https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:52:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064937 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 11:55:08 +0000 Sveta 1064937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ornella, your musings are always a treasure!<br />I think this is mostly the reason which drives us to shop, no?&nbsp; For myself anyway I need that freshness factor to be happy in my outfits - that's why extremely minimal wardrobe would never work for me. However it is a brilliant point that FTME factor does not require to come from the store every time: we just have to get more creative to make fresh combinations from the existing stuff and Angie really shows au the way!<br />This season it is going to be skinnies and tall boots for me: I did not feel them much for the last year but going to refresh this look for this season - and not buying any new tall boots for this! (dressy black ones does not count, right?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064915 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 09:50:10 +0000 Ornella 1064915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks ladies. I am glad it makes sense to you.</p> <p><b>Suz</b> ::&nbsp;:-)&nbsp;<br />You are spot on about the trousers - thanks to seeing them on Amy a few weeks ago I finally saw new potential in mine. This is not just about fresh way to wear what I already own, but it is actually useful - my choices are sometimes so limited that I have to find as many ways as possible to rotate something as I can't just walk into the shop and pick a new thing.</p> <p>And yes, Angie's ensambles are a work of genius in this respect. Winter white anyone?? I am only waiting for dry enough day to try my take on that formula (I don't want to&nbsp;risk splatters from the bike wheels). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064418 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 22:13:53 +0000 Suz 1064418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent observations, Ornella. I think this is why flared trousers can suddenly appeal again -- pairing them with something different than the first time round gives them a new happiness factor. I love Angie's ensemble suggestions for this reason. She often includes something trendy along with classic items and items we'd probably have in our closets from seasons past.&nbsp;</p> <p>FTME was your mother's midi skirt on you! &nbsp;:-)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064357 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 21:18:36 +0000 Lisa 1064357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A great point here.&nbsp; I also think coming up with a new outfit combinations from pieces I already own keeps me from shopping because I am bored with my clothes.&nbsp; I am always searching for inspiration online for new outfit combinations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064214 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:24:38 +0000 Anonymous 1064214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well said, Ornella. This resonates with me, especially , "FTME may be the exact same thing that I wore some time ago, but I may look at it differently after some time." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064198 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:52:16 +0000 Tanya 1064198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You put it so eloquentlly Ornella, and I totally agree. I will often be inspired by something to wear things I already own in ways to would have never occured to me on my own. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064197 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:52:13 +0000 Anonymous 1064197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*applause* Love this! what a great way of thinking of outfits </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064190 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:40:09 +0000 HelenInCanada 1064190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this. &nbsp;Sometimes a style doesn't speak to you at certain phases in your life - and then suddenly...ah! &nbsp;Now I see why white can be elegant (all about texture and cut) rather than deadly casual...or why a simple cashmere sweater can replace all the bells &amp; whistles of stretch and shine when I'm in the mood for low-key quality. &nbsp;Just recently I walked into a Mexx store instead of yawning past it...and found incredible quality and great classics. &nbsp;One pencil skirt came home with me. &nbsp;It's funny, because I wouldn't typically even NOTICE the Mexx windows, but I was on the hunt for stripped down timelessness, and it fit the bill.</p> <p>So yes, in my rambling way, I agree with your FTME sentiments, Ornella! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fresh-to-my-eye---most-recent-epiphany#post-1064184 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:31:45 +0000 Ornella 1064184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Out of various sources of inspiration for creating my outfits, I've figured out that one&nbsp;category stands out - what's new <b>to me</b>. Angie uses the phrase "fresh to my eye" a lot in her posts and comments, and I figured out that's actually what describes what predominantly inspires me in terms of wearing my clothes in a new way or enjoying other people's outfits.</p> </p> <p>I see someone's outfit on the street, I see an interesting colours and/or textures combination somewhere, I see outfit on YLF - or I see some detail in my environment - and I get these new ideas to start creating something from what I already own. This means there are even more ways to wear my existing clothes, all of&nbsp;&nbsp;which could be used to start building the new outfits around.</p> </p> <p>Fresh to my eye - and also inspiring to create an actual wearable outfit - has nothing to do with whether certain thing is on trend or not. While trend is all about what looks fresh, FTME may include a trendy thing, but may equally have nothing to do with trends.&nbsp;</p> </p> <p>FTME may be the exact same thing I wore some time ago, but I may look at it differently after some time.</p> </p> <p>So, in addition to "<b><i>hugging my wardrobe</i></b>" (Michelle, I miss you) and "<b><i>happiness factor</i></b>", FTME becomes another interesting aspect which describes my relationship with my clothes. Also, I will aim for happy outfits in most cases and not necessarily FTME, but when an outfit I wear is also is FTME it will almost certainly make me super happy.</p> </p> <p>I hope my thoughts are not too convoluted, I've been pondering this for a while and feel it's time to let the thoughts out of my head to mature in an open space.</p> </p> <p>Thanks for reading.</p>