https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 02 May 2026 08:51:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2141135 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:12:05 +0000 Bijou 2141135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cardiff Girl, you are so right, at the moment anything that makes us happy is a win.</p> <p>TG, you are so lovely. What a difference having the coat compared to Jacki O vs Barbie makes!</p> <p>Lyn - you made my day</p> <p>Minaminu - IT is funny as normally I don’t really worry about whether how I dress is seem as maximal, because it kind of is a bit over the top, but the Barbie comment definitely hit a nerve.</p> <p>Phoebe - Thank you so much. I don’t think my colleague was meaning to be unkind, but I do think she thinks (and most likely with complete justification) that I could tone things down somewhat. However I am lucky that my clients and colleagues take me and my work seriously, so there is not a detrimental impact to me from wearing a bright pink coat.</p> <p>Robin - I do need to wear and enjoy the coat during my very short winter. Our weather is even now starting to warm up and the hours of sunlight letting longer.</p> <p>Anchor, my son says the same to me. You look fabulous in your bright colours and we are in very good company with Angie in that respect.❤️ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140747 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:59:52 +0000 anchie 2140747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love those outfits, you always look so glamorous even in jeans.<br /> My DD is always teasing me about my love of bright colors and that she will never lose me in crowds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140739 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:36:26 +0000 RobinF 2140739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, that teal jacket is gorgeous!</p> <p>I say wear the pink, it looks amazing on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140727 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:38:29 +0000 Anonymous 2140727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While I still like to re-examine dismissive statements like the Barbie reference I am completely agreed that on you the coat is more Jackie than Barbie and that this is because of the sophistication with which you combine your clothes.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140700 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:39:40 +0000 Minaminu 2140700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a lovely story for the pink coat! Win-Win as the coat suits you very well!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140692 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 07:47:05 +0000 lyn67 2140692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A feast to my eyes!:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140372 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 23:08:35 +0000 Helena 2140372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love these! Very Jackie O vibe in the pink coat. Beautiful and your outfits always brighten my day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140333 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:02:39 +0000 Cardiff girl 2140333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that pink coat especially with the Pom Pom bag.Its very cheering to look at and we could &nbsp;all do with that right now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140068 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:58:40 +0000 rachylou 2140068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty good FI! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat/page/2#post-2140061 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:36:04 +0000 Bijou 2140061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jane thank you. I got to wear the KS dress on Friday for a casual work day with a denim jacket.</p> <p>Fashintern, Shinjuku train station was the place where I feared I would lose DS. An average of 3.5 million people transit through the station daily, making it the busiest in the world. Our hotel was near the station and how we travelled around Tokyo, never during the peak hours when the trains are jam packed.</p> <p>UmmLila, I am very fortunate that the State where I live does not have community transmission of Covid-19, so we are back at work in our office again. The coat and dress is something that I wore to the office. However, not all of Australia is so lucky. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140049 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 13:06:10 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2140049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These colors are lovely for all seasons. I appreciate you keeping up the style even in days of zoom </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140044 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:35:16 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2140044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Google maps *is* amazing! My son recently brought me his phone to show me an amazing train station that is huge and has an entrance every few feet—Shinjuku! We have never been to Japan, but we’d like to go one day. I thought it was quite a coincidence to see that name come up in this post. </p> <p>RL, i can do your uncle one better. When my ex &amp; I visited his family in Ethiopia, they were all excited for me to get a traditional dress at the market. Turned out we couldn’t get the one we selected &amp; I had to go back after I exchanged currency. When I emerged from the marketplace with exactly that dress &amp; scarf, they were amazed I’d been able to find the vender again, said they never could’ve done it. Take that, Uncle Meanie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140037 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:17:20 +0000 Jane 2140037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love these looks, and colours. The KS dress is beautiful, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140033 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 10:31:18 +0000 Bijou 2140033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, I am a bit of a sucker for a matching shoe and bag combination.</p> <p>Liesbeth, now DS is 11 years old we make sure he has a phone with GPS and so we can track him when overseas. Regardless, I will probably travel with my bright coat when I am lucky enough to travel again, because it makes it easy to spot me.</p> <p>Rachy, that was incredibly mean of your Uncle. Lucky your Mum found her way back. These days Google Maps are so useful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140030 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 09:40:42 +0000 rachylou 2140030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Teal is totally Now. It’s official!</p> <p>Ok. So... now I have to tell my story about my uncle who lived in Japan for like 50 years... my mum goes to visit him and while they’re browsing a store, he does a runner and my mum has to find her way back by herself. Omg. My fam is sooo mean! Lololol!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140027 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 05:44:50 +0000 Liesbeth 2140027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That blue looks gorgeous on you! And you are right to wear hot pink. Loved that story about your Tokyo trip. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140025 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 03:58:39 +0000 Jaime 2140025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes the pink coat gives me 60s vibes too and I love the color. Barbie should look so good! Tonal blue is also great - shoes and bag combo is a winner! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140021 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 02:16:10 +0000 Bijou 2140021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Thankyou everyone for helping me appreciate my pink coat. I have always liked its swing shape and 1960’s retro vibe. I will keep wearing and enjoying it. So nice to know it has the YLF seal of approval. </div><div><br /> </div><b></b>Kelly, Thankyou, glad you liked my blue outfit which I think I will wear often.</p> <p>Vildy, it is possible. The comment came from a work colleague who specialises in backhanded compliments.</p> <p>Angie, so glad you like my pink coat. I will have to think of it as my Tokyo Beacon coat, to remind me of a fun holiday.</p> <p>Janet, I cannot imagine how hard it would be keeping track of a group of young children. Bright t-shirts are definitely a good strategy for keeping a group together. </p> <p><div><br /> </div><div>Star, thank you. I am particularly excited by the boots.</p> <p>Nuanedream, I hope you get to wear your teal boots soon. I had not thought about the traffic visibility issue with a black coat, but that would have been frightening.</p> <p>Fashintern, I hope you find your pink coat soon. It is good to be fussy and wait for the right one to come along. I tend to keep my coats for years. </p> <p></div><div><br /> </div><div>Alicewonders, your yellow coat sound fab. I have not heard the term Chef’s Kiss!</p> <p>Suntiger, you are right, there are worse things than Barbie.</p> <p>The Cat, I too like to see non-neutral outerwear, where I live it seems that neutrals reign supreme with black always the most popular coat colour.</p> <p>Phoebe, I think there were definitely positive aspects to Barbie style, my reservation was about how appropriate that was for a woman of my age. Normally I don’t worry about things like that, but I don’t want to veer into  dressing in a way that is too young.</p> <p>Sal, you make me laugh. Yes, Ken was too plastic. Luckily DH is very real and not into cosmetic enhancements.</p> <p></div><div><br /> </div><div>Avicennia, I love the teal boots too.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2140003 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 23:23:37 +0000 avicennia 2140003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The teal boots are fantastic! The coat is lovely and doesn’t look Barbie to me. Good purchases. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139990 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 21:25:38 +0000 Sal 2139990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love both those. The teal is so yummy on you and the coat is fun.</p> <p>And I adore the boots!</p> <p>Barbie did have a great camper van, career and wardrobe but I thought Ken was a bit plastic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139987 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 21:22:46 +0000 Anonymous 2139987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both outfits truly head turning, lovely. The coat might be a little Barbie in it's impeccable tidiness and gorgeous color but really is that a bad thing?&nbsp; This is joyful dressing and I love it.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139985 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 21:12:18 +0000 The Cat 2139985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your teal items are beautiful, your pink coat is very pretty, and non-neutral outerwear like this is a wonderful sight, in particular on dark or grey winter days. I also love your charming colourful bags. Great style as always, Bijou! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139968 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 19:31:26 +0000 Anonymous 2139968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both look great! Besides, there's worse things than Barbie! She's had lots of different careers, sports cars, horses, dream houses, etc- not a bad life </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139945 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:06:05 +0000 AliceWonders 2139945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Blue is my favourite colour in all its shades and iterations, and that first outfit with all the different textures and shades of teal is, as the kids say these days, “chef’s kiss”. So gorgeous and beautifully put together!</p> <p>The pink coat is lovely too. The story made me smile. I have always wanted a yellow raincoat and finally bought one this spring. My son’s response when I wore it the first time was “you’ll be easy to find in stores”. Not sure if that was a compliment... lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139942 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 15:51:47 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2139942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the different blues melding together in that outfit. And I’ve got pink coat envy—have stalked them for a while, but never found “mine” yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139939 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 15:15:22 +0000 nuancedream 2139939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&nbsp;Bijou, you always look like a million bucks, tax free!. I purchased a pair of teal boots late last year but never had a chance to wear them before COVID-19 reared its ugly head. Now, I can't wait until the weather is a bit cooler to bring them out to play.&nbsp; You were born to wear that pink coat...Barbie can only wish she looked so wonderful! I only wear bright, happy winter coats now because I was almost hit by a car while wearing a black coat at night. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139936 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 15:12:16 +0000 Star (Lise) 2139936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning pieces.&nbsp; Love all of them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139933 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 15:07:24 +0000 JAileen 2139933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful colors on you! &nbsp;The pink coat is wonderful. &nbsp;You really look fab in it, not like Barbie at all.<div><br /></div><div>When my son was little he went to Y day camp. &nbsp;The youngest kids wore the brightest color tees. &nbsp;His was orange. &nbsp;I called it Caltrans orange. &nbsp;They went everywhere in their vans, and&nbsp;I realized it was so they wouldn’t lose any kids. &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139931 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:56:28 +0000 Angie 2139931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The colours in #2 launched me into orbit......</p> <p>I WANT THAT TOKOYO BEACON COAT! But will settle with enjoying it on you :)</p> <p><b>Bijou</b>, you always look KILLER glam and gorgeous, and I expect nothing else!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-blues-and-my-bright-coat#post-2139926 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:36:47 +0000 Vildy 2139926@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As moms always say, "They're just jealous." </p>