https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:25:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1720316 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:56:48 +0000 Susie 1720316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I definitely see you in those Lauren Hutton outfits, Sharan! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1720206 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 03:38:54 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1720206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sheila, I admire Sigourney Weaver and love&nbsp; her looks. Can't say I'm inspired by her style, though. She doesn't look to be at ease in her clothes. Jane Fonda is too done for me--everything in its place. Maybe too polished. <br />This exercise is making me realize how big a deal the idea of looking comfortable in one's clothes is for me, style-wise. I hadn't guessed it before, even though I feel that comfort is so crucial to what I wear. If it's not comfortable, I'll usually change to something else before leaving the house. Seems reasonable, right? But the whole idea of appearing really at home in what one is wearing seems crucial to me as well. </p> <p>I would like to emulate Lauren Hutton's style from the neck up: that is, she makes unconventional beauty so beautiful. I want to wear my face with her confidence. (It's my least favorite part of my looks, and perhaps I could change that.)</p> <p>Overall, I think I'm most inspired by Linda Rodin's style. </p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1720196 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 02:39:25 +0000 Jaime 1720196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sharan for you I like Lauren Hutton a lot. And thank you (and Inge) for Renata Molho. As I checked out Inge's suggestions I thought she might be just the one for me and was delighted to then read you agreed! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719906 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 12:12:34 +0000 Sheila 1719906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like Signourey Weaver for you... </p> <p>Jane Fonda is also good... but Signourey is better style wise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719903 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 12:01:55 +0000 Anonymous 1719903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lauren Hutton sounds perfect to me, but we'll look forward to your selection! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719888 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 10:56:13 +0000 Staysfit 1719888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is fun to read! I look forward to your choice Firecracker. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719806 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 02:52:29 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1719806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wouldn't know where to start with Bette Davis, Rachylou! Lauren Hutton can provide some inspiration for me, though. </p> <p>Thanks for all the great ideas, everyone! I will give some of these a try, when the weather cools down and I can actually play around with my wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719802 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 02:34:43 +0000 rachylou 1719802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do Bette Davis! :)</p> <p>Oh wait, I love the idea of Lauren Hutton!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719787 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 02:09:38 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1719787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>El Cee, I very much admire Lauren Hutton's style. <br />Una, Cindy C does love her jeans, doesn't she? I can definitely aspire to her denim style. I think I recognize one of her scarves and a belt, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719784 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 02:06:19 +0000 Sally 1719784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find it hard to think of icons for other people but I agree Lauren Hutton would be great for you. I love her style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719783 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 02:01:01 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1719783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lauren Hutton. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719738 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 00:46:39 +0000 catgirl 1719738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This may be out there but google Cindy Crawford's CURRENT style.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719734 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 00:40:22 +0000 El Cee 1719734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You really have your own admirable style, Firecracker -- so this is a tough one. I thought of Lauren Hutton. She has a rather fun, eclectic vibe.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719729 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 00:27:20 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1719729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sally, yes, Maggie G does have eclectic style, doesn't she? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719728 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 00:18:08 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1719728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brooklyn, I was flattered by your suggestion and description!</p> <p>Gaylene, I always found Bea Arthur striking, and yet not someone whose style I wanted to emulate. So I'm always leery of being compared to her! (I have a little bit of a hangup about looking "just like" my father, whom I would call handsome, not pretty.) </p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719726 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 00:11:11 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1719726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Inge, you are so good at this! Part of my problem is that I don't know where to look. That look of Charlotte Rampling's--yes. Benedetta Barzini--yes. I especially like the slouchy trousers, cardigan and luxurious print blouse. The other outfits have that lived-in yet stylish feel that I aspire to as well. Linda Fargo--not me, so much, but I think in part because of her hair and face, but also overall polished style, she reminds me of Joy! Renalta Mohlo could be an inspiration for Shevia!<br />Yasmin Sewell--yes, to a great degree--love the colors and quirky mixes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719725 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 00:07:21 +0000 Windchime 1719725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not good at this either, Firecracker. I have too many gaps in my knowledge of popular culture. But like you, I'm thoroughly enjoying everyone's suggestions! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719724 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 00:05:51 +0000 Brooklyn 1719724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, do Americans see "exotic" as a bad thing? I think of exotic as something rare and beautiful, like a peacock.<br /> And Karie, you should speak up. I am sure the forum could come up with some suggestions </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719722 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:56:01 +0000 Sal 1719722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marlene Dietrich.</p> <p>Katherine Hepburn.</p> <p>I think you have aspects of their style, I can't quite think of a modern one.... Maggie Gyllenhall? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719720 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:54:11 +0000 Gaylene 1719720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Karie--my fear, too. Why do I see a shadow of Bea Arthur in the wings? Or Dame Sitwell? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719717 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:46:30 +0000 Inge 1719717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sharan, you said:<br /><i>"I don't know whose look I aspire to for more than a moment."</i></p> <p>I was thinking perhaps that's because you have such individual style (I'm a huge fan!!), so it's harder to identify with the style of one single person?</p> <p>I like the idea of Linda Rodin too.<br />And also thought of:</p> <p>- this look by Charlotte Rampling:<br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/96264510759451083/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/96264510759451083/</a></p> <p>- Benedetta Barzini<br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/251920172882978568/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/251920172882978568/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/96827460717128438/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/96827460717128438/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/471611392208735994/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/471611392208735994/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/508484614152346128/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/508484614152346128/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/121456521175574923/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/121456521175574923/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/450641506437734264/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/450641506437734264/</a></p> <p></p> <p>- Linda Fargo<br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182395853636640994/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182395853636640994/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182395853636692533/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182395853636692533/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/542191242610944063/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/542191242610944063/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/36451078209484235/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/36451078209484235/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/190769734194904750/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/190769734194904750/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/334181234828497309/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/334181234828497309/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/98234835597624264/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/98234835597624264/</a></p> <p>- Renata Molho<br /><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?post=1708534559&amp;blog=182&amp;frame_type=a" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloglovin.com/frame.....ame_type=a</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/515028907362435448/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/515028907362435448/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/512566001321194550/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/512566001321194550/</a></p> <p>- Ooh, and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=%22yasmin%20sewell%22&amp;rs=typed&amp;term_meta[]=%22yasmin%7Ctyped&amp;term_meta[]=sewell%22%7Ctyped" rel="nofollow">Yasmin Sewell</a> also makes me think of you, because she too has eclectic individual style and makes brilliant use of colour.<br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/281475045437771757/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/281475045437771757/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/481392647640505949/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/481392647640505949/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/282530576595830520/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/282530576595830520/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/129548926754885270/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/129548926754885270/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/53761789278169531/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/53761789278169531/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/559783428659307256/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/559783428659307256/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/408631366166579183/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/408631366166579183/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/525584218996701174/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/525584218996701174/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/304767099761800720/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/304767099761800720/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/148900331405042216/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/148900331405042216/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/200691727123087560/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/200691727123087560/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/514958538625838185/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/514958538625838185/</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/200691727119718858/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/200691727119718858/</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719716 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:46:07 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1719716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Greta Garbo, huh? Thanks for the "ethereal and unique" thought, Brooklyn. <br />Linda Evans and Linda Dano (had to look up the latter)--ha ha! Minimalist, I think I'm as inspired by visuals as I am by words, and perhaps more so--despite being a journalism and English major type! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719714 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:40:08 +0000 Karie 1719714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Greta Garbo for sure!&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't know whose look I aspire to either. You guys are all brave to ask for suggestions for style icons. I'd be afraid I'd get "Peppermint Patty" or "Wilma Flintstone!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719713 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:36:15 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1719713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Linda Rodin--I could be inspired by her. Lots of fun textures, colors, and she always looks cozy and comfortable in her clothes, as if they are all old favorites. Thanks, Angie. Her style speaks to me more than Tilda Swinton's, which seems more high concept to me. And I do go for some of that sometimes, though not usually for very long. </p> <p>Gaylene, I've been inspired at times to want to throw out everything and try to achieve a style that is completely "X." Once this happened with the Textile Studio pattern line (about 10 or so years ago). I wanted to buy all the patterns and make a wardrobe completely from that line. More recently, maybe a couple of seasons ago, I envisioned myself wearing everything Madewell (for some reason)! Not that I act on these impulses, exactly, but apparently something about a collection sometimes speaks to me in a strong way. But a consistently inspiring style muse is another matter. With Linda Rodin, I can see how I could look to her for a lot of cool ideas--not the "I want to look just like her" impulse, but something more restrained and grown-up.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719711 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:34:11 +0000 minimalist 1719711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When Angie said "Linda," other Lindas came to mind: Evans and Dano. Unlikely! </p> <p>Personally, I admire and seek to emulate the style I imagine from many of Gaylene's descriptions of outfits that work for her. The lack of pictorial confirmation makes these mental images especially easy to interpret to my personal use. Of course, I'm very aware that the reality is likely different. The point is just that perhaps some of us work better with non-visual inspiration, free from commercial styling? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719705 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:26:01 +0000 Brooklyn 1719705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Greta Garbo for you Ms FC. Exotic, ethereal and unique. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719700 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:06:28 +0000 Gaylene 1719700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm in the same camp--I admire but have no desire to imitate. Frankly, I get baffled by the whole "inspirational" approach to style--and even more by style descriptors. The concept seems good until I try to put it into action. </p> <p>I've often wondered if I'm too analytical in my approach. Kibbe makes sense, but finding inspiration in a style blog or icon seems to elude me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719698 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 22:57:18 +0000 Angie 1719698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Linda Rodin and Tilda Swinton come to mind right away. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-have-a-style-icon-either#post-1719693 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 22:36:56 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1719693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've struggled with the icon thing. And it's too hot to play at the moment. (In a few days, it won't be, though.) I don't know whose look I aspire to for more than a moment. But maybe a moment is enough--enough to make one outfit, anyway, right? <br />When we had a discussion a while back on shadow styles (started by Alaskagirl), I couldn't come up with one of those, either. Is it because I'm an eclectic dresser already?</p> <p>Thoughts or style icon suggestions welcome! </p>