https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:08:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186740 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:33:13 +0000 April 1186740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What about wrap dress plus moto jacket in a color&nbsp;that bookends the booties? &nbsp;<br />Love the moto-and-dress combination as a de-frumpifyer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186739 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:30:52 +0000 Vicki 1186739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie, it feels good to be back and posting again! &nbsp;You have one awesome memory bank. &nbsp;Yes, I was looking for these cut-outs and I love the style of these two links.</p> <p>You and Columbine are right that wearing it seasonally is a wise option, and why didn't I think of that! &nbsp;That makes it so much easier with ankle-strap pumps and I can really see myself sporting the pointy-toed loafers which would give me the more casual edge I'm seeking here.</p> <p>Ingunn, abc and Emily, keeping things light with&nbsp;neutral boots (tall or short)&nbsp;and accessories will definitely help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186687 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:54:16 +0000 Emily 1186687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting point. &nbsp;I never thought about it too much, but I guess dark hair does naturally bookend black shoes and tights. &nbsp;I've always thought light hair looked really striking with dark coloured outfits. &nbsp;Might it help to think of your hair as an accent colour, so to speak? &nbsp;With some eye-catching accessories in lighter colours or metals near your face to draw the eye up?&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186682 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:49:42 +0000 abc 1186682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Ingunn is on the right track! &nbsp;:) &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186681 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:49:27 +0000 Angie 1186681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup. Black boots and opaques are harder to pull off when you are blonde (but not impossible). The black haired ladies - like Diana and Ornella - make that combo work effortlessly well.&nbsp;</p> <p>Stick to wearing wrap dresses&nbsp;in warmer weather - and wear with ankle strap pumps or pointy toe loafers.&nbsp;</p> <p>Vicki, you were looking for light cut-out booties I think. Here are some options:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.zara.com/us/en/woman/shoes/ankle-boots/suede-leather-block-heel-ankle-boot-c358012p1669523.html">http://www.zara.com/us/en/woma.....012p166952</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/jeffrey-campbell-everly-bootie/3646596?origin=keywordsearch">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/je.....wordsearch</a></p> <p>I was missing you. Nice to see you post again. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186679 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:48:49 +0000 Ingunn 1186679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vicki, I think a pair of booties with a little heel would solve this for you. Last year I bought a pair in suede with heels, and they are really versatile with skirts and dresses. I also love wrap dresses with tall boots, flat or with heels, and you would look killer in all of this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186677 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:47:43 +0000 abc 1186677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ingunn was just posting about nude patent pumps, could that work? &nbsp;I know as a blonde it really does help to bookend (I learned that thanks to Angie) - or are you looking for something more edgy than that? &nbsp;A visual would go a long way to help me imagine the struggle you're feeling... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186673 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:41:36 +0000 columbine(erin) 1186673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a blonde too. I didn't really wear my wrap dresses this winter, not liking the footwear options I have, which were black boots and black heels. I'd like a pair of grey or light brown boots to try with them sometime. A hat, long coat, tights, boots and dress works, but it's not the same effect as book ending with your hair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186670 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:38:57 +0000 Vicki 1186670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's not the climate, abc, and I like your idea of the booties, but the light booties I have are really flat and I'd need to find a bootie with a bit of heel (all of those are black). &nbsp;Thanks and maybe I'll play around with the flat ones to get a "visual" and see if that even works. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186644 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:22:30 +0000 abc 1186644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could you bookend with light booties or is the issue that you need tights bc of the climate? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/perplexed-how-to-make-a-wrap-dress-look-modern#post-1186643 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:21:46 +0000 Vicki 1186643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been wondering about something for some time now and I can't seem to come up with any solutions.</p> <p>How do you make a wrap dress look fresh and modern and&nbsp;not matronly? &nbsp;I always think it's so fabulously cool when dark-haired ladies wear tights and booties and make their dresses&nbsp;look so good, but with my blond hair, it just seems to drag things down when I add dark tights to a dress.</p> <p>I'm perplexed on how to dress the "bottom of my dress" IYKWIM. &nbsp;:) &nbsp;Thanks for offering any suggestions that seem to work for you. </p>