https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:36:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087673 Wed, 25 Dec 2019 13:39:21 +0000 cindysmith 2087673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mumsy is very wise &lt;3 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087597 Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:38:07 +0000 DonnaF 2087597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenni NZ is right. Seems like most men do not have a style vocabulary beyond *nice* whereas many women can be more specific. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087591 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 22:53:08 +0000 rachylou 2087591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well yes, Nice! can mean good style indeed </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087564 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 19:35:58 +0000 Jenni NZ 2087564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m happy to be told I look nice- this is usually ( infrequently) by DH with what looks like a slight element of surprise on his face?! “You look nice!” Sometimes he actually elaborates with “Those earrings are the perfect colour for that top”, or whatever, and I think he might actually be complimenting my style in that case but not have the vocab beyond “nice”.<br /> I find it rather sweet when it happens. I do put effort into what I wear pretty much every day, but obviously some outfits stand out to him more. The compliments at work tend to be more about a specific item but sometimes women will say things like “You always look good” or “You have some great outfits” which is very pleasant to be on the receiving end of! So I will happily accept both “nice” and “style”. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087563 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 19:31:28 +0000 rachylou 2087563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Synne... I need the Venn... lol! I waiver, I do, between crazy street lady and Quirky... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087556 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 18:58:09 +0000 Windchime 2087556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think your Mum nailed it, Rachylou. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087555 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 18:49:09 +0000 rachylou 2087555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I certainly agree with Angie and all y’all - style is fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087536 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:25:30 +0000 Bonnie 2087536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having style is risky and looking nice is safe. I like torontogirl's description of the holy grail being the intersection of both in a Venn diagram and Angie's thought that "Having Style" makes fashion fun.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087496 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:43:19 +0000 Liesbeth 2087496@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laughing@Suz! Yeah, that's probably why I get uncomfortable when people say I 'look nice'. At this point I'd rather have style (or look fab!). Anyway, I'll still cherish any compliment as they're not plentiful where I am. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087479 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 05:58:57 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2087479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very wise! I like it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087473 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 05:00:19 +0000 rachylou 2087473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, I don’t think one can ever fail<br /> to offend someone. I think Nice is essentially clean, neat, and neutral. Possibly pastel. Generally undisturbing for good or ill. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087471 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 03:56:17 +0000 DonnaF 2087471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So what does *NICE* mean? Neat, clean, and inoffensive to anyone and everyone? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087460 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 02:42:47 +0000 Jaime 2087460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely would be prefer to be told I have style than I look nice. Not that I mind either, depending on the teller. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087421 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 00:18:54 +0000 Angie 2087421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that "Having Style" is what makes fashion fun, and therefore life is more fun - which for the most part makes you happy. Who doesn't want to be be happy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087399 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:28:53 +0000 Synne 2087399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can think of quite a few people I know who have (their own) style, to say the least. They don't necessarily look nice... this must be where a Venn-diagram is useful </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087394 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:05:04 +0000 Cardiff girl 2087394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mothers are always right ,at least it’s safest for everyone to let them think so. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087379 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 21:37:45 +0000 rachylou 2087379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol. I’ve just realised how true that is, tg. I’m very good at being Quirky Waif and a hot mess at the same time. Lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087378 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 21:36:19 +0000 Suz 2087378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was brought up to "look nice." I would much rather "have style."&nbsp;</p> <p>And isn't that why we are here? &nbsp;</p> <p>To get granular about it....in my eperience, people tend to say, "You look nice," when they see you've made some semblance of an effort, maybe by wearing flattering colours or perhaps when you are just a touch, but not too much, more dressy than the environmental norm. Or when you've just had your hair done.&nbsp;</p> <p>Or maybe when you've actually had a night's sleep, LOL.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087372 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 21:04:21 +0000 Helena 2087372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that's very true, although perhaps the holy Grail is that sliver of the Venn diagram where they overlap? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087370 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:51:40 +0000 rachylou 2087370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gaylene, I do think you’ve said that better than mum. At least, that is more comprehensible to me, lol. Not that mum isn’t pithy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087369 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:48:14 +0000 rachylou 2087369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s an interesting question. I don’t know if mumsey would say she has style... she says she’s ‘a serious person’ and dresses accordingly... which I think is true. She’s all Land’s End, was collarless suits before retiring. They suited her (pun not intended). Not fashion-oriented in any way, she says. She says she has a child to dress up like a doll... lol... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087368 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:43:49 +0000 Gaylene 2087368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your Mumsey has nailed it! &nbsp;“Looking Nice” is a perfectly legitimate goal for many people—and many occasions—because it communicates respect for ourselves and others when we are in public. “Having Style”, on the other hand, is what makes us interesting to others.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087367 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:41:12 +0000 Bonnie 2087367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Does mumsey have style? Is having style better than looking nice?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mumsey-is-right#post-2087358 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:05:48 +0000 rachylou 2087358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking at everyone’s Then and Now’s. And I’ve decided, my mumsey is right. There is Looking Nice and then there is Having Style, and having style is Being Someone (you).</p> <p>Ok. Haven’t made a fashion declaration in awhile. Lol. </p>