https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:49:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2377149 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:17:49 +0000 Olive Green 2377149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The coat in number 4 is lovely and long, you look tall and rather commanding. Very handsome look.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2377143 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:29:30 +0000 SarahD8 2377143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the proportions in #5! That look has a fun 70s integrity to it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2376208 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:57:19 +0000 Lisa 2376208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ali these tonal looks are great. I like #2 best it looks like a classic combination but with a twist with the belt bag. I like #7 next because of the peek of white from the coat and the larger crossbody bag. But all these outfits are winning combinations. Your tonal dressing experiment is a success! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375884 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:31:27 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2375884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div><b>Slim cat</b>, that's an interesting observation about gray. The colors I wear have a lot of gray or black in them, so a lot of times gray is a good neutral for me. But I know what you mean; some grays drag me down visually, too. <br /></div><div>Yes, <b>Roberta</b>--sea tones. I love them!<br /></div>Thanks for your thoughts, <b>Star</b>. The bag went with the olive coat in real life, too, better than I expected.<br /><b>Sal</b>, I am pretty sure I'm a soft summer. I feel my coloring is muted and cool. I can also happily wear some warmer, muted colors. My eyes are similar to the color of the pullover; they look gray-aqua-blue to me.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375874 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:41:17 +0000 Sal 2375874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love these looks and the variety from more sporty to more dressy here. I like the grey the best too but I think they all work.</p> <p>This tonal dressing looks very natural on you - it really works well. It makes me think you are probably a soft summer or soft autumn? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375869 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:08:29 +0000 Star (Lise) 2375869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The last two with the dark olive puffer are my favorites.&nbsp; Especially 6.&nbsp; Something about the shade of green of the Biba bag looks very good with the puffer.&nbsp; &nbsp;On my screen anyway :).&nbsp; The olive boots work better for me and the pop of shearling adds some contrast that I like.&nbsp; Well Done!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375868 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:57:57 +0000 Roberta 2375868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All the shades of the sea on a cloudy day!&nbsp; 100% successful AND you look like you're enjoying it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375848 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:51:43 +0000 slim cat 2375848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #6-7 the best and #4 for slightly different vibe ( nice coat in pretty color - well done! ). <br />I think certain grey shades work better with some blue, green undertones - classic grey feels a bit harsh for me ( it's an &nbsp;unforgiving color on myself - only brings out the greying hair and washes me out completely &nbsp;). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375838 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:38:37 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2375838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div><b>Carla</b>, I'd love to be stylishly hanging out with you in Germany!</div><div><b>Brooklyn</b>, great idea to add some shine. I gravitate toward non-shiny jewelry. I tried a necklace and took it off. Just seemed too busy to me. But thinking now, I could have tried a different one. I do have some clothes with subtle metallic elements. Food for thought! Thanks for the ideas.<br /></div><div><b>Jaime</b>, thank you. Puffers were the choice today for me, for warmth. <br /></div><div>Thanks, <b>Indigoprint</b>. I got the bag on a trip to Spain, so it has fond memories. <br /></div><div><b>Bijou</b>, I'm not a big hat wearer, but I do really like this style of cap. Still, I am not in the habit of wearing them. I like how a hat can add so much to an outfit, though.<br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375832 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 03:43:54 +0000 Bijou 2375832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look lovely in these with #5 being my favourite. The base outfit in #1 is just lovely on you - that soft green really suits you and I love the fluid yet somewhat tailored fit of your clothes. As a lover of hats, I think it is a great accessory and looks fashion forward, so great that it has a dual purpose of keeping you warm on a cold day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375825 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:36:36 +0000 Indigoprint 2375825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done. Love that Biba bag. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375815 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:34:41 +0000 Jaime 2375815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this experiment in tonal dressing. The base outfit is excellent - the flares are super on you. I like the first and last coat best, as much for the silhouette as the colors, which work in all of these. Great looks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375802 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:03:40 +0000 Brooklyn 2375802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a beautiful and unusual colour. I would like some too. Very Australian! Lovely palette with great textural variation. You have such a great wardrobe. Well done. </p> <p>My favourites are 6 and 7, probably because they align with my own colour preferences. (But we all do that don’t we?) I like the level of contrast here. Also in 2/3. </p> <p>I’d love to see a bit of shine, but I appreciate that’s hard to add to a winter outfit. Easy to add necklace or bangles in summer. I wonder if you’d be up for metallic clothing? I recently purchased an olive jumper with a metallic thread. Quite unusual. I also have greenish-bronze jumpers with a metallic thread. Easier to find. I think both would work well with this palette. Just something to think about! </p> <p>Thanks for the shout out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375798 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:31:43 +0000 Carla 2375798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The silouhette of those flared bottoms is THE pants silouhette I’m seeing trending here in Germany! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375796 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:21:54 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2375796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Aw, thanks, everyone!</div><div><b>Carol</b>, I do like the bag, but I don't use it often because I prefer my leather ones. It's a good size for wallet, sunglasses case, lipstick, tour maps, passport, etc. I bought it along with, or shortly after, the matching backpack, which I got specifically for a Europe trip. I use the backpack a lot--I carry it with my music to piano lessons. I like having the matching set for travel. Not that I really carry them together, but it just makes outfit planning easy, and the belt bag can fit easily into the backpack.&nbsp;</div><div>And thanks for the compliment on proportions! I am a little under 5'5." Probably 5'4", but I was 5'5" for so long, and I'm in a bit of denial about my height shrinkage--LOL!</div><div><b>Dee</b>, <b>Suz</b>, and <b>Angie</b>, I'm enjoying your examples, too. I like how this unofficial challenge speaks to me and gets some ideas flowing about new combinations. <b>Suz</b>, that Patagonia coat is an unusually stylish sporty one. A sister-in-law handed it down to me, and I've often thought of culling it, because it's kind of an in-between style for me, but maybe that's part of how t has proved so darn useful. And: two-way zip, for biking and driving!<br /></div></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375791 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:06:13 +0000 Suz 2375791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is fascinating. I like all the variations, but feel particularly fond of #6/7 -- maybe because there's a bit more contrast (at least on screen) in those versions.&nbsp;</p> <p>The sporty raincoat in 5 looks surprisingly amazing here -- nice proportions with the cords, as Carol noted. And the core outfit in #1 is also lovely on you. Such a restful hue!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375790 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:05:42 +0000 Dee 2375790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, welcome to the tonal party, lots of fab combinations. Love this soft muted colour palette, and &nbsp;why not add some adjacent colours into the mix, I think its creates very harmonious.outfits. Favs are. # 5 and #6, but all work really well together. Looks like we both found this tonal experiment quite helpful in identifying new colour combinations to try. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375788 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:58:48 +0000 Angie 2375788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER Fab all round!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Sharan</b>, like <b>Dee</b> and<b> Brooklyn</b>, tonal dressing - and <i>tonal-adjacent dressing</i>! - is an intuitive, organic and natural way for you to dress. It's WONDERFUL that even you - who are a pro at this! - is finding new ways to pull together tonal looks from your wardrobe :)&nbsp;</p> <p>#8 brings it all together! VERY NICELY DONE.&nbsp;</p> <p>LOVE the olive with the eucalyptus! Like the bit of high contrast shearling coming through too. #7 is my fave! Love #4 too.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375784 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:43:25 +0000 Carol 2375784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The first thing I notice is the proportions--I wonder if you have a talent for outfit proportions. Of course, you do look tall, so that could be it. But I would guess you have a good sense of proportions. Do you tailor a lot?</p> <p>The second is I thought of the movie "Anastasia--"her outdoor look.&nbsp; No spoilers, please--I have yet to see it.</p> <p>That fanny-pack style purse--I have been thinking of getting one. How do you like it?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-in-eucalyptus#post-2375781 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:28:09 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2375781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>Inviting myself to the tonal dressing party! Thanks to <b>SarahD8</b> for <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tonal-dressing-video-style-shift-musings">getting the party started here</a>. I watched the video she shared and found it fascinating, if a little difficult to imagine translating to my wardrobe. But Sarah and other Fabbers, including Angie, have given a lot of inspiration on the forum for putting the ideas into use. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I took an outfit that I have worn before, a pullover and cords that I bought separately but that coordinate almost as if they were made to go together, in shades I would describe as eucalyptus. (These pieces are almost monochromatic, I would say? But not dyed to match.) Then I experimented with different coats, footwear, and bags. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>1) the basic outfit, blue-green pullover (Everlane) and cords (Lucky), with gray booties (Mephisto)</div><div>2) with gray tweed-pattern puffer (OSKA), stone belt bag (Everlane), gray micro-check wool cap (Boston Scully), gray gloves</div><div>3) same as 2, but swapping the stone bag for dark green leather cross-body (Biba)</div><div>4) same as 3, but swapping the puffer for a long teal coat (made by me, reverses to black)</div><div>5) same as 4, but swapping the coat for a short eucalyptus-colored raincoat (Patagonia) that matches the cords</div><div>6) same as 5, but swapping the coat for dark olive puffer (Lauren Ralph Lauren) and the booties for dark olive suede ones (LaCanadienne)</div><div>7) same as 6, but swapping the bag for dark olive bag (AllSaints)<br /></div><div>8) the coats, bags, cap, gloves</div><div><br /></div><div>Some thoughts on the experiment: Without thinking about tonal dressing, I wouldn't have reached for the dark olive puffer for this outfit, nor would i have paired the olive booties with it. (I credit <b>Brooklyn</b> for planting the idea of using adjacent colors to invent tonal looks.) And I wouldn't have put the dark green bag with the olive coat, because they don't <i>match</i>. However, with the eucalyptus outfit under the coat, I quite like the more blue-ish green bag. And maybe it helps create a tonal vibe, rather than simply a teal + dark olive look.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The gray coat and booties is my first impulse. While I like the long teal coat as a color option, it's not an everyday pick, because of its length. And the Patagonia coat in eucalyptus isn't a common pick for me, either, unless I'm doing errands by bike or going for a walk or something. It feels sportier than my usual style. It's so odd how I latch onto these ideas, and they limit what I consider putting together in outfits!</div><div><br /></div><div>The cap is in each outfit, from necessity: the chill today makes it hat weather.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm interested to hear your thoughts. <br /></div></p>