https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 19:34:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy/page/2#post-916134 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:12:46 +0000 Ingunn 916134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denise, thank you! Preppy is quite popular where I live, but is tied to certain walks of life, or their wannabe's. Some of my students refer to preppy as "the beige people". I've always liked a little preppy, but I feel that this style is so closely tied to the original prep's lifestyle that one should be a little careful of not overdoing it. A very conservative style is not for me, at all. It gets stuffy really fast, particularly when you're not young anymore.</p> <p>Stephabee, thanks! I will definitely try to replace the shirt and shoes with something else. I own very little pink, but orange, green and nude comes to mind as possible colors to try, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy/page/2#post-916131 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:59:26 +0000 Ingunn 916131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>K, you need a crash helmet too, perhaps :)</p> <p>Joy, it's interesting, isn't it? I also learn that I'm a lot better at finding pieces that work for me in thrift stores now than I used to. I think it is because I've learned so much more about fashion. </p> Day Vies, please don't fall!<br /> Thank you, Siniestra, Beth and Frecles! I think I'll find it very useful and fun this Spring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy/page/2#post-916109 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:53:55 +0000 Anonymous 916109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a great outfit!&nbsp;I love the details on the blazer and the shorter sleeve length. I think the red shoes add a great pop.<br /><br />It would be interesting to change up the colour of the shirt and shoes. I'm not super familiar with your style (and I'm also very new to this), but what about a&nbsp;pale pink t-shirt with a dusty/dusky pink flat?&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-916101 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:30:30 +0000 CocoLion 916101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is &nbsp;a great look for you. &nbsp;Preppy seems sort of American or British. &nbsp;Is it a popular style in Europe? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-916095 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:11:41 +0000 Freckles 916095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm so glad that you tried it out and liked it Ingunn. &nbsp;Your style mastery strikes once again in putting all the elements of your outfit together. &nbsp;You look amazing in this rendition. &nbsp;Hope you have fun trying this again and/or more in the coming weeks. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915968 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:38:57 +0000 Beth 915968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Absolutely brilliant; it makes my toes curl in delight!&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915837 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:15 +0000 siniestra 915837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ beautiful i love how u style it!!!!!!! And i don't preppy ._. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915804 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:37:19 +0000 Day Vies 915804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh! This is too much -- I love this. You do prep so WELL. I have to mark this as one of my favorites. Maybe I need one of those colorful crash helmets going around the forum. I love the punch of red in the shoes! <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915684 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:55:56 +0000 Anonymous 915684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have cleverly managed to unstuff your jacket with the striped shirt and half tuck. I think that your style sense is impeccable.<br /> What Suz said about thrifting. Much of the fun is getting things you'd not pay full price for to play with. I've found some items thAt way that I would now buy at full price because they workout well, like microcheck trousers and jean jackets. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915671 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:45:44 +0000 K. Period. 915671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ OMGorgeous! &nbsp;You found the perfect moment when punk meets preppy. Absolutely awesome, Ingunn! &nbsp;I'm dizzy with your fabulousness. (sitting down) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915640 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:15:38 +0000 Ingunn 915640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sona, thanks!<br /><br />T-Rex, thank you. I think you're quite right, it is a fun piece for experimenting. I'll try it with my emerald green belt, but I own very little yellow so far.&nbsp;<br /><br />Thistle, you have a lot of fun waiting for you - believe me :)<br /><br />Thank you, Inge, Diane and Rachy!<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915570 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:59:32 +0000 Anonymous 915570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You look great! You can certainly rock this look! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915552 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:42:57 +0000 Thistle 915552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you look spectacular! And the fashion police agreed! Woohoo! Hehe, don't look forward to DD being a teenager. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915534 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:33:57 +0000 Inge 915534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Preppy perfection!!-) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915529 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:30:53 +0000 rachylou 915529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, this works. Esp. with the half tuck (!)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915371 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:37:33 +0000 T-Rex 915371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think it looks like fun. I like the nautical look with the white and red pieces, although that's not usually my thing. You make it look unstuffy. <br /><br />I like the preppy/yacht club navy combined with emerald green or bright yellow, also. Those may be good colors to play with as well. I also like JulieJohn's suggestion of playing up the prep school boy vibe just to see what happens. <br /><br />Would I pay (or suggest you pay) full price for it? No. But for an inexpensive thrift store find, I think you will enjoy playing with this piece and looking for unexpected ways to wear it. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915347 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:05:19 +0000 Sona 915347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ ralph lauren like&nbsp;preppy look. fab. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915342 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:58:49 +0000 Ingunn 915342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree, Suz. This is a garment I never would have given full price for, for several reasons. But as a fun, thrifted piece really like it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915315 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:39:51 +0000 Suz 915315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ah - wool - yes, that will sort of rule out summer looks. But it's perfect for spring because it helps to lighten things up. This is what thrifting is for, in my opinion. Allowing us to try things we might <b>not</b> have paid full price for. That is why the advice not to buy if you would not have paid full price is not entirely useful to me when it comes to thrifting.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915291 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:19:44 +0000 Ingunn 915291@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Julie, thanks for your kind compliments! I know the half tuck isn't for everybody, and I'm not so sure I like it much, either. Today I think it was okay. I don't own many rough bottoms, either pants or skirts, but I like the idea you suggest a lot.&nbsp;<br /><br />Carole, I'd love to have you over :)<br /><br />Astrid, thanks a lot! I hear you about the half tuck. It's not going to happen regularly in my outfits, either.&nbsp;<br /><br />Angie, you are so kind Thank you for the K-rating! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915266 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:56:48 +0000 Angie 915266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ KILLER<br /><br />Gorgeous Preppy Fabness! <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915239 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:30:20 +0000 Astrid 915239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like it worn this way, I think it was a nice find. I agree that the red shoes make the look more nautical, but I don't think that's a bad thing. I'm personally not sure about the semi tuck, but that's just me. I just can't get used to the new semi tuck where one half is untucked, I much prefer the other semi tuck look. But you look fab!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915238 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:29:45 +0000 Carole 915238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Preppy suits you! Love this and I want a ride in your boat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915234 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:25:43 +0000 JulieJohn 915234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ingie, I think this is smashing, right down to the cheery red shoes. I am not a half-tuck fan, but I like that you want it to be unstuffy. That blazer is so playful and fits you wonderfully. <br /><br />I'd like to see the blazer with the button-down and a man's necktie knotted messily and loosely (think prep-school after hours), or a scarf worn like a tie. Finish it off with some rougher jeans and oxfords. It's just a picture that popped into my head.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915220 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:49 +0000 Ingunn 915220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Texstyle, thanks! We double posted I know what you mean with the red shoes, it definitely enforces the nautical style. I actually wore my mushroom brown oxfords while commuting (it's still too cold for low vamp shoes). They looked nice, too. I will play around a bit more with this to see if I can make it more me and less Ivy League. Ivy League is fab btw, but a little foreign to me. You are absolutely right - often it takes a few wears to adjust to a new shape or style.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915212 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:12:54 +0000 Ingunn 915212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks, Ramya! Maybe I should consider taking up yachting ;)<br /><br />Shevia, thank you! I normally prefer symmetrical looks, so the half tuck is new to me. I think this particular&nbsp;look needed a little effortless something to avoid it being too orderly.<br /><br />Suz, I'm glad you see it that way - I think it's very&nbsp;fun, too. I will definitely try it with skirts, and maybe shorts too. But it is pure merino wool and quite warm, so probably too warm for Summer.&nbsp;<br /><br />Ceit - I suppose the half tuck appeals to a knight Thanks!<br /><br />Shannon, thank you! The shirt is a smidgen too tight, but I love the color so much that I'm keeping it anyway. It is in fact one of my BR bargains from last Summer in San Diego. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915209 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:09:45 +0000 texstyle 915209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It looks great on you Ingunn and I really like the way you styled it with the lighter blue and white and the semi tuck. I'm not completely sure on the red shoes with this, only because they read more nautical/flag to me with the blazer. It's not that it doesn't look great, because it does, but if you wanted to tone down the nautical vibe a bit more you could go for different more neutral shoes.<br /><br />I think if it were me,&nbsp;I would make a point to&nbsp;wear the blazer often to overcome my own issues with the emblem and nautical vibe.&nbsp; I find that sometimes I have weird preconceived notions about styles that I can get past once I force myself to adjust my eye by seeing it on myself more often. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915185 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:41:29 +0000 Transcona Shannon 915185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh my goodness Ingunn - I think this jacket looks so fab on you! I like it paired with that gorgeous color of blue in the shirt and the white jeans. The half take does indeed remove any stuffiness.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915182 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:39:06 +0000 Anonymous 915182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It's great -- the half tuck is excellent! I don't think you look stuffy at all.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-playing-preppy#post-915174 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:30:35 +0000 Suz 915174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It's fab, Ingunn! Love that blue shirt on you - so crisp. And you wear this jacket well. I think it's a whole lot of fun. Do you wear shorts? In warmer temps you might try it with that - it might even work with a flirty skirt.&nbsp;