https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 06:39:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here/page/2#post-934952 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:22 +0000 Karie 934952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Goldenpig, that's too bad about your top, it's such a pretty color. I know what you mean about pre-YLF clothes, though - that's what most (actually all) of my orphans were! I feel like I've learned so much since joining this forum https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here/page/2#post-934802 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:13:14 +0000 goldenpig 934802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This used to be one of my favorite blouses pre-YLF. I haven't worn it in a long long time, and now I know why. The worst shape ever for post-partum apples. Hello potbelly! Uggh. Off to the donate pile! (I'm only posting in the interests of honesty for the challenge).<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here/page/2#post-932743 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:20:46 +0000 ElleH 932743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>La Belle that lovely top is no longer an orphan! Thanks to the challenge you will get to wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here/page/2#post-932721 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:58:03 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 932721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ La Belle, your top is gorgeous on you! It's so great that you can wear it comfortably now. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments, everyone! <br /><br />Elle, you're right--at least with a scarf, I can wear the sweater. And I figured out a way to wear the scarf so that it's more comfortable with the sweater's neckline than the way I had it in my photo (a challenge bonus!).<br /><br />Liz, thanks for the idea of a turtleneck. I had thought of that, but haven't tried it. I'm not a big fan of turtlenecks on me, although they would be a good style for keeping me warm.<br /><br />K, I definitely run cold, to use Angie's term. I hadn't thought about that in the context of style until joining YLF. I've picked up some wonderful tips from Angie, such as wearing hidden, lightweight layers that don't interfere with a look. That tip has allowed me to back away from my former style of ALWAYS wearing a cardigan!<br /><br />Joy, texture mixing is good, too!<br /><br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here/page/2#post-932698 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:10:06 +0000 Anonymous 932698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>La Belle, your dress looks beautiful. I'm glad it's no longer an orphan.<br /> Thank you for the comments and suggestions for my orphan top. It worked out well in today's heat. I wore it semi tucked.<br /> Elle and K, I think it would work out under a blazer in the fall but the colors in the top are muddy and look dead against most colors unless they are muddy too. But that's an idea. I'll search the closet for possibilities.<br /> Firecracker, I tried scrunching the sleeves and liked it. I'll have to try pattern mixing. I think I have a pencil skirt woven with a mix of navy and brown that may work, although it's more texture than pattern. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932690 Wed, 15 May 2013 02:47:26 +0000 Anonymous 932690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Time for a few comments.<br /> Lyn, the coral color is beautiful on you and with your white pants. I like the half tuck best and know from experience that it helps disguise a bit of tummy.<br /> A full tuck also sounds like a good option. I'd definitely wear a cami with the coral top.<br /> Pastry girl, I think your overlapped and belted vest works, at least until you find one you like to replace it. I just received a catalogue from Travelsmith and they have one in olive. I think the vest would be even better with a longer sleeved tee ( elbow length or more) or a sleeveless top, but I have a poison eye for short sleeves with vests. Love the stripes with the vest.<br /> Shedev, the first thing that caught my eye was that great silver belt. The blue buttondown looks wonderful the way you have styled it, only you can decide if you need/ want this shirt.<br /> K, your sweater looks fun and modern with the white pleated skirt.<br /> Firecracker, I love the simple elegance of your sweater with the white jeans, especially without the scarf. I think we are belt twins. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932637 Wed, 15 May 2013 01:48:23 +0000 Karie 932637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ La Belle, how fantastic that you're now able to wear that pretty top! The photos don't show the grape color, I'll bet it's beautiful. You do look retro-glamorous. Beautiful! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932580 Wed, 15 May 2013 01:02:52 +0000 K. Period. 932580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @Firecracker and Karie, agreed! I have been hitching the sweater up all afternoon. &nbsp;It is very drapey, though, so it doesn't have much stick to it. Karie, I tried it with my nude wedges and it was very ho hum. &nbsp;I think the ankle straps help make the look. Hmmm. Maybe I need some nude ankle strap shoes. &nbsp;;) &nbsp;<br /><br />@Karie, yay for the inserts helping solve the problem!!!&nbsp;<br /><br />@Firecracker, I love your sweater both with and without the scarf. &nbsp;This really brings home to me the whole "do you run hot or cold or neither" issue. Angie asked me that once and I answered neither. &nbsp;It was a whole fitting issue that I'd never&nbsp;really thought about. I have lots of open neck sweaters and I never feel chilly in them. I imagine your sweater would be nice for someone who runs hot or who is a "neither" like me. &nbsp;However, it looks so nice on you with the scarf that I think you shouldn't give up on it. &nbsp;<br /><br />@Shedev, I think I'm a negative indicator for you! I'm going to have to do a George Costanza and reverse whatever first leaps to mind!&nbsp;&nbsp;(Although in fairness, I did say that I liked the shirt--I was just wondering about it being a duplicate.) &nbsp;<br /><br />@LBD, the shirt looks beautiful! Details are hard with dark tops, but from what I can see it looks like a wonderful little sweetheart neckline, which is one of my romantic favorites. Hooray for new-old clothes!&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932576 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:59:26 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 932576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is kind of a 'cheating' outfit, because I didn't wear it until this evening, when I went out for a friend's drinks-n-dinner birthday celebration.<br /><br />The top is a true orphan, I bought it in Japan in 2006 and wore it once.&nbsp; Many times I put it on, and thought, <i>if I lose just a few more pounds, it will be perfect.... </i>Well, that day finally arrived.&nbsp; I paired it with last night's skirt, and the happiness factor, for me, was very high.&nbsp; &nbsp; I felt slim and retro-glamorous, but the whole outfit is stretchy, so I could eat comfortably.<br /><br />It's a beautiful top - the pictures don't really show the color, which is a rich grape-y purple velvety velour, with a black lace ruffle and trim.&nbsp; The back is low-cut, but high enough for a bra.<br /><br />I am going to wear closed-toe shoes next time.&nbsp; I'm not digging the open toes with the stockings like I used to.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932571 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:51:16 +0000 Liz A. 932571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Firecracker, what if you wore a turtleneck underneath? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932565 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:29:17 +0000 ElleH 932565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Firecracker I love your outfit. The sweater looks great but I don't know how you would get more wear out of it without a scarf. At least with a scarf it is getting worn. I had a sweater like that. It had bare shoulders but was a chunky knit. Too cold on shoulders, too warm for non cold days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932551 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:10:20 +0000 shedev 932551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ BF thinks I should keep too. He even gave me an unsolicited compliment on my outfit. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932391 Tue, 14 May 2013 22:14:02 +0000 Karie 932391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Joy, I really like that top. I like it both ways, untucked and tucked.&nbsp;<br /><br />Shedev, I like the shirt but you say you have a similar one. Is it the same color? Maybe keep it for one more season and see if you wear it.<br /><br />K - I like Firecracker's suggestions for your sweater / skirt. I think the shoes look fine, but&nbsp;how about white, cream or nude shoes?&nbsp;<br /><br />Firecracker, I like your sweater better without&nbsp;the scarf. Maybe if you're cold you could wear it with a denim jacket so you could still see the neckline.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for the shoe heel suggestions. I did go and get the gel inserts, and they seemed to solve the problem for the rest of the&nbsp;afternoon! I will try the other suggestions too.<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932320 Tue, 14 May 2013 21:00:24 +0000 pastrygirl 932320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Joy -- I love that top!<br /><br />K -- I think that outfit works. I really like the skirt!<br /><br />Firecracker -- I like that sweater, with or without the scarf. The tucking looks great, too!<br /><br />About my vest, it's fine in the shoulders, but wide in the body. I usually buy jackets/vests so that they can't close, or just barely can. This vest was a bit big when I bought it (at my larger size), and now it is billowing (to me). I would never wear it undone, it's just too big for my taste. I like my waist defined. I've been actively searching for a replacement and will probably ditch this one once I find one. (Or at least, put it in my too-big-but-want-to-keep bin in the basement.) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932269 Tue, 14 May 2013 19:47:39 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 932269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Here's my orphan outfit for Tuesday. The orphan is the gray sweater. I bought it largely because I like the neckline. It's a wide but not too deep v-neck, and the back neck has a slight drape--almost like a cowl--which really attracted me. The problem is, if I'm wearing a sweater, it's cool enough that I don't want my neck exposed--I f-f-f-f-freeze! But if I wear a scarf with the sweater, I cover up the feature I like best about it. Layering under it doesn't really solve the bare neck problem, either.<br /><br />Today is one of those days--a cotton-sweater kind of day, too cool early in the day to expose the neck, but expected to warm up later on. <br />Photo 1: what I'm wearing. The sweater, a scarf, white skinny jeans (AG Stilt), metallic and taupe sling-back Mary Janes (Fidji), a metallic belt with some bling (Calvin Klein), silver icicle earrings (maybe that's what's making me cold--ha ha).<br />Photos 2-3: the sweater without the scarf, to show the detail that I like.<br />Oh, I also tried to faux-semi-tuck the sweater in front, just for a change.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932263 Tue, 14 May 2013 19:40:00 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 932263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Lyn67: I'll go a little bit against the tide, here, but I really like the blouse semi-tucked. I agree with K, you could try to blouse it a little more in front, or perhaps tuck it less (just a tad, right at front). But I like the way the semi-tuck in front brings the length up in back a bit, and I find it very flattering, as it shows a little of your nice shape. I also like the blouse untucked, and I think it would work fully tucked. It's a gorgeous color on you, and I love the sumptuous drape of the fabric. I hope you're comfortable in it today and encouraged to wear it more often now.<br /><br />Karie: I love your shoes, and the belt is such serendipity! If they hurt, though, and you can't find a good fix, this season is a good one to find replacements, because the oranges are still really on trend!<br /><br />K: I like your sweater with the skirt--good solution. Did you try blousing the sweater up a little bit on the skirt (treating it as if it had a band at the bottom)? I might like the proportions a little better if there were more skirt in proportion to the sweater. Or less sweater in proportion to the skirt.<br /><br />Joy: I love the top semi-tucked with the belt. Maybe scrunch the sleeves, too? It looks a little too understated to me in the other pics. Though it's just my kind of top, for that reason (I like understated elements, muted colors, etc.). But I would tend to wear it under a v-neck boyfriend cardi in cooler weather. You could try some of your fab pattern-mixing with it, perhaps.<br /><br />Shedev: I like the subtle silver stripe in your shirt, and how you've paired it with the silver belt. If it's taking up space that could otherwise go to a top that doesn't overlap with another one, though, you could let it go. Or, if denim-y blue is a color you often want to wear in a top, there's no harm in having a near-duplicate!<br /><br />Pastrygirl: I like the vest with the belt. It doesn't look too big across the shoulders. If you let it go now, would you be more likely to find a replacement sooner? I worry about hanging on to an OK-but-not-great piece, and then subconsciously not buying a replacement becasue "I already have one like that." In fact, probably a good third of my wardrobe probably consists of such items. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932227 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:56:35 +0000 K. Period. 932227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Back with orphan comments:&nbsp;<br /><br />@Karie,&nbsp; love the peep toes too! I might be a rule breaker, but I&nbsp; wear my nude hose with peep toes sometimes.&nbsp; I just make sure that I have a sandal toe and I tuck the seam under my toes so that it doesn’t show.&nbsp; I figure that that is why they make both sandal toe and reinforced toe hose. I’m not sure a heel insert will really help with the rubbing—in my experience it is usually because the shoe is too small.&nbsp; You could try getting it stretched so that you foot slides down further into the front of the shoe.&nbsp; If you want an insert, I absolutely adore these and I know there are other forum members who love them too: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Pedag-Stop-Padded-Leather-Grips/dp/B004BD71JK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368556606&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=pedag">http://www.amazon.com/Pedag-St.....ords=pedag</a>&nbsp; They are soft suede, so very comfortable! However, if they don’t work and you are anti-sandal toe hose, then get rid of the shoes.&nbsp; Nothing is worth shoe pain. (But BTW, your outfit looks gorgeous with the shoes!)&nbsp; BTW, I’ve used the hard plastic inserts that Joy mentioned and they really are phenomenal.&nbsp; They make too-high heels much more comfortable!<br /> <p>@Lyn67, I love the blouse, but I can imagine that it is hard to style, especially with a high waist pair of trousers.&nbsp; The trousers are great. I find, though, that sometimes I need both high and lower waisted trousers to get the right shape.&nbsp; I like the blouse better tucked than untucked.&nbsp; As a possible fix, I would try front tucking, but pulling out a lot more of the tuck in the front so that it covers where your belt loops are.&nbsp; You should have plenty of fabric. Push it to the limits and see if that brings the front down enough to improve the proportions.&nbsp; You can also do that with a full tuck, making the back and front fairly long.&nbsp; The fact that this is a drapier fabric helps a lot.&nbsp;</p> <p>@pastrygirl, OMG! I love the vest with the belt.&nbsp; It looks fantastic! Great reclamation job there!<br /></p> <p>@shedev, I love the shirt, but if it is a duplicate and you have one that you really love, I vote in favor of letting it find a home with someone who adores it. It will always be a second choice for you and what’s the fun in wearing something that is a compromise? Lovely as it is (and it really is), I’d let it go.&nbsp;<br /></p> <p>@Joy, I was so-so on the shirt until I saw it tucked and belted. That really works!&nbsp; Could you wear it with a more colorful bottom too?&nbsp; I’m a little stuck on it because even though it is lovely, it is coming across as a very muted color and pattern.&nbsp; Very background piece. &nbsp;Maybe, as Elle mentioned, a richer color for a topper would bring it out? &nbsp;&nbsp;<br /></p><p>ETA: Elle, thanks! &nbsp;And I just suddenly realized that it would look great with mint or citron shorts. Hmmmm....<br /></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932199 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:34:22 +0000 ElleH 932199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes K I think it works. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932195 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:32:18 +0000 K. Period. 932195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Orphan day 2:&nbsp;<br /><br />I've always loved Missoni patterns, but they were too expensive and sometimes too frumpy for me. &nbsp;When they paired with Target, they magically produced a sweater in a shape I could wear (v-neck) and colors that I love (navy, blues, citron!). &nbsp;I totally fell in love with this sweater. I bought it. Then it sat. And sat. And sat. &nbsp;I just never seemed to have the right thing to wear with it. &nbsp;First, it seems to scream out to be paired with&nbsp;something crisp. Navy and black slim pants look adequate, but&nbsp;they really don't do anything to make the sweater sing. <br /><br />Finally, last year, I bought a pair of short white shorts that I wore all summer. &nbsp;Unfortunately, by the time I found them, it was much to warm to wear them with this sweater (and honestly the sweater was languishing in a dark corner of my closet. &nbsp;<br /><br />This spring, Angie helped me find this white pleated skirt. I thought, well, let's go for a flapper vibe. &nbsp;When I first tried this outfit on, I wasn't sure about it. Somehow the shoes didn't seem dark enough. The skirt was too full. Blah blah blah. Then I took a picture of it and it surprised me. &nbsp;I think it works, but I'm not sure. &nbsp;So, here is my little orphan, out for the day. &nbsp;Does it work?&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932194 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:31:59 +0000 Suz 932194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the top, Joy. Can't believe it will get to 94 where you are; it is so cold here again today. This is why I switch my closets out seasonally, though - there are some things that just don't work for our weather in this or that season, so I banish them until the season changes.&nbsp;<br /><br />Elle, I have tried that friction block, too, and it does help!&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932182 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:24:47 +0000 shedev 932182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Joy, its a cute top.<br />Elle, I was thinking that it's a near duplicate of something I will wear more but Ive noticed that it's staying tucked really well so I might have to keep. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932094 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:53:44 +0000 ElleH 932094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Karie try this. I found it works really well.&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.drugstore.com/band-aid-active-friction-block-stick/qxp163404">http://www.drugstore.com/band-...../qxp163404</a><br /><br />Lyn67 I love the blouse woth the white trousers from what I can make out. I can never really tell much with photos taken on the angle.<br /><br />Pastrygirl I'd like to see the vest worn undone or only slightly cinched.&nbsp;<br /><br />Shedev the shirt looks good to me. Do you have room for it or are you trying to get rid of things you don't wear?<br /><br />Joy I love the top. Could you wear it with a warm topper in colder weather?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932061 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:19:52 +0000 Anonymous 932061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Karie, I've yet to read the other comments but have you tried moleskin in the heels that rub? Sometimes inserting something that lifts your heel up a bit solves the problem. Nordstrom has some great hard plastic inserts that are so comfortable and don't change the size of the shoe.<br /> Love the whole outfit!<br /> My orphan is the Sweet Pea top shown. Today I'm at my most casual ready to deep clean bathrooms. It is supposed to get to 92 F today. Photos show the top at different lengths and half tucked. It's a breezy nylon mesh doubled through the torso not to require a cami. I think it was an orphan this winter because I needed tops for more warmth. But when it gets really hot, it can be too warm...a victim of climate. How do you like it best? Other styling ideas? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932045 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:55:50 +0000 Suz 932045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Karie, I hear you - I have the same problem with my narrow heels. Either the shoes simply won't stay on ( a big reason I almost never wear pumps) or they &nbsp;wear my heels with blisters...or both! Seriously - this is part of the reason I am almost always in boots or sandals. Those are the only shoes that don't do it to me. (Actually, I almost always get blisters from my sandals at the start of the season, too, but my feet do toughen and at least they stay on.)&nbsp;<br /><br />Shedev, I love that shirt with your silver belt! Amazing! Great colour for you, too.&nbsp;<br /><br />Pastry, I think the vest looks good like this. I like the tougher feel of it with the classic stripes.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-932004 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:50:15 +0000 Karie 932004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Pastry, I think the vest looks good belted - I think you can get away with this style fitting loosely.<br /><br />Lyn, I prefer the blouse tucked in (fully tucked, not semi). Have you tried wearing it out and belted? I'd like to see a pic like that. And I think your blouse and my shoes match!<br /><br />Shannon, I am on a free period at school - I think I'll run out and get some of those gel heel inserts!&nbsp;<br /><br />And Suz, I have this problem with all heeled shoes, even my narrow width ones,&nbsp;due to my narrow heel. I've tried bare legs and peds but then the peds end up showing and I end up looking like some little old lady (Ruth Buzzi from Laugh-In but with blond hair! Horrors!). https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-931999 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:44:57 +0000 shedev 931999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Karie, the shoes are cute but not worth foot pain.<br />Lynn, the pants and shirt are really pretty together. I like it tucked but your legs still look plenty long untucked.<br />PastryG- I dont really think the vest looks that big on you, I really like it with the striped shirt.<br />I was wondering how long something has to sit in the closet before it is really an orphan.&nbsp; <br />My orphan is this blue button down. It has sat in the closet for years. On one hand it fits in the sleeves and woven shirts are almost always too tight in the arms. But I have a knit button down that looks like faded jean that I'd probably wear instead of this one. Not sure if I need both.<br />shirt- Passport<br />jeans- Jolt<br />boots- Mix no 6<br />belt- JCP https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-931964 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:10:54 +0000 pastrygirl 931964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Karie -- I agree with everyone. Shoes that cause me pain leave the house immediately before I change my mind. I don't even know how many pairs of red shoes have come through my closet the past few years. I'm still looking!<br /><br />Lyn -- I love the blouse, and prefer it tucked in. But the question is, are you likely to wear it like that? If it's an orphan now, and seems better tucked in, but you don't like to tuck... then it might remain an orphan forever.<br /><br />I really like this challenge! I wanted to use a shirt today that I never wear, but even as I stared at it in the closet I could only think of how the static cling drives me nuts. So off into the donation pile it goes!<br /><br />My orphan for today is a vest that I loved when it fit, but now is just too big. It has a string to cinch the waist, but cinching it as much as I'd like makes it look like a peplum. Very silly. But I put it on anyway, and got the idea to overlap it and belt it rather than use the internal cinching. I still want to find a military-style vest in a smaller size, but until then, I think this will work. And it was in my donation pile when I grabbed it this morning!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-931948 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:49:06 +0000 Liz A. 931948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Karie, I think it's time for painful shoes to get the heave ho!&nbsp; They look great but it's so not worth it, is it?<br /><br />Lyn,&nbsp; I think the blouse looks fab with the pants.&nbsp; I agree with Lantana that your best option is a full tuck all the way around.&nbsp; It works with the higher waisted pant. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-931943 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:39:11 +0000 Transcona Shannon 931943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Fantastic outfit Karie - love the crisp white skirt with that fab skirt. And the pops of color with the belt and shoes is just lovely. But if the shoes hurt, that is not a good thing. I would try a Dr. Scholls heel gel insert (you just peel the paper backing off and stick it on the inside of the heel). I use these quite a bit. If that doesn't make them comfy, then out they go. Nobody likes unhappy feet :(<br /><br />Lyn - love the blouse and white pants together. So gorgeous. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/orphans-to-outfits-challenge---post-your-tuesday-outfits-here#post-931920 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:08:35 +0000 Suz 931920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Karie, you look amazing in a crisp button-down!! Love this outfit - one of your best! But if the shoes hurt, you need to get rid of them. You could try moleskin or something like that --- but otherwise, when shoes are uncomfortable for me, I simply chalk it up to experience and move on to another brand. Usually a pricier one -- my fussy feet don't like inexpensive shoes, alas.&nbsp;<br /><br />Lyn, I have the same trouble with a loose top that has a high-low hem. I have found it works great with a midi-length pencil skirt and wedge heeled sandals. Feels less leg-shortening. This one is a gorgeous colour on you and looks great tucked with the pants.&nbsp;