https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:41:51 +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-163#post-2322008 Tue, 09 May 2023 18:41:03 +0000 Inge 2322008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>These are all fantastic, going to sit down in a little bit to read everything more thoroughly.</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-163#post-2321883 Tue, 09 May 2023 02:35:56 +0000 Suz 2321883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's an in depth article about the change in return policies with some interesting stats on how many retailers are starting to charge for returns—and why.&nbsp;</p> <p>"Many types of products or sizes of clothing are now available largely online, and unless you live in a major city, they might not be available near you at all. Some retailers have begun to characterize their charges for returns as a fee for the convenience of having everything delivered to your home. But as long as meaningful in-person alternatives continue to dwindle, shifting more of those costs to the buyer isn’t the price of convenience—if nothing else about buying online changes, it simply redistributes the burden of e-commerce’s shortcomings to the people who need to buy things online."</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/free-online-shopping-returns-retailer-policy-changes/673975/">https://www.theatlantic.com/te.....er-policy-</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321877 Tue, 09 May 2023 01:42:05 +0000 Jaime 2321877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/05/07/quiet-luxury-succession/">https://www.washingtonpost.com.....uccession/</a><br />I thought this was an excellent analysis of the "quiet luxury" trend, which I find sort of hysterical.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321788 Mon, 08 May 2023 15:02:02 +0000 nuancedream 2321788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Once you reach a certain age, you've tried it all and you know what you vibe needs to be" certainly rings true for me. It has taken a while, but I've learned to relax, have fun, and DMOT with style.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ageist.com/style/how-to-dress-over-50-hint-dont-make-it-a-thing/">https://www.ageist.com/style/h.....t-a-thing/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321451 Sat, 06 May 2023 16:34:13 +0000 Roberta 2321451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I finally watched Halston last week (wow, Ewan McGregor is SO GOOD), and it reminded me of this excellent list of fashion documentaries:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://tomandlorenzo.com/2020/04/lorenzos-favorite-fashion-documentaries-and-theyre-all-available-to-stream/">https://tomandlorenzo.com/2020.....to-stream/</a></p> <p>Second, I just read a fascinating article on "super fake" handbags on the NYT:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/magazine/celine-chanel-gucci-superfake-handbags.html?unlocked_article_code=5_bo6J5WxTi-R5pHqEBvp0Lo0byoJbTsYNWBYamWVjgSvh5JsEDjZgTig_X6-Y_ETjlybJJMzQ5djCXxcB1eAOOpmSNPUcQ8I7bFJEYhIb8g7ydVO8LMFLMvmTNm2R8fsR7D3y6eXHpt5QlJzyJ4pnqlBTaClZ_xyR_0JKkKakSPJDRCuQSAduXR4dmAw_hkbfkjdcqsCaXnnvqawF0V5eg8Wl9awMdsnLgjMJ5JYl9OWf7Kh7UGuFOF70Lo-ji0m7naaZsq0a9zdxH68rZn7nKU9-c0UBu68q6dQfl6609MW_l41KLPqWAWqmTQhg63aFBm3-NfDFr_ZiFV2AKMVvldVu6ijBKhzZy8cFRjs7vl&amp;smid=url-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/0.....locked_art</a>&nbsp; There is a Loewe bag I have looooong coveted; this made me wonder if I would buy the fake version? There are a lot of emotions connected with luxury handbags! I also highly recommend the novel <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ccs.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.35&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=4100825">Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen</a>, which was based on the true story of a woman who bought the real items and then returned fakes.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321433 Sat, 06 May 2023 14:23:57 +0000 Carla 2321433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought the pups embroidered on the bottom of Queen Camilla’s dress was humorous, and I loved the ladies (and gents) in authentic national dress.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/king-charles-iii-coronation-best-fashion-photos">https://www.wmagazine.com/fash.....ion-photos</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321425 Sat, 06 May 2023 13:19:41 +0000 kkards 2321425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenni NZ —wow! &nbsp;So a designer is &nbsp;co-opting fast fashion, instead of the other way round…except that it turns out fast fashion has co-opted a different designer. &nbsp;Filing this under things that make you go hmmmm </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321347 Fri, 05 May 2023 21:57:43 +0000 Jenni NZ 2321347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Inge, an interesting story that horrified me. Good investigative reporting. The power of the reverse image Google search! I actually have met this "designer" once at Fashion Weekend briefly but happy to say I never spent any money on his clothing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/style/131069707/acclaimed-new-zealand-fashion-designer-adrian-hailwood-facing-intellectual-property-breach-investigation-as-duplicate-designs-emerge">https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-s.....adrian-hai</a><br />Hope the link works- it is a long link. I can send another from another site if not as it was later republished.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321331 Fri, 05 May 2023 19:13:24 +0000 Vildy 2321331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>UNFRUMPED</b>,&nbsp; I think all Jess is describing is similar to an instruction Jews have when praying in a synagogue that is the opposite to their family tradition, whether Sephardic or Ashkenazic.&nbsp; If they kept to their own traditions, there would be places where they would be the only voice making certain responses.&nbsp; People would be involuntarily distracted by you and looking at you. So.... Don't separate yourself from the community.&nbsp; IOW, choose not to startle people and make them wonder about you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321329 Fri, 05 May 2023 18:43:01 +0000 unfrumped 2321329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vildy, I did enjoy the Guardian piece, because some version of smart casual works for me. Though I admit to a creeping anxiety as more do’s &amp; don’ts were added. I know that’s part of the clever writing style that Jess uses and that I have always enjoyed except if I feel I could be in the crosshairs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321313 Fri, 05 May 2023 12:52:16 +0000 Vildy 2321313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know this is a second one but you'll thank me.&nbsp; A series of amazing outfits created by artificial intelligence a la the styles of major artists.&nbsp;<br />Incredible eye candy.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1653827161223213056.html">https://threadreaderapp.com/th.....13056.html</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321302 Fri, 05 May 2023 10:56:35 +0000 kkards 2321302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/business/shein-fast-fashion.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/0.....shion.html</a></p> <p><div>Honestly I’m not sure how i feel about this. &nbsp;Not a supporter of Shein, but I kind of, sort of, maybe respect that at least they are trying to give smaller designers some piece of the pie, after years of just ripping them off. &nbsp; Yup, I’m conflicted. &nbsp;But I wanted to share this and wonder how others feel.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321299 Fri, 05 May 2023 09:01:01 +0000 Vildy 2321299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think of this as the Field of Dreams dressing style where if you dress a certain way, you will attract like minded people, people who might think you're approachable, creative, edgy, etc.&nbsp; I don't know that I think it works but if it did, here is a demystifying of Smart Casual that&nbsp;<br />"&nbsp;tells the world that you are someone who gets it. It shows that you know how the world works now, what the spoken and unspoken rules are."&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/apr/28/smart-casual-is-halfway-between-dressed-up-and-dressed-down-heres-how-to-do-it">https://www.theguardian.com/fa.....-and-dress</a></p> <p>Smart casual is halfway between dressed up and dressed down: here’s how to do it</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-163#post-2321294 Fri, 05 May 2023 07:09:15 +0000 Inge 2321294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Good morning,</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you are all having a lovely day!</div><div><br /></div><div>It's time for another round of links, so as per usual: do add your style-related link in the comments, and let us know why you would like to share it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you!<br /></div> </p>