https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:46:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword/page/2#post-1423246 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:13:10 +0000 rachylou 1423246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><i>Unstudied </i>is a fabulous word, and I do agree there's a healthy dose of the unstudied when it comes to RATE.</p> <p>I like unstudied because I find in it a sense of proportionality. Things are not given more attention than they're due.</p> <p>Effortless is different to me. Effortless to me is a certain smoothness... *smooth-flowing-ness.* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword/page/2#post-1423129 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:30:15 +0000 Alassë 1423129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on finding your descriptor! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword/page/2#post-1423099 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:15:56 +0000 trekkiegirl 1423099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great discussion topic! I don't know your style that well, but the word is a great descriptor. I'm still searching for my defining style, and those descriptors are helpful. I don't think "unstudied" would apply to me, I wear too much makeup and jewelry lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword/page/2#post-1423074 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:23:03 +0000 Archer 1423074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you nailed THE aspirational descriptor.:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1423054 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:23:49 +0000 tulle 1423054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perfect word--wish I'd thought of it first!&nbsp; I was doing some online shopping earlier tonight, and admiring things which, on the young models wearing them,&nbsp; conveyed just that sense of careless natural elegance--so appealing.&nbsp; But when I imagined myself in the same clothes, I realized that on me they would not have that insouciance; in fact, they would look forced, because I would feel uncertain and uncomfortable in them, if that makes sense. So that "unstudied" effect, I think, may depend more on the perfect match between the clothes and the wearer, than any particular clothing style. And don't you find that what feels right in this way can vary from season to season--or even from one day to another?&nbsp; But you know when you get it right:&nbsp; somethings clicks.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1423052 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:16:39 +0000 Caro in Oz 1423052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree totally with deb, that once you've mastered your subject what you do&nbsp;looks effortless to others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1423051 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:06:40 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1423051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. I think I need a Master's degree to understand this thread. But I love it. It's like intellectual art - words being shaped into multi dimensional forms... So much wonderful-ness to ponder...</p> <p>But my simple answer is that I love your new descriptor and think you should run with it, and not worry about finding any more. If you are unstudied, you should get to free license to wing the rest, otherwise then wouldn't you be... studied? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1423043 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:21:04 +0000 catgirl 1423043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think unstudied implies nonchalant, whereas effortless implies easy. Not sure if that clarifies or muddies.</p> <p>Michelle's comment makes sense too. It would be a huge effort for me to look completely polished, but I have friends who would have no clue how to be RATE without feeling like they'd just given up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1423012 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 04:06:38 +0000 Michelle 1423012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is fascinating and has me pondering all sorts of nuances. I tend to agree that unstudied and effortless have subtle distinctions. I'm going to approach it from the opposite end of the spectrum. <br />For me, polish is paramount. So taking the time to properly blow-dry my hair after I wash it and pull on a non-RATE outfit is simply a part of my day. This is how I naturally behave, and although people can see that I've taken the time to be properly dressed and coiffed (made some kind of effort, as it were), I don't think I convey the sense that I've spent three hours primping to achieve this look. Now, if I were to consciously pursue a more RATE effect, that would require a great deal more effort. Fighting my instincts to create a faux-bedhead look would be the very opposite of unstudied, even if the results would look more so. And knowing my usuaal style, it would definitely seem more contrived and effort-based than my usual, more polished approach. </p> <p>Perhaps effortlessness has to do with the conjunction of the desired look and the instincts that led you to pursue that look in the first place? <br />&nbsp; <br />Or maybe I should go to bed now? :)<br />Your reply </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1423011 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:54:50 +0000 Rubygirl 1423011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unstudied --- Love it@<br />Deb-- I think you nailed it on the head..&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1423009 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:42:45 +0000 Gaylene 1423009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like your thinking, Deb. It makes me want to define "unstudied" as a look of unaffected naturalness that seemingly comes from the core of knowing what works for you and what doesn't.</p> <p>But, as a style descriptor, I think the word "seemingly" is important. Like all other styles, when "unstudied" becomes a goal, then there is effort--just like there is in the careful construction of a de-constructed and distressed pair of jeans. It can take an army of stylists and hairdressers to create that perfect RATE look on a celebrity and I think achieving a STYLISH version of "unstudied" falls into the same category.</p> <p>Una helped me understand the concept of RATE when she coined the term a few years back, and now I'm eager to see how Elisabeth works with the idea of "Unstudied". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422998 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:22:21 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1422998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good word--I like it. I wonder--given that you say your style is sometimes a little retro, modern, rock 'n roll, or steampunk--if your style might be <i>unstudied eclectic</i>? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422992 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:12:43 +0000 Suz 1422992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a fun paradox, Deb, but I think you are onto something!&nbsp;</p> <p>I love your descriptor, Aziriphale. I like what Ariadne said, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422986 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:54:08 +0000 deb 1422986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, I have had time to think about 'unstudied'. When&nbsp;a person has studied a subject for a long time whatever they studied becomes second nature. Garden design, interior design, art, music, philosophy, all of these become a part of the individual. It becomes part of their core and they are able to use their acquired tool without trying. To me, this is 'unstudied'. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422984 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:36:51 +0000 Marley 1422984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So unstudied is the effect that your outfit makes, regardless of the style? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422972 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:55:15 +0000 Ariadne 1422972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it. &nbsp;To my writer's ear, "unstudied" is more earthy and, yes, a little messy, while "effortless" conveys breeziness. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422966 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:46:33 +0000 Jaime 1422966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So unstudied is the effect and unrelated to the actual effort involved, correct? As the dubious holder of the title "thrown together" I have sometimes questioned what it really means to be effortless, when, indeed, much background effort has been made. But effortless, thrown together, or unstudied at the moment of execution - that may actually be part of it. Perhaps it is subconscious dressing? Ok, sorry, perhaps I didn't get enough sleep.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422962 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:36:43 +0000 Style Fan 1422962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think unstudied is a great style descriptor.&nbsp; To me it is different than RATE or effortless.&nbsp; I try to decorate my house in a unstudied way.&nbsp; Not sure how it works.&nbsp; I dress RATE (I think) and Modern Classic.</p> <p>Interesting topic.</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422934 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:11:19 +0000 Caro in Oz 1422934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has started me thinking about my clothing in the way I think about my apartment really interesting Aziraphale. I need a little&nbsp;RATE too</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422929 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:04:38 +0000 deb 1422929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great descriptor and I need to ponder it more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422927 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:47 +0000 Aziraphale 1422927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Caro -- 'incorporating many different elements in an individual, unforced way' -- wow, that's perfect. That's exactly what I mean. With an element of RATE, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422925 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:54:23 +0000 Caro in Oz 1422925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great word :)&nbsp;I use "unstudied" as one of the key words&nbsp;when thinking about buying for or re-arranging&nbsp;my living space, but I've never applied it to my clothing. For me it's about incorporating many different elements in an individual, unforced&nbsp;way. It's also about the history of my choices.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422914 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:26:43 +0000 Angie 1422914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*slaps forehead*&nbsp;</p> <p>(Corrected).</p> <p>YES. Unstudied. Why the heck did I write Understudied. Time for cake. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422911 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:20:30 +0000 MsMaven 1422911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like "unstudied." To me it means perhaps a bit of artsiness that effortless doesn't quite reach. I have a friend who alway used to look casual but perfect. Matched, ironed and sprayed. I used to think she'd look so much better if she fluffed her hair a little and wore some interesting shoes. Much to think about here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422909 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:09:34 +0000 Aziraphale 1422909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie: yes, I think 'unstudied' (not 'understudied') and 'effortless' are similar, but I also think you're right in suggesting that there is a slight nuance. To me, 'unstudied' implies a certain amount of messiness...no, that's not the right word, exactly. I'll think about it.&nbsp;</p> <p>It's certainly true that one can look perfectly neat, tidy and polished, and also effortless. Some people are built that way, and it would be artificial for them to dress otherwise. For them (and come to think of it, you're one of them!), polish is effortless. For me, a touch of bedhead is effortless. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422903 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:00:44 +0000 Angie 1422903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course you can have one word, Elisabeth. Although, <b>Effortless</b> conveys the same message as Unstudied. Or maybe not. Hmmmm.&nbsp;I wonder if&nbsp;Unstudied conveys a more RATE effect, whereas Effortless can go either way?&nbsp;</p> <p>And does one ever want to look like you took the effort to look the way you do? That's a great topic for a blog post, and will be exploring that another time.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422896 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:50:33 +0000 jackiec 1422896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unstudied. Yes - that is perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422882 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:35:07 +0000 Aziraphale 1422882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit -- yes! Good idea. From now on I will think 'unstudied' every time I get dressed. Maybe I've been doing it unconsciously already.</p> <p>Gaylene -- hahahaaaaaaa&nbsp;</p> <p>Actually that would work for me too, only swap 'senior' for 'middle-aged woman'. ;-)</p> <p>Una -- I agree that RATE overlaps with unstudied, and also that for you (and for me) those things are truly authentic. I have to work hard to look smooth and polished -- on those rare occasions where polished is required --&nbsp;and I have to do a lot of touch-ups throughout the day or evening,&nbsp;too. :-)</p> <p>Ummlila, lol! It would be 'mechante et perspicace', although in the sense of the beware of dog sign, it probably means 'mean and alert/perceptive' more than evil. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422878 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:22:51 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1422878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now Gaylene is making me think my personal behavior description should be like what's on my (French) hound dog's beware sign: Méchant et perspicace. I forget how to feminize words in French 30 years after my last class but I may be evil and shrewd nonetheless.</p> <p>Maybe I can come up with a style descriptor, too.</p> <p>I like yours, BTW, Aziraphale, after hijacking your topic. It conveys a great deal, but is not limiting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ive-found-my-keyword#post-1422873 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:15:43 +0000 catgirl 1422873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it.&nbsp; I aspire to this as well, though I never thought of it that way.&nbsp; I think RATE has a bit of seeming unstudied, whether it is or not.&nbsp; Like bedhead.&nbsp; Although I tend toward authentic with both RATE and bedhead - there's no artifice there! </p>