https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:49:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker/page/2#post-82973 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:47:10 +0000 yublocka 82973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>my rule breakers:</p> <p>- birkies 90% of the time when i am not at work (yes even in winter)<br /> - thongs<br /> - maxi dress<br /> - ugg-esque boots<br /> - a few pairs of pants that violate PPL (i need to take them down, not up)<br /> - overwearing plain coloured tees - both short and long sleeved</p> <p>I hope thats all! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker/page/2#post-82524 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:22:57 +0000 marianne 82524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine are occasional t-shirts and clunky shoes. Also my level of grooming is rarely at YLF standard. :)<br /> The current heat wave makes me very violation-prone. Yesterday short shorts came out, today - a beige linen spaghetti strap dress (ducking). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker/page/2#post-82507 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:41:15 +0000 anne 82507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My most blatant rule breaking would have to be wearing my oh so comfortable shoes for orthotics with a high vamp quite a lot of the time. Not really breaking Angie's rule; more like every time they have appeared on the forum someone suggests wearing different ones! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker/page/2#post-82470 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:32:07 +0000 Alecia 82470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, must confess. My hubby and I are working on assembling an ikea closet. (The frustration!) Last night I ran to grab food in short shorts and a t-shirt. So not ylf-approved. And I also ride the bus home from my workout in my gear and it's really not fab at all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker/page/2#post-82409 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:02:28 +0000 shell 82409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hehe, you are all too funny! if this is as bad as it gets - wearing old sweaters and slightly too-long capris - i think we're a pretty stylish bunch! </p> <p>i love that angie doesn't try to set rules for what we all can and cannot wear - it's all about experimentation and making things work for your own lifestyle/bodytype/whatever! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker/page/2#post-82384 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:52:27 +0000 taylor 82384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kristen,.....Thank You for your thoughts, fellow sky higher....:)</p> <p>I am sure I have WAY too much black in my wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker/page/2#post-82378 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:45:20 +0000 Maya 82378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The evil beige is a pretty specific color Jean. Angie pointed it out in person in January. I do not think it's a color that you wear. The beige you wear is richer and warmer...more "toasted" if that makes any sense. I actually remember speaking to her about you and your fondness for beige when I first met her and she completely dismissed the idea that you might be doing yourself a disservice. Caramels, taupes, and other colors in the beige family are totally fine. It's just this one really bland, cold shade that she isn't into. Correct me if I am wrong Angie...</p> <p>I also remember her telling me you look like a super model in person, which I think I would probably agree with (I say "probably" only because I haven't seen you in person). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82377 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:45:13 +0000 PalmFronds 82377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh no, I guess I ned to add my khakis to my blacklist then...I am trying SO hard to get rid of them, but they seem like such perfect Mom-pants, clean , not too flashy, not too tight , not too anything-interesting.Someone, help me here... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82375 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:38:39 +0000 greenglove 82375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My biggest rule breaker,( if it is a rule) is the evil shade of beige. I do wear khaki next to my face, I do not wear beige pants anymore. I think I get a break because of my coloring, it looks fine in my opinion. I think there are many interesting shades of taupe, beige and mushroom. I do not think that is a big one for Angie but I could be wrong.<br /> I wish I could wear higher heels, Kristen. You are fortunate! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82371 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:31:44 +0000 shana 82371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been slowly purging my closet of the ylf rule breaking items and I honestly think about the "rules" as I put my outfits together now. I admit to wearing t-shirts alone once in awhile and I do still have one pair of bad length capris (better than the 5 or 6 I had in years past!) that I have worn a couple of times this summer. I also have one pair of truly atrocious shoes that would give Angie an apoplexy if she saw them. I am reserving them for gear only although in the past I did wear them out. I think the rule that I break the most is shirt length with skirts. I have really had a hard time finding shirts that are short enough - even in petites since I am both petite and short waisted. I end up wearing shirts that are a tad too long and I just try to scrunch them up so that they are the right length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82363 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:48:39 +0000 bella 82363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Kristen, it is because we are insanely jealous that you can strut in your gorgeous 5 inch heels that make your legs look miles long, while the rest of us are confined to shorter heights!!!<br /> Rest assured that if I could wear heels and be comfortable, I would wear them EVERYDAY! They are fabulous and so are you in your fabulous heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82339 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:45:08 +0000 Maya 82339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK I want to guess some of Angie's biggies:</p> <p>-Any violation of PPL<br /> -Hmm...wearing gear any time while NOT doing exercise?<br /> -Maxi dresses? I'm thinking this is a medium biggie.<br /> -On the shoe side of things: Crocs and bedroom slipper Uggs<br /> -The evil shade of beige (sans sheen)</p> <p>Did I get any? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82336 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:21:04 +0000 Maya 82336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's ridiculous that people judge you that way Kristen. I don't give a hoot about what other women wear on their feet as long as they seem happy and comfortable. </p> <p>Most women cannot make it through an average day in 4 or 5 inch heels, and it's also true that most women just don't walk around in 4 or 5 inch heels, so I guess when they see you they must think you're suffering somehow. </p> <p>That's what the original post was trying to get to the bottom of: how come so many sky high heels are in stores when we hardly ever see anyone wearing them? It wasn't meant as a judgment but as a legitimate question. If we see them in stores, they must be selling. And yet we don't see them on the street so much...so where do they end up? There are definitely a lot of women who hobble and limp around in pain in the name of fashion, though. Ask any podiatrist.</p> <p>Good for you if you can get around in those shoes without any problems. They would be a death wish for me! Actually, I do remember not long ago there was an epidemic of sky high heels in Japan that *was* responsible for the deaths of several girls...but that's another story... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82334 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:16:55 +0000 Angie 82334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So far, I don't see a lot of “rule breaking” at all. You see! YLF is not about following rules. It’s about solving style challenges using recommended guidelines, and even then there is room to maneuver. There are very few things on my list of absolute no-nos and you'll have a hard time convincing me to change my mind. Three biggies and three medium biggies. I'll leave you to guess the rest. </p> <p>Khris, I LOVE gladiators. You know that! High heels are great if you can walk in them effortlessly, or sit so that they don’t hurt your feet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82330 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:00:16 +0000 shiny 82330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, Chewy! You should post on my other thread about this! You look great in gladiators and they don't stumpify your legs. Which is interesting... I know they look great on a lot of people, I'm trying to figure out what the secret is. It's not a simple matter of having long legs - because we saw a lot of examples to disprove that yesterday while people-watching. Now I'm wondering if somehow the gladiators "ground" you, does that make sense? Or maybe one has to have a proportionately long lower leg? I don't know what it is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82323 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:37:11 +0000 Kristen 82323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, skyhigh heels are definitely NOT a no-no, but there are times when I sense some disdain from others for wearing them. The comment thread in the post about the "missing heels", particularly the ideas that the only people who would buy them are women who want to "decorate their closet" with expensive unworn shoes or who apparently don't know their own limitations, was a good example. There was a little too much psycho-analysis about footwear for my taste. I would never cast judgement or make assumptions about people who wear chunky flats, but sometimes the reverse does not hold true.</p> <p>Interestingly, this also occurs in real life too; I have met several women who not only can't concieve why I would like them, they also make assumptions about my character and my common sense. It's very strange. Even more so because I only started wearing heels in the last couple of years; before then you would have found me strictly in thick loafers and orthopedic inserts. No one thought I was a ditz then! :)</p> <p>Anyway, to reiterate, high heels are not a YLF no-no, and Angie herself has never given me the impression she doesn't like them, or their wearers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82321 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:17:39 +0000 chewyspaghetti 82321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Leg-shorteneing Gladiator sandals- I love 'em!<br /> I have a higher heeled pair, and a flat pair, and I wear them both a lot. I realize that they are not doing anythign for lengthening my already none too long legline, but it's a "look" that I like. I have large calves that narrow down to rather nice ankles, and my flat pair in particular shows this off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82317 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:06:15 +0000 PalmFronds 82317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree Laura, that's one of the things I like abut this site--not too many RULES.</p> <p>But it is nice to see I am not the only one out there bending the "guidelines" a bit </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82311 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:45:54 +0000 Laura 82311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like that there aren't many "rules" given out on here. The vast majority of advice are guidelines. And there is room for discussion! I love hearing different opinions and reasons for wearing looks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82291 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:18:43 +0000 CK 82291@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also have one or two pair of capris that are a little longer than regulation length, purchased pre-YLF. They are dressier styles, and I try to wear them with a bit of a heel, at least. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82289 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:12:24 +0000 Maya 82289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just thought of this now because of another thread: I wear trouser socks with flats sometimes. They keep my feet reasonably comfy and without blisters and rubbing my perpetually sore pinky toe.</p> <p>I don't think sky high heels are anywhere near a no-no. If you can't walk in them, find them very painful, or wear them every day without giving your feet a break...that is a definite no-no...but that's not a YLF rule. It's just the right thing to do for the health of your feet. The only time I think they are a style no-no is when you're petite. I think I look silly in 4" heels so I'm not missing out on much by being unable to wear them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82209 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:53:50 +0000 Steph 82209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sky high heels can't be a YLF no-no, can they? I think of them more as a "smoke 'em if you've got 'em" sort of accessory, where those of us who can happily traipse about in five inch heels are more than welcome to do so. :)</p> <p>My no-no is wearing flip flops and tee-shirts in the summer. I think my flip flops are cute, but they are also very comfy and practical. Personally, I don't see a difference between flip flops and Cons when it comes to walking around town in a casual shoe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82205 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:12:38 +0000 shiny 82205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I probably said this on the older thread, but I am not giving up my Ugg's any time soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82195 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:53:41 +0000 Kari 82195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sometimes in winter I'll still wear a chunky/cable-knit turtleneck or crew-neck sweater if nothing else keeps me warm. I know it is anything but slimming, but sometimes I just get sick of layering up and STILL being chilly.</p> <p>If it's raining VERY heavily and I'm going to be outdoors, I'll put aside my cute coats and throw on a bright blue water resistant hooded jacket from REI, which I am pretty sure falls into the "gear" clothing category, but keeps me very dry when needed and is lightweight enough to toss in my purse. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82155 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:58:44 +0000 Chris 82155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After this thread I went and tried on skirt - it is not as long as I remembered thankfully! Hits at that slim point below knee and above calf muscle if that makes sense. It's not too far out there... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82116 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:57:42 +0000 Michelle 82116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear more black shoes than others would likely approve of, though I'm trying to branch out more.<br /> And I take slight liberties with the length of my capris and do still sport some that are no more than an inch longer than the "just below the knee" length Angie recommends. Don't worry, I've had all my mid-calf-length ones shortened!<br /> I think some of my jewelry is also smaller than the YLF standard, but again, am working on it.<br /> I would still feel comfortable in calf-length skirts, but haven't worn any since finding the site. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82112 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:50:47 +0000 Kristen 82112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ROFL Ana! </p> <p>I have considered boyfriend jeans and a maxi dress, but haven't taken the plunge yet on either. It never got quite hot enough to justify a maxi, and I am still too chicken to buy jeans when I haven't settled yet at my final goal weight.</p> <p>I love me some sky-high heels! I know they're not a no-no, but there's a good amount of YLF skepticism about their comfort. Mine are very comfortable; I try to avoid the bad ones before I buy them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82111 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:50:35 +0000 Chris 82111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a black linen A line skirt that is hemmed about two inches below knee (I know - gasp!). It has a nice line to it with some teeny stiched in/down pleats and would be hard to hem. I reserve this one for very hot days (rare here) and wear with a light knit white top and black sandals.<br /> Actually I think I have a couple of other longer than knee length A line skirts in closet...at least one to wear with boots in winter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82109 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:44:28 +0000 Ana 82109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear my pajamas to work. </p> <p>Just kidding. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/breaking-the-ylf-rules-whats-your-rule-breaker#post-82092 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:29:19 +0000 Angie 82092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are your jeans tapered at the hem and accompanied by a super high heel, Kyle? If so, that will work, just like it did for Danja. </p>