https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:16:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487489 Wed, 06 May 2015 06:21:08 +0000 Caro in Oz 1487489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the outfit with the jacket - that cut is fantastic on you :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487479 Wed, 06 May 2015 05:01:52 +0000 freeda 1487479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the story about your necklace. Can't buy memories like that at Forever 21. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487453 Wed, 06 May 2015 04:19:05 +0000 DonnaF 1487453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow!!!&nbsp; I would really love to see your outfit IRL because there's only so much a 2D photo can convey.&nbsp; I always love opening your pics because you have such a strong and unique sense of style and what suits you.&nbsp; I also live vicariously because I'm a shorty with smallish features so I could never hope to pull off a number of things you wear with such panache. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487408 Wed, 06 May 2015 03:09:12 +0000 Deborah 1487408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I adore both renditions. I have a black and white floral jacket and you made me want to wear it just like this but it's just not as cool as the Anne D jacket &nbsp;The cut and shape of the jacket is just beautiful. &nbsp;I always look forward to your outfits:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487240 Tue, 05 May 2015 21:24:09 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1487240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The necklace for your mother is really neat, too. I went to Josephine's site and picked the Melancholy necklace as the one I would buy for myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487236 Tue, 05 May 2015 21:21:40 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1487236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look stunning in this outfit, and it looks totally wearable for a day out and about, doing whatever! Not too many statements, just right. I do see how it is dressier than what you might wear most days (with the necklace and silk blouse), but it really doesn't look over the top. <br />Very cool story about the necklace, and it's just beautiful for you. Great choice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487209 Tue, 05 May 2015 20:55:42 +0000 catgirl 1487209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Why is this a fantasy? It's totally wearable - not that it isn't fantasy-fantastic. I've been assuming fantasy = outrageous and not wearable IRL (like a suit of armor or a sword and hooded cloak) but I need to shift my paradigm! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487168 Tue, 05 May 2015 19:43:09 +0000 approprio 1487168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>wow, thanks ladies! and to think I almost didn't post it :)</p> <p>I guess I'm a bit nervous about this for the reasons&nbsp;Gaylene just posted in Una's thread about what happens when our clothes come to define us. What does this look say about me? I'm still pondering the implications.&nbsp;But I always think of Nic Cage as Sailor Ripley in Wild at Heart when I wear this jacket. He had something similar going on.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Sailor</b>: Did I ever tell ya that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality, and my belief in personal freedom?<br /><b>Lula</b>: About fifty thousand times.</p> <p><b>Angie, merwoman, Style Fan:</b> ok, you convinced me. It'll get repeated, weather permitting.</p> <p><b>Greyscale</b>: yay for dark cotton shirts! This is the first time I've done it in a while and I'm surprised how much I'm liking it. </p> <p><b>Shevia, donnat, Suz</b>, thanks! Yes, this is indeed the trophy of my trophy pieces, and I should wear it more often.&nbsp;</p> <p>And <b>Suz</b>, here's what I got for my mum. I hope she likes it.<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.colseninteriorproducts.nl/product.php?sieraad2=6">http://www.colseninteriorprodu.....sieraad2=6</a> </p> <p>ETA: <b>DianeG</b> thanks and yeah, this is what happens when fantasy bleeds into real life. The world needs more Sailor Ripley jackets and Inner Sophia Loren in my opinion. :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487151 Tue, 05 May 2015 19:22:38 +0000 Anonymous 1487151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That jacket is TDF! Gorgeous. The whole outfit is fab. I love the idea of artisan jewellery pieces too,&nbsp;as they look so unusual. Your necklace is a stunner. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487131 Tue, 05 May 2015 18:30:02 +0000 Suz 1487131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>I AM IN LOVE WITH IT ALL!!!!&nbsp;</b></p> <p>GAH!!!!&nbsp;</p> <p>Seriously gorgeous pieces. The jacket is just superb - cut, pattern, everything. I am sure it is even better in real life due to the texture. Wow.&nbsp;</p> <p>And the necklace!! You are turning me into a jewellery lover. Fabulous.&nbsp;</p> <p>(What did you find for your mother?)&nbsp;</p> <p>This outfit suits you so perfectly.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487118 Tue, 05 May 2015 18:16:18 +0000 Style Fan 1487118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an amazing outfit with stories behind the pieces.&nbsp; Love it.&nbsp; You look so cool and I agree with Angie.&nbsp; Go ahead and wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487094 Tue, 05 May 2015 17:03:45 +0000 Greyscale 1487094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it so much.</p> <p>(It makes me wonder why I own so few black cotton buttoned shirts. Mine are all silk. But it should be a wardrobe staple for me.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487085 Tue, 05 May 2015 16:51:36 +0000 merwoman 1487085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning!! and echoing Angie - wear it! Love your story about the designer - nice memory to have everytime you reach for the necklace.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1487021 Tue, 05 May 2015 15:06:31 +0000 Angie 1487021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE this Fantasy outfit. It looks Killer "Rio" to me. You should just go ahead and wear it. The footwear and tapered hems of the trousers &nbsp;keep the look very practical.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1486944 Tue, 05 May 2015 12:36:14 +0000 donnat 1486944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Too cool for school. Looks great. I understand the too dressy part. You'll have to wear this to your next event. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1486937 Tue, 05 May 2015 12:27:10 +0000 Jaime 1486937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love every piece and the whole is greater than the parts. The necklace is indeed perfect for you, </p> <p>love the shoes of course,&nbsp;the pants are the perfect fit and support piece and the jacket is a masterpiece!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wibwiw-fantasyreality#post-1486928 Tue, 05 May 2015 12:20:03 +0000 approprio 1486928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I put on this fantasy outfit and left the house without bothering to change out of it because I liked it so much.&nbsp;The whole thing feels like a fantasy rendition of my ideal closet - unique statement pieces teamed with no-nonsense well made essentials. Please forgive my disheveled appearance. It was a windy day and I couldn't get my hair to lie flat. </p> <p>The jacket is my ultimate fantasy piece. It's silk velvet by Ann Demeulemeester, bought by Mr Edge for my birthday (it had a zero in it and it was a few years ago now - go figure :P) I don't wear it as much as I'd like, mostly because this is Holland and I'm afraid of getting rained on, but I've found myself reaching for it a fair bit this spring.</p> <p>The necklace is a new acquisition, from a small atelier in Amsterdam's red light district. I'd been walking past the window and admiring the jewellery for ages, and finally went in with the objective of buying my mother a birthday present. The designer, it turns out, is wonderful lady named <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.colseninteriorproducts.nl/product.php?sieraad1">Josephine Colsen</a>. She is a veteran of Yves Saint Laurent's atelier in Paris, now retired. We ended up talking for over an hour. She had some stories to tell. </p> <p>I left with two pieces, one for me, and one for Mum. I found it hard to choose one for myself, so in the end I let Josephine choose for me. She picked out this piece made of found chandelier crystal, which she thought suited me best. I think she was right.</p> <p>Underneath, a navy shirt from Uniqlo +J (best women's shirts ever on sale again, so I bought two) and a favourite pair of navy pants from Acne, now ancient.</p> <p>In reality, the combination of trophy jacket, dress shirt and statement necklace felt a bit too dressy, so later on&nbsp;I swapped out the shirt for a blue/grey draped tunic and the shoes for a pair of white Birkenstocks. Still complex but less dressy. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to photograph it. Fail.&nbsp;</p>