https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:16:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference/page/2#post-667250 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 01:25:24 +0000 Aida 667250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfits, Ana! #1 and #5 strike me as a bit more creative casual, due to the skirt fabric (it looks like a chino or khaki to me from the photos?); both top halves look appropriately business casual to me though. #2-4 look perfect (LOVE #4). Knit dresses with denim jackets sound good for more casual evening options, and after gauging the dress code you may find that one of the knit dresses is OK for the conference as well (maybe with a little cropped blazer). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference/page/2#post-666921 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:09:54 +0000 Heather 666921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All are PERFECT, Ana. I dig your orange/olive combo, the lace blouse is gorgeous and I love everything about outfit 4. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666835 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:22:06 +0000 JR 666835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are lovely outfits, really. I do agree that #5 is on the prim side, so your idea of swapping out the top is a good one, especially if prim doesn't suit your personality. Either that or dress it up with some outrageous accessory that cancels out the prim. ;o)</p> <p>Take the knit dress. You never know, you might decide after seeing the attendees that you would be comfortable in it, and you can always wear it at night. I figure it's good to always have one extra outfit, just in case. But then, I have an incomparable gift for spilling on myself... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666826 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:12:09 +0000 Ana 666826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much, everyone! This is really helpful. I'm much more confident about packing my bags now. :)</p> <p>I am definitely going with the fishbow shoes (#4) after everyone's feedback. The bow pumps make me happy and make the outfit feel less conservative and more "me." : )<br /> I think I might replace the button down top in outfit #5 with my white lace shell and the cardigan over that. I think it will look a little less "prim" and go with the rest of the capsule a bit better. Plus I could change out the skirt and wear it again at night quite easily. </p> <p>Ornella and Laura, thank you! I've already had the SA put a watch aside for me to look at tomorrow during my appointment. I hope it looks good on my wrist. I'm very excited! Laura, I am definitely planning to take our twin dress and wear it on Wednesday. There is going to be a huge book signing to raise money for charity and I am volunteering to help with that, so I need to wear something comfortable but stylish. I think the dress will be perfect. </p> <p>Jonesy, thank you for your feedback. Given the crowd and the event, I think the vee neck will probably be okay, but I am going to play with layering a black cami under the wrap top just to see what it would look like. The wrap top is made of a knit sweater material, and I can tie it a little more loosely if I want and it would probably still look fine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666798 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:49:31 +0000 citygirldc 666798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My faves in this order: 4, 2 (for more dressier look), 5, and 1. Heck, I like them all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666737 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:31:07 +0000 Jonesy 666737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look wonderful and this is a great capsule. Like everyone else, I am swooning over the leopard top and black skirt in #4--just drop-dead awesome. I also love that olive skirt.</p> <p>To be slightly nitpicky, I wonder about the knit wrap top for a business casual conference--it is lovely, for sure, but seems less business-y to me with the low-cut V and very slim fit. I wonder if bringing along a woven (e.g., your blue striped one with the crisp white collar that you paired with your orange pants for your so-called "ice cream man" look might be a nice addition/substitution. But maybe I am just thinking of my own conferences and what I would wear--maybe this conference is a totally different animal, in which case, ignore what I am rambling about... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666722 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:17:59 +0000 Beth Ann 666722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I echo Amy: 1, 3 and 4 are my faves, and all are truly fab. I adore the fish bow shoes in #3: It adds a bit of "you" to the mix, and the look in 4 is very fashionable and yet still approachable -- very french, to my eye. I've bought into the wraparound top look for a decade, but I'm so glad to see buttoned skirts again, and this one is perfect! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666712 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:02:00 +0000 Suz 666712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous outfits, Ana! You look wonderful. I like each and every combination, so I honestly don't think you can go wrong here. Thursday's outfit is stunning with either shoe. Friday's is just super! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666708 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:51:44 +0000 texstyle 666708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are all so great - you look ready to go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666697 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:25:44 +0000 Isis 666697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All these look great, Ana! I love the shoes in #3 and the whole outfit. I also really like #4! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666695 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:22:23 +0000 Amy 666695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All look great Ana. My favorites are 1, 3 and 4. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666692 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:19:25 +0000 Transcona Shannon 666692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are all perfect Ana - every single one! I didn't know you had the fisbow shoes too? Don't you love them? They look great here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666671 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:54:10 +0000 Anonymous 666671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just chiming in to say that all of your outfits are fab and most definitely approprite for business casual. My fav is the coral wrap top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666665 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:23:36 +0000 lyn67 666665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All are perfect, Ana! I love the nr 1 and 4 best, as so non predtable, still polished enough.Have a nice time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666657 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:06:26 +0000 kashif ch 666657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anna you are beautiful and awesome lady.The outfits are looking fabulous and awesome.Your collection is marvelous.The no 2 is gorgeous, </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666646 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:51:19 +0000 Laura 666646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, Ana - Hope you score that gold watch! </p> <p>I love the shoes in #4, but they both work, and it's more the vibe you want to project, you know? Funky and creative or more conservative and ladylike. Either is fab!</p> <p>Given the dressing advice you've heard, I would definitely bring a knit dress (maybe our Bailey 44 dress twin dress?) with a little white denim jacket or something of that sort. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666639 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:30:20 +0000 sarah 666639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, these are fabdabulous! I LOVE 4 - you look so retro and modern at the same time. I like the shoes in 3 slightly better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666624 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:01:22 +0000 Deborah 666624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana, you don't need any help at all... you nailed it. Perfect outfits and I love the two tone shoes best! You have created some very polished and professional looking outfits that reflect you and your warmth beautifully. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666598 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:39:36 +0000 Ornella 666598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ana, you are a beautiful lady and I really love your style. (I just adore your "French Kiss" outfit from your old blog, btw.) </p> <p>This round is just perfect: everything looks great, skillfully put together, you look very approachable and professional. This is an excellent capsule too, you also have the option of top from #5 with the black skirt and then, of course, just varying footwear you have more possibilities for variety. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666593 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:27:46 +0000 ManidipaM 666593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brilliant, Ana! I love that you look conference-ready and yet every inch yourself, with a lot of character and detail to each outfit --- far far more than the average skirt suit or shift dress ever could.</p> <p>Especially love the leopard print outfit and the safari skirt. And that coral top is so pretty on you.</p> <p>I'm voting the fun shoes in #3. Nothing wrong with #2, but it's missing that extra bit of energy and playfulness that I see as your signature. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666535 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:40:10 +0000 Victoria 666535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>as others said, all look classy and proffesional. I think my fav is #1 and 2 and I love the shoes in 4. I think these outfits can all be mixed in so many different ways! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666532 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:32:24 +0000 sopranomom 666532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfits - each one. I especially love the coral wrap sweater. You look wonderful in it. And I vote for the fish bow shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666509 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:58:31 +0000 Ana 666509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much! I really appreciate your feedback, everyone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666501 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:46:26 +0000 Scarlet 666501@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you look fantastic! I prefer 3 to 2, but 2 is more appropriate for a conservative situation, so it depends what you want. 4 is so gorgeous!!! Loving 1 and 5 too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666491 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:34:40 +0000 Anonymous 666491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These look perfect. They are simple and elegant without being too dressy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666489 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:30:20 +0000 Kari 666489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you nailed it. My favorite is the outfit with the leopard print top and the black Mary Jane style shoes, though those bright pointy tied pumps sway me too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666487 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:27:53 +0000 catgirl 666487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG, these are STELLAR. 1 and 4 are total perfection. I love the idea of mixing these pieces around too, which I think you've already done a bit here. Very nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666483 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:25:05 +0000 AJ 666483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FAB outifts all around! I like the shoe choice in #3 for Thursday...so fun!</p> <p>#4 is perfectly Killer!</p> <p>Hope you find the watch you want at NAS! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666476 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:23:53 +0000 Ana 666476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for the responses, Ceit and qpswan! I really appreciate your feedback. </p> <p>Ceit, I'm hoping the shoes in #3 get the 'yay' vote from YLF. I really like them, but I wondered if they were too sporty or didn't go with the outfit or something. So I appreciate your opinion on this! :)</p> <p>qpswan, thank you for the lovely compliment! I don't wear business casual clothes all that often, so it's kind of new territory for me. Most of my clothes and my lifestyle are casual. I was originally thinking of wearing the red shoes with the cheetah outfit, but then my friend gave me these shoes for good luck (she calls them my 'power shoes'), so I plan to wear them during the meeting, and then I will probably change once my feet start to get sore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-with-outfits-for-a-conference#post-666473 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:18:24 +0000 qpswan 666473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First of all, I love your style; all of these outfits are polished and professional (and look fantastic on you!).</p> <p>I love the shoes from photo 4 but I think your shoes from photo 5 are more professional. Outfit #4 is my favourite - the leopard is unbelievable. </p>