https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:25:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293807 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 08:38:44 +0000 Zaeobi 2293807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My first thought was maybe rolling up the hem of your trousers could help. Play around with how cropped exactly works with the boots - if you don't want Lesley's 'skin sandwich' dilemma, you could add more cool with a sheer or funky sock? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293709 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:37:32 +0000 Lesley 2293709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My instinct was that I wanted to see a separation between pant and boot, just a smidge of ankle, but I was schooled by the "skin sandwich" lady, so take it with a grain of salt from me. But seeing the top of the boot in Angie's examples makes more sense of the boot to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293706 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 22:46:51 +0000 Jessikams 2293706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I realized that I kept seeing flashes of white while walking, and thinking I was seeing white socks! </p> <p>Notsaf your taller ones are cool.</p> <p>I will try chunkier outfits, darker and lighter….. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293642 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:00:31 +0000 Cardiff girl 2293642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab boots!l agree with what’s already been said,a white top half would look great with this look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293639 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:54:58 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2293639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aww, I feel for you, with the awkward style day--even though I think the effect is really fine. My first thought was the one Angie mentioned, of using a white cropped top to balance the boots. That would be perfectly pulled together in my book. I think the boots are super cute and go nicely with the pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293634 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:44:21 +0000 rachylou 2293634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The outfit works for me… also, Wednesday Addams, the new #1 Netflix show, came to mind. A lot of the characters seem to wear shoes like yours here. It occurs to me that they’re all pretty dressy and formal elsewhere: suits, dresses… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293629 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:18:42 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2293629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally hear you on how “weird” things nobody can see can just make everything feel off! </p> <p>I think the boots stand out more because they are the only bright white in the outfit and the rest of the outfit already has different color things going on. A white top, as others have suggested, would tie it all together better. Pants with a detail the color of the top would work too. But I don’t always do that with my heavy white boots with big black soles. Will have to think now about whether I’m harboring secrets or look clownish and don’t know it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293623 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:30:04 +0000 notsaf 2293623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a version of this boot that's a bit taller and I like to wear them to 'winterize' my Jessi-Kams-style wide leg crops with a big sweater. Like others have said, letting the big boot play with volume somewhere else is key! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293606 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:04:11 +0000 lyn67 2293606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My suggestion is to show off those boots in their plenty full size with &nbsp;a wide&nbsp; cuff or wide 7/8 hems, some black opaques and a midi skirt(tube or pleated A line. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293605 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:03:12 +0000 Janet 2293605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You always look cool in my book, but I can see how those are a challenge to style! I agree that bringing some white/bright into the top of the outfit would help you feel better, or going the other way and wearing them as the one bright pop against an all-dark outfit. With the mid toned top they feel a bit more off somehow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293599 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:35:00 +0000 RobinF 2293599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really fun boots! I can see how the exaggeration would be difficult to work with though. Even though I quite like that sweatshirt I agree that bringing something light into the top would make the shoes recede a little bit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293568 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 03:16:48 +0000 Jessikams 2293568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LaPed the graphic is a simple landscape and the sweatshirt is a great cut. It’s from Madewell, a few years old. For a while I was on a big graphic sweatshirt kick and I got several from madewell or H&amp;M.<br /> <a href="https://www.madewell.com/womens/clothing/sweatshirts-sweatpants" rel="nofollow">https://www.madewell.com/women.....sweatpants</a></p> <p>Kkards, “veering towards clown,” LoL</p> <p>Thanks for all the styling tips above! I will definitely need to play around with these boots. I did add a big olive raincoat / trench over the top today but it didn’t help much…. I think I need more black and/or more white. Or more volume, maybe big sweatpants as Lisa suggests…. I do have a nice clean pair of exaggerated gray sweats. </p> <p>I really do like the boots and they made me aware of the brand Ganni which I did not know before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293567 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 02:19:45 +0000 LaPed 2293567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I like it! But I totally understand the feeling you’re describing. My first thought was volume up top—a sporty cropped puffer, or a blazer with a strong shoulder? Maybe even just a big piled-on cozy scarf (perhaps in white to bookend)? My second thought is a dress, something architectural with some drama. My inclination with a two-tone shoe is to pair back the color/pattern everywhere else. Maybe a column of olive, or a black-out with lots of texture and a couple white accessories.</p> <p>I love the cut and color of that sweatshirt, btw, and desperately want to know what the graphic is! I’m on a big graphic sweatshirt kick lately. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293566 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:55:38 +0000 Irina 2293566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you tried it with white pants? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293563 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:48:27 +0000 Jaime 2293563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a fail to my eyes but as Angie wisely points out it is your eyes that matter.&nbsp; Good ideas upthread; I would also keep the pants and add a darker top that matches the darker part of them making the shoes the focal point.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293562 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:44:58 +0000 Bonnie 2293562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the shoes with the pants. Maybe try different tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293557 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:14:48 +0000 LJP 2293557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I mean if I were you . Not me , lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293556 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:14:21 +0000 LJP 2293556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’d wear them with sweats and a denim jacket , or with an oversize sweatshirt and jeans . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293552 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:48:32 +0000 kkards 2293552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate those days where an outfit worked so well in your head, on on your body &amp; out and about it just doesn’t feel right. For what it’s worth, I have a pair of chunky boots similar to those &amp; I agree that it’s easy to feel like your moving towards clown, it’s the nature of the over sized boot. Id lean into Angie’s suggestion of a white top, or go the exact opposite with a black top. Wondering if adding a cuff to the pants so that more of the boot shaft showed would help balance the volume. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293548 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:35:32 +0000 Suz 2293548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they are great with the pants! Brilliant, in fact! I would hardly call this n outfit fail!&nbsp;</p> <p>I have a similar (knock off) version of boots like this. I'm just learning how to make outfits with them but here are a few.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>I'd wear something white (or very light) up top, too -- even if just earrings or a headband or a necklace. It doesn't have to be all white. Just some white detail. It's a bit easier for me with silver/ grey hair because the boots bookend. But I sometimes have to do something similar (the opposite) when I wear darker footwear to balance the look. </p> <p>I plan to wear them with other items in Finds as well.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293547 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:29:22 +0000 Angie 2293547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My dear <b>Jessikams,</b> I see a successful fashion forward outfit! You are ready to be photographed and admired at NYFW  </p> <p>That said, I respect that you did not feel fab in your outfit, and we have to listen to our feelings. </p> <p>Sooooooo, here's my trouble-shooting 2 cents:</p> <ul> <li>Add  bright white up top to balance out the white on your feet </li> </ul> <ul> <li>A dramatic topper will further balance and ground the outfit - especially a longer topper or bulky short topper </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Wear the boots with an architectural longer skirt or dress. You need volume to balance out their extreme chunkiness. </li> </ul> Some examples. Hope that makes sense!  </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-fail-1#post-2293541 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:01:18 +0000 Jessikams 2293541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, in contrast to my earlier post on “nailing it,” <a href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nailing-it" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/nailing-it</a></p> <p>today was an outfit fail! I wanted to try out a pair of refurbished Ganni boots that I found at Nordstrom Rack a while ago— maybe over a year ago! I find them hard to style, but today it’s pouring rain so I figured some disjunction between shoes and outfit would be ok, as it would just look like I was wearing rain boots. But no! I felt that the look screamed “clown” in the end, something about the combo of plaid corduroy pants and exaggerated white/black boots was definitely not good. I tried to pick up some white in the stripe of the pants and the line drawing on the sweatshirt. The sweatshirt is one I often sleep in…. And I’m wearing weird underwear today too (laundry day) so overall I feel and look really awkward!</p> <p>Any tips on styling these shoes? Maybe with white or off white outfits ? </p>