https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:14:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1981425 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:23:51 +0000 Angie 1981425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking fabulous as always,<b> Sharan.&nbsp;</b></p> <p><i>FABULOUS sentimental vintage cardi. </i>You styled it with&nbsp;spunk too - and of&nbsp;course you did!<i></i><b></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1981327 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 00:54:36 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1981327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Ha, Lyn! I think the cardigans count!</div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1981167 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:13:37 +0000 lyn67 1981167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, a great fair isle cardi-didn't think it counts, but I do have not one, but 2!:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1981023 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 21:37:22 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1981023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Jaime, yes, it's my mother who taught me how to sew!</div><div>Thanks, Inge!<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980997 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:03:42 +0000 Inge 1980997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sharan, the cardigan looks fantastic! Great with your jeans and the calf-length boots. And I totally love the boots with the midi skirt too. Very modern and fun to my eye. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980882 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 03:32:22 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1980882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You all are so kind! Thank you for all of your thoughtful comments! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980880 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 03:01:05 +0000 Jaime 1980880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both outfits are fantastic - I see where you get your clothes making talent! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980828 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 22:45:10 +0000 Style Fan 1980828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sweater is gorgeous!&nbsp; I love how you have styled it with the Mother jeans.&nbsp; So talented.&nbsp; I also like the second outfit.&nbsp; I find longer skirts with boots so elegant.&nbsp; I wore those when I worked. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980816 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 20:50:09 +0000 taylor 1980816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The sweater your mother knit for you is absolutely priceless...what a great and loving gift !<br /> Really love your work outfit ...you have layering and proportions down ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980811 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 20:31:54 +0000 Jane 1980811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful jumper, lovely to have the knits to cherish, and I like your Oska outfit. Colours, textures and proportions are flattering and chic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980785 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 18:07:58 +0000 unfrumped 1980785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very fab! That is a great way to style the sweater for updating. Love things from mom.<br /> The second outfit works very well for you also— super work look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980777 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:17:27 +0000 karen13 1980777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous sweater - lucky you!! I love the way you styled it with the belt belt peeking out. And two if quite flattering to my eye - the long dark column is great. I like the rich warmth of the boots with the cooler tones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980734 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 14:35:16 +0000 kkards 1980734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>how wonderful to have sweaters that your mom made for you! as a fair isle lover i love this outfit....and i love how it contrasts with your 2nd look which is so&nbsp;sophisticated, for me this outfit is quiet and understated, that it takes a minute to see how fashion foward it is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980723 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 13:09:41 +0000 Dreika 1980723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Live the skirt and boots look! It’s so modern with a touch of arty&amp; though. It inspires me to wear my own midcalf boots in a new way. I don’t have similar midi skirt but if I find one that I like will know what to wear it with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980713 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 11:08:04 +0000 Cardiff girl 1980713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the sweater.How nice that you’ve kept it all these years and can now wear it again and be the height of fashion.The second outfit is very chic.l love the way you ve layered and used a longer skirt rather than trousers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980690 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 08:59:14 +0000 Katerina 1980690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a gorgeous sweater! The colours and the placement of the pattern are so beautiful. You wear it in such a chic way with the skinny jeans, belt and boots.<br /> The second outfit is also perfect. Love the skirt with the boots. You look very modern and very elegant. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980687 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 08:38:04 +0000 rachylou 1980687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super duper! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980660 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 05:18:42 +0000 kellygirl 1980660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are stunning as always, Sharan! Love the fair isle--your mom does beautiful work. You look just as natural in that as you do in the second modern arty look. Both are so you! Great to see you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980651 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 04:09:45 +0000 Anonymous 1980651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You wear that sweater that your mother knitted very well but my favorite is the second outfit. It just seems more your style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980650 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 04:04:43 +0000 JAileen 1980650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel the same about my mother’s sweater. Yours is pretty colors. I like those boots with your second outfit. It reminds me a little of Dr Zhivago, in a good way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980630 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 01:56:12 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1980630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>Smittie, good points. I think the ones you showed were taller than mine. I agree, where they hit has to be right. I've tried on mid-calf boots that I did not like on my legs with skirts, or even with pants, for that matter.</div><div><br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980606 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 00:32:45 +0000 Anonymous 1980606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I like what you’ve done in the last outfit, Firecracker.<br /> The length of those boots looks good to my eye. They hit a little under the widest part of your calf. Beautiful colours in the outfit. I also like the vest—I have a sugar eye for anything asymmetrical </p> <p>I went back to try on the chunky mid calf boots and they hit at a bad spot for me (right at the widest part of my calf) so I didn’t get them. </p> <p>I’ll keep looking for chunky winter boots though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980586 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:29:04 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1980586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>thank you, Alice!</div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980583 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:22:27 +0000 Alicewonderland 1980583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both outfits look nice. I’m a fan of mid calf boots with skirts too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980572 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 21:56:26 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1980572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Suz! I like your description--a "sophisticated take." I hadn't thought of that, but I guess it is, with the understated colors. Glad to hear you're still seeing some LR in my style, too! I don't think of her as much these days, though I still love her style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980569 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 21:49:54 +0000 Suz 1980569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing that all these mom-knits are coming out of the closet this week! So amazing to see. This one is quite.a sophisticated take on the look, no? Really neat that you still have it.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also, I <b>LOVE</b> your skirt/ boot outfit. Arty, streamlined, very Rodin-esque! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-fair-isle-cardigan#post-1980565 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 21:42:31 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1980565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>Angie's post about the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/2018/12/06/the-fair-isle-trend/">Fair Isle Trend</a> prompted me to pull out and wear a sweater my mother knit for me in the 80s. It is medium-gray heather, with the pattern in white and pale yellow with a touch of the heather gray. It's in great condition because I&nbsp; haven't worn it that much in the last 20 years or so, I take good care of it, and it's knit from acrylic yarn, which seems quite hardy. I cherish the sweaters my mother knit for me, even though I may not wear them much, if at all, any more. They reflect her love for me, as well as my taste in earlier eras of my life!&nbsp; <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Today I'm wearing the Fair Isle sweater (photo 1) with skinny dark wash jeans (Mother, the Looker high rise, in Coffee Tea or Me wash); white long sleeved t-shirt (Eddie Bauer); cognac boots (Born) and tan belt. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And, here's another outfit (photo 2) with the boots, inspired by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/rust-boots-go-for-it-or-wait">Smittie's post considering a pair of mid-calf rust boots</a>, in which there was some discussion of wearing this style of boot with skirts. This is a work outfit that I have worn fairly often: Slate gray ponte midi skirt, plaid wool blouse, and dark brown boiled wool vest (all OSKA); navy tights and cognac boots (Born). I guess this is not a conventionally flattering look, wearing the wide-shaft mid-calf boots with a midi skirt, but I enjoy wearing it. I like the way the boots casualize the outfit. What do you think? <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking! I welcome your thoughts!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></p>