https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:05:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis/page/2#post-1381480 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:19:08 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1381480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Sveta! I'm glad I clicked on your blog to see this outfit. It's just stunning. The colors are so rich and gorgeous on you. The jacket-turned-vest is brilliant! Your description of your mother, making her clothes and yours, and the school girls waiting to see what she'd be wearing! What a great experience. It really makes me smile. What an inspiration you both are! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis/page/2#post-1381358 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:18:20 +0000 Carole 1381358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is awesome, Sveta! Clever women in your family, obviously! You look fantastic and I love the pants; perfect fit....now that's something to get excited about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis/page/2#post-1381349 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:09:37 +0000 Sveta 1381349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vicki, this is actually another kitty, a good girl who does not nibble on my boots and purses like the naughty boy does! :-)<br />Polina, I have joined the program called <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.precisionnutrition.com/">Lean Eating</a>. It worked really well for me and hopefully I can stay this way after it is done.<br />Karie, my mom is OK to alter the trouser: it is making them from scratch she is not that great at. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis/page/2#post-1381226 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:02:47 +0000 Karie 1381226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent repurposing of the blazer! It looks fantastic and I'll bet you'll get a lot more wear out of it now.&nbsp;</p> <p>The trousers look great too. Even though they weren't your mom's forte back in the day, they are now as she did a wonderful job with them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1381187 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:48:23 +0000 Polina 1381187@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta, you look amazing and have an amazing style. Can you share your secret how did you "shrank". You looked good even before your "Shrank-formation" but now you look so stylish and gracious:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1381050 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:36:01 +0000 Anonymous 1381050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta both altered pieces look so great (and finally, I get to see the perfect example of a cigarette pant)! I will never tire of seeing those fabulous chelsea boots by Ugg. They are so beautiful in addition to being practical for your climate. I especially appreciate them now that I know how hard it is for you to find stylish footwear in your size. They are bootie perfection! The red cape is superb over the animal print top. I love those colors together. Tell Super Mom that she has a very large fan base here on YLF. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1381042 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:24:52 +0000 Vicki 1381042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta, you are oh so clever and both you&nbsp;and your sweet mother are style wunderkinds.</p> <p>I love this transformation and the way you morphed the pretty camel jacket into something new that you can use and enjoy. &nbsp;That's creative ingenuity at work, and, yes, it will look lovely with your white AT tunic.</p> <p>Your red cape is stunning and you will get lots of action with the black cigarette trousers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hello, kitty, who loves to nibble on precious purses. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1381035 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:19:30 +0000 Anonymous 1381035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fabulous idea! it was definitely worth doing for such a wonderful result. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1381018 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:56:05 +0000 Angie 1381018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You made my day. I am currently after a tomato red jumper so seeing your coat was very well timed. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1381008 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:36:47 +0000 tulle 1381008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reading your description, I felt dubious.&nbsp; Taking the sleeves off a woolen jacket?&nbsp; How could that work?&nbsp; But the pictures are proof that this was a very clever idea:&nbsp; you (and your mother) nailed it.&nbsp; Love it with the leopard print and black, and somehow the proportions look just right. The red cape (another difficult look to pull off, to my mind) is fantastic on you, too.&nbsp; Frankly, I&nbsp; can't imagine you ever looking frumpy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380978 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:40:20 +0000 Sveta 1380978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whew, so I was not crazy trying to repurpose this jacket - thank you for the validation!<br />My Mom is super in more than alteration area, she is amazing all around.<br />Deborah - yes, my Mom was a professional seamstress in her youth and her specialization was outerwear - coats and jackets but she made everything for herself and us - except trousers. For some reason trousers were never her forte. As I remember from my childhood she was designing her clothes all the time and was the best dressed teacher in the school. I remember girls there waiting every day to see what she is wearing - kind of real life fashion blog I guess.:-)<br />Dianthus, those were very kind words - thank you. I think I just hate waste so I am trying to repurpose what can be repurposed - unfortunately it does not work every time as well as this time.<br />Angie, I am so relieved you approve of my new vest, I was afraid you would say it is not current enough&nbsp;:-) ...and I posted the cape outfit just for you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380936 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:03:03 +0000 Angie 1380936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Clever. Love the new waistcoat. Mama Sveta is your secret style weapon.&nbsp;</p> <p>I LOVE THAT RED CAPE. My best. You are killer gorgeous and rock my style world. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380920 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:51:31 +0000 AviaMariah 1380920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like I said on another post I think your cigarette pant fix is genius and I'm going to remember it when I'm back in the market because I have a hard time finding them too. &nbsp;I like the vest better than the jacket. &nbsp;Good save! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380860 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:17:39 +0000 Sara L. 1380860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everything looks great!&nbsp; Your mother did a fantastic job and what a good eye you have to tell what needed to be done to each piece. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380850 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:08:09 +0000 texstyle 1380850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's fantastic! Love the new vest and the whole outfit - then I saw the next outfit was just as amazing. SO great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380837 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:59:08 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1380837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WHOO HOO for Super Mom powers!!! Both alterations (the pants and the jacket) are positively brilliant Sveta. How fantastic that you had a vision for both items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380834 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:57:20 +0000 Suz 1380834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. This is sensational! Love your solution to the jacket problem. Now it's a beautiful, usable piece that adds drama and variety. So smart. The new pants are also great!</p> <p>You are a creative star, and your mother is a craftswoman!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380818 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:42:22 +0000 jackiec 1380818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Dianthus said :)</p> <p>So well done, and I love the new trousers on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380814 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:39:04 +0000 Lisa 1380814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How clever that you altered these pieces to make them work for you. &nbsp;And kudos to re-purposing what would have been a wardrobe orphan with your NAS jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380742 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:51:58 +0000 Anonymous 1380742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love both of these, Sveta! Your mum is so talented. The trousers look super. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380739 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:46:59 +0000 Elizabeth P 1380739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that jacket is MUCH better as a vest.&nbsp; Keep!&nbsp; And the trousers are perfect for you.&nbsp; Kudos to you and your mother. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380733 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:37:05 +0000 Jaime 1380733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great transformations! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380720 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:21:02 +0000 Deborah 1380720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Was / Is your mum a professional seamstress?&nbsp; She is one gifted lady.&nbsp; Sveta I loved that jacket and now I LOVE the vest.&nbsp; Very clever thinking I would keep and wear, it looks great... as do the trousers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380714 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:15:47 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1380714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you have just demonstrated the difference between those who can create looks based on inspiration and those who have the vision to see beyond the pieces at hand. &nbsp;The vest is so much more wearable than the 3/4 sleeve jacket and the menswear look you have created with the slimmed pants is perfect. &nbsp;The proportions are bang on and the pattern of the top adds femininity to the look. &nbsp;Love it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380710 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:59:55 +0000 jenanded 1380710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380632 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:45:30 +0000 columbine(erin) 1380632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! You look so fab. Plonk. The red cape outfit is amazing on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380631 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:45:07 +0000 Niki Lea 1380631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That shirt is so pretty on you. And I think the vest is cute, too! Love all of the warm, cozy colours in these outfits. Reminds me of caramel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380620 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:14:22 +0000 Neel 1380620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Clever daughter and mom :). I like both the pants and the new vest! The vest could work well under a jacket too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380613 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:34:40 +0000 Beth Ann 1380613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tell Mom the world is a bit fabber because of her!&nbsp; Love the pants -- the fit is spot on.&nbsp; And I much prefer your new vest to the jacket ---&nbsp; I think the cut is luxe and modern.&nbsp; Well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-or-metamorphosis#post-1380607 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:24:12 +0000 abc 1380607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love these colors on you. Awesome fit on it all - go mom. </p>