https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:30:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867815 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:27:59 +0000 Angie 1867815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are SO lovely, <b>Sarah D8</b>.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867734 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:50:33 +0000 Anonymous 1867734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope that you can make the dragon/bat shirt work into your outfits. If not, I would love to buy it if it is anywhere close to fitting. You look very small. I wear an XS or Small, occasionally a Medium that runs very small. My bust measures 32-34 and my bra size is 30D. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867589 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:52:01 +0000 Jenni NZ 1867589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Going to work soon so no time for detailed comments. Awesome lipstick though and you're my new hero about Helena Bonham Carter. I love her outfits esp that time she wore the non-matching 2 different shoes to the Oscars. Have to boast I thought of that before her! When I was 26 I wore one black shoe and one white shoe in a black'n'white outfit </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867549 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:39:05 +0000 SarahD8 1867549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, all!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Suz</b>, "considered" -- THANK YOU. Yes. I am trying to be very thoughtful and deliberate. I'm glad it comes through.</p> <p><b>Joy</b>, yes, it's a dragon on the gold pendant. The top opens up, kind of like a snuff box! It's a really funky piece, I thrifted it way back in high school and have held on to it ever since!</p> <p><b>Meredith</b>, I'm loving the pretty-sweatshirt look. I felt so silly buying a dang overpriced sweatshirt at Anthropologie but I have gotten a ton of wear out of it already. I may try to duplicate the look.</p> <p><b>Aida</b>, well you gave me a good idea about white + ivory! One of the things that I am really loving about working with a small capsule of items is that it pushes me to try combinations that I would not otherwise have thought of. And thanks for the pattern-mixing thoughts. I think I am homing in on my pattern-mixing sweet spot. Next time I put the black dress on, I will throw on the plaid tunic and boots for a moment and try to take a straight-on pic so you can see the hemlines.</p> <p><b>Cat</b>, how interesting! The earrings are a Celtic design, I would not have thought to put them with the Asian print, but I may just have to try it.</p> <p><b>Angie</b>, I'm blushing! Thank you!</p> <p><b>Sara L.</b> <b>and others</b>: Ok, I am hearing the affection for the dragon-print shirt loud and clear! I apologize to you all <u>and to the shirt</u> for calling the color scheme garish. It may just be that close up, the colors are brighter and warmer than I am used to wearing. I agree that if you step back just a bit the overall effect (e.g., in the photos) is really nice.</p> <p>I did wear a camisole under the shirt in the concert outfit. But I felt like I couldn't really exhale, you know? I think this piece would work better for me as an over-shirt combined with a longer under-layer, or open as more of a jacket. For example with my black jersey dress.&nbsp;</p> <p>My concern with that plan was that I would not be warm enough (I run pretty cold and typically need a long-sleeved sweater, or two, in the winter).</p> <p>I have another Asian-print piece, a jacket with batting, that would be warmer. So I thought, maybe I should pass along the shirt and work the jacket into my wardrobe.</p> <p>But now I am feeling a renewed affection for the dragon shirt. (Which also has bats in the print. Bats! Love.)</p> <p>I will workshop some outfits with both pieces and then decide what to do.</p> <p>If I do decide to pass on the shirt, <b>Joy</b>, you have first dibs. :-)</p> <p>Thank you all for helping me think this through! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867514 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:32:47 +0000 Angie 1867514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have fab pattern mixing skills. Nicely done.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867483 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 14:33:38 +0000 Sara L. 1867483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great set of outfits.&nbsp; I think my favorites are #6, 8 and 10.&nbsp; I actually really like the asian print top.&nbsp; When I read your description as garish I was expecting something quite different.&nbsp; A cami underneath might help with the too exposed feeling.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867449 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:40:05 +0000 The Cat 1867449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lots of nice items here. My immediate thought when seeing these pics is that your enamel earrings in #2 would be a great match with your printed silk shirt in #3, as they would echo the shape and colours of the print. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867334 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:39:32 +0000 Aida 1867334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah yes I did mean to wear both ivory and white together ^^ I think that turned out pretty super. I don't get a good sense of the proportions of the first outfit with the extreme photo angle but I do like hemline mixes and would be curious to see this one more straight on (especially in relation to the boot height). Interesting that you liked this pattern mix more; I think they both work well, but find the other to be a bit more chaotic (which I personally prefer) and this one a little more subdued. Very much like the brown boots with the last look for some extra color interest. And fun to see you still rocking the baubles </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867333 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:38:14 +0000 Meredith 1867333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great set of outfits. I find myself drawn to the combos with simiar tones 6 and 10). Im also a huge fan of pretty, comfy sweatshirts! And add me to the list of fans of the Asian top, but if you’re not feeling it, let it go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867312 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:07:23 +0000 Anonymous 1867312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Suz said. The Asian top outfit is my favorite. But Asian dragon prints are my favorite. If you really are going to pass that top on, I would love it!<br /> Does the gold pendant also have a dragon on it ? I really like your double necklaces on this outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867303 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:52:34 +0000 Suz 1867303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful textures here -- everything feels so festive and so considered as well -- I can really see you are thinking this through! I'm sad you are retiring the dragon print shirt because it is a lovely piece and perfect for holiday wear. But if you feel exposed, that is no good. However, a cami underneath would fix that?</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-nutcracker-suite-outfits-act-2#post-1867296 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:37:57 +0000 SarahD8 1867296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Still getting dressed. Still learning a lot!</p> <p><b>1-2:</b> Black jersey dress / navy/black plaid tunic / black/gray rose-print cardi</p> <p>Worn with black tall boots / silver bead necklace / enamel bird earrings / dramatic lippie (Train Bleu by Nars, b/c this outfit required appeasement of my inner Helena Bonham Carter)</p> <p>I was <b>skeptical of the tunic over dress silhouette</b>, I thought it would feel costume-y. But in fact…I kind of love it? Now I’m excited to experiment more with this tunic-length shirt + cropped cardi sort of Victoriana/Edwardian (in dress, not belief!) silhouette.</p> <p>Also, I know the black watch plaid/floral cardi pattern mix from my last batch of outfits was a fan favorite, but <b>I liked the navy/blue plaid with the print cardi better</b>. Maybe the larger scale of the plaid on this top is more harmonious with the cardi to my eye?</p> <p><b>3-4:</b> Dark-wash straight jeans / dragon-print silk shirt / black cable-knit cardi</p> <p>Worn with tan heeled oxfords / gold dragon pendant / green Peking glass beads</p> <p>After wearing this outfit to my daughter’s winter concert at school, I think <b>I am rotating this shirt out of my closet</b>. I like the Asian-inspired print and it is well made, but when I put it on this time the color scheme struck me as garish and outdated. Plus, the frog closures at the front leave me feeling exposed.</p> <p><b>5:</b> closeup of the <b>heeled oxfords. Do you think they work with the straight-leg jeans?</b> I was imagining that they would “break” a little farther down the foot and cover more of the shoe.</p> <p><b>6-7:</b> Dark-wash skinny jeans / white pin tuck popover / ivory cable cardi</p> <p>Worn with pink velvet ballet flats / pink pearl drop earrings / Grandma’s clear rhinestones / gray+pink ballerina print scarf</p> <p>I was skeptical of the ivory + white mix (<b>Aida</b> mentioned the combination back on my original capsule thread, though re-reading I am not sure if she actually meant to suggest I wear these items together!) but I loved this outfit once I put it on.</p> <p>Wasn’t planning to wear the necklace but then I figured — why not? I like the <b>subtle bling peeking out from under the scarf</b>.</p> <p>And — new shoes!!!!</p> <p><b>8-9:</b> Black ponte leggings / white tuxedo-pleat tunic / burgundy long cardi</p> <p>Worn with cognac riding boots / green rhinestone necklace / gold skinny bangles</p> <p>This is a VERY minor variation (just switched out the cardi) on an outfit in my previous set. Nevertheless, I am comfortable with this level of repetition. I mainly wanted to wear this to see if I would like the <b>burgundy sweater + green rhinestones</b> together (twist on Xmas red-and-green). I do!</p> <p><b>10-11: </b>Navy skirt leggings / gray floral sweatshirt</p> <p>worn with cognac riding boots / crystal bead necklace / gray+pink ballerina print scarf</p> <p>Yeah, I pretty much just want to wear this sweatshirt constantly all weekend!</p> <p>I wanted to see how the necklace + scarf combo from earlier in the week would work with the sweatshirt — though I switched out the rhinestones for a crystal necklace, just to give a necklace I hadn’t worn yet a turn. I liked the result. <b>Would have loved to wear my ballet flats</b> with this ensemble but it was too cold!</p> <p>Thanks for reading Observations and suggestions are most welcome!</p>