https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:35:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450365 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:00:16 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1450365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Deborah. I couldn't resist the reptile print on the sneakers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450322 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:03:21 +0000 Deborah 1450322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hitting it out of the ball park! &nbsp;Love both outfits and and am wowed by the sneakers. &nbsp;I think they work so incredibly well because of the tonal connection between them and your outfits. &nbsp;Just brilliant!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450318 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 03:57:09 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1450318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>back to answer your questions. . .</p> <p>CocoLion--ha ha! It's fun to go to fashion shows where I actually know, or have met, the designers.</p> <p>Ruth, I got the sneakers recently, and this was their first outing. I definitely started with the sneakers in creating outfit 2. But also, when I go to Expo, I like to wear things that I've made from my favorite designers' patterns, so I can stop by their booths and show them what I've made. With outfit 1, I kind of wanted to show the tunics, and I thought they'd go nicely with my new sneaks. </p> <p>shevia, high five! I've got to say, these harem pants are a big favorite of mine.</p> <p>AM, thank you so much! I have a little Pentax camera, and I prop it on a railing to take my photos. I aim it at the door you see behind me, zoom a little bit, set the timer, press the button, and then go stand in front of the door. Then I crop and lighten the photos using Preview on my Mac.</p> <p>gauche, yes there are 2 layered tunics in the first outfit. One is sleeveless and the other has sleeves. They are made from the same pattern, but cut out so that the angles mirror each other. (It's the <a href="http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/v9057-products-49015.php?page_id=907" rel="nofollow">designers' idea</a>, not mine.) Usually I start with a fabric or a pattern I like, and I would say less often from an idea of something I'd like to have in my wardrobe. That said, I won't pursue a fabric or pattern unless I can envision it as something I'd wear and would like to have in my wardrobe. I've gotten better about that!</p> <p>Diane, it's too bad you don't have a home-sewing guild. Funny thing is, I didn't even know ours existed, though, until I moved to Seattle. </p> <p>thank you, rachylou, Alaskagirl, and Frannieb!</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450252 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 02:19:18 +0000 frannieb 1450252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both these outfits are amazing. Wow, wow, wow !!!!! &nbsp;Adoring the tunic in pic one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450184 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:26:36 +0000 catgirl 1450184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are both so amazingly creative!&nbsp; I am in awe as usual. T he asymmetric tunic look Is particularly inspired. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450120 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:44:14 +0000 Anonymous 1450120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Two absolutely wonderfully, luxe, arty, sporty outfits. Love the items made by you of course.</p> <p>Can I just say that I am *sew* jealous (pun intended)&nbsp;that you have a sewing guild for home sewers in America. The UK does not hold home sewers in very high esteem I'm afraid. We have an embroidery guild I think..that I know of. We do however have similar sewing exhibitions though. I bet you shopped up a storm!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450050 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:36:28 +0000 rachylou 1450050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, can't tell you how much I love these outfits, esp. the tunics, and I'm so feeling the colour palette. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450031 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:14:58 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1450031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all! I will come back later (after work) with a longer response and will answer your questions! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1450016 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:49:58 +0000 Anonymous 1450016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I &nbsp;agree 100% with AM's observation: the way you use accessories and shapes and textures&nbsp;&nbsp;"<b>just keeps my eye roaming and exploring every detail." </b>Did you say those are two tunics layered&nbsp;in pic #1? Wonderful use of the skirted leggings to showcase them. As Ruth M said, the hemlines work together like they were&nbsp;made for each other (in your case, that's not just an expression!). I especially like the A-line silhouette -- please show us more.&nbsp;#2 has great&nbsp;panache, especially with the boots.&nbsp;I can't get over how well&nbsp;you&nbsp;integrate your handmade items with store-bought finds.&nbsp;What is your usual starting point when you decide what to&nbsp;sew -- a great fabric, a pattern, a specific thing you'd like to add to your wardrobe? (Probably all three.) I&nbsp;was sure you were going to say the sequin tee was one item you <b>hadn't </b>made -- fooled again!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1449989 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:43:24 +0000 Angie 1449989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW.&nbsp;</p> <p>YOU NAILED IT. With extra flare. Soooo 2015. Killer all round.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1449959 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:18:50 +0000 jackiec 1449959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You nailed sport luxe!!! Comfy &amp; chic. But wow that second outfit climbs to amazing with those booties </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1449958 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:15:32 +0000 AM 1449958@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love both of these. They really made me smile. And when I read "made by me" &nbsp;-- well, it makes my head spin. So, so, so impressive.</p> <p>#1 - I love the different layers. The&nbsp;hem of the&nbsp;skirt is to die for. Love the toughness of the jacket with a flirty yet contemporary dress. And then the sporty vibe with leggings and shoe -- it just keeps my eye roaming and exploring every detail. So fun. So fresh.</p> <p>#2 - It's amazing the transformation of these outfits when swapping out the footwear. Love the contrasting textures and the harem pants. I'm a big fan of short sleeves over long sleeves but this takes it to a new level with glitz. So well done.</p> <p>And how do you take your pictures? I'm exploring new camera/equipment. And my DH just bought a remote (with cord) trigger button accessory. Thanks.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1449950 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:45:58 +0000 Jaime 1449950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your tunic in the first outfit and I can never resist a good harem pants look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1449916 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:49:24 +0000 Ruth M 1449916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1 - This is great! I love how your footwear echoes your tunic (I wonder if you wisely picked your footwear first, and added cohesively from there).&nbsp; I like how the hem of your tunic ends just slightly above the hem of the skirted leggings (fortuitous - or did you sew the tunic with that proportion in mind, I wonder). Love your perfectly-fitting moto and the zip detail on the back.</p> <p>#2 - Again, great choice of footwear for shopping, switched out to booties that are so perfect with those harem pants, completing your dressy, glamorous and totally original outfit for the banquet. So beautifully done!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1449909 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:12:47 +0000 CocoLion 1449909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#5 -- I'm sure you wow-ed your colleagues in this outfit. &nbsp;Fashion Week, front row!</p> <p>And the first outfit is super fun, really great details from the back too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-sporty-luxe#post-1449899 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 04:53:41 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1449899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This weekend was the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, about an hour or so south of Seattle. I made my annual pilgrimage to the site of all things sewing, to soak up the inspiration (and buy some fabrics and patterns). <br />Here's what I wore one day to shop and see the pattern-makers' fashion shows and the other day to do a little more shopping and to attend a banquet of the American Sewing Guild, a group for home sewers. Lots of fun. I went sporty-luxe, with new snake-print sneakers! Hope it worked--what do you think? </p> <p>The outfits:</p> <p>1-3 (worn to Expo, for shopping and attending fashion shows): black skirted leggings (Eileen Fisher); layered gray, black, and ivory print knit asymmetrical tunics (made by me); black denim cropped moto jacket (Free People); black and white snake-print sneakers (Mephisto); mauve packable raincoat (Mycra-Pac); black and brown snake-print cross-body bag (Aimee Kestenberg).</p> <p>4-5 (worn to Expo and ASG banquet): black harem pants (Eileen Fisher); gray, black, and white hatchy print tee (made by me) layered under black sequin cap-sleeve sweatshirt (made by me); sneakers as above (for shopping); black suede booties with gray cuff (Paul Green, Barbie) (worn for banquet); not pictured: same coat and bag as above.</p> <p>Thanks for looking! As always, I welcome your thoughts and suggestions.</p>