https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 17:34:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394900 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:50:27 +0000 ElleH 1394900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great, not twee, not girly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394891 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:25:30 +0000 unfrumped 1394891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also agree it's the fun-mod factor. I think it is&nbsp;a "youthful" look more so than edgy, so that may be why the dreaded adorable popped up. Not too young or twee, but more fun than RATE or punk or dark, even though it's dark!<br />If it were a real problem for you, you could make big efforts to avoid it, and work hard to mitigate any sense of cute or fun, but I also agree with others, that you haven't had a style&nbsp;meltdown or veered offroad or anything, and it's a good look for dresses in cool weather, so I'd roll with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394866 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:18:08 +0000 columbine(erin) 1394866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had to see this post because of the title, since I wouldn't normally associate the word "adorable" with your outfits...I think of cool or edgy first. But I do like this softer look for you, with the color choices and footwear giving a bit of edge.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394796 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:25:35 +0000 Astrid 1394796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, I think I'm a candidate for limited vocabulary too, here on the forum. I guess I'm mostly saying amazing, fab, great, fantastic... it's difficult to get the nuances right if you're not communicating in your native language. Better to stay on the safe side. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394783 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:14:24 +0000 catgirl 1394783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I didn't expect to wake up to such an interesting discussion here! First, let me make clear that I am not at all offended by adorable. I think it's the fate of the short to be called that now and then. Also the shoes and tights may be a tad elfin. And the dress is a little swingy and more girlish than people are used to seeing from me. </p> <p>I have certainly called some of you adorable before - E's nostalgic knits, and I think jackiec posted a cuddly oversized sweater look. I think oversized looks, certain menswear outfits, cuddly clothes and of course plain old cutesy style can be adorable. </p> <p>I enjoyed this outfit and appreciate all your wise and deliberately stated words! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394764 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:44:11 +0000 Aziraphale 1394764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, like it or not, <i>you</i> are adorable. Maybe that's what they were commenting on. (Small women get called 'cute' and 'adorable' more often). Cute woman + pretty but short&nbsp;dress&nbsp;= adorable! Lol</p> <p>Actually that's not the word I'd have used to describe your outfit. It's not cutesy or twee in any way -- it's chic and fun. The colour gives it a more serious edge, too. I agree with Suz about the 'gamine' element of outfits like those.</p> <p>I grappling with this issue a bit. Short women tend to look good in short skirts. We have less leg to show, and a short skirt actually makes you look taller. The trouble is, they are cute. High school girls wear them for that reason.&nbsp;Especially as I get older, I'm leaning away from anything that skews too 'cute'.&nbsp;</p> <p>For what it's worth, I think you have styled that dress in a way that isn't too cute -- wearing it with dark tights and short black boots makes it more your style. I think it's fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394757 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:33:11 +0000 Elizabeth P 1394757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think IK has it right... people just don't know what to say.&nbsp; My DH describes everything he likes that I wear as "cool".&nbsp; </p> <p>But the thought of you being "adorable" makes me chuckle.&nbsp; For all the right reasons. :)&nbsp; This looks great on you, wear it again proudly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394743 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:16:35 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1394743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see no twee, just fabulousness.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394740 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:10:36 +0000 Suz 1394740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find the conversation so interesting.&nbsp;</p> <p>The outfit overall doesn't read as "adorable" to me -- but yes, it has "adorable" elements to it. Your height combined with the swingy style, combined with the knit, combined with the tights. But I would call it "fun" and "mod" more than adorable.&nbsp;</p> <p>And I do think that Alexandra has hit on something. "Fun" and "mod" read as a bit gamine. And gamine includes elements of the adorable. And so....</p> <p>Ultimately, though, I suspect IK is right. People have limited vocabularies.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394732 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:49:57 +0000 N-Marie 1394732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This does not read as "adorable" to me. But as a fellow short person, I get that quite a bit too. Like you, I don't take offense but it's not my favorite description either. I'm guessing, like others have mentioned to me, that the unfitted nature of the shift dress may read as more gamine. &nbsp;I wouldn't let it stop you from wearing it though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394720 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:29:24 +0000 Carole 1394720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great outfit, Una. Maybe some people need to expand their vocabulary:) just saying..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394710 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:56:56 +0000 ironkurtin 1394710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think some people have limited vocabularies. &nbsp;Love this look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394697 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:39:26 +0000 jackiec 1394697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOw - you really look great! I probably wouldn't use the term "adorable" here, but I get what Marley is saying. I have to admit that I use "cute" a lot on the forum but totally mean it in a good way. Kind of like Angie's "huggable." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable/page/2#post-1394672 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:44:28 +0000 Mellllls 1394672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look amazing! Don't let the adorable comment get to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394668 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:42:32 +0000 Angie 1394668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My thumbs are up too. You wear black opaque tights and this style of shift with booties well.&nbsp;</p> <p>Perhaps extra fashionable in a frock = Adorable in your neck of the woods?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394660 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:27:38 +0000 Anonymous 1394660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe you got the "adorable" comments because the dress looks soft and cuddly. Were people also wanting to touch you? I really like the whole outfit on you. The colors keep it from being girlish. Next time you can make sure they notice your stompy boots with a swift kick. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394652 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:12:04 +0000 Laurie 1394652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everyone has said super things about the adjectives, so I just want to chime in and say that this look works wonderfully for you, and you should repeat and build on it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394649 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:04:20 +0000 Anonymous 1394649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this a lot! It absolutely works with the tights and I'd wear the same thing in a second if my hips were friendlier to short shift dresses.</p> <p>And I get "adorable" a lot too. Would it&nbsp;be my first-choice compliment ever in an ideal world? Maybe not,&nbsp;but I'm fine with it. I'm more likely to take a compliment like "adorable" at face value and genuinely appreciate it, actually, than something like "gorgeous" or "stunning," which I assume is probably just polite&nbsp;exaggeration if it's made about me.</p> <p>Agreed with others that it's often just the first word that comes to mind when a short woman looks good, especially if there's something kind of playful/approachable about the outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394646 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:55:50 +0000 Astrid 1394646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great! Adorable isn't the first thing that comes to my mind, but I agree with the others who said it's probably just a simple compliment. I'm often called cute and I don't really aim for that either, but I don't mind. I think it's my face. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394642 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:42:02 +0000 Karie 1394642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the look, and I agree with the others that it's the length of the tunic and the tights. I've gotten that same compliment - and "cute" too - and I'm 5'8" and in my early 50's!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394638 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:38:39 +0000 Janet 1394638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, here's my take on it. You know how Angie sometimes mentions how huggable someone looks in an outfit? You kind of have that going on here. The dress looks like a soft knit. And it's a shorter (but not too short!) dress, which looks perfectly age- and life-appropriate yet carefree. I honestly think it's nothing more than a sincere compliment. I think I use "adorable" sometimes too and I really don't mean anything deprecating about it. I dunno, maybe because at the moment I just feel big and ungainly and decidedly uncute, I wouldn't mind so much being called "adorable." ;-)</p> <p>Oh, and the dress and the booties and the tights totally work together! You look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394623 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:59:35 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1394623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley said exactly what I was planning to say. &nbsp;The elements of the dress could read as adorable but put together and with you style and hair, they are not. &nbsp;People often say the first word that pops into their heads. &nbsp;You are petite as well so probably have a tendency to look "cute". &nbsp;Now that I think about it, could that be the underlying reason that you veer towards a tougher look with a bit of a hard edge? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394621 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:57:29 +0000 susan 1394621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh! I tell people they look adorable all the time, and I mean it in the best possible way. Sorry if I've been offending people and had no idea I was doing it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394617 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:46:45 +0000 gryffin 1394617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una - this is exactly my look, so see if this makes sense to you. The look, to my eye, is not so much adorable as ladylike. Short shift dresses are the ultimate chameleon to me, it all depends on how you style them. When you pair the shift with pointy toe booties and tights this equals ladylike. Add a swing coat and you are perfect for a religious event, day wedding, lunch with flotus. Now take that same shift dress and swap our for a less refined bootis - I'd pair my EF Coax Booties or a refined moto boot. Add a long black blazer and you have booty kicking professional or you could add either of your theory lanais fabric or leather - formidable ladylike professional. Add a cropped moto with the booties and your are in fashion editor territory - strong, on trend, edgy. It's the refined bootie with the refined shape of the shift, not the tights so much, that gives the ladylike, refined polish. PS this would look great with your leather skinnies! That's my day look, I think more than yours. If you play in your closet and just swap out footwear and play with toppers you'll find the exact look that makes you feel great!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394612 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:38:14 +0000 Jaime 1394612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Although I do not like adorable or cute as compliments for adults, apparently adorable stands for stylish for some.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394601 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:08:36 +0000 viva 1394601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this look! And, I think "adorable" is a necessary hazard of shift-dress wearing especially if you are smallish. It happens to me too. And I am 51 for goodness's sake!!! Put on a shift and some tights, and suddenly you're adorable! There is just something girlish about the shape that looks cute; we can't escape it. For those us of whose bodies are destined to wear shifts, we'll probably be adorable even when we are using walkers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394592 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:07:59 +0000 lyn67 1394592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a great dress, looks grown up enough for me, and it surely &nbsp;doesn't look adorable in a pejorative mean. But, how's the dress behaving when moving? Perhaps all that fluid fit is swinging/flipping &nbsp;around your slim frame too loose...some may interpret that as kind of adorable-in a more&nbsp;boyish,&nbsp;gamine way:-)...but pls. don't care too much. As said many time before, look where's comming from!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394590 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:51:17 +0000 Vildy 1394590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You're short, you've got the schoolgirl of yore dark stockings and the dress is hiding any curves. So it reads young. Perhaps they're saying you can get away with this look even being grown up and with edgy hair? IOW, it looks intentional. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394583 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:17:18 +0000 Ingunn 1394583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tend to get the same kind of comments, but then of course that would be more understandable for my style than yours. Not that I aim for <i>adorable</i>, either. I think your look is stylish, modern and feminine.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-adorable#post-1394567 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 07:47:21 +0000 Alexandra 1394567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a very gamine outfit. I can see why you got the adorable comments. Adorable is an important element of gamine styles. </p>