https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 14 May 2026 04:50:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-865093 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:17:35 +0000 Beth Ann 865093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like you have had good feedback. Another vote for white skinnies and #3 without the jacket! Enjoy the watch.</p> <p>And your instincts are right --- yellow does go well with grey, like sunshine and clouds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-864818 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:15:02 +0000 rachylou 864818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What everyone has said, esp. with regard to the seasonal difference between jacket and sweater. I *do* like that particular yellow with grey and the boots help with the shorter jeans IMO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-864809 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:08:38 +0000 Aida 864809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with everything Mary said! Tall boots would also work nicely with #1. FAB new watch! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-864807 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:06:14 +0000 amiable 864807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thank MaryK nailed it (thank you!) The jacket and the sweater are seasonally opposite. Thank you for solving that one! </p> <p>I need to taper the bottoms of the light jeans, then they'll play well with the booties and I'll try #2 again (without the jacket, of course).</p> <p>Moira, I so very much need to try that combo - it would bring in the punch of color that I need, I think. </p> <p>Donna, you're right, I almost always prefer a little color, which I think was my main problem with the outfit without the jacket. </p> <p>And yes, the jeans do look short. I could've sworn they were longer. I guess they'll get demoted to "boots" pants :)</p> <p>Thank you so much for your solutions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-864803 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:55:49 +0000 DonnaF 864803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like you with a little color, and the jeans look a bit short in #1. l LOVE your new gray booties; the jeans look much better with them. I generally agree with MaryK about the yellow jacket, but maybe it looks less summery IRL? I like that it now gives you more color. And since the jacket looks summery, I like the lighter jeans in #3, or even the outfit w/o the jacket. The boots and lighter jeans nicely balance the sweater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-864802 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:53:37 +0000 moira 864802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also like yellow and gray, but I agree that the sweater and jacket don't quite look like they belong in the same season.<br /> Have you tried that ombre sweater with your red skinnies and those gray boots(which I just love)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-864787 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:38:51 +0000 MsMary 864787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE your new watch!!</p> <p>I don't much mind #1 but I think your jeans are too short and your shoes look like they need a good polish. I would like the boots from 2 with #1, I think.</p> <p>to my eye the yellow jacket looks too summery to go with the ombre top, which looks wintery to me. Also I think I'd like the short-jacket-over-long-top better if the jacket had a defined waist. Plus the jacket looks a little rumpled. I think I'd like #3 just fine without the jacket.</p> <p>And yes, that top would be awesome with white skinnies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-864767 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:15:30 +0000 Sona 864767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the top would look awesome with white jeans/bottoms. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ffbo-failures#post-864720 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:33:21 +0000 amiable 864720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Preface: This is long winded. Don't read if you don't want to I'm just asking for suggestions on why these don't work.</p> <p>On to the long winded thought process:<br /> I figure that I may as well share outfit failures in addition to success - perhaps you can help me understand what's not working about these.</p> <p>Yesterday I slept in and was rushed getting ready, so I reached for a cozy sweater and jeans - a FFBO. I didn't feel like it was horrid (yes, it would be better without socks though), but I really wanted some color in my day. It felt dull and boring.</p> <p>Today, I woke up with the thought that yellow goes with gray. I've been wearing my yellow jacket with blue only so far. So I thought I ought to try gray. So I put back on yesterday's outfit, but this time added the yellow jacket and new-to-me gray suede boots (like em?)</p> <p>And it didn't feel right. After thinking about it, I thought perhaps I needed a horizontal line somewhere, so I switched to lighter jeans. (#3). The happiness factor went down immediately - it felt like too many trends (ombre+booties+faded jeans), and the bottoms of the jeans didn't play well with the tops of the boots. So I changed back to #2 and have been wearing it all day.</p> <p>But I still don't feel like it worked really well. Some days are just misses, I guess.</p> <p>What should I change? (I'm thinking that this yellow jacket and the gray sweater just don't go together - I just am not sure why).</p> <p>What are your suggestions? Thanks for helping me learn!</p> <p>PS: And I got a watch. I can't believe I lived 12 years without one - it's so nice to know what the time is! This I'm just sharing the joy of (#4) </p>