https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:32:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/5#post-824877 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:22:09 +0000 Vicki 824877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>May I join as the UPP (Urban Peace Prince)? Otherwise, I'm there on the sidewalk looking in this amazing window at all the UWP and UP and UQ variations with strong admiration. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/5#post-813538 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:17:25 +0000 DonnaF 813538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just ran across this thread. I'd like to join the UWQs. In 1999 or so, I was Xena Warrior Princess for Halloween (and I can still fit into my costume!), but well, that was over a dozen years ago and I'm beyond the princess stage but not beyond being an urban warrior in a city where the cops don't come unless there is a murder in progress. Love my gunmetal nail polish. Had spikey hair until last summer; growing it out after two decades but this time with gray so it will still look RATE. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/5#post-813323 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:14:40 +0000 Anonymous 813323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can see that Zap -- my eyes curve up at the edges too. A couple times people have asked if I am Thai. Nope, solely of Irish and British stock! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/5#post-813315 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:06:37 +0000 Anonymous 813315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Holy cow, I'm taking all of the above, Una &amp; GX.<br /> As a matter of fact, little Zap thinks I look very anime or comic heroine - ish, because of my eyes (They are actually slanted and I have zero Asian in me, go figure) and my hair/ponytail. She will get a crack out of this one.</p> <p>Off to ponder how can do this tax auditing gig in costume lol.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-813305 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:02:33 +0000 catgirl 813305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm adding Catwoman for Zap... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-813223 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:41:19 +0000 Anonymous 813223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's because they are all undercover being awesome spies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-813218 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:39:30 +0000 Girl X 813218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Zap - Electra! Trinity! Both TV Nikitas! Black Widow! - Oddly, I can't think of any real life people to list, lol. You should totally add a little 'assassin' to your bombshell!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812889 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:08:54 +0000 L'Abeille 812889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not quite Aragorn, not quite Trinity. I think Brienne is my closest fit (without the self esteem issues, at least since adulthood). So what does that make me? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812830 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:14:33 +0000 Angie 812830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, you MUST have Rocker in your descriptor! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812818 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:05:13 +0000 Janet 812818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gaylene, I LOVE that! Perfect description, right down to the acceptability of a little cleavage but not so much leg. I would gladly accept the UWQ moniker! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812810 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:59:28 +0000 Anonymous 812810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To GX: If I had it my way, I would dress like Elecktra every day, as impersonated by Jennifer Garner, so I so totally get the bombshell assasin LOL.<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektra_(2005_film)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektra_(2005_film)</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812806 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:53:04 +0000 Angie 812806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This thread EXPLODED over night. Wow!! I wish I had the time - and the arm - to respond to all of you. I will start a summary thread of this one so that we can see our descriptors in one place. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812791 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:41:03 +0000 crst 812791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder if coloring and/or build contribute to the ability to pull of UWP. As a small-boned, pale-skinned blonde I can easily look like I am overwhelmed by my clothes if I am not careful. That is why I go for a more sleek look. It just fits my presence better. Love the UWP look on those who can pull it off though. Those outfits that I feel UWP in are probably still mostly gentrified looking to others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812781 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:34:29 +0000 Astrid 812781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this thread! </p> <p>I'm definitely not an UWP, but I love the look on others. I also prefer rugged and a bit RATE to smooth and shiny, but I think it's a different kind of rugged. And I would say I'm more country than urban. L'Abeille called it "Euro Prairie" some time ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812773 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:25:41 +0000 BethL 812773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great thread! I'm not sure I'm an UWP exactly, but I definitely have a good dose of it coursing through my veins. I'd be lost without my boots and leather jacket(s). I go back and forth between wearing my hair up and tidy or long and loose. I'm not always comfortable being RATE, and then some days, it's absolutely the right thing for me. Maybe I'm more like Kelly and am a tidy UWP. Then, there's my love of beautiful scarves which go on right over the top of my beat up moto jacket. Hmm, dunno. I've loved Aragorn since I was a little girl, and wanted (to be) him forever! Hehee. Such fun here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812744 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:57:00 +0000 cinnamon fern 812744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely not UWP. I like the look but I'd feel like I was in costume. I feel more like myself in things that are more simple/minimal and classic. And the 70s are my favorite fashion decade - that wasn't a very UWP decade, was it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812736 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:53:13 +0000 Nadya 812736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, a rugged belt is a good challenge for me! I don't wear belts much but can see this might work. Still, is there such a thing as a UWP obi belt?.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812723 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:43:50 +0000 Kristin L 812723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've loved reading this discussion. To answer Angie's question, I'm not UWP. I love the look on the ladies that can pull it off and look great doing it, but it's not for me. I think I'm somewhere in the natural, preppy classic sphere with a bit of retro thrown in for flair. Or, at least trying to throw retro in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812689 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:21:27 +0000 Suz 812689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heh heh..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812684 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:15:45 +0000 Mochi 812684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We're not blood relatives, Suz, but we were raised in the same Dickensian orphanage together... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812678 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:02:30 +0000 Suz 812678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi - you're a Romantic Urchin Prince. (Urchin having only positive connotations to me -- think clever and cheeky grin). It is sort of the RATE version of the Urban Prince (a title that Angie kindly bestowed upon me, Inge, and herself) and I think we are long-lost cousins. </p> <p>I think Shevia might be one of these as well..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812671 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:48:27 +0000 Mochi 812671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have not read most of the comments. I am influenced by UWP. Not sure if I'm quite that look. I love it on others here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812668 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:45:48 +0000 Claudia 812668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No. In fact, I've been moving towards a more refined and simple look for myself. </p> <p>I have a few rugged items in my closet collected over the years, mostly for casual wear, but this style is not reflected in my newer purchases nor in the things I am hoping to add to my wardrobe in the near future.</p> <p>I do think YLF's army of UWPs rock it well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812640 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:58:52 +0000 RoseandJoan 812640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE the UWP look but do not aspire to dress or currently wear clothing of this type. I think my style is more Urban Pretty (credit to the Boden catalogue) or Practical Princess. Looking at recent what I wears I fear my style may look a little aloof, where as, the UWP is out front and centre. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812634 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:35:23 +0000 Anonymous 812634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You'd be surprised where you can find elements of this style! I don't have arty obscure boutiques or access to a lot of US stores and I still find things! You have to be able to break something out of how the store has styled it and transform it. Often as an ease in, I find getting some UWP accessories -- belts and jewellery, bags etc. will get you started and edge up some less UWP items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812632 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:20:26 +0000 BlondeAmbition 812632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alaska, thanks for sharing that pintrest page!! I didn't even know what this style was called! I always thought of it as artistic rock chic. In my head this has always been my style calling. I admit, I do not dress like this.... but I want to. I have zero clue how to go about dressing like this. I would not even know where to find clothes like this - there is nothing like this in Macy's! These clothes are probably in some little boutique downtown in the dark dingy basement of a bar.... no? Urban Outfitters is the closest in mass retailers that can have clothes like this. And designer Melissa Fleis from Project Runway Season 10, this is how I would characterize her clothes, and Elena from the same season as well.</p> <p>Total epiphany, thank you! Now I need to know - where do I go to make this style happen for me??? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812623 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:27:45 +0000 kkards 812623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>the longer spend on YLF the more i realize that beneath my modern classic/updated preppy style; there's a UWP who wants to come out to play sometimes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812609 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:38:20 +0000 Inge 812609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You ladies have been busy!-))<br /> I had a ball reading all your comments this morning. And Angie: you have a real knack for coming up with descriptors that are spot on and very catchy, you should do this for a living;-)</p> <p>My inner punk was nodding in agreement while reading your Urban Princes descriptions, and I was still smiling while thinking of my fellow UPs, super stylish Suz and you, as I was walking - briskly (UPs can walk fast:-) - through the streets of Antwerp an hour later. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812580 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:21:34 +0000 Scarlet 812580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not personally drawn to UWP. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/hands-up-if-you-are-an-urban-warrior-princess-uwp/page/4#post-812574 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:57:10 +0000 rachylou 812574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bombshell Assassin is soooo cool!</p> <p>I love this thread. When the zombie apocalypse comes, we will be a pre-organized force. </p> <p>Also, Tarzy, I will try and remember to knock before setting the door on fire...</p> <p>...well, I don't think Quirky Warrior Waifs kick down doors... I love that Angie. I'm ready to build a mansion out of cast-off pallet's and milk crates... hehe. I have *V*isions now.... </p>