https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:30:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250576 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:45:52 +0000 Inge 2250576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>suntiger - Amazing photos, thank you!</div><div>LaPed - That looks very interesting indeed.</div><div>Bijou - Good one!</div><div>Vildy - A treasure trove of info indeed, I know what I'll be doing tonight ;-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you all so much!<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250571 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:33:45 +0000 Vildy 2250571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Went down the rabbit hole with this blog? site? on all aspects of shoes.&nbsp; Focused on men's shoes but lots applies universally like the history of the differences between shoe sizing systems of Europe, UK and Us, history of the Chelsea boot, how to change your shoe lacing for better fit and comfort, use navy shoe polish to give burgundy shoes depth, why the quality of shoe leather will never be the same as it was, use a soft goat hair brush to shine shoes and an old pair of nylons to restore shine between polishing, whether or not you can fix heel slippage depending on the last used,&nbsp; affixing a tongue type pad in loafers to correct slippage, generalizations about foot and especially toe alignment across the world (Justine Leconte did a video showing that how your toes are set influences the shoes that will or will not fit you better).&nbsp;</p> <p>Here's the Chelsea boot article:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://shoegazing.com/2020/10/18/history-chelsea-boots/">https://shoegazing.com/2020/10.....sea-boots/</a><br />The stretchy material or nowadays elastic is supposed to make them really easy on and off and with a high volume foot that often doesn't work for me at all!&nbsp; Chelsea boot envy.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250568 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:17:44 +0000 Bijou 2250568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I liked this article on platform shoes and how they are trending again. It made a good point that when times are tough women can update their shoes for a quick fashion fix.</p> <p>I will wear this trend because I have always loved a good platform to add height.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/platform-shoes-fashion-trend/index.html">'The higher the better': Why platforms are back in fashion - CNN Style</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250517 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:19:09 +0000 LaPed 2250517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is an excerpt from a new book called <i>Worn:&nbsp; A People's History of Clothing </i>by Sofi Thanhauser. I'm excited to read the whole thing!</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://lithub.com/a-brief-history-of-mass-manufactured-clothing/">https://lithub.com/a-brief-his.....-clothing/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250512 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:51:41 +0000 Anonymous 2250512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love these photos from the Harlem Renaissance! <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/piapeterson/harlem-renaissance-photos-james-van-der-zee" rel="nofollow">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/a.....an-der-zee</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250485 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:49:55 +0000 Inge 2250485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SF - Feel free to discuss the articles linked here wherever it feels right for you (here, in the comments on the blog posts, in a thread that you start yourself). FYI: the Link Love blog posts are published twice a month, each time on Thursday afternoon (Seattle time). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250483 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:33:19 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2250483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never have understood the place to discuss these articles. Doesn’t really seem to be conversation about them here or when the links love thing is quietly slipped online whenever it happens to go up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250479 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:19:56 +0000 Inge 2250479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Thank you so much, Carla, that's very thoughtful and considerate of you. I really appreciate it!</div><div>Re your links: Catherine makes a lot of good points. And I definitely need some pointers for taking selfies;-)</div><div><br /></div><div>LOL kkards - It's not new, but it seems a lot of outlets have been writing about it lately.</div><div><br /></div><div>suntiger - That is so fascinating, WOW! Imagine being able to see so much more colour nuances.</div><div><br /></div><div>Suz - I've hit my monthly article limit again on The NYT, but that's OK:-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you everyone for these fantastic links!<br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250469 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:02:21 +0000 Suz 2250469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie got a stunning Hugo Boss suit in the last NAS sale. Here's an article about where the company is headed.&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/style/hugo-boss-rebrand.html?searchResultPosition=1">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/0.....Position=1</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250446 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 02:07:02 +0000 Anonymous 2250446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wanna be this lady! She can see 100 million colors.<br /> The Guardian: ‘I’m really just high on life and beauty’: the woman who can see 100 million colours.<br /> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/30/im-really-just-high-on-life-and-beauty-the-woman-who-can-see-100-million-colours" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/so.....on-colours</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250439 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:47:49 +0000 chewyspaghetti 2250439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla- that article eas very interesting...and horrifying! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250438 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:42:32 +0000 Carla 2250438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@ Stagaire Fash - generally I wait for Inge to review the submissions and post a collection of interesting links on her ‘Links Love’ blog before bringing a subject to the Forum for discussion. &nbsp;It shows respect for her work as an editor of the links we might think are worth a look and doesn’t jump the shark, IYKWIM. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250436 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:35:52 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2250436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla, i do the same as you—cropping out the crap and adjusting brightness, etc so y’all can actually see the thing I’m trying to post. I haven’t tried filters. </p> <p>My response to that blog got so long, I’m starting a thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250435 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:33:55 +0000 kkards 2250435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Am I the last one to know that this is officially a trend?&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/a36286827/dopamine-dressing/">https://www.harpersbazaar.com/.....-dressing/</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1317669/dress-your-way-to-happiness-with-the-dopamine-dressing-trend">https://www.eonline.com/news/1.....sing-trend</a></p> <p><div>Lol, I think it’s what Angie, and forum have been preaching for years<i><br /></i></div><div><i>“At its core, dopamine dressing is all about wearing things that make you feel happy, comfortable and confident.”</i><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250429 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:55:18 +0000 Carla 2250429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don’t do Instagram or Tic Tok - preferring wordy blogs along with inspirational images, but I would be naive if I said I haven’t been exposed to some over-polished images. &nbsp;It would have been called ‘photo shopped’ back in the day of printed materials. &nbsp;</p> <div><br /></div><div>I do crop my OOTD photos, and will sometimes tinker with exposure to better show colour or detail, but I have yet to apply a filter. &nbsp;&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>This article reveals that there is a whole lot of image manipulation going on&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.notdressedaslamb.com/2022/01/older-women-using-filters-damaging-to-self-esteem.html">://www.notdressedaslamb.com/2022/01/older-women-using-filters-damaging-to-self-esteem.html</a>&nbsp;and it’s kind of scary.</p> <p>This video on the other hand, has some good tips on how to set things up so you can take a nice basic selfie. &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.google.ca/search?q=how+to+get+a+nice+selfie+older+women&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hl=en-ca&amp;client=safari#kpvalbx=_IFv4Yc3bA6mqptQP4MmPmAE17">https://www.google.ca/search?q.....-8&#038;hl</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-131#post-2250413 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:47:30 +0000 Inge 2250413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Ready for another round, dear Fabbers?-)</div><div><br /></div><div>As always, pop your style-related link in the comments below, and let us know why it caught your attention.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you very much!<br /></div> </p>