https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 28 May 2026 17:33:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697939 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:20:55 +0000 Clarissa 697939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the outfit and you look very pretty in picture #1. Why not use that one? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697920 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:02:13 +0000 Sheila 697920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anna I love your opera outfit. I also admire your diversity in fashion and activities, e.g. grand opera AND boating, both in the same post. I do hope you will stay motivated to post WIWs in the future...you are an inspiration on this forum and really, you have an unique, iconic look that no one else approaches, in my humble opinion. Sometimes I just don't have the words to express how I feel when I see your pictures...you are really out there in the fashion stratosphere when I am not even orbiting yet!!! Rock on, my dear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697880 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:08:49 +0000 jayne 697880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful....your coloring loves this dress and that jacket....</p> <p>and those shoes...wow</p> <p>hmmm, posting, well, I post in what is the middle of the night to most of you, or the middle of your work day. I tend to read the other comments and when I agree with most, just not respond because I cannot add anything. I do that a work too...no point chiming in just to be heard. You always take great care to mix your outfits so they are never something I feel I could improve. I think you have great style and know it well </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697812 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:21:12 +0000 annagybe 697812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone. It was actually so warm at the opera, that I ended up forgoing the jacket for the first two acts.<br /> Thank you for all the feedback also from my WIW's.<br /> As far as the sailing pic, I have a good head shot already without sunglasses, so this would be in addition to it. My existing head shot shows me with flat ironed hair though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697811 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:20:50 +0000 RunnerChick 697811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anna, the evening outfit is really terrific. I think the color and the silhouette are so you! Amazeballs indeed! </p> <p>Regarding the traffic on WiW posts, I've wondered too. As a new member, I have not started too many conversations, but I have noticed that the posts in which I explicitly ask folks to share experiences or opinions (or more recently, reassurance) get more traffic. </p> <p>I don't want to necessarily assign a higher value to more comments -- it doesn't seem like an appropriate metric because there isn't a 1-1 correspondence between traffic and comments. BUT the forum does rely on crowdsourcing, and more comments = more data, and therefore more helpful in making personal style decisions. </p> <p>At the same time, I don't often comment on your WiW posts 'cuz they're almost always the perfect combination of edgy, chic, and so put together that I aspire to that I am usually a little too awed for words. I always read the WiW posts because that's where I'm learning about how to fine tune my style, but I don't always comment. Plus, as others have mentioned... this forum gets an unbelievable amount of traffic too and it is easy for posts to get buried. Like Jonesy said, there isn't a right answer, and you should do what feels good and right to you. And embrace the fact that different things will feel right to you at different times. </p> <p>Regarding the online dating profile, I do like #5 as one of the pics. I met my husband online, and my experiences with online dating persuade me that it's important to use pictures and words to your advantage to convey not only what you look like but also who you, and what spending time with you might feel like. This picture tells me that you like outdoor adventure, and if that's something you want coming across in your profile, go for it. (A picture of you dressed for the opera as well for the same reason? It's so hard not to be compelled by a woman who can go from sailing to opera in &lt;24 hours!). I agreed with what others have said about showing your eyes, but I'm also assuming that this will not be your only profile pic and that there will be others that do. </p> <p>Sorry about the long post, BTW! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697790 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:01:38 +0000 Jonesy 697790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful, modern, summery goodness! I love the peep toe booties with this, and the jacket + print dress = fabulousness!</p> <p>Re. the pic: I think you look charming, but I would think a pic with your eyes would be better (BUT, I have never done online dating so I probably have no idea what I'm talking about).</p> <p>Re. posting fewer WIWs: I think you should do what feels right, but I wouldn't read too much into the number of responses. Sometimes it's just about people being busy, or a thread getting buried, and nothing more. Sometimes it's true that people may not like something as much, and not want to say anything critical or lukewarm (speaking generally, not about your WIWs specifically!), but I would think that that goes with the territory, especially for outfits that are pushing the envelope. I don't post very often, and when I do I post several outfits. For me, it's less time consuming that way, plus it gives people a bunch to "pick from" and they can single out the one or two they prefer while ignoring the ones that they like less, if that makes sense. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697626 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:33:06 +0000 Angie 697626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER</p> <p>One of your best to date, Anna! Got to love Zara. Still, after 15 years, one of my best stores to date.</p> <p>I like the photo of you sailing too. If you can adjust the light quality of the shadows with photoshop, it could be a great online dating photo. Fab smile! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697623 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:30:38 +0000 Louise 697623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please don't post less WIW's. I haven't been commenting much on anything lately but I always open all your WIW post because you are so sassy.<br /> Fab opera outfit. For your dating profile pic I'd go for one without the glasses as they hide your pretty face x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697613 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:21:08 +0000 Midwest Girl 697613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this outfit on you--very pretty, and the colors are perfect for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697561 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:24:34 +0000 Anonymous 697561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning outfit, so beautiful and fresh, you look amazing!</p> <p>You are such a shiny star in the YLF universe, I would hate to see less of you. I do understand, though. Gotta do what's right for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697525 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:56:00 +0000 CocoLion 697525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What about using picture #1 as well for the on line profile? You look lovely and the picture shows your fit shapely figure.</p> <p>I like the boating picture, that's a good one for the mix. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697522 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:44:01 +0000 Deborah 697522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anna that is an amazing outfit. Like Denise I am a little speechless. Please just post when you want to:) I for one really appreciate your posts. Our styles are quite different and I find myself often inspired and challenged by your take on things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697495 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:48:44 +0000 christieanne 697495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful! You look so happy in the dress and everything about the look feels right. </p> <p>I have no experience with online dating - it seems a picture sans sunglasses might be better. But I a the woman with the sunglasses on in my ylf profile pic so maybe I am not one to give advice lol. Just pick a picture that has your radiant smile showcased! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697493 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:21:59 +0000 Beth Ann 697493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nessun Dorma...........nessun dorma.........</p> <p>Ah, Turandot! I'd love this opera better, if it was the soprano's aria everyone walked out humming!</p> <p>What a stunning outfit for the evening. It is so delightfully pretty - feminine with a bit of your characterstic edge. </p> <p>BTW -- Your style and "life"style is quite different from mine, but I find your choices very inspirational. I love the way you have fun with fashion. It'd be a shame to see less of you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697458 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:23:12 +0000 Mo 697458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! Fresh and ladylike.<br /> Yeah, I hear you on the feedback weirdness. I try to just detach a bit but it's not always as easy said as done. Keep it fun </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697443 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:57:42 +0000 Anonymous 697443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is so incredible that I can hardly stand it. I hope you have a great time tonight. As for your dating profile picture, I love the boat shot, but if you can only have one, definitely get one without sunglasses. Why not pic 1? Are full length shots allowed? That one will show your fab figure AND style.</p> <p>On the WIW's please save them up and post them in a batch if you are going to post less often! We don't want to miss a single outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697434 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:46:31 +0000 Janet 697434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this outfit and love that you and Jenava are going to the opera -- I haven't been in years, and the hubs and I are always saying we need more dress up occasions. </p> <p>I would miss your WIWs -- I always look forward to them and enjoy them even when I don't always have a chance to comment -- so I hope you don't cut back too much! </p> <p>Agreed that this is a good pic of you, but I would also choose something for your profile that shows your beautiful eyes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697419 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:21:45 +0000 sarah 697419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love to hear about you going to the opera with Jenava! You look absolutely stunning for a summer evening out. What about cropping your WIW for your online pic? You look terrific in it, and the sailing shot is a bit shadowed. I'm so hit and miss with commenting, since I get busy and then dip back in for a flurry of activity, so certainly don't read anything into my lack (or not) of comments! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697382 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:39:11 +0000 Jaime 697382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your opera outfit is great! I think everyone has made a good point about why some posts get more comments, but do what feels good. I think you should use a picture without sunglasses for online dating. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697381 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:37:22 +0000 Anonymous 697381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That dress is amazing! l love everything about your outfit. I wish I could replicate. I have a similar jacket, similar shoes but alas, I'm missing the dress lol.</p> <p>I am fairly new at the WIW's and I have wondered the same. I tend to think is pretty random too. The bottom line is that as long as you love whatever it is that you are wearing, you look fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697378 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:34:42 +0000 Suz 697378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazeballs. Nicole said it, and I'll echo it. This is SO FAB it hurts. Seriously. I just love it. Everything. Colour, texture, everything. I hope you and Jeneva had a great time. </p> <p>I agree with Nicole about the sailing pic. If it is one of several, I think it's great, but if not, people might want a view of your beautiful eyes. </p> <p>I'll be sad if you don't post as many WIWs. But I also understand the need to step back for a while. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697348 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:56:18 +0000 nicoleb 697348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha Anna I always wondered this too. I always kind of figured if i post an outfit and it doesn't get that many comments then secretly a majority of the forum members don't like it so they just don't say anything. XD </p> <p>But i'm sure that's not the case, especially with you, because your outfits are always amazeballs. </p> <p>And i love evening addition! Your social life is fabulous and you look beautiful in this outfit!</p> <p>As for the online dating profile, it's a good, fun picture, but i bet a lot of people would prefer to see your face without the sunglasses. Just my thoughts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697338 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:44:44 +0000 Transcona Shannon 697338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This outfit is an 11 out of 10 for me - that dress is so beautiful on you (colours and silhouette) and then you have a bit of edge with the footwear and jacket. Plus you know I LOVE that turquoise clutch. Enjoy your evening.</p> <p>As for the WIW post comments, I wouldn't read too much into it Anna. Like the other have said, it's fairly random and you get more comments depending on time you post, what day it is, etc. and it doesn't have anything to do with the outfit, you know? but having said that, if it's stressing you out, take a step back - although I adore seeing your outfits.</p> <p>I think the boat pic is perfect for an online dating profile - you look gorgeous, relaxed and happy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697337 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:40:44 +0000 Jjsloane 697337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW is all I can say of the outfit. I agree with Denise it's random luck of the activity of the boards and some posts get buried immediately. We love your style so hope you don't deprive us of seeing it in action. I like the boat photo - shows you are having fun. Good luck with online dating (that's how I met my DH) It's hard work, but can pay off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697336 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:35:41 +0000 Anonymous 697336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Soooooooooo pretty. Sorry to hear you will post less, I like seeing your outfits. I must addmit that I look a lot at everyones posts but don't always comment because what I'm I going to say other than a few words of praise IMO some outfits get less response than others simply because of the traffic on the forum and how many actually see the post before its lost in the shuffle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697334 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:32:55 +0000 CocoLion 697334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>On posting WIWs. Well, I just can't get to them all, that's why some outfits get less comments. It's pretty random. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697333 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:31:58 +0000 CocoLion 697333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gaaaahhhh! This is so stunning I am left speechless. The dress really shows off your great shape, and I love those shoes so much it hurts.</p> <p>Enjoy Turandot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-818-evening-edition#post-697331 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:28:58 +0000 annagybe 697331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Going to the opera (Turnadot) with Jenava. I thought of just wearing the dress without the jacket, but didn't want to risk freezing.<br /> Zara tropical/Mary Katrantzou dress, cream silk and leather jacket, aqua clutch and bone wedges. I even painted my toes to match.<br /> Also I've decided to post less WIW's. I recently have been finding myself caught up in why outfit X gets Y number of comments, but outfit V only gets Z number of comments. I think I need to step back and reevaluate. Fashion should be fun, not frustrating.<br /> Included bonus shot of me on the boat last night. Do you think this is a good enough shot to be used in an online dating profile? </p>