https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:57:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294744 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:59:45 +0000 Sal 2294744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks again - I love hats with brims. And in our climate they are essential. I find this fedora style very practical and also good for the city. Some straw hats have a beachy look to them.</p> <p>Yes I guess a sabbatical is another way to look at it. I may do some prof dev but my goal is to get work out of my head for a while. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294691 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:05:24 +0000 jussie 2294691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the lilac dress also. It’s a winner winner chicken dinner. All the outfits pictured here are really well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294689 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:59:25 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2294689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Long service leave sounds similar to sabbaticals that professors get after a certain number of years teaching (except there is often an expectation that it will used for writing, so not a complete break). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294678 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:42:21 +0000 lyn67 2294678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love these all, and you really nailed that one with to the Sports Awards-I completely smart and fun as you wanted! Then I love your hat here and it's so interesting I do have some straw hats for the heat but neither of them is a classic&nbsp; fedora-...it looks so chic&nbsp; either way to your more dressy/feminine or&nbsp; even to&nbsp; your more casual sporty/safary style outfits, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294665 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:47:07 +0000 rachylou 2294665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really really like that lilac dress, dang(!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294660 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 05:23:24 +0000 Sal 2294660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Long Service Leave - all it means is an extended break - in some jobs after ten years or twenty years you get a few extra paid weeks off.&nbsp; In my case, since it is our company, after 19 years of working for the company (part and full time) it is time to have a break for longer.&nbsp; I am worn out after juggling 2020-2022, my son is about to leave home in February, and January is the easiest time to have a long break and not be missed (equivalent to August in Europe I think).</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294631 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 02:26:02 +0000 Jaime 2294631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous looks! Palazzo pants, lilac dress with yellow, and you in sleeveless are all standouts! Good for you on the long service leave whatever that is ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294624 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 01:38:09 +0000 Sal 2294624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks all.&nbsp; The yellow mules have had a few outings. They were the perfect summer addition for me - bright and statement but working with lots of things.</p> <p>I liked all these outfits - but some photos better than others:)&nbsp;</p> <p>Lisa - haha - that's me all the time - it saves on temptation though as the thought of puffers or boots now is not appealing.&nbsp; And vice versa. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294575 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:17:26 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2294575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The palazzos are a great match for the bomber jacket. I like the yellow shoes with the pants, but for the event in the other thread, black shoes seem like they’d fit in better.<br /> I like the jeans with yellow topper and the blue skirt outfit too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294530 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:49:58 +0000 Suz 2294530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sal, I don't think Photo 4 looks boring at all -- on the contrary! You seem very comfortable and relaxed and it looks like a perfect outfit for lunch with your menfolk.&nbsp;</p> <p>I adore the last outfit -- just wow!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294525 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:39:16 +0000 Anonymous 2294525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your black dresses, Sal! Enjoy the parties and celebrations </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294522 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:22:43 +0000 Jenn 2294522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had to look up what "long service leave" was. &nbsp;We don't have that here and it sounds brilliant!</p> <p>I'm seeing that you HAVE paired the yellow mules with the palazzos, so ignore more question in the other thread about whether they worked. They clearly do!</p> <p>I honestly love everything, You're in your stride. Favorites are the casual black dress with the hat and the gorgeous blue floral. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294518 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:12:36 +0000 Sal 2294518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks all - will respond more later and have moved WSIW to a new thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294474 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:41:04 +0000 notsaf 2294474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the palazzo pants and the lavender dress! I seconding a thread on (summer) Xmas dressing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294466 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:29:05 +0000 LJP 2294466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get confused looking at photos of summer-to-me outfits in December ! &nbsp;But yes, the palazzo pants are gorgeous and would work well with the EF sandals to dress them up a bit . &nbsp;I wish I had more to say - lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294465 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:22:45 +0000 Dee 2294465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So jealous of your warm sunny weather, gotta say I just love those palazzo pants, especially with the gold jacket and necklace. Nice summer casual look in jeans in pic #5. And that skirt in pic# 5 with the yellow accessories is really fab as it picks up the bits of yellow in skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294453 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:31:16 +0000 Anonymous 2294453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the palazzo pants especially! Jealous of your 5 weeks off I like the mustard and the gold sandals most. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294447 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:17:07 +0000 Angie 2294447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sal</b>, you are ROCKING those KILLER dresses and skirt. All of them! And the hat! The Canary slides were a perfect wardrobe addition and add an elegant touch to your outfits :)&nbsp;</p> <p>LOVE the extra layers in your hair!&nbsp;</p> <p>I echo <b>Suz. </b>Start a separate thread on WSIW to the Xmas party so that we can give you our undivided attention. I like the idea of the palazzo pants!<b></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294412 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:59:53 +0000 Zaeobi 2294412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In that case, knock yourself out lol!<br /> My only other consideration would be the venue itself - do hangars have relatively stable &amp; smooth floors for wearing wedged heels? Can't say I've ever hung out in one </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294403 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:15:27 +0000 Jenni NZ 2294403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the third pic with the hat- the one with the skirt and the yellow bag and shoes.<br /> For the event I like the palazzo pants with the white platform sneakers but the Eileen Fisher sandals would be a close second. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294400 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:20:19 +0000 Sal 2294400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Suz - that is a good idea!! </p> <p>Joy - thanks! Everything comes in a rush at the end of year here.</p> <p>Zaeobi - I would do a quick change of outfit before the party. We won’t have our accommodation til after as the party starts at 1pm. But I am expert at quick changes in the car if needed. I would drive up with two others in casual clothes then get dressed for the function. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294396 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:10:00 +0000 Zaeobi 2294396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your mustard yellow accessories (bag &amp; slides) really make those last outfits pop! </p> <p>Hmm for the WSIW, will your wedges/ platform sneakers be comfortable enough to drive in &amp; wear for long periods of time? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294377 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 04:26:37 +0000 Anonymous 2294377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fab in dresses . &nbsp;You look just as fab in pants. &nbsp;Lucky you to have these occasions and the clothes to wear. &nbsp;I can't believe I'm saying this bit I like #1 and #4 best, followed by the lilac dress in both photos. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294376 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 04:12:24 +0000 Suz 2294376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sall, I can tell by the photos that the sun has reached you and you are in your happy fashion place at last!&nbsp;</p> <p>All these outfits are fab (and I'm so in love with the mustard slides for you!) and I will come back to comment in detail later, but I suggest you clip a portion of this post and make the WSIW its own post -- you will get more thoughtful replies!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-out-and-about-and-wsiw#post-2294363 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 02:33:47 +0000 Sal 2294363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi All</p> <p>It's been a hectic patch and I have been busier socially than for a long time.&nbsp; I love parties and celebrating so I am happy about that.</p> <p>Here are some recent looks (some repeats or close repeats)</p> <p><b>WIW</b><br /> Photo One- palazzo pants to the ballet and then a week later to dinner at a restaurant with friends.&nbsp; The tops are slightly different and I wore different shoes.</p> <p>Photo Two - the blue floral was to a Regional Sports Awards night (I was supporting one of our clubs and athlete who were nominated) - as Board Chair.&nbsp; This felt very appropriate - I wanted to look smart and fun and professional but not like I was getting an award myself.&nbsp; The lilac was worn (on a wet day - note the rain on my dress) to lunch with girlfriends.&nbsp; I was experimenting with the lilac and tan.</p> <p>Photo Three - the pleated dress has been patiently waiting another wear (18 months in the closet). I wore this to hear Sport NZ CEO speak at a seminar last week. And the black dress is new, it's a casual dress to wear at the beach or at home on hot days. It' s going to be good on vacation or at the height of summer.</p> <p>Photo Four-&nbsp;out to lunch with family - the hat makes another appearance. I liked this in reality but think it looks a bit boring in the photo. This blouse is pretty but it doesn't get a whole lot of wear.</p> <p>Photo Five-&nbsp; &nbsp;the lilac dress again with yellow accessories. I have had the bodice altered to make it a better fit in the bust. Worn to a Christmas family lunch. And the blue top and skirt include all the same yllow accessories - worn to another lunch as a thank you for my work on the board</p> </p> <p>I am trying not to shop for clothing for myself until after Christmas - my last purchase was the 1st of November.&nbsp; But I am considering a new hat at some stage when I find one..I love my current one but think having a second one could be fun too.&nbsp; It hasn't been very hot and I have summer options I haven't pulled out yet so I am not that tempted with shopping.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>And I am taking five weeks off work from the 23rd December to early February.&nbsp; It is time - it's not long service leave officially as it's our company but it's kind of like that.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for your advice and thanks for looking! </p>