https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:43:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070946 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:25:33 +0000 Chris987 2070946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks <b>AJ ,RobinF, </b>and<b> Shevia</b>! </p> <p>Thanks <b>Katerina</b> and glad to give you a laugh, although <b>lisa p</b> gets credit for the "cleaning out the garage" comment </p> <p>Yes <b>Suz </b>and<b> Angie,</b> absolutely right! The difference is that before joining YLF I might have felt awful but now I'm totally good wearing what I want. </p> <p>Thanks <b>Suntiger!</b> However I have to differ on beer preferences I only like wheat beers or a few of the Belgian ones. I refer to it as liking only "weenie (aka wimpy) beer". Don't like the taste of the darker or hoppier ones, much to the chagrin of DH. However give me a super dry white or red wine with lots of oak or tannin and I'm happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070927 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:35:43 +0000 RobinF 2070927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this looks way better than jeans and a hoodie :)</p> <p>Great outfit, especially with the leopard bag! Sounds like fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070866 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 02:00:48 +0000 Jaime 2070866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this on you. Fantastic. And ditto to suntiger! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070841 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:21:42 +0000 Anonymous 2070841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You were not overdressed, you look great They were underdressed!<br /> And yes to nice craft beers-the darker the better </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070807 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:34:35 +0000 Angie 2070807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FABULOUS, and perfectly smart casual! You set the stylish standard.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070763 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:22:18 +0000 Suz 2070763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Way to go, <b>Chris!</b>! Nice outfit and isn't it fun to wear our good things, local standards be darned?!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070747 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:53:24 +0000 Katerina 2070747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Chris, this outfit is perfection! I love everything about it. It is interesting with the textures and pattern mix and it is perfectly pulled together. You look super fab!&nbsp;<br />I had such a good laugh at the "getting ready to clean out the garage" and "running errands in PJ's". FWIW, I feel "over dressed" almost wherever I go, and I don´t really care either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070746 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:51:43 +0000 AJ 2070746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those plaid pants are perfect on you! Love that you mixed it with the leopard bag! YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070733 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:22:06 +0000 Chris987 2070733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks <b>Rachy</b>! I found them in a Lord &amp; Taylor store. The petite departments in the two L&amp;Ts near me are very small and usually very uninteresting to me, with only a few brands that bore me, but things in the house/store brand are often ok.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070725 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:15:41 +0000 rachylou 2070725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, those pants are a find! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070710 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:52:03 +0000 Chris987 2070710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah, <b>Liesbeth</b>...I own exactly one cocktail dress that I have worn exactly once to an "almost black tie" wedding five years ago. I'm nowhere near that dressy in normal life :-)</p> <p><b>lisa p</b>, thanks, and yes I'm with you on looking like you made just a little effort. I'm going to think of "getting ready to clean out the garage" as the new name for the look I was describing. Most of them did look clean so the look is "<i><b>getting ready to clean out the garage</b></i>". It's a lot like it's cousin "<i><b>running errands in PJs</b></i>" :-). </p> <p><b>Elizabeth P</b>, I agree that everyone else was underdressed, but can I really say that when that is the environmental norm? Oh well I don't really care. I like a few types of beer but am much more of a wine person. </p> <p><b>torontogirl,</b> the cider was at the tasting event, not at the pub, although I do see hard ciders starting to show up in pubs and restaurants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070689 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:30:38 +0000 Helena 2070689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like what Elizabeth said - who says you were the one veering!! And you look fab, polished, but still understated enough to be perfectly pubby.</p> <p>Yum, I love a good, crisp dry cider at a pub. A rare treat for me! Sounds like a fab night! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070679 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:07:44 +0000 Elizabeth P 2070679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>You look great.&nbsp; It doesn't strike me as an outfit that is over the top for the situation at all... everyone else was just underdressed :)&nbsp; <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I love beer.&nbsp; Good beer.<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070641 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:39:44 +0000 Anonymous 2070641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perfectly dressed for the situation . &nbsp;I try not to judge what others are wearing, but admit to curiosity when I see someone in a restaurant - even a pub- dressed like they just cleaned out the garage. Not sure about you, but I love looking pulled together and like I made an effort &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070630 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:24:56 +0000 Chris987 2070630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jaileen, </b>you crack me up. Everyone was indeed "a slob"...but I don't judge much any more. Even the people giving out the beer/cider samples, representing the breweries they worked for, were in super casual clothes. I guess they know their customers!&nbsp;</p> <p>Yup<b> Cardiff Girl,</b> exactly right. <b>La P </b>coined a style person called&nbsp; "New England Stodgy" and this is the most casual and youthful variation of that I think. I see it a lot. People do dress better at the&nbsp; original planned restaurant, where we will go in a few weeks.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070629 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:23:08 +0000 Liesbeth 2070629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, I was expecting a cocktail dress or something after reading overdressed, but you just look really nice and relaxed! That outfit is right up my ally. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070624 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:21:06 +0000 Christina F. 2070624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I am glad you just accept being too fab for everyone else!</div><div><br /></div><div>I LOVE hard cider, as an aside.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070618 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:11:42 +0000 Cardiff girl 2070618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that your outfit is one of those great outfits that could take you anywhere,if others can’t think beyond jeans that’s their lookout! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070616 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:10:46 +0000 JAileen 2070616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your outfit, especially the plaid pants. &nbsp;Who cares if everyone else is a slob? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070598 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:39:45 +0000 Chris987 2070598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks<b> Bijou </b>and <b>Sisi!&nbsp;</b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070593 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:25:09 +0000 Sisi 2070593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I find your outfit&nbsp;perfect. And if you stood out, so much better! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070589 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:06:04 +0000 Bijou 2070589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chris you look beautiful and YAY to dressing up for a date night, even if it is casual. This outfit is a real winner on you and it is good to enjoy the lovely items in your wardrobe all of the time and not just for special occasions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-plans-kept-changing#post-2070585 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:59:51 +0000 Chris987 2070585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>DH and I had plans to meet a long ago work colleague of DH's for dinner at a nice restaurant last night. DH did planning for months to find a date that worked. I figured out what to wear. Work colleague lady and her DH went to the restaurant one night too early despite recent confirmation emails, and were by then unable to make the original date. Hey, mistakes happen. We rescheduled for three weeks out, and DH and I decided to still go and make it a date night. Then at the last minute DH wanted to attend a beer tasting at a local liquor store and then do dinner at a very casual nearby pub. The beer tasting was fun, although we were familiar with most of the local brews. New England is a mecca for locally brewed beer, so many you can't begin to keep track of them. Many are quite good, but very few have truly unique offerings. We did try some delicious locally made hard cider we will probably buy in the near future. We live in an apple growing area and lots of cider makers have been popping up lately. </p> <p>So, back to my outfit...I decided to stick with my original plan. At the tasting event and pub dinner I was completely over dressed because I was not wearing the unisex uniform of sneakers/jeans/tees/hoodies or the occasional woman with booties/leggings/tee/hoodie. My leopard cross body bag was ESPECIALLY "dressy".&nbsp; &nbsp;I DID NOT CARE! LOL.</p> <p>New plaid pants<br /> Loafers bought last spring<br /> Everything else from last year or earlier</p> <p>..photos in a few minutes... </p>