https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:13:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on/page/2#post-1762894 Sat, 24 Dec 2016 15:18:17 +0000 Bonnie 1762894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>jill58 &amp; Eliza: I saw him a year ago in the fall and he was wearing culottes then, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on/page/2#post-1762893 Sat, 24 Dec 2016 15:08:00 +0000 Eliza 1762893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah-jill58- just saw Sedaris speak and they weren't just any culottes. They were patterned and fun. </p> <p>I was late to trying a lot of trends and some that I thought I'd never try, I have. The whole process is accelerated by YLF. I am willing to give more styles at least a try-on, and am quicker to rule out definite no-goes. Also, more efficiency in finding "my" version f a particular item. </p> <p>Fun topic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on/page/2#post-1762891 Sat, 24 Dec 2016 14:47:49 +0000 Anonymous 1762891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my god - David Sedaris in culottes. I will never be able to look them the same way again &nbsp;;) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on/page/2#post-1762865 Sat, 24 Dec 2016 09:49:36 +0000 Ledonna N. 1762865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The party is over when I arrive but I still have fun. I think that YLF changes my mind about certain pieces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on/page/2#post-1762848 Sat, 24 Dec 2016 06:05:04 +0000 Gigi 1762848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was a very late adopter of skinny jeans and bootcuts. I held out on bootcuts for a very long time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762726 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:54:03 +0000 jill58 1762726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only culottes I've seen here (upstate NY) were on David Sedaris. He was an early adopter--in fact I think he was wearing them even before they became a thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762718 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:13:41 +0000 JAileen 1762718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everything. And some things, I haven't adopted at all. I might be the only person who doesn't have skinny jeans.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762589 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 04:35:15 +0000 rachylou 1762589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was late to bf jeans. Wouldn't have got in them at all, except I wanted patchwork jeans and came across a pair I really liked in the bf cut(!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762579 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:21:11 +0000 Anonymous 1762579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LP - I think knee high boots are a classic, but I mostly wear them with skinnies, so I do agree you would have to work harder if you're only pairing with dresses or skirts. </p> <p>Lpr200 - I have a find for those, but they're out of talls. :(<br /> I imagine I'll get to cropped flares at some point, but I don't have any I've kept. </p> <p>Bonnie, Joy - I find booties so comfy, almost year round depending on the color. </p> <p>Karie - glad you found some you like. </p> <p>SF - sometimes things just don't feel like us, even if others give it a thumbs up. </p> <p>Anne, Jill58 - I don't see many culottes yet either where I live. </p> <p>Shevia - I have recently been testing new mascaras to see if I find a new favorite. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762564 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:14:49 +0000 Jaime 1762564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mascara. I just started wearing regularly now at 50. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762553 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 01:31:49 +0000 jill58 1762553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everything. I'll be looking at culottes in 2018.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762540 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 00:42:22 +0000 anne 1762540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to laugh at Suz saying she was a late adopter of cullottes! </p> <p>I'm only JUST now seeing cullottes on trendy early adopters where I live.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762530 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 23:49:35 +0000 Style Fan 1762530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Skinny jeans.&nbsp; I own one pair and I wore them once for a WIW photo shot.&nbsp; Then I took them off.&nbsp; They made my legs look like ice cream cones.&nbsp; I tried them on this morning and wondered why women like them so much.&nbsp; My legs still look like ice cream cones.</p> <p>I don't own any cropped flares but I do roll my jeans up.&nbsp; I might buy a pair but my climate calls for long pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762527 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 23:38:58 +0000 Anonymous 1762527@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Booties. At first I thought they looked like hooves. Then I dipped my toe in by trying some shooties. Now I have several pair of booties and wear them more than taller boots. Right now I have only one pair of culottes and hope to add some very casual ones in the spring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762522 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 23:21:11 +0000 Karie 1762522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cropped flares! Oh no, oh no, I wasn't going to wear those, reminded me too much of being the tall girl in school and wearing too short pants. &nbsp;After seeing all the fab stylings here on YLF, I tried on a pair at J Crew and I was hooked. Now they're wardrobe workhorses! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762517 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 22:55:28 +0000 Bonnie 1762517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Booties - I bought my first pair at NAS 2015 and have added three more pairs.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762513 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 22:49:33 +0000 lpr200 1762513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still haven't done the cropped flares-- they haven't worked for me yet.<br /> Btw, I got a great pair of faux leather pants from Anthro by Pilcro. Super comfy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762511 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 22:34:29 +0000 LaPed 1762511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SW Ann -- I still haven't found skinnies I like. :D&nbsp;</p> <p>It took me a long time to buy into knee-high boots, like so long they were already on the way out. Not because I ever disliked the look, but just because I'm really cheap and (see above) no skinnies. So I really only wear them with dresses/skirts. Limited utility. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762495 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:33:21 +0000 Anonymous 1762495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shedev - I like to have one pair of boyfriend jeans. Now though, I've moved to girlfriend jeans, which incorporate the look with a little less spaciousness. </p> <p>Xtabay - I think I have four moto jackets. One is a red sweater, one is camo, one a French terry, and one is faux leather. I actually have to remind myself not to get more. I like them because they are basically a winter jacket in my mild winter. I don't have any OTK boots, but I definitely like them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762493 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:29:38 +0000 Anonymous 1762493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still don't have a moto jacket or a pair of over-the-knee boots.&nbsp; But I keep hoping I'll get around to it one of these days (probably as they're on the way out). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762492 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:29:29 +0000 shedev 1762492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine was boyfriend jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762488 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:22:01 +0000 Anonymous 1762488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kkards - I have also worn lower rise - more mid rise too. I like myself in high rise, but sometimes more standing than sitting. I am open to them in the future though. </p> <p>Zoiechic, SarahF, SW Ann - it looks like skinny jeans took lots of us a while. </p> <p>BC - long over lean is such a flattering silhouette on many. Glad you found it for yourself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762484 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:00:07 +0000 SW Ann 1762484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm pretty sure I was the last person on YLF to buy into the skinny trend on jeans, and "jeggings".&nbsp; I could not find anything I liked on my body until 2 seasons ago.&nbsp; Now, I love the ones I found.&nbsp; However, I still have trouser jeans and do sometimes wear flares.&nbsp; Skinny is now an integral part of my fall/winter wardrobe.&nbsp; (not in summer in Arizona!!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762453 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:53:18 +0000 Anonymous 1762453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Cynthia, it took me a while to incorporate skinny jeans into my wardrobe, and now I consider them a wardrobe staple. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762440 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:04:58 +0000 Anonymous 1762440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm always a late adoptor, it seems. I'd say what I was the absolute latest in adopting was the short-over-long silouette (for example, a cropped jacket over a longer blouse). Now I can't imagine dressing any other way. I love the way it looks on my short-waisted body. It's funny how difficult it is to see myself wearing something totally new and different from what I'm used to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762434 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:01:19 +0000 Anonymous 1762434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was late to adopt skinny jeans back in their heyday.</p> <p>BTW - I like your "clothing pause" phrase. Much more gentle than my "stop shopping!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762431 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:53:05 +0000 kkards 1762431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>high rise pants....I wear them "back in the day", was a fairly early adopter to low rise ---which I can see in hindsight where really mid rise....and I've been slow to let go and try the high rise that seem to be "trending" now. </p> <p>cold shoulder tops....color...flatform/platform shoes....faux fur/furry vests... and.....</p> <p>Maximalism....</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762430 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:44:01 +0000 Anonymous 1762430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cynthiawalkersmith - I was pretty late to the skinny jeans as well, but they are definitely a staple for me that isn't going away soon. </p> <p>Suz - I really like booties, but I haven't been able to get in the culotte train yet. done right it's super cute (same with crop flares). Often I prefer with higher heels or pointier toes than I'm wearing. </p> <p>AviaMariah - I've seen you in trendier clothes, so don't count yourself out. :)</p> <p>Carter - what you're doing is working for you!</p> <p>BD - when I got a gold engagement ring, I was wearing almost all silver. I incorporated platinum and gold into my wedding ring to help bridge that gap. Only in the last year or two have I really embraced gold jewelry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762421 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:14:23 +0000 Barbara Diane 1762421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And like <b>Carter</b>, as we cross posted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-have-you-been-a-late-adopter-on#post-1762420 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:13:25 +0000 Barbara Diane 1762420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm like <b>AviaMariah</b>. I was going to say, what aren't I a late adopter on? Or a never.</p> <p>First pair of leggings purchased at NAS this year. First pair of booties purchased at NAS 2 years ago. </p> <p>I was an early adopter on mixed metals. 30 years ago I purchased a mixed metals watch. But I loved the look, and it perfectly bridged my gold engagement and wedding rings and my almost exclusively silver jewelry collection. It was one of the few things I looked at and knew instantly that it was perfect.</p> <p> </p>