https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:04:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334804 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:18:23 +0000 Suz 2334804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Kari </b>-- what a feast of fab outfits! Do you ever wear these floral and botanical prints well. My faves are 1, 9, 10, 15, 17. All are killer amazing on you!&nbsp;</p> <p>Also, may I add that you look incredible in your shorts outfits!&nbsp;<br />Very summery and fresh.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334803 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:18:12 +0000 Lana 2334803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your outfits are full of joy! &nbsp;Love your color combinations.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334785 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:25:00 +0000 Barbara Diane 2334785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What fun colorful looks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334777 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:43:02 +0000 lyn67 2334777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You really scored with these new shorts- all looking fab on you- my top faves outfit combos with them&nbsp; are nr 2 &amp; 12! I do love&nbsp; the dresses and skirts outfits, too- some of my faves are 4, 7, 9, 13, 16&amp;17-it looks like you had a great colorful summer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334714 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:48:43 +0000 Bijou 2334714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your summer style; your use of colour is masterful. Love to Lucy too, a perfect and very stylish sidekick! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334679 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:47:33 +0000 Anonymous 2334679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aww to Lucy (love pic 8 especially) and admiring your plant family You have a great dress collection! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334672 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:11:47 +0000 Roberta 2334672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I just love it when you post! Such rich color and flowing silhouettes! and the mules are EVERYTHING. I particularly love the combinations of rich blue and yellow.</p> <p>All framed by your fantastic balcony garden. So good for the spirit and the lungs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334665 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 22:07:32 +0000 The Cat 2334665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lots of fun colours and prints. I keep coming back to #17 --what a GORGEOUS outfit for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334654 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 20:53:07 +0000 Roxanna 2334654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is so hard to find shorts that work- you really have some winners here! I really love the way you are combining colours and prints here, as well as the variation in silhouettes. So pretty and bold! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334606 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 15:37:15 +0000 Angie 2334606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b></b>Hello&nbsp;Lucy! Such a sweet girl.<br /><b><br />Kari</b>! A KILLER SUMMER fashion show of fun silhouettes, patterns, and colours. You have mastered your vibrant and maximal style, and I love it on you! Complete with edgy rainbow hair :)</p> <p>Creative layering, pattern mixing, and colour mixing! Especially clever how you're managing your metal allergy. Yay for shorts that you love! In time for the Seattle heatwave which starts today. You will be looking swish and fab despite the heat!</p> <p>My KILLER faves are #9 and #7. I love you in all sorts of greens and blues!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334600 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:14:45 +0000 Star (Lise) 2334600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love these outfits, especially those featuring green and blue together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334598 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 13:52:54 +0000 SarahD8 2334598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my goodness what a charming story about the juncos!! What lucky birds with such a lovely place to start out in the world.</p> <p>I adore Hoyas and have half a dozen myself, including an old school H. carnosa who is over 15 years old. She has bloomed three (!!) times this year.</p> <p>(Sorry for the hijack I just love these plants and their weird tentacles!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334584 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:55:46 +0000 Janet 2334584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a happy collection of outfits! Isn’t it satisfying to find shorts that you feel good in? Something I struggle with too! But these are great and you wear them well. </p> <p>But I maintain that you are still Queen Dress and those dress outfits are stellar! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334581 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:46:05 +0000 ChristelJ 2334581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are a joy to behold! I see that it's possible to make a celebration of getting dressed every day. Every outfit is fab, with great fit, proportions, and accessories to enhance the gorgeous, vivid colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334578 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:32:47 +0000 Olive Green 2334578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So bright and fun! love how you are leaning into the bombshell with defined waist and bold accessories.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334560 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:40:26 +0000 Kari 2334560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(For a little bit, earlier in summer, some baby Juncos were nesting in the Hoya Pubicalyx! I could only spot them as fuzzy sleeping spots deep under the leaves when I held my phone up, and I hope they are among the juveniles we’ve seen around the yard.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334558 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:38:35 +0000 Kari 2334558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good eye, SarahD8! <br />Yes, it is a Hoya Pubicalyx Splash - my husband got it for me for a birthday present a year and a half go, and it’s grown tremendously. In cool weather it lives above my desk next to a grow light, and in summer it comes out onto my shaded balcony. There’s a second Hoya Krimson Princess (smaller/younger) in the purple pot behind me on the floor that also spends warm weather out here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334555 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:31:55 +0000 SarahD8 2334555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful looks and I love the way you make bright colors feel so cohesive.</p> <p>Hard to pick a favorite, but I especially like the simple green dress in 4, denim vest in 7-8, and chartreuse print in 9 ( so great with your hair!)</p> <p>The pup steals the show f course but I’m also wondering who that friend is above your right shoulder? Some sort of Hoya? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334554 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:31:26 +0000 Kari 2334554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, kellygirl! I’ve had so much fun getting dressed (and choosing what is part of my wardrobe) this year, and feeling playful and looking forward to getting dressed (whereas I had several years of feeling like “well, I should probably change out of loungewear sometime, what sparks my interest.”)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334548 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:11:34 +0000 kellygirl 2334548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your outfits are a beautifully curated explosion of happy colors. I am in awe of what gorgeous saturated prints and solids you have in your closet. Every one of these looks amazing! Color, silhouette and styling are terrific and exude so much energy. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334546 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:08:41 +0000 Kari 2334546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, runcarla! The shirt is so fun. I am finding that I prefer snap-front shirts (when they’re made &amp; cut) instead of buttons.</p> <p>Kate, thank you. Playing with colors is my constant in self-expression through clothing - I gravitate towards the same colors consistently, but pair them with different things.</p> <p>Thanks, Dee! Lucy (puppy) says hi.</p> <p>Jaime, thanks, me too - since the linen pieces in #11 are from totally different manufacturers (and different blends), I was delighted in how well they went together.</p> <p>Thanks, cjh! The green butterfly dress is handmade by someone I follow on social media who was downsizing/moving, and had similar measurements to mine. It fits so well!</p> <p>Thanks, Karie! We added a little more purple to the hair this time around, and I’m loving it. I was thinking for a while about going back to red for fall, but… I’m having so much fun with pink that I think I’ll stick with it for a while. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334536 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 03:40:39 +0000 Karie 2334536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous! I love all your colorful outfits, and your beautiful hair! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334523 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 01:42:34 +0000 cjh 2334523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, colorful, fun and so well done! My favorites on you are the green butterfly dress in 9 and the yellow skirt outfit in 13. Superb. Thanks for sharing all these photos. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334509 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:52:32 +0000 Jaime 2334509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a pleasure to see your colorful and coordinated outfits! Not a single miss, and although #11 popped out on my first run through, I am sure another would if I look again. Your color palette and pieces suit you perfectly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334507 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:42:40 +0000 Dee 2334507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh such a happy collection of fun and vibrant outfits. That denim vest is a fab summer topper, love the red Hawaiian shirt and the cuffed jeans combo, lots of cute prints, with great colour combinations. Puppy is adorable too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334504 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:58:21 +0000 Kate 2334504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All are super, and you really have a gift for combining and wearing colors. I echo Carla in admiring the shorts in #2 and the outfit in #15. Great fit on both. I also love the green dress in #4 and your turquoise column of color in #11 with the pop of yellow mules. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334503 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:46:22 +0000 Kari 2334503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Observations:<br /> • this year, FINALLY found shorts that I like and feel comfortable in!<br /> • I want to wear a denim vest with everything<br /> • My fussy skin is intermittently reacting to metal on necklaces (any metal, but especially anything containing nickel) so I’m trying to wear fabrics (bandanas/scarves) or non-metal necklaces more often<br /> • 4 of these shoes are old favorites that I found exact duplicates of in secondhand markets so that I can replace a very worn pair with a gently used pair that I know already works well on my feet, rather than trying to source an equivalent replacement new that may not work as well:<br /> - Rose gold low wedge heels (Cole Haan)<br /> - Silver T-strap sandals (ECCO - actually I think this is my 2nd used pair/3rd overall in the past decade)<br /> - Yellow suede flat mules (Caslon)<br /> - Rose gold flat bow mules (Rebecca Minkoff)<br /> • I skipped the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale entirely. I didn’t see anything there that I needed or really piqued my interest, and the quality and availability (in my size range) is disappointing and poor compared to many years ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334501 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:42:30 +0000 Carla 2334501@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great summer you are having Kari. &nbsp;Those shorts in #2 are the bomb, and my heart beat a little faster at #15. &nbsp;I’ve been stalking a Hawaii shirt with a red background in a curated thrift shop in my town. &nbsp;I love how you’ve styled everything in that shot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summertime-looks#post-2334499 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:31:51 +0000 Kari 2334499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hope you are having a wonderful summer (or winter, for those in the southern hemisphere.)</p> <p>I’ve been staying put for the past few months - no trips planned until next month - but have been busy professionally and personally, and also struggling with increasing fatigue and poor sleep. Trying to keep some balance.</p> <p>Popping in with a roundup of favorite outfits from this summer. (Varied temperatures, if you’re wondering why jeans and boots made an appearance - it was raining!)</p> <p>1. navy snap-front shirt dress that’s tied at the waist and has a botanical/monstera print; rose gold low wedge heels; a rose gold cuff bracelet; a dusty red printed bandana knotted as a neckerchief with a long strand of faux pearls; green canvas circle crossbody bag<br /> 2. deep purple and navy gingham top with and overlapping puffed sleeve design, a double-tiered beaded necklace, black denim drawstring shorts, light blue suede sneakers<br /> 3. Navy botanical print snap-front shirt, emerald green shorts, pale gold sneakers, long strand of faux pearls looped in a triple strand<br /> 4. green linen midi dress with a floaty skirt and skimming fit, a faux pearl collar necklace, a wide silver cuff bracelet, silver T-strap sandals, iridescent blue envelope clutch<br /> 5. tiered blue floral skirt, green ribbed tank top, denim vest, rose gold flat mules, amethyst pendant necklace<br /> 6. linen blouse with open ties at the sides, with the layers wrapped around and ties knotted in front; emerald green twill shorts; silver T-strap sandals; a labradorite pendant necklace with beautiful wirework; thin bracelet with small pearls wrapped in wire; green canvas circle crossbody bag<br /> 7-8 (with bonus Lucy): green tencel twill wrap midi skirt with a print of abstract white and navy splashes, a bright blue ribbed tank top, a denim vest, a carnelian and turquoise pendant on a bronze chain, a patterned silk fabric headband, pale blue suede shoes, and teal titanium glasses<br /> 9. green Ankara cotton dress with a colorful butterfly wing print and elbow length sleeves, a long strand of black beads and gold metal, two ink blue leather bracelets, flat rose gold mules, and sea green plastic glasses<br /> 10. red tropical/botanical printed linen midi skirt, an aqua ribbed tank top, light gold sneakers, a blue bandana with a red poppy print, a cream silk rosette flower pinned into my hair, a rose gold coral-structured cuff bracelet, and teal titanium specs<br /> 11. turquoise linen blouse with a puffed overlapping sleeve detail, turquoise linen blend shorts, a turquoise beaded necklace, yellow suede flat mules, a silver cuff bracelet, and sunglasses<br /> 12. black double gauze cropped blouse with puffy elbow length sleeves, green “kiwi” twill shorts, a multicolored glass star pendant necklace, a silver cuff bracelet, silver T-strap sandals, sunglasses, and a green patterned bandana wrapped into a headband<br /> 13. black mesh top with white polka dots layered over a camisole, a yellow dot print linen/cotton blend midi skirt, rose gold flat mules, a colorful chunky tagua beaded necklace, and sunglasses<br /> 14. blue linen blend wrap dress with a curved hem, yellow suede flat mules, a red patterned blockprint silk-cotton scarf folded as a headband, a labradorite pendant with gorgeous wirework, a cognac leather bracelet, teal titanium specs, and a bead and wire ring<br /> 15. tropical/botanical printed snap front shirt, a tripled long strand of faux pearls, dark cropped jeans with deep cuffs, cognac booties, a blue bandana folded up as a headband over pink hair worn straight below shoulder length, sea green specs, and a thin pearl and wire bracelet</p> <p>Team Dressy checking in - dressing up for some fun theater or dance performances. (You may remember the first two dresses as they have been in my wardrobe for a LONG time - and recommended them to a fellow YLF member, too!)<br /> 16. Bright red and royal blue abstract print fit and flare dress, rose gold collar necklace and cuff bracelet, rose gold flat mules, iridescent blue envelope clutch<br /> 17. forest green silk fit and flare dress with a white and pale yellow botanical print, strands of pearls (necklace and bracelet), the same rose gold wedges, purple titanium cat eye glasses, carrying a pale gold envelope clutch, and in my hair a green and silver metal hair comb that my friend made and gave me as a gift a few years ago.<br /> Everything I’m wearing here is several years old, and most of them I’ve worn for 6-10+ years.<br /> 18. royal blue crinkly, floaty tiered chiffon dress, velvet emerald and navy pumps, a rhinestone and velvet ribbon necklace, a faux pearl and wire bracelet, a sea green ring, and purple titanium cat-eye glasses; carrying a metallic envelope clutch </p>