https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tales-from-the-closet--retro-prints-and-cheap-trills Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:08:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tales-from-the-closet--retro-prints-and-cheap-trills#post-2286452 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 15:47:54 +0000 Angie 2286452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Cecila,</b> I enjoyed reading through your style evolution - and analysis there of. All in good fun and therapeutic, is how I see it! Gaining wisdom and confidence as we age is very satisfying. Our styles change, yet we seem to stay fundamentally the same. We venture out, but stay close (enough) to home.</p> <p>LOVING those retro prints! I bet gorgeous on you. Enjoy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tales-from-the-closet--retro-prints-and-cheap-trills#post-2286417 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:57:21 +0000 Star (Lise) 2286417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are cool pieces.&nbsp; I have always loved geometric prints.&nbsp; Last winter I started feeling 'dizzy' when I put them on IFYKWIM, haha.&nbsp; Just as well I am not one to purge things from my closet very quickly because in summer I was back to normal and really enjoying them again.&nbsp; Seems these changes can sometimes be temporary. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tales-from-the-closet--retro-prints-and-cheap-trills#post-2286277 Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:33:11 +0000 slim cat 2286277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel similar in the way about uniform dressing - same formula for summer months, different one for colder weather - certain simplicity helps to make my life easier . I love geometric and marble prints with lower contrast but can still wear some floral prints ( just don't want to add more of them ).<br />You have found wonderful new pieces with great prints and colors - feels fresh and different from many others I see in retail!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tales-from-the-closet--retro-prints-and-cheap-trills#post-2286271 Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:02:04 +0000 celia 2286271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dear YLF,</p> <p>(Sorry, long rant. <b>Cliff's Notes:</b> I liked flower prints now I need stronger stuff)<br />I have been noticing that my style preferences are changing slightly. I believe( maybe erroneously ) that at the core everything remains the same. I am still a classic dresser in the sense that the items I am drawn to are still the same, the way I assemble outfits are still rooted in the same principles, even the cuts and fabrics have not deviated so much from what I would wear some years ago.<br />I have just realized that if my outfits were just outfit scketches and none of what differentiates them ( color, texture, shine) was visible they would be very much the same outfits. And that is fine by me, I like the functionality and praticality of thinking about it this way.<br />However, the little bits that give an outfit or item of clothing the interest and personality like the secret ingredients in a recipe are changing.<br />I used to be very (dangerously?) atracted to floral patterns, all kinds of floral from ditzy to cabage roses, but since last year I have been shifting my preferences to other types of prints.I still gravitate to prints in my prefered colors but have been really enjoying the retro prints currently available in retail. Somehow they feel less apologetic, still reflecting my more romantic and artistic side but in a bolder more coming of age perspective.I feel that I am finally catching up externally to the grown woman I am inside. I am not the compliant and well behaved only child anymore but a smart opinionated woman.<br />This Fall I also decided to participate in the new knitwear trends with 2 ( not that cheap) sweaters from Old Navy.<br />I have worn the cardigan quite a bit in several ways including the late 90's revival of wearing it like a sweater with no visible underlayer but still have to incorporate the half zip one in my daily outfits. Hopefully will do so once the weather gets a bit colder.<br />All of the recent items in Finds below.<br />Thank you for indulging my rambling.<br />Please feel free to share any toughs or stories or personal light bulb moments.</p> <p> </p>