https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:54:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721492 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:28:51 +0000 Sara L. 1721492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like your version of the second outfit better.&nbsp; The jacket has more structure and the scarf isn't as overwhelming.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721445 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:15:16 +0000 Maneera 1721445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nailed it! Seriously......you look great, Viv. I particularly love the 2nd outfit on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721438 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:01:34 +0000 skylurker 1721438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You nailed it, and I love #5, but I much prefer your style to hers, #1 looks impractical and contrived to my eyes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721428 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:17:50 +0000 Inge 1721428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You really nailed it, Viv! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721417 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 08:50:27 +0000 Sally 1721417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice looks. I hadn't heard of that icon but like the style and how you have recreated it. It's interesting how copying or channeling an icon makes you explore your own style...I've found it really enjoyable. I tend to put the same thing on each day but I think I'm going to try and copy each day. I have a lot of pinterest pictures I like. I'm going to try and copy some. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721332 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 01:55:38 +0000 Jaime 1721332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting. My favorite is the last one - the most you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721299 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:37:20 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1721299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a fun set of photos and outfits to see! I think you look much better as yourself in photo 6. You've taken inspiration but created your own look and an outfit that you might not have thought of wearing in quite this way. You definitely can "do" Jenna's style, as you've shown in 2, 3, and 5. I agree with Sally and you that your style is its own version, though--I like how you say you take the JCrew look or its foundations "to a different place." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721298 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:34:38 +0000 tulle 1721298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I like your version of Jenna Lyons better than hers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721259 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:53:53 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1721259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely a hit on your target! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721246 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:11:59 +0000 Angie 1721246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about this, Viv: </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721240 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:05:19 +0000 Anonymous 1721240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a fellow Jcrew aficionado, you really channeled Jenna in expert style! Rock on </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721238 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:59:56 +0000 El Cee 1721238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Your Jenna inspired outfits are fabulous... and right on the mark. J Crew fashion was made for you Viva.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721234 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:51:41 +0000 Carla 1721234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your inspo and renditions. Great synthesis of JL's style and your own esthetic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721232 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:40:00 +0000 Suz 1721232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would agree with Sally's description of your style. It's also simpler and more streamlined than J. Crew off the rack. And suits you to a tee! (A bird print tee, hee hee...)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721231 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:33:30 +0000 viva 1721231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sally</b>, that you so much for your comments. I'd like to think my style is exactly as you have described it. My older daughter (24) once described my style as "edgy JCrew." &nbsp;She didn't mean RATE, but just not straight off the rack. For her, the long plaid vest I bought was the perfect example of something I would be drawn to -- it has roots in JCrew but also takes the idea to a different place. I always get worried when I feel like I am dressing too slavishly JCrew. I'm glad you see a difference. Makes me feel like like the real me is coming through. </p> <p><b>Angie</b>, I am so struggling with my hair right now. I have a cut and color in 2 weeks, and I really do not know what I want to do, but I am feeling BORED.</p> <p><b>Suz</b>, I agree: color/pattern mixing is another hallmark. But I am done with Ms Lyons! Thinking of someone else for tomorrow. This is definitely adding some real fun to my days. :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721228 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:27:58 +0000 Sal 1721228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful rendition!! &nbsp;You look great as Jenna and also as yourself.</p> <p>I find this challenge interesting (thanks Traci for suggesting it)....some people have nailed looking very similar to their icon, others adapt their icon to their lifestyle, or shape.</p> <p>While Viva, you wear a lot of J Crew (which works brilliantly on you), you have your own look which is slightly different to Jenna - a little cleaner, a little softer and a little more retro (60s and a nod to the 70s). &nbsp;Do you agree? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721224 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:12:20 +0000 Jane 1721224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic! I love the look - particularly the off centre jumper around the waist and the thick scarf. Very stylish! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721222 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:07:28 +0000 texstyle 1721222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #6 the most because it is very much you with Jenna's influence. Beautiful! And how fun are the other two outfits, really great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721219 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:59:59 +0000 Anonymous 1721219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenna is alive and well on YLF!&nbsp; Great job, you look wonderful.&nbsp; You picked just the right pieces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721217 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:54:35 +0000 Anonymous 1721217@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too fun, haha!<br /> I like the dead ringer rendition of #2! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721202 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:34:33 +0000 Suz 1721202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Loved reading your analysis. Jenna is also a genius with colour combos and pattern mix. Will you try those, too? I love the outfit you actually wore, and she is a great inspiration for you! Interesting also to see the elements of her style that would not work as well for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721201 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:34:06 +0000 Angie 1721201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Killer ALL round. You nailed it, Viv. A very good match. Your hair looks beautiful in #6.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721188 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:10:29 +0000 shedev 1721188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721180 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:47:24 +0000 Thistle 1721180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous choice. Very much a match! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721178 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:41:40 +0000 Bonnie 1721178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great dressed like Jenna, Angie had the perfect suggestion. I like both outfits a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721172 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:12:20 +0000 Barbara Diane 1721172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fun! You look great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-being-and-being-influenced-by-jenna-lyons#post-1721169 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:08:52 +0000 viva 1721169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I took Angie's suggestion and played Jenna Lyons for my first icon post. As CEO and Creative Director of JCrew, Ms Lyons is not a huuuuge stretch for me; she dresses almost exclusively in the store's stuff, as do I. But she and I are not twins, mostly because she lives in the limelight and really dresses for it -- who knew modern preppy could be so creative and dramatic!&nbsp;</p> <p>I chose two pictures that, for me, illustrate both her signatures and her range. The "must haves" include slicked back hair, heels, layers, menswear, glasses, and a clean face. The range goes from elegant minimalism (with bold lips) to slightly loopy piled-on streetwear.&nbsp;</p> <p>My versions are not carbon copies because I worked with what I had; hope you like them!</p> <p>I also posted what I ended up wearing today: my white Brooks Brothers shirt (I had forgotten how gorgeous it feels against my skin), tucked into my pants (Thanks Jenna), with a sweater as my belt (ditto), and hair tucked behind one ear (as slick as I get).&nbsp;</p> <p>This was really fun. Thanks to the genius who started us on this game!!</p>