https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:25:17 +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-74#post-2067716 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:51:41 +0000 Inge 2067716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>nemosmom - *nodding*<br /></div><div>I don't recall having used it before for Link Love, Jenni (that's not saying you haven't come across it before, of course;-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you again everyone for the wonderful links. I'm closing this thread now, and will start a new one in 2 weeks time.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067711 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:17:21 +0000 Jenni NZ 2067711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Only thing about Carla’s link: I felt like I’d already read it when I clicked on it this time. Did you put it in a forum thread before Carla? So long as it wasn’t already in a Link Love, should be OK. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067525 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:25:47 +0000 nemosmom 2067525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla - that’s a great article! I found myself nodding along through the whole thing - reflexively gravitating toward clothing that fits a previous lifestyle, and being taught to “blend in” when choosing color. Funny how our upbringing can be such an influence on how we dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067523 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:43:04 +0000 Inge 2067523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Thanks very much for digging up the link, Vildy. Really interesting (and I had to laugh when she said "probably climbs the Eiffel tower":-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for bumping, Joy!<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067499 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:55:09 +0000 Anonymous 2067499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bump </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067409 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:47:00 +0000 Vildy 2067409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>here it is</div><div><br /></div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0j4P0fySy4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0j4P0fySy4</a><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067408 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:45:49 +0000 Vildy 2067408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>heck, I'm sorry. Thought I posted the video link.&nbsp; It was in English. Let me search it out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067391 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:58:48 +0000 Inge 2067391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Vildy - I've always liked Cucinelli's laid-back styles and luxe knitwear (just for looking, it's very much out of my price range), but not sure how I feel about this kids' collection (everything is cute, but those prices and "impractical-for-kids" fabrics).</div><div>I will look for the video.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jaime - I believe they hadn't been doing well for quite a while, had they.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>nemosmom - *nodding*, a limited budget definitely plays a role here.</div><div><br /></div><div>Carla - That's a great post.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you tons for these excellent links, sweet ladies!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067281 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:45:11 +0000 Carla 2067281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found this blog post from ‘Une Femme d’un Certain Age’ compelling and relevant to some of the forum discussions from earlier this month.</p> <p><a href="https://unefemme.net/wearing-more-color-challenges.html" rel="nofollow">https://unefemme.net/wearing-m.....enges.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067276 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:20:38 +0000 nemosmom 2067276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought this was an interesting read about eco-focused Generation Z and how they are battling a love/hate relationship with fast fashion, guilt over sustainability, and the desire to be fashion-forward in a world of social media mavens, yet they lack the income to really drive the market in a better direction.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2019/10/8537338/generation-z-the-fast-fashion-paradox">https://www.refinery29.com/en-.....on-paradox</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067170 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 02:39:00 +0000 Jaime 2067170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/03/tipping-point-fast-fashion-forever-s-bankruptcy-signals-shifting-priorities-young-shoppers/?wpisrc=nl_rainbow&amp;wpmm=1">https://www.washingtonpost.com.....nkruptcy-s</a></p> <p>Finally? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067148 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:34:09 +0000 Vildy 2067148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haven't read the New Yorker article yet but here is also a brilliant short video interview with the author of "I Am Not Parisian", Alice Pfeiffer, who is Franco-British and contrasts the two cultures.&nbsp; I had read a scholarly book on French bourgeois culture that said the same kind of things but not nearly in as pithy and challenging manner. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067143 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:14:13 +0000 Vildy 2067143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>By coincidence, been reading a bit about kids' clothes lately, from the article that credits J. Crew with selling the same clothes to adults and children to the one by&nbsp; m gets dressed on how to wear casual without looking like a kid - ask yourself Would a 5 year old wear this? Her idea is that kids aren't deliberately wearing heavy clunky shoes or anything restricting their movement.&nbsp; Well, here's a kids' collection wanting to put a lie to all that. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="https://putthison.com/cucinellis-new-kids-collection-is-the-most-ridiculous-thing-ever/">https://putthison.com/cucinell.....hing-ever/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>It begins by talking of fashion facilitating fantasy roles - kind of like our style monikers on steroids.&nbsp; Cucinelli's stuff is sky-high expensive but is it just an extension of the J Crew idea of kids as shorter adults?&nbsp; Whose fantasy is this?<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2067061 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:50:49 +0000 Inge 2067061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh good one, L'Abeille, I really like the sound of this book! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2066945 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:10:18 +0000 L'Abeille 2066945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-french-authors-puncturing-the-myth-of-french-women-dont-get-fat" rel="nofollow">https://www.newyorker.com/cult.....of-french-</a></p> <p>I am such a sucker for "French women..." and "Parisienne" articles. This offers a refreshing perspective. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-bi-weekly-links-here-74#post-2066919 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:12:39 +0000 Inge 2066919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Hi sweet Fabbers,</div><div><br /></div><div>Shall we do another round of links?-) Post your stye-related link below, and be sure to add a short blurb about why you want to share it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much!<br /></div> </p>