https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:06:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1287208 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 04:38:35 +0000 Renee 1287208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've moved to having lots and lots of black and white in my wardrobe. Not the most practical with young kids, so I try to stick to work wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1287007 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:00:37 +0000 Dee 1287007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine has been the addition of black to my wardrobe, and generally simplifying my looks. I used to be all about color and pattern and statement jewelry but I'm enjoying my pared down wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286988 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:40:36 +0000 jennifer 1286988@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Adding more pure Classic business wear to my wardrobe. Also adopting the soft pant trend in a big way . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286926 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:09:18 +0000 L'Abeille 1286926@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am going cleaner and simpler, less layered. A year ago I was wearing scarves with everything, and didn't feel complete without some sort of third piece (scarf or vest; no room in my life/inside my white coat for jackets and blazers).&nbsp; Now I often feel the outfit looks complete with just a top and a bottom (although I often audition several pairs of shoes in front of the full length mirror before I'm satisfied); occasionally an awkward neckline or odd proportions will lead me to a scarf, but it's no longer my default. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286912 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:29:00 +0000 cheryl 1286912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure its quite a style shift but I am being much pickier in my purchases and also not shopping as much...except shoes, I keep adding shoes haha. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286881 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:51:19 +0000 April 1286881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My most recent shift has been away from professional clothing (the jackets and pencil skirts I wore daily when I was working) and toward&nbsp;crafting an interesting casual style. &nbsp;I want it to be practical for my days of errands, cooking, and cleaning, and not to rely overly much on gear.</p> <p>Of course, some kinds of gear are in fashion at the moment, but my goal is not to slide into an I-give-up&nbsp;pattern of yoga pants and hoodies. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286812 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:17:40 +0000 rachylou 1286812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went and had a look at my selfies from 2011 to now. Amazing what a person can be totally oblivious too! But from looking, obviously one of the biggest shifts has been growing my hair out from a short short asymmetric bob. I'd say the next biggest change has been abandoning "office trousers." I think I'd also have to say I've been purging "cute." My style is a little grittier. That's probably all due to leaving the 'burbs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286432 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:00:11 +0000 catgirl 1286432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unwillingly, to comfy easy work looks like some of the K/R items I posted today. I like them enough but would rather be more RATE or ironically more tailored, but neither is great for my work life. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286428 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 05:37:20 +0000 kristinarouse 1286428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to prefer simplicity and elegance style,With advancing age, I started to try some sweet style.hah，I wish it make me more younger.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286295 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 02:06:24 +0000 Elly 1286295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking through older clothes I realized that I've gone from a much more conflicted style to very classic. I feel as though I'm rebuilding a wardrobe from scratch and relying on classic to get basics in line. I'm excited to see where it goes from here as I would like to build on the classic basics to incorporate my love of art and world cultures and a bit of my roots and wild side into those looks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286284 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:59:09 +0000 Gigi 1286284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm...after trying to get away from modern classic, I have turned back to it...but with a sleeker rendition and not as stuffy. (Maybe I was dressing&nbsp;classic, and not modern classic, in the first place?)</p> <p>I have also found that I am even less trend driven than I thought. I haven't tried out many trends, simply because I couldn't find exactly what I wanted, but I think that might have been a blessing in disguise. I feel like I am really after a core style that is pretty stable and not dependent on trends. Although I do have a few pairs of ankle pants!</p> <p>And as to boho, I have finally found a way to incorporate boho into my looks! I could find no boho clothing that fit...until I found Anthropologie's unbelievable petites' selection! So I am back to incorporating boho into my style. Now I just need a second job to pay Anthro's prices... :(</p> <p>Fun thread! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286162 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:26:30 +0000 Suz 1286162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>K, high five. For years I kept trying and kept trying boho, but it was not and never meant to be.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286125 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:54:18 +0000 Kristin L 1286125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think my&nbsp;shift was when I went realized boho wasn't for me. I felt like I kept trying and trying, but it didn't feel right. I embraced classic silhouettes with a gamine and/or retro feels and I feels right.&nbsp;</p> <p>You'll have to show us how the EF pants work for you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286118 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:50:49 +0000 MsLuna 1286118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not so much a style shift but I've gone from dressing for aesthetics first before comfort to dressing for comfort first! I wear less fussy clothing. I also now limit the UWP side of me to shoes and accessories and the romantic side to flowy/draped tops. The ruffles/Victoriana component of my style has almost been phased out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286104 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:43:29 +0000 Angie 1286104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES. Order them, Suja. Wear them with a drapey knit and sandals. And thanks for the kind words. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286084 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:30:37 +0000 shedev 1286084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no idea either, so it's gonna be fun. I do mean the post apoptolyptic kind, not the Lady Gaga stage costume kind. I haven't completely lost my mind. It is interesting to look at. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1286002 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:22:54 +0000 Suja 1286002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Crutcher, replacing black with navy is a great style shift!&nbsp; I have been adding navy too, it is a dark neutral but has a very different vibe than black.</p> <p>Angie &amp; Suz, Go Sporty Luxe!&nbsp; I think you both can rock that trend.&nbsp; If you both think I can pull off the harem pants, I think I am going to pull the trigger.</p> <p>Mo, I hear you on having fewer better quality pieces.&nbsp; I am actually thinking through what my minimal wardrobe needs are.&nbsp; I want to get to a point where I have very few clothes but rotate them often.</p> <p>Diana, avant-garde &amp; arty sounds so fun.&nbsp; I am going to watch and learn from you.</p> <p>Carter, moving from colors to neutrals.&nbsp; I'm a color girl myself so I can appreciate how big a shift this would be.</p> <p>Shedev, I have no idea how to cultivate an avant-garde look so I am looking forward to learning from you.</p> <p>Aquamarine, I love dressy casual.&nbsp; Shifting away from color seems like a huge shift.&nbsp; I wonder if people are tired with color since it has been big for so many seasons and people are ready for a change.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285942 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:07:09 +0000 Aquamarine 1285942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm...I have been trying to update *my* casual to a more dressy casual. It just feels more appropriate to me now. For example, I have been wearing more bracelets and nicer tops with denim bottoms, for example. This seems to elevate my summer casual a bit more and I am suddenly getting compliments. Previously, I was all about the minimal during hot weather. Also, like Carter, I have gravitated to neutrals this past year, having purged a lot of things. My closet suddenly has very few bright colors, even though I think I am a true winter, color-wise. Not sure what that's about...I hope I am not "fading" LOL. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285933 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:55:09 +0000 Suz 1285933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can see you in the EF harem pants! I hope you try them.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am not sure it is a "shift" exactly, but I've been incorporating sporty luxe.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think my main shift has been away from retro/ arty and towards increasing minimalism/ modernism/ simplicity.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285901 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:06:43 +0000 shedev 1285901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My last shift was from body con to fitted to light drape. My current shift is to things that are a little more avante garde. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285781 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:11:24 +0000 carter 1285781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've gone from lots of color to lots of neutral with or without a pop of color. Huge shift for me.</p> <p>The last shift was from fitted tops and looser bottoms to looser tops and fitted bottoms. This still holds today. I have no interest in the looser bottoms in the market right now.</p> <p>Needless to say, my closet has struggled to keep up;-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285771 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:04:49 +0000 Diana 1285771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine has been moving from a more youthful, retro, twee arty to a more sophisticated, sleek, and avant-garde arty.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285767 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:59:52 +0000 Mo 1285767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is more a shopping shift than a style one. &nbsp;Finally getting closer to the less is more; fewer, better pieces. &nbsp;One awesome shirt can take the place of 5 lesser ones, and I am happier when I wear it, as well. &nbsp;Which, in turn, should help me to repeat more often, which is my big picture goal. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285756 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:51:53 +0000 Angie 1285756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ooooooooh. I can see you in those EF pants - and other styles, Suju. I vote go for it.&nbsp;</p> <p>This leg of my style journey is all about incorporating the Sporty Luxe Trend.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285739 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:28:08 +0000 crutcher 1285739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Adding navy to my black wardrobe is a style shift for me...I am experimenting and using some great ideas from other Fabers...<br />This is really a big shift for me...I am looking at navy when I shop both in b&amp;m stores and online...I have a feeling that I am going to be really happy with this look when I refine and perfect the pieces...<br />Great topic...thanks for thinking of it... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-was-your-most-recent-style-shift#post-1285735 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:24:30 +0000 Suja 1285735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My most recent shift was to move from very classic looks to a look which incorporates trends, but is still classic. &nbsp;I am having sooo much fun with trying new things that I would never have considered a year ago. &nbsp;</p> <p>There are also a few things that I am toying with that haven't risen to the level of a style shift. &nbsp;I am loving clothes with drape. &nbsp;Things like flowy cardigans and I have been eyeing the EF harem pants, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. &nbsp;For now, drapey clothes are not a style shift, just something I'm experimenting with.</p> <p>I'm curious, what are your most recent style shifts? &nbsp;Is there anything you are experimenting with which isn't yet a style shift?</p>