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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: WIW: It's Been a While https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:23:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Jenn on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614788 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:41:56 +0000 Jenn 1614788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So much love for #1! Thank you, Sara, smittie, shedev, shevia, Cerinda, and Angie! Janet - Those Born cap-toe boots are another new workhorse this season! They're just special enough to add some zing to otherwise unremarkable outfits. Eventually, I'll have to find some gold polish to spiff them up, but I'm not opposed to the RATE look in the meantime. rachylou - All hail lace-up boots! Even those snowboots have laces up the back. I love that I can adjust them for jeans or tights or bare legs and always have them fit. torontogirl and Brooklyn - Funny story about the red lipstick: As I hustled my son out to the car for parent-teacher conferences, he asked, "Why are you so dressed up?" I was like... I'm not, I wear jeans and a knit blazer all the time. He says, "You're wearing more makeup than I've ever seen you wear." Nope. Literally, the ONLY difference was the color of lipstick. Amazing. Sally - I'm going to have to go back and look at some of your summer outfits. I need some inspiration! Style Fan - Thank you for the sweet hair compliment. I admit I've been putting off getting a cut with the judicious application of sea salt spray and a blow dryer. It's nice to hear it's working! Diane - How awesome are you, with the comments on every outfit?! Thank you! Maneera - I'm going to admit... I felt at my best in #4, artsy and urban and ready to take on the world. I really appreciate all of your comments, after I've been gone so long. I'm off to look at all the outfits I've missed! Maneera on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614545 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:53:49 +0000 Maneera 1614545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've missed you Jenn! So so good to see you again! #1 is simply fabulous. That sweater dress plus duster combo is amazingly flattering. I like #2 & #3 - so you, so effortlessly pulled together. But #4 blew me away! Wow....you look like a HOTTIE in the all black with denim! I love the boots, the bling of the cuff, the sultry curls and the perfect lipstick! YLF! Angie on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614526 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:28:30 +0000 Angie 1614526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great to see you again, Jenn. All your outfits are fabulous, but #1 is Killer.  Anonymous on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614480 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:13:27 +0000 Anonymous 1614480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So good to see you Jenn! I'm glad you've been getting on so well. I love all of your outfits. Each is different, but so you. The rust/grey combo in #1 is lovely. I think the long length is fab. Your snow day look works well. I like how the white stripes work well and your scarf balances your pants. Fab library day look too, those roses are awesome btw. Finally, I think your presentation evening look is really great. Your jeans and boots combo plus luscious curls and red lippy are fab! Style Fan on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614419 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:06:10 +0000 Style Fan 1614419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great looks.  The rust and grey combo is my favourite.  Too bad the JCF tees did not hold up.  Great to see you again.  Your hair looks lovely.  All curly and tousled. Brooklyn on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614387 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:43:36 +0000 Brooklyn 1614387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like all of these. My fave is the rust and grey, closely followed by the all black with denim. You look smoking in red lipstick. Great to see you again Cerinda on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614364 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:40:47 +0000 Cerinda 1614364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Definitely humming!  Love your grey and rust.  And man, what would we do without black and red?  Nice edge. Jaime on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614359 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:35:24 +0000 Jaime 1614359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great to see you. All four outfits look terrific to me - variety with a cohesive sense of style. Like the paper roses too! rachylou on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614349 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:18:41 +0000 rachylou 1614349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love the red sweater coat and can I say your boots fit so perfectly? Also, you're looking like a super cutie in the last with the rolled jeans shedev on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614265 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 22:53:03 +0000 shedev 1614265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the rust and grey. Anonymous on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614250 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:31:26 +0000 Anonymous 1614250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Jenn. Nice to see you. I love #1. Really nice wintery look, and the rust/cognac looks fabulous on you.  Helena on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614247 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:24:03 +0000 Helena 1614247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You look great and rock the all-black. Love the red lippie! Janet on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614231 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:56:59 +0000 Janet 1614231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nice to see you again! I love that rust and grey combo -- now you've made me want some rust in my closet. And I love the way those great cap-toe boots in the last photo  give your dark outfit a boost -- that's how I like mostly-black ensembles!  Sal on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614207 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:28:57 +0000 Sal 1614207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ 1 is just perfect on you, but I also like the other looks.  1 is cosy and creative and practical - great colours. I think 2 is a fun look too - shame the tee has not held up. I am in the same mode as you - just wearing and rewearing at the moment.  My Monday to Friday wear is almost a rotation with two pairs of pants, one skirt, about five tops and two dresses, and one pair of shorts and one pair of harems making up the weekend looks (with two tops - one which died in the weekend).  It is working for me now so I am going with it!!   Sara L. on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614202 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:12:42 +0000 Sara L. 1614202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ These are all great but I especially like #1.  I love the bright rust against the grey and I like the long length of the cardigan. Jenn on "WIW: It's Been a While" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-its-been-a-while-2#post-1614174 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:55:54 +0000 Jenn 1614174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I haven't been much of a participant over the past few months, mostly because my closet has been humming happily along. Not all the decisions I made when putting together my fall/winter wardrobe were good ones, but enough of them were good enough that I felt ready for almost any occasion. I'm sure there will be a reckoning again when spring hits, and I need to start the process again for warmer weather. In the meantime, I've been taking WIW pics off and on. Here are a few: 1. Gray sweater dress with my warm rust Anthropologie duster. This duster sweater has been a workhorse for me this season. It's an insanely warm wool blend that serves as a coat on warmer winter days, and a cozy indoor layer on colder days. In this case, it rescued the sweater dress, which, on its own, makes me feel like Lumpy Space Princess. 2. Snow day wear. Striped tee from J.Crew Factory, Betabrand "dress pants yoga pants," and North Face boots. I'm not happy with the way the JCF striped tees have held up, but they'll survive the season. 3. Library volunteer day. Out of Print tee, Boden cardigan, Talbots skirt. I wouldn't ordinarily wear snow boots with this, but we got 15" of snow the day before! Those book paper roses in my hands are the reason I haven't been around much recently. I introduced them in January and they gave my shop an unexpected Valentine's Day rush. 4. I changed clothes about a million times today which makes it funny that I ended up in this mostly-black ensemble. I needed something that would work for volunteering, plus various parental meetings and presentations at the school this evening, and would still let me feel like maybe I'm not old enough to be the mom of a high schooler. Red lipstick to the rescue! Also: hi everyone! I've missed you!