https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:02:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1733267 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:05:23 +0000 Inge 1733267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really liked this paragraphs in the NY Times article, Joy:<br /><i>"Some people talk about style as “owning” something, usually “it.” But<br /> what seems more important than “owning” one’s body or aesthetic or look<br /> is inhabiting it. The stylish do not control their bodies from above<br /> like a ghost in a machine; they live in them. They may appear fierce or<br /> daring or avant-garde, but they are actually quite comfortable."</i></p> <p>I think she made a good point here: if you feel comfortable with yourself, and comfortable with what you are wearing, then that shows. It's a kind of confidence and ease that you can feel and see when a person "has" it, and it makes them (and their outfits, or entire look) stand out.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732864 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:53:51 +0000 Inge 1732864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much Kari (the embroidery is beautiful, WOW) and Joy (and Isabel for finding Joy's link!). I'm saving these two articles to read at leisure later tonight, and will let you know what I think of the "Effortless Hair", Joy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732698 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 03:50:28 +0000 Anonymous 1732698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, thank you, Isabel! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732697 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 03:29:13 +0000 Isabel 1732697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, here it is :</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/t-magazine/fashion/nest-hairstyle-beauty.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09......html?_r=0</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732684 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 02:20:35 +0000 Anonymous 1732684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This weekend there was an I teresting article in the New York Times Style Magazine called, "At Home In Her Hair" by Christine Smallwood about looking effortless beginning with hair. I can't seem to copy a link but would love to know if Fabbers agree with the author's thoughts.<br /> ETA: Online it is called "Effortless Hair? It's Complicated " </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732662 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 01:40:47 +0000 Kari 1732662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh, I finally found a link to coincide with the thread being open and my having time to log in! Yay!</p> <p>Here's a really cool one about white-on-white, intricate, Ukrainian embroidery from my favorite perfume blogger, Bois de Jasmin (her photography is stunning too.)</p> <p><a href="http://boisdejasmin.com/2016/09/white-embroidery-poltava-vyshyvanka.html" rel="nofollow">http://boisdejasmin.com/2016/0.....vanka.html</a></p> <p>Edited to add: here's the part that intrigued me most. </p> <p>"Merezhka exists all over Ukraine, but its Poltava variant is marked by the use of rich floral patterns and white color. To create it, a master removes threads one by one, and then embroiders tiny stitches on the remaining fabric to create a pattern. The finished work looks like lace, and it’s done entirely by hand. The serrated edges on the collar and cuffs are also handmade.<br /> The “white on white” technique doesn’t allow for any mistakes, and an error in counting even a single thread leaves the whole pattern crooked. Moreover, no knots are allowed in the finished work, and the reverse should look as neat as the face side. To give a design luminosity and form, threads of different weights and finishes are used, while the stitches are angled to let light catch the minute details."</p> <p>This is truly artful and anyone who loves crisp AND ladylike, detail and perfection you would only notice at close up, and WHITE clothing will admire this. </p> <p>I admire from afar, as I'm too messy for pure white! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732630 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:58:30 +0000 Isabel 1732630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Greenjeans ! Totally fascinating. Thank you so much. It made me think of the fad with the models that looked emaciated and had the cocaine "look" . Just amazing what influences our looks, our culture. Really making each era uniquely particular. Almost pure luck. Like the butterfly and the tsunami. Tuberculosis as a tipping point for fashion for decades. Holy cow ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732504 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:20:15 +0000 Inge 1732504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This really is fascinating, thanks so much, Greenjeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732267 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:52:13 +0000 Greenjeans 1732267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This Smithsonian piece: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/?no-ist">How Tuberculosis Shaped Victorian Fashion</a> is a fascinating read. &nbsp;</p> <p><i>'“We also begin to see elements in fashion that either highlight symptoms of the disease or physically emulate the illness,” Day says. The height of this so-called consumptive chic came in the mid-1800s, when fashionable pointed corsets showed off low, waifish waists and voluminous skirts further emphasized women’s narrow middles. Middle- and upper-class women also attempted to emulate the consumptive appearance by using makeup to lighten their skin, redden their lips and color their cheeks pink.'</i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/please-post-your-weekly-links-here-230#post-1732259 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:10:23 +0000 Inge 1732259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>What fun and interesting stuff have you come across lately? Post your style-related link below, and do add a short blurb about why you would like to share it.</p> <p>As always, many thanks! </p>