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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Stabile through the years. Who, me? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:24:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Cee on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2020947 Sat, 20 Apr 2019 02:42:30 +0000 Cee 2020947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Fussy sheep farmers are known as knit-pickers. ...That's a fact. Stagiaire Fash on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2020726 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 22:04:34 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2020726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I see, Cee Cee on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2020717 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 21:51:19 +0000 Cee 2020717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ewe woollen believe it !! Stagiaire Fash on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2020292 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:58:15 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2020292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’d be shocked too if someone reached for me in a cold spell! It’s finally warm enough here again to wear that jacket in the afternoon. Cee on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2020208 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 21:28:27 +0000 Cee 2020208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We had a cold spell last week that had people reaching for their woollies... Gave the sheep a shock somewhat !  Stagiaire Fash on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019793 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:13:03 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2019793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Brooklyn, that’s a great idea. I wore this jacket a couple weeks ago, and have been waiting for temps to go back up so I can wear it again. It’s more casual than the skirt, but I think it can work. ST, at 5’8”+, I’m not particularly height-challenged, but given my current physicality (thanks for the phrase, SarahD8!), I’m all for emphasizing the vertical. Brooklyn on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019768 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:09:55 +0000 Brooklyn 2019768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the skirt. You’ve got some good textures and subtle pattern going. I like the guitar strap, boots and sweater. I agree with others that tonal tights would work better. Another option for a longer line would be to wear a more cropped coat. I think Angie refers to this as lengthening the leg line upwards. Anonymous on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019756 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:05:50 +0000 Anonymous 2019756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Shorti me agreeing with Janet that midis are fine for all heights-it's just a question of shape, fabric, and other outfit proportions! I actually feel taller with longer skirts, cause they don't have the horizontal line breaking up the leg line. Stagiaire Fash on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019748 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:25:35 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2019748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Rachylou and Jenni, dark tights beyond black and navy are absolutely on the shopping list for fall! Jenni, thanks for the comment on the sweater and enduring appreciation of the ankle boots. Sarah, that question you’re musing over is just what I’m trying to figure out. Cee, spring popped in briefly, got everyone all hopped up, and then left. Appears to be returning this week. Jenni NZ on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019732 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 02:58:14 +0000 Jenni NZ 2019732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wonder if it looks a bit too long? Otherwise all good except I would also prefer lower contrast tights. Even though I appreciate the matching of tights with pretty pointelle jumper. Still love those booties! Cee on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019718 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:28:27 +0000 Cee 2019718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Looks like spring took a detour ! Stagiaire Fash on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019665 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:17:34 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2019665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks, everyone, for the encouragement for simple midi outfits even though I’m not “modelesque” (great word coined, Janet!) ST, asymmetrical sounds good when I read about it on here, but I’m always afraid I’d do the same with a skirt that I do with the tops—scrunch up to even things out, so I’m cramped & hurting by the end of the day. Yes, I’m well aware that’s a dumb thing to do! Janet on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019058 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 18:54:54 +0000 Janet 2019058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ IMHO midi skirts are all about the styling, especially for those of us who are not young and modelesque. For me, the key is to keep all the supporting acts in the outfit modern and simple. I like to keep footwear and hosiery (if any) tonal to create a long lean line. I don’t think height is a prerequisite for midis. I’m 5’7” and love them, but one look at yesterday’s blogger post shows you that petite women can wear them well too. rachylou on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019049 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:31:10 +0000 rachylou 2019049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the long skirt, but I’m unconventional. It doesn’t, for example, freak me out when people button the top button on their shirts. Maybe I wouldn’t do so much contrast in the tights arena, tho. SarahD8 on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019039 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:05:02 +0000 SarahD8 2019039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like this outfit a lot. Simple outfits that add up to a lot of insouciance (in a good way). The subtle pattern mixing of the boots and guitar strap is great. I think the skirt works. In an ideal world I think I'd prefer it 2-3" shorter. I'm not sure if that's necessarily because of your current physicality, it might be because midi skirts tend to be a bit shorter this go-round so that's what my eye has become accustomed to? I'm more musing here than trying to be prescriptive, I hope that comes across. Anonymous on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019024 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:55:45 +0000 Anonymous 2019024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ How about making the skirt asymmetric (Christina and Brooklyn put me on a asymmetric skirt kick)? I like the booties with it more than with the other dress, but maybe darker tights would feel less choppy? Glad I'm not sitting in that traffic Stagiaire Fash on "Stabile through the years. Who, me?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/stabile-through-the-years-who-me#post-2019020 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:20:58 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2019020@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The title’s a little joke at my own expense. Please don’t think too hard on it. This is the outfit I mentioned on Angie’s blog post today, with items from the last 15 years. It’s also the skirt I’ve been wondering about the length on, and comes to mind when I think of The Cat’s question about how changing appearances necessitate style changes. It is also the skirt I was reminded of by yesterday’s lovely blogger in her long snakeskin skirt. I’d like to wear it with berry beauties this fall. I’m 5’8.5” (not conceding that half inch til I have to!). Tall, athletic, and willowy all described me. I’m not sure it that’s still true. Used to be that I could wear a long midi with the best of them, but when I tried one on last fall, I was stunned at how many people said it would send out the wrong message, one that was fuddy-duddy. So with no further ado, there’s this skirt that I got a year or two after we moved to Tampa. My weight was going up, so I was pleased to get something that looked like the old me. I usually wear it with tall brown boots with 3” heels, but they aren’t with me right now. I’m worried the short boots chop everything up too much. I considered a necklace (without asking DS!) but since I’d have my jacket on the whole time I was out & about, and be carrying the crossbody with the big camera strap, and because the sweater has a pointelle pattern down the middle, I decided that would be too much extra complication. The sweater is one of the few items I’ve ever duplicated, and a good thing I did, because I washed the crap out of the other one and had to pass it on a couple years ago. It was dingy. Temps today were between 0 & 10 degrees, so just right for this outfit. My Guerilla mirror this time was a shop window near wher we live. Please ignore the stripes at the bottom of the pix. The bus in the background is ironic, because busses pulled into the foreground of my day as a taxi strike brought traffic to a stop. One bus I was on took a detour, but then the public transit system gave up on busses & trams and told everyone to ride the rails. <a href="https://www.thelocal.de/20190410/taxi-drivers-strike-around-germany" rel="nofollow">https://www.thelocal.de/201904.....nd-germany</a> Bonus pix to illustrate. I’m looking forward to comments & suggestions.