https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:12:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1737877 Sun, 09 Oct 2016 15:34:33 +0000 Bonnie 1737877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tried culottes on yesterday for the first time and liked them so much I bought them This post will be a wonderful inspiration and help in styling them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736429 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:27:32 +0000 Chris987 1736429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So FAB. I can't even keep up.....:-). Not a look for me but looks just wonderful on you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736408 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 22:44:06 +0000 Angie 1736408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>WOW.</b> You look KILLER Sensational in all the renditions, Tanya. I'm going with #15 as my absolute fave. Killer to the Power of Killer.&nbsp;</p> <p>GO TEAM CULOTTES. Wooohooooo!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736380 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 21:38:30 +0000 Anonymous 1736380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like all these stylings Tanya and # 20 is my top pick! To my eye, your torso amd legs never look out of balance! Feel better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736348 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:58:58 +0000 Tanya 1736348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh wow, I am blown away with all the positive reactions here, considering that culottes are a bit controversial here on the forum and not everyone's cup of tea, so thank you all so much!</p> <p>Sterling, to answer your questions:&nbsp; I will be wearing most of these outfits to work, which has a casual dress code anyway.&nbsp; The only ones I will not are combinations like #14 and #19 as that amount of leg skin showing is against the safety dress code.&nbsp; All the bomber jackets are very lightweight and thus I plan wearing them throughout the day, the same way I would a blazer.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have only worn one of these so far, but these types of posts help me a lot, as I keep all the photos in appropriate folders on my computer and have my own personal look book to refer to whenever I am in hurry.&nbsp; I am sorry about your stomach virus, and hope you are feeling better.&nbsp; I am suffering from one myself and this is the second day I am stuck home, sigh.&nbsp; I hope to be able to get back to work tomorrow.</p> <p>Elizabeth P, hope you post your outfit, can''t wait to see how it turned out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736225 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:44:13 +0000 Sara L. 1736225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are all great!&nbsp; I should bookmark this for if I ever find a pair of culottes I like.&nbsp; I like all your shoe/pant pairings except #19.&nbsp; I love the top of the outfit but not with those sneakers.&nbsp; I can't quite put my finger on why - maybe the contrast between the dark pants and white sneakers is too much for me.&nbsp; I realize that will be the exact reason that others like the pairing though, so it's purely subjective. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736222 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:38:20 +0000 crst 1736222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the Express tweed culottes coming to me today. I hope they look as good on me as yours do on you. Thank you for the styling inspiration! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736220 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:35:49 +0000 citygirldc 1736220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tanya, you are one of those people that look fantastic in culottes especially with those legs of yours. Those jackets are fantastic too . Love the burgundy leather jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736212 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:31:52 +0000 Elizabeth P 1736212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Guess what I'm wearing today </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736175 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 10:36:51 +0000 lyn67 1736175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, your post is so educational AND inspiring-Angie will love your post! Thanx for giving us the so much needed how to's IRL. Your formulae (from last thread) and the &nbsp;outfits(from here) are perfect, you nailed them all!!! I'm so grateful for you posting this!:-)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736161 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 09:39:59 +0000 Anonymous 1736161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want to add my voice to how <b>fabulous</b> this looks on you. &nbsp;Are you thinking that these would be worn to work or more casually? &nbsp;Do you wear the jacket throughout the day? &nbsp;</p> <p>I collect pins of outfits that I love, but I never use them the way you do. &nbsp;I am intrigued and will start thinking of my pins as a blueprint rather than "oh, pretty!!!"</p> <p>Also I have been working so hard on my own set of ensembles for Fall/Winter, seeing your display puts mine to shame. &nbsp;I also need to work on my presentation. &nbsp;Do you collect all of your WIWs together? &nbsp;Does it become a sort of working document for you? &nbsp;</p> <p>Sorry if this post is disjointed, just getting over a stomach virus and the coffee has not kicked in. &nbsp; </p> <p>My favorites were 14, 17, and 22. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736145 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 08:41:21 +0000 Anonymous 1736145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have some fab shorter jackets to go with your culottes...love! What a smashing set of outfits! I'm surprised that amongst all of your heeled booties etc, that I rather like the stylings with more casual flats as in #19/20, because I struggle with the idea of those shoe type and culottes, but you show us how it's done. I'm giving a special shout out to #11,14,16,18 and 22. Fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736120 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 06:10:59 +0000 Mirjana 1736120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely, very good interpretation of these outfits and you look really great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736105 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 04:15:45 +0000 Cococat 1736105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your posts like this Tanya. You get me all excited and full of anticipation with your inspiration pics and then you wow me with your interpretations. Beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736099 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 03:47:34 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1736099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have an enviable collection of short jackets and culottes here, Tanya, and you've put together an amazing group of outfits with them! It feels almost unfair to name favorites, because I like them all, but I will do so anyway: standouts among the outstanding for me are 16, 20, and 22! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736095 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 03:22:04 +0000 Anonymous 1736095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Shevia said. I am inspired to chop some wide pants for culottes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736070 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 02:16:33 +0000 Jaime 1736070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brilliant! I love how your inspiration pictures set the mood and then you showed them how it's done! These all look fab to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736068 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 02:13:50 +0000 Anonymous 1736068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your culotte outfits are looking great! In particular, I like the last look. The boot-pant combo is fab and the proportions make you look very tall. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736047 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 01:08:57 +0000 Tanya 1736047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much, JAileen, UmmLila, El Cee, Suz and Style Fan.&nbsp; I am very glad you are finding the outfits inspirational.</p> <p>Style Fan, I have an extremely long torso, waist, rise, arms, pretty much everything on my upper body (and proportionally short legs).&nbsp; It may not be visible in these photos because of the styling - higher-rise culottes, tucked in tops, especially horizontally striped - all tricks that visually shorten the torso.&nbsp; It is probably more visible is some other outfits/photos.&nbsp; I have done one of those body type proportion exercise in the past and the result was that about 2.5" of my body height that should be in the legs is in the upper body instead. Your question made me very happy, as it means that I am probably doing a good job visually balancing the proportions, so thank you very much </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736046 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 01:04:03 +0000 Aquamarine 1736046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are fabulous. Thanks for sharing...I am taking notes! My favorites are 18 and 22. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736039 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:59:24 +0000 Style Fan 1736039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great look on you.&nbsp; The gray culottes were an amazing find.&nbsp; It would be hard for me to pick a favourite.&nbsp; I do like the burgundy jacket but that is just because I like that colour so much.&nbsp; I can not see that you have a long torso.&nbsp; What am I missing? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736031 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:49:42 +0000 Suz 1736031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh wow -- these are beautiful. I love your inspiration photos but I love your own outfits even more. My favourites here are 11, 16, 17, 18 and 22. So inspirational -- thank you <b>soooooo</b> much!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736005 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:55:35 +0000 El Cee 1736005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay for culottes! You look gorgeous and this silhouette works well for you. The outfits you created are <b>all</b> amazing and very inspiring. Now I want to go play in my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1736004 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:53:05 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1736004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are such wonderful interpretations. You're definitely a culottes expert now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1735999 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:46:21 +0000 Tanya 1735999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you very much, Staysfit, Momo and Elizabeth P.&nbsp; I am glad that you find this formula a good fit for me.</p> <p>Elizabeth, sure, my account is <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.pinterest.com/blueblack77/">https://www.pinterest.com/blueblack77/</a>&nbsp; .&nbsp; It is pretty disorganized though, but I hope it is helpful.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think that most of these pins are on the FW2016 Inspiration board. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1735996 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:42:28 +0000 JAileen 1735996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They all look great on you. I really like the sailor jeans. They are knd of retro, kind of 70s looking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1735995 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:39:10 +0000 Elizabeth P 1735995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic Tanya!&nbsp; This really works for you.&nbsp; And sure enough, I now have an outfit idea, thank you </p> <p>Would you be willing to share your pintrest account?&nbsp; I'd love to find these pins for my own reference.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1735989 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:28:53 +0000 Momo 1735989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very nice on you. Particularly love 18 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1735987 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:22:06 +0000 Staysfit 1735987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this silhouette for you! I find it current and very attractive. I think you've done a great job planning everything out and then executing using what you have. This is a good look for you. Modern and fresh. I like how you can use a jean jacket as a stand in for a bomber. It's hard to pick favorites. As I flipped through your pictures I could tell exactly which inspiration picture they referenced. I think I like your multicolor bomber and grey bomber looks the best. There is no reason for this other than I like those bombers best. I also love the burgundy suede moto. That's stunning on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-formula-1-culottes-bomber-jacket#post-1735983 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 22:54:01 +0000 Tanya 1735983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am starting my fall formulas with culottes, as I find those the trickiest type of bottom to style.&nbsp; I also find them the freshest and most interesting looking pants at this moment as well.&nbsp; I have discussed the shoe pairing in detail in the introduction post, so will not further talk about them here. </p> <p>I have four pairs of culottes and willnot be adding more.&nbsp; They are: <br />1. A dark faded black pinstripe denim pair I hacked ( my find is an old picture of them full length)<br />2. A recently purchased clearance tweed pair - I was going to tailor/shorten an old pair of tweed wide legged pants and even posted about this, but then stumbled upon the perfect pair on clearance for cheaper price then the cost of hemming+waist alteration.&nbsp; The rise was higher and better for me too.<br />3. A dark denim pair with sailor buttons.&nbsp; I need to shorten these a little, in some photos I have folded them under to the desired length, and in some they are unrolled.<br />4. A medium wash shorter faded denim pair from last year.</p> <p>My first fall formula is based on combining culottes with the trendy bomber jacket, as seen in various inspiration photos (#1-#5).&nbsp;&nbsp; The layering top is very simple: a&nbsp; tee, a crewneck/turtleneck sweater in solid or stripes, or a simple button-down; so that all the focus is on the jacket. &nbsp; The layering top is typically tucked and&nbsp; the jacket on the shorter side, so that all the focus is on the waist line.&nbsp; A variation of the formula can be achieved by using a shorter moto or denim jacket (inspiration photos #6-#10).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the bomber is lightweight (as all of mine are), then they can serve as an indoor topper; and it the colder weather, the outfit can be worn under a warmer coat when outside.&nbsp; The same outfit formula can also be worn with cropped kick flares/straights instead of culottes.</p> <p>I have a couple of thinner bombers: super thin silky grey, cream lace, space print, and a light grey merino knit.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have put together three different looks for each pair of culottes, two with an actual bomber and third with a different jacket. They are more/less inspired by the inspiration photos.&nbsp; Here are the outfits:</p> <p>#11:&nbsp; Black pinstripe denim culottes with striped tee, patterned bomber and black patent tall boots (inspired by #1)</p> <p>#12:&nbsp; Black pinstripe denim culottes with black turtleneck, grey knit bomber and black high shaft booties (inspired by #4)</p> <p>#13:&nbsp; Black pinstripe denim culotte with the same turtleneck and booties, topped with black leather moto (inspired by #10) </p> <p>#14: Tweed culottes with black silk cami, cream lace bomber and black ankle strap shoes (inspired by #5)</p> <p>#15: Tweed culottes with burgundy turtleneck, silky grey bomber and burgundy booties (loosely inspired by #2)</p> <p>#16: Tweed culottes with black turtleneck, denim jacket and tall black suede boots (loosely inspired by #8) </p> <p>#17: Sailor blue denim culottes in a very nautical outfit -navy striped tee, cream lace bomber and navy suede booties</p> <p>#18: Sailor blue denim culottes in another nautical outfit - navy striped turtleneck, dark red leather moto and same navy booties (inspired by #6)</p> <p>#19: Sailor blue denim culottes in a sporty look, with white boatneck sweater, patterned bomber and white sneakers</p> <p>#20: Blue denim culottes with white tee, patterned bomber and metallic oxfords (inspired by #3).&nbsp; This was actually worn to the movies a few weeks ago.</p> <p>#21: Blue denim culottes with greys: charcoal tee, grey knit bomber, tall charcoal boots and some bling</p> <p>#22: Blue denim culottes with charcoal turtleneck, burgundy suede moto and same charcoal boots (inspired by #9)</p>