https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 25 May 2026 07:40:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851398 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 12:56:57 +0000 kkards 1851398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>a great talk and a great hair day! its a double WOW.<br />congratulations! <br />&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851369 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 07:24:38 +0000 Elizabeth P 1851369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad you updated us, I was wondering. Glad all went well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851361 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 05:00:17 +0000 Jenni NZ 1851361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay and thanks for telling us. Am sure you were awesome x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851265 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 22:43:23 +0000 bj1111 1851265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>go stemi women! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851203 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:42:03 +0000 karen13 1851203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent! Thanks for the report back. YFL never steers you wrong. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851140 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:02:08 +0000 Sara L. 1851140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! I'm glad it went well and you still felt like yourself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851114 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:49:01 +0000 Style Fan 1851114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah!&nbsp; Glad it all worked out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851092 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 06:37:07 +0000 Nadya 1851092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Woot </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851086 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 05:19:41 +0000 Anonymous 1851086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851081 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 04:02:59 +0000 Carla 1851081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad everything went well, and a good hair day to boot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision/page/2#post-1851076 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 03:42:25 +0000 Greyscale 1851076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the advice, everyone. I wore #1 and the pants were perfect - somehow more sleek and stylish than I'd remembered. The slit at the ankle and the slim cut work well. I felt very much like myself. And my LD Tuttle shoes were comfortable enough for a whole day of walking back and forth across campus.</p> <p>My talk went really well and I had a good hair day, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850854 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:51:57 +0000 Scarlet 1850854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also vote 1 and I know that type of situation. It's perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850844 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:14:49 +0000 Jenni NZ 1850844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote 1 also. You still look like you, to me anyway. Love the shoes. Think the sandals make you look like a student, same as Donna F. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850826 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 04:08:28 +0000 karen13 1850826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote #1, but like the sound of the oxfords, as long as they still showcase the ankle slit. I think the sandals are too casual. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850821 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 04:02:00 +0000 Greyscale 1850821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The mic pack will probably clip on to the back waist of the pants, and the loose hem of the shirt will cover it. I always try to wear a buttoned shirt so the mic itself can go on the placket easily.&nbsp;</p> <p>Firecracker, the pointy-toe flats have a BRIGHT PINK ankle strap, which I love as a hint peaking out from the trouser leg, but it's too bold for my style when it's fully visible.</p> <p>I do agree very much about needing to be me, but I decided to go with the conventional choice this time and left the cropped pants in my office. With some regrets. The dark horse candidate is trousers in #1 worn with men's oxfords - more me, in a way, much as love these pointy toe shoes. Will contemplate it in the hotel tonight (assuming my flight ever boards... an hour late, but at least it's a short hop).</p> <p>And once I have the perfect shoes, I promise I'll wear outfit 2 to give a talk some day, if I have a chance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850814 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 03:17:33 +0000 Lucy 1850814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm in the Humanities, and we do seem to dress up more But I think #1 hits a perfect note.&nbsp;<br />When presenting I want to wear something that is not distracting from my talk. I feel like the sandals in #2 might be distracting (though I love them, and would wear them in a heartbeat for other occasions!)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850812 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 03:16:14 +0000 elpgal 1850812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with the consensus for #1. It is polished without being distracting. Will you need a pocket for the mic or will there be a podium? Good luck with your talk! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850811 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 03:10:33 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1850811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Laura. What about the more fashion-forward pants with the pointy-toe flats? Have a great time and I wish you the best on the seminar! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850802 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 02:43:14 +0000 Laura G 1850802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Either pair of (long) pants, but definitely the pointy flats.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850796 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 02:18:29 +0000 Greyscale 1850796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chouette, I'm glad the blouse is working out! Definitely post a WIW. I may regret not getting the striped one myself - it looks really great. I wasn't sure it would fit in my black-with-some-white palette. I mean you'd think it was perfect but I guess I have to expand very gradually... ;)</p> <p>(I did order it, to give it a try, but they were sold out of my size so I tried a petite instead and it was definitely the wrong shape. Alas.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850795 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 02:18:21 +0000 rachylou 1850795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you kwood. I think pants 2. Outfits 1 and 2 with the delicate shoes are awful conventional for you, and I think you really have to be you when you give a talk... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850790 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 02:01:08 +0000 kwood 1850790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am alone here, but I LOVE #2. Maybe with some large silver earrings? Looking professional is one thing, but you look like you own the place in #2. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850781 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 01:38:35 +0000 Jaime 1850781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1 and good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850763 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:31:40 +0000 Greyscale 1850763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alas the boots are not an option, as I took them out of the box and the left boot has a big scar on the leather. I'll exchange them when I get back next week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850757 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:07:26 +0000 rachylou 1850757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I'm like a science (physics) brat like other people are military brats... and I like the sandals... maybe you could wear the boots if the sandals seem too much? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850755 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:01:26 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1850755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on giving the talk! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850754 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:43 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1850754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think the pants in #2 look like sweatpants. I think they look like fashion, in a way that draws too much attention to your clothes/appearance. I like 3 slightly better than 1, but in my phone, it's hard to see the details. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850749 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:38:28 +0000 chouette22 1850749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I, too, would choose outfit #1, even though I absolutely love the second one for you, including the chunky sandals - just not for the occasion necessarily.&nbsp;<div>By the way, I wanted to thank you for drawing my attention to the&nbsp;J Crew funnelneck top you were considering a few weeks ago. I ordered it in white and black-white-stripes. I was quite unsure as well whether it was the right choice for me and kept changing my mind several times. I decided very quickly against the white because it was too sheer and I am well covered in white tops. Today I wore the black-and-white striped one for the first time for teaching my college classes and am now certain that I absolutely love it! It needed to be road-tested as I was not sure whether the funnelneck might end up being fussy or show my bra straps, etc. It is just the right amount of weird and quirky! I folded the sleeves back as that looked much better to my eye. I should do a WIW!</div><div><br /></div><div>I wish you a successful talk. What a great professional opportunity!<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850746 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:16:55 +0000 Greyscale 1850746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, my conferences usually feel like summer camp! Which reminds me, a month ago I was asking about my jean skirt and conferences - I wore it and fit right in. Lots of similar or shorter casual skirts. But I didn't wear it the day I gave my talk - it would have made me self conscious on stage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-minute-packing-decision#post-1850741 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 22:33:52 +0000 Diana 1850741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #1 too. I think it strikes the right balance for a science talk. </p> <p>Of course I am at a conference right now and some people are giving talks in suits and others in ratty T &amp; birkenstocks. So you know, anything goes. </p>