https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:56:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1862466 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:49:09 +0000 Greenjeans 1862466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Modern Homespun . . . I'd wear <i>her</i> clothes! &nbsp;Thanks, rachylou.</p> <p>Have at it, JuniperGreen! (cool username, by the way.)</p> <p>These are all great ideas.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1862401 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:37:40 +0000 JuniperGreen 1862401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It seems like you've actually nailed your descriptors!&nbsp; What fun, I may snag a few of your finds... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1862391 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:01:56 +0000 Greenjeans 1862391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha!. &nbsp;Note taken, rachylou. (No to the Spidey.) &nbsp;;) &nbsp;Though I can see how someone younger and more moto than I might wear it well. &nbsp;I am drawn to moto as a look in general (asymmetrical zips!) but feel like a <i>total</i> poseur when I put it on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks, Jenni NZ. &nbsp;Prairie to me means grassland and wide open spaces, wind and sky with a nod to 1800's &nbsp;vintage (cotton and ruffles) a la Little House. &nbsp;I admit it, I do harbor some ruffle-love though as style changes I can feel myself moving away from that and toward something more sleek. &nbsp;Have become a big fan of COS. &nbsp;It's weird to me how well their line fits in with what I like style-wise due to how they present their clothes on the models (futuristic) but if you ignore that there's a lot that feels old-timey - wool, cotton, tweed - but in a very interesting palette.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1862388 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:56:55 +0000 rachylou 1862388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, this is a home decor thing... but I feel there is similar spirit. Emily Henderson, decorator, coined this term: Modern Homespun</p> <p>I think she’d wear your clothes </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1862374 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:25:59 +0000 Jenni NZ 1862374@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Before I read all the responses so far, I thought Modern Country? To me as a non-North American the prairies are associated with Little House on the Prairie! ( I do have a BIL and SIL who live in Saskatoon in Canada though which is prairie in current time of course). I don't see any Little House here. I agree with La P's comment that you liked. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1862362 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:47:01 +0000 rachylou 1862362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s a little bit cheesy. Flat shine. Now mind, my neighbor looks great in cheesy. I peruse her catalogs; there’s cute stuff. This jacket is cute. But it’s very Spidey. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1862355 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:34:16 +0000 Greenjeans 1862355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, The Cat and Rachylou! &nbsp;I wouldn't have thought Classic or "Town and Country" applied, but now that you've said it I do see and it's pointing me in an interesting direction - thinking about color and texture as categories and not just descriptors. &nbsp;</p> <p>FWIW, I tried this puffer last week and while I like it in the photo because color and waist definition, it felt and looked silly on, like I was wearing a superhero biker costume or something. &nbsp;Too shiny. &nbsp;Too urban maybe?</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1861221 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:16:57 +0000 The Cat 1861221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>GREAT style! This is what I would call "Classic Sporty" or "Town and Country." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1861199 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:37:54 +0000 rachylou 1861199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I love all your stuff. LOVE. I see the things here as Rustic Modern. Sleek but at home in nature. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1861195 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:22:05 +0000 Greenjeans 1861195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the feedback, LaP! &nbsp;This is super-helpful and something I didn't even really notice 'til you mentioned it:</p> <p>"It looks like your style leans toward integrating gear in a way that's more outdoorsy rather than urban-athleisure." &nbsp;</p> <p>I will think on it. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1861187 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 19:30:00 +0000 LaPed 1861187@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I definitely still see a lot of prairie modern here! The shirt dresses, the blush brogues, the plaid jacket, the round collar blouse with the drawstrings -- I get a bit of a vintage-prairie vibe from all of these, but yes, very current feeling due to colour palette and minimalist detailing. </p> <p>It looks like your style leans toward integrating gear in a way that's more outdoorsy rather than urban-athleisure, and your casual and gearish pieces, from the Finds, look like they all play nicely together. (I have a very similar approach -- trying to shop for gear that will mesh with my existing casual colour palette, etc.</p> <p>Anyway, not sure I can think of a better moniker. "Modern Explorer" perhaps? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1861098 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:00:57 +0000 Greenjeans 1861098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A few more finds . . .&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-style-moniker#post-1861096 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:00:16 +0000 Greenjeans 1861096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi, everyone. &nbsp;My taste is changing! &nbsp;Which feels a little scary because I'm a careful spender and without a sharp focus to taste-wise I feel in danger of making too many mistakes. (Don't mind a mistake or two here and there but really do try to avoid.)</p> <p>If you have a moment, would you be willing to help me brainstorm a style moniker to help me focus? &nbsp;When I started here I'd have described what I like as Prairie Modern. &nbsp;My comfort zone fashion-wise is in vintage. &nbsp;I like pretty, feminine things, natural fabrics, but also live a very "geary" lifestyle with lots of opportunities to be outdoors, on trails, hiking and stuff. &nbsp;What I'm finding as I shop is that I'm very drawn to a more modern, minimal sleeker look (COS) and bright colored gear. How to reconcile? &nbsp;They all work in my wardrobe, just don't know how to describe. &nbsp;</p> <p>Recent finds below for reference.</p>