https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:42:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick/page/2#post-1408051 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:30:28 +0000 tulle 1408051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All lovely, though I think you look most at ease in the "le smoking" outfits.&nbsp; That thrifted shell (we've seen it before, right?) does wonderful things.&nbsp; As for flashy necklaces, J. Crew, Banana Republic, and Kate Spade tend to have good ones.&nbsp; But don't pay full price--they just aren't worth it.&nbsp; Luckily, they all have necklaces on sale most of the time.&nbsp; A big statement brooch at the center of the dipping neckline on the black top could be a sexy alternative to a necklace, creating a slightly elongated effect in nice contrast to the horizontal stripes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick/page/2#post-1407329 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 03:30:46 +0000 Jaime 1407329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not reading the responses (yet!). Love both outfits - the skirt for the girls glam party and the trousers for the other event. I love the trousers with either black jacket but will pick the shorter one. Both outfits are fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick/page/2#post-1407324 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 03:26:13 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1407324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I love the skirt outfit for event 1, and I like the pants outfits with the booties for event 2. The pattern mixing is fun, with the brocade over jaquard print. I have a slight preference for the short black jacket and black pants, though, for a sleeker look. You look so great in all of these, though, you can't go wrong!</p> <p>I just bought a sparkly necklace at Nordstrom in the BP department. Very inexpensive and, shall we say, not expensive-looking, either. But fun and sparkly and statement for sure. I'd post a find but can't find it. So I'm posting another one that I think I saw in person and I would wear also. I went to the grown-up costume jewelry department and got some earrings (also not expensive) to go with my juniors' necklace! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick/page/2#post-1407282 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 02:09:27 +0000 Helena 1407282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, you look awesome in each and every picture - if I was you, I'd go with what is most comfortable as they all look great!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick/page/2#post-1407266 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 01:35:20 +0000 Sal 1407266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, i do forget how much colder it is for North Americans.</p> <p>Warmth so you have a smile on your face tops everything!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick/page/2#post-1407247 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 01:08:14 +0000 Debora 1407247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, both outfits are absolutely stunning on you! I wouldn't change a thing. They look and feel like you, and I hope you have a fabulous holiday season. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick/page/2#post-1407225 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:48:34 +0000 Anonymous 1407225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it all, but think the skirt is perfect got Glam Girls night. Any of the outfits look like they would fit is at a cocktail party that can veer toward casual. Wear something that you don't often get a chance to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick/page/2#post-1407168 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 23:41:22 +0000 jackiec 1407168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Suz, I agree that you cannot go wrong with all of these looks! The skirt outfit is just perfect for your glam girls dinner.</p> <p>I'm agreeing with lisap on statement jewellery. BR is great, especially at 40% off. And I've had great success at the Bay - but always in person. I can usually pick some bling out right away - I just grab what sings to me and it always works. Otherwise I have a stash of Stella &amp; Dot (plus other direct sales) stuff that usually works too (but takes longer to order - I usually have to attend a few obligatory parties mid-year so I grab stuff I think would work for formal wear).</p> <p>Look forward to seeing what you choose. You have fab stuff, and like Angie says, you've really honed your style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407166 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 23:38:01 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1407166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the skirt, but think I'd swoon even more if worn with booties instead of the pumps... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407159 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 23:29:39 +0000 ElleH 1407159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love all outfits but I know that doesn't help so I like the skirt outfit for the girls night event &amp; one of the pants with the short black blazer. I think I like the less baggy pant &amp; either pumps or booties are great. You have a great selection of outfits &amp; pieces to mix here so I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. You have done really well with the holiday separates. You look really fab &amp; like yourself &amp; festive! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407156 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 23:27:48 +0000 Sveta 1407156@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer booties with the pants because they look more current to me and also because they look great on you (as I saw IRL), The bronze color is unique and stunning and more festive than black for this occasion (of course I may be biased here as I practically made you to buy these booties but that's not the point )&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407152 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 23:20:01 +0000 Karie 1407152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW! I agree, you need to change halfway through both evenings as all of these are gorgeous. My fav is #4 - that skirt is beautiful and it looks lovely with your mother's jewelry and clutch. The only pants outfit I don't care for is #6, I'm not crazy about the jacket/top combo.</p> <p>Well, your holiday capsules of years gone by weren't hopeless, but I will say you have kicked it up many notches this year! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407132 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 22:46:28 +0000 Alassë 1407132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like 1-4 (personal style bias). Since I skew minimalist in regards to accessories, the dangly earrings in 6-12 compete with the jacket to my eye. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407128 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 22:40:37 +0000 Elly 1407128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the Reiss with outfit 2. I would like to see a jacket and simpler top (maybe the short Trouve tux jacket with a blue or grey sweater?) with the skirt in outfit 1. The two seem to compete. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407120 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 22:27:24 +0000 Anonymous 1407120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My preference for booties or something other than pumps comes from thinking of the track pant &nbsp;from its true origin : &nbsp;an athletic look. &nbsp;Boots strike me as a little tougher looking , and more "street" than pumps. &nbsp;But.....now that I think about it &nbsp;a little more (and put myself in the outfit), I can see pumps worn with those pants with a very dressy top , and if the pants were in a very silky, drape-y fabric. &nbsp; And with your brocade top, that's the look you are rocking &nbsp;I can clearly go either way . lol. &nbsp; The one thing I'd personally do (and did the one time I wore my drapey track pants - not the best buy I've made, I have to say) , I wore them partially unzipped at the bottom to create a more interesting drape around my ankle and to make them less puffy and baggy at the bottom. &nbsp;Anyways, I digress.</p> <p>Again, you have the best closet - and have so many things to work with and choose from that ALL look fantastic. &nbsp;Serious closet envy here ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407106 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 22:00:56 +0000 Suz 1407106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, <b>Angie</b> -- I think <b>Sharon</b> really hit the nail on the head when she said that about the silhouettes of the pants outfits. They are very, very similar to what I'd wear every day, just done up in sparkly or fun fabrics -- and so they feel "natural" -- and this in turn makes me feel more comfortable and look more natural myself.&nbsp;</p> <p>You are way too kind about my earlier fails. But thank you! I was definitely trying. &nbsp;It does make it hard when you are putting together a capsule from next to nothing. I have a lot more to work with these days.&nbsp;</p> <p>Very interesting -- we have one vote for pumps with trousers and one for booties. I have a feeling this might depend a bit on climate. Our eyes up here adjust to booties a bit more, I suspect, <b>Kiwigal</b>, and <b>Lisa's</b> in Winnipeg where it is REALLY cold, so she is probably thinking long leg line PLUS warmth.&nbsp;</p> <p>It is funny, but I feel just as "me" and easy and at home in the skirt outfit. It is fun to get to wear something like that for a change.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407093 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 21:26:22 +0000 Angie 1407093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High fiving, Caro.&nbsp;</p> <p>Your Reiss and Tahari jackets rightfully take centre stage, Suz. And your holiday looks from previous years are delightful too. Nothing wrong with them at all. But you honed&nbsp;your style persona more effectively&nbsp;this year, which always feels the most right, doesn't it. Nicely done and ENJOY. xo</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407089 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 21:15:10 +0000 Caro in Oz 1407089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you need to go home &amp; change half way through the evening You can't go wrong Suz.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407073 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:46:06 +0000 Sheila 1407073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Event 1 : Yes the skirt outft number 1 - I think a bright popping purse would be great as well. </p> <p>Event 2 : Wow ! I love 6. The jacket and the colors and so fantastic. I like the pants as well and recognize them ! The back of that shirt is so lovely. Artsy and beautiful ! The blue in the jacket is so unique - I want this as well.</p> <p>They are all lovely for sure. <br />Love the dangly earrings with the pants outfit and the necklace is perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407068 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:42:48 +0000 Sharon 1407068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These all look great, but I LOVE the skirt outfit. Just perfect for a Glam Girls night. <br />Any of the pants outfits would be great for the second event. The thing that occurred to me when I saw them is that they are a very similar silhouette to your everyday WIWs, except rendered in beautiful shiny, blingy fabrics. This is a great starting point for me in trying to put together some party outfits. I am going to see if I can translate some of my favourites with dressier pieces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407062 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:33:59 +0000 Gracie 1407062@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fantastic and reade for your events. I love the skirt outfit, and really like the look with your Mom's jewelry, I think it complements the outfit and makes it look more feminine and polished. Will a statement necklace throw the balance off? For the pants outfits I prefer 9-11 as you're showing them, but the beautiful earrings are demanding too much attention from my eye. I guess I'm looking at the whole package. Have a great time, you will look very stylish I whatever you choose to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407059 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:25:11 +0000 Sal 1407059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the skirt outfit, you have nailed it. &nbsp;I like it with the necklaces as shown but could also imagine something larger.</p> <p>I also very much&nbsp;like the pants/trousers renditions. &nbsp;I do prefer pumps rather than ankle boots with the black pants and jacket combination. &nbsp;The ankle boots take it more into a work look in my opinion. &nbsp;I am not sure what you have but an even higher or coloured heel could also work with that stunning top.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think all renditions look like you, just in a festive version.</p> <p>I agree occasion wear can have a long life, and I love pulling things out from 5 years ago. &nbsp;They tend to look different as normally the shoes are different, or the hair is different. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407052 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:14:21 +0000 Suz 1407052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, thanks, <b>Shannon</b>!!&nbsp;</p> <p>I do feel better set up for parties this year than I have in previous years. Remember some of my old holiday capsules? Photographic evidence below. <b>HOPELESS.</b> No wonder I sat down and cried after this series...</p> <p>But here's an interesting tidbit. The cashmere sweater with outfit 1 in the current options is a pre-YLF thrift buy.&nbsp;</p> <p>And the brocade top was one of my early YLF purchases, thrifted on purpose for a costume party.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think those two are the only two thrifted items left in my closet. Proving that special occasion wear can have a long life. I also have a few mother and mother in law gifted pieces in this capsule, and a few vintage&nbsp;items from consignment. (Like my Biba kimono jacket).&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Angie</b>, you're so right -- that Zara jacket was a total workhorse. I say "was" because I wear it a lot less now that I also have the Reiss and the Tahari jackets (not to mention this little Trouvé) -- but I won't be getting rid of it any time soon because it is surprisingly versatile and easy to wear. And you are right -- it might just be the ticket for the second event. Either that, or for one of our "at home" soirees. :)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407041 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:01:11 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1407041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whoa! All fabulous renditions Suz. You seriously can't go wrong with any of these. </p> <p>And I have to agree with Angie - you look as good going as you do coming! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407040 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:00:43 +0000 Angie 1407040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the hectic pattern mix of the shell top and blue Zara blazer (what a workhorse that has been). Festive, Fashionable and Creative. It's a little more casual than the tux jacket combination, so perhaps that's the ticket? (With the structured pants and booties).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407039 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:00:32 +0000 Suz 1407039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! Thanks, Angie. :)&nbsp;</p> <p>We'll see if Elizabeth agrees. &nbsp;;)&nbsp;</p> <p>Still hunting down statement necklaces. I could really do with one. Also, a gold toned bracelet.&nbsp;</p> <p>My online sources are failing me a bit. I can't go with J. Crew because it won't arrive in time, I fear. (Deliveries can be slow). I was hoping the Bay might have something but so far I don't like what I am seeing there.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407035 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 19:58:29 +0000 Angie 1407035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I forgot to tell you that you have a riveting rear side.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407008 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 19:12:54 +0000 Suz 1407008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Dianthus</b>, I tried it -- but the top is really more in the gold family than silver. I was hoping it would work, but I don't think it does. I'll snap a pic later.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1407002 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 19:01:18 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1407002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I think all of these looks are lovely and event appropriate. &nbsp;I wonder what the print sparkly top would look like with the striped skirt though. &nbsp;The top has the silver/grey and black but with other colors as well. &nbsp;If put together, I would add jewellery with jet and silver to continue the theme.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-outfits-help-me-pick#post-1406997 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 18:54:12 +0000 Suz 1406997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Lisa,</b> thank you! (And I want to see your pics!!!) I hope the party went well!&nbsp;</p> <p>Those are good suggestions for the jewellery. I think you are right about it, too, or at least that is what I typically gravitate toward when I am looking...it's just that I am shy of buying. I think this year is the time to take the plunge.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>unfrumped,</b> I love that, "lady skirt." Great phrase.&nbsp; </p>