https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:50:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1720378 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:24:54 +0000 tulle 1720378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Approprio, any path, however roundabout, that gets you to Inez Fressange at the end, is worth taking!&nbsp; Very cool look on you, with an interesting backstory. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1720054 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 19:23:49 +0000 approprio 1720054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>skylurker, Barbara Diane,</b>&nbsp;you'd be amazed at how much of Britain's much-vaunted street style aesthetic has its origins in young men spoiling for a fight, from Mods and Rockers onwards. Scratch that highly polished surface and it's all class warfare under there. For the curious, I recommend <a rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrophenia_(film)">Quadrophenia</a>.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1719990 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 17:26:42 +0000 Barbara Diane 1719990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Never would have guessed hooligans would be so well/carefully dressed.<br />Now thinking about West Side Story.<br />You must have had an interesting childhood.<br />Cool look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1719972 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 16:20:40 +0000 annagybe 1719972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is great...preppy/sport going to a Depeche Mode concert</p> <p>Dang never mind Beth Ann best me to it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1719910 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 12:15:49 +0000 Eliza 1719910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Missed this. You own that look. Interesting back story and context is significant. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1719779 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 01:54:57 +0000 catgirl 1719779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hahaha! You're the BEST. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1719768 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 01:40:14 +0000 Lynne 1719768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous :). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1719028 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:24:26 +0000 Elizabeth P 1719028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh, I love how you write.&nbsp; Hilarious segue to Ines.&nbsp; Great outfit, and I can't wait to see the results of your labours in Jan! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1718985 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:16:54 +0000 skylurker 1718985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say the concept collapsed with the stripes, otherwise you look pretty convincing as a mod hooligan :)<br /> and I had no idea hooligans used to be so coquettish...British rebels : always so stylish.<br /> I love the outfit, btw. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716926 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 22:41:09 +0000 Ledonna N. 1716926@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I love this look. The hat and the pants but your vest sets the rest v of the outfit for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716372 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:35:52 +0000 Mochi 1716372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Approprio, he and Mick Talbot didn't call themselves The Style Council for nothing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716366 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:47:08 +0000 Style Fan 1716366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely to see you again Rio.&nbsp; Your stance is perfect.&nbsp; It looks like&nbsp;a cross between the young men and Ines.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716361 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:25:03 +0000 approprio 1716361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks ladies! It's good to be back.&nbsp;</p> <p>Seriously though. I found it very interesting how the same basic forms could read so very differently with a change of context. Fashion is indeed a dark art.</p> <p><b>Mochi</b>, you knock me out. I'd clean forgotten but you're right. It's the Modfather himself, all the way down.&nbsp;<b></b><b>Beth Ann</b>, you sent me down a rabbit hole from Sir Elton to "Kung Fu Fighting"... but Mochi wins. It's got to be <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJRmrlkYdsQ">Eton Rifles</a>. Sup up your beer and collect your fags.</p> <p><b>Ummlila&nbsp;</b>that's very&nbsp;true, Ines would never pick a fight. Victoria Beckham on the other hand... well, we don't know, do we? Maybe she went a round or two with Cheryl Cole in the bathrooms back in the day.</p> <p><b>Sara</b>, I have what you might call a "thinking b!tch face" and I'm told I can be quite intimidating in person, which means I don't actually need to get into fights.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>shevia,</b>&nbsp;as for the current project, I'd love to give you a more detailed update but right now it's hard to know what to say, except it's going well and we're aiming to have a small A/W17 collection ready for launch in the New Year. You'll definitely get to see that.</p> <p><b>Sally</b>, the pants are a classic straight legged man-tailored cut. I found them on clearance and almost didn't buy them - the shape felt a little dated at the time. Then I decided the quality and fit were too good to pass up, so here they are. They do make for some&nbsp;Sporty Tomboy Fabness, as <b>Angie</b> puts it.&nbsp;Particularly with the shoes and hat ;)</p> <p>Thanks again all. It's so lovely to see you all again :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716327 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 06:18:06 +0000 Sally 1716327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfit. It's something I would copy and I just might. What style pants are those? They are a great style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716292 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 03:00:57 +0000 Beth Ann 1716292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cue the soundtrack.....perhaps "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," or maybe some Depeche Mode or Duran, Duran?</p> <p>You look relaxed and sporty --- and this sort of look is super practical, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716290 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 02:59:16 +0000 Jaime 1716290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad to hear your venture is buzzing along. I have been hoping to hear. A beautifully written build up to a perfectly you outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716264 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 00:52:15 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1716264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A great read, and a terrific outfit! Welcome back!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716263 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 00:48:40 +0000 rachylou 1716263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it. And that's hilarious how this all equates to Ines. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716239 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:51:30 +0000 Angie 1716239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>THERE YOU ARE, Liz.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sporty Tomboy Fabness with extra Charm.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716216 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:30:20 +0000 Jenn 1716216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my, this whole post cracked me up. I love the look, though. It's a sporty chic Ines. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716215 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:28:17 +0000 Suz 1716215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Jules (RoseandJoan) said! That is hilarious and so true and you look amazing!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716211 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:26:12 +0000 RoseandJoan 1716211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never thought I would read about football hooligans and French style icons in the same post but I am happy I did. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716208 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:15:07 +0000 Sara L. 1716208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look good and I love the version with the hat, but no, you don't look&nbsp;like you're spoiling for a fight.&nbsp; Maybe you just need to look angrier? </p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716207 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:14:50 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1716207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking good, Rio. I'll bet de la Fressange doesn't pick fights in the street. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716202 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 20:56:11 +0000 Mochi 1716202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I for one am happy to see you've let out your inner Paul Weller. Well, I'll stick with that; it sounds better than some generic prep. I think you look quite sharp without over-trying.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-an-accidental-icon#post-1716194 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 20:43:59 +0000 approprio 1716194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry ladies, it's not a glamorous old lady strolling around New York in sunglasses (I wish) but I couldn't resist the byline.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've been busy with the New Venture. I have no end of pictures of half-baked calicos and other works in progress but I've been very slack about photographing outfits. This is disappointing, because while I've missed some of my favourite summer outfits, somehow I managed to shoot this one look of me in the New Boring.&nbsp;</p> <p>Let me explain. I grew up in the neighbourhood around the UK's biggest sporting arena and every weekend during the football season it would be overrun with young men looking for a fight. They dressed very sharp and had&nbsp;a distinctive style, which was two parts preppy to one part Mod. Pants were creased and trainers were expensive. The look was typically finished with a designer windbreaker or an Argyle sweater.&nbsp;</p> <p>Needless to say, in my youth I wouldn't have been seen dead dressed like that, but I scored these sneaks from the New Balance Made in England collection earlier in the summer and I'd been fighting the urge to dress like an 80's football Casual ever since. When I finally gave in I found I quite enjoyed it.&nbsp;</p> <p>But. As a middle aged lady, this does not translate. Because what do you get when you cross two parts preppy with one part Mod?&nbsp;It's not a young delinquent with a flick knife in his pocket and that's for sure.</p> <p>It's Ines de la Fressange. </p> <p>And that, lovely ladies of YLF, is my submission to the Icon Challenge.&nbsp;</p> </p>