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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Team-Picking Challenge! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:39:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Fruitful on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-451634 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:54:23 +0000 Fruitful 451634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Really good point Suz! About answers being less important than which questions were hard. I'll have to do this again, and try not to analysis-paralysis myself. Suz on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-451629 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:50:44 +0000 Suz 451629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Fruitful, I did the same thing. The day before GP posted this, I went and asked myself the Team x/Team y questions from Angie's blog and made myself answer REALLY QUICKLY, gut reaction only. If I had to look up the meaning of the "team" I did so, but other than that, I went with my gut. And scribbled the answers in my notebook. And it was SO instructive. The answers themselves were less instructive than which questions were tough, and why. I saw where I had already changed and made some surprising discoveries about where I want to go. It's really worthwhile to do it that way, I think, just off the cuff. (Especially for those of us who tend to over-analyze and bench-sit whenever we can!!) When I was really tempted to sit on the bench, I asked myself: If you could only ever wear ONE of these again, which would it be? Fruitful on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-451546 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:22:02 +0000 Fruitful 451546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Goldenpig, to be honest the day before you posted this, I answered the Team X/Y posts on a stickynote on my computer! Now that I'm seeing everyone else's, I'm thinking there needs to be a spreadsheet? So we can see if there are any patterns/who else picks the same as us. After all, we can't all be making lists out of these without making some meta conclusions, can we? (Like the style twinning you mentioned). I would post mine but I'm waiting to see if a spreadsheet appears first :) Your photos are a great cross section of your style! If Greg is listening, and I know you probably have ideas like this on the burner anyway, but it would be so great if we had a photo gallery here, even better if we had our own on our profiles. Imagine if it had subcategories, like "current style", "evolution", "inspiration". I'd love to pin all my inspirations here *sigh*. We could also have lists like this. Of course it could currently be done too, as simple notes. Rambly post is rambly... Oh, GP, one question I'd like to ask is if people are Team "close to" or Team "far away". Do you dress for the effect created from a distance, or up close? crazyone on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450471 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:52:26 +0000 crazyone 450471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Casual or Dressy? - Casual 2. Minimal or Maximal? - Minimal, to clarify, I often like Maximalism in print or embellishment *on* clothing, but I am very minimalistic when it comes to accessories. 3. Polished or RATE - RATE 4. Feminine or Androgynous - Feminine 5. Sleek or Frilly? - Sleek 6. Fitted or Flowy? - Fitted 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender? - Waist definition 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom? - Volume on bottom 9. Classic or Trendy? - Trendy 10. Singular or Schizophrenic? - Schizophrenic. I don't really know what my style is... Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store? - Online 12. Thrift or Retail - Retail 13. Full price or Bargain price? - Bargain Price 14. Tops or Bottoms? - Tops 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper? - Impulse 16. Keep or Return? - Keep 17. Wear or Save? - Wear 18. Edit or Keep? - Edit 19. Dip or Dive? - Dip Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals? - Colors 21. Lights or Darks? - Darks 22. Warm or Cool? - Warm 23. Brights or Muted - Brights 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones - Jewel Tones 25. High contrast or Low contrast? - High contrast 26. Matched or Mismatched? - Mismatched 27. Black or White? - Black (but I want to replace black with other neutrals) 28. Black or Brown - Brown 29. Gold or Silver - Gold 30. Solids or Patterns - Solids, mostly 31. Floral (or other organic nature-inspired patterns) or Geometric? - on the bench for this one What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits - Knits, but wear more woven tops than most women my age/life situation 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves - bench 34. Jacket or Cardigan - Jacket 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan - Cropped Cardigan 36. Skirt or Pants - Pants 37. Skirt or Dress - Dress 38. Mini or Midi - Midi 39. Leggings or Jeans - Jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies - Bootcut 41. Bare legs or Hosiery - bare legs 42. Heels or Flats - Flats 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels - Stacked heels 44. Round toe or Pointy toe - Round toe 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots - Knee high boots 46. Sandals or Sneakers - Sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace? - Necklace 48. Bejeweled or Bare? - Bare 49. Natural or Made-up? - Natural 50. Wash and go or Styled? - Wash and go 51. Modern vs. retro - Modern 52. Big purse vs. small purse - Medium purse--almost never carry big totes, dislike very small coin purses as well. This was fun, goldenpig! Astrid on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450409 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:25:37 +0000 Astrid 450409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Casual or Dressy? - Casual 2. Minimal or Maximal? - Minimal 3. Polished or RATE - Polished 4. Feminine or Androgynous - Feminine 5. Sleek or Frilly? - Sleek 6. Fitted or Flowy? - Fitted 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender? - Waist definition 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom? - Volume on bottom 9. Classic or Trendy? - Classic 10. Singular or Schizophrenic? - Singular Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store? - In-store 12. Thrift or Retail - Retail 13. Full price or Bargain price? - Full price 14. Tops or Bottoms? - Depends (bench) 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper? - Deliberate 16. Keep or Return? - Keep 17. Wear or Save? - Wear 18. Edit or Keep? - Edit 19. Dip or Dive? - Dip Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals? - Colors 21. Lights or Darks? - Darks 22. Warm or Cool? - Cool 23. Brights or Muted - Muted 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones - Jewel Tones 25. High contrast or Low contrast? - High contrast 26. Matched or Mismatched? - Matched (I have really strong color preferences) 27. Black or White? - Black (but I want to replace black with other neutrals) 28. Black or Brown - Black 29. Gold or Silver - Silver 30. Solids or Patterns - I like both and I like pattern mixing (bench) 31. Floral (or other organic nature-inspired patterns) or Geometric? - Geometric What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits - Knits (but I want to wear more blouses) 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves - Depends (bench) 34. Jacket or Cardigan - Cardigan 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan - Cropped Cardigan 36. Skirt or Pants - Skirt 37. Skirt or Dress - Skirt 38. Mini or Midi - Midi 39. Leggings or Jeans - Jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies - Bootcut 41. Bare legs or Hosiery - Depends (bench) 42. Heels or Flats - Flats 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels - Stacked heels 44. Round toe or Pointy toe - Round toe 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots - Knee high boots 46. Sandals or Sneakers - Sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace? - Scarf 48. Bejeweled or Bare? - Bejeweled 49. Natural or Made-up? - Natural 50. Wash and go or Styled? - Wash and go 51. Modern vs. retro - Modern 52. Big purse vs. small purse - Big purse Sveta on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450407 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:23:50 +0000 Sveta 450407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is fun and very helpful. Great thinking, GP! 1. Casual or Dressy—definitely dressy 2. Minimal or Maximal—Less is More 3. Polished or RATE (Rough Around the Edges) - polished 4. Feminine or Androgynous - I have both elements so i sit out this one 5. Sleek or Frilly—sleek 6. Fitted or Flowy— again sit this out - wear both equaly 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender—the same as above 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom— on the bench: wear both 9. Classic or Trendy— if trendy defined as trying something new then I am trendy: get too bored with tried and true! 10. Singular or Schizophrenic— I don't think I have a well defined style at all so I must be Schizophrenic? Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store--in-store 12. Thrift or Retail - retail mostly with occasional thrift 13. Full price or Bargain price—bargain but can go full price for items i love 14. Tops or Bottoms—tops: much easier to shop for 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper—on the bench as I do both 16. Keep or Return—return: I need to play with an item in my closet to see if it worth keeping so my return rate is pretty high 17. Wear or Save—wear 18. Edit or Keep—edit 19. Dip or Dive—mostly dive now Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals—colors make me happy 21. Lights or Darks—darker 22. Warm or Cool—warm 23. Brights or Muted - bench on this one as I wear both. 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones - jewel tones 25. High contrast or Low contrast—high contrast 26. Matched or Mismatched—mismatched 27. Black or White—black 28. Black or Brown - bench 29. Gold or Silver—silver 30. Solids or Patterns—solids 31. Floral (or other organic nature-inspired patterns) or Geometric—geometric What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits - blouses 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves - long sleeves 34. Jacket or Cardigan - jacket 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan - tunic length 36. Skirt or Pants - bench 37. Skirt or Dress - bench 38. Mini or Midi - knee-length :-) 39. Leggings or Jeans - jeans and leans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies - skinnies 41. Bare legs or Hosiery - in my Canadian climate hosiery is mandatory 7 months in a year! 42. Heels or Flats - flats and low chunky heels 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels - stacked heels 44. Round toe or Pointy toe - round 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots - I have more knee-high boots now but I would wear ankle boots as well if I had them so i will sit it out 46. Sandals or Sneakers - sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace—bench as i wear both equally often 48. Bejeweled or Bare—bejeweled minimally 49. Natural or Made-up—minimum makeup 50. Wash and go or Styled—wash and go with a bit of product 51. Modern vs. retro - mostly modern 52. Big purse vs. small purse - I am a big girl so big purse all the way Nakidra on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450400 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:16:12 +0000 Nakidra 450400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Man!! Good thing I have a little free time this weekend!  I kid! This is great! YLF Team X Team Y challenge questions: Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Dressy 2. Minimal 3. Polished 4. Feminine 5. Sleek 6. Fitted 7. Waist definition 8. Volume on top 9. Classic 10. Schizophrenic (I’m a Classic Schizo!) Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online (3 kids under the age of 6 and work full time!!) 12. Retail (see above, don’t have time to bargain shop!) 13. Full price (bad habit, trying to get out of it!) 14. Tops or Bottoms—Shop for both equally) 15. Deliberate shopper—I’ve been stalking a pair of Frye boots for 2 years 16. Keep – I rarely return unless it’s a total miss – I’m pretty careful about what I buy so it’s not usually necessary 17.Save 18. Keep – ask my husband, I pretty much keep everything 19. Dip n 20. Colors or Neutrals—do you prefer colors, or neutrals like white, black, gray, brown & beige? – like them all 21. Dark 22. Warm 23. Muted 24. Jewel Tones 25. Low contrast 26. Matched 27. Black 28. Black 29. Gold or Silver—I wear both 30. Solids or Patterns—both! 31. Floral What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits - both 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves - both 34. Jacket or Cardigan - both 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan - both 36. Skirt or Pants - both 37. Skirt or Dress – both 38. Midi 39. Jeans 40. Skinnies 41. Hosiery 42. Heels or Flats - both 43. Stacked heels 44. Pointy toe 45. Knee high boots 46. Sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace—both 48. Bejeweled 49. Made-up 50. Styled 51. Modern 52. The biggest purse I can find!!! rae on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450395 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:09:14 +0000 rae 450395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great challenge! I should print this out and keep it with me when shopping. :) 1. Casual 2. Minimal or Maximal (bat for both) 3. RATE 4. Tomboy 5. Sleek 6. Fitted 7. Waist definition 8. Volume on top 9. Classic 10. Singular Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online 12. Thrift 13. Bargain! 14. Bottoms 15. Impulse or Deliberate (bat for both) 16. Return 17. Wear 18. Edit 19. Dip Colors & Patterns 20. Colors 21. Dark/Saturated 22. Cool (undertones) 23. Brights 24. Jewel tones 25. High contrast 26. Mismatched 27. Black 28. Black or Brown (bat for both) 29. Silver 30. Solids 31. Geometric What you Wear 32. Blouses 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves (bat for both) 34. Jacket 35. Cropped cardi 36. Pants 37. Dress 38. Midi 39. Jeans 40. Bootcut 41. Hosiery or Bare legs (bat for both) 42. Heels 43. Stacked heels 44. Round toe 45. Knee high boots 46. Sandals 47. Necklace 48. Bejeweled (this means jewelry, right? I don't have that many actual jewels) 49. Natural 50. Wash and go Suz on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450382 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:15:40 +0000 Suz 450382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ 1. Casual or Dressy — Dressy 2. Minimal or Maximal—Minimal 3. Polished or RATE —Polished 4. Feminine or Androgynous—BENCH, with a strong visual preference for androgynous 5. Sleek or Frilly—Sleek 6. Fitted or Flowy—Fitted 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender—Definition as a rule, but will also happily surrender 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom—Volume on bottom 9. Classic or Trendy—Classic....but inching my way towards trendy 10. Singular or Schizophrenic—Singular Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store--BENCH 12. Thrift or Retail—traditionally thrift, now retail 13. Full price or Bargain price—traditionally, bargain, now moving towards full price 14. Tops or Bottoms—BENCH - depends entirely on need 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper—BENCH (shop for basics very deliberately but will also buy on impulse if I see exactly the right thing.) 16. Keep or Return—Keep 17. Wear or Save—Wear 18. Edit or Keep—Edit 19. Dip or Dive—Dip Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals—BENCH 21. Lights or Darks—Darks (actually, medium intensity darks) 22. Warm or Cool—Cool 23. Brights or Muted—Muted 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones—Earth 25. High contrast or Low contrast—Low contrast but also love black or navy & white 26. Matched or Mismatched—Mismatch 27. Black or White—Black 28. Black or Brown- Black 29. Gold or Silver—BENCH 30. Solids or Patterns—Solids, but I will wear patterns and even mix them. 31. Floral (or other organic nature-inspired patterns) or Geometric—Geometric What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits—BENCH 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves—BENCH (this is entirely season dependent for me) 34. Jacket or Cardigan—Jacket 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan—Cropped 36. Skirt or Pants—BENCH 37. Skirt or Dress—BENCH 38. Mini or Midi—Hmmm. Mini. MODEST mini. <grin> 39. Leggings or Jeans—Jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies—Skinnies 41. Bare legs or Hosiery—Seasonal - prefer bare legs when I can 42. Heels or Flats—LOW heels (2 inch) 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels—Stacked 44. Round toe or Pointy toe—BENCH, but never TOO pointy 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots—Knee high 46. Sandals or Sneakers—Sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace—Scarf 48. Bejeweled or Bare—MINIMALLY bejewelled. 49. Natural or Made-up—MINIMAL makeup. 50. Wash and go or Styled—Wash and go ETA: Oh no! I forgot a couple! 51. Modern vs. retro—Modern (which can include some retro elements) 52. Big purse vs. small purse—Small, mostly because i am small. cheryle (Dianthus) on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450375 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:59:14 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 450375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ 1. Casual or Dressy—dressy 2. Minimal or Maximal—Less is More (do hats count) 3. Polished or RATE - polished. I try but fail with RATE 4. Feminine or Androgynous - feminine usually 5. Sleek or Frilly - I prefer sleek with some detail - is that cheating? 6. Fitted or Flowy—body conscious 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender- waist definition 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom - Both 9. Classic or Trendy—classic with a bit of trendy thrown in 10. Singular or Schizophrenic—all over the map these days Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store- both. I think it is fairly well split. 12. Thrift or Retail - retail only 13. Full price or Bargain price - I like a sale but will pay full price for items I love. 14. Tops or Bottoms—both fairly evenly 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper - I do both but more random. 16. Keep or Return—keep 17. Wear or Save—wear 18. Edit or Keep—keep (I edit regularly but still have a lot) 19. Dip or Dive—dip Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals—Black, white, grey and jewel tones 21. Lights or Darks—dark and rich colors 22. Warm or Cool— cooler colors 23. Brights or Muted - brights most often 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones - jewel all the way 25. High contrast or Low contrast - I'm not sure. I will have to keep an eye on what I prefer. 26. Matched or Mismatched—I seem to match even when trying not to. 27. Black or White—Love both 28. Black or Brown - black 29. Gold or Silver—silver almost exclusively 30. Solids or Patterns—more solids but some patterns 31. Floral - no preference either way What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits - both almost evenly 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves - both 34. Jacket or Cardigan - jackets but have had cardi years 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan - cropped 36. Skirt or Pants - skirts for dress/work pants for casual 37. Skirt or Dress - both but love the simplicity of dresses 38. Mini or Midi - knee length 39. Leggings or Jeans - jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies - skinny 41. Bare legs or Hosiery - weather driven 42. Heels or Flats - flats 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels - stacked 44. Round toe or Pointy toe - almond round 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots - knee high 46. Sandals or Sneakers - sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace—both 48. Bejeweled or Bare—Not a lot 49. Natural or Made-up—minimal make-up 50. Wash and go or Styled—minimal time - 40 minutes max from shower to leaving. ETA: Oh no! I forgot a couple! 51. Modern vs. retro - modern 52. Big purse vs. small purse - bigger bag to hold my stuff. Fruitful on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450356 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:49:39 +0000 Fruitful 450356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Another winning thread from you GP! I'm subbing to come back and read it tomorrow Mainelady on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450345 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:24:40 +0000 Mainelady 450345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is thought provoking and fun! Thanks! 1. Casual 2. Maximal 3. Polished 4. Androgynous 5. Sleek 6. Fitted 7. Waist definition 8. Volume on top 9. Classic 10. Singular 11. In store 12. Retail 13. Bargain 14. Tops 15. Deliberate 16. Keep 17. Wear 18. Edit 19. Dip 20. Neutral 21. Darks 22. Warm 23. Bright 24. Earth tones 25. High contrast 26. Mismatched-- can I call it tonal? 27. Black 28. Brown 29. Gold 30. Solids 31. Bench 32. Knits 33. Long sleeved 34. Jacket 35. Tunic 36. Pants 37. Skirt 38. Mini 39. Jeans 40. Bootcut 41. Bare legs 42. Heels 43. Stacked 44. Rounded 45. Knee high 46. Sandals 47. Necklace-- usually statement 48. Bejeweled 49. Made up, but minimal 50. Styled 51. Modern 52. Big purse RandomThoughts (Andrea) on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450309 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:11:27 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 450309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Casual or Dressy— Casual. However if responses should be based on "Do you tend to underdress or overdress?", it would be dressy. My style is typically very casual but I'm not an under-dresser when occasions call for dressy. 2. Minimal or Maximal—Probably lean toward Maximal 3. Polished or RATE - RATE 4. Feminine or Androgynous - This is tough because it begs the question "what is feminine?". Lots of folks in the blog response addressed this. In my mind, I dress femininely. 5. Sleek or Frilly— Sleek (I do like adornment, but not frilly) 6. Fitted or Flowy— Fitted 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender— waist definition 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom—Volume on top 9. Classic or Trendy— Trendy 10. Singular or Schizophrenic— Decidedly Schizo Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store--On-line. My preference is for in-store but my schedule doesn't allow, usually 12. Thrift or Retail - Retail 13. Full price or Bargain price— Bargain 14. Tops or Bottoms—Tops 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper—Deliberate. I do make impulse buys but I TRY to have a list and stick to it. I do find I am a "mission" shopper when alone. 16. Keep or Return—keep 17. Wear or Save—Wear 18. Edit or Keep— Keep with a strong desire to join Team Edit 19. Dip or Dive—Dive Colors & Patterns - I had to look in my closet to see what was really there 20. Colors or Neutrals—This is tough. There is a lot of color in my closet but I have to admit that my outfit base is Team Neutral 21. Lights or Darks— Dark and desaturated 22. Warm or Cool— Cool 23. Brights or Muted - Muted 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones - Earth 25. High contrast or Low contrast— Low Contrast 26. Matched or Mismatched—Mismatched (I like to say "go". They "go" but they don't match) 27. Black or White—Black, hands down 28. Black or Brown - tough one but... Black 29. Gold or Silver— Silver 30. Solids or Patterns—Solid but by a very close margin 31. Floral (or other organic nature-inspired patterns) or Geometric—bench. I have a mix What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits - Knits 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves - Long Sleeved 34. Jacket or Cardigan - Jacket 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan - Tunic 36. Skirt or Pants - Pants 37. Skirt or Dress - Skirt 38. Mini or Midi - Mini 39. Leggings or Jeans - Jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies - Tough choice but in the end, Skinnies 41. Bare legs or Hosiery - Hosiery 42. Heels or Flats - Heels 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels - Stacked, very firmly so 44. Round toe or Pointy toe - Round/square 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots - Knee High 46. Sandals or Sneakers - Sneakers, but only because I have to be. In my alternate lifestyle, I would switch teams ASAP 47. Scarf or Necklace—bench me. 48. Bejeweled or Bare—Bejeweled 49. Natural or Made-up—Madeup (but minimally) 50. Wash and go or Styled—Styled by necessity ETA: Oh no! I forgot a couple! 51. Modern vs. retro - modern 52. Big purse vs. small purse - big purse chewyspaghetti on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450296 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:33:11 +0000 chewyspaghetti 450296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I answered mine on my blog: <a href="http://chewyspaghetti.blogspot.com/2011/10/ylf-team-x-or-y-quiz.html" rel="nofollow">http://chewyspaghetti.blogspot.....-quiz.html</a> Thanks fr compiling this goldenpig- it's a fun way to get some clarity! Suz on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450260 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:15:01 +0000 Suz 450260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great thread, Natalie! I was going to launch something similar today, also following up on Fruitful's post, but with a wrinkle: I was going to ask people to give really quick gut level answers to the questions. I did this for myself last night and was surprised at some of my own responses! Back soon with a proper answer to the challenge. Lisa on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450255 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:11:05 +0000 Lisa 450255@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ 1. Casual or Dressy—I'm dressy for my work environment. 2. Minimal or Maximal—Less is More 3. Polished or RATE (Rough Around the Edges)-I think I'm closer to polished than RATE 4. Feminine or Androgynous-Not sure, BENCH. 5. Sleek or Frilly—Sleek, I like classic lines versus ruffles and frills. 6. Fitted or Flowy—I prefer fitted. 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender—I'm a bigger fan of waist definition to counteract my pear shape. 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom—I like bootcuts and my recent skirts are flared, so volume on the bottom. (although I do wear skinnies too) 9. Classic or Trendy—I am more classic than trendy, when I try trends it's only ever one or two at a time/per season. 10. Singular or Schizophrenic—Schizophrenic! I'm boho, classic, preppy, all in one. Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store--In-store, I really like to touch and feel the fabrics when I can. 12. Thrift or Retail-I very, very rarely thrift, too lazy. 13. Full price or Bargain price—My impulse ways leave me a full price shopper. I like a bargain but if I really want it, I just pull the trigger. 14. Tops or Bottoms—Tops, much easier for me to fit. 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper—I am still an impulse shopper but getting better at shopping with a list or specific item in mind. 16. Keep or Return—I'm still a big returning shopper. 17. Wear or Save—I am becoming more of a team wear right away person. 18. Edit or Keep—Still a keeper since my wardrobe purge is taking almost a year already. 19. Dip or Dive—I am always cautious with new trends/looks. Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals—My closet is full of few colors and needs more color. 21. Lights or Darks—Darks 22. Warm or Cool—Cool 23. Brights or Muted-Brights 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones-Jewel 25. High contrast or Low contrast—BENCH, I'm still figuring this out. Probably low contrast though. 26. Matched or Mismatched—Matched, my wardrobe has few colors in it. 27. Black or White—Black 28. Black or Brown--Black 29. Gold or Silver—Silver 30. Solids or Patterns—Solids 31. Floral (or other organic nature-inspired patterns) or Geometric—Moving away from florals, I'm really liking small patterns such as dots or stripes right now. What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits-Both but trying to add more blouses. I do wear a lot of button down shirts though. 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves-Both, due to climate although I am more often found with long sleeves because I am on team always cold. 34. Jacket or Cardigan-I'm a blazer gal. 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan-Tunic/hip length are more favorable for my skinny jeans. 36. Skirt or Pants-Still a jeans gal but I am starting to wear more skirts. 37. Skirt or Dress-I do own more dresses than skirts but two recent skirts I am wearing more often than dresses. 38. Mini or Midi-Midi 39. Leggings or Jeans-Jeans! 40. Bootcut or Skinnies-BENCH, I like and wear both. 41. Bare legs or Hosiery-I prefer hose, always did. 42. Heels or Flats-Flats 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels-Stacked 44. Round toe or Pointy toe-Round toe 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots-Knee high boots 46. Sandals or Sneakers-Sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace—BENCH I wear both. I always have something around my neck. 48. Bejeweled or Bare—I always wear jewelry, although most of it is dainty. 49. Until recently I always wore make-up and lots of it. Now I am going make-up free or very minimal and focusing more on my hair. 50. Styled hair, which is funny because I used to wear make-up and not style my hair, now I've flipped. Mo on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450182 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:28:31 +0000 Mo 450182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think this is a lot to digest at once but here goes: 1. Casual, but my peers in the mountains think I'm dressier than average 2. Minimal 3. Polished but barely 4. Feminine 5. Sleek or Frilly - bench, combo of both 6. Fitted 7. Waist definition 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom see #6 9. Classic or Trendy bench - don't like 'classic' looks but tread slowly into trends 10. Singular Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online 12. Retail 13. Bargain price 14. Tops or Bottoms—bench 15.Deliberate shopper 16. Keep 17. Wear when the climate allows 18. Keep 19. Dip Colors & Patterns BENCH on most of these - I wear what looks good on me period. 20. Colors or Neutrals—bench 21. Lights or Darks—bench 22. Warm or Cool— no idea 23. Brights or Muted--bench 24. Jewel Tones 25. High contrast or Low contrast— bench 26. 27. Black or White—bench 28. Black or Brown - bench 29. silver for EVERYTHING 30. Moving to solids after years of patterns 31. Geometric— What you Wear 32. Knits 33. sleeves are completely climate dictated, and not indicative of my style at all 34. Jacket 35. Cropped 36. Skirt or Pants--bench 37. Skirt or Dress--bench 38. Mini 39. Jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies--bench 41. Bare legs 42. Heels or Flats--bench 43. Stacked heels 44. Round toe 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots--bench 46. Sandals or Sneakers-- sneakers for work sandals for play 47. Necklace 48. Bare 49. Natural with 5 min of help ha ha 50. Wash and go hair And to be fair, I think a lot of this depends on what you are dressing for, ie work, play and the climate you are dealing with. Kate on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450153 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:06:34 +0000 Kate 450153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ YLF Team X Team Y challenge questions: Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Dressy 2. Minimal 3. Polished 4. Feminine 5. Sleek 6. Fitted 7. Waist definition 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom—BENCH (or no volume) 9. Classic 10. Singular Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online 12. Retail 13. Bargain price 14. Tops 15. Deliberate shopper 16. Keep if I bought it in the store, return if I bought it online 17. Wear 18. Edit 19. Dip Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals—BENCH 21. Darks 22. Warm 23. Muted 24. Earth Tones 25. Low contrast 26. Mismatched 27. Black 28. Brown 29. Silver 30. Solids 31. Geometric What you Wear 32. Knits - but I'm trying to change this! 33. Short sleeves 34. Cardigan 35. Cropped Cardigan 36. Skirt or Pants - BENCH 37. Skirt or Dress - BENCH 38. Midi 39. Leggings or Jeans - BENCH 40. Bootcut 41. Bare legs 42. Heels (1-2") 43. Stacked heels 44. Round toe 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots - BENCH 46. Sandals 47. Scarf 48. Bejeweled 49. Made-up Naturally (minimal make-up) 50. Wash and go Janet on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450145 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:49:13 +0000 Janet 450145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow, GP! What a great idea, and thanks for compiling this. I am going to sit down and really answer all of these questions -- I think I was on the fence about a lot of these in months past, but I'm getting a stronger sense of my style now. Terrific exercise! goldenpig on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450144 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:48:13 +0000 goldenpig 450144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Diana, that's a great suggestion--I am going to add Organic to the floral, because I like a lot of nature patterns (leaves & stuff). HelenInCanada on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450143 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:47:07 +0000 HelenInCanada 450143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this exercise! (Feels like I am taking a college course - an enjoyable one!...You are a natural teacher, goldenpig!) YLF Team X Team Y challenge questions: Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Casual or Dressy— (Not sloppy) Casual, most days! 2. Minimal or Maximal— Minimal 3. Polished or RATE (Rough Around the Edges)- RATE, though I would love to be more polished! 4. Feminine or Androgynous- Feminine 5. Sleek or Frilly— Sleek (most of the time, though I have fantasy looks too) 6. Fitted or Flowy— Flowy!!! 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender— Waist Surrender these days - very freeing! 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom— Volume on Top 9. Classic or Trendy— Classic 10. Singular or Schizophrenic— Schizo, all the way!!! Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store-- Store - safer than credit cards in my hands & unlimited choices! 12. Full price or Thrift - Thrift 13. Full price or Bargain price— Bargain Price 14. Tops or Bottoms— Tops 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper— Impulse 16. Keep or Return— Keep 17. Wear or Save— Wear, for sure! 18. Edit or Keep— Keep - my closet is overstuffed! 19. Dip or Dive— Dip Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals— On the bench! 21. Lights or Darks— Darks 22. Warm or Cool— I need more schooling in this! 23. Brights or Muted - Muted 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones - Jewel Tones 25. High contrast or Low contrast— Low Contrast 26. Matched or Mismatched— Mismatched 27. Black or White— Black 28. Black or Brown - Black 29. Gold or Silver— Silver 30. Solids or Patterns— On the bench - such a variety of moods! 31. Floral or Geometric— Geometric What you Wear 32. Knits 33. Long Sleeves 34. Cardigan 35. On the bench 36. On the bench again - how can you pick?! 37. On the bench - depends on my mood and the occasion! 38. Midi 39. Leggings - oh so comfy! 40. Bootcut, hands down 41. Bare legs, except in winter! 42. Flats 43. Stacked - are you kidding me - of course! 44. Rounded Toe 45. Ankle Boots - love 'em 46. Sandals 47. On thebench! 48. Bejewelled 49. On the bench - again, depends on the occasion and my mood! 50. Team On the Go! (though in my youth I was known to spend hours on my hair!) Whew, thank God for 'older & wiser'! Diana on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450141 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:44:30 +0000 Diana 450141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is a fun exercise - thanks, natalie! Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Casual or Dressy? Dressy 2. Minimal or Maximal? Maximal 3. Polished or RATE (Rough Around the Edges): RATE 4. Feminine or Androgynous: Feminine 5. Sleek or Frilly: Frilly 6. Fitted or Flowy: Fitted 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender: Definition 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom: top, to balance my pear, but I do both 9. Classic or Trendy: trendy 10. Singular or Schizophrenic: Schizophrenic by choice - way more fun! Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store: store since I definitely have better luck there, but I do shop a lot online too and it supports my stalkerish tendencies... 12. Thrift or Retail: Retail 13. Full price or Bargain price: Bargain! 14. Tops or Bottoms: tops 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper: deliberate (since i am a bargain stalker), but I do not really have a list either 16. Keep or Return: Keep 17. Wear or Save: wear 18. Edit or Keep: Keep 19. Dip or Dive: dip Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals: Colors! 21. Lights or Darks: Dark 22. Warm or Cool: Cool I guess, but I wear both all the time 23. Brights or Muted: Brights 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones: Jewel tones 25. High contrast or Low contrast: High contrast all the way 26. Matched or Mismatched: Mismatch although I'm more likely to wear opposite colors together (see High contrast above) 27. Black or White—Black 28. Black or Brown: Black 29. Gold or Silver—silver, but I like gold too 30. Solids or Patterns—patterns, and yes, I mix 31. Floral or Geometric—Floral, although I prefer the descriptor Organic What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits: Knits (I am the Queen of Handknits after all) 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves: short in summer, long in winter... but no preference really 34. Jacket or Cardigan: Cardi 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan: cropped 36. Skirt or Pants: skirt 37. Skirt or Dress: dress 38. Mini or Midi: mini 39. Leggings or Jeans: jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies: bootcut, but it's close 41. Bare legs or Hosiery: bare legs 42. Heels or Flats: um, what does 1-2" heels fall under? It has a heel but looks kinda flat? 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels: stacked 44. Round toe or Pointy toe: round 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots: knee high 46. Sandals or Sneakers: sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace: scarf, or both! 48. Bejeweled or Bare: bejeweled 49. Natural or Made-up: natural 50. Wash and go or Styled: wash and go goldenpig on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450133 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:29:44 +0000 goldenpig 450133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Here are my answers. Eye opener--I'm surprised by how many teams I've switched since joining YLF! YLF Team X Team Y challenge questions: Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Casual or Dressy—Used to be casual all the way, now I'm Team Dressy! 2. Minimal or Maximal—Used to be minimal, but now it's Go Team ALGO! 3. Polished or RATE (Rough Around the Edges)--Polished 4. Feminine or Androgynous--Feminine 5. Sleek or Frilly—Frilly 6. Fitted or Flowy—Hmmm...fitted I think. But I like a combination of fitted on top and flowy on the bottom. 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender—Waist definition, all the way! (Which is hard to do as an apple) 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom—Volume on bottom (although I'm starting to try and like volume on top!) 9. Classic or Trendy—Trendy 10. Singular or Schizophrenic—Schizophrenic! But now that I know my style I am getting better at keeping things consistent with my style. Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store--Online (but I have better luck keeping things when I try on and buy in-store). 12. Thrift or Retail--retail (I am not savvy enough to pick out the thrifted treasures--I think I need a tutorial!) 13. Full price or Bargain price—Mostly full price, but I'm obsessive about asking for price adjustments if/when things I buy go on sale! :) 14. Tops or Bottoms—Used to be mainly tops but I'm becoming more equal. 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper—probably deliberate, but I've become more impulsive lately! 16. Keep or Return—Return--I buy and return tons of stuff! I'd say only about 20% of what I buy actually stays in my closet. 17. Wear or Save—Mostly Wear--if I don't love it enough to rip the tags off and wear it right away, it usually gets returned! 18. Edit or Keep--I was keep, but I just got through a big purge so I'm trying to be Edit! My motto is now "Love it or Leave it"...if it doesn't make me feel totally fab it goes! 19. Dip or Dive—Team Scuba Dive!!! Wooo!!! Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals—Colors, baby! 21. Lights or Darks—Darks 22. Warm or Cool—I wear both, but more cool colors I think. 23. Brights or Muted--Initially I said brights, but I'm changing to Bench, looking at my pics I like both brights and muted colors. 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones--jewel tones, but I like autumny earth tones too. 25. High contrast or Low contrast—High contrast 26. Matched or Mismatched—Matched 27. Black or White—Black 28. Black or Brown--That's tough, I'll have to sit this one out since I love both! 29. Gold or Silver—both for jewelry and clothes--silver 30. Solids or Patterns—and if you do patterns, do you do pattern mixing? Patterns all the way, and lots of mixing!!! 31. Floral or Geometric—Floral What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits--Used to be knits, now I'm blouses (esp. pussy bow blouses!) 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves--I wear both but prefer short sleeves 34. Jacket or Cardigan--used to be Team Cardigan all the way, now I'm Team Jacket! 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan--hip length 36. Skirt or Pants--used to be pants, now I'm skirts 37. Skirt or Dress--skirt (but I like dresses too) 38. Mini or Midi--yay midis!!! 39. Leggings or Jeans--jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies--skinnies (a new convert here) 41. Bare legs or Hosiery--bare legs 42. Heels or Flats--used to be Team Flats, now I've become Team Heels! 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels--stacked 44. Round toe or Pointy toe--pointy 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots--knee high 46. Sandals or Sneakers--used to be sneakers, now I'm sandals 47. Scarf or Necklace—necklace (but starting to learn how to wear scarves) 48. Bejeweled or Bare—bare (but starting to buy more jewelry) 49. Natural or Made-up—natural 50. Wash and go or Styled—wash and go 51. Retro 52. Big purse goldenpig on "Team-Picking Challenge!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-picking-challenge#post-450115 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:08:26 +0000 goldenpig 450115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was inspired by Fruitful's thread about how she had a lightbulb moment and realized that Angie's posts on picking teams was more than just a fun poll but a way to define and refine your style. And by Laurinda saying she would use the Team X Team Y posts as a quiz for her girlfriends. <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/team-this-team-that-lightbulb-moment" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ulb-moment</a> So, I had another lightbulb moment and thought, why not combine those ideas and make it into a YLF challenge? I think this will really help each of us figure out our own style! Plus, it will be a fascinating read to see each member's replies. I bet we'll even be able to figure out who are style twins by people's responses to these questions. So, without further ado, here are 50 Team X Team Y questions for you to answer. I selected some from Angie's list of Team X Team Y posts, and added a bunch of my own as well. And, as Angie says--over to you, and no batting for both teams! (If you can't decide, you can sit on the bench). PS, if you want to post one or a few representative looks of your style, I think that would be great! It will really help us visualize how you put these questions all together! YLF Team X Team Y challenge questions: Personal Style and Silhouettes 1. Casual or Dressy—do you tend to underdress or overdress? 2. Minimal or Maximal—Less is More, or A Lot Going On? 3. Polished or RATE (Rough Around the Edges) 4. Feminine or Androgynous 5. Sleek or Frilly—do you prefer simple looks or embellished with ruffles, bows etc.? 6. Fitted or Flowy—body conscious or voluminous looks? 7. Waist definition or Waist surrender—do you like to have your waist showing or hidden? 8. Volume on top or Volume on bottom—tunics/ponchos with leggings/skinny jeans or fitted tops and full skirts? 9. Classic or Trendy—do you stick with the tried and true or do you always like to try something new? 10. Singular or Schizophrenic—do you stick with your one well-defined style or do you mix it up with lots of different looks? Shopping, Wardrobe and Wearing Habits 11. Online or In-store--where do you mostly shop? 12. Thrift or Retail 13. Full price or Bargain price—do you mostly buy full-price items, or do you always wait for sales before you buy something? 14. Tops or Bottoms—do you mostly shop for tops or for bottoms? 15. Impulse or Deliberate shopper—do you tend to buy things impulsively when you first see them, or do you think and wait for a long time before purchasing something? Also related, do you buy things randomly that you see and like, or only look for a specific item that you know you need? 16. Keep or Return—do you pretty much keep everything once you buy it, or do you buy a lot and return most of it after trying it at home? 17. Wear or Save—do you rip the tags off and wear right away or do you let things sit in your closet for a long time? 18. Edit or Keep—are you minimal or maximal in number of items in your wardrobe? Are you a ruthless purger or do you save a lot of your clothes? 19. Dip or Dive—when trying trends or new looks for you, do you dip your toes in the water or do you dive right in? Colors & Patterns 20. Colors or Neutrals—do you prefer colors, or neutrals like white, black, gray, brown & beige? 21. Lights or Darks—do you prefer lighter colors like pastels or darker colors? 22. Warm or Cool—do you wear warmer or cooler colors? 23. Brights or Muted 24. Earth Tones or Jewel Tones 25. High contrast or Low contrast—do you prefer high contrast or monochromatic looks? 26. Matched or Mismatched—do you try to match colors or wear different shades of the same color? 27. Black or White—which do you wear more, black or white? 28. Black or Brown 29. Gold or Silver—both for jewelry and clothes 30. Solids or Patterns—and if you do patterns, do you do pattern mixing? 31. Floral (or other organic nature-inspired patterns) or Geometric—which type of pattern do you prefer? What you Wear 32. Blouses or Knits 33. Long sleeves or Short sleeves 34. Jacket or Cardigan 35. Cropped or Tunic/hip length Cardigan 36. Skirt or Pants 37. Skirt or Dress 38. Mini or Midi 39. Leggings or Jeans 40. Bootcut or Skinnies 41. Bare legs or Hosiery 42. Heels or Flats 43. Stilettos or Stacked heels 44. Round toe or Pointy toe 45. Knee high boots or Ankle boots 46. Sandals or Sneakers 47. Scarf or Necklace—how do you like to adorn your neck? 48. Bejeweled or Bare—do you wear jewelry or not? 49. Natural or Made-up—do you wear makeup? 50. Wash and go or Styled—do you routinely spend time blow drying, curling and/or putting products in your hair? ETA: Oh no! I forgot a couple! 51. Modern vs. retro 52. Big purse vs. small purse