https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 22:03:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-914647 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:40:21 +0000 texstyle 914647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think it would work with some added color for your blouse choice - it is a very neutral color so I'd try to add a good bit of other color to amp it up just a bit - maybe even a patterned blouse. I think the suggestion of blue might be good for spring - thinking of a blue button down so plenty of the color would show up at the top. I also like camel with black or with some grays but those are more fall/lwinter color combos. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-914519 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:46:30 +0000 rachylou 914519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the colour of this suit on you. It's a sort of golden on golden. Strikingly pretty like blondes with brown eyes.<br /><br />The jacket looks a smidgen big to me, the sleeves a little long. The pants look fine to me.<br /><br />I would totally keep it. I like it as an interview suit actually, formal but not too sharp. Unless you're senior management or marketing, a really sharp suit can be too much for an interview.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-914140 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:12:17 +0000 Anonymous 914140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think as a starter for your interview capsule it is a keeper. A bright coloured top would go well with this. It would be nice to know you have something suitable in the closet while you look for a suit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-914137 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:44:06 +0000 lyn67 914137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I vote keep, and do the alterations needed.&nbsp;Then, team it with&nbsp; bold&nbsp;statement belt, bag and&nbsp;shoes(for ex red)&nbsp;and a crisp white shirt, with sharp collars poped over the unbuttoned jacket- so you are &nbsp;done, have good luck with your interviews! Peraps my advice is not a conventonal one, but you are young, and I like to see young folks having a bit of joy with fashion even for an interview!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-914021 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:24:07 +0000 Beth Ann 914021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You are showing great fashion sense by having something ready in your closet before your interview is scheduled!&nbsp; I think a suit needs to be a "canvas" to let you shine.&nbsp; You can add interest by breaking it up or bringing in other colors in your top and accessories.&nbsp; Brava!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913937 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:07:06 +0000 Anonymous 913937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Kristin, you have lots of good advice.&nbsp; I just wanted to add that the bit of bright white showing in your photo looks great on you.&nbsp; You could also tame the brown with a&nbsp;bright white shirt or blouse, letting more of it show than in the photo. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913928 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:00:41 +0000 deb 913928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can see the pieces broken up but I do not care for it all together. It washes you out to my eye. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913924 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:56:47 +0000 Sarah A 913924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You have gotten a ton of great advice. I like the suit for what you need it to do. It is classic looking and the jacket fits well IMO, hard to tell exactly on the pant but I think you have it sorted. &nbsp; Adding a pop of color through your blouse, blue, fuschia (?), plum (?), or scarf (that Burberry idea is fab!) sounds like a great solution for the interim.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913913 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:47:14 +0000 Freckles 913913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Not at all sharp Kristin, it is I who must apologize. &nbsp;Not being able to be online for the last few months I totally lost track of things. &nbsp;This is a perfect suit for a grad student who needs to have something to wear at a moment's notice and build from there. &nbsp;The price sure doesn't hurt a grad students budget either!<br /><br />Thank heavens my kid has a suit, five or so dress shirts and a couple of ties in his closet right now. &nbsp;One shirt and tie were my pick with a more conservative affair or interview in mind.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913860 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:55:58 +0000 Thistle 913860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, I think this suit is absolutely appropriate for an interview, and I am a conservative old accountant! I would add a bit of "you" to it by putting a pretty colored top underneath. Maybe a necklace. With your coloring and that of the suit, a nice blue shirt would be perfect. Turquoise would be my first choice.</p> <p>I will defer to the rise tightness to you as it sounds like you have that covered. I would give it the few days and then do the sit test. You sit a lot in interviews! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913813 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:25:20 +0000 Nicole D 913813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would call this a |:camel" colour which is classic and fab and would be refreshing to see on an interviewee (usually get a sea of gray and black). &nbsp;But, I do think you need to put a brighter colour &nbsp;or more interesting pattern next to your face, such as a burberry inspired black, red and cream scarf or blouse, touch of animal print, turquoise, etc. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913808 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:21:04 +0000 Caro in Oz 913808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I understand Kristen - I think a bright top would be great with this:) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913800 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:10:58 +0000 Kristin L 913800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @freckles - Thanks so much for the link! I 100% see your point. If I already had a work/interview capsule put together, this suit would not have even been on my radar.&nbsp;I already have one top that I think will look awesome with the suit and I can keep my eye out for another one. I'm not going to lie, this suit is not a 10 in my book. But I think it will be a great placeholder should something come up and I need one between now and when I find the perfect suit.<br /><br />I hope my response to you didn't come across as sharp. :)<br /><br />@caro - Everyone I have seen interview and most of the people who have defended have worn suits.&nbsp;<br /><br />@Dianna - You're right, it's a lot of brown. I'll be wearing a brightly colored top with the suit. And this would look nice broken up as well.&nbsp;For this post, I thought it would be best just to show the suit and not how I would have styled it. And now that I think about it, the top I would have worn is in the laundry. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913780 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:38:06 +0000 Diana 913780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hmm, as it is it does look like too much brown to me.&nbsp; However, I think you could make it work by a) adding something bright, like a blouse or a scarf, between it and your face, or b) breaking it up and wearing one of the pieces with something colored.&nbsp; <br /><br />The jacket fit looks good, I can't tell about the pants (would have to see them from the waistband down and also from the back).&nbsp; <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913770 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:19:25 +0000 Freckles 913770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You'll have to forgive me. &nbsp;All the tech in the house went down a couple of months ago and I just got my laptop back yesterday. &nbsp;Brain not fully functional yet.<br /><br />You're a grad student right?<br /><br />Totally different answer....yes keep.<br /><br />The Vivienne Files has a post on how to build an interview capsule for grad students. &nbsp;I sometimes go to her site when I am overwhelmed by all of Angie's great advice and I can read a few words and see step by step pics.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://theviviennefiles.blogspot.com/2011/08/wardrobe-fresh-out-of-college-or-grad.html">http://theviviennefiles.blogsp.....-grad.html</a><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913767 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:16:39 +0000 Caro in Oz 913767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <br />Do you need to wear a suit? If not I'd try this jacket with either pair of your dress pants. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913761 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:05:28 +0000 Freckles 913761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Since I have had too much try and make it work in my wardrobe in the past that was the first response and you did say that you would still get another.<br /><br />So...<br /><br />Does it work with anything currently in your wardrobe that you would wear for an interview? &nbsp;If not, how much money would it take to make it work? &nbsp;Would you ever be really happy and confident in it for the dream job interview? &nbsp;Can you afford the time, money, commitment and dedication to find the perfect suit (other than this one) now or in the near future?<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913624 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:35:51 +0000 Kristin L 913624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @Denise and Suz - Thanks for the color ideas. I was wearing a white t-shirt just to help with defining the suit. And the pant are a hair snug right now, but I've a few problems&nbsp;lately and that should calm down in a few days. <br /><br />@Freckles - I'm really&nbsp;embarrassed&nbsp;to&nbsp;admit&nbsp;this, but I have almost nothing right now. I have a few short sleeve button down shirts, a&nbsp;pair&nbsp;of black dress pants and a pair of chocolate brown dress pants. I returned the black blazer from a few weeks back and donated the other 2 that didn't fit/looked dated.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913607 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:05:33 +0000 Freckles 913607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I say no give it a pass.<br /><br />When you go to an interview you want to look appropriate but fabulous. &nbsp;I think you have things that would make you feel a lot better than this suit and since you will still be looking for another in the right colour it is not worth trying to make it work. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913603 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:57:24 +0000 Suz 913603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you can definitely make this work, Kristin. I love Denise's idea of pairing with blue. It is tough to say but it might also look good with a sort of orchid colour. Are the pants a bit snug in the rise, do you think?&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913600 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:52:39 +0000 CocoLion 913600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like it. &nbsp;It's a summery brown, you could try it with blue tops. &nbsp;And the length of pants look fine to me, not worth messing with. &nbsp;What height heels are you wearing in the picture? &nbsp;If you had heels 1/2" less that would probably equal PPL. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-this-color-work-for-me-1#post-913595 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:38:35 +0000 Kristin L 913595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about my style goals and things I realized I needed. One of these things was a suit. A few days after my post, a lady on my swap site posted a new sz 8 Ann Taylor Outlet suit. I swapped for it thinking that if it didn't work, I was only out about $10 (the cost of shipping my things to her) and I was able to get rid of a few things I didn't need. I couldn't see the color in her pictures very well, but she&nbsp;described&nbsp;it as a medium brown.&nbsp;Brown&nbsp;can be a bit tricky on me, so I need a bit of advice. How does the color&nbsp;look on me? The suit feels like it fits, and if I need to let the pant hems out, it's not connected to the liner, so it should be a pretty easy fix. &nbsp;<br /><br />I should also mention that the shoes I'm wearing for the pics I would wear for an interview. I just needed a pair of 1.5-2 inch heels. :)<br /><br />I'm still going to be on the look-out for a grey, navy or black suit.&nbsp;<br /><br />My camera and I aren't working together today. Hence the weird eyes and trash can.&nbsp;