https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:46:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1930141 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:25:31 +0000 Christina F. 1930141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>3style, the soles are the exact same between both styles. So I’d expect the problem to be about the same for you. </p> <p>lyn and cindy - thank you! I was in such a rush thag I didn’t check the picture carefully before I posted it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1930112 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:43:12 +0000 cindysmith 1930112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it, especially after I saw the close-up of the shoes. The other pic almost made the pants look too long (in that dreaded "neither here nor there" kind of way), but it looks like that's about the angle, as it looks so cute in the 2nd.pic </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1930083 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:17:54 +0000 lyn67 1930083@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A fab look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1930043 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:15:41 +0000 3style 1930043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve got the Mayari in silver and have been debating getting another one or trying the Gizeh. My only complaint is that I tried the Mayari on slightly rough pavement and kept getting debris in my sandals, more than I would expect. Do you find the two styles very similar? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929845 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:57:13 +0000 Christina F. 1929845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div><b>3style</b>, I love my Mayaris! Also the Gizehs. This is my collection.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Kathie</b>, well, I did choose this hat over another hat with a blue band, so I guess it was semi-planned. This has been the hat I've own all week though.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Cardiff Girl</b>, not yet, but I'm sure that will make a nice contrast. I have a cropped one with thin black stripes that may work.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jules</b>, I tried the Arizonas in the same size I wear my other Birks. My foot is just too low volume for the straps without having holes punched in them, etc. Didn't seem worth the trouble. I do have to size down in Birks from my normal size.<br /></div><br /><b>Lisa &amp; Angie </b>- thank you! I believe I would hem them maybe one inch shorter. I'm glad the overall look gets the thumbs up. I'm sooooo comfy today.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929834 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:35:54 +0000 Angie 1929834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FABULOUS, <b>Christina</b>. Great proportions, and I LOVE the slides. The culottes look *just* short enough. You could go shorter - that will lengthen the leg line. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929827 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:22:49 +0000 Anonymous 1929827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this looks great - and would love to see the culottes a few inches shorter.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929824 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:21:23 +0000 Jules 1929824@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sized down in Birks to get the right width. My foot completely fills the shoe lengthwise which apparently isn’t the recommended fit, but I find them totally comfortable, way more so than the size up which were always too wide for me.<br /> Looking good! I’d prefer the pants with black shoes and even just a slight heel, but I admit that white footwear is not my favourite so I’m biased. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929806 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:35:17 +0000 Cardiff girl 1929806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the culottes and the white sandals on you.Have you tried a white t shirt? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929804 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:32:00 +0000 3style 1929804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Birkenstock is now making some styles in narrowish. I have the Mayari and I really like. I can’t wear the Arizona either. I tend to wear sporty Mary Janes as gear and/or house slippers, so that maxes out my horizontal strap fashion allowance </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929799 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:16:15 +0000 Kathie 1929799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great look! And, though not quite planned, I do like how your hat bookends your shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929788 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:01:45 +0000 Christina F. 1929788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anyway, now that I’ve added the second pic... 3style, I will probably wear this will all kinds of sandals. I see people on the street here in NYC wearing the Birkenstock Arizonas with every kind of look, and it looks so modern and fresh and JFE that I have been dying to try something similar. Those Birks are too big for my feet though (I’d have to have the straps altered so I never bothered.) </p> <p>Maybe they're cropped enough, now that you all can see it, maybe not. I think they're good this way but I'm not an expert on PPL at all. I'll wear flats most of the time but I do have some block and wedge heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929767 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:33:26 +0000 Christina F. 1929767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are quite cropped. A good few inches above my ankle. You just can’t see it in this photo. I will add a better one when I’m not in transit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929766 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:28:48 +0000 3style 1929766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the top and pants together. And fits well and flattering on your figure. </p> <p>I think that the white sandals would work better if your pants were slightly more cropped. But I think whether you would hem them depends upon the footwear you want to wear with them. </p> <p>Personally, I’d wear those pants with a sandal that has more diagonal straps: to counteract the strong horizontal of the pants hem. However, I don’t think it’s a requirement to make them look nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-a-semi-new-look#post-1929762 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:17:17 +0000 Christina F. 1929762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have tried culottes in the past but could never make them work as a look for work. (Bear in mind, my workplace is casual enough for jeans.) I don’t think I yet had the wardrobe skills to make it look more than sloppy, both in terms of the style of culottes chosen and how I wear them. </p> <p>I’ve been actively searching for some navy ones and finally have what should be the right size coming from Boden. I waited for a pop back, and in the meantime I figured I’d try these black linen blend ones from Old Navy (find to come). </p> <p>A high waist can be uncomfortable for me, but these are stretchy enough to be okay. Since I have a short waist, I need to semi tuck. I don’t really have the kind of top suggested in the post from this week but would try it if I did. I tried to create a similar effect with the tuck. </p> <p>I added my new Naturalizer sandals. I like the contrast of how clean and modern they are with the floral top. I think the angle of the picture doesn’t do them justice, since my ankles are obscured. I Had to shoe this using a second pic of just my feet. (I’m not good with selfie angles so that’s the best I could do.) I am afraid they may casualize the look a little much, even though I was going for some degree of that effect. If that makes sense. I’m just experimenting here, so thoughts are appreciated. </p> <p>PS - the bag is just the one I’m carrying this week. I don’t have time to pair my bag to each day’s outfit. And I need a hat to walk outside because the sun has been strong. I think these items look good altogether but they weren’t part of my planning but more incidental. </p>