https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:44:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1528933 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:55:42 +0000 Jenn 1528933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aaaand, here's my week 4 collage. I think I went through four weeks without repeating a single outfit, even wearing the same items over and over. Crazy.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1525250 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:09:09 +0000 Jenn 1525250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup, <b>WordLily</b>, I'm getting close, though I have a tendency to buy too much black and burgundy and not enough accent colors. Also, I really need to pin down the shade of off-white that works for me and stop buying optic white. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1525232 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:46:48 +0000 Word Lily 1525232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, that's a very fun inspiration pic, and I think you're already getting close to that palette, aren't you? I remember the mustard and the burgundy, and I think the olive? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1525229 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:44:45 +0000 Jenn 1525229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, <b>smittie</b>. Good questions. </p> <p>Some of it is just summer dressing, which I find frustrating and boring.&nbsp;</p> <p>The tops a lot of you like on me (and I do, too) are mostly polyester, which I can't sweat in without getting a rash. I'd like to purge it from my wardrobe entirely. Problem is: the logical switch for the same drape would be silk or rayon, but silk doesn't suit my lifestyle in the summer and I am through with rayon's quality iffiness. I haven't been able to figure out a cotton/linen formula that works for me.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also, I'm going through a style shift, of sorts, and craving a more modern, cohesive look. I'm attaching an outfit I pinned the other day that I can't stop looking at (although I think I'd prefer it with leather oxfords over the ballet flats), along with the color palette that I've been working with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1525190 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:07:55 +0000 Anonymous 1525190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I like the dress the best and the skirt - basically the ones with high cotton and denim content, which reflects my bias for them!<br />I think you're dressed nicely in all your outfits, though.<br />What do you think is contributing to 'not fab'? Maybe the lack of jewelry or topper or some sort of layering? Tough in the summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1525176 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:58:24 +0000 Alassë 1525176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I liked #20 because the top seemed to pair really well with the ballet flats and skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1525125 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:02:42 +0000 E 1525125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That makes sense re: jewelry! :)</p> <p>I like the drape &amp; general shape of the blouse in 20. In general, I think more open necklines are great on you! The shape of the jacket in 17 is gorgeous on you too...when I look at the group, I prefer the outfits where the top has a bit of shape to it, either built-in or because you've tucked. But that could also be because drapey stuff is more difficult to capture in a photo.&nbsp;I really like 16 &amp; 19, probably because I'm in love with how you wear cowboy boots (...and I have a bit of a poison eye for cons...unlike everyone else in the world). lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1525008 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:42:07 +0000 Maneera 1525008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favourites - 3,5,7,8 &amp; 9. Then 15,16,18 &amp; 20</p> <p>I love the top in 20. Beautiful print and drape! I like you best in dresses and in printed tops. Abstract prints over geometric prints....and I love to see you in all shades of blues, berry, purples and blacks. Those colours really make your beauty SING....your skin looks gorgeous in those colours and your hair looks wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524996 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:33:11 +0000 Jenn 1524996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, thank you, Carter! I can work with that. I like those things too and, honestly, I bought the top because the shape really worked for me, ignoring the fact that the print is just really not my style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524575 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 01:12:25 +0000 carter 1524575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In 20, I like the neckline, the shaping of the top and the proprtion of the outfit with the top out over the skirt. I also like the leg-lengthening effect of the low vamp on the flats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524515 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 22:46:24 +0000 Jenn 1524515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What do you guys like about #20? I mostly dislike it because I'm not feeling the pattern on that shirt and I think I'm over plain ballet flats, but maybe there's something I can take from it as I go forward. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524428 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:50:07 +0000 carter 1524428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like 18 and 20 best! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524402 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:58:08 +0000 Jenn 1524402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's kind of funny,&nbsp;<b>Alassë</b>. I think #15 and #20 were my&nbsp;<i>least&nbsp;</i>favorites! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524396 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:48:13 +0000 Alassë 1524396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Double post.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524395 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:48:01 +0000 Alassë 1524395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like 15, 16, and 20 best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524336 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:28:06 +0000 Jenn 1524336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Put together a collage for week 3. I didn't pick a favorite, because none of the outfits felt fabulous, but maybe you ladies can point to one that worked better than the others? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1522178 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 02:31:04 +0000 Jenn 1522178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>E -&nbsp;</b>I actually have quite a bit of bold, statement jewelry. I sell at craft shows six or ten times a year and on Etsy year-round, so I'm often surrounded by amazing jewelers and have the opportunity to trade for their work. I haven't been wearing it as much recently for a couple of reasons. First, my skin gets extra sensitive during high-allergy times. Second, I just haven't been loving it as much. A phase, maybe. Or I'm craving having just the&nbsp;<i>right&nbsp;<b></b></i><b></b>pieces.<b></b><i><b></b></i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1522116 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 00:10:34 +0000 E 1522116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep to more funk in the newer outfit photo! I love how you wear cowboy boots. Those are not something I've ever been able to master (and I've lived in Texas on and off for twelve years of my life), but on you they're just effortless. I wonder if some larger-scale, artsy looking jewelry might be another option to add a Jenn touch? You can shoot me down, just throwing out suggestions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1522090 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:55:59 +0000 Anonymous 1522090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenn, #12 is probably more *my* style than yours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1522077 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:38:19 +0000 Jenn 1522077@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>smittie -&nbsp;</b>I can see why you would say that about #12. It's definitely an outfit that works, possibly better than the one I chose. I just don't love it.</p> <p><b>Alassë&nbsp;</b>- Thank you. I'm still not sure how I'd define me-style, though. I have my formulas, for sure, but they're not all successful.</p> <p><b>rachylou, kerlyn, and E&nbsp;</b>- Thank you! I will have to think about what my signatures are and how I can add that "Jenn funk" (that sounds like BO...we won't be using that term again ) to every outfit. </p> <p>ETA: Added a pic of what I'm wearing today. It's the same top as in #2 above, but I think I did a better job with it, yes?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1522010 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:31:54 +0000 E 1522010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thirding RachyLou! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1521924 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:23:18 +0000 kerlyn 1521924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well said Rachylou! &nbsp;I agree with the others that your style seems quite cohesive, and you definitely know what colors look great on you. &nbsp;But my favorite looks of yours are the ones with a bit of a funky edge...cowboy boots, converse with a dress, or that great cuff bracelet. &nbsp;Maybe that's part of your solution...take a simple outfit and give it a bit of Jenn "funk!"</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1521889 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:22:26 +0000 rachylou 1521889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with the big pics. It's informative to see the collage. There are some pics where you look very nice - the smart, modern classic ones are what I'm thinking of - but you don't sing in them as much. They're not bringing the same joke de vivre as the ones with a bit of funk. To me the cowboy boots and dress is the cream of the crop. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1521884 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:12:56 +0000 Alassë 1521884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking good; there's definitely cohesion in your style. All your outfits look like you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1521849 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 17:16:46 +0000 Anonymous 1521849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with week #1's 'best'. For week #2, I prefer #12, even though I love the mustard colour on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style#post-1521787 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:14:46 +0000 Jenn 1521787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Somehow, we're already halfway through July and I've been really enjoying documenting my outfits. It's helped me see things I couldn't see just looking in the mirror or at my clothes in the closet.&nbsp;</p> <p>I put together collages for the first two weeks of the month. The big photos were my favorite outfits of each week. Y'all may or may not agree with me. &nbsp;:)</p> <p>I think I'm getting closer to understanding my aspirational style. As for my current style, I don't know. Some days I think I'm closer to where I want to be than I thought, and some days I feel like a total mess.&nbsp;</p> <p>Note: #4 and #14 were "gear days" for for hiking outings.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style#post-1518393 Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:27:39 +0000 Jenn 1518393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>E</b> - Flaneuse! Such a good word. I love it!</p> <p><b>Jeweled</b> - I've seen those book satchels, and hollow books are actually one of the things I sell! They are neat, but at this point in my life, I think I'd&nbsp;prefer to showcase my personality/interests in a less explicit way, if that makes any sense. Plus, any bag I carry has to be big enough to hold a book (or e-reader)&nbsp;<i>inside&nbsp;</i>it!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style#post-1518325 Sat, 11 Jul 2015 19:23:50 +0000 Jeweled 1518325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenn, for your purse, how about some sort of book satchel?</p> <p>If you do a Google image search for "book satchel" - you'll see lots of wonderful inspiration for that.</p> <p>Edited to add:</p> <p>Or maybe you could use your book-crafting skills to turn a book into a purse - like those hollowed-out book boxes? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style#post-1518049 Sat, 11 Jul 2015 00:20:38 +0000 E 1518049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We are definitely kindred spirits! I read a book where the author described herself as a 'flaneuse' and appropriated that term for myself. Maybe it will work for you too? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style#post-1518024 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 23:12:36 +0000 Jenn 1518024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>E</b>, for sure I have a modern element! Thanks for pointing that out. I struggled with the word "hike," because, in my head, it could just as easily be a walk in the woods as an urban trek. I'm equal parts art museum and national park. &nbsp;:) </p>