https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 00:23:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-843040 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:07:49 +0000 Hil 843040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the thoughtful responses and possible style descriptors! </p> <p>Beth Ann - you're right, this is a learning curve for me, especially since I have never given this much thought to what I wear before. And it is uncomfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842571 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:09:35 +0000 K. Period. 842571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see boho, but verging toward a bit of Art Nouveau feel and with some streamlined classic leanings. It really seems like you are more boho for casual wear, but you want more draped streamlined classics with a bit of an arty touch for more dressed up looks. A Nouveau-Boho Classic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842546 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:53:21 +0000 Beth Ann 842546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>DH: Love the items on your board! I think that you're uncovering a new style direction, but finding the process rather uncomfortable. It's something that can't be hurried, kind of like the birth of a baby (lol). As I recall your WIW, I'd encourage you to focus on fit and proportion of the basics first --- these are the bones that give the structure for all the arty stuff that makes your look sing! I'm learning these days that I do best when I dress to highlight strengths, rather than "hide" flaws. </p> <p>What's most in your favorr is that you clearly know the looks that you love, and you have an eye for wonderful, arty items. You also have a well balanced figure, rich, full hair and beautiful dramatic features. These things help you carry off the dramatic clothing that you love -----</p> <p>Keep posting! The more we see of you, the more helpful we can be. Just in the last couple of weeks, for example, do I really have the sense of what Thistle wears best, and I'm starting to know her wardrobe. That's when we can say --- "What about wearing your green jacket with your dark wash denim flares?"</p> <p>And don't be afraid to make mistakes. The more exceptional the taste and style, the more the risk of some "outtakes." Gotta have fun with it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842474 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:45:32 +0000 cciele 842474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My thought was "Arty Eclectic". Eclectic covers a lot of ground, so the variety works :)</p> <p>For now, I'd stick with what's comfortable as your foundational pieces, but push your style by adding a bit of color here and there or a statement piece like a jacket or top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842465 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:36:42 +0000 Caro in Oz 842465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love arty casual - I see the boho influence but you don't want full on boho so the arty would cover that &amp; allow for other things too. There is a very relaxed vibe to most of the outfits you've pinned &amp; they do look coherent to me - but I'm an eclectic so:) </p> <p>I think some of those shorter hair cuts would look fabulous on you too. </p> <p>I agree with Ceit about there being no right answer to the "vision" part of the wardrobe. As an eclectic this is the part I really struggle with - to make sure I don't have too many clothes with nothing to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842325 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:27:24 +0000 Angie 842325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was going to say Boho and Arty straight off the bat. You don't seem Earthy to me. Sorry Suz :(</p> <p>I vote Boho Eclectic. Or Boho Queen. Or Arty Casual. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842242 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:16:44 +0000 ManidipaM 842242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought Arty Eclectic first, then quickly saw the reverberation of Suz's 'Earthy Eclectic'... I do actually see quite a coherence within the variety on your board, for what it's worth.</p> <p>Some other descriptors that occurred to me: architectural; unexpected; craftsmanship... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842131 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:03:01 +0000 Anonymous 842131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think there is a right answer there! Some members thrive on changing their style to different extremes over the course of a week, and others like having a very curated refined wardrobe that encompasses a precise esthetic vision.</p> <p>So, if you find you like to explore different looks, then the eclectic is what gets you there -- lots of material for the inspiration pot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842126 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:53:00 +0000 Hil 842126@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Earthy eclectic could be it.</p> <p>I know there is a lot of very different stuff on my pinterest board... Do you think it's important to have more coherency in style choices? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-842047 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:29:34 +0000 Suz 842047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Earthy eclectic? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-841954 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:26:21 +0000 Deborah 841954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hil, I'm not particularly good at this but will give it a go:). If rom your Pinterest "all dresses up" board, I see quite an Electic collection of styles. There is elegance, edge, boho, arty with some trendy. Perhaps Electic could be part of your descriptor? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-841952 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:15:03 +0000 rute 841952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would say boho and artsy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-me-find-my-style-descriptor#post-841947 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:51:47 +0000 Hil 841947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was really excited a few weeks ago to discover the forum on YLF and to start receiving feedback on the outfits I have managed to concoct from my current wardrobe. But my current wardrobe is really not where I want it to be and coming here to identify and hone my style and image is where I am trying to achieve. </p> <p>Truth be told, at the moment I am feeling rather deflated about my wardrobe, my body and life in general. I need some direction. I am hoping that coining a style descriptor will help? So I am calling on you all for some assistance!</p> <p>Here is who I want to be...</p> <p>I want to appear put together and groomed, but not overly so. I want to look good without appearing that I spent hours on myself. I want to look a bit arty and boho, but I don't want to scare people by looking like an outright hippy. I want to be distinctive without standing out (is that even possible?). I am trying to love colours, but I feel most at comfortable in neutrals. I want to look like thirty-something year old ie my age, not too old, nor too juvenile. I want to be comfortable enough to do the whole "mom-on-the-go" thing. </p> <p>Would it help if I posted my Pinterest boards for some ideas of what attracts me? </p> <p><a href="http://pinterest.com/doulahil/all-dressed-up/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/doulahil/all-dressed-up/</a><br /> <a href="http://pinterest.com/doulahil/hair/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/doulahil/hair/</a><br /> <a href="http://pinterest.com/doulahil/bejeweled/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/doulahil/bejeweled/</a><br /> <a href="http://pinterest.com/doulahil/nails/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/doulahil/nails/</a><br /> <a href="http://pinterest.com/doulahil/tatu/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/doulahil/tatu/</a> (note I don't actually have any tattoos, I just lust after them) </p> <p>Tell me what you see for me, and from my WIW pics, how far off am I? Thanks all! x </p>