https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1551246 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 03:05:21 +0000 catgirl 1551246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, if you're wearing boots, I often do leggings and socks instead of tights, or sometimes socks inside my tights, which keep my feet warmer.&nbsp; :)&nbsp; Tights are an unholy PITA, but I can't live without them in winter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1551213 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 01:52:37 +0000 Thistle 1551213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fair enough.&nbsp; I had forgotten you had the down over skirt!</p> <p>I just detest tights. I have tried so many different brands and kinds, sizing up to the point I have elephant ankles, and I just can't get them right.&nbsp; I have thought about trying inexpensive leggings so they aren't super thick as they will just be in boots anyway.</p> <p>So. Not. Ready. For. Winter.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1551161 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:43:26 +0000 catgirl 1551161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, I actually wear dresses more in winter, because there's no hem dragging issues! Skirts less because of coordinating the outfits. I think culottes with OTK boots would be a good possibility - remember, I own down over skirts for walking outside too!</p> <p>As far as pants, I wear only skinnies when it's snowy. Last winter we lucked out and didn't get snow till late so I was able to use my plaid wool wide legs a lot. I plan to break those out in a week or two! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1551158 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:38:27 +0000 Thistle 1551158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, so thinking about this, there are a couple of things.</p> <p>#1. Will you honestly wear skirts/dresses in the winter? I won't. Fall and spring, yes, but not once there is snow regularly on the ground.</p> <p>#2. Long shorts, culottes, etc. see #1 above. Worn without tights = frostbite.</p> <p>#3 ankle pants. See #2 above.</p> <p>That leaves true long pants. Skinnies, straight legs, boot cut and wide legs.</p> <p>Wide legs are not great with snow, and neither, really are bootcut unless the bootcut is more baby boot in nature and can be stuffed into snow boots.</p> <p>I have been thinking about this for a while and realized this is why I get bored in the winter. The cold weather can just stay away for a while longer!</p> <p>I am sticking to my tried and true pant uniform bottoms and investing in more interesting tops and perhaps shoes as I carry my shoes into work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1551026 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 19:52:43 +0000 texstyle 1551026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE the idea of the culotte style or wide short cropped pants with boots under them for you Una - also I love the idea of lots of interesting color and texture for you (and myself) for winter. I may not have much time to shop/add to my wardrobe, but if I did, that's a direction I think I'd take this year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1550105 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:38:58 +0000 Staysfit 1550105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm also seeing signs of winter approaching despite the 90 degree F weather we are expecting today. The days are shorter and it's pitch black when I head out for my walk in the morning. </p> <p>My winter game plan is mixing in some bright fun colored tights and shoes, plus layers. Snow is snow, and cold is cold, there aren't many ways to deal with it, you need to cover up. I'm not buying OTK boots but I have some nice tall boots that I like to wear with my sweater dresses and colorful tights. Bright colorful earrings or a handbag also make me feel happy on a dreary cold day. having a winter coat in a color also helps, for example, I have a red down coat that always feels refreshing to wear on a dreary day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1550011 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:41:37 +0000 Jeanie 1550011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! I like winter but not this early. &nbsp;That is quite a slap in the face. &nbsp;I like these silhouettes below.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1550006 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:29:58 +0000 unfrumped 1550006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to decide whether this is the tear smhid my first tall boots, or just do more with higher- shaft ankle or mid- calf boots. I am probably a gaucho girl at heart and so luxe wool or tweedy culottes might work. Last year I felt wool ankle pants with bare ankles and oxfords or loafers were too seasonally confused, so I have to have either culottes or riding skirt type bottoms and warm tights with tall or mid calf<br /> boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1549994 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:08:55 +0000 dashielle (Ann) 1549994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is just not right Una! I'm with you on the OTK boots...go for it. I have some fleece-lined, platform stompy Winter ones that I live in when/if it gets cold enough here. They're about all I wore in Europe for Christmas holidays several years back, because Christmas markets and old churches are freezing cold. Not Alaska cold, but in-your-bones cold nonetheless. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1549985 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 02:56:38 +0000 Sveta 1549985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me culottes with tall boots were style savers last winter. Nothing like them to break up the skinny-boots routine which gets stale pretty fast if this is all you can wear every day of the week for 6 months.<br />We did not have much summer this year: &nbsp;we had 2 weeks of hot weather in total if even that. So no, I don't long for winter yet.<br />I like winter but I don't like when it is too long. 3 months I am fine with. 6 months - just too much for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1549981 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 02:54:31 +0000 annagybe 1549981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was also going to suggest wool cropped pants with high boots under them. <br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371758144219259573/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371758144219259573/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371758144219259597/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371758144219259597/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371758144217090278/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371758144217090278/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/60657926206840245/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/60657926206840245/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/340092209336813992/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/340092209336813992/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/95068242110734051/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/95068242110734051/</a></p> <p>Ignore the top, note the stompy Docs<br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/534943261963011102/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/534943261963011102/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1549954 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 01:46:16 +0000 Anonymous 1549954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This past weekend we attended the annual India Festival. With your long, cold and dark winters, you must miss sparkle, bright colors and light. I suggest that you try to generate as much bright, light, and sparkle as possible, not only for yourself but for those who see you. Does anyone make a winter version of gorgeous Indian dress? If not, they should. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1549792 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:11:16 +0000 Suz 1549792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cecelia, those look great!! I will have to check them out -- thank you.&nbsp;</p> <p>And off to peruse Aritizia's offerings as well.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters/page/2#post-1549787 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:06:39 +0000 Anonymous 1549787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't been too drawn to the whole culotte silhouette, but Aritizia has some awesome looking cropped semi-wide-legged pants (less volume and longer inseam than a culotte)) that are gorgeous. If I find the ultimate mid-calf boot, I think that will be my new work look for winter. &nbsp;I'm headed there tomorrow hopefully, because their sweater and cardigan/wrap selection is also awesome. &nbsp;I am worried about the boots though - &nbsp;thinking that this mid-calf block-heeled coolness I am envisioning might be too ahead of the curve for Wpg. &nbsp;Have yet to see any in stores. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549780 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:52:10 +0000 celia 1549780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I haven't seen in stores yet but am curious about the cullotes from RW&amp;Co that I added in the Finds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549770 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:38:09 +0000 Suz 1549770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How did I miss this until now? Crazy busy morning -- I apologize.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway...<b>Una,</b> I am 100% with you, although fortunately not literally, yet, since it is about 30C here today and sticky humid. And I am <b>LOVING</b> it. As long as I can wear my summer whites and show some skin, I don't feel "encased," as you so aptly put it.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway. Soon enough I <b>will</b> feel encased.&nbsp;</p> <p>Like you, I actually truly <b>ENJOY</b> winter -- I love skating, hiking and snowshoeing and cross country skiing and doing all the "winter stuff" (including the drinking of mulled wine) and I am not against winter, per se. I just find it difficult from a fashion perspective.&nbsp;</p> <p>But every year gets a bit better.&nbsp;</p> <p>Last year I took my cue largely from you and got that casual jersey dress which I wore with tights and it was a really great addition.&nbsp;</p> <p>This year, I'm taking yet another cue from you and adding legging-like trousers or even actual leggings (gasp!!) and <b>TUNICS</b> to my list of things to try. I might go for some OTK boots, too.&nbsp;</p> <p>Finally, I refuse to give up the hunt until I find "my" guachos or culottes for winter. I looked last year and couldn't find what I wanted, but this year I am not taking no for an answer. I am going to get one pair of culottes and one pair of cropped ankle type pants with a pair of suitable boots to go with both.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am also buying at least one new winter coat -- either a bright puffer or a fun plaid wool coat. I already got a range of hats/ scarves/ gloves in different colours last year and that helped.&nbsp;</p> <p>A new, fun bag would also be a great addition.&nbsp;</p> <p>And last but not least, I am going to try to do a more consistent job of the mini-seasonal dressing I've been recommending to others for a few years. It is like a toddler and toys. Put some away for a few weeks and they seem all the more appealing when you haul them out again.&nbsp;</p> <p>Or so I hope.&nbsp;</p> <p>Oh -- and January knits refresher?? The one that Angie recommends year after year. You can bet I will be scouring those sales.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also, never underestimate the power of a mid-winter holiday. To a sunny clime. I have never enjoyed that luxury, but this year I may just indulge in it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549768 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:37:48 +0000 Amy 1549768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We don't get the snow that you do, but it's constantly grey and damp here for most of the year. The key to me not going crazy (sartorially, anyway) is color. Even if I'm wearing the same essential items, pants, sweater, coat, scarf, etc., a pop of color or an interesting pattern boosts my mood.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549764 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:21:37 +0000 Roxanna 1549764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Helpful thread, Una - living in Toronto, I'm going to be going through the same thing. It's sparking another question in my mind that I will post about once I've thought it fully through... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549745 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:40:59 +0000 tulle 1549745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, Autumn is a chance to get out my leather, mohair &amp; other not-quite-warm-enough-for-Winter jackets &amp; coats, and wrap big, creamy cashmere mufflers around my neck when things get really nippy.&nbsp; There are some pretty ones on sale at Ralph Lauren's website and others. (I have my eye on a deep pink one.) &nbsp; A new scarf in a luxurious pale neutral or rich color could stimulate your appetite for frosty weather without becoming a closet orphan. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549743 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:37:42 +0000 celia 1549743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was going to tell you about cullotes but see that you already thought about them :)<br />I also dread the winter dressing, although I try the mini wardrobes and other techniques learned in the forum it is just too depressing to dress for it. At a certain point (and this also happens in summer) I just dress whatever because I feel that nobody is looking at what the others dress anymore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549695 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:00:43 +0000 E 1549695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually adore winter dressing &amp; now live in a climate very similar to Suz's, albeit mine has more snow but slightly higher average temps (other side of the lake!). Honestly, I was sad when winter ended &amp; wish it had lasted longer from a sartorial perspective. In addition to boots &amp; skinnies, I wear wool full skirts w taller boots all winter; on the bitterly cold days I add silk long johns under my tights &amp; knee high wool socks over them (and now I have a pair of wool tights &amp; want to add a couple more for this upcoming winter, as they make a big difference!). Knee high boots work best, especially on windy days. My thighs found this combo way warmer than denim skinnies &amp; boots anyway. And then there are jodphur-style wool trousers! Or now with culottes trending, you might find a pair of culottes too.</p> <p>I also do a lot of blouse/cardigan layering, which lets me mix things up more. I have a few character-laden jumpers to wear with skinnies, different enough so it doesn't feel like I'm wearing the same piece over and over. I have several wool coat options (in different shapes &amp; colours), so I'm not wearing the same outerwear every day. Oh and I have quite a few different wool hats to add variety, but that's probably easier to accomplish if you knit. Add in a few different scarves, and I can play with colour combinations enough to keep me happy for a far longer winter than I had.</p> <p>I LOVE Gaylene's idea. I happen to have a pair of wide-legged wool EF trousers that hit a couple inches above the ankle. I think I might shorten them even more to pair with boots for this season. Also, I'm craving a pair of knickerbockers. :D</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549672 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:44:43 +0000 Gaylene 1549672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with UmmLila in thinking you need to consider gauchos and culottes. One of my all-time favourite winter outfits a few decades ago was wearing wool gaucho-style skirts and pants with tall leather boots and cashmere pullovers. I swaggered around campus, cracking a metaphorical bola in that outfit. ;)</p> <p>The trick with gauchos or culottes, in my opinion, is to find YOUR personal sweet spot between the bottom of the knee and your lower calf. Hem the skirt or pant to that length, pull on a pair of tall leather boots, and start moving. On top, you can wear polo-necked sweaters, a silky blouse, a tweedy hunting-style jacket, a poncho-style sweater, a slouchy cardigan belted on the hips with a studded belt--the combinations are endless. The tall boots keep you warm and covered, the skirt or pants never drag in the slush or snow, and you are never tugging a skirt that is figting with your tights. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549661 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:37:24 +0000 Marlene 1549661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh. &nbsp;I feel your pain. &nbsp;Today the rain started up. &nbsp;Now I know it will be a relentless stretch of gray, dreary, chilly rain until late spring. &nbsp;I was also thinking a pair of culottes would mix up the outfits a bit since nothing else seems even slightly interesting. &nbsp;But really, the best I could muster up was maybe a new pair of boots. &nbsp;Ugh. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549645 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:31:21 +0000 catgirl 1549645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gryffin, you don't know how much I would love to wear EF!&nbsp; But I can still appreciate and aspire to the look.&nbsp; I have gotten so far from layering with my easy dressing, I'm afraid to open the door to it and discover that I need more stuff...&nbsp; Will watch your link!</p> <p>Ummlila, that is a fantastic idea.&nbsp; I have burgundy&nbsp;culottes arriving tomorrow!</p> <p>L'Abeille, those are great suggestions.&nbsp; Mini-capsules would be brilliant even if the actual weather is pretty much the same - I can pretend, right?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549632 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:17:35 +0000 gryffin 1549632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una - I know you don't always have luck with EF.&nbsp; But she had an awesome video and how to layer pieces.&nbsp; Lots of texture but light enough to be worn under a jacket for some of them.&nbsp; I was going to play with that.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.eileenfisher.com/EileenFisher/looks/Features/the_system.jsp?bmLocale=en_US" rel="nofollow">http://www.eileenfisher.com/Ei.....cale=en_US</a>&nbsp; She shows how she layers pieces to achieve different looks without a huge amount of stuff.&nbsp; Also toppers/blazers swapping tunics, skirted leggings, boots, that's how I get my variety.&nbsp; I'm not an accessory girl, too fussy, but if you love scarves that's another great way to mix it up.&nbsp; The vivienne files does an awesome job with that.&nbsp; PS boots are my go to accessory, so you know I'm on board with the OTK.&nbsp; I'm waiting to break all of mine out too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549619 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:00:24 +0000 L'Abeille 1549619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I feel you. Today I had another summer outfit all planned out with my new-to-me replacement Birkalikes and my silk cropped pants... and it is overcast and 15C out. So I wore it anyway, with a light trench and turned the heat on in the car. But as they say in Westeros, Winter is coming. And my head is finally ready to contemplate fall wardrobes, at least.</p> <p>Last winter I practised a strategy&nbsp;I think I got from Suz, that is thinking of several mini-seasons so I vary the capsules and the feel. Fall into winter is black and grey, lots of menswear tartans etc. Without snow on the ground yet I get a lot of wear from my transitional toppers (leather jacket, pea coat etc) and I can do booties, and loafers and oxfords with socks (I embrace it, I wear stripes or foulard prints that show with ankle pants). Once into Advent season I copy Beth Ann and bring out the jewel tones and metallics till after Christmas. Come January I get minimalist with more black and grey again, but a deep winter aesthetic. By March I am so done with that and I manage to dig out some knits and cozy pieces in (for me) pastels and florals so I can pretend it's spring.</p> <p>Last year I also got really into knits. I now have quite a collection of big fuzzy sweaters (that still can be layered under the white coat at work) in combinations of black, grey, white and red. I have a couple of knit tube skirts, which I used to always contrast with a woven top, but now got into teaming with one of the big sweaters. And to top it off, I found an ivory knit beret and black-and-white knit fingerless gloves, that I wore over my leather gloves outdoors, and indoors for fun and casual. I got tons of comments and it made me feel not so same-old same-old. Sadly, I think the beret disappeared by winter's end--I should start scouting for a replacement.</p> <p>Um what was the question? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549614 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:55:11 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1549614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What about wide cropped pants and boots that go up underneath them? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549605 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:36:57 +0000 JAileen 1549605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just noticed a change in the light this morning. It looks different. It looks like fall. And yesterday the low was 50F. It's coming. I really welcome it. We had too many days over 95F. I was sick of the heat. Just this morning I ordered another down parka for birding. Anyone familiar with Fjallraven? I'm trying it out. Hopefully it's good quality, comfortable, and warm. If not, back it goes.</p> <p>Re dressing for nine months of winter, I have no idea. Don't wear black until November 15? Go to Kauai for Valentine's Day? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549596 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:26:56 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1549596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not a big fan of winter but mainly because ours are brutal.&nbsp; I can handle temps above -20 but after that I need to hibernate.</p> <p>I have found that a pair of booties or knee high boots with fleece tights and a knit dress is a good uniform for the days that are not overly windy.&nbsp; I used to wear this a lot and add a jacket over top when indoors - leather or wool.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/calling-suz-and-other-winter-lamenters#post-1549594 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:24:47 +0000 catgirl 1549594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't hate winter! I ski and skate and do all the compulsory winter survival activities. I do find 9 months of dressing for it (and looking at everyone else in grey and black all the time) to be tiresome, and it is the source of much of my impulse purchasing. I want things to happen organically but that often translates to desperation in my case. I hope to stave that off with some considered additions!</p> <p>We do not get the heat and humidity here at all - it's mostly temperate and often rainy in summer. It's quite lovely and nothing that makes you long for cold. </p>