https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:34:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228312 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:52:40 +0000 Beth Ann 1228312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dressy shorts are perfect for your style, your life and your climate.&nbsp; Seems like a great "fit" and I love your plan! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228304 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:46:26 +0000 carolbee 1228304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I do like your styling ideas. Do it! And a picture soon please. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228256 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:15:16 +0000 Golden 1228256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely food for thought! I think I do this all the time so good for you for realizing and have fun with your shiny shorts </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228253 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:10:34 +0000 Cindy S 1228253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Blush would be on trend w the silver,&nbsp;great ideas! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228181 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:13:15 +0000 Joyce B 1228181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Go for the silver ones. You are right, we tend to multiply whatever works for us and then we wonder why it became a uniform. This is something I will keep in mind. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228176 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:08:44 +0000 unfrumped 1228176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good thoughts, Mo. I'm trying to see which pieces really " make a difference" vs. are more of the same, too.<br /> I think your epiphany overlaps a little bit with the idea of whether an item is really great and really" you" ( or "me"), too. If shorts, or pants, or a jacket, or whatever are really a great fit and fabric, then I am more likely to want to, and be able to, use that item in multiple ways( dress down/ dress up) and not keep looking for the same thing. So, you probably need casual shorts, and even some cargo shorts, but, within laundering constraints, you<br /> may be able to run lean on numbers in any one style and develop more<br /> variety in the shorts capsule. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228168 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:58:00 +0000 Lyn D. 1228168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And thinking about trying to limit our closet numbers, it makes sense to get a different style/new colour-&nbsp;&nbsp;if it will be worn- as it creates the 'freshness' we all crave.<br />Too many 'duplicates' can take up valuable space! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228166 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:52:13 +0000 Mo 1228166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The first outfit I have in mind is with drapey white tee, silver flats and a skinny belt. &nbsp;Finished with my thin tassel necklace. &nbsp;Simple, sticking to the neutral color palette. &nbsp;Maybe branch out from there to blush (shoes and/or shirt), maybe topped with a BFish white blazer if proportions work, maybe heels if they don't look too OTT with the shortness of the shorts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228163 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:48:39 +0000 Suja 1228163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Buying multiples is my biggest fashion weakness. &nbsp;I am actively trying to reduce the multiples in my closet with the one in one out rule. &nbsp;So glad I'm not the only one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228161 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:45:29 +0000 Cindy S 1228161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love these shiny shorts! This is something I've wondered about, as I have a magpie-like obsession for statement pieces like this, only to lapse back to a more limited comfort zone of "tried and true" after time passes and not to reach for my edgier pieces. I'd be very interested in your strategies for incorporating a piece that feels more daring into your look - great epiphany! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228148 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:07:59 +0000 Gigi 1228148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely shorts!&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for sharing your epiphany. I can get in the rut that Aubergine described: somehow feeling like you're wearing the same outfit every day, even though you're not. I hadn't thought about changing things up with regard to dressiness levels or with regard to what will take your wardrobe in a different, although related,&nbsp;direction. I'm going to try to remember that next time I am struggling with whether to purchase A or B! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228124 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:07:49 +0000 Mo 1228124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What I have in mind . . . the floral jacquard is a little departure for me, but I think I could swing it. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228122 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:03:37 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1228122@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A great point! &nbsp;Thanks for sharing! &nbsp;Looking forward to how you style the new shiny shorts!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228116 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 19:53:28 +0000 Anonymous 1228116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great realisation. Go team shiny! Pics please when you have them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228114 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 19:50:26 +0000 Alassë 1228114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great epiphany, and I always enjoy reading your posts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228047 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:39:00 +0000 Carla 1228047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good point, Mo. Just the other day I was mulling over a sequinned pencil skirt. If I had got it, it would be #6! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228037 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:23:26 +0000 rae 1228037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely keep getting multiples... but then I do love a uniform to some extent. Great epiphany -&nbsp;It takes good self-awareness to even know that you want a change sometimes!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228035 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:22:10 +0000 Anonymous 1228035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the sound of silver shiny shorts!</p> <p>And I'm definitely guilty of buying the same shape in different colors. Then I wonder why I always feel like I'm wearing the same outfit over and over. For me, being hard to fit probably makes it worse, since I always just assume that it's not worth it to try different silhouettes, so color/pattern is my best chance at variety. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228034 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:21:27 +0000 rachylou 1228034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mmm... you're right. I think that happens in academia too (the importance of the word *of* in <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>!) It explains my having 8 pairs of black jeans when I'm not even a jeans person!</p> <p>Shiny shorts would definitely be different. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228018 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:54:04 +0000 Jjsloane 1228018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love shiny! Can't wait to see what you get. And you reminded me I need to reorder my favorite summer cargo shorts. My old ones are stained.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1228013 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:45:02 +0000 JulieJohn 1228013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love dressy shorts, and will be interested in watching your progress. Fun!</p> <p>How short will you go? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1227977 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:50:21 +0000 Suz 1227977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I think it's dressiness levels that are noticed most -- unless you are usually all neutrals and you show up in a vivid colour. Or you normally never wear patterns and suddenly you're in a Hawaiian shirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1227970 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:24:51 +0000 Mo 1227970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, Deb. &nbsp;And I do like have a couple variations of my faves, just for me. &nbsp;But in the interest of trying to keep a decent lid on my wardrobe size, realizing one or two most silhouettes will do, and that I don't need one in every one of 'my' colors, is a step in the right direction. &nbsp;I know this intellectually, but when it comes to wanting, I conveniently forget. </p> <p>EDIT: in essence, this is a switch from using color for variety and instead using different silhouettes or dressiness levels. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1227967 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:20:32 +0000 deb 1227967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree, unless it is a major&nbsp;silhouette change, I do not think others really notice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1227966 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:18:57 +0000 deb 1227966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiny all the way!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/small-epiphany#post-1227963 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:16:09 +0000 Mo 1227963@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was debating some shorts for summer. &nbsp;Olive green cargo military look ones. &nbsp;And the shiny metallic, dressy shorts I'd never found. &nbsp;A thought popped into my head about my wardrobe overall. &nbsp;That if I bought the shiny, dressy shorts I would be doing something new, and different. &nbsp;A dressy short. &nbsp;If I do the olive, I'd be continuing with a tried and true look -&nbsp;casual shorts.<br />I got to thinking about how sometimes we find a silhouette or style we like and then duplicate it in myriad ways, through varying colors mainly. &nbsp;But when others see us they likely see, for instance, "slouchy jean with heeled sandal", not dark wash slouchy, light wash slouchy, medium wash slightly less slouchy, etc. &nbsp;I think we get caught up in our own subtle variations on a theme but the basic outfit is not much changed to the casual observer. &nbsp;<br />So, will olive shorts change my look much overall? &nbsp;Not much. &nbsp;Will silver shiny shorts? &nbsp;Much more likely. &nbsp;Guess which I am going to go for! &nbsp; </p>