https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:45:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-633714 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:34:15 +0000 Meredith1953 633714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>skinnies with tucked in boots and jackets (denim and faux leather). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-633450 Thu, 31 May 2012 13:02:58 +0000 Transcona Shannon 633450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've really enjoyed reading all of your responses - some similar and some different. Thanks for playing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-633405 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:16:45 +0000 Deborah 633405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Skinny jeans and denim! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-633388 Thu, 31 May 2012 08:54:08 +0000 Mander 633388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Knee high boots, a few years ago. I always kind of wanted some but they seemed a bit "fetish" to me, and would have really stuck out in a bad way in the 90s. And they were always too expensive. But when I finally bought a pair on super clearance I loved them, and started wearing them with skirts and dresses all the time. I now have 6 pairs and I'm on the lookout for more colors! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632913 Wed, 30 May 2012 20:32:29 +0000 annagybe 632913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They're a couple years old but my leather leggings. Brought on a cascade of leather garments. I debating now whether to replace them because they're bagging out a bit at the knees. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632912 Wed, 30 May 2012 20:31:44 +0000 Amy 632912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I might have to go with the Halogen pencil skirt too. The fun colors are playful (which is important to me) but it's also ladylike and business friend. What's more, it's more comfortable than most pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632896 Wed, 30 May 2012 20:22:48 +0000 MsMary 632896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say the Halogen seamed pencil skirt. I'd never owned a pencil skirt before, and now I have that skirt in eight colors and wear one of them at least three times a week. It's the foundation of my Business Bombshell style! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632893 Wed, 30 May 2012 20:21:43 +0000 Astrid 632893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My full black skirt. I started wearing skirts and dresses after and feel now comfortable with showing my legs. And I started dressing less casual and more feminine after I bought that skirt. I still love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632887 Wed, 30 May 2012 20:16:30 +0000 Kirti 632887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My nude oxfords! They go with almost everything </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632871 Wed, 30 May 2012 19:58:04 +0000 ironkurtin 632871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cowboy boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632870 Wed, 30 May 2012 19:56:48 +0000 Sylvie 632870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love my black calf high heeled boots. They sparked the "shoe style revolution"</p> <p>I no longer love my INC navy/white dress but I can't stop wearing it because it is so practical. It sparked the "I can wear a dress casually" style revolution.</p> <p>My Classiques Entier blue wrap top sparked the "wearing nice tops to work" style revolution. Still love it.</p> <p>My grey Jigsaw blazer sparked the "blazer style revolution".</p> <p>Most recently my denim jacket has been a staple of my spring style. I wear it on top of any outfit that doesn't involve blue jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632845 Wed, 30 May 2012 19:29:54 +0000 Anonymous 632845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know I did not buy it, but it has to be my engagement ring. This artifact actually started a style revolution. I stopped biting my nails and reworked my entire wardrobe so I could match this thing of beauty. It is not huge or super expensive, but it took my breath away, just like the man who gave it to me (cheesy, I know). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632829 Wed, 30 May 2012 19:07:40 +0000 jayne 632829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>bright colors. I was doing the neutrals all the way for several years but have always loved cobalt and with the color block trend last year i was just drooling. Angie gave me the courage and once the cobalt skinnies were mine, they were followed by hot pink blazer and so on and so on. Now most outfits are all about the color! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632823 Wed, 30 May 2012 18:56:18 +0000 Angie 632823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab question!</p> <p>Skinny jeans for sure. </p> <p>Baggy blouses and trousers for sure. </p> <p>Faded denim.</p> <p>Saying NO to most of this seasons tops (apart from the odd soft boxy blouse) in lieu of manly button downs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632822 Wed, 30 May 2012 18:55:12 +0000 RoseandJoan 632822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It would be my motel navy floral tank, it made me realise I had been fighting my love of florals and has led to a style refresher in my wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632730 Wed, 30 May 2012 17:17:47 +0000 Transcona Shannon 632730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great answers everyone - keep them coming! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632728 Wed, 30 May 2012 17:16:57 +0000 Mo 632728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not sure I can boil it down to one item . . . I think moving to looser, draping shirts was a big style shift for me. Maybe my cheapy Old Navy white tee ushered this in? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632722 Wed, 30 May 2012 17:08:23 +0000 Suz 632722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Go Marcies!!! </p> <p>Waving at you and Rae! </p> <p>I think my Marcies sparked a similar revelation for me, Shannon. They also reminded me how much I love wedge heels. I had worn them years ago but had not tried to wear them for a long time. I know they aren't as dressy as real heels and can look a bit clunky...but sometimes I like that look. I wearing a wedge makes me feel powerful and in charge, much the way that boots in general make me feel. But a wedge can belong to a shoe or a sandal as well as a boot. </p> <p>Another big "reminder" was my consigned tweedy jacket. I hadn't been wearing jackets for many years - since the 80s, really . I put one on, and had to struggle to take it off! Jackets are 100% part of my signature style and I am never giving them up again! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632716 Wed, 30 May 2012 17:02:59 +0000 Jewell 632716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It was my first pencil skirt, purchased about a year ago. </p> <p>It ushered me out of my perpetual tomboy phase once and for all. Prior to purchasing that skirt, I wore jeans and trousers 99% of the time. The other 1% consisted of donning an occasional dress or maxi skirt. I was out and about at the mall and saw a mannequin in a white pencil skirt paired with a ruffly top (so NOT me at the time...or so I thought). I liked the look of the whole outfit, so I said, "What the he!!" and took it into the fitting room to try it on. Instant love! It went home with me, and the rest is history. That skirt sparked the revolution that transformed me into the MCP (modern classic princess) I am today : ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632659 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:58:57 +0000 Aziraphale 632659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can answer this one without hesitation. It was a pair of black steampunk granny boots with little burgundy-red buttons up the side. I saw them, swooned over them, had dreams about them, and ended up returning to the store to buy them (for more money than I'd ever shelled out before for single item, with the exception of my wedding dress!). Not until I got them home did I realize that I did not have many clothes they could go with, besides skinny jeans. So I started to experiment more with skirt silhouettes, which in turn kicked off an interest in styles of shoe that I'd never worn before, being a mostly jeans-and-boots girl before that. Now I wear skirts about half the time, and have a far more varied wardrobe than before I had children. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632650 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:53:46 +0000 Jonesy 632650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun question! I think I would say slouchy trousers. Release from the tyranny of the (usually) too short, ill-fitting dress pant! Comfortable! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632648 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:51:37 +0000 goldenpig 632648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Frye Melissa lace-up boots. My gateway entry into the world of UWP! I love pairing super ladylike looks with these tough (but still feminine) boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632646 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:49:55 +0000 morethanbeige 632646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>skinnies here too! Revolutionized my style. Thought I couldn't, but I did, and I am, and I love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632640 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:46:11 +0000 rae 632640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Y'know, I've thought and thought, and mine is probably the Doc Marcies, too. They were the first ankle boots I bought and helped me realize how much I need that toughness in my work ensembles. Go, Marcies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632618 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:23:21 +0000 HelenInCanada 632618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mid-length skirts. I found I could pair them with pretty much any top and look well-dressed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632605 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:06:12 +0000 modgrl 632605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Skinnies! I never thought I could get away with them. Now they are a staple in my wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-the-one-item#post-632597 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:03:15 +0000 Transcona Shannon 632597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...that you bought that sparked a style "revolution" for you and that you still love?</p> <p>For me without a doubt, it's the Docs Marcie boots. It added an urban edge to my style and kicked me (pardon the pun) into my love of pairing dresses with boots and pairing urban with vintage. They made me less fearful of trying new things and make me feel powerful. I now have three pairs of Docs and fully plan to add more to my family.</p> <p>Over to you...what's your one item? </p>