https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:13:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1173715 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:14:50 +0000 Claudia 1173715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><i>"Honestly, part of the reason I gave up most other blogs was the footwear. Like it's really hard to make an outfit look chic in four-inch heels on a warm sunny day.</i></p> <p><i>Give me something I can use on bad feet in bad weather and I'll be grateful and impressed."</i></p> <br />Haha, April, so true. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1173712 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:12:04 +0000 April 1173712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Honestly, part of the reason I gave up most other blogs was the footwear. Like it's really hard to make an outfit look chic in four-inch heels on a warm sunny day. </p> <p>Give me something I can use on bad feet in bad weather and I'll be grateful and impressed. </p> <p>I also gave up most of the petite-themed blogs because all the focus on sizes started to feel almost like fetishism. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1173706 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:02:07 +0000 rachylou 1173706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hil, what a great photo project! You know, all the switches worked for me. I love the white haired guy who donned the rocker leathers. I thought he was more kicka$$ than the kid who was wearing them first. The biggest thing to me was, I don't think anyone looked inappropriate. There wasn't one person who I thought needed to go home and change to avoid freaking me out.</p> <p>Which is not to say none of the outfits would have benefited from an Angie tip or two. I mean, schlepping around in your BVD undies is always schlepping if you ask me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1173645 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:20:10 +0000 AnnieMouse 1173645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I kinda love that the execution isn't "perfect." Heck, I rarely execute perfectly when I'm wearing my&nbsp;<i>own&nbsp;</i>clothes. Ha!</p> <p>I really liked seeing the generation swap, and how good each looked in the others' clothes - I often found myself thinking how much better they looked in the "after." ^_^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1173342 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:56:16 +0000 Claudia 1173342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mo, I think that is why I really&nbsp;like Angie's (and when other bloggers do this)&nbsp;&nbsp;"Ensemble" blog posts with the collage of elements minus the human&nbsp;model: I've noticed on the forum that these blog posts seem to especially&nbsp;inspire people to try out the look because I think&nbsp;it is so much easier to imagine one's self wearing a different outfit&nbsp;combination or silhouette&nbsp;without the distraction of a human form that may --&nbsp;or most likely not --&nbsp;reflect the viewer's own, and therefore maybe&nbsp;prejudice the&nbsp;experimentation to try it out. It provides a different kind of inspiration.</p> <p>Disclaimer: that is not to diss professional&nbsp;models, or modelesque bloggers and forum members. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1172004 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:35:02 +0000 MuseumGal 1172004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved these.&nbsp; Very fun and sweet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171966 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:04:22 +0000 patsymaloo 1171966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great idea.&nbsp; I think some of the older ladies in the younger outfits look really cool!</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171886 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:56:26 +0000 Thistle 1171886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun idea even if execution wasn't perfect. But I am okay with that, too. Seldom is execution ever perfect for us everyday people trying to figure it out.</p> <p>*high five Mo*</p> <p>I do wish all media was more diverse and more inclusive. I admit that I have tuned out most of the blogesphere&nbsp;along with most TV. I have found it greatly improves my self esteem as I am not young or thin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171882 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:53:04 +0000 Mo 1171882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As to my own comments - no exclusions intended, just observation on the perpetuation of thin and young as the pinnacle of style and/ or beauty. &nbsp;Even the touted 'over 40' bloggers often look model like, no fault of their own, heck, good on them! &nbsp;I got carded today for wine and wear size 4, so it's not like I feel edged out somehow. &nbsp;Just uninspired by the same-ness, if that makes sense. &nbsp;<br />&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171848 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:13:34 +0000 Angie 1171848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very fun idea, and refreshingly diverse&nbsp;for sure. And some of the swaps worked really well to my eye - like the ones where the men were the same size and height. Loved the link. Thanks, Hil.&nbsp;</p> <p>Gigi, thanks for the kind words.&nbsp;</p> <p>I too wish that there was more diversity in the outfit blogosphere. But I don't think it is fair to take that out on the people who <i>are</i>&nbsp;blogging and happen to be successful at it. After all, success is determined by the audience.&nbsp;</p> <p>I want 100lb 20 somethings to feel just as welcome here on YLF as anyone else.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171841 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:08:32 +0000 AviaMariah 1171841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Except for some fit issues I kind of think some of these work. &nbsp;Fun to see anyways. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171827 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:54:55 +0000 EveningMood 1171827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for posting this, it was enlightening! I think the ladies in the fourth pic look even better after the swap </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171782 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:55:21 +0000 Debra 1171782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very cute.....I like the old man in the check pants best I think he might keep that outfit </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171778 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:52:35 +0000 MsMary 1171778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved the ladies on the beach.&nbsp; Other than that, I think at least one of each pair looked a little off.</p> <p>Fun idea, though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171776 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:50:15 +0000 Gigi 1171776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was fun. I agree with Stacey--a lot of the time, the younger folk in the pix look stranger than the older! But yeah, the styles just don't work if you're not the right age.</p> <p>I too have a hard time finding decent blogs to follow. YLF is the only one I follow, despite trying hard to add to the list. Angie is so good about posting ideas and tips for *everyone*--she's not just interested in showing herself off, like some of those other bloggers! Even when Angie does post herself in an outfit, her narrative isn't so self-centered, like the "wanna-be models."</p> <p>Man, I am cranky today! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171537 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:30:20 +0000 Anonymous 1171537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know ... many of these don't translate at all, for me. Although, I think it's the younger people who look strange in the older people's clothing, rather than the other way around like you might expect.</p> <p>Claudia, I totally agree! I loved Academichic. Their styles were so <i>real</i> and accessible. So many fashion bloggers come across like&nbsp;wannabe-models. I honestly don't find those blogs inspirational at all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171526 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:24:26 +0000 PamelaK 1171526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great set of photos (made me think about swapping clothes with my mother or my daughter - fun!).</p> <p>That's one of the reasons I really enjoy this forum - real people dressing for lives that include, and indeed focus on, regular daily activities that run the gamut from children to academic jobs to corporate jobs to the more leisurely activities of retirement. Although I do get inspiration from other bloggers, most of it comes from all you Fabbers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171525 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:24:20 +0000 Helena 1171525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very cool! The women looked more natural than the men, I thought. But the point was well-made! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171518 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:17:34 +0000 Claudia 1171518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I so miss the original&nbsp;Academichics.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171514 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:12:28 +0000 lyn* 1171514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That older guy in the plaid shirt is awesome. :)</p> <p>I stopped following a few bloggers because it became clear that they spent hours every day doing photo shoots and things - their main source of income - and it didn't resonate with me anymore. When one of my favourite bloggers posted that she was "dedicating more time" to her blog (aka quitting her job/school) - I was pretty disappointed.</p> <p>Oh well, time to find new people to follow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171511 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:09:24 +0000 Mo 1171511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five Claudia! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171495 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:58:57 +0000 Claudia 1171495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting to see the slide show. I agree with Mo.</p> <p>I am especially feeling so like her on this:&nbsp;<span><i>(I for one am feeling overly visually assaulted by 100 lb, 20 somethings on blogs, and pinterest - it's like models on their off time sharing. Not so novel, or personally inspiring, to me.)</p> <p></i>I am glad she said what I have been thinking!</span> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171483 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:52:06 +0000 Mo 1171483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting pics, but I'm not convinced they all translated so well. &nbsp;Fun to see, though! &nbsp;At least it's regular people in their regular clothing!&nbsp;(I for one am feeling overly visually assaulted by 100 lb, 20 somethings on blogs, and pinterest - it's like models on their off time sharing. &nbsp;Not so novel, or personally inpiring,&nbsp;to me.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-is-ageless#post-1171477 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:47:08 +0000 Hil 1171477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I absolutely loved this series of photos where people of two very different generations have swopped outfits...</p> <p><a href="http://www.qozop.com/r38bnreh3pnzzio1rclcl96mwpwyew" rel="nofollow">http://www.qozop.com/r38bnreh3.....l96mwpwyew</a> </p>