https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:34:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/3#post-1705760 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 21:04:56 +0000 Sal 1705760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for such interesting stories.....I have loved reading them all. Such a variety of families, I really cannot see any trends at all!! </p> <p>Lots of male relatives who love style, some minimalist aesthetics, some minimalist practical types. Lots of female relatives who were fearless trend setters, others pragmatic for their situation...and combinations of all the above. </p> <p>And then those stylish pets too including the eyelinered dogs:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/3#post-1705447 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 03:24:37 +0000 Cerinda 1705447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My mother, of blessed memory, was in the fashion business. My late father, one sharp dressed man, hated to shop. In that respect, theirs was a match made in heaven. </p> <p>In comparison, I ain't got nothin'. And I married a man who embodies eastern US prep, dressing just like he did in college. Elder son falls somewhere between PIB and hipster and gives style little apparent attention. Sporty daughter spends big on gear, and focuses on appropriateness in her limited professional and urban wardrobes. My baby boy? A total throwback! Into Rat Pack style and loves Ted Baker. Go figure!</p> <p>Thanks for such an entertaining thread! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1705370 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:11:24 +0000 Sally 1705370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know any men who are interested in clothes. My dad always wore jeans and a swandri except he wore walk shorts and sandals to the office. My son wears shorts all year round. We make him wear long pants to school in winter though. My sister and her two grown up daughters are very interested in clothes and it is a hobby for us all to get together to go shopping but they live in Australia and so it doesn't happen as much as I'd like. One of my nieces comes over when her boyfriend is working here and she always sorts out my wardrobe. She worked in clothes retail for years. To be honest my interest in clothes wavers....as a teenager I was more interested in books and I'd still rather wear jeans than dress up....but I must be interested or I wouldn't be here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1705291 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:00:48 +0000 BrieN 1705291@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>DD19 is the one with a strong personal style. Young, artist-type, living in NYC, she'll walk into a thrift store and walk out looking amazing in odd silhouettes and color combinations. &nbsp;For a while there she was shopping the little boys section at Goodwill for super cropped striped t-shirts. Its fun to watch; not much stays in her closet for long. She came home with a tweed jacket years ago and I immediately thought ladies who lunch...of course now it's all trendy.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1705163 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 19:46:00 +0000 Staysfit 1705163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bury bread in the laundry! Rachy, I suppose you have surplus bread as a baker! I bet you find lots of crumbs in your pockets! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1705159 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 19:40:54 +0000 Suz 1705159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a fabulous thread, Sally. Thank you for starting it. I have so enjoyed all the stories. I'm on the run today but wanted to pop in to thank everyone for sharing. I have really enjoyed it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1705098 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 18:23:11 +0000 rachylou 1705098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohmigosh, Staysfit! Swallowing whole gloves!</p> <p>On that note, Lilypup loves people clothes. She wants to go into our shops everyday! I note, tho, what she wants to do is lie down on people clothes and bury slices of bread in the laundry... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704878 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:53:39 +0000 Staysfit 1704878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an interesting thread. My DS is very picky about his clothing, but not sylish in any way. He wears only certain colors so he doesn't stand out. He will not wear most stripes. Plaid or certain patterns. He is also picky about collars, and doesn't like buttons on his shirts! It doesn't leave much except solid color tees, jeans and slacks. I recently took him shopping for a suit. I was surprised that when he saw how good it looked he decided to get not only one, but two. He ventured into a brighter colored button down also. Maybe some maternal influence is starting to take hold? He also bought a snazzy pair of Oxfords. My DH is hopeless. He's a college professor in and institute where everyone wears sneakers, jeans and tees every day, and so does he. In the summer he switches to cargo shorts. My DH has two suits. He wears the trousers when he needs to dress up. They are sentimental. My BIL took him shopping because he couldn't stand how poorly my DH dressed, and they purchased them. That was more than 15 years ago. My BIL died two years ago, a young man whose life ended too soon. My DH cannot bear to part with them now. </p> <p>My DD definitely has style, and started at a young age. She has impeccable taste, and her sense of color is outstanding. She is a walking piece of art. She often dresses to match the most recent painting she is working on, or maybe her clothing inspires her painting?! </p> <p>I need to mention two more people, maybe a few more. The first is my Dear Aunt, who died earlier this week. She was actually my style icon and role model in many ways. I would love to say that person was my mother, but it wasn't. Not that my mother isn't stylish, afterall, my mom is the one who used to dress the entire family in matching outfits! Mom is always dressed nicely. My aunt however had something extra that my mother doesn't. My aunt was always polished, elegant, and she made choices that were in keeping to her, not necessarily with what was current. Not that she wasn't up to date, she was. It was just that she had an eye for what worked well for her, and my mother could be a fashion victim (sorry mom, I do love you though!). As my cousins and I were sitting around together remembering my aunt, one of the things we talked about is how she looked great, no matter what the circumstance. Her hair and make-up were always impeccable. She loved to shop and would go to Loehmans and spend hours hunting for things. She was generous and would find things for everyone. She would bring home bags for my cousins, and when I lived in the same city, I would also receive things. She was always put together. She embraced color, and could wear color like no one else I know except my DD. My dear aunt was, in my eyes Perfection; graceful, warm and friendly, kind hearted, funny, curious, very smart, and a role model of positive thinking, how to deal with life and it's bumps, and most certainly my style icon in every sense. </p> <p>Of my two female first cousins, one is very much like their mother ( my aunt) in personal style and fashion sense, the other one, not so much. However, they both have unique style sense that they stick to consistently.</p> <p>My brother and my father always look great. My father knows how to dress. He was a lawyer until he retired last year at age 78. He always picks his clothes carefully. He has excellent taste. My brother also. I have never seen either one of them look sloppy. It's interesting that my DH dresses so sloppily, because his sisters, and both his parents do/did not. His father is very preoccupied with looking good, and asks for opinions about his fashion selections, I think my DH picks up his casual slob style from his work environment. My son has been my husbands twin. </p> <p>Farley, enjoys being groomed. He is always happy when he sees the comb out. He sprints around the room, jumps over furniture and acts much younger than his 12 years of age. He tires himself out the poor guy! He will not however wear his snow boots. He also hates it when we wear gloves. He has a very strong opinion about them. He grabs them off our hands all the time and if we aren't quick enough he swallows them in one gulp. The first time he did it, my daughter was on her way down the driveway to the school bus. I was watching out our window. Farley was running around in the yard. He ran up to her from behind so she didn't see him. He grabbed the glove off her hand before she could react. He ran off and swallowed it hole. She somehow stayed calm and continued to get on the bus with no glove. When I called the vet they didn't believe me until they did the X-Ray an hour later. Silly Farley has done this multiple times, so we are careful to keep our hands with gloves away from him. He also enjoys socks in the same way, although he is more likely to steal them from the laundry room, or from the floor if someone (my DS or DD) leaves them laying there. (See Rachys sock thread). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704872 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:19:59 +0000 Helen11 1704872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a fascinating thread. Thanks, Sally!<br /> I am with Lucy, amazed that your boys wear sandals to school. Ours have to wear closed shoes all year, for "safety ".</p> <p>in my family, my sister is the stylish one, and she has some great shoes. My brother is not at all interested in fashion.<br /> My kids have uniforms for school and sports, so that cuts down the opportunity for trying new looks. They sometimes comment on my outfits, and like me to wear my "high heels " which are coral wedges, all of 4cm : ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704825 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 06:13:15 +0000 Lyn D. 1704825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My younger DD is interested in fashion, and has been choosing her own clothes for a while now.<br />Older DD not so much, she still relies on me (with younger Sibling's input) to buy for her, although she likes to be stylishly dressed.<br />Unlike myself and her sister, she is happy with fewer pieces and is budget conscious!<br />My Grandmother always dressed well, but I was too young and unaware while she was alive to share her passion :(<br />Great question! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704816 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 05:48:39 +0000 Gigi 1704816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good idea to reallocate their clothing budget to yours...wouldn't want that money to go to waste. :)</p> <p>I am the only person interested in style in my immediate family. My brothers basically wear jeans or sweatpants and a t-shirt. Dad is a little more formally dressed, with some type of button-down shirt and pants and a belt. Mom hated shopping for clothes and viewed clothing as purely practical: simple top, simple pants. The only person in my family at all who is stylish is my aunt, my dad's sister. She dresses to the nines--still does, even pushing 70. She is the type to wear one dress to a wedding and bring a second one for the reception. She is a good style model! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704766 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 03:03:25 +0000 Jaime 1704766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting topic! My husband is full of aesthetic judgments about just about everything in his environment except clothing. He looks outward.<br />My son does not care what he is wearing. At all. He just doesn't want to be uncomfortable. He counts on us to tell him what is appropriate and then wears it. Thus he wears Levi's 501 jeans all winter because that is what I give him.<br />My daughters are another story. DD#1 is very small for her age. She is very concerned with what she wears and it must fit perfectly. I have never seen a child so concerned with fit. She tends to go for neutral colors and less flash. Her twin sister is the magpie and tends to like shiny, flashy colorful, boho, maximal looks.<br />My sister is not interested in fashion one bit. I give her most of her clothing. She works with kids as an OT and mostly is concerned with functionality.&nbsp;<br />Interestingly (to me ) my mother and her sister are nothing like their mother, my grandmother, who was the most perfectly coiffed and groomed person I have ever known. My grandmother always looks the most poised in family pictures and never seems to take a bad picture. Angie is actually the only other person I have ever met in that category and none of her descendants have inherited it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704729 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 02:01:25 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1704729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My dad was the worst dresser ever. He was an aircraft pilot and looked dashing in his uniforms, but he would only dress for functionality. My mom was lovely in the 1960s and 70s but at some point decided that she was fat and could only spend time being down on herself after that and has been in the pull-on polyester pants since she was about 40. Among my group of four siblings I am the only one who has been interested in fashion, having started with a Seventeen magazine obsession oh-so-many years ago. One of the reasons I liked my husband from the start was that he was a careful dresser, always paying attention to his appearance. He still does, wearing suits to work and having a slight John Varvatos obsession for weekends. We have one daughter, and she has a very minimalist sensibility (to go with her vegan, environmentally conscious approach) that involves few items in a limited, non-patterned palette that suits her (a lot of burgundy) but she always looks good and presently has a summer job in a local boutique. I will admit to being the maximalist of the family in terms of wardrobe and trend-following.&nbsp;</p> <p>We also have a handsome petit basset griffon vendéen who looks like he has eyeliner. HIs current collar and leash set from Lupine has ladybugs on it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704676 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:50:35 +0000 Carla 1704676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kiwigal, DH wants me to qualify NEXT year for 2018 - Gold Coast! He has always wanted to go to Australia! When I turned 50 I considered hanging up my running shoes, but I bought a new bike instead and made a commitment to participate until 60 at which time I will re-evaluate! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704667 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:36:16 +0000 Sal 1704667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla - Jon does a reasonable amount of events (running mostly, some triathlon and now his recent love is velodrome cycling), and we have a network of friends who do Age Groups events around the world in Olympic Distance, Half Ironman, Ironman and Duathlon events. &nbsp;I know all about the status tees. &nbsp;I have to dress definitely not like an athlete so I don't get people asking me about times or events...</p> <p>(I have done three triathlons, one swim leg in a team event and a couple of run legs).</p> <p>I will see if anyone I know is off to Rotterdam </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704662 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:26:26 +0000 Carla 1704662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting point BC. We were a church going family (RC) and I remember we all 'dressed up'. I believe my brothers learned a certain comfort level with suits and ties and dress shoes that carried through into their adult years. </p> <p>I'm lapsed, and DH doesn't practice, so DS's never had church, BUT they both had 6-8 years of concert band where the performance uniform was black dress trousers and white shirt. When they were young, I did white turtlenecks, and later dress shirts with ties. We attended a smattering of weddings and funerals. My the time high school came around they both had suit jackets, dress trousers, proper shoes, 1 or two shirts besides the white concert shirt, and a small collection of ties. More importantly, they were comfortable in those kinds of clothes. </p> <p>DS #1 says he would love to wear a suit for work. He says he feels like a million bucks in shirt and tie. His work environment is casual, so he wears khakis or jeans and t-shirts, but dons a houndstooth jacket over.</p> <p>Also interesting is the whole 'status' t-shirt thing around race day kit pick up. Whenever I go to a big race, the kit pick-up is the day before. Folks are prone to wearing gear type outfits but they always wear a t-shirt or jacket from their most prestigious race! Lots of Boston Marathon t-shirts, and Ironman jackets! I go incognito, In fashion casual mode, so folks usually think I am someone's mom, and not the athlete!</p> <p>I think it is Rachylou who uses the term 'tribe'. Clothing certainly can mark you as belonging to one tribe or another. I'm quite happy to belong to the YLF tribe! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704655 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:17:35 +0000 Sal 1704655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BC, I think people did used to have a "dressier" lifestyle than now, probably with a smaller wardrobe size. &nbsp;Whether for dancing, church, shopping or afternoon tea, people did dress up.</p> <p>I like to dress up for Christmas for example but I know many people who like to wear shorts and a tee-shirt. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704652 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:05:42 +0000 Anonymous 1704652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My parents went through The Great Depression. My mom didn't have too many clothes, but sewed for all of us 6 children. She loved fashion and made sure that my sisters and I had plenty of clothes. Maybe I was her creative outlet. She said I was easy to sew for. We also had more reasons to dress up back then. We were church-going people; women &amp; girls never went to church in pants back then. We always got new dresses for Easter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704639 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:38:36 +0000 JAileen 1704639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My father wore suits with bowties, starting around 1950. When he retired he had hundreds of bowties. My mother was a SAHM and had few clothes. She still doesn't. I think it's because she grew up during the Depression.</p> <p>My husband wears khakis and dress shirts to work. Very preppy looking.<br /> I think he has four or five pairs of shoes, for work and leisure.</p> <p>Our twenty something son dresses like a hipster, with nearly everything bought at thrift stores. He usually has a beard, and wears flannel shirts, Hawaiian shirts or graphic tees.</p> <p>Here's one of our dogs. Not Mr Skunky. He looks like he has eyeliner. Actually, someone asked if I put eyeliner on him. I'd like to see someone try! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704626 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:55:04 +0000 Anonymous 1704626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, one of my DDs has a black and white cat that has black around her eyes that looks like she's wearing eyeliner. She has a diva personality to match. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704620 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:29:10 +0000 rachylou 1704620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Sally! Lilypup would prefer Tiffany's, that's her problem. It's the only sidewalk water dish she's ever deigned to drink from! &lt;mumble grumble&gt; Hehe. Diamonds are a girl's best friend and dog's too... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704616 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:24:02 +0000 Sal 1704616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perhaps Lilypup would prefer more of a naturalist type environment Rachy.... &nbsp;she may prefer a less fashionable/more free and easy existance.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704611 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:15:55 +0000 Sal 1704611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for your interesting responses- I loved all the pictures too!! &nbsp;I don't think there is a trend after reading through them but here are my observations:</p> <p>- Some of us have stylish parents,sibling, children and partners; others fashion is not an interest at all.<br />- some people are very happy to just have updates/new versions of existing clothes as their old clothes wear old/become too small. &nbsp;<br />- children and men are drawn to comfort as a priority. &nbsp;</p> <p>It is a mix of nature and nurture....and in some cases people can change given their own life situation. &nbsp;I know living in Melbourne for two years made me lift my game....the fashion there really inspired me. &nbsp;</p> <p>I have suggested different haircuts to my sons (or harems/high-low tees etc) and they have not taken me up. &nbsp;</p> <p>My sons do not love their uniforms. &nbsp;Roman Sandals are a classic here that I wore back in the day too. &nbsp;They are uncomfortable - flat leather soles. &nbsp;I know my American friends think they are ridiculous!!! &nbsp;Master 14 has rules about hair at his school (short, natural colour, off the collar, over the ears and not touching the eyebrows, and no undercuts). &nbsp;He also has to wear his socks pulled up in winter (with the same shorts). &nbsp;It is a big school with 2400 boys (public school, not private).&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks again all :)</p> <p>&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704604 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:03:20 +0000 rachylou 1704604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This thread is so much fun. It's cool to hear about everyone's fashion heritage and legacy.</p> <p>Still chipping away at this topic, lol..,</p> <p>...Dd is very fashion-minded. Jeans are her staple - complete opposite of me. When she was a teen we did quite a few fun clothing reconstruction projects.</p> <p>...But my dog, my dog! Lilypup will NOT wear clothes. She pretends she's paralysed. And she looks TERRIBLE in bows. Who is this dog living in my house, I ask? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704598 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:53:24 +0000 Anonymous 1704598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting. My mom, and my oldest sister and I care a lot about style. My dad and other 4 siblings, no. Two of my sisters dress well, though, so they care - just not as heavily into it. My 2 brothers are like my Dad. They know how to dress nicely and appropriately when they need to, but most of the time they dress casually. Somehow I'm the one family member who is thought of as stylish, and I do occasionally get asked questions about color or outfits. My DH dresses well for his job and never dresses too casually unless we're on vacation. My 4 DDs all dress well and and care about how they look, especially now that they're older. One of my DDs actually called me from Philly, said that she needs to be an adult now, and asked me how to choose foundation makeup. My youngest DD relies on me to tell her if something fits properly or not. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704370 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:08:31 +0000 Anonymous 1704370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These stories are so much fun, thanks, Sally!</p> <p>I came out of the womb obsessed with clothing.&nbsp; I learned to sew very early and made lots of clothes for me and my mother.&nbsp; We had variety if nothing else!&nbsp; My four younger sisters were less obsessed than I was, and each had her own individual preferences (one liked boho, one was a vintage fan, another was Euro chic, and my special needs sister was a fan of everything!&nbsp; I was the family fashion critic, and when my mom needed something special to wear, she always took me shopping with her.&nbsp; I never had a baby doll, only fashion dolls, and I made clothes for them, too.&nbsp; If there was a costume party to go to, I was always in charge of dressing the attendee.</p> <p>My man is very fashion-conscious, and will not wear anything that looks like it might not be au courant.&nbsp; He'll buy beautiful suits for an imaginary life, never wear them, and then have to sell them on eBay when their fashion expiration date inevitably rolls around.&nbsp; (He puts me in charge of this, of course.)&nbsp; It's been fun to see the YLF influence on him.&nbsp; When I got my Freebird Quail shoes, he didn't know what to think of them.&nbsp; He was quite scared of them, but apparently fascinated, too.&nbsp; As I continued to wear them, he has gotten used them, and now seems to enjoy it when I wear them.&nbsp; I'm kind of worried he's going to get himself a pair to sport around his college campus!</p> <p>No kids to carry the fashion DNA.&nbsp; My cat likes his new red collar, though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704305 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:25:58 +0000 Anonymous 1704305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> I'd say my boys' &nbsp;level of interest is below mine or my husband's and that's just fine with me! Makes my life easier. They're 11 and 15, btw.</p> <p>My husband is a very sharp dresser professionally. He wears great suits and has worn bowties for 20 years (i.e. before they were hip and cool). Pocket squares, cufflinks, an array of seasonal footwear to go with his array of seasonal suits ... it's kind of crazy. If his bowtie collection were, say, a shoe collection, we'd all agree there was a shopping problem. :)</p> <p>Casually, he's very LL Bean. Not gear, but more Birkenstocks, chinos, woven belts and plaid shirts (but tucked in!). Up until a few years ago, he had nothing in-between, no solid biz casual wardrobe. I usually stay out of his clothing decisions, but I "made" him invest in a few pieces. He's traveling more for work and has been grateful for these options.</p> <p>My two sons care nothing about fashion except to say NO to anything too stylized or trendy (no skinny jeans or pants, v-neck tees, for example). Both like to wear cargo shorts, t-shirts and an open hoodie in the summer and switch out the shorts for jeans in the winter. Both were wearing CROCS (ugh) all the time in the warm months until this summer when we finally convinced them to try some Teva sandals. Both agreed the Tevas were much more comfortable ... so long, Crocs! My oldest picked out some brown Doc Martens for his school shoes (he wear a uniform).&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704284 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:03:09 +0000 Jenn 1704284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm back, because how could I have forgotten my son's "signature style" item?! I tease him that he's like a cartoon character who wears the same thing every day because he's worn a blue puffer vest almost every day for years. He's on his third one, after growing out of the previous two. This summer, I finally got him a non-puffer version in the same color, so at least he'd be wouldn't be wearing it in 90° weather.</p> <p>He even wore it in his school photo last year.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704265 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:40:13 +0000 chouette22 1704265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great thread with such interesting and often funny answers.&nbsp;</p> <div>Jenn, your son. Suz, your mom's bootEEEs. Brooklyn and Lisa's husbands with their 4 pairs of shoes. :)</div><div>Viva, amazing how your daughter went from a spendy brand hound to being a minimalist who hates to shop. Quite the trajectory in her young life.&nbsp;<br />Carla: "Girls rule the world, and my boys are very afraid!" So funny, and what Suz said!<br />Aziraphale: I thought I was the only one who felt exactly like you described regarding DS, DD, DH. I occasionally very reluctantly use these acronyms just because they have been so broadly adopted by everyone.&nbsp; </p> <p>Ok, now on to fashion in the family. My husband really enjoys shopping occasionally, but requests my input with everything (I am glad!). However, he really doesn't make an effort to use his entire wardrobe and ends up wearing his favorite pieces, neglecting 3/4th of what's in his closet.&nbsp;<br />My son is starting medical school this Monday and we'll see where this takes him when he won't be in scrubs. So far his interest has been minimal and I have bought nearly everything for him (I am glad returns are so easy!). He definitely wants to look good but absolutely hates shopping, except for shoes. He has always had a love for shoes, surprisingly.</p> </div><div>My daughter is 19 and extremely particular about what she wears. I would never ever buy her anything anymore, as it's impossible to get it right (believe me, I tried). Color wise she is very restrained: lots of whites, grays, beiges, blacks (picture is NOT representative at all. She was sick the day we moved her into college last August. I think she wanted to make up with a bright t-shirt how lousy she was feeling. And this is the only button down in her closet, but it's the most recent picture of the two that wasn't Christmasy).&nbsp;A lot of her items are very body-conscious. Lots of shorts and tight tops in summer.&nbsp;</div><div><br />They are both slightly amused at their mom's love for fashion and how much effort I put into finding the perfect-for-me items.&nbsp;<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style---does-it-run-in-the-family/page/2#post-1704259 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:34:51 +0000 Anonymous 1704259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My mum and I have always had a love for all things fashion and sewing and now I'm noticing that my DS has quite a good eye for combining pieces when choosing what to wear, though he's not artistic in any other way. My DH has slowly been 'upgraded' by me over the years otherwise he has no clue at all </p>