https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:56:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832811 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:02:32 +0000 rachylou 1832811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm running out to NAS before it ends. By force of will am I going, because what I need to do is sleep and chores. </p> <p>But Beth Ann - omg, that is EXACTLY what I need: a hipster store for my clothing. This is serious. Lol!! And I could make yarn dolls for it too... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832670 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:50:17 +0000 Beth Ann 1832670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, I think we are seeing faster cycles. &nbsp;I also think that struggling retailers are clinging to boho and athleisure. &nbsp;Think about it: &nbsp;stretchy and floaty clothes that will accommodate a lot of bodies without having to really "fit" anywhere. &nbsp;Inexpensive fabrics, and less time consuming tailoring. &nbsp;Just a thought. &nbsp;</p> <p>Your closet is unique, and I think your style is too -- I'm guessing the biggest problem in your closet is keeping it to the right size, and keeping things where you can see them while keeping them tucked away. &nbsp;Too bad you don't own a hipster store with a huge back room. &nbsp;You'd have alternative storage for your clothing, could sell cast offs as &nbsp; cool vintage, and could dress like an arty store owner. &nbsp;</p> <p>I think I just found you a new career. &nbsp;Pay is probably awful, of course. &nbsp;But the hours would be better than the bakery! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832663 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:31:23 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1832663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>;) ;)<br /> Now you've got me thinking about Cornish game hens! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832660 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:21:35 +0000 Jenni NZ 1832660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks FT! I re-read the thread on cultural appropriation while away from this one. I agree that festival chic had to have a background. I'll see how I go with what to call things. My own background is not very mixed at all- nearly all English with a little Irish and Cornish mixed in. Hubby's background is more Scottish. We both had ancestors who came to NZ in 1840 the year of our founding legal document. Unfortunately as early settlers they likely played their part in oppression :(<br /> Maybe I would like some early Cornish dress?! Would have to Google it- some ancestors were tin miners I think so maybe the men's clothing wasn't very attractive! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832657 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:08:34 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1832657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenni NZ, i dropped the word "gypsy" long ago, so I understand what you are saying there. That is a different issue than cultural appropriation, which is about who has the right to use things from particular cultures, based on the presumption that cultures are separate, closed entities. Naming comes into play there when things are "invented" by renaming something that was taken from a different context. </p> <p>Deciding what words to use for something something is a different question. What I was trying to point out with my comment on peasant vs boho is that both terms reference groups of people. Clothing is a "people" thing, after all. It's important not to slander or denigrate groups of people in our language, and avoiding that may take some learning. I don't think that claiming this style came out of the air or was invented by festival attendees helps anything. Clothing is a cultural artifact, there's no way around it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832650 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:51:45 +0000 Jenni NZ 1832650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashiontern I began to feel uncomfortable with the term after the thread on cultural appropriation. I've realised I'm not doing any better with my reference to a gypsy skirt. It's that the French word Boheme came from the Roma or gypsy people and there's a lot of racism directed towards those people in European history. The worst I experienced of it was from a Romanian dentist I met perhaps 10 years ago, she was vitriolic towards the Romany gypsies and generally quite racist in a way we don't tend to be here ( not saying we don't have issues here, but this was blatant). And I thought maybe there are/were peasants in Europe, UK, Russia, China so it's a more inclusive term?<br /> Sorry Rachy if this hijacks your thread! I am still not sure if it matters but maybe it does to some people of that origin, not that I know any personally... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832494 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 22:36:01 +0000 Anonymous 1832494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When you get my age, styles return because you're old enough to have worn them before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832417 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:57:59 +0000 rachylou 1832417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, boho/peasant/festival chic - I'm not sure if the trend is recycling, never went away, is new or old or peaking... in the past, I've found a ten year cycle to my clothes... but it was more like ten and absolutely done, not ten and returning... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832366 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:17:28 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1832366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou, sing it:</p> <p>"I'm brilliant and I know it" </p> <p>verse two "trendsetter and I know it"</p> <p>You know this is friendly teasing, right? You are good at this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832352 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:52:43 +0000 Anonymous 1832352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds like you make stylish choices. That's great for your budget! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832263 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:47:46 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1832263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Why the preference for peasant over boho? Do people really think that it's better to label an economic group of oppressed people rather than a region, lol? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832247 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:10:28 +0000 Jenni NZ 1832247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder if there is a bit of a 10 year cycle Rachy? The "boho", which I think I will now call "peasant", was really big in the early 2000s. ( Partly thanks to Sienna Miller at Glastonbury 2004 I have read.) When I took my girls, who were 14 and 11 at the time, to Oxford UK in 2005 as my sister had just had her first baby, my 14 y old eldest bought a long flowy gypsy-like fuchsia cotton skirt with little mirrors on. She loved it. I loved it as it reminded me of the 70s when I had been a 14 year old teenager myself, 30 years earlier in 1975.<br /> Then 10 years later in early 2015, I bought a Vogue Australia with the most beautiful 70s inspired clothes in it. I got wildly excited about that type of clothing all over again. Here's to 2025? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean/page/2#post-1832240 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:07:00 +0000 rachylou 1832240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a good question! I googled Utility Chic, which I feel was introduced for Fall 2016/Winter 2017... but it's like it wasn't taken up. But now, it's Summer 2017, looking toward Fall 2017, and I feel Angie has reintroduced it... and I'm happy, because I think that means it will take. But anyways, I see there was a little bit of an effort in 2016... and before that, the last time anyone talked about it was 2006, with sporadic mentions in between. I don't know if this is a ten year cycle, a gathering of steam, or an annual resurgence with more or less resonance! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1832203 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:25:00 +0000 Deborah 1832203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are the tends recurring quicker these days, or staying around longer? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1832073 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:50:51 +0000 barbaraq 1832073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I pride myself on choosing clothes that will last, too. &nbsp; But &nbsp;I have fooled myself more than once, thinking whatever item I have in my closet is still as wonderful as the day I bought/sewed it. &nbsp;But when I &nbsp;take the trouble to actually try it on again for an audition, mostly my fond memory or impression of the item quickly fades. &nbsp;Too big, too small, too short, wrong color, nothing to wear it with, the list goes on. &nbsp;Then I am provoked with myself for hanging on to it and letting it take up valuable space in my closet. &nbsp;But sometimes this is a positive experience that leads me to find new accessories, etc. that will make me love it again, too!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1832053 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:45:52 +0000 rachylou 1832053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Strangely enough, a year later and I'm still feeling this way. And satisfied. Yet my shopping is a lot less wild. Either Angie magic and I've found my groove, or I'm completely out of touch. Lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1832024 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:15:43 +0000 cindysmith 1832024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are a trendsetter! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1831994 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:34:30 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1831994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! I know this feeling. I really want to come up with ways to rework old pieces that look good on me but are missing a couple details into outfits that do look current. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557787 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:41:13 +0000 Lyn D. 1557787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a good place to be! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557680 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:09:28 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1557680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can do this too with many current trends, but with some that might be easy for others, I can't--like plaid shirts. Haven't had any for decades. </p> <p>For me, this means that I resemble Suz's "vintage" remark and also hang on to what I like, even if I don't wear it for a long time. Well, and also I've bought a lot of items over the past 2 years because I had little to work with for years before that. And I was living in places where trends are less relevant and less appreciated. They also had different climates to where I am now. So my closet, though not vast, is more weighted toward newer items at this time, which it hadn't been since the 1980s (when vintage clothes first became a "thing" here).</p> <p>It's kind of a seasonal hobby for me to see how I can meet current trends with SYC, and yes, with SO many options being considered current at once, we can aim at a subset of them even without a vast closet. Of course, krishnidoux is right that sometimes, older things really don't work as well as truly updated versions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557646 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:57:24 +0000 Angie 1557646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*chuckle*. I DO love my stuff, Rachy. Thank you. I'm adding more Retro and Romance into my look - which has been Tomboy for years. It's been SO fun adding to my wardrobe this year.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557645 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:54:32 +0000 Elly 1557645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy-- a lot of the trends are very practical or are carryovers from past seasons (polar vortex wear, sporty lux, etc.) plus a very boho vibe-- which is already part of your personal style. Could that be it?</p> <p>I never gave up my bootcuts (jeans and trousers), enjoy sporty lux, and already had mid-calf boots and high-shaft booties and I feel like I could add some things but don't have to if I don't feel compelled-- plus I have the polar vortex look covered. I'm thinking one trendy tunic to wear over bootcut pants and one blouse in the colors and feel of the season might be enough "trend" for me. Cognac footwear, &nbsp;a non-bootie/non-sneaker winter shoe, shirt replenishment (flannel/sweatshirts/tshirts), and adding a couple of sweaters were already on my fall list. With the climate change we will see what the weather brings. Plus, I'm getting back into jewelry in a subtle way that will work for work since the trends seem to be more earring based or more dainty.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557633 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:35:47 +0000 rachylou 1557633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, Angie? You have a spectacular closet.</p> <p>Hmm. Maybe I'd better do a closer look. Maybe I AM fooling myself... and I'm not that super cool. Hehe. I did just start watching, on Hulu, <i>Paris Hilton's BFF Dubai</i>. </p> <p>That's gotta be a bad sign Although. the woman has an incredibly disciplined aesthetic. Alien Face, but ninja in terms of discipline.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557507 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:55:40 +0000 Angie 1557507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. I don't feel like this at all, Rachy. I'm changing my look though so I guess that's why.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557467 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:08:07 +0000 viva 1557467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm feeling a little like that too, Rachy. I did purchase three things that feel very now: <b>cropped flares, a high shaft bootie, </b>and <b>a midi dress.</b> And surprisingly, that is all it took: my inner voice says, "okay, I'm done." I am sure I will still purchase things I find that really speak to me, but I don't feel that I <b>need</b> to purchase anything else to dress currently. Fashion is alive with such a wide variety of styles, many of which are continuations of fairly recent trends and some of which are rebirths of classics. I think it's not difficult to find the right elements in a well-stocked closet.</p> <p>I am hoping this ultimately means less fashion stress and more fun getting dressed.&nbsp; </p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557457 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:59:15 +0000 Janet 1557457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! I kind of have the same thing going on. Maybe because I never abandoned bootcuts/flares. And I held onto those faux fur vests from a few years ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557428 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:29:09 +0000 molly221 1557428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am there also. But it is because I just lost 65 pounds and never got rid of my skinny clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557399 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:53:32 +0000 krishnidoux 1557399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It may also mean you need to look at your closet again. I'm talking from experience, I feel the same as you. We see a trend and think, "Oh, I have this, I have that... something similar anyway that could do the trick..." But does it indeed? I suspect you have <i>almost </i>all what it takes to do the current trends. My hunch is to start by accessory hunting.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557387 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:52:52 +0000 Summer 1557387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All of the above, plus trends seem to recycle faster than ever these days to my mind. &nbsp;Even I manage to be on trend occasionally - quite by accident! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-does-it-mean#post-1557381 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:41:05 +0000 Anonymous 1557381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...It means you're a pretty cool kind of a person...! </p>