https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 22 May 2026 00:35:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-775312 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:00:06 +0000 MsMary 775312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, this is an uncanny copycat! You look totes adorbs, as per usual! I do kind of agree with mellls that a shorter trench would probably be better with the boyfriend jeans (note that Jessica's is quite a bit shorter), but I ain't mad at ya for it. ;)</p> <p>I LOVE your red lipstick!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-775260 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:56:48 +0000 Beth Ann 775260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is wondeful, Natalie. How terrific it is to see you continue to explore and take on challenges when most people just resign themselves to maternity fashion purgatory!</p> <p>This look is one of your best casual outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-775043 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:32:35 +0000 Sveta 775043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No wonder you got so many compliments - you look beautiful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-774767 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:18:54 +0000 pil 774767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Parsley said! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-774764 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:17:35 +0000 Mellllls 774764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't believe that I am saying this but I love the entire outfit except the trench. The combo of the cropped boyfriends and the trench seems off to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-774761 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:12:01 +0000 Parsley 774761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Natalie, you need to put that trench right at the front of your closet and wear it OFTEN!<br /> It looks great on you, and not SSB at all. The tipping makes all the difference.</p> <p>I love your simple but graphic outfit, and I can see why you got lots of compliments. I think you're the most stylish pregnant mom I've ever seen, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-774756 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:04:37 +0000 rae 774756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it! Your side-by-side pose pic is adorable! You make me itch for trench weather! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-774739 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:26:18 +0000 Inge 774739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I couldn't agree more, Natalie: both about you being an extremely stylish pregnant mommy and that simple, strong outfits are fab fashion statements too. And oh boy, you had a busy day! Smart thinking by selecting the flats instead. The entire outfit is perfect, Natalie, I like the tipping of your trench with your striped top here, and this is also a great interpretation of the timeless and ageless casual ensemble Angie blogged about earlier this week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1114-blogger-copycat-day-3-in-the-trenches#post-774736 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:14:24 +0000 goldenpig 774736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Day 3 of my blogger copycat challenge (all from Jessica Quirk's What I Wore blog):<br /> <a href="http://whatiwore.tumblr.com/post/32666066621/what-i-wore-transition" rel="nofollow">http://whatiwore.tumblr.com/po.....transition</a></p> <p>Kate Spade Topliner trench<br /> H&amp;M black and cream striped T (non-maternity)<br /> Nordstrom Kut from the Kloth Catherine slim boyfriend jeans<br /> Nordstrom Stuart Weitzman Giveable ballet flats in leopard<br /> Le Sak black slouchy bag<br /> Black and silver bracelet<br /> Coach sunglasses<br /> Maybelline Red Revival lipstick</p> <p>Today I had the day off work and took DD to school, had a doctor's appointment, volunteered at DD's school, went back to get my labs drawn, picked up DS from school, etc. So I wore flats instead of the leopard heels that Jessica is sporting, because I knew I'd be doing a lot of walking and heels are way too dressy for MOTG.</p> <p>Back when the boyfriend craze started here, I got these boyfriend jeans in a size up (8) so they would be slouchy, and now they fit like regular jeans. I can wear them without a belt, but they still slide off without unzipping. I actually like these better than the maternity capri jeans I bought at the same time a few months ago, because those are now too tight and keep slipping down! Moral of the story is don't buy ahead for maternity--wait until you really really need it, because the two pairs of maternity jeans I bought in my first trimester don't fit right anymore!</p> <p>I also haven't worn this Kate Spade trench as much as I should--I tend to reach for my black KS one much more often. I guess it's the color...I am not sure if this shade is good with my skin tone or looks like soul-sucking beige, and it tends to only work well if the rest of the outfit is black or very neutral, and I tend to wear lots of color. It's also a little stiff and flared, so it feels more like a formal coat than a casual trench. I like it though and will try to wear it more. Good thing Jessica wore it open, because I can't button it anymore over my belly!</p> <p>Another surprise...initially I thought this outfit looked too simple and boring and I wasn't as happy with it as the first two copycats. Like, it's just jeans and a T-shirt, and no color. But I ended up getting a lot of compliments today! Some of the other moms at school said that I was the most stylish pregnant mom they'd ever seen. And when I went to the doctor's appointment, a random person in the hall exclaimed "Cute jacket!" when I walked by and the medical assistant who checked me in said that her coworker asked her to ask me where I got the coat. I think the coat does make a dramatic statement because of the lines and contrast piping, and there is a tiny bit of pattern mixing (stripes and leopard), so it's not a totally plain and boring outfit. It was certainly comfy enough for my MOTG day. I think I need to retrain my way of thinking--I've tended to be a bit ALGO and matchy matchy and "more is more" (like with yesterday's dot excess <a href="http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/post/wiw-1113-blogger-copycat-day-2--emerald-and-dot-extravaganza" rel="nofollow">http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/p.....travaganza</a>), but I guess you can still make a statement and be stylish with simplicity, neutrals and "less is more"! </p>