https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:22:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389099 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:04:50 +0000 Dee 2389099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks like a marvelous vacation, lobster skirt is adorable and I love those striped pants in photo 6, tres chic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389096 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:46:38 +0000 The Cat 2389096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen and Karie, because of the Gulf Stream, the climate of Northern Norway is different from that of Alaska. This explains the lack of snow at the North Cape this time of the year.</p> <p>"Although the North Cape is located at the northernmost tip of Europe, it has a subarctic climate, thanks to the Gulf Stream. The average temperature in summer is 10 degrees Celsius, while temperatures may reach 25 degrees Celsius at the hottest. In winter, the average temperature is about minus 3 degrees Celsius." (<a href="https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/northern-norway/the-north-cape/" rel="nofollow">https://www.visitnorway.com/pl.....orth-cape/</a>) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389093 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:09:52 +0000 Angie 2389093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, <b>Karie</b>! Glad the Bose noise canceling head phones are working out :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389081 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:03:56 +0000 Suz 2389081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, Karie, you made me laugh!! And yup, J. Crew gets us. No question. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389076 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:52:45 +0000 Lisa 2389076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Karie</b> - You can see my fuchsia top paired with turquoise shorts <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colorful-shorts-and-graphic-tees-long">in this post (outfit #14 and #15)</a>. I used metallics and ivory as the accent colors for the outfit. I think this combination will be lovely on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389067 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:23:13 +0000 Karie 2389067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Robin, your upcoming trip sounds fabulous! My only advice is to pack a little bit of everything and don't forget a rain jacket. I've only ever been to London twice, and both times only to go from Heathrow to the cruise port in Southampton, once in September and once in June, and both times the weather was exactly the same - cool and rainy. One of these times, though, I want to spend some additional days in London and see some of the famous sights.&nbsp;<br />KKards, I'm in NY but right near the border of Mass. and VT. I love the New England states, and I love dressing for that breezy coastal climate! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389049 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:31:45 +0000 RobinF 2389049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very timely post for me as I'm going on a 12 day British Isles cruise in August and trying to figure out what to pack. With additional days in London, it will be the longest vacation I've ever taken and I am struggling with what to bring.&nbsp;</p> <p>Your pictures are wonderful! The Gap pants are my favorite.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389045 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:36:45 +0000 kkards 2389045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The lobster skirt. &nbsp;Another New England girl who wants to claim that skirt! &nbsp; So good.&nbsp;<div>And the&nbsp;delirium pants are just so summer! Love a good seersucker for the hot weather&nbsp;<br />And I hear you on dressing for the heat and the AC. I almost always have a scarf/shawl with me&nbsp;</p> <p>your trip looks great. &nbsp;Well done packing! &nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389043 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:21:10 +0000 Karie 2389043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you everyone! Sloper and Runcarla, those Gap baggies ARE The Bomb - easily my favorite pants of the summer.&nbsp;<br />Jamie, that's so true about flattery - everyone has their own views on it, and we absolutely have to like it on ourselves or it won't get worn.&nbsp;<br />Janet and Olive Green, fun, colorful and a sense of humor are words I try to live by, and it's great to hear that that is coming through in how I dress.&nbsp;<br />Suz (Boston roomie!), J Crew just knows what we like, don't they? That skirt of yours looks beautiful, and yes, the lobster skirt will have to get clawed from me (pun intended) upon my demise!<br />Angie, wow, "Killer!" I'll be wearing that lobster skirt every day now! And btw, your recommendation last year on the Bose noise cancelling headphones for plane travel was spot on. I don't fly without them now, they're fantastic.<br />Lisa, I just bought a pair of turquoise pants, I will have to try them with the fuchsia top. That color combination might not have occurred to me, Im glad you mentioned it.&nbsp;<br />Unfrumped, those EB shirts are favorites, I have three that I purchased specifically for travel last year. They wash, wear, and pack well and the sleeves can be tabbed up when it's hot.<br />Cookie, I grew up at the Jersey shore, and one of my best memories is eating fresh lobster just caught off the coast!<br />Cat2,&nbsp;"delirium pants!" YES! They shall forever be referred to as that by me!<br />JAileen, yes, the Top of the World had nothing more than a few patches of snow here and there, but there were plenty of snow capped mountains in other parts of Norway.<br />Carol, I hear you about travel photos and figure flattery. It does make me think twice about what I'm wearing.<br />Lise, Lynne, Kellygirl, and Kate, thank you for your kind words!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389042 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:18:18 +0000 Star (Lise) 2389042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both your skirts are wonderful.&nbsp; I particularly like the lobster skirt when paired with the blue top.&nbsp; Those Gap baggies are totally my jam. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389033 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:50:55 +0000 Lynne 2389033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't see anything unflattering here, and I can see why you love that gorgeous skirt! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389026 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 03:01:55 +0000 Sloper 2389026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another lobster skirt fan here. &nbsp;And the Gap baggies - I think those might be the ones I have - my favorites this summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2389012 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:12:56 +0000 Jaime 2389012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks like a super trip! I don't see anything unflattering here, but do think flattery is in the eye of the beholder and we are all assessing with our own value system. I wear tons of things that others would not want to wear because of their own flattery views but try not to wear things that I don't like on myself.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388995 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:42:26 +0000 Carla 2388995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, your pre-trip outfits are fabulous, and those GAP cargos are the bomb! &nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388981 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:26:18 +0000 Janet 2388981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As someone who is embracing baggy pants lately, I say rock on with those! Your hike and travels look amazing!</p> <p>I also find your skirt to be perfectly flattering enough, and your outfits are fun and colorful. Great travel capsule. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388972 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:44:31 +0000 Olive Green 2388972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like how you carry the pink story through many outfits.&nbsp;<br />The skirt is great! How to say you have a sense of humor without a word.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388966 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:30:32 +0000 Suz 2388966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Karie, I love the lobster skirt -- it is perfect for you! I do not see it as unflattering on you in the least. Your outfits with that skirt are my favourites, too!&nbsp;</p> <p>But I do know your feeling...my old J. Crew skirt has gathers coming from the waist and I always imagine it is unlattering, too, but I adore the fabric and print and love that it is part of a two piece dress, and I don't think it will be easy to claw it from my hands at my demise....I just love it! Despite always wondering. whether it does my shape any favours.&nbsp;</p> <p>Amazing trip photos! That water looks so clear. And you look prepared for the weather, comfortable and very jazzy with your fun hair. I actually love the GAP baggy pants...</p> <p>I try not to bring *extra* luggage on trips, but that doesn't mean I travel carry on, LOL I hear you on the wide legs -- how much more space they take up in a bag! But I tend to bring one pair anyway, at least. Because I love them.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388963 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:18:10 +0000 Angie 2388963@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm another who LOVES the lobster skirt,&nbsp;<b>Karie</b>! It's KILLER. Outfits #3 to #5 are fably flattering, and please don't think otherwise! Like<b> Kelly</b>, it's my favourite set of outfits from this group :)</p> <p>Your "delirium pants" as <b>cat2</b> puts it are smashing too!&nbsp;</p> <p>The Gap pants are fashion forward in the oversized cut, and create a great juxtaposition with your charming curly bob and signature pink streak! The polka dot top is adorable.&nbsp;</p> <p>Stunning pics! Glad you and hubs had a magical northern holiday. Now happily reunited with your pups! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388962 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:11:25 +0000 Lisa 2388962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>1- Love this fuchsia color on you and it pairs so well with the skirt. I have a Rails top in a similar color and have found it also pairs really well with turquoise shorts.&nbsp;</p> <p>3- What a fun print on this skirt! Perfect for summer!</p> <p>6-The pants from the internet shop are a great pick! The stripes are lovely, and the button detail really elevates the look.</p> <p>7-Comfortable travel outfit. I also like to layer a tee for the plane because you just never know what the temperature will be.</p> <p>23 and 24 - Looks like a great trip, and these photos are stunning, thanks for sharing!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388959 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:58:29 +0000 Kate 2388959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love those Gap pants, and the lobster skirt is awesome. I think your travel wardrobe is very well done. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388957 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:44:35 +0000 unfrumped 2388957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your travel capsule!<br /> I think I have the same EB LS shirt. Just took it on a trip with grandkids. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388956 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:43:02 +0000 Cookie 2388956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can take it or leave it in terms of eating, but as a New Englander I adore the lobster skirt!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388951 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:52:52 +0000 cat2 2388951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the delirium pants! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388946 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:42:32 +0000 kellygirl 2388946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous colorful outfits. You have great travel style. Love the lobster skirt. I think that's my fave of the lot! You look terrific in everything.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388938 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:55:56 +0000 JAileen 2388938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your lobster skirt is pure awesomeness! &nbsp;You may think your outfits are not flattering, but I think you look great in all of them. &nbsp;As for me giving up on figure flattery, when I wore my monster down coat in Japan this past winter, and someone said I looked like an NFL coach on the sidelines, well, I guess I prioritized warmth.</p> <p>It’s interesting that your picture of the top of the world has no snow. &nbsp;Several years ago we were in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow, AK) around the summer solstice and there was a lot of snow - we wore knee high neoprene boots everyday. &nbsp;Both places are at just about the same latitude. &nbsp;It must have to do with ocean currents.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388936 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:36:42 +0000 Carol 2388936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think those clothes flatter you well, because of simple shapes and proportions. But I know what you mean--sometimes I will get an item for a print, etc. that is not the most flattering. In fact, I am dying to get a prairie skirt right now (just a big, circular calico maxi skirt) because I saw someone do a good outfit with Converse and a prairie skirt.</p> <p>In traveling I am trying to be a bit better about figure flattery, actually. And this is because a lot of photos tend to be taken.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/figure-flattery-travel-packing-and-norway#post-2388932 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:09:50 +0000 Karie 2388932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It has been super hot here the past few days (like 100 degrees hot) so while trying to stay as cool as possible outside, I still need a jacket for that indoor arctic air conditioning.<br /> Pics 1 - 6 are WIW this past week (RIP skirt/Macy's/J Crew/J Crew Factory/Old Navy). The skirt in #3-5 is my favorite fun skirt; it's not very figure flattering but I just don't care as I love the print and it's oh so comfortable and cute. The pants in pic 6 are from some internet shop  - I never purchase form random internet shops but in my defense, I had just gotten off an 8 hour flight, was waiting on a connecting flight (five hours plus a 1 1/2 hour delay) so I was delirious and very tired, a bad combination then shopping!</p> <p>Pics 7-17 are wiw on our recent cruise to Norway. <br /> #7 was my travel outfit for the 8 hour flight to London. Loft sweatshirt (tee shirt underneath in case it was warm on the plane) and my favorite Old Navy somewhat dressier sweatpants. My objective was comfy clothes so I could attempt to sleep on this overnight flight. <br /> Pics 8 - 13 were what I wore to dinner on the ship (Macy's/Loft/BR/Eddie Bauer), and everything mixed and matched for multiple wears over the 12 days. The pants in 8,9,11 are slim fits, not skinnies. I almost never wear these except when traveling - I'm kind of off the slim fit style but these pack so well they always end up in my suitcase. This is where I really want to spice up my travel wardrobe  I feel like I need more color and more style, not just clothes that pack well, <br /> Pics 14-16 are wiw on sea days and scenic cruising days, and were my favorites of the cruise. Those Gap baggy pants are sublimely comfortable and entirely UN-figure flattering (when I turn sideways I look like I've walked off with bags carrying half the buffet, LOL), but I don't care! I am in love with them and ordered a second pair in a different color when I got home. <br /> Pic 17 is wiw on a hike in Geiranger, Norway. This is typical of what I wore on other excursions as well; LL Bean pants, tee shirt or fleece, depending on the weather. <br /> Pics 18-19 - Scenic pics, I brought my puffer (I brought a rain coat too) and  paw print hat for cold days. I always bring a colorful hat so I can be easily identified in a crowd.<br /> Pics 20 (a terrible selfie) and 21 - "The Top of the World" North Cape, the northernmost point In Europe<br /> Pic 22 - The Seven Sisters Waterfall, and pics 23-24, scenic cruising.</p> <p>Over to you - do you give up a little figure flattery in favor of prints/fits/whatever that you just plain love? And how about your travel wardrobe? Do you only bring items that pack well or do you say "the heck with it" and bring extra luggage? </p>