https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 20:49:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915586 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:13:22 +0000 Suz 915586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No, you did not sound whiny at all! I understand. It's a curiosity to figure out what does take an outfit to the next level.&nbsp;<br /><br />I wish I had the magic answer but I am still just feeling my way!&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915561 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:52:06 +0000 Thistle 915561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab! Love the skirt on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915531 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:32:44 +0000 Hil 915531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks Suz :)<br /><br />I really am just keen to learn what I could do to take this up a further level - I hope I didn't sound whiny!!!&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915488 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:59:52 +0000 Suz 915488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Not Angie, obviously. But here is what I have observed about those "killer" ratings.&nbsp;<br /><br />First off, apart from the rare person who joins the forum with an already pretty well defined style, it takes most of us a while to earn a "killer." <br /><br />And this is not necessarily because our outfits aren't good...but because it takes Angie a little while to get a handle on our style and how to help us move it forward. Not long...she is <b>fast</b>!! Especially considering she sees so <b>many</b> of us, and not even in person!!&nbsp;<br /><br />Those killer ratings are partly a measure of the outfit itself, in other words, and partly a measure of Angie's sense of how to move us forward on our individual style journeys. And what that means is in turn unique to each person.&nbsp;The very timid dresser might earn a "killer" for trying something outside her comfort zone. The very daring dresser might earn a "killer" for going trying the next hot thing (or for inventing it) <b>OR</b> for trying a slightly more classic, conservative approach.&nbsp;<br /><br />Angie has preferences, just as much as the next person. She tends to like clean lines, modern, fairly minimalist looks, and because her business is style, she appreciates looks that are especially "of the moment"&nbsp;....but she <b>also</b> appreciates lots of other kinds of looks on the right woman. It's in getting to know us a bit through the forum that she gains a sense of what kind of women we are, and which directions to nudge us.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915400 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:13:07 +0000 Hil 915400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Again - Thanks! <br /><br />Suz - I was super comfy - the comfy boots and warm tights helped.&nbsp;<br /><br />Beth Ann - you mentioned all the things I kind of hope my style encompasses &nbsp;so YAY!&nbsp;<br /><br />A question for&nbsp;Angie (I hope she by some chance checks this again...!): what would you do to take this outfit&nbsp;from great to killer? I felt pretty great but I am curious about what I can do to kick things up a notch.<br /><br />x<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915375 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:43:11 +0000 Angie 915375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You look great! One of your very best :)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915349 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:05:54 +0000 Beth Ann 915349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is a great look for you, Hil.&nbsp; A little bit boho, a little bit modern, with a touch of edge.&nbsp; The proportions are terrific on you, and you could easily make the skirt a straight on classic with hose and pumps and a jacket, too.<br /><br />Looks like your cool weather wardrobe is really taking off!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915304 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:32:19 +0000 Astrid 915304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Good job, you look great!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915302 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:28:47 +0000 Suz 915302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ WHOOT!! You look sensational, Hil!! And what do you think? Is the skirt more comfy than you expected? I'll bet it works great for your lifestyle. This is a superb silhouette for you. Love the new skirt.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915300 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:26:21 +0000 texstyle 915300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This looks fantastic on&nbsp;you - great job!&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915297 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:23:26 +0000 Hil 915297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks all! You did tell me! <br /><br />Deborah - the boots are some biker boots I bought a few years ago at one of our local shops. They're ancient and have been through the mill, fixed and refixed!&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915092 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:39:45 +0000 Anonymous 915092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you have really nailed this look, I love it! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915091 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:36:50 +0000 rute 915091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love this look! Fabulous skirt! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915088 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:21:16 +0000 Anonymous 915088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great! I love the skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915078 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:24:18 +0000 RoseandJoan 915078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would copy this look in a minute and the happiness factor would be high. A great purchase. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915075 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:21:21 +0000 lyn67 915075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I told you, too! :-))--otherwise, all as Deb said...:-)<br />Glad you had a short skirt epiphany! YLsoooooooF!!!! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915047 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:44:27 +0000 Caro in Oz 915047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is fabulous Hil. Very chic. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915039 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:20:26 +0000 Deborah 915039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hil, I love this! It's really modern and clean look to my eye. The boots are amazing, what are they? I bet the skirt will be a work horse for you. I particularly like how the outfit will work for MOTG, lunch with friends, work etc. You look fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-couldnt-wait-to-show-you#post-915038 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:15:20 +0000 Hil 915038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was really quite surprised and inspired by the positive response I got to the shorter skirt pic that I posted on my shopping thread... <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-went-on-a-shopping-spree-some-thoughts-and-some-photos" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ome-photos</a><br /><br />And then I saw Deborah's thread and I just loved her look:<a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-stripes-1" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....-stripes-1</a>&nbsp; as well as Beverley's and instantly wished I had a stripy skirt so that I could emulate her look! <br /><br />Yesterday afternoon&nbsp;I went&nbsp;back to the stores to return some of the not so great purchases from Sunday and found a stripy skirt that&nbsp;I loved instantly. I thought it&nbsp;may work with&nbsp;an asymmetric shark bite type&nbsp;top that I already had in my wardrobe.<br /><br />As it turns out, the pointy edged top didn't work, at least not the way I tried it today, so I just grabbed this very simple&nbsp;long sleeved black top.<br /><br />So here we have it - my sorta Deborah inspired, very unusual for me, shorter stripy skirt ensemble. Happiness factor - very high! Comfort factor - very high!<br /><br />I think I have said before on one of my posts that I am missing a long pendant - I definitely wanted that here! And I still need to do some jacket shopping - these long sleeves are great for autumn, but I don't think it will cut it for winter. <br /><br />All comments, feedback and ideas are as always welcome :)<br /><br />x