https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:23:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1112088 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:54:57 +0000 cciele 1112088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this look, and how you like to play with clothes -- rock on!</p> <p>And glad your kitty is OK! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111853 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:16:41 +0000 AnnieMouse 1111853@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this, because it feels like what I prefer to wear on weekends... And I'm a lOoOoooooOOoooOng way from 18 these days </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111821 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:38:50 +0000 Anonymous 1111821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute outfit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111778 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:56:10 +0000 shedev 1111778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's fun to pay homage to your fashion roots at times. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111659 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:01:43 +0000 Jacky 1111659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy K.: No worries! I also can never tell what sex an animal is. I always end up saying things like "You're cat/dog is so cute!" and surreptitiously trying to check to see if I can tell. We both do love rocking our butch side though!</p> <p>E, Beth Ann: lest I seem more stylish than I was, I should mention that when I wasn't wearing my Japanese punk finds, I was usually wandering around in free t-shirts and BDUs, so I don't think I really could make any claims to being fashionable during that time </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111590 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:25:04 +0000 rachylou 1111590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Omg, I want your hat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111585 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:20:02 +0000 Beth Ann 1111585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sigh.&nbsp; I was wearing polo shirts and pleated jeans at 18.&nbsp; This is way cooler</p> <p>And what an amazingly adorable kitty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111582 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:17:46 +0000 E 1111582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad the vet thinks it's nothing serious! And I bet you'd rock your tux. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111578 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:15:36 +0000 minimalist 1111578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooops, sorry Anthea! You're a she-kitty, my bad. I'm terrible at identifying gender. Including in humans, sometimes. Not that it really matters. Maybe you even like working your butch side? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111558 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:57:07 +0000 Jacky 1111558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kitty's doing pretty well, I think, thanks all for the concern She had a bit of an upset stomach, but the vet says she seems fine after poking at her for a bit, and I'm still waiting on the results of the blood test.</p> <p>@E: Oh, that's a great idea My Anthea's a tuxedo cat, so I've actually considered doing the same thing! I own a tux from my serious crossdressing days in college, and I have a pair of cat ear hair clips somewhere, so it always seemed like an easy thing to do :D</p> <p>I'm glad you all like my very schizophrenic style! I bounce back and forth so much that sometimes I'm not really sure what I'm trying to do with it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111533 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:46:37 +0000 E 1111533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are pretty awesome style roots!&nbsp;I sadly&nbsp;didn't have a style yet at 18. I loved hearing about your time in Japan too; I've read quite a bit of Japanese lit but haven't made it to Asia yet.</p> <p>The cat solidarity thing totally&nbsp;sounds like something I would do; I think I'm going to dress up as my dog for Halloween next year like a crazy dog lady. lol She's grey, and I own tons of grey, so it'll be a cheap costume too! Just need to make a headband with her crazy ears (they're quite big &amp; one's always up while the other's always flopped over). Anyway, I hope your cat's well, if cranky. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111519 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:33:21 +0000 minimalist 1111519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mee-oowwww! And your cat is handsome! Hope he's well? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111510 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:30:04 +0000 Mo 1111510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute kitty hiding! &nbsp;I think it's fun. &nbsp;A coworker of mine at my pub job had a great hoodie with kitty ears. &nbsp;Great on her in her mid 20's, maybe not so much for me in my mid 40's. &nbsp;But I did covet it and wish I could pull it off! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111503 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:26:02 +0000 Jaime 1111503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well you certainly can pull it off, so you just need to decide if you want to. Hope your cat is feeling better! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111467 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:00:35 +0000 Greyscale 1111467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that you can go from Haider Ackermann to Japanese cat ears and Steer Roast tshirt in one week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111445 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 02:35:01 +0000 Suz 1111445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is fun! I love the idea of wearing your cat hood in solidarity. And you do not look a day over 20. I say go for it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111444 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 02:26:42 +0000 Sarah A 1111444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Different from yesterday but still completely awesome. (Although I dont really know how different, both days you seems to really own your style.) A delight of textures and details here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111441 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 02:21:35 +0000 FlorenceFearne 1111441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute!!! Every so often I ponder going back to my roots, and wearing my layers of ripped tights, big stompy boots, raccoon eyeliner, etc. So far I haven't done it for day-to-day wear, but I find concerts are my excuse to pull that stuff out. You're totally making this look work for you though. Fabulous.&nbsp;</p> <p>P.S. I have a (no longer secret now) obsession with Lolita fashion and Japanese street style in general, and I was all excited to see h.NAOTO on you! :D&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-returning-to-my-style-roots#post-1111435 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 02:15:24 +0000 Jacky 1111435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Today's outfit is very very different from yesterday's, so be forewarned! It's also pretty different from what I normally wear/anything I'm likely to post here again...</p> <p>While digging through my closet yesterday, I rediscovered a hood/scarf combo thing I bought a while ago that looks a bit like a cat. Since my cat had to go to the vet today and was very very Displeased about it, I thought I'd wear it for a bit of cat solidarity (I don't think she appreciated it, really, but it made me feel better).</p> <p>When I was in college, before fashion was anything to me other than something that people with more time and money than me were interested in, I was really in love with Japanese street fashion. Its existence as a sort of tribal uniform to create a separate identity group in a country obsessed with the in-group/out-group distinction is really fascinating to me, and for the couple of summers I spent interning in Japan, I would wander around places like Harajuku and Shibuya coveting all of the pretty things. I did manage to pick up a couple of things both summers there, and when I was back at school and feeling terrible (usually because I'd pulled some sort of terrible allnighter and been in lab for 26 hours straight - thanks robotics class!), I'd put on one of these outfits to make myself feel more fabulous. My style's evolved and changed a lot since then, but I still like to go back to it occasionally. (Not sure how long I'll be able to! I was reminded when I put this together last night that I'm starting to be a long ways from 18.)</p> <p>Cat hood/scarf - h.NAOTO (the scarf has pockets on it!)<br /> Skull clip - seller at Dragon*con<br /> Shirt - college party, modified heavily by me<br /> Hoodie - Harmonix Rockband release party<br /> Skirt - Ozzon Japan<br /> Tights - Wolford<br /> Boots - Army/Navy surplus</p> <p>ETA a picture of my cat </p>