https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:30:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-902427 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:25:01 +0000 rachylou 902427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was googling personal branding and then wardrobe capsules. <br /><br />But I'm a black sheep. I have done the least amount of school I can get away with. I experience school as confining, not liberating. My family is extremely educated, tho, and I've had a very classical education. No doubt that's part of the problem... lol.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-901481 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:21:02 +0000 lyn67 901481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Here's a link for you Kristin, they are not blogging anymore, but I guess threads from the &nbsp;old&nbsp;blog are still&nbsp;available:<br /><a href="http://www.academichic.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.academichic.com/</a><br />I found YLF several years ago-2007(?), don't really know via what exactly,&nbsp;but I was smitten by&nbsp;an Angie's &nbsp;post about clothing alterations. At that time little or no&nbsp;picties were posted, and I remember how I wished to see all she is speaking about in some &nbsp;photos, too. I am so happy&nbsp;my dream soonly came true and found a really great comunity which I am greatfull for, too!:-)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-900413 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:38:46 +0000 Ariadne 900413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ "<span>I think people who like to write full sentences tend to find each other on the internet."<br /><br />Jules, I snorted! &nbsp;That's so hilarious and so very true.<br /><br />(I don't have a PhD but I do have a terminal-level Masters, and a PhDing husband.)</span> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-899867 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:30:01 +0000 Scarlet 899867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ a penchant for research?<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-899763 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:38:25 +0000 Isabel 899763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I laughed so hard at Jules' analysis...and then I realized that she might just be correct.&nbsp;<br /><br />Though I never answered the question. I am a stay at home mom now, but 3.5 years ago&nbsp;( after a major medical crisis..a near death ) , I was home recuperating and decided that it was time, since I had time , to tackle a thorny issue for me. In the preceding 5 years as a SAHM I had not transitioned well sartorially from my job in the big city and traveling. &nbsp;So I was just surfing the net looking for help and not really pleased. But after about 3 days of googling and following links, I found YLF. &nbsp;And almost immediately, it became a monogamous relationship , albeit, with dozens of women ! &nbsp;Hahaaa https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-899656 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:36:54 +0000 Irene 899656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found YLF after discovering I was an hourglass. I started looking for tips to flatter my shape and found Angie's posts :)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-899631 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:19:45 +0000 Tanya 899631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found YLF about 6 years ago, after looking up a specific fashion topic on Google. &nbsp;I was in the middle of getting my PhD then, and I am half way my postdoc now. I can easily foresee staying with here throughout the next phase as well, whatever that might be. And I&nbsp;wholeheartedly&nbsp;agree, everyone here is amazing! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-899482 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:28:41 +0000 Jules 899482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think people who&nbsp;like to write full sentences tend to find each other on the internet. There's also analytic and introspective tendencies in common. So I guess it does not surprise me there are a lot of academics here although I am not one myself. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-898601 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:32:14 +0000 crazyone 898601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found YLF after googling "toe cleavage"--Angie had a blog post about it :-P<br /><br />Then I got to reading the rest of her blog posts, and really enjoyed them. &nbsp; And then I found the forum, and the rest was history https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-898386 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:29:29 +0000 lyn* 898386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found it because my friend always says "YOU LOOK FABOO!" and I looked up "how to look fab" in google or something https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-898364 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:33:30 +0000 goldenpig 898364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found YLF through an online mommy board...another mom recommended YLF. It also skews very highly educated--a lot of lawyers, doctors, engineers etc. there (even among those who are currently SAHMs). I love the thoughtfulness and analytical nature of the posts both here and on the mommy board, no matter if we are discussing the latest fashion trends or strollers or car seats.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-898292 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:31:38 +0000 deb 898292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found it surfing the web and Mander, I had the same thought after reading her post. I thought about it again today. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897973 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:14:56 +0000 Isabel 897973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have always found it very interesting to...but it isn't just Ph.D. It is &nbsp;MDs,&nbsp;&nbsp;JDs, graphic design artists, artists, engineers. It is really amazing. And as someone else mentioned, it is not even the degrees. It is how well-read, thoughtful, interesting&nbsp;and diverse everyone on this blog is. Every one here is as at the top of their game ( even SAHMs, ok, I am one ! haha, a plug for me )&nbsp;&nbsp;It is amazing. Really. Someone needs to study it as a social science experiment ! And we all love fashion ! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897954 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:58:52 +0000 Kristin L 897954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can't remember how I found it. I think I read an article that quoted Angie and I decided to check out her site.&nbsp;<br /><br />I'm sad I never got to see Academichic. That sounds like it was a pretty cool site.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897854 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:30:56 +0000 Caro in Oz 897854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found it by surfing for over-50 fashion/style blogs too. Most seem to be fairly blinkered but I felt the YLF forum was a lot more diverse &amp;&nbsp;accepting.&nbsp;<br /><br />It's funny - the reason I needed to find "something" was because I'd moved to a town where my social circle consists mainly of&nbsp;academics&nbsp;who have no interest in fashion/style whatsoever.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897842 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:16:14 +0000 Kristin SF 897842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I had just purchased my first few pairs of skinnies, and wasn't sure about the length to hem them to. After the poor tailor at Nordstrom finished her pinning, I decided I needed to do more research. I grabbed the jeans and went home, hopped onto the internet, and discovered PPL!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897687 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:05:02 +0000 CocoLion 897687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I came across YLF searching style-related questions, I think I was using Google then, now I use Bing. &nbsp;Just to keep the industry competitive.<br /><br />I am not an academic but I do have a masters degree. &nbsp;I agree this is a highly educated forum and those without degrees are smart and articulate. &nbsp;I live in a community with a very low level of education. &nbsp; 41% of the US is college-educated, 48% in Canada. &nbsp;In my community, 9% are college educated. &nbsp;It's enjoyable to participate in this forum because I get a virtual community of like-minded, smart women. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897511 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:46:17 +0000 Gaylene 897511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I came here for the same reason as Diana. I was surfing around sites on over-50 fashion when I stumbled on YLF. Angie's advice seemed so practical and useful that I kept reading her blog which led me to the forum. I liked the tone of the forum so much that I finally joined up as a member.<br /><br />Waaaaay back in the early 90s when the Internet was just a text-based way of searching databases around the globe, I kept thinking of how cool it was that I could actually share information with people I knew I'd never meet in person. To me, what Angie and Greg created in YLF&nbsp; turned that potential into a wonderful, concrete reality And, with the topic being fashion, one of my secret hobbies, I became totally smitten.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897220 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:32:49 +0000 anya 897220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found this throug a link on Already Pretty.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897183 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:13:54 +0000 ramya 897183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I found through a minimalist blog : The everyday minimalist https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897182 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:13:19 +0000 Diana 897182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ha, I think I came here initially because I have few people in my IRL academic life who want to talk about fashion.&nbsp; =P&nbsp; (All of my shopping friends live in other parts of the country now.)<br /><br />Not sure how I heard about YLF, maybe through Academichic or Already Pretty?&nbsp; (I miss Academichic too!&nbsp; Don't read AP nearly as much any more these days...)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897143 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:20:48 +0000 chouette22 897143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I might indeed have heard of YLF&nbsp;through Academichic as I followed that blog for quite a while.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/phd-and-ylf#post-897082 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:57:29 +0000 Mander 897082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Crazyone's post about her upcoming PhD defense, and the fairly high proportion of people chiming in to say what theirs were like, really struck me for the number of highly educated people we have on here.&nbsp; <br /><br />It made me curious to know what attracts us here, or how we discovered YLF.&nbsp; I think I first heard of it through a board for graduate students, or possibly the sadly defunct Academichic.&nbsp; How did you come across it?<br />