https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 14 May 2026 11:29:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1411535 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:55:57 +0000 E 1411535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diane, that steampunk party sounds like fun! I'd love to go to one of those (hmmm...perhaps I should *throw* one, hehe).</p> <p>Alasse, I'm glad you think it looks like one too!</p> <p>Thank you KM. Secondhand shopping makes quality clothes so much more affordable, but at my thrift stores I mainly seem to find &nbsp;the generic&nbsp;'mall brands' plus a few vintage goodies and every once in awhile some Anthropologie stuff (quirkier mall brand, I guess). Anyway, thank you so much for the compliment! And I'm glad I'm not the only one whose legs rejected Sorels. They're so cute, in a rustic/rugged way, but just not happening.</p> <p>Thnx Unfrumped! My cardigans stay tucked pretty easily, so definitely try it. And yep, I thrifted this despite owning several grey cardis already, because I liked the buttons so much. hehe </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1411132 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:44:48 +0000 unfrumped 1411132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You make bundled up look delicious.<br />I like how you've tucked in your cardigan. It makes me want to try it.<br />Aren't those great buttons on it, too? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1411015 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 21:25:14 +0000 K.M. 1411015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful outfit! And I also love finding unique looks out of mall brands (mostly because they are more affordable than independent boutiques, for the most part...) The cardigan and the blouse are amazing together--the buttons and the fabrics. That first pic looks out of a magazine to me. </p> <p>I agree on the Sorels. I tried them on in a store and found them so heavy and rigid. They're all the rage here in MN where I live, and I love their look, but couldn't imagine wearing them myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410973 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 20:32:06 +0000 Alassë 1410973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I though it looked like a magnifying glass. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410961 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 20:01:17 +0000 Anonymous 1410961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a delightful look! I do love the neckline of your silk blouse and your pendant. It does look like a magnifying glass doesn't it? It looks a little steampunk to me (I've been studying Steampunk looks for a themed party I have to go to) You snow boots and coat are fabulous and what's not to love about a red coat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410944 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:08:54 +0000 E 1410944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Jackie! I love how red goes with grey &amp; blue as well. :)<div><br /></div><div>Alasse, I tend to think of the pendant as a magnifying glass, but it’s actually a locket; the glass bit opens. I suppose I could put something flat inside of it, but then it wouldn’t look like a magnifying glass! hehe I’m glad you enjoyed the outfit; after seeing your sashes in action lately my own wanted to play again!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thnx Astrid! I’m glad the snow boots don’t look too bad, although they’re definitely casual. Luckily I have a casual life!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you TG; I thrifted this even though the neckline is lower than I usually wear because I couldn’t resist that blue. Luckily I feel more comfortable in lower necklines lately!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Angie; she is definitely a cutie pie. :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Thnx Shevia!</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh I’m so pleased to hear your boots have held up Jeanie! Did you do anything special to care for them? I’m new to winter boot maintenance.</div><div><br /></div><div>Joyce, I was *very* grateful to my socks, as it was at the beginning of my walk, and I couldn’t imagine enjoying a woodsy tromp with freezing feet. Ick!</div><div><br /></div><div>Suz, it’s a great coat for walking! And I bought this in large part because I wanted a toggle coat, so I understand your craving. The boots are very warm (they have a thinsulate lining); even when my feet were buried in snow they were snug &amp; cosy. I didn’t feel any cold at all. I just checked; they’re Teva Vero in the Dark Grey colourway. Unfortunately I think they’ve been discontinued; if you get a chance to buy a pair, be aware that they are fairly snug fitting. I have a size 7 (and like you my feet are happiest in a euro 37) &amp; I wouldn’t be able to layer socks inside them. These alpaca socks take up all of the available space. So depending on how roomy you like your snow boots, you might want to go a half size up. They’re very comfy on my high volume feet &amp; the laces let me snug them up to my calves.</div><div><br /></div><div>You make me laugh MG! I didn’t know you disliked the cold. I was secretly going for a bit of elegance, but I didn’t want to say so as I usually just end up cute, lol, so I’m thrilled to hear your thoughts on that. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh thank you so much Shiny. :D</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410917 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:50:37 +0000 shiny 1410917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look like you stepped out of an oil painting. Beautiful.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410845 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 15:07:29 +0000 MuseumGal 1410845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As much as I dislike cold, your outfits makes me wish we were having a cooler winter so I could bundle up as you do.&nbsp; I don't know if you were going for elegant, but this is, in my book.&nbsp; Party worthy outfit, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410833 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:22:03 +0000 Suz 1410833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eva, you look wonderful in this! I love that teal-ish peacock-ish blue with the grey -- I can just imagine the textures, too. That's one of my favourite combinations, also, so I am sure it is super -flattering to you in person.&nbsp;</p> <p>And the coat is just amazing with this. I am sure you did make somebody smile! Do you know, you are making me crave a toggle coat? It looks like a good piece for walking.&nbsp;</p> <p>And then, the BOOTS! Those are fantastic! Were they warm? Do you know what model of Tevas they are? Good for you, for scoring them on ebay at a good price.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410832 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:19:51 +0000 Joyce B 1410832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a great outfit with so many beautiful details. I agree with Angie about the doggie!<br /> You were lucky to have the scrunched socks that prevented the snow from getting into the boots. There is almost nothing worse than getting snow melting inside your boots. Yuck!<br /> That was a geat tip-off on the Tevas. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410802 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:56:20 +0000 Jeanie 1410802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>E, you look like you are really in your element in all your snowy clothes.&nbsp; Your outfit is just so pretty I want to wear it too.&nbsp; I bought taupe Teva snow boots last year (but a different model than yours) and I haven't had any issues with the color showing up dirt. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410772 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 03:50:24 +0000 Jaime 1410772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the outfit and the red toggle coat on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410725 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 01:16:08 +0000 Angie 1410725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your doggie has perfected the way he watches you pose for a pic. SO CUTE. And so are you all wrapped up in your boots, hat, coat and gloves. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410678 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:22:06 +0000 Helena 1410678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That blue is so pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410672 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:15:26 +0000 Astrid 1410672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great look! I love the color combination of the blue, greys and red. The pendant is beautiful. And how awesome that you got the boots for so little money. I'm not the greatest fan of the look of snow boots, but these look pretty nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410656 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 22:57:11 +0000 Alassë 1410656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So many details to love! Your 1800s neckline, unique pendant (what is &nbsp;it?), the deep charcoal skirt,&nbsp;matchy matchy grays (cardigan, sash, tights, socks), silk sash, gray + red combo, blue + charcoal, cute snow boots.... I'm happy you got such a great deal on your boots, and in the perfect colour for you,&nbsp;too.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410655 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 22:55:22 +0000 jackiec 1410655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the moody blues/greys here. What a nice tie-in to your weather &nbsp;But I gasped (again) when I saw your gorgeous red coat on top of the blues. Fab contrasts. I love that coat on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-another-winter-inspired-look#post-1410651 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 22:47:49 +0000 E 1410651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can you tell I'm thrilled to have a cold, snowy winter again at last? I actually wore this outfit before yesterday's gingerbread one, on the day after the big snowstorm. Greys &amp; blues felt like another interpretation of the winter landscape, and I'd been wanting to wear a sash again, so I put together this easy look (this uniform is one of my FFBOs): wool cardi &amp; skirt for warmth, silk blouse &amp; sash for a hint of ballet romance. And cosy alpaca socks because my feet get cold so easily. (My inherent RATE-ness of course shows through with the unevenly slouched heights of the socks.) Funnily enough, this outfit is composed of all 'mall brands' (although I thrifted them): the skirt is Banana Republic, the cardi is J Crew, the blouse is Tahari, and the coat is Benetton. It's interesting&nbsp;that it's possible to get a vintage feeling outfit without any vintage clothes! Or maybe this doesn't look vintage to you guys. The lower neckline reminds me of the 18th century, which I've been more interested in since reading a few books about the period. Wait for me to start wearing kerchiefs tucked into my blouses, hehe.</p> <p>For outdoors, I thought my red coat would make a nice contrast to the piles of snow, so I basically wore it for others' enjoyment. Which sounds silly written out, but perhaps I made the people trying to dig their cars out smile for a split second at least! I wanted to try out my new-to-me snowboots; after all of your helpful advice I ended up ordering Sorels &amp; Tevas to try on. The Sorels (I think they were Cate the Great?) rubbed my *calf* raw just walking around my house, and my hip joints were not at all interested in walking in something that heavy, while the Tevas felt like heaven on my feet, they were so light &amp; cushiony. Sadly, they'd sent black instead of the taupe I'd ordered &amp; didn't have any of the taupe left&nbsp;in my size. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise; I hopped on to ebay &amp; found a pair for only $40! Yay! Anyway, I'm very pleased with the warmth &amp; grip &amp; comfort&nbsp;of these boots so far, although we'll see how that supposedly weatherproof light suede looks at the end of the season. I must admit that on my walk to the woods, I stepped in a few drifts taller than the boots, so I might still have a wardrobe hole for truly knee high snowboots. Or I suppose I could get some gaiters. Or just pay more attention to where I'm stepping. ;)&nbsp;Luckily the scrunched socks let me just brush the snow off instead of it falling into the boot &amp; melting, which would have been awful. To bookend the taupe I put on my new very light sheepy grey hat and to keep my fingers warm I added my newly knit gloves, that are scrunched in these photos, but have a little leaves growing out of the wrist ribbing, which pleases me. Of course I knit them in grey, so that they'd go with all of my coats until I can get around to knitting more!</p> <p>All feedback, criticism, etc. is always welcome &amp; appreciated. :)</p>