https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:46:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888476 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:26:10 +0000 ophelia 1888476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mega classy and elegant! Not a dowager in sight. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888470 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:18:40 +0000 delurked 1888470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you look lovely in this. I like the pearls, and can see where the prior column may have felt too much. A modern classic in my book. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888461 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:03:33 +0000 JAileen 1888461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888389 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 11:17:54 +0000 Mainelady 1888389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Classic and elegant! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888307 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 01:03:08 +0000 shiny 1888307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look stunning! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888298 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 00:46:56 +0000 Vix 1888298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Column --</p> <p>Definitely MR vs DC in my book, but then again I'm not a spring chicken.</p> <p>For an equally great alt maybe just skip the wine tights with the dress and booties and try something different for legwear? Patterned hose/tights with is so great with more restrained items on either end.&nbsp;</p> <p>So many directions to go when a dress fits you perfectly&nbsp; -- as that one does. We'll tattle to the Dowager Countess if you let it languish in your closet too much! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888290 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 00:34:27 +0000 tulle 1888290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just plain chic--as in Chanel, not Dowager!&nbsp;&nbsp; Beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888206 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 21:49:47 +0000 Mirjana 1888206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fantastic, the pearls are beautiful, dress suits you perfect and the color is great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888199 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 21:38:33 +0000 Suz 1888199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Classic and elegant. But I know what you mean. I sometimes feel this way (at my age) in my gorgeous traditional sheath dress.&nbsp;</p> <p>My solution (so far) has been to wear it with booties, yes, but not fantasy white or sparkly ones (much as I might like to!). Instead, I've chosen mid-blue grey or burgundy, and I wear smoky yet sheer hose as well. And some bling, as you have done. But my occasions were probably not as dressy as yours so I think for your purposes you chose the right footwear.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888195 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 21:23:42 +0000 Column 1888195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the thumbs-up everyone! I am laughing at my inner Maggie Smith and realizing that if I choose everything from the same traditionally feminine basket, I won`t get the juxtapositions that mark today`s style. Upon reflection, I might have added a long scarf “Brooklyn style” with the pearls, or I LOVE the suggestion of an edgier clutch. After reading your posts, I also thought of off-white or gold high heeled ankle boots—but I may be going into fantasy territory here. The environments I`m in don`t support massive consumerism or really fashionable trends, so I was probably as fashion-forward as I comfortably could have been. Thanks for confirming I didn`t look too old or stuck in the 1950s! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888153 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:50:49 +0000 jussie 1888153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks beautiful. You nailed it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888151 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:49:06 +0000 The Cat 1888151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's beautiful and elegant. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888150 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:46:28 +0000 Jane 1888150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is a great dress and you wear it well. I see elegance! I like the pearls. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888146 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:37:55 +0000 Helena 1888146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elegant and beautiful. Whenever I hear 'dowager', I think of Maggie Smith on Downton Abbey, and as much I love her, I definitely don't see any of her in this outfit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888073 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:47:23 +0000 Kathie 1888073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely elegant- not sure if it's dowager or retro, but the fit of the dress is impeccable, and the pile of pearls is a fun touch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888070 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:41:49 +0000 Angie 1888070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From what I can see, you look beautifully classic and elegant. You had me with the pearls...... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888054 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:17:42 +0000 Cardiff girl 1888054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no definitely more modern than dowager.As unfrumped said hard to be dowager with a killer figure like that,the exposed zip,the way you wear the pearls ,all very modern and can I say sexy?well , I ve said it now ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888051 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:05:13 +0000 LaPed 1888051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That dress really suits you! Love the pearls against the burgundy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888049 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:00:38 +0000 unfrumped 1888049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful dress! Hard to be dowager- y in the hourglass dress! I suppose if you wanted to blend “ edgier elements, you could try a less structured clutch, more edge with some metallic on it, or an unusual necklace. But really, I think it’s a great outfit as- is! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888048 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:50:20 +0000 rachylou 1888048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s a good looking dress, that’s what it is! You wear it well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evening-2-modern-or-dowager-chic#post-1888046 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:28:22 +0000 Column 1888046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Fabbers, </p> <p>This post ties together a few of Angie`s ensembles, color combos, and just general tips on brightness and shine from recent months. Attached are photos of a second recent evening event—a charity benefit with a wide range of formal-to-smart dress options. I chose last season`s Boden portrait collar dress in burgundy (they may have called it wine or something similar, but honestly, it`s more like raison—on the brown or warm side of purple). I wore it back in November with opaque wine tights and high-heeled wine ankle booties, but the effect was just too dark all over. You couldn`t tell where the dress ended and my legs (or face) began. Some columns are just too much of a good thing, I guess. :)</p> <p>This time, I lightened up the look with regular suntan hose and cognac leather pumps. I brightened the neckline with a pile of pearls and some shine via gold hardware. The cork and gold box clutch added another pop of brightness. I would never have thought to put together brown and red tones except for Angie`s two posts this fall and winter of (variously) mixing cinnamon, red, burgundy, cognanc, and pumpkin.</p> <p>Given the number of traditional elements: hourglass silhouette, pencil skirt, portrait collar, pearls, pumps, box clutch—is this modern retro or dowager chic? First pic is front view with clutch; second pic is back view with pumps. Comments welcome! </p>