https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:31:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips/page/2#post-1693399 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:17:33 +0000 Suz 1693399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, <b>Summer, Beth Ann, Rachy.</b> That CM sweater turned out to be a winner. Thanks to <b>Gaylene</b>, who suggested it to me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips/page/2#post-1693391 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:29:56 +0000 Summer 1693391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>White, shine&nbsp; and silver is an absolute winner on you, Suz.&nbsp; Please repeat often!<br />Agreed, brown is not so good with grey hair, but I'm surprised at how well the taupe suits you.<br />I'm with you on black.&nbsp; Used judiciously it can look great.<br />11 is stunning! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693368 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:19:11 +0000 rachylou 1693368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent compilation...must think deeply about brown... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693349 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 06:06:23 +0000 Beth Ann 1693349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK -- I'm running behind on Forum time, so I'm trying to do a quick catch up.</p> <p>Do you know how marvelous you look? &nbsp;I'm particularly loving #11, and your high contrast choices. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693196 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 23:31:58 +0000 Suz 1693196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, <b>Isabelle </b>-- super helpful to have your eye on it. I mostly agree with you!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693133 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:36:47 +0000 skylurker 1693133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So far, I think you look great in : Black&amp;white. White. Jewel tones. Silver.<br /> Denim blue, pale grey, black and taupe, I like less. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693094 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:03:44 +0000 JAileen 1693094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love #11 especially. Love your hair! Re the advice obviously you have to use the advice that works for you. For example, high contrast is bad for me. Metallic shoes are the best. I can't remember how many I have - 6 or 8 pairs. Anyway, I love them for bookending. Also, I can still wear brown, but tan couldn't be worse. </p> <p>I'm glad you're having fun as well as enlightening the rest of us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693087 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:57:08 +0000 MsMaven 1693087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry about your Mom, Suz. Anniversaries of those you loved are difficult.</p> <p>Just another couple of thoughts on colors: I too find that brown, camel or even beige no longer work for me except for accessories. I've got a pair of khaki beige pants that I have tried to make myself wear. They fit well and look good, but don't work. And despite advice from magazines and make up professionals, brown or taupe make up don't work for me. I experimented with some drugstore stuff a few months ago and nothing has changed there.</p> <p>I wore more blue as a blonde, but am having some trouble with many shades of blue. I've never like gray very much, but more and more gray is coming into my closet. I still prefer it in bottoms. And because I have two black cats, gray jeans are my new white jeans.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693031 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:38:20 +0000 Suz 1693031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jen</b>, those are great ideas -- thank you!! And yes -- sometimes we have to branch out and still choose patterns we love, no matter what! Leopard is classic. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693030 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:35:56 +0000 jenanded 1693030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And enjoy playing for therapy at this tricky time. Sending hugs and kisses for you and your mumxxx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693028 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:33:54 +0000 jenanded 1693028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, again, just beautiful! I am copying some ideas myself. A couple of little points, Imogen also did the transition and she was dark celtic like me and she now calls herself medium contrast. I think the dark tightlining, lashes and brows give some contrast which can be picked up in clothing. It seems to work.<br /> As for the cognac and leopard, this should go in the category of just flattering enough. I looove my blues, silvers etc but its nice to lash out sometimes with a bit of oomph. I had been going to wrie you a separate post about my experience today when I grabbed a leopard print scarf to keep the sun off my neck during the day. For some reason it just made me feel very glam even though I know its not fantastic on me per se, and this one is even very yellowy which is blah. Anyhow that is my rationale and I am sticking to it.<br /> Oh and the other thing regarding which grey, I found a good grey or two in a fabric store and carry a slip in my wallet. If an item tones with my swatch then I know its ok. If its throwing green or brown I can mov we on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1693000 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:11:43 +0000 Suz 1693000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all so much.&nbsp;</p> <p>First a little secret. The anniversary of my mum's death is next week..and I am the furthest thing from happy right now. It has been a rough time. But playing in my closet has been very therapeutic and it's been fun to have my camera back after months of not having one.&nbsp;</p> <p>I really appreciate your thoughts and support.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Peri </b>-- the dress is way less see-through than it would seem. It's a cotton linen blend and has a bit of heft, yet is very cool. I'm just wearing nude undies and that's it. I think if I worked in an office I might be self-conscious in it, but for my lifestyle it's totally fine.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Ms. Maven,</b> what a sweet thing to say -- thank you.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Delurked, Nishaa, Avia Mariah</b>, thanks.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Deb</b>, I agree the taupe is not my very best. I may keep it for the autumn and then pass it along. It has served me well and was a gift from Celia!!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Style Fan</b>, thank you -- I will let you know how the eyebrows go!</p> <p><b>Joyce</b>, thank you!</p> <p><b>Lisa</b>, the sweater is Club Monaco from last year. It didn't work so well with my blonde hair but I had a hunch it would be great with silver, so I kept it. Wore it once or twice last year but will wear it more now.&nbsp;</p> <p>I didn't tweak my makeup with the browns. I just wear the same colours all the time -- there isn't even a darker lipstick, as Angie believed. Just looks darker or lighter in different lights, I guess. I absolutely can't wear any type of brown or taupe makeup and never could. I remember a makeup artist putting taupe eye shadow on me once and staring back in absolute confusion horror. It <i>seemed</i> like a good idea. It works on most people!!! But my skin is so cool in its undertones, brown makes me look red-eyed and muddy.&nbsp;</p> <p>Re the scarf -- so interesting to hear you have one of these, too. I agree this one might be better with denim. I also agree the white outfit is a bit "soft" and "ladies who lunch". It didn't feel completely true to me. I just wore in memory of my mum, who'd have loved it. I do like the white dress, though, and will probably do as you say and pair it with bolder hits in future.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you, <b>Astrid!</b>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Angie</b>, thank you so much for weighing in. I confess I have timed these posts to hit before you are busy with NAS!! Rushing to get them all in if I can.... &nbsp;:)&nbsp;</p> <p>It's amazing how the contrast works, isn't it? I always intuitively gravitated towards it and now I have visual proof that the theories, whatever, are just plain wrong!&nbsp;</p> <p>Great suggestions about pairings for black. I think that makes total sense. I like all-black <b>with skin</b> in summer. It's winter when it drags me down, because I can't show skin.&nbsp;</p> <p>You had better believe I'll be looking for metallic booties. At least one pair!&nbsp;</p> <p>Absolutely -- big earrings a summer signature. For winter I will for sure need something different because scarves and turtlenecks get in the way.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't even have darker lipstick on. I just think the new colour reveals more contrast -- thus proving your point that colour is always viewed in relation to other colours!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Thirkelgirl,</b> thank you, and my observations are similar to yours. When you see a lot of bad dye jobs you start to get sensitive about how your own might be coming across. I think mine absolutely worked until 3 years ago. And then, suddenly, it wasn't doing it for me any more. Perhaps that is when the preponderance of my natural hair was grey, or maybe they started having to dye more often...I just don't know.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Smittie</b> -- I'm so glad you still like the taupe shoes. I think they still work, too. They're almost like a nude for me. And super comfy!! Agree with you about the brown, and high five on the grey/cognac!!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Eliza,</b> what a sweet thing to say, and we are here to hold your hand if you feel ready to transition!!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Sara</b>, really sweet of you to read when it's not directly relevant -- thank you.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Tex, Robin, Carter, Murph -- thank you!!!!!</b></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692945 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:30:47 +0000 Peri 1692945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Holy cow wow! Special love for #1, 10 and 11. Maybe 11 most of all! I really think you can do no wrong.&nbsp;</p> <p>Personal question if you are willing to share...what do you wear under that white dress? It looks like show through could be an issue, but it isn't, so you must have some solution! That is the kind of thing I would love to love, but would reject on account of not having the right "foundation".</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692941 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:21:39 +0000 MsMaven 1692941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fabulous in every photo. I find it hard to get past your smile--it was great before, but with the new hair there is more room for it. The smile gets my attention first before I can look at the clothes. You look really happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692936 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:13:39 +0000 Anonymous 1692936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow and wow. You look incredible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692928 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:02:21 +0000 Nishaa 1692928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Two thumbs up, very detailed and informative.<br /> Looking forward to #3. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692910 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:29:38 +0000 AviaMariah 1692910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look smashing in all of these!! &nbsp;And I love the white dress. &nbsp;I'm so glad you went back for it. &nbsp;You look radiant and joyful and like you're enjoying fashion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692902 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:21:55 +0000 deb 1692902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The black and white work really well with your coloring. #'s 7 &amp; 8 just do not do it for me. The brown seems to muddy your complexion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692896 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:08:09 +0000 Style Fan 1692896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am enjoying these posts Suz.&nbsp; All your outfits are lovely.&nbsp; Interesting about black.&nbsp; I avoid it as well.&nbsp; Brings me down.&nbsp; I love the statement earrings.&nbsp; Great addition to your look.&nbsp; I am very excited to see and hear about your eyebrows.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692893 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:55:42 +0000 Joyce B 1692893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All are lovely outfits on you. I particularly love 11 and I think I will copycat 4. Thanks for the inspiration! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692888 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:37:14 +0000 Anonymous 1692888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't yet read the comments above me, and I will as soon as I press submit &nbsp;I think you have nailed it all - and intuitively knew what was going to work and what wasn't. &nbsp; I'm smiling with a bit of sadness at your mom's scarf.....I have kept my version of this too ( one I gave her and always loved). &nbsp;It's so softly pretty Suz - and I can see it on top of a darker denim shirt, jacket or dress to really set off the watercolour shades. &nbsp;It's a bit soft on the white dress....? &nbsp; The white dress would look fantastic too with some really dramatic pops of colour ....lots you could do with it.</p> <p>Interesting about the browns - I absolutely agree that the top in pic 8 still works ! In fact, I quite like it with the white linen pants. Interesting ! Did you tweak your makeup accordingly ? &nbsp;</p> <p>The silver sweater/white jeans outfit is one of my favourites here - SO gorgeous! What is the sweater? &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692884 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:30:10 +0000 Astrid 1692884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Suz - you look stunning. I love them all, but your thoughts definitely make sense too. I'm really looking forward to seeing how you are going to implement those changes some more. You already look so awesome now, I don't know if I will survive if it gets even better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692882 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:26:22 +0000 Angie 1692882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>YOU BOUGHT THE WHITE DRESS. </b>Wooohooooooo!&nbsp;</p> <p>Suz, you look stunning in all these new outfits. Can you BELIEVE even better than with the blonde hair? Glorious - and thanks for taking all the pics.&nbsp;</p> <p>My 2 cents: </p> <ul> <li>BIG YES to high contrast and Black &amp; White.&nbsp;</li> <li>Don't wear black with grey because I know how psychologically unhappy it makes me - I'm guessing that you are the same &nbsp;judging by what you wrote. Wear black with blue, blue denim, white or orchid. <b>Add silver or&nbsp;pearly&nbsp;shine </b>when you wear these combinations to match the shine in your hair.&nbsp;</li> <li>Get metallic silver booties.&nbsp;</li> <li>Taupe works just fine as long as you add silver shine to pick up the silver in your hair.&nbsp;</li> <li>LOVING the big earrings. I vote make it a signature look in Summer. We need a substitute in Winter.</li> <li>Love the darker lipstick too. Adjusting your make-up has been important.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Favourite outfits here: &nbsp;#2, 4, 10 and 11.&nbsp; </p> <p>#11 is TOP of the list.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692876 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:14:42 +0000 Anonymous 1692876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look amazing in that shimmery light grey top.<br /> I think you can probably do any high contrast now. The black and white outfit is fabulous.<br /> I also love the taupe booties on you. I think they bookend your hair well enough and they are a great shade against your bare legs.<br /> The only outfit that is less good here is the one with the brown top. I think it looked better when you were blonde, but it still looks great on you and I love how the sleeves fall in that easy way.<br /> I too love grey and cognac together (and loved, loved the look you posted yesterday with the grey pants, cognac belt and bag and black stripe sweater). This is a direction I might in for the winter, instead of black/grey combo. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692864 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:53:29 +0000 Eliza 1692864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz- thanks for posting this. I have yet to undertake this daunting journey (dark brown dye and thick hair a few inches above my shoulder now) &nbsp;and will be bookmarking this for inspiration. Your hair is beautiful and lights up your face. Those color choices and tips are working for you. Bravo. This info is a gift to the forum.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692861 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:51:18 +0000 Thirkellgirl 1692861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, you look so classy, and I think your silver pixie is so much more flattering than your blonde hair! And since I thought you looked fantastic before that's really saying something. </p> <p>I am really fascinated by how women who have grey/silver hair look when they stop coloring it. I sometimes see a blonde in real life who I think looks really great, even though I know she's coloring her hair, and more rarely, a brunette, but usually a well-groomed woman with her natural silver looks better to me than a well-groomed woman with dyed hair, especially in the late 50s.That's all different online, I think, and maybe it's a function of seeing so much "mall-hair" and mall-dye-jobs. I think you look super.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692860 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:49:18 +0000 Sara L. 1692860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm finding these posts very interesting even though I'm not going grey.&nbsp; I love looking at your outfits and the comparison with the two different hair colors/cuts.&nbsp; I think you look good in all of these although my favorite is&nbsp;#11 with the silver grey top.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692854 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:21:09 +0000 texstyle 1692854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's SO fun to see and read these posts Suz - wow, what a great tutorial and proof that going gray is a stylish and freeing option that everyone can consider. All of these outfits look fab to me, colors are all still great here and I think taupe works beautifully. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692851 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:13:51 +0000 RobinF 1692851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your style! I get so into the looks that I forget to see how it is going with the hair. These are very interesting posts as I know I will let my gray grow out one of these days. I hadn't really thought about how that might change the colors of my clothing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-silver-part-2-forum-members-tips#post-1692850 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:05:58 +0000 carter 1692850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Every single one of these looks fabulous with the hair. Love the black. I definitely think the taupe top still works very well. &nbsp;You make this look so easy! </p>