https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:21:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343886 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:18:49 +0000 Suz 1343886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With a really pretty item like this -- if I still like it, my inclination is to keep -- especially if I can find ways to style it that do feel like "me," and especially f it feels good to wear, or is higher quality fabric (as this one appears to be.)&nbsp;Sometimes we need a wild card. It might turn out to be exactly the item you need to "feminize" a more streamlined look -- for a date night, for instance.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343818 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:33:02 +0000 Ingunn 1343818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think both are great looks. The crew neck of the cardigan is wide enough to not compete with the top, imo. Lovely colors! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343814 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:27:04 +0000 Staysfit 1343814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alasse, thanks for the advice. I can see how helpful purging items that don't fit my style would be, even if they fit, especially in a closet like mine!</p> <p>Thanks for the complement Shirley! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343805 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:10:53 +0000 Shirley 1343805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab, both ways. It's my favorite dark red color pairing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343481 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 21:53:52 +0000 Alassë 1343481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Purge; once you've removed these "nice but not you" items, your style will suddenly come into clearer focus. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343448 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 20:54:23 +0000 Staysfit 1343448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, you are right when you say the top is extremely feminine. &nbsp;I have a feminine side, but I&nbsp;would say that most of my clothing is not extremely feminine. The feminine in my style most often&nbsp;comes from my scarves, my bangles, my earrings, my necklaces, and sometimes my shoes. Even when I wear a dress the lines and detail tend to be simple. &nbsp;I am sure I am misusing the term fluid, so thanks for the correction. &nbsp;</p> <p>Firecracker, &nbsp;Thanks for complementing my necklace and cardigan!</p> <p>Angie, &nbsp;Thanks for the vote of confidence! &nbsp;I am glad you like these looks. &nbsp;</p> <p>Of the Ivory blouses I am sorting, this one is tough. &nbsp;I like how it looks but it may not exactly fit my style. &nbsp;When this happens to people do you keep or purge? &nbsp;(I am not going to do anything hasty with this one, I'm just asking opinions)</p> <p>&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343420 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 20:19:58 +0000 Staysfit 1343420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Day Vies, Thanks for the feedback on my fluid plus structure choice. &nbsp;I think the silhouette is good. &nbsp;Now I am going to tweak it just a bit, because it seems like the problem with the sweater might be the collar shape based on the rest of the feedback.</p> <p>N-Marie, I agree that a topper with a v-neck would be better to complement the line of the blouse. I am so unsure what length topper to put with my blouses. &nbsp;I am confused. &nbsp;I used to think long over short, and short over long. Now, I don't know?</p> <p>Laura, I also like these colors together. &nbsp;I just added the gray pants recently. &nbsp;It's interesting because I was trying to avoid gray but as soon as I added some to my wardrobe, I have found that I like mixing it with warm colors. (For those who know, I did not buy them during my No Spend September! I have been true to my word with DD)</p> <p>Liz, your points are&nbsp;well taken. The top does not feel like me, even though I think it looks good on me, and it actually has been sitting in my closet unworn most of the summer.&nbsp;&nbsp;I tend to gravitate to simpler lines and this is definitely a&nbsp;departure. &nbsp;I don't have reliable style descriptors that I work from, and know that they would be helpful. I'm adding this to my "to do list". &nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for the feedback so far everyone. &nbsp;I am learning so much with your help.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343394 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:49:30 +0000 Suz 1343394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks great! I like both versions, actually.&nbsp;</p> <p>Perhaps I'm being a stickler (and perhaps I'm totally off base!) But&nbsp;I would be inclined to call this a <b>FITTED</b>&nbsp;or tailored&nbsp;but <b>SOFT</b> top, vs. a "fluid" top. I think of fluid fit tops as having more ease in the waist or around the shoulder area (or both).&nbsp;</p> <p>It reads as extremely&nbsp;feminine. (The peplum and the soft gauzy fabric ensures that). I am curious, like Liz, if this fits into your style goals or direction. Also, like her, not saying it should or it should not. Just curious.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343392 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:48:37 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1343392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love both of these looks on you. I'm actually a fan of the cardigan over the top, with the necklines as they are. I should admit, though, I'm a bit of a cardigan addict. I really like the necklace you've paired with the peplum top! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343387 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:42:07 +0000 Angie 1343387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You nailed it both ways. Well done.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343382 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:32:08 +0000 Liz 1343382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the top better on its own -- its lines don't seem to play nicely with the lines of the cardigan (neck-line shapes, competing hem lines).&nbsp;<br />the colors are lovely together, though, and the gray pants are great with the top.&nbsp;</p> <p>Staysfit, do you have any style descriptors you're working from? I ask because the blouse strikes me as unexpectedly detailed and "a lot going on"&nbsp;in comparison to the relative calm I get from your demeanor, and from the clean&nbsp;lines of your hair and frame.&nbsp;Does the top&nbsp;feel like you? (I'm not saying it's NOT you or shouldn't be you. Just wondering.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343347 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 18:40:06 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1343347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great colors, and I think the top works well on you. I am with n-Marie; I think a v neck cardigan or a blazer, anything with a lower neckline, would compete less than the crew neck of the cardigan does with the top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343321 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 18:01:00 +0000 N-Marie 1343321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it both ways as well, this top has a lovely soft element to it. &nbsp;I think the topper is a lovely color- seems to pick up the red tones in you hair. Not sure about the shape and length- perhaps the rounded color is fighting with the V-neck? &nbsp;Not sure I would have picked up on it without you asking though - I do think it all looks nice together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343308 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 17:45:54 +0000 Day Vies 1343308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it both ways. I especially like it without the sweater. I think you have the right idea with the contrast of soft details (top) and stark simplicity (bottom).</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-829-based-on-feedback#post-1343298 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 17:25:14 +0000 Staysfit 1343298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tried yet another Ivory top. &nbsp;This one is a DVF peplum but it is soft and fluid, not stiff. &nbsp;I paired it with my grey skinny jeans, and a dark red cashmere crew topper. &nbsp;I am still trying to figure out toppers over fluid tops, and peplums are particularly difficult. &nbsp;Not sure if the peplum is my style or not, but fluid looks seem to work so I do need to figure out the topper part. &nbsp;I have long arms and fit is a big problem. &nbsp;What type of toppers work with fluid tops?</p> <p>Based on previous WIW's I have figured out that I did not like gaping arm holes or low stretched out necklines. &nbsp;A stiff shirt&nbsp;mixed with a stiff bottom looks, stiff! (obviously)&nbsp; That is what motivated me to try the fluid top with a more structured pant. &nbsp;What do you think? &nbsp;&nbsp; </p>