https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380721 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:57:54 +0000 SarahD8 2380721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you <b>Suz</b> and <b>Bijou</b>! Oh Bijou, Princess Anne -- I could get behind that. (Even though I know nothing about her aside from what I've gleaned from watching The Crown. She does seem like a bit of a Practical Gal though. I suppose a Practical Gal doesn't seem like she'd have anything in common with a Snow Queen...but it all makes perfect sense in my head lol!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380695 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:03:10 +0000 Bijou 2380695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First of all - I just love your style moniker - Urban Snow Queen is so cool and I can see this in your outfits. I really love how the practical equestrian vibe works with the royal theme too, more a young Princess Anne than Princess Kate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380692 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:21:13 +0000 Suz 2380692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love the leggings outfit -- so fun! What a nice change those are from the usual! That is sporty luxe with a difference.&nbsp;</p> <p>Second outfit is good, too. Fun and unexpected pattern mix.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380677 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:20:04 +0000 SarahD8 2380677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sharan</b>, oh thanks for the additional vote of confidence on Offbeat Equestrian. Glad to know I am in good company with your friend!</p> <p><b>Ket</b> so good to see you and I know you appreciate those fair isles! I'm the same way about graphic tees, they've worked their way into my heart. (I have a little fantasy about designing some graphic tees with nerdy native plant-related slogans. I know, I know, try to contain your surprise!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380589 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:37:01 +0000 Ket 2380589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And I love your tee!! I have a fascination and love for band tees and quirky tees. I’m not a tee kind of gal but they’ve worked their way into my heart. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380588 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:36:01 +0000 Ket 2380588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your sweater collection the Fair Isle cardi is really lovely! I see no reason not to repeat an outfit or outfit formula. If it works, it works. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380581 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:37:45 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2380581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Both looks are fantastic! I couldn't see the aqua in the polar bear tee, so I'm glad you described it. I love that tee! <br /></div><div>I enjoy your analysis of your outfits and your notes to yourself. So thoughtful, descriptive, and engaging.&nbsp;</div><div>Offbeat Equestrian--what a great descriptor!--even though I can see what Angie is saying, as I have an equestrian friend who would wear an outfit more like this than what you'd see in a photo of Princess Katherine! <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380553 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:26:58 +0000 SarahD8 2380553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Lisa</b>, thanks! I will try that cardi with some velvet pants. I really like graphic tees too, but I don't favor the usual high crewneck cut. When I find one with a nice graphic and a more open neckline, I snap it up!</p> <p><b>Angie</b>, thanks for the votes of confidence on both outfits! And that's so nice of you to ask about the cocktail party outfit. I don't think I ever managed to report back. I'll see if I can dig up some photos...</p> <p>Thank you <b>Jaime</b>! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380250 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 02:22:00 +0000 Jaime 2380250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I admire your dedication and preparation for the theme! The first outfit is fab (nothing wrong with repeating a silhouette that works for you - if it is good enough for Emmanuelle Alt ). The polar bear tee is just perfect and the new jeans look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380240 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:04:40 +0000 Angie 2380240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>SarahdD8</b>, as an ex-equestrian I can safely say that #1 is a much more honest "every day horsey look" than what you might imagine. You nailed the authenticity :)</p> <p>I'm with <b>Lisa </b>- AWESOME leggings with the riding boots!</p> <p>New bag is on your shopping list!</p> <p>I like the proportions you created in the second look. The column of colour is an effective backdrop for the Fair Isle. I don't think the top pairing would work better with a skirt, actually!&nbsp;</p> <p>I want to know what you wore to the cocktail party event last year!!! I may have missed it if you shared it.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380238 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:29:20 +0000 Lisa 2380238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1 - Those leggings are awesome! Fun print and lots of colors to work with. The tunic top goes well with the vest (which adds a lot of texture because it's a puffer vest and from layering two pieces together). And *high five for Tumi bags* I own multiple Tumi bags and just adore them. They are light weight, travel great, and last a long time. Plus they come in some fun colors.&nbsp;</p> <p>#2 - You had me with a graphic tee. I just adore graphic tees and own lots of them. That polar bear is adorable and it pairs well with the cardigan. </p> <p>While I think a skirt can work, for two more options I propose 1) wide leg jeans or 2) wide leg velvet pants. I find shorter length sweaters/cardigans/tops work really well with wider bottoms.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/day-3-4-watc-challenge-urban-snow-queen-finds-her-groove#post-2380228 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:14:28 +0000 SarahD8 2380228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Day 3 </p> <p><b>What I wore:</b> Liberty print leggings, gray oversized cowl tunic, black/white fair isle socks</p> <p>Outdoor version: black tall boots, pale pink puffer vest, teal bag</p> <p><b>New piece(s): </b>Liberty print leggings</p> <p><b>Assessment of new piece(s) – fit, etc.: </b>Yes, I realize these leggings are totally bonkers – but I love them. They’re from a collab between Liberty of London and Adidas. I’m not usually an athleisure person but I couldn’t pass them up when I found them on Ebay. (Hey…does that make this outfit Sporty Luxe?) The fit is good, inseam not too long. Admittedly the high waist is not the most comfortable…but I wear them pretty happily anyway. Main downside is that the synthetic material is not very warm…so I just have to be ok with that and wear them on days that are not super cold.</p> <p><b>Is the outfit elevated/cohesive/refined? </b>Yes! I really felt great in this. One thing I’m realizing is that if you want both cohesiveness and contrast in your outfits, it sure helps to have a more maximal style. An outfit made of more pieces/with accessories/etc. just offers more chances to strike that balance. </p> <p>This long-over-leggings-with-tall-boots, equestrian-ish look is one I periodically circle back to. I feel sort of sheepish about this (I already “did” this look…now I’m doing it again?) but the fact is there are only so many outfit formulas out there, fewer that flatter me, and even fewer that are practical for my lifestyle and climate, so, here we are, again. I think the somewhat “posh” nature of equestrian style makes it seem elevated/refined. I do have to be careful not to go <i>too</i> posh/ladylike/Princess Kate (fine for others, it’s just not me!). But this kind of Offbeat Equestrian – that I can do. &nbsp; </p> <p><b>Where is the contrast? </b>Contrast in silhouette between the big sweater and skinny leggings (maintained with the narrow silhouette of the tall boots). Also, value contrast between the dark boots and background color of the leggings, vs. light colored sweater, puffer vest, and print on leggings. (There are different colors in the outfit too, but I don’t think they really register as strong contrasts.)</p> <p><b>I wish I owned…</b>a different bag. On my previous post, Angie asked if teal is the right color for a bag that I use everyday. My answer is that it’s closer to the right color than you would expect! Teal is a color that’s in my palette across most of the cold seasons (I have a different bag for summer) so it usually at least somewhat harmonizes with what I’m wearing. The bag is a nylon bag by Tumi so it has a bit of sheen…which is appropriate for an Urban Snow Queen. And, if I’d bothered to put on a pair of abalone earrings, it would have been fully tied in here. </p> <p>HOWEVER, (1) I’ve been carrying it as my everyday bag for quite a while and it’s showing significant wear, (2) I’m sick of it!!, and (3) I could do better.</p> <p><b>I would have rather worn…(&amp; why) </b>– nothing in particular, no notes!</p> <p><b>How else could I wear the new item(s)?</b> Lots of different possibilities for tunics/long tops to pair with these leggings, but what’s jumping out to me today is the blue in the print. What if I wore them with a blue top + topper, and maybe cognac riding boots? Well, so much for the idea of achieving cohesiveness by building an outfit around the background color of a print (rather than pulling out a minor color). I am incorrigible!<b>&nbsp;</b></p> <p></p> <p>Day 4</p> <p><b>What I wore:</b> charcoal raw hem straight jeans, polar bear tee, ivory/pastel fair isle cardi, gray/white fair isle socks</p> <p><b>New piece(s):</b>charcoal raw hem straight jeans, polar bear tee, ivory/pastel fair isle cardi</p> <p><b>Assessment of new item(s) – fit, etc.:</b></p> <p>Charcoal raw-hem straight jeans: these are probably my favorite jeans right now. I really love the way they fit on the legs, and they’re very soft and comfortable. Plus, a bit of that urban edge from the faded-black color and raw hem.</p> <p>Polar bear tee: another reliable favorite. I love the expression on the bear’s face – he is cute but not cutesy iykwim. The charcoal, white, and aqua palette is super useful.</p> <p>Ivory/pastel fair isle cardi: love the color scheme. I do have to be careful not to let it get too “sweet” but the presence of small amounts of camel and charcoal gray in the print help with that. The cropped cut can be a little hard to pair with other items so it’s not a workhorse – but has a high happiness factor when worn well.</p> <p><b>Is the outfit elevated/cohesive/refined?</b> I think it’s cohesive in terms of the color palette. Not particularly elevated or refined, but that’s ok. Not every day has to be all three.</p> <p><b>Where is the contrast? </b>Light vs. dark value contrast, tough vs. sweet, traditional (fair isle) vs. modern (jeans).</p> <p><b>I would have rather worn…(&amp; why) </b>I think the proportions work here, but are not totally ideal. The top + cardi combo would probably work better with a skirt. Either a narrow or a full cut could work, I think. </p> <p><b>I wish I owned…</b> a long-ish (midi/midaxi) skirt in a non-black color that fits into this deep winter palette. This is the second time “this top half might work better/well with a long skirt” has come up so I’m adding it to my wishlist, but with a ???. I have to be mindful of the fact that I generally prefer to wear pants for my at-home casual lifestyle, at least in cold seasons. So I need to keep my focus on tops that can be worn with pants. Don’t get distracted!</p> <p><b>How else could I wear the new item(s)?</b> The jeans and tee are no brainers with lots of combinations so I won’t belabor them here. Dang, I could swear I had a couple more ideas about how to wear the cardi but now they’ve vanished from my brain…</p> <p>Thanks for looking!</p>