https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:07:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review#post-1712999 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:34:00 +0000 carter 1712999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>California hipster...interesting. I'm in the southeast where I don't really see this look very much. Maybe that's why I find it so appealing! I'm looking forward to seeing how your thoughts evolve. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review#post-1712998 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:29:32 +0000 texstyle 1712998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I particularly liked the first pic Clementine posted - a little more dressed up and more polished than the others.&nbsp; Maybe I just don't like a shirt as a jacket, though if I'm just lounging at home I sometimes do this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review#post-1712982 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:53:38 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1712982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Clementine, thanks for the pics. I like some, but the more bare ones seem a bit too - I guess the term is California hipster - to me. I see people around here wearing that kind of outfit all the time and I'd like to figure out how to do something a bit different. Not to mention that I just turned 40 this year and I don't want to look like I'm trying to dress like a twenty something. Still pondering... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review#post-1712591 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 03:08:41 +0000 Suz 1712591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Start with really trendy but comfy footwear. Add a great bag (as per Clementine's pins). Stripes, plaids, ginghams for pattern but mostly plains, but do add a bit of shine. And figure out the cuts that feel easiest and most flattering to you for pants/ tops/ toppers.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review#post-1712585 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 02:59:35 +0000 Beth Ann 1712585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Reviewing" your summer and thinking about where you want to go next is a great plan for the late days of the season! &nbsp;I think you'd do androgyny beautifully! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review#post-1712511 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:26:28 +0000 Style Fan 1712511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting review.&nbsp; I love the pins that Clementine posted.&nbsp; That is a style I am aiming&nbsp;for.&nbsp; I like the boho drapey look and also the arty edgy look but I have a hard time carrying it off.&nbsp;&nbsp;My mini shoulders are the problem.<br />&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review#post-1712499 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:18:14 +0000 carter 1712499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great review and analysis of your Summer! Do you come back to these threads before you shop next year? Do you find that your perspective changes over that time?</p> <p>Envisioning a casual, practical androgynous look does try to skew frumpy, doesn't it? &nbsp;Instead, I went with "not feminine" and several outfits struck me as casual and practical, but decidedly not frumpy. Is this what you had in mind? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/august-review#post-1712461 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:33:42 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1712461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Summer weather is not done here, not by a long shot, but my summer purchasing is. I always find it helpful to write up my thoughts about a season of clothes while I remember, rather than wracking my brain almost a year later when I'm trying to fill gaps for the season ahead.</p> <p>In past years I wore a lot more dresses, but this year I didn't find myself reaching for them. Part of this was the four weeks of work travel I had - my planned capsule worked well, practically speaking, but by halfway through I was bored to death of it. More proof that I am *not* a minimalist repeater. Thus, I'm not looking for any more knit dresses, but I would love to find a woven shirtdress with a torso that's long enough. </p> <p>Trends: I tried on some cropped flares and culottes, but didn't immediately love them or see how to make the proportions work for me. I finally started wearing ankle pants this year, so it's not like I'm on the bleeding edge anyway... I am so tired of boho drapiness in stores, so I really hope we start seeing some other options around. </p> <p>NAS was underwhelming for me this year, which is OK. I got a little makeup, a robe and lounge pants, and a pair of taupe booties which have been a HEWI for a couple of years. </p> <p>Aesthetically, I'd like to move into a more androgynous look, although I'm still working out the nuances. I don't want a three-piece-suit DapperQ look, although those folks look amazing; I want something more practical and casual. But how do you look casual/practical without looking frumpy or yoga-pant-mom (nothing wrong with that, it's just not my personality), especially when your body shape is unsylphlike? Those are some of the things I've been thinking about. </p>