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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: WIW 01.18-22 https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:41:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Aida on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1609167 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:59:58 +0000 Aida 1609167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you Sveta and Sara! Sveta, thanks for sharing your thoughts on those first outfits. I can definitely see why the GAP jeans are spring/summer jeans for you; your winters are waaaay colder than mine! After a lot of pondering, I think the issue with the first outfit is twofold: the sweater is just tooooo oversized -- at least two sizes too large -- and the straight hem adding even more blockiness. I am debating getting it altered to a diagonal hem, which is the way I enjoy wearing it most (I usually tape up one corner), and seeing if I can also get the sides taken in a bit. The issue with the second outfit was the jeans: they are at least a size too large, but as they are my only white jeans right now I cannot give them up until I replace them. Nearly all of any issues with outfits these days are those of tailoring: I want more of it, but the bulk of my wardrobe is currently very oversized or simply too large. I've started working towards updating, primarily essentials so far. It will be slow to solve due to a tighter than ever budget, but I am going to try and be strict with myself about doing it! Sara L. on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1609054 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:43:56 +0000 Sara L. 1609054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Another great collection of outfits!  I love the white-out one - I just can't do white-out (I always feel contrived and uncomfortable) so I'll enjoy it vicariously on you.  I also love the hat outfit.  Sveta on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1608853 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 04:04:36 +0000 Sveta 1608853@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Aida, you are killing me with THAT HAT! You look both pretty and cool in it. I also admired your outerwear collection (I want that cream trench and burgundy mixed media coat!) As for feeling different about the first 2 outfits - maybe going very light and tonal does not pack enough punch for a grey Seattle winter? In any case the jeans in #1 are summer jeans to me (unlike the white jeans I wear year round these light blue ones are packed away until the spring - I think this is the thin jeans fabric which makes them summer item to me). Aida on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1608834 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 03:38:37 +0000 Aida 1608834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you Sally, Mary, and Janet! :D Mary, gotta show the outerwear -- most people outside my family see just that part! Janet, it is interesting isn't it! There are so many great looks and pieces (some of yours included!) that I would certainly feel off wearing, even though I admire them on the wearer. And of course some pieces seem to work on many bodies, even if they have a different feel depending on who's wearing. Janet on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1608827 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 03:14:30 +0000 Janet 1608827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I adore that sweater vest (if I had a different body, I would have gotten it myself!), and you rock that whole look. Well, you rock all of these. I know what Lisa is saying -- I couldn't pull off what you do, but somehow, on you, the vibrant color mixing and complex layering just looks so right. Your hair is getting long too -- looks good! MsMary on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1608822 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 02:57:59 +0000 MsMary 1608822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ OMG I am hyperventilating here! Love them all, and no. 4 is my super fave! And I love that you show us your outerwear! So fun!!! LOVE!!! Sal on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1608820 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 02:54:36 +0000 Sal 1608820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Lovely looks indeed. I peeked on my phone yesterday but didn't have a chance to look properly until now. More love for days 2,4 and 5 in particular...white out is fabulous, I love the vest and hat, and the last one took my breath away.  So vibrant and happy - I can see why you felt tremendous. Aida on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1608810 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 02:26:07 +0000 Aida 1608810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you Lisa! I feel you on being really into pieces, even if it's something I wouldn't necessarily wear. Part of what's fun about the forum: I can happily live vicariously through others' styles that aren't part of my own. Hah about the closet -- some days it gives me a little bit of apoplexy too I didn't always have quite as much hem/length variation, so recently I reorganized my closet by hem length (previously by color) which has been a big help. Still there are certainly days where I go through several iterations before settling on something good. Thanks Smittie, I can always get behind "crazy vibrant" ^^ Anonymous on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1608759 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 01:20:03 +0000 Anonymous 1608759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hello Aida, My favorite is the red/pink combo! Yikes, its just crazy vibrant, I love it. Anonymous on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22/page/2#post-1608748 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 01:08:19 +0000 Anonymous 1608748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Such a visual treat - your photo layouts.  I like everything I see here, and have yet to see you dress unflatteringly (is that a word?) despite mixing up prints and layering things the way you do.  It takes a good eye, and you sure have it. The shorts outfit  is fantastic, because I am obsessed with those cognac boots. I wouldn't wear any of those pieces, but I can still be obsessed with them, can't I?  And my favourite is the tonal red /BR cowl outfit.  Again, I am equally obsessed with those boots.  You're the bomb. p.s. I'd have a heart attack looking at your closet with all of the different looks, lengths, colours, prints , textures etc.  I don't know how you do it. Again with the bomb thing :) Aida on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608740 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:47:17 +0000 Aida 1608740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Una, some might work as ankle length for you actually. This particular pair of jeans needs to go up 2", but I've got another pair awaiting hemming which needs to go up 3" and one petite pair that's perfect as-is. Just depends on what you find. I've been wearing ankle pants at this length for a few years already, but I'm fond of the awkward/nerdy vibe so the shortening doesn't bother me... though the more conventionally correct ankle length would be a bit shorter than these. With your longer inseam that might work to your advantage! catgirl on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608732 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:27:13 +0000 catgirl 1608732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well that's good to know - it probably means they won't work as ankle pants on me though!  I forgot the sweater was sleeveless.  Makes more sense now.  You look so sleek! Aida on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608720 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Aida 1608720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you Caro and Brooklyn :D Brooklyn on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608685 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:50:53 +0000 Brooklyn 1608685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I really love no 5! The mix of the graphic prints, bag and super cute hat. The shorts outfit is a close second Caro in Oz on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608673 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:38:29 +0000 Caro in Oz 1608673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You look totally fantastic Aida.  I love the hat, the shorts, the colours & your hair Aida on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608669 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:32:18 +0000 Aida 1608669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks so much, ladies! I appreciate all of the comments. Fun to hear lots of love for #5, it hit all the right notes for me too. Jaime, who am I channeling? I felt like I was channeling you and Angie actually! I'll take Italian movie star too, how fun is that :D Diane, thank you extra for the insightful and detailed comment. The creamy tux blazer was a HEWI, though I am still a bit off jackets for now. There's nothing quite like wearing something bright on a dreary winter day, too! Roxanna, I bet you could do the cute hat quite well. *looks around and whispers* It's actually the curls from the back pretending to be "bangs", pushed up over my actual "bangs" ^^ Angie, YES the rust will be fun with the shorts. I'll try that next week sometime, probably with hair up as I'm liking it best up with that blouse. Hat trick on again today, though I couldn't manage to make it quite as girly cute -- It's a little more boyish today. Diana, hee shorts are probably my favorite type of bottoms to wear, no matter the season. I really should look into getting another winter weight pair! Una, I was surprised you didn't get the floral shirt way back when As for the layering, the trick to not being bulky is that the pieces themselves are quite streamlined: the sweater is sleeveless and about as fine as a chunky knit can be, and the jacket is very light (it's actually the red H&M from that same LA trip, you have/had the citron). Angie's right on the jeans length; these are ankle length on me and need to be taken up 2-3" for correct cropped flare length. I haven't had a chance to get them hemmed yet so I'm just wearing as ankle length until I do. Your inseam is an inch longer than mine so you may need a little less hemming but still necessary unless it's a really good petite length. I'd guess about 2" is what you'd need. Angie on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608662 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:26:35 +0000 Angie 1608662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Any time, Una. Always happy to help.  catgirl on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608648 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:59:13 +0000 catgirl 1608648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie, that's what I suspected... I think hacking will be in order.  Now I need to find a hack-worthy pair!  Thanks for the clarification.  Angie on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608611 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:13:35 +0000 Angie 1608611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Una, those are ankle length jeans on Aida - not quite cropped like we are speaking about in today's blog post. I have the same jeans - see below - which are at least 2 inches shorter on me. I suspect that at 5ft-ish, you will need to hack straight crops to get the desired length.  catgirl on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608609 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:08:11 +0000 catgirl 1608609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't even know where to start.  The shorts outfit is so wonderful - why didn't I buy that floral shirt?!  I love the red turtleneck and jacket.  How do you look so non-bulky in this kind of layering?  All of these just hit it out of the ball park. Questions on the jeans and silver boots - would you consider the jeans a cropped or an ankle length?  This is the length that cropped flares and straights are hitting on me, and I think we're about the same inseam.  El Cee on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608590 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:56:15 +0000 El Cee 1608590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Such great outfits -- all of them. You look especially stunning in #5! Diana on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608535 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:24:39 +0000 Diana 1608535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ OMG you look amazing in #5!  I love everything - the pattern mixing, the hair, the hat, the clutch... I also love #4.  I think of the shorts over tights as one of your signature looks and you always do it so well.  It's really great with the new orange coat too. lyn67 on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608531 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:10:46 +0000 lyn67 1608531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love them all Aida, so much fabness here, including hat &hair in nr.5. Love your wide assortment of  chelsea boots-they really do many many favors to your outfits! Laurie on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608521 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:51:12 +0000 Laurie 1608521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ada, jumping on the #5 bandwagon, especially with the coat.  I'm not a pattern mixer so I like it better toned down a little with the coat on.  but oh my gosh - so great! Beautiful blouse in #4. Angie on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608494 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:42:02 +0000 Angie 1608494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, Aida. Today is SOOOO rainy. You can do your ridiculously cute hat trick again!  The shorts outfit is my next Killer fave. Our H&M blouse will look fun with the shorts too. LOVE THE PLAID JACKET. You are so utterly adorable, I could eat you up.  *chomp, chomp, chomp* Roxanna on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608493 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:39:05 +0000 Roxanna 1608493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Chiming in to say I also love your hair and hat - I might try that with my curls! Also I love the unconventional watermelon/rust combo, and also the long top with the short jacket - I wouldn't have thought of it but it works great. Love your WIWs! texstyle on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608487 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:32:15 +0000 texstyle 1608487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ #5 and #6 WOW Aida - those are incredible outfits on you!!! carter on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608441 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:24:51 +0000 carter 1608441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Just stunning! I love #1 and #5. I don't know how you manage such total fabness week after week after week! UmmLila (Lisa) on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608414 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:35:39 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1608414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ All are great, but I especially love the tonal red, white and animal booties! Karie on "WIW 01.18-22" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0118-22#post-1608396 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:52:24 +0000 Karie 1608396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sweet sister, you are rockin' that outfit in #5! All of these outfits are fabulous of course (I wouldn't expect any less from you), but #5 is quite possibly my favorite outfit of yours EVER.