https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:15:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913363 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:48:54 +0000 Lyn D. 913363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ As already pointed out, these outfits are so fab because they are timeless in themselves: Hair styled in a flattering way and not just in the 'latest' trend, make-up classic and not OTT.,&nbsp;well cut pieces in beautiful fabrics etc.<br />This is what most successfully stylish&nbsp;40plus people I admire consciously or unconsciously achieve in their everyday looks.<br />Personally, this was not apparent in any early pics!!<br />I do remember however, a friend of my Mum's lamenting the generally baggy fits of the 80's. She said to me that I should 'make the most' of my figure while I still had it! It seemed rather blunt at the time, but I guess it sank in. I am ALL about accentuating my best bits and covering the others now, although I seem to have to&nbsp;cover more and more these days :o<br />BTW. You were (and are) truly beautiful KC. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913362 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:26:04 +0000 Kiwichik 913362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FC - LOL everyone looks good once the professionals get hold of you.</p> <p>Ingunn - I think i also like hings because they remind me of he first time ound but I also think that puts me off certain styles also.</p> <p>I started this thread using inspiration from younger self to find out if others thought "age appropriate" dressing was a misnomer. Our bodies &amp; tastes change for many reasons and we dress accordingly not because certain things by definition are old/ young or somewhere in between. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913357 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:01:06 +0000 Ingunn 913357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ If I had so fantastic photos of myself, I could imagine getting inspired by them, too! You are a true beauty. I think some of the styles today appeal to me partly because I've done them before, i.e. tapered pants, roomy tops etc. It's a good idea to look for clues in older photos of oneself.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913338 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:16:49 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 913338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Your photos are gorgeous, and I could certainly be inspired by them. Old photos of ME, not so much. LOL! I would say that if I were to be inspired by an era of my own dressing, though, it would be the early 90s. I was wearing big shirts over leggings and tapered pants, not so different from some of my looks now, with long tops over skinnies. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913335 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:49:23 +0000 Kiwichik 913335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth Ann the pants in the last photo were my boyfriends faded jeans so I guess wearing them looser around the hips &amp; not so faded would be how you'd go it in the 21st century. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913332 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:44:46 +0000 Kiwichik 913332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Deborah &amp; Beth Ann these are old portfolio shots - not actual modelling jobs but shots to try &amp; get jobs. The clothes were all mine but the hair &amp; makeup in the 90s shots were done by professionals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913331 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:42:18 +0000 Beth Ann 913331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a fab late nite (for me) post!&nbsp; You have always been an absolute knockout!&nbsp; Did you do some modeling?&nbsp; Acting?&nbsp; Amazing how these could be worn on the street today and still turn heads.&nbsp; Now, some might draw the line at the high pleated pants in the last photo, but notice how small they make the waist?<br /><br />#1 is my fav.&nbsp; So Ava Gardner.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913328 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:38:22 +0000 Deborah 913328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Not that it would suprise me at all but were you a model? &nbsp;These photos are gorgeous. And I think that these outfits, perhaps with modern tweaks would still look amazing on you.<br /><br />The question of age appropriate weighs on my mind quite a bit. &nbsp;But I think I have come to the conclusion, as you say, that it is predominantly&nbsp;about dressing for your body and your lifestyle.<br /><br />For me personally, there are some more juvinile looks that I wouldn't wear, not so much because of my body but more about attitude and what the look communicates. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/inspiration-from-your-younger-self#post-913326 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:33:55 +0000 Kiwichik 913326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was just reading a comment about being age appropriate &amp; it got me thinking about what that meant. There are things that are clearly teen fashions &amp; then there is everything else. I think appropriateness is more about what works for your body &amp; your lifestyle than your age. <div><br /> I looked through some old 80s (2&amp;3)  &amp; 90s (1,4 &amp; 5) photos &amp; I plan to take inspiration from the younger me in fact I still like these outfits &amp; would still wear a version of them today. The adjustments I would make would be based on my size rather than my age.</div><div><br /> How do you define appropriateness?</p> <p>Can you take inspiration from your younger self?</p> <p>I would love to see photos of your younger self.</div> </p>