate MIddleton, a new version of Anna Karenina, the anniversary of some important event.&nbsp;</p> <p>And sometimes not. That's fashion, baby! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074718 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:38:11 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1074718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess I didn't word my question properly - my apologies. I don't mean the EXACT same item. I realize new incarnations are updated. I'm wondering how past styles are determined to be the one to reinvent. For example, how did designers determine that the pleated pant trend from past decades was an item worthy of revamping in today's style? Do you know what I mean? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074700 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:12:56 +0000 Peri 1074700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a reformer hoarder I can attest to this. I would think, I'll save this because it will come back in style, but it never works. Something is always updated, so the old thing just looks old still. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074692 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:59:39 +0000 Angie 1074692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Suz said. Fabric updates play a major role.&nbsp;</p> <p>It's never exactly the same, Shannon. There is always an added&nbsp;modern element to the reincarnated design - trends and silhouettes are&nbsp;"reworked" as Rae puts it. Blazers with low stances, sharp shoulders&nbsp;and narrow lapels from the '80s are not the same as my Gabe B2 Theory jacket, which I bought a week ago, although the vibe is similar.&nbsp;Furthermore, wearing the odd vintage piece that <b><i>is</i></b> <i><b>as</b></i> wearable in silhouette now as it was 50 years ago is always updated with a current support act.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074638 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:07:42 +0000 rae 1074638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with what has been said... with the pants, the pleats came back, but in a lower and slouchier cut pant. Low stance menswear jackets came back, but with a slimmer shoulder and sleeve and overall profile. The new boyfriend jeans were not the Salt N' Peppa boyfriend jeans.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think designers gain their inspiration from many things. At any given time, the collective unconscious may all gravitate toward the 90s or whatever and they will rework the looks to put a modern spin on them. Or I think also what happens is that fringe/youth cultures start appropriating looks from the past in order to rebel (e.g. hipsters in mom jeans)... then the youth movement becomes cool, then the designers want to capitalize on it and rework it some more... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074624 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:57:14 +0000 karymk 1074624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's true Shannon.&nbsp; Stuff always comes around again in a new cut or fit, so that you can't necessarily just reissue your old pieces and think you're in step. &nbsp; I think they do that on purpose so we keep buying, but it also keeps us looking current. &nbsp;They know the oldies like me buy into that!&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074578 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:31:46 +0000 Suz 1074578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's never exactly the same. The fabrics change, the cuts are a bit different. Even nude hose probably aren't the same&nbsp;nude hose. :)</p> <p>But I get what you are asking.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074573 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:27:55 +0000 Anonymous 1074573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think it is the same pleated pants coming back though Shannon. And maybe in a year or two we will see higher stanced blazers coming back in again. I think it is some element of the style that is reinvented or recombined in a new way, and that is what makes it fresh and stylish. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-old-becoming-new#post-1074542 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:55:03 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1074542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - I'm curious about why certain items are seen as dated (for example certain button and stance styles on blazers)&nbsp;while other items that were worn previously and became out of style, come back and are determined "in style" again (such as pleated pants). I know that fashion is cyclical and certain styles continually come back every few years but why some and not others?&nbsp;</p> <p>Is it simply a matter of the designers and media showcasing an item that brings it back to the forefront and makes it desirable again? Is it based on that style being extremely popular before and therefore it is assumed it can be popular again? Is an item considered new just because we haven't seen it in a long time?</p> <p>I actually got thinking about this based upon your comment on my nude hose in my outfit today and it looking fresh and modern.</p> <p> </p>