https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:08:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047939 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 04:53:03 +0000 jayne 1047939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the rule has been debunked (at least by Gok) but as a heavy bottom pear I like wearing pleated slacks and tight jeans.&nbsp; Both are regularly quoted as no nos for pears.&nbsp; But the right pleat and the right level of tight jeans, make me <u>feel </u>slimmer.&nbsp; I never never was able to wear the recommended straight leg pants..made me feel like an elephant! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047899 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:47:10 +0000 Adelfa 1047899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My car's name is Buffy :-D</p> <p>I wear warm colors of brown footwear with my cool toned wardrobe. This may not sound like a rule break, but it really messes with my head that I like to do this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047743 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:32:34 +0000 rachylou 1047743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just bought a coat two sizes up. I am liking the idea of a slouchy coat. Of course, it may just read too big to other people and not slouchy. I don't know. But I enjoy wearing it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047735 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:16:34 +0000 Anonymous 1047735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only thing I can think of is wearing nude stockings when it is chilly, knowing that bare legs are the style. However wearing the stockings is flattering to my legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047671 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:27:08 +0000 unfrumped 1047671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I wear dress socks with oxford "brogues" &nbsp;when&nbsp;I wear them with&nbsp;trouser style pants.</p> <p>But, I give myself Angie-points (hopefully) for also wearing the same shoes sockless (cheating, wearing nude knee-high hose) with my tapered "pseudo-skinny" pants and really liking that look--steppin' out, for me. </p> <p>Also, I wear nude hose when everyone else at work in skirts in summer is bare-legged, because my feet are just not comfortable elsewise and I'm too cold indoors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047627 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:34:38 +0000 Vildy 1047627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not an item but a signature look for me is often to casually cuff pants and I'm five feet tall. But, like I say, a signature. I also sometimes leave jacket or coat sleeves too long on purpose, even though, again, I'm short and it could look like I borrowed someone else's coat. And I can do my own alterations so it's not a matter of that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047610 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:57:08 +0000 Anonymous 1047610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't think of anything of mine off the top of my head,&nbsp;but I'm sure there must be something in my wardrobe that defies the rule. I see nothing wrong with a little rule breaking, it makes life fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047550 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:33:22 +0000 Mo 1047550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, not sure about rule bending, but my plaid Willow &amp; Clay jacket certainly breaks from my standard style,&nbsp;being equestrian/preppy. &nbsp;I think the fit and flounce silhouette drew me in and I can see beyond the plaid lol.&nbsp;<br />Other than that, short shorts over 40 (if it is still a rule)&nbsp;is being not just bent, but broken in half by me this year at, gasp, 43 with my purple shorts. &nbsp;tee hee </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047545 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:18:53 +0000 Scarlet 1047545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know, but that coat sounds awesome! Love Buffy, and Spike. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047542 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:17:24 +0000 rebekahphoto 1047542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also have a modern, edgy leather coat, it has&nbsp;a great avant garde shape and does nothing to define my (rather hidden) waist and it&nbsp;has a round neckline (not the best for my busty/shorter neck)&nbsp;But it is gorgeous and really cool. and i have never worn it. but i love it. I guess I need some YLF styling advice! lol</p> <p>and I wear whatever shoes are comfortable, boots, mary janes, low heels. they might not always look most fashionable-no pointy toes or high heels, but I like sturdy shoes, and love my boots with everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047541 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:14:59 +0000 Anonymous 1047541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I'm with you on the shoes. I have the same problem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047535 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:03:02 +0000 Amy 1047535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like shoes with a high vamp even though they can stumpify ones legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047531 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:50:30 +0000 Suz 1047531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rules, schmules.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm not sure I have particular beloved items that bend the rules in themselves. It's more the way of combining.&nbsp;</p> <p>For instance,&nbsp;I regularly wear shorter&nbsp;jackets with skinnies. And tucked or semi-tucked&nbsp;tops with skinnies. I know the conventional wisdom is to wear&nbsp;longer tops, untucked, and longer jackets with slim bottoms. But I don't like that proportion as well on me. So there.&nbsp;</p> <p>For me, wearing booties with skirts and dresses pretty much qualifies as a broken rule, too - certainly it is less than perfectly figure flattering. But whatever. It's practical and I also feel more current than if I wear a Mary Jane (the only other shoe style I can keep on my feet!)&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047483 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:44:39 +0000 K. Period. 1047483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah ha! You had me at Buffy. Or Spike. (After all, Billy Idol stole the look from Spike. ) </p> <p>Mine are crop pants. I like 'em. Actually, I love 'em. And I wear them. I'm careful to wear more flattering versions of them, but I wear them knowing that they don't fit the rules entirely. And you know what? Angie even picked out one pair for me. &nbsp;(White linen clams.)&nbsp;They fit just right and are flattering on me. That's what cracks me up when I sometimes see people so focused on the rules as hard and fast, immutable, unchangeable, never to be violated.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing wrong with that. It is safe. It just isn't entirely true. There aren't rules. There are guidelines. And if something brings you joy, then you can bend a few guidelines now and then.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047459 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:29:04 +0000 Anonymous 1047459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a few waist-surrendering chiffon tops. They're not overly voluminous, though, and look fine&nbsp;as long as I wear them with slim-legged pants.<br /> \</p> <p>ETA cropped pants. They're supposedly a "no no" for petites, but I think they're fine as long as the legs are tapered and they're not too long. Besides, what else are petites supposed to wear during the hot summer months? I never have been able to find shorts I like, and it's impossible to find long pants that are lightweight and don't have a blankety-blank elastic or drawstring waist.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047355 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:10:04 +0000 ManidipaM 1047355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Longer length straight midis. I am petite and stocky. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047345 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:01:35 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1047345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My oxford shoes do no favors to my short, thick calves, but sometimes I wear them with skirts anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047328 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:40:52 +0000 rute 1047328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a few:<br />-Voluminous dresses that hide my waists<br />-Longer tunics (beeing short I should avoid making my legs even shorter) I love to wear on weekends. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-beloved-item#post-1047323 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:28:36 +0000 Aziraphale 1047323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Springing off Adelfa's post:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-learned-from-watching-angie-shop?replies=29#post-1047317">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ost-104731</a></p> <p>This got me thinking about a couple of&nbsp;things in my closet that I love but where is suspect I'm "breaking the rules". &nbsp;Having a few of these things is part of the joy of fashion, as Adelfa suggests. &nbsp;I think the reason we have such items&nbsp;is that they make us feel a certain way, and that feeling overrides traditional figure flattery arguments.</p> <p>For example, I own a long black leather coat. &nbsp;While it doesn't look terrible on me, it does reach&nbsp;mid-calf, so not the best length on a very petite woman. &nbsp;And I don't wear it much anyway because it rains a lot here, it doesn't feel right for daytime wear, and it's a lot of material to have flapping behind you as you walk. &nbsp;And when I do wear it, I need to have reasonably high, chunky heels, and the right kind of pants, for it to look right. &nbsp;But the odd night when I bring it out, IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE BUFFY. &nbsp;(Or maybe Spike). &nbsp;Like I said, the material flaps behind me when I walk. &nbsp;Enough said!</p> <p>What's your item -- the one you love but that pushes the figure flattery boundaries? </p>