https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:09:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-46168 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:58:17 +0000 Sihaya 46168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>AJ - thanks for writing. You write wonderfully. As I read your post, I was transported to the chilly streets of Lithuania. I'm glad you're doing what you need to do to be you and keep healthy and comfortable. Looking forward to photos and more! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-46162 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:28:54 +0000 Amanda 46162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wearing jeans alone would definitely be too cold -- I wear long underwear or wool tights under my jeans. Many of the older women do wear longer skirts but most of the young women wear knee-length skirts. I wore a knee-length lined wool skirt, a coat that came down to the tops of my boots, tights and two pair of wool socks -- but my knees were still frigid when I was outside. I think that women here are used to the cold temperatures. I usually live in Seattle which typically has fairly mild winters so I'm not used to the cold temperatures. I did bring a long wool skirt that I had pre-YLF, although I haven't worn it yet. And I have wool tights that I can wear with my denim skirt. I've been getting a bit tired of jeans every day so I'll probably try skirts again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-46161 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:07:12 +0000 boobalah 46161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear skirts every day in freezing weather, and I think they're actually more practical than pants. I wear cotton leggings and wool tights under skirts. If it's freezing, I add a pair of polar fleece pants under there too. It keeps me way warmer than jeans would! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-46160 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:52:53 +0000 Clueles 46160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey aj!<br /> I actually currently live in Lithaunia as well. What a nice surprise! And I can tell you how women aren't cold in skirts. Firstly, they wear boots that have fur lining inside and wool tights! The funny thing is that in this combo + skirt of course, you are probably going to be warmer than in jeans, because they tend to "attract" cold. Actually many young ladies who wear jeans actually wear wool tights underneath, because wearing just jeans is too cold. Also, the skirts ladies wear are usually wool ones with additional lining inside. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-45552 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:54:38 +0000 Anonymous 45552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aj, I love reading about your life in Lithuania. Please continue to post about your experiences. What type of skirts do the older women wear? Do they look put together or dowdy? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-45439 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:36:37 +0000 Ariadne 45439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aj, this is so interesting. I hear you on the backpack--sometimes it's a necessity. Looking forward to more updates... maybe you can sneak some street style photos for us. I'd love that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-45425 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:45:16 +0000 shell 45425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>aj - how fun to hear about your experiences! i was worried you wouldn't be able to post while you're over there, but i'm glad to hear you're keeping us all up to date! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-45420 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:39:28 +0000 Angie 45420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thoroughly enjoyed reading your update. Thanks for keeping us posted! I understand your need for a back pack. While I am cringing, you are forgiven because you look so fab in your jeans and boots :0)</p> <p>Stay warm and healthy, aj! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-45396 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:30:08 +0000 Tanya 45396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks you so much for posting this Aj, I have been really enjoying it. It sounds that women dress very similarly to my home country. My mom who is 54 wears skirts about 95% of the time. She only wears pants when she has to bike a lot in cold weather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-45338 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:58:24 +0000 tarzy 45338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much for the report! </p> <p>Do you prefer to blend in or stand out? I can see the benefits of either. It might be fun to stand out if people were curious about you in a nice way! </p> <p>Do you see any sort of "youth culture" in dressing - like punk, or grunge, or whatever? Or are people mostly Euro-fashionable?</p> <p>Please stay warm and healthy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-45336 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:38:37 +0000 Becky 45336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have really enjoyed hearing about your experiences, AJ. Keep the posts coming! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-commute-vilnius-style-long-sorry-no-pics#post-45321 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:56:37 +0000 Amanda 45321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have now commuted downtown on the trolleybus for a week and a half and I am ready to comment on winter style in Vilnius, Lithuania. I haven't been able to get any good street fashion photos. I think that I'm took shy to take obvious photos and the "subtle" ones don't turn out. It's cold here -- although not as cold as much of the northern U.S. recently. The high temperatures have been in the mid-20s Fahrenheit but with wind chill it usually feels about 10 degrees colder. </p> <p>Women in their 20s and 30s mostly wear skinny jeans tucked into boots or straight leg jeans over boots or booties. As I mentioned before I left, women in their 40s and 50s do not wear jeans. It is very unusual for me to see a woman my age wearing jeans rather than slacks. A lot of women wear skirts -- even though the one day I wore a skirt my legs froze. I don't know how they do it! There is a wide variety of coats -- from puffer coats to wool coats to fur. And of course hats, scarves and gloves. Most women wear black or brown boots, but the coats range in color.</p> <p>I've compromised between being an American and being a 44-year old woman in Lithuania by mostly wearing my dark wash boot cut jeans. I feel like I'm age appropriate but still true to my jeans-wearing style. The problem, of course, is that the hems get really dirty with all the sand and salt put down on the sidewalks to make them passable with the snow and ice. I try to rinse out the worst of it each evening and I am washing my bootcut jeans more frequently. </p> <p>I know that I blend in wearing my down coat etc. because people will speak to me on the street in Lithuanian and expect me to understand. I always feel like laughing when they ask me directions since I'm usually lost myself! On days that I work in the archives, I do stand out as a foreigner because I wear my backpack computer case. Women my age in Vilnius definitely do not wear big black backpacks! I know that Angie is cringing at this moment, but it really is necessary. In addition to my laptop, I have to carry my Lithuanian and Russian dictionaries. There aren't little paperback phrasebooks; there are big, heavy dictionaries (the Russian one is even hardbound). Plus I take a thermos of hot tea and a snack. The reading room is cold and there is not convenient place to get food or a drink (not even a water fountain). The only way to carry all of this without putting a strain on my back/neck/shoulders is to use the backpack. So I am sacrificing style for a healthy spine.</p> <p>So that's my report on Vilnius-style in the winter. More to come... </p>