https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:53:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-666447 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:46:16 +0000 Kari 666447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you!<br /> :<br /> Claire, the necklace working this well with the pumpkin pumps (ha!) honestly surprised me. I guess because they are far enough away from each other, they don't look so "clashy" as they would if they were directly adjacent. Thanks - I'm glad that you like them too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665993 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:53:49 +0000 nicoleb 665993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look beautiful in that color and dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665970 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:30:33 +0000 Lisa 665970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty touches of orange here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665919 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:49:30 +0000 Sheila 665919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, three cheers for your lovely Dress, your wonderful Story, and our Seattle Weather! I am so happy to hear of your joyful relationship with your family members. It is truly a gift. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665902 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:17:30 +0000 Kari 665902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, for those of you who have similar struggles with your kids, I'd highly recommend sticking to the family dinner routine. It's led to my having such an open relationship with my parents. When I went away to college I loved having them come up to visit so we could enjoy meals together. My dad and I continued that bond on our own when I lived with them for a couple years; for about 9 months my dad and I carpooled together to get to work and loved listening to music and chatting in the car. After I moved out my mom and I started a routine of a quick phone call most afternoons to say hi and talk about our day, as if we were sitting down for a cup of tea together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665789 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:58:31 +0000 Transcona Shannon 665789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The colour of this dress and the drapey shape are just delicious on you Kari! and I love your choice of accessories. </p> <p>Thanks for sharing your family stories with us. Sounds like you are one loving bunch! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665781 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:36:38 +0000 Anonymous 665781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I loved reading your story Kari! You're such a good writer that it just drew me in. This gives me hope for our "family dinners" that are so unpopular. I'm the only one who wants them to happen. And DD is the guilty party with her ever-present book! Your trip to Europe sounded so wonderful, and I'll bet your parents are thrilled to have such good relationships with both of you.</p> <p>Ok, now to your outfit! The dress really is sublime. I wish we could see it in motion, but we'll just have to imagine it. You are so good at finding flattering trends that work for you. Your necklace is growing on me more and more and now that I think about it, it's the perfect playmate for your pumpkin shoes. You look so happy and beautiful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665726 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:30:31 +0000 merwoman 665726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Poetry in motion! You look gorgeous Kari - love the shade of lipstick with your necklace. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665687 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:10:19 +0000 nancylee 665687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You had me at purple and coral. What a lovely combination, Kari. You look lovely (as ever!). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665685 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:09:17 +0000 Anonymous 665685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning, you Grecian goddess! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665646 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:17:59 +0000 jayne 665646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You do brights soooo very well. Love these colorful pics every day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665617 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:07:57 +0000 ManidipaM 665617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look absolutely stunning in that dress, Kari! That colour, oh my. And the perfect accessories. So, so fabulous.</p> <p>Thanks for sharing the delightful story too. I remember being told off for bringing my book to the table or out to dinner(!) as a child... glad to know I'm not the only mad hatter! I also remember eating a late lunch alone after school, because I got home at an awkward time (between 2pm and 3pm) with my mother sitting across from me to discuss the day (hers as well as mine) --- mealtimes and conversation became synonymous around then, I think. Sure, she had a hundred chores waiting and had already eaten with the rest of the family; but someone sitting down to their meal alone was unthinkable in her household, as it had been at her mother's too. Sometimes my grandmother would join us too... Those were lovely times. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665597 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:03:40 +0000 Deborah 665597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The color of this dress just blows me away Kari. It is beautiful on you. You look gogeous and I love your story about meal times. We didn't do this when I was a child but we do it now with my DH and Master 9 and we really enjoy the time together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665593 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:58:15 +0000 Alecia 665593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That color really brings out your eyes. Gorgeous. The dress looks beautiful. You make it sound like it's such a sensory feast to wear. That's what clothes are about, no? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665587 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:49:31 +0000 AJ 665587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, you look so beautiful! The accessories are FAB with the lovely purple dress! </p> <p>My chevron Bobeau hi-low skirt wafts behind me when I walk so I know what you mean about trying to catch your reflection in mirrors and windows. : P</p> <p>We have similar family dinner rules so I hope my three bookworms will come to enjoy dinner time with us one day too. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purple-and-coral-for-dinner-with-mom#post-665573 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:18:54 +0000 Kari 665573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My family got together for happy hour and dinner at a nearby Southwestern restaurant to celebrate my mom's birthday. While a family dinner isn't a unique way to celebrate, it's truly the way we connect best, especially in my immediate family. We laugh until our sides hurt, we re-tell our favorite stories and gently poke fun at each other, we make sure that significant others are asked questions and invited to be part of the conversation.</p> <p>When I was a kid, it was very important to my parents that we all sit around to eat at the dinner table without distractions (like TV) so that we could talk. However, I thought that family dinners were a drag. I mean, I wasn't allowed to bring my book to the table. I had to sit! And eat! And converse! When all I really wanted to do was finish up my latest read. Yes, I was (still am) a total bookworm.</p> <p>Then when I was a teen in high school, my parents, sister, and I took a marvelous 3-week trip to France - our first trans-continental trip together. We traveled from Normandy to the Loire Valley to Arles, staying a couple days in cities along the way, and then spending the last week in Paris (which also happened to coincide with my mom's birthday that year.) Being that we were in France, good food and extended, slow-paced mealtimes became part of our daily routine and were an enjoyable way to relax at the end of a day of sight-seeing and endless walking. </p> <p>Somehow, during that three week trip, the requirement of HAVING to sit and talk with my parents at the dinner table turned into such a fun thing to do. We'd marvel over the places we had visited, talk about what we hoped to do next, giggle over our missteps (my dad mistakenly asking, in his tourist's French, for tickets for his "wives"; the waiter who was quacking like a duck while serving our meal; the men who were flirting with my sister and me.) We carried that routine back with us to the States after our vacation, and as adults living on our own, sitting down to eat and laugh with my family is still one of my sister's and my favorite activities. </p> <p>We're still happily enjoying the Seattle equivalent of a heat wave, so I was able to wear my purple Vince Camuto grecian hi-low hem dress without an upper layer (though I brought along a bright red cardigan as a cover-up just in case it was cool inside, which I wore part of the day at work as well.)</p> <p>I kept the accessories simple and bright - standard white watch, faux-coral necklace from Nervous System (put on a longer chain this time so that it would mesh better with the neckline of this dress), turquoise and carnelian beaded earrings, orange ECCO pumps. I stayed cool and felt incredibly comfortable. </p> <p>When I wear this dress, I notice that I keep trying to catch my reflection in mirrors or windows. The drapey folds of the skirt flow when you walk in it, and the longer back hem flares out and ripples. Vince Camuto really knocked it out of the ballpark with this one - it wasn't for nothing that <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2012/06/25/seven-fab-summer-finds/">the dress appeared on Angie's recent list of fab finds</a>. </p>