https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:59:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold/page/2#post-1111061 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:13:30 +0000 rachylou 1111061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reporting In: I wore my one pair of brown fleece tights yesterday and my one wool sweater and was quite good on the warmth side.</p> <p>Of course, as you'd have it, both are a little bit shabby and I ain't got no more. My feet are freezing again today. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1110606 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:31:50 +0000 Jeanie 1110606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love that dress! &nbsp;Well, they say to bundle up for the cold...you are uber bundled! &nbsp;What is happening the world? &nbsp;Puffers in CA! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1110601 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:14:18 +0000 rae 1110601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, swingy dress trend has movement on YLF!&nbsp;</p> <p>I hear you on the recent cold... we are all confused here wondering what to wear, too. I've got my finger on the button to buy some Uniqlo Heattech stuff... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1110534 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:38:07 +0000 catgirl 1110534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me? Me?! So flattered and your version is so amazing! Layering is the key but since 30 is warm to me and doesn't require layering, I think you've gotten good suggestions. Fleece lined tights and also a cute hat if you can get away with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109979 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:28:10 +0000 CocoLion 1109979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is one if your best. Elegant and modern. You would never know you have so many layers on. If I layer like that I look like a bratwurst. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109958 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:02:21 +0000 rachylou 1109958@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am gooling <i>smart wool</i> right now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109943 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:49:14 +0000 Diana 1109943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Start with Smartwool.&nbsp; Aside from the warmth factor, you won't even know it's wool.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109942 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:47:26 +0000 rachylou 1109942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am, btw y'all, seriously kicking myself that I didn't get the fleece stocking when I saw them at the drug store. They are gone Gone GONE! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109941 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:46:33 +0000 rachylou 1109941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm back! What a crazy life I'm leading... can't even get back to my own thread (but I've been reading reading!)</p> <p>Thanks for the *boosts* E, caro, shevia, sarah :D</p> <p>Jules - I forgot I was type 1, haha. You're right. I'm not sure if being T1 is what does it exactly, but I'm an endocrine mess and had hyperthyroidism They radiated me and now I have borderline hypothyroidism. The whole system is unstable. Awhile ago, my dosage was increased and that helped quite a lot, but...</p> <p>Anna - Interesting story about the world of ballet (!) Did you hear about the American girl who went to Russia and came back rather than become some rich thug's mistress? Or did you tell me that one? Never thought about Andrew Marc, thanks for the name :)</p> <p>Catnip &amp; Beth Ann - I should go check Land's End, LL, and Eddie out. Probably my best serving puffer was Land's End. I don't much about Eddie Bauer.</p> <p>Suz &amp; Diana - Ok, I'm going to have to think wool. Heavy wool. I really have nothing in this category. I don't think I have since my parents realised they weren't living on the East Coast anymore. I don't know, tho, my only thoughts on the matter (in terms of sources) are extremely dowdy and extremely preppy.</p> <p>Angie - Wait, what? Did I wear I white? Ohmigosh. I did. I don't know how that one got by me... Ahaha :D</p> <p>Gracie - This is a torso warmer: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=haramaki&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=RMq&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=_nunUvvYC8bIsATq7oDoBQ&amp;ved=0CCsQsAQ&amp;biw=1185&amp;bih=539" rel="nofollow">haramaki</a>. Sort of a tube top worn low. </p> <p>Deb - Top is a tissue-tee Turtleneck. A sort of ruby grape colour.</p> <p>karymk - Columbia and Patagonia, forgot about those! Haven't done North Face in a long time, since I started seeking longer coats. Not that they don't make longer ones...</p> <p>Greyscale - I wonder about the humidity factor too in terms of how cold I feel...</p> <p>Deborah - Would you believe it's a dress from Target? I think it was one of their Go International numbers...</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109342 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:48:38 +0000 Deborah 1109342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this outfit. Beautiful layering and the dress is to die for. Can I ask you where you got it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109312 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:55:50 +0000 annagybe 1109312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like my Andrew Marc puffer. I've had it four years. A bit more fashiony, but still warm. The fabric on mine is silk blend with down filling.<br />Though when that one finally bites the dust I may break down and get another Moncler, though with a hood. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109308 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:52:17 +0000 karymk 1109308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh just in time! &nbsp;I am so sick of being cold in southern cal that&nbsp;I just ordered the Arctic puffer in off white from The North Face. &nbsp;They are real "serious" winterwear but the cuts aren't "Michelin Man" or "Stay-Puff Guy".&nbsp; My coat has a great removable hood with a big fat faux fur trim. &nbsp;Check out North Face. They have several different styles that I thought much better looking than Land's End, LL Bean, Columbia or Patagonia. &nbsp;</p> <p>I just didn't think a wool coat was going to cut it for me this season. I normally don't go for parka styles, but it is white and the outerlayer is smooth and simple, not all quilted and puffy. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109304 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:47:58 +0000 Greyscale 1109304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that dress.</p> <p>(I know, it is so cold! And I do think the dampness here makes the same temperature feel colder.&nbsp;My boyfriend's grad&nbsp;students just relocated from the East Coast to SF last week&nbsp;and they were promised that the Bay Area had perfect weather. They don't mind the cold but they're a little dubious about the promised paradise.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109303 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:47:47 +0000 sarah 1109303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very unusual and cool outfit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109295 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:43:34 +0000 Beth Ann 1109295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like Eddie Bauer, too, for Puffers! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109261 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:08:39 +0000 Jaime 1109261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this! And your idea of warm dressing works for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109227 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 02:42:19 +0000 Suz 1109227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A real winter wardrobe....it's not just the fabrics, it is also the weight of the fabrics. That's why people up here typically trade our closets out seasonally. Because I have very, very few truly cross seasonal clothes. If I lived in Vancouver or Seattle I would have a lot more -- the climate is more temperate there. But in the extremes of temps that we get in the northeast, the kinds of fabrics we wear in hot weather just don't translate to winter -- and vice versa.&nbsp;</p> <p>There are wool pants....and <b>WOOL</b> pants. Know what I am saying? Tropical weight wools won't cut it for warmth.&nbsp;</p> <p>It may be difficult to buy truly warm clothes where you live because presumably buyers make decisions based on where they are located and the typical weather patterns.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109216 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 02:36:33 +0000 deb 1109216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, that is a beautiful dress. What does the top, hidden by the camera, look like? Here in the Sacramento area we have had lows in the low to mid 20's. I lost many plants, I am sure.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109210 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 02:33:12 +0000 Gracie 1109210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou, what is a torso warmer? I didn't know those existed and now of course I might need one </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1109193 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 02:21:33 +0000 Angie 1109193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lands End for puffers.&nbsp;</p> <p>You look fabulous. And you're wearing white. The sky fell down.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108959 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:44:49 +0000 Caro in Oz 1108959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the look too &amp; agree with Diana - it looks Japanese in an architectural way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108912 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:27:12 +0000 E 1108912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this look Rachy!!! I want to steal it. :)</p> <p>I rely on lots of wool &amp; silk&nbsp;layers to keep me warm and *always* a wool hat; I managed to make it through 4 Midwest winters in college without a puffer. I feel the heat more quickly than the cold though.</p> <p>And yeah, we're having a weird winter here in south Texas too. I suspect the weather's only going to get weirder in the years to come. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108892 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:04:22 +0000 Diana 1108892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this look.&nbsp; It looks very Japanese to me, not in the Harajuku sense but in that layered, pleated, soft yet structured way if you know what I mean.&nbsp; </p> <p>I live in Boston and I don't own a puffer.&nbsp; (I think they just make me look and feel so ... well, puffy ... and I'm vain.)&nbsp; But to Suz's point, I wear a lot of wool and it keeps me plenty warm.&nbsp; (By wool, I mean not just regular lambswool but also things like cashmere, merino, etc.&nbsp; Animal hair basically.)&nbsp; Lots of woolen layers keep you warm by trapping heat.&nbsp; And don't forget about a big (woolen, of course; for really cold days I have a couple that are basically big cashmere blankets) scarf, hat, and gloves.&nbsp; Mittens are better than gloves at retaining heat but of course you can't do things that require manual dexterity while wearing them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108877 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:48:01 +0000 Catnip 1108877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lands' End and LL Bean both have good puffers.&nbsp; Most of them are washable.&nbsp; Land's End is currently having a sale.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108875 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:46:00 +0000 annagybe 1108875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your look reminds me of this photoshoot</p> <p><a href="http://kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk/my_weblog/2013/11/from-tragedy-to-beautiful.html" rel="nofollow">http://kingdomofstyle.typepad......tiful.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108870 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:42:46 +0000 RoseandJoan 1108870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE the mod sci fi look of this outfit Rachy. It is seriously gorgeous.</p> <p>Coming from left field and it's probably none of my business but as a T1 are you more prone to feeling the cold? </p> <p>I live in Scotland and don't own a puffer. I do like to layer Uniqlo heat tech items under my clothes and wear leggings under my trousers too but find a wool coat enough. I guess cold really is relative. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108865 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:38:35 +0000 rachylou 1108865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sweater is purple :)</p> <p>So Suz... that is a complete revelation. The other layers... You mean to say there's more to the winter wardrobe than the coat? Lol!</p> <p>Ok. I need an education. What exactly goes into a real winter wardrobe? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108857 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:32:35 +0000 Suz 1108857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh...forgot to add, that is a very "cool" outfit. Cool as in fab on you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108855 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:31:43 +0000 Suz 1108855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heheh...I was just saying on the blog that you don't <b>NEED</b> puffers in the Bay area. But I see it is all relative, and actually, I would need a puffer if I wore a light dress in 30 degree temps...even layered with all those layers. So maybe it's not the puffer that is the problem. It is the other layers. You need a winter wardrobe. Excuse to go shopping again!! Wools! Cashmere! Heavier fabrications!! &nbsp;:)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-inspired-by-una-discussion-of-cold#post-1108848 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:26:08 +0000 Anonymous 1108848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like to layer too. You would never know what secrets lay beneath your dress ;)&nbsp; I like the swingy shape of your dress&nbsp;on you, though, I'm not sure if my computer screen deceives me, but is your sweater purple or black?&nbsp; </p>