https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:03:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1108139 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:07:28 +0000 viva 1108139@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just love this skirt on you. Love love love. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1108033 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:27:02 +0000 Anonymous 1108033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>E, that's funny that you also have a Western Pennsylvania connection!</p> <p>And now I'll stop monopolizing this thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1108029 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:17:09 +0000 catgirl 1108029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a very Anthro look to me - and perfect on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107986 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 21:10:30 +0000 E 1107986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thnx again everyone! Especially for chiming in on the length; I will get over my kneecap thing. lol</p> <p>Angie, wow! My first killer. :)</p> <p>Sheila, thnx! My niece already steals some clothes from me, lol; it'll be fun if she has a similar style when she's my age.</p> <p>Claire, older skirts are the only ones with waistbands that fit my natural waist, I think because nowadays the style is more dropped waist, so even size 0s don't sit high enough. This is a contemporary skirt but luckily I could disguise a couple of tucks within the pleats when I took it in. I'm tempted to try out petticoats, but I've never come across one thrifting! Next year I think I'm going to try out sewing, so then I can just sew my own.</p> <p>Aubergine, my dad's family is from Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh actually (Butler). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107960 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 20:43:49 +0000 Alassë 1107960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I second the opinions that the skirt is not too&nbsp;short on you and looks good at that length. However, I have the same opinion of&nbsp;exposed kneecaps on&nbsp;myself, i.e. feeling the skirt is&nbsp;too short. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107937 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:35:16 +0000 Anonymous 1107937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful outfit proportions! I love how the skirt peeks out from under that fabulous coat, too. The quality really shows. I think thrifting skirts is such a good idea for you, since you can find older ones with really tiny waist bands to fit you. Even though you think it's a little short, I think the silhouette is very flattering. Do you ever play around with petticoats? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107925 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:19:57 +0000 Alexandra 1107925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very cute! That skirt is very beautiful, and it doesn't strike me as too short. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107922 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:16:03 +0000 Anonymous 1107922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>E, I can't believe I forgot pirozhki and dumplings! And pierogies - the Polish version. I went to college in Pittsburgh and pierogies were everywhere. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107912 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:06:52 +0000 Angie 1107912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Killer cute.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107778 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:27:52 +0000 Sheila 1107778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really love this outfit and the thoughtful, yet playful way you have put it together. That skirt is amazing; never part with it, okay? If you don't have children of your own, I bet your nieces and young friends will be fighting over who gets it some day! It's a keeper for sure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107753 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:07:19 +0000 LACeleste 1107753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You always look lovely and true to yourself! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107613 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 06:08:53 +0000 E 1107613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry about posting &amp; running! It was a family day &amp; we all went to the ballet in the evening. :)</p> <p>Thnx K &amp;&nbsp;Beth Ann! My mother agrees with you&nbsp;re: skirt length. Rationally, I know just above my knee isn't short, and I wear mid thigh shorts in summer, so I don't know what my hang up is. lol</p> <p>Scarlet, thank you! The skirt isn't an Anthro brand I don't think (tag says&nbsp;Max Studio), but it definitely reminds me of their style.</p> <p>Aubergine, don't forget Russian pirozhki and Chinese dumplings! Food is always worth thinking about imho.</p> <p>Ornella, I adore museums. I always take far too many photos &amp; can happily spend all day wandering them, although I like it when there are well placed benches so I can take a break and admire my favourites. I really want to get back to the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum, but I'm not sure when I'll be in London again (I spent 7 years of my childhood in England). Thnx so much for your kind words: I do enjoy getting dressed! And I always love your posts.</p> <p>MG, we didn't get snow. :((((( We're so close but temps were right around 34 instead and no actual precipitation. And the hat &amp; gloves were my first two knitting projects. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107607 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 05:59:31 +0000 Gigi 1107607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your outfits have such character! I love the detailing on the skirt. And the sweater is too cute!</p> <p>It must have taken you quite a while to put together your wardrobe. Everything seems very cohesive and true to your character. You must be very patient! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107566 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:36:10 +0000 Beth Ann 1107566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an amazing skirt!&nbsp; I think the length suits it and works well for you (and I say that as a midi lover).&nbsp; This is one of my favorites from your posts, for the lovely proportion and use of color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107563 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:29:11 +0000 Scarlet 1107563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this is great at every layer. Actually the style puts me in mind of Anthropologie, which makes sense when you describe your reasoning. It's a great skirt and I love that you paired it with blue. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107360 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 22:38:28 +0000 Kristin L 1107360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it! I would have never guessed that about the length. Glad you're keeping warm.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107352 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 22:30:10 +0000 Anonymous 1107352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's definitely interesting to see how different cultures end up doing things among similar lines. I think about food way too much, so&nbsp;I always love&nbsp;noticing this with food in particular. (For example, think of how many cultures have a kind of food that's basically dough with a savory filling: Knishes, ravioli, samosas, empanadas…)</p> <p>Anyway, the skirt is beautiful and I love how you winterized it! And the coat definitely looks like a very smart long-term purchase. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107321 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 22:01:20 +0000 Ornella 1107321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are so many layers to this - and I'm not talking clothes only. You e.n.j.o.y crating your outfits and know why you wear each piece - which thrills me to no end.&nbsp;</p> <p>Your outfit is your usual playful and adorable. Btw, I love the hat and the gloves.&nbsp;The skirt is amazing and since many of us here think red is a neutral, I am sure it will work just fine with your wardrobe even though it's a bit brighter than what you normally wear. I hear you about not being able to&nbsp;leave that gem once you saw it.</p> <p>I love&nbsp;your thoughts about traditional clothing. I think there's a lot to it and it's worth exploring through the prism of today's attitude towards clothing, trends, style. And&nbsp;I bet you get inspiration from just visiting museums </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107308 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:47:11 +0000 MuseumGal 1107308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh!&nbsp; Cute cute cute!&nbsp; Definitely both folksy and contemporary, and you know I lurve those boots.&nbsp; Great coat too, good job younger E!&nbsp; I bet you knit those gloves/beret too.&nbsp; As soon as the Dis is finished, I'm gonna (re)learn!</p> <p>(Did you get snow?&nbsp; I haven't posted a WIW for a few days because no one wants to see me bundled up in 4 layers of fleece and flannel and cowering under the electric blanket.)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-folksy#post-1107267 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:53:42 +0000 E 1107267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love folk/popular art and traditional folk clothing; it's so fascinating to see how different cultures solved the problems of getting dressed, and while they're all individual, it's fun to also find the&nbsp;similarities (I've noticed in old photos&nbsp;women are almost always in full skirts, from Estonia to the Andes). So when I came across this skirt while thrifting a few weeks ago, I knew I had to have it, even if the red was a bit brighter than my usual and the waist too big. Look at that embroidery! I took the waist in recently (of course, once I had it in, I realised that now the skirt was a bit shorter than my ideal, exposing my entire knee cap, but oh well) and then tried on various tops with the skirt to figure out how to integrate it into my wardrobe. I'd found a few options I liked and was looking forward to wearing it, when the photo challenge was announced and I saw the Santana album. The skirt would be perfect for that, so I waited, and then on Thursday I pulled it out.</p> <p>I actually meant to wear a teal long sleeve tee a la <a rel="nofollow" href="http://design-seeds.com/index.php/home/entry/color-field">this palette&nbsp;</a>, but the weather had cooled off, so I decided this cardigan would keep my warmer. I added the cami with bow neckline (which I just realised is the piece in my closet that I've had longest, as I had it my sophomore year of college, in 2005) to bring the skirt embroidery colour up into the top, but it played a bit&nbsp;better with the neckline of&nbsp;my original tee shirt than the cardigan. And then I added blue stockings in a very similar colour to the cardigan, although they're not photographing that way; they also have a kind of jagged stripe pattern, adding a bit to the business, which seemed appropriate considering the album cover! I felt really good in this all day, a little bit old fashioned, a little bit contemporary.</p> <p>For my walk, it had gotten colder (41F/5C), and I wasn't wearing a ton of wool layers,&nbsp;so I pulled out my bigger winter coat. It's navy blue wool (with some nylon mixed in), I bought it halfway through college, and it saw me through the next two Midwest winters and then through Colorado weather and is still going strong (except I need to lint roll it)! It's from the Gap, and I remember hunting the post-Christmas sales (I hadn't yet discovered secondhand shopping)&nbsp;to find just the right thing. I'm very grateful to past me for choosing a classic, warm,&nbsp;hardwearing neutral. Since the coat covered up most of the colour, I decided to bring a bit of Santana in with my teal hat &amp; matching fingerless gloves (they also help since the cardigan has bracelet sleeves). Finally I pulled on a thicker pair of tights under my stockings (they're a very pale pink, so that's why it looks like bare leg) and added my higher lace up boots for a folksy touch and for Museum Girl! I was super warm and toasty in this, in fact I ended up extending my walk just to enjoy the weather more.</p> <p>Comments and suggestions always welcome! </p>