https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:16:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1265430 Sat, 31 May 2014 04:52:43 +0000 danskogirl 1265430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Suz and rachylou. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1265021 Fri, 30 May 2014 17:42:48 +0000 rachylou 1265021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Downtown Chic Edgy but also pretty polished. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1265009 Fri, 30 May 2014 17:19:35 +0000 Suz 1265009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I think you're right that the draping should work beautifully on you! I would definitely give the petites in EF a try. The regular sizes are cut for taller people. You might check out Transcona Shannon's newer outfits. She's been buying up EF in a storm (ebay) and at 5'1" with an rectangle/ apple shape the petites really work well for her.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1265002 Fri, 30 May 2014 17:13:50 +0000 danskogirl 1265002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie! I do like the UWP look a lot. I think I might prefer a bit more ease/laid-back-ness/softness/sensuality than what I picture in my mind as UWP, but maybe that's just a matter of interpretation. So I could do my own softer take on UWP, perhaps.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264942 Fri, 30 May 2014 16:15:11 +0000 Angie 1264942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To my eye, you can join the UWP brigade on YLF. Hard Edge, Arty&nbsp;and some Avant-Garde.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264941 Fri, 30 May 2014 16:13:10 +0000 danskogirl 1264941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aubergine: Yes, indeed, I'm a fan of Una/Alaskagirl's (and Rae's) style! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264936 Fri, 30 May 2014 16:07:20 +0000 danskogirl 1264936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Suz: Well, I'm small (or short, rather - I'm slightly under 5'3") but not slight. I'm an inverted triangle/apple, wearing about a size 12 on top and size 10 on bottom. Usually I'm fine wearing non-petites on top, and on bottom I wear both petite and non-petite, depending on the item. Draping usually works for me, I think because of my broad shoulder line and chest, as well as my more rounded features. (Where I actually really adore drapy volume is on my lower half, where such volume comes in handy to balance my upper half.)</p> <p>The EF store I was in didn't have many petites, unfortunately. Next time I'm by a store that stocks more petites, I'll drop in. And thanks for the tip on adding structure to the EF looks. You've been so helpful!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264809 Fri, 30 May 2014 12:45:40 +0000 Anonymous 1264809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't really add much what others have suggested either, but I just wanted to say I really like your pins! And, in addition to Deborah, the looks kind of remind me of Una/Alaskagirl here too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264801 Fri, 30 May 2014 12:37:05 +0000 Suz 1264801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>danskogirl, are you by any chance small and slight? Eileen Fisher can be a tough fit for those who are. I'm essentially sized out of a lot of&nbsp;her stuff (there are exceptions -- and trying petites might work for me -- it works for Joy).&nbsp;</p> <p>In terms of styling, I think it's important to retain some structure with pieces like that. Otherwise the "older" feeling seeps in.&nbsp;</p> <p>It can be frustrating when you like a style or a maker and then discover that it doesn't quite work for your body type. I have had this experience also. I'm a big &nbsp;fan of many of the draped looks you show on your board. But I can't successfully wear most of them -- draping hates my straight lines. I <b>can</b> do asymmetry and do it very well -- as well as fluid. But add drape (up top, at least) and I begin to look like a scarecrow in somebody's old rags. And I'm not even particularly thin! It is more to do with my natural angles and even with my face, I suspect. The softness of the draping fights with me. And I end up looking like "arty older lady" rather than the cool sophisticated chic woman I'd like to be. What I call the museum docent look, since that is how they seem to dress in my neck of the woods. Not that there is anything wrong with museum docents. It's just not the look I want to emulate.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264700 Fri, 30 May 2014 05:05:59 +0000 danskogirl 1264700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all so much for playing! This helps me a lot.</p> <p>Suz: I love "Arty Urban Minimalist." I will sit with that for a bit and see if it feels right over the long run.&nbsp;</p> <p>I had thought of Eileen Fisher before but had never actually gone in to a store for two paradoxical reasons. 1) I thought the cuts might be too boxy for me, and 2)&nbsp;paradoxically, I was afraid I might fall in love with the clothes since they're a bit higher than my budget typically allows.</p> <p>But having read your suggestion that I might like it, I wandered into an Eileen Fisher store today. I did find an asymmetric&nbsp;tunic and pull-on pants, which I bought --&nbsp;I like them but am undecided so far whether I love them. I actually didn't end up loving most of the stuff, surprisingly. For whatever reason, I think the cuts don't quite work with my body and they made me feel older. But I do so admire the look on others who can&nbsp;carry it off.</p> <p>Also: Alas, there is still so much distance between my current style reality and the aspirational style fantasies. Baby steps, I guess.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264254 Thu, 29 May 2014 20:51:37 +0000 Sal 1264254@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't add anything to the others really. &nbsp;Like most of the pins!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264229 Thu, 29 May 2014 20:22:44 +0000 Anonymous 1264229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay off the top of my head:<br />modern<br />arty&nbsp;<br />urban<br />edgy<br />asymmetric</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264219 Thu, 29 May 2014 20:06:16 +0000 Ingunn 1264219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Artsy modern minimalist. Drape, slouch, neutrals, strong pieces.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264112 Thu, 29 May 2014 17:10:39 +0000 rabbit 1264112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>avant garde<br />monochrome<br />minimalist<br />drape and asymmetry </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264088 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:30:40 +0000 Ledonna N. 1264088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think of sleek futuristic apocalyptic. Your style reminds me of Lisbeth the movie the girl with the dragon tatoo. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264046 Thu, 29 May 2014 15:27:14 +0000 LACeleste 1264046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your style was reminding me of Deborah's and then poof!!! ---there she was. &nbsp;(I am guilty of skimming posts when i should be working!)</p> <p>&nbsp; I agree w/ Suz. &nbsp;I love the red. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264042 Thu, 29 May 2014 15:24:43 +0000 Suz 1264042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Arty urban minimalist?&nbsp;</p> <p>You could have a field day with Eileen Fisher! :)&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-describe-my-aspirational-style#post-1264036 Thu, 29 May 2014 15:21:00 +0000 danskogirl 1264036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been in the process of trying to hone&nbsp;my style and have had&nbsp;fun reading through all the old&nbsp;posts on style descriptors, how people honed their style, finding words that help focus their style, etc.</p> <p>I've come up with a style statement that I think&nbsp;works for me but I'd also like to ask your help in&nbsp;providing some descriptors/adjectives/analyses. (I've found that often, others can provide insights that I may have completely overlooked.)&nbsp;</p> <p>Here's my Pinterest board with a few items/outfits that are similar to things that I already wear and many others that are aspirational/inspirational: &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pinterest.com/danskogirl2/my-aspirational-style/">http://www.pinterest.com/dansk.....nal-style/</a><br />(You will see that YLF-er -- is that a word? -- Deborah is one of my inspirations.)</p> <p>Any thoughts on descriptors? Adjectives that pop into your mind? Commonalities among the items? Vibe of items (RATE vs polished, etc?)</p> <p>Thank you so much!</p> <p> </p>