https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:23:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402656 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:14:35 +0000 Suz 2402656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Mary,</b> you look amazing in all three versions of the outfit, and how fun that you found an update to that pleather skirt! Brilliant.&nbsp;</p> <p>But your heel disintegrated? OY!!! Now you need replacement Rorys. It's truly a shame about the boots because they really looked great on you. I can see why you saved them. However....now you can shop again!&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402653 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:45:31 +0000 MsMary 2402653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b></b>Thank you, everyone, for the kind comments!<b></b></p> <b><br /> </b> <p><b>Goldenpig</b>, alas I wore the bee blouse until it literally fell apart. RIP. It was a big splurge at the time but oh, how I loved it!</p> <p><b>Chris987 </b>the jacket definitely presents as brown in person. The photos on the web site are pretty accurate.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402639 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:51:24 +0000 Jules 2402639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely *love* the updated outfits and you’ve inspired me to think a bit about combining current brown pieces with some old burgundy booties. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402637 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:47:15 +0000 BlueJay 2402637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE both dressy and casual versions! You look FABULOUS! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402634 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:42:09 +0000 Chris987 2402634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You’ve absolutely nailed it!!! And I’m smitten with the democracy PETITE jacket. I see it on the democracy web site. A question on the color - the democracy web site calls it “grey metallic gold multi“ .. but it looks like it skews brown in your photo. Does it lean more grey or more brown? TIA </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402627 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:47:05 +0000 Janet 2402627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the current version is a great update — a bit more casual, which is perfect! The tall boots and skirt combination is one I always love, and almost never wear. I need to dust off my tall boots and “dress up” for daytime. You nail it here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402616 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:00:07 +0000 goldenpig 2402616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I die! Mary, you look killer in the leather skirt and burgundy boots and the Burberry satchel! I'm twinning with you! I may have to copy this somehow, if my stuff still fits. I still have a leather pleated skirt, and a black and white honeycomb blazer top I got from you in a swap. And the bee blouse? Do you still have it? I do! I have practically everything, even the mustard pussy bow blouse from my original avatar. It's like a fashion graveyard, haha! Or like I was in space sleeping for 10 years and suddenly landed back on earth. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402594 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:22:04 +0000 Jaime 2402594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Holds up and you have modernized the look beautifully.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402589 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:49:49 +0000 MsMary 2402589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No worries, Angie, it was just the bottom rubber part of the heel. I'm getting it replaced tomorrow!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402588 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:46:03 +0000 Angie 2402588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your 2026 style is ON FIRE! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402587 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:45:03 +0000 Angie 2402587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OH NO!!! Rest in peace tall burgundy boots.</p> <p>Looking absolutely KILLER in the casual jeans version, <b>Mary</b>! Handy and clever switcheroo. My favourite jeans on you :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402585 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:09:59 +0000 MsMary 2402585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And... I had planned to wear this outfit all day and into the evening, when I will be going to my piano class. Alas, the heel of my ancient boot literally disintegrated in the middle of lunch, so I had to change shoes and while I was at it I decided to go a little more casual. Voila -- the casual version with booties instead of boots!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402576 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:43:16 +0000 Carla 2402576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*Plonk!* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402572 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:21:41 +0000 slim cat 2402572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous new version!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402571 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:03:21 +0000 Debbie 2402571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mary I think I was there when you bought the skirt. I am loving the new version. You look amazing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402570 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:28:39 +0000 Angie 2402570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another very well timed post on the day I share that <i>Nostalgia</i> is my word for the year! Remember finding that stunning fashion forward pleated skirt with you all those years ago. It had your name on it :)&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Mary</b>, the outfit in pic #1 is a KILLER to the Power of KILLER refreshed version on the original 11 years ago!!! WOW!!! It's even better than the 2014 version - which was hard to beat!</p> <p>LOVE THIS ON YOU SO MUCH!!! The vintage boots are an incredible match with the Burberry bag! The skirt is<b> soooo-Mary</b>. And the jacket is perfect!</p> <p>I may have fainted seeing this......</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-17-everything-comes-back-around-part-2#post-2402568 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:15:38 +0000 MsMary 2402568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Way back in 2014 we had a wonderful Shoptemberfest in Seattle, and I bought a fantastic brown pleated pleather skirt and boucle moto jacket from Ann Taylor. I wore them both until they literally fell apart and mourned their passing like the old friends they were. Pic two is the photo from the first time I wore them and posted on the forum, and I also linked the "Finds."</p> <p>Well. Imagine my surprise and delight when some pretty darned good replacements suddenly appeared on my radar after all this time. (Pic one) The jacket was part of a box from the petite styling service Short Story, and the skirt is Madewell. The Tippi sweater is a relic of my working days, when I had it in every color. The burgundy boots (we called them "red" back in the day) are ancient, ancient Frye Rorys -- I had them in three colors but I could never bear to part with the red ones even though they are a bear to get on and off. (Boot hooks and a bootjack for the win!) The bag is old, too, a souvenir of a trip to the Burberry flagship store in London, nine years ago this week!l </p> <p>Oh and I'm dressed up for my weekly Rotary meeting! I'm leading the song today.</p> <p>What say you? Does it still hold up? </p>