https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 21 May 2026 01:55:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148723 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:02:43 +0000 Angie 148723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds perfect, Sarah. Lucky Mum :0) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148685 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:14:45 +0000 Sarah 148685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for your comments! I do agree that all pink is just too much.<br /> My mom does actually like feminine colors, black is usually just on sale. So we wanted to treat her to something she would never buy for herself.<br /> I think we'll go for that skirt, a crisp white button down (and teach her to pop the collar!) and maybe a beige cardigan like this<br /> <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/sweaters/cotton/PRDOVR~24596/99101961153/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~15~~20+17+4294967137~15~~~~~~~/24596.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Brows...../24596.jsp</a><br /> just because I know she'll feel more comfortable with one.<br /> She's an inverted triangle and apple (not sure which is stronger), and rather busty.<br /> She has some nude shoes and a lovely chunky pink glass bead necklace that I bought her last year.<br /> (just like this<br /> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JA8_7TSUcfs/SZSdKvYeYtI/AAAAAAAACsM/NsJRwIiZRNo/s1600-h/feb+001.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JA8_.....eb+001.jpg</a><br /> but in a lovely shell pink)</p> <p>How does that sound? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148400 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:22:00 +0000 AJ 148400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was thinking white too with chunky short beads! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148397 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:19:20 +0000 Carole 148397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's what I was thinking, Angie, White! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148395 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:18:11 +0000 Angie 148395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How pretty! I vote white shirt with the top - no colour. How about some nice beads too? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148348 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:47:10 +0000 chewyspaghetti 148348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that skirt, but I do think a pink cardi would be too much pink. What about the cardi in vermillion?A white top is another good idea. What a lucky mommy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148340 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:35:26 +0000 Dusty 148340@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the look book - they paired it with the ruffled origami shell.</p> <p><a href="http://www1.talbots.com/online/ecatalog/catalog.jsp?sku=2010SprLookBook&#038;catheader=Look%20Book" rel="nofollow">http://www1.talbots.com/online.....ook%20Book</a></p> <p>(page 30)</p> <p>I think they had the daffodil paired with a dress that was almost the same print but definitely the same colors and it looked really good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148333 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:17:30 +0000 rute 148333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sarah,</p> <p>I don't know your mom, but I'm speaking as a person who also wears too much black.</p> <p>I wear it because I like, not because it's safe, or to hide, for me it's a sexy color and I would panic if someone gave me a pink skirt and a pink blouse.. take baby steps, maybe the skirt with a black or a navy top? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148278 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:07:59 +0000 Debora 148278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sarah, I have a friend who has been stalking this skirt and she wants to try it with a black woven top. I don't think her top is available any longer, but what about something like this in black or white:</p> <p><a href="http://www1.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi24563&#038;rootCategory=cat70008&#038;catId=cat120042&#038;sortKey=Default&#038;section=Regular&#038;conceptIdUnderSale=cat70008" rel="nofollow">http://www1.talbots.com/online.....e=cat70008</a> (not the pink shown)</p> <p>or the ruffled origami shell in white worn tucked in with a cardigan:</p> <p><a href="http://www1.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi23872&#038;rootCategory=cat70008&#038;catId=cat120042&#038;sortKey=Default&#038;section=Regular&#038;conceptIdUnderSale=cat70008" rel="nofollow">http://www1.talbots.com/online.....e=cat70008</a></p> <p>My friend was also considering pairing it with this sleeveless button-down top in black:</p> <p><a href="http://www1.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi24456&#038;rootCategory=cat70010&#038;catId=cat120042&#038;sortKey=Default&#038;section=Regular&#038;conceptIdUnderSale=cat70010" rel="nofollow">http://www1.talbots.com/online.....e=cat70010</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148273 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:02:43 +0000 Queen Mum 148273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>what about the yellow or brown cardigan... either of those colors look like they would work nicely with the skirt.</p> <p>and yes, the pink would be too much pink in one outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148270 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:58:54 +0000 Kate 148270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the skirt and pairing it with a sleeveless or short-sleeved white top! There are a lot of different colors in that skirt that you could use for the cardigan, so I don't think you're limited to pink. The hard part will be finding cardigans in shades that match the skirt. Can you go to a Talbots store and see which cardigans match it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-mothers-day-outfit#post-148265 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:39:28 +0000 Sarah 148265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So my sisters and I are pitching in to get our lovely Mum a nice outfit for Mother's Day.<br /> We have been sold on this skirt for quite some time<br /> <a href="http://www1.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?commerceId=ci1386017627&#038;rootCategory=&#038;id=prdi24147" rel="nofollow">http://www1.talbots.com/online.....=prdi24147</a></p> <p>My mom has so much black for her workwear, and we wanted to help her brighten things up a bit. I also got her a necklace last Mother's Day that is a super pale shell/pink color. It's medium sized beads at a fairly short length.</p> <p>The problem is the top. I'd love to get a light chambray for it, but she can't wear anything even close to denim for work (she works at a bank).</p> <p>So I thought, hm. How about an oxford?<br /> <a href="http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=50434&#038;CatID=51155&#038;GrpTyp=SIZ&#038;ItemID=180f085&#038;attrtype=&#038;attrvalue=&#038;CMID=50434%7c50435%7c51155&#038;Fltr=SLL%3aEquals%3along&#038;Srt=&#038;QL=F&#038;IND=3&#038;cmVirtualCat=&#038;CmCatId=50434" rel="nofollow">http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X.....atId=50434</a>|50435|51155<br /> (in Provence)</p> <p>But I'm just having a hard time making that work in my head.</p> <p>So we though we could do this cardigan<br /> <a href="http://www1.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?commerceId=ci1386017730&#038;rootCategory=&#038;id=prdi24148" rel="nofollow">http://www1.talbots.com/online.....=prdi24148</a><br /> in Rose Dore</p> <p>with a white top of some sort.<br /> But is that too much pink?<br /> This would be so much less complicated if she could wear denim to work. ;)<br /> BTW, she has nude shoes.</p> <p>It's so hard shopping for someone long distance - thanks for your help! </p>