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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Thoughts on florals https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:51:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php slim cat on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411602 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:48:05 +0000 slim cat 2411602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ "patterns that echo something about themselves, hair type, body shape"- is so true for me - thank you @ophelia! My straight body without curves or long hair, or some more feminine features is opposite to the sweetness of pure floral pattern. Some angular, geometric print could actually look better on my body ( at least to my eye ). I do like All Saints and that particular top -it just doesn't like it back - lol . Suz on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411601 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:28:39 +0000 Suz 2411601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ophelia, I think in that style bible Jaime has referred us to (The Triumph of Individual Style) they talk about exactly what you say here. Patterns generally feel best to us. if they reflect something about our ffeatures or body type. Though I don't know how that relates to Angie's preference for large scale abstract florals -- since she is small framed and not abstracted, LOL. :)  For myself, it makes a lot of sense -- my facial bone structure is angular (though my features are not) and my hair, when short, is also quite straight (it is wavy if longer but I never wear it that way) -- so stripes/ checks and other geometrics are harmonious.  ophelia on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411599 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:05:02 +0000 ophelia 2411599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri, I was wondering about your hair and then read Carla's post. Somewhere in the distant past, I read that people are often attracted to patterns that echo something about themselves, hair type, body shape and/or face lines, and it certainly is the case for me. My hair and shape are curly and curvy, and I had to stretch to wear stripes and plaids and geometric designs. I'll wear all the florals in all the colors. Always loved them and probably always will. For some reason, maybe I was raised under a rock, I don't have associations that others do with prints or with colors as twee or sweet (and I'm not exactly sweet, ha). To me, florals are flowers. I like flowers. Simple minded I guess, lol. I do tend to have a style that could be described as "boho," although I don't think that word is very accurate. Carla on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411598 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:49:13 +0000 Carla 2411598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Florals work best for me in the summer, when I let my hair air dry and it is very curly.  Medium to larger round floral prints work best.  I wear the dark floral turtleneck in the winter when I mostly dry my hair straight - but it looks better if I add some wave or curl back with a curling iron.  <div> </div> Aquamarine on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411597 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:10:38 +0000 Aquamarine 2411597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like abstract florals in not-soft colors…but only in small doses and only in tops. I prefer stripes, but I’m a prep at heart I guess. Too bad about that AllSaints top. I agree quality has gone downhill—as prices have gone up. So frustrating. Peri on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411596 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:47:56 +0000 Peri 2411596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Indigoprint, interesting! But sorry, I can't separate it that way. Too many categories would ensue. For me, if it is flowers it's a floral. But I see it is definitely a statement print of flowers, good idea! Maybe that's why I like it. I admire concert Ts but would feel like a poser because I don't go to concerts. So if it had been better quality I could have worn a floral "concert" T!  Indigoprint on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411593 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:12:44 +0000 Indigoprint 2411593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri, not to be picky, but I do not look at that T as a floral...it is a statement print. not to different from a concert T shirt..  Too me floral has to be an all overdesign.  Up to other Fabbers...... Lovely shirt too bad it did not work out. Peri on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411592 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:01:04 +0000 Peri 2411592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ JAileen, I would find that print too busy. I don't love paisley either, but a floral inside a paisley pattern, on a small scale so there has to be a lot of them. That would be a bit much for me. Maybe that's what is bothering you?  Peri on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411591 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:56:20 +0000 Peri 2411591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Lisa, interesting...masculine. I hadn't thought of that. And Suz claims boyish. That's masculine with a spark! That may be the energy I'm shying away from in geometrics. I don't see myself as "feminine" in the traditional use of the word, but I can see that I like softer images, especially if they have their own kind of edge. And yes, such a disappointment in quality. You had a post on declining quality. What I did was refuse to put up with it...returned the T and cited quality as the reason.  And Suz, thanks, that makes sense that florals have so much variety. So that would explain why the "right" floral really hits, while some don't. In your set, I would love that Anthropologie Hadley shirt.  Angie, thanks! I will solve the mystery of the Finds at some point, if it is on my end as I think. I think overall I do like big florals best, but mostly dark! Irina, I love those. And I'm with you on the dark and moody. Sal, I like that red dress middle bottom row! I think in general I'm not feeling the bright flowers either. I guess I'm feeling moody and want moody flowers to match. But this is long term so maybe I need to figure out why I'm moody! :) JAileen on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411590 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:53:59 +0000 JAileen 2411590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri, your top is gorgeous!  Too bad it didn’t work out. I mostly don’t wear florals, except for scarves.  I mentioned on Lisa’s thread that I have this paisley shirt that I don’t like to wear.  It kind of looks like a twee floral, and that might be the problem.<div> </div><div>Patterns I love: stripes, plaid, polka dots, animals (dogs, butterflies, fish, etc.), and tie dye.  </div> Sal on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411588 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:09:56 +0000 Sal 2411588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love that top Peri! And I love florals but right now I am finding them tricky to wear....as a spring I have tended to like brighter ones rather than softer or darker - and as a tall person I also like bigger patterns rather than smaller.  But at the moment bigger and brighter ones are not feeling as good on me. My florals and almost florals are below. The black floral, maroon floral and blue skirt are all in the holding zone right now.  The blue dress does not get a lot of wear but I still like it. The first three get the most wear but for winter only the long sleeve dress is going to be worn. Irina on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411586 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:56:44 +0000 Irina 2411586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like florals as a print. I only have two tops in my wardrobe and they are exactly the kind of florals I wear. My florals should be either black or oversized, they should not be in a “pretty “ category but have rather some edge to it. AllSaints is one of the brands whose florals I like, dark and moody. Sizing doesn’t work for me but it’s a different issue. I have more conventional florals in my silk scarves.  Angie on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411584 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:46:38 +0000 Angie 2411584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Peri! Here is your FIND. Pretty tee! Too bad it didn't work out.  Angie on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411583 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:45:58 +0000 Angie 2411583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Personally, I like BIG, abstract florals! Preferably colourful and spaced out. Here are all the florals in my current wardrobe.  I tend towards stripes, dots, plaids, and horse-y patterns. Although am partial to a floral if it ticks off the boxes.  Suz on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411582 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:43:10 +0000 Suz 2411582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That's a great top, Peri. A sophisticated floral! Too bad the quality was no good.  I probably shouldn't have generalized about florals so broadly. They're harder for me to find/ pick and I tire of them faster than geometrics, which I never tire of. But my style is strongly "boyish" so geometrics suit me more easily.  I still think it's the case that more can "go wrong" in a floral pattern for any given wearer. With geometrics, you need to think about scale, contrast level, and colour and yes, I suppose, the yin/yang of it all. With florals, it is all of those factors but there are more shapes that might or might not appeal, and often florals are multicoloured, and there are various possible backgrounds, and so on.  I do like a lot of florals, though! I also wear them in scarves very happily and don't tire of those.  My floral or floral-adjacent items below. (Including the pink sweater I forgot about in an earlier thread!)  LJP on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411581 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:31:49 +0000 LJP 2411581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well my immediate reaction to your All Saints too was/is “ I love it !” . That’s a floral I could wear and I see why you love it . Too bad about the screening quality . I hear you re dots , stripes , plaids etc . I think for some people they are fun , but for others they read too masculine . Or not soothing to the eye as you mentioned . Peri on "Thoughts on florals" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thoughts-on-florals#post-2411580 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:08:19 +0000 Peri 2411580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was surprised in LJP's post that many responses said that florals are the hardest pattern to wear. To me they are the easiest and the pattern I'm most drawn to. I always feel like graphics are harder...stripes, polka dots, checks, plaid, etc. I have a few striped tops and one polka dot and I feel "okay" when I wear them, but not really fantastic. I feel really off in plaid and don't own any anymore. Somehow all those seem more cheery, or energetic, or upbeat than I often feel.  Food for thought. Suz said that people who like florals tend to like a specific kind. I do fall in the dark floral family. All of my florals are on a black or navy background, and they just hit me as really beautiful. Some are big and bold, and others are small, but they are all dark florals, and for me they feel more restful than energetic. I would have loved this top I ordered:  <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nordstrom.com/s/crystal-anna-floral-t-shirt/8733533?origin=coordinating-8733533-0-1-PDP_1-recbot-vertex_ymal_v3&recs_placement=PDP_1&recs_strategy=vertex_ymal_v3&recs_source=recbot&recs_page_type=product&recs_seed=8468435&color=BLACK&size=small">https://www.nordstrom.com/s/cr.....3-0-1-PDP_</a> Sadly I had to return it. AllSaints used to do beautiful printing (silk screen, I'm not sure) but this was that rubbery feeling overlay that I can't tolerate. Sad decline in quality. But it is an example of the florals I love. Nothing sweet or shy about it, but still it feels soothing. (And sorry, Finds is still not working for me. Angie said it was fixed so I think the problem is on my end. Some privacy setting or such that I'm not aware of.) Anyway, where do you fall? Are florals the hardest to wear or not?