https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:57:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring/page/2#post-2407246 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:26:09 +0000 Carol 2407246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen--thank you!<br />Lise--great--I will try that! Sounds intriguing.<br />Sisi--thank you!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407235 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:36:14 +0000 Sisi 2407235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not boring but essential. And just for this reason, very versatile. It's a well made dress. I like that you wear it with rolled up sleeves. The outfit with the leopard booties and hat is fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407231 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:53:10 +0000 Star (Lise) 2407231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also tend to shop in phases, not always on purpose either, just where my style mood is at. Try your sleeveless turtleneck under this dress on in-between weather days. Roll the sleeves a little and wear a big cuff, preferably metal. That's one of the renditions I see. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407217 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:38:58 +0000 JAileen 2407217@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it on you. &nbsp;So called boring equals versatile. It’s kind of a blank slate. &nbsp;Dress it up or dress it down.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407198 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:05:36 +0000 Carol 2407198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lise--style direction change? Maybe. If so, the directions is "admitting I am a size larger now." That being said, I think you have noted I am doing a lot of clean lines and black now. That is a change, though I tend to go in phases--shopping in one style at a time. Maybe I will stick with black, grey and minimal for a while--I think that is a sharp style.&nbsp;<br />Dee, Nadine, Bonnie--thank you! "Perfect base" is a good term.<br />Karie, ChristelJ, Debbie--thank you!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407197 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:01:45 +0000 Carol 2407197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jonesy--thanks! I love hats.&nbsp;<br />lyn67--hip--I like that. It does have a Georgia O'Keefe flair to me. Also, sneakers--good idea.<br />Jaime, Lisa--thanks!<br />Jenni NZ--I laughed when you said "cultural touchstone," because when I unpackaged it and put it on, it became much less boring. That is because the&nbsp; fabric and cut remind me so much of Peggy Guggenheim, a bohemian fashion icon. I even put a post up about her somewhere.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407195 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:47:11 +0000 Carol 2407195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bijou--yes, very flexible for accessorizing. You mention knits--I love turtlenecks, and I think those would go quite nicely underneath.<br />RobinF--thanks! Yes, always great to have a multi-use piece.<br />cat2--duster is an interesting idea. This does totally change shape when I remove the belt, so maybe I will try that.<br />Angie--thanks, I do like this silhouette. And yes, this was "day 2," so more creasy. What with our sunny, early spring, I think this can be worn now in NM. Plus, it is much thicker than a regular linen--almost a canvas. Almost something you could throw a blazer over.<br />avicennia--classic, thanks. Yes, I am quite pleased. Though I will say I have had this sense for a while, and it does tend to lead me towards wardrobe "holes" I did not even know I had.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407193 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:40:35 +0000 Carol 2407193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kate, slimcat--thanks!<br />Cookie--belt--great idea. I love the minimalism of the cloth one it comes with, but I absolutely have some fab ones to try.<br />Lise--maximalism, minimalism--yes. Really so flexible for both. I enjoy black linen--I have never had that color before.<br />kkards--thanks. It is absolutely something I want to wear. As I said, I really was after a striped one, but this reminds me of the heavy dresses Peggy Guggenheim used to wear, and 50s/60s artists is an inspiration of mine.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407150 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:24:54 +0000 Debbie 2407150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! Can be dressed up or down. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407111 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:04:33 +0000 ChristelJ 2407111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another fan of the dress and versatility.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407109 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:59:34 +0000 Karie 2407109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it looks fantastic and is the perfect canvas for jazzing it up with accessories and shoes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407107 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:32:32 +0000 Bonnie 2407107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the dress on you!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407103 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:44:51 +0000 Nadine 2407103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! You wear it very well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407091 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:58:16 +0000 Dee 2407091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, your boring would be my kind of style and I think you look fab in it. Glad it tugged at you because it has so much potential and versatility and is the perfect base to build upon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407086 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:15:05 +0000 Star (Lise) 2407086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with AVICENNA, and maybe the tug is a gently style direction change. This dress is in the same family as your sleeveless black turtle neck. Simple, clean lines but can be dramatic or quirky if you wish. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407081 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:31:27 +0000 Jenni NZ 2407081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It fits you really well and looks good. Maybe it feels boring to you because a lot of your clothes are a little quirky or hearkening back to some cultural touchstone? I think it will be versatile, just hope it’s got enough interest in your mind to make you wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407077 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:32:21 +0000 Lisa 2407077@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An excellent find! This dress is a lovely fit in you and looks so versatile to style, great wardrobe addition! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407053 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:07:31 +0000 Jaime 2407053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent choice and certainly not boring on with the leopard boots and hat. I like it in the first outfit too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407031 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:25:33 +0000 lyn67 2407031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of your bests to date - love a good shirt dress! This one looks&nbsp; classy (the cut, the length, the self color buttons) yet hip and a bit edgy (as is black, and linen). YLF in it (hat included) and you can try with sneakers, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407029 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:14:01 +0000 Jonesy 2407029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The dress really suits you! Also, I think you should wear a hat every day--you look fab in the last pic with the hat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2407005 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:36:26 +0000 avicennia 2407005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Carol, I don’t think it looks boring at all. It’s sophisticated and classic. I have a similar black linen shirt dress only mine has short sleeves. Maybe the “tug” is you developing a strong intuition about what looks good on you and what’s necessary for a strong and cohesive wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406982 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:16:41 +0000 Angie 2406982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic dress! It fits well, and this is a GREAT silhouette for you, <b>Carol</b>. Make sure you're at peace with the crease ;)</p> <p>Personally, I think of linen as a very summery fabric. So I like it best with summery shoes like the brown flats you've shown here.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406978 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:06:21 +0000 cat2 2406978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a shirt dress I wore to work, to the beach and unbuttoned as sort of a duster over other summer pieces. I think a purchase like this is a great idea as you can style it a bunch of different ways. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406975 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:26:37 +0000 RobinF 2406975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it! Super fun with the new booties. It is nice to have something that works for a multitude of occasions, very versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406974 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:22:41 +0000 Bijou 2406974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it, especially with the leopard boots. This is the sort of dress that you will be able to change up with accessories, jackets and even potentially layer knits underneath.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406971 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:13:29 +0000 kkards 2406971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s a fantastic dress, and it fits really well&nbsp;<br />that being said it feels very traditional vs what I think as your style.&nbsp;<div>It tugged at you….but is it something you want to wear? &nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406969 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:39:34 +0000 Star (Lise) 2406969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The perfect canvas for when you feeling more maximal, and perfect as is when you feeling minimalist. I love that it is linen.&nbsp; I have a few of these simple black dresses. My DH is not a fan though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406968 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:27:39 +0000 Cookie 2406968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it very much! I think it is simple rather than boring. You can keep it minimalist or not. I would try different belts with it in either case (plain black or something different). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406965 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:26:10 +0000 slim cat 2406965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the last two picks the best - looks like finished and pulled together look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-to-be-boring#post-2406964 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:50:21 +0000 Kate 2406964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It definitely works! I love your new black shirt dress. It looks great on you in all iterations. </p>