https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:48:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1217160 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:16:39 +0000 E 1217160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Beth Ann, lmao @ 'cross contamination.' Call the hazmat guys in! Thnx for the compliments though.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Columbine! I spent several years falling in love with muted colours and now they really feel like 'home' for me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thnx JJ! I can definitely see you rocking the sparkle.</div><div><br /></div><div>Viva, oh ok. I have issues with dresses too (the waist is always too high, often the shoulders are too small/when the shoulders fit right the bust gapes/etc.), and I pretty much only wear full skirts (the other kinds don't flatter me as well), so I understand body challenges. I'm glad you can rock a shift: those don't work on me! I'll go set up the croquet now. :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Neel!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1217063 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:16:56 +0000 Neel 1217063@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love that sweater! And I imagine robin's blue egg trench would have looked lovely with this outfit. And brown lace up boots ... Yes please </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1217039 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:37:40 +0000 viva 1217039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a rectangle, E. I just checked your profile and see why this skirt works so wonderfully on you -- inverted triangle with hourglass tendencies. Aahhh.<br />I can see your lovely waist and gentle slope to the hip. I am missing those things which makes most skirts and dresses an issue for me. (Put me in a shift and I am good to go!) I will enjoy the pleated skirt through you. <br />On with the croquet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1217010 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:07:20 +0000 Jjsloane 1217010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the colors together (and of course I love the sparkle). Lovely delicate jewelry too. I like the sweater as you've shown (untucked) and the skirt drapes lovely on you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216934 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 03:50:44 +0000 columbine(erin) 1216934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You wear muted colors so well with just the right details. I always enjoy your posts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216915 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 03:15:50 +0000 Beth Ann 1216915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this refreshing take on neutrals for spring!&nbsp; I grew up in an era in which grey and tan would never have mingled.&nbsp; No cross contamination of warm and cool neutrals, although everything, and I do mean everything, could be worn with denim -- the biggest neutral of all!</p> <p>I love this combination on you -- it's flattering and pleasing to my eye -- especially mixed with sweet gold jewelry!&nbsp; So fresh! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216908 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 03:04:08 +0000 E 1216908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Aubergine, I didn't think of the colour combo in that way: thanks for making me laugh! I love Viva's description too. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Aida! I'm not usually trendy, but as this was inspired by Angie, somehow that doesn't surprise me. heehee</div><div><br /></div><div>I love your analysis Suz! Thank you. You can't see it in the pic, but the skirt has a very subtle windowpane print to it, so it has some vertical lines in that as well. No worries re: the trousers! I think I've got myself sorted now, and I'm glad the forum didn't recommend I start again from scratch. hehe</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Marmee!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thnx Shevia!</div><div><br /></div><div>Gigi, most of the time&nbsp;I just choose a brooch or necklace (depending on the neckline) based on my mood&nbsp;and then add the 'matching' rings and maybe delicate bracelet (I prefer not to mix metals so I have 2 rings &amp; a bracelet in both silver &amp; gold) and call it a day. Pretty simple.&nbsp;;) I agree that banded jumpers seem more 'finished' untucked, and I appreciate the bit of&nbsp;waist definition since I'm giving up the more obvious skirt waistband option. hehe</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216889 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:44:49 +0000 Gigi 1216889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just lovely! I envy your attention to detail with your jewelry.</p> <p>I think the top looks great untucked. When they have a band like that, it seems to create extra interest or something, plus adds some nice waist definition. :^) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216866 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:24:59 +0000 Jaime 1216866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great sweater, great outfit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216838 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:53:13 +0000 Marmee 1216838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eva, I love the sparkle in the sweater, and your choice to pair it with gold jewelry. &nbsp;And I like how the skirt bookends your hair! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216830 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:45:51 +0000 Suz 1216830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is stunning on you!&nbsp; Simple, calm, cohesive,&nbsp;yet beautifully textured. The sparkle and bits of contrasting gold and the stripes&nbsp;add so much fun to the look. In a way, you have both horizontal (sweater) and vertical stripes (the pleats of the skirt). It's subtle, but these lines add some crispness to an overall soft look.&nbsp;Love the fit of the skirt and the sweater on you. Untucked is perfect here. </p> <p>Happy sigh. This is one of my favourites on you yet!! And that sweater will look fantastic with many of your pants, also.&nbsp;</p> <p>BTW, I apologize because I looked into the pant post but did not get a chance to comment. I basically concurred with everything Aida said.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216802 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:22:17 +0000 Aida 1216802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely! Really nice silhouette (longer tops over full skirts seem to be trending), and I always loves me a little day time sparkle ^^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216799 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:20:08 +0000 Anonymous 1216799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the simplicity of this outfit! I feel like it takes a rare person to wear gray with beige and manage to&nbsp;not look blah, so I'm especially impressed. And I love Viva's description. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216721 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:14:41 +0000 E 1216721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Alexandra &amp; Inge! :)</p> <p>Viva, you make me laugh. I'd be terrible at golf (and tennis), but I could meet them for some croquet. Luckily I actually have grey oxfords! I thought we were fairly similar body types, oddly enough. But thnx for the skirt compliment: it spent ages as an orphan, so I'm glad the forum as inspired me to rework it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216559 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:10:00 +0000 viva 1216559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, E.... I just adore this skirt on you. This is how midi-length pleated skirts look on me in my dreams. (Sadly, body type intervenes in reality.) </p> <p>I sighed a little just looking at the pictures. I <i>love</i> the sweater outside the skirt -- it gives a perfect little slouch to the look. You could add a pair of oxfords and a neck scarf and meet Nick and Gatsby for a round of golf before cocktails. </p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216478 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:29:18 +0000 Inge 1216478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A huge thumbs up from me too, E. Absolutely love this silhouette on you, and both pieces are beautiful, plus the subtle sparkle makes it extra special. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216471 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:18:49 +0000 Alexandra 1216471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This looks lovely! I love that bit of sparkle in the otherwise muted outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216335 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:48:06 +0000 E 1216335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Claire, awww thanks! It's Talbot's, which I'm usually sized out of, but this is from their petite line. It was even the colour of the week, so half off. &lt;/thrifty rejoicing&gt; I suspect my figure is far better suited to knits than wovens, as far as the best fitting option goes, but oh well. I still love my wovens too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Astrid, I thought of you as you do untucked tops over full skirts so beautifully. And I can see you in this sweater for sure! I did leave it untucked all of that day. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you ABC! This outfit is perhaps less whimsical &amp; certainly less busy than a lot of my looks. ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thnx Gennifyr!</div><div><br /></div><div>Alasse, I've had those rings for years. I thought I'd lost the leaf ring for awhile, which is when I got the flower one with some Christmas money, but luckily it turned back up. I was so relieved! Thnx for the compliments. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Jewell, I can rarely resist an opportunity for alliteration! hehe Thank you for the feedback: it's interesting you use the word sophisticated. I think that's my 'shadow' style persona: most of the time I'm happy being quaint, but if I had a different lifestyle, I think sophisticated would be my target.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thnx Carambola!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Pil: I do love muted colours &amp; texture. :D</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216330 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:34:49 +0000 pil 1216330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I adore this on you - the muted colors, silhouette and textures are all wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216316 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:16:10 +0000 carambola 1216316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, this is so pretty. Love the subtle sparkle in the sweater and it is looks terrific untucked with the skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216315 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:14:31 +0000 Jewell 1216315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Spring sparkle...love the alliteration! And I love this outfit on you! Without a doubt, it's one of my favorites that you've posted. As Claire pointed out, you've done volume on volume remarkably well. The colors work well together, and the silhouette is feminine and sophisticated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216314 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:13:32 +0000 Alassë 1216314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such pretty rings! And the welted sweater/full skirt proportions look just right on you. Another E hit! Thank you for posting your pretty pictures. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216292 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:46:35 +0000 Gennifyr 1216292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is really lovely. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216266 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:35:56 +0000 abc 1216266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Out of all of your posts this has to be one of my favorites. &nbsp;I love the dainty rings and the cat is super cute. &nbsp;I like the mix of the colors here and the fit / proportions look spot on. &nbsp;Refined sparkle, very nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216264 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:33:09 +0000 Astrid 1216264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE it! Please leave the pullover untucked. I love the way it looks with the skirt. And it's great on its own too, the sparkle and the stripes are just up my alley. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216239 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:18:07 +0000 Anonymous 1216239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, yes, YES! These look wonderful together, and I love the low-contrast neutrals on you. What an incredible find in that sweater! The fellow thrifter in me positively rejoices with you! Yummy merino wool, soft grey, fun sparkles and just look at that lovely fluid fit. It does nothing to obscure your figure, even though you'd think it might. You've done volume on volume here which is difficult for someone so small and it's just the right amount of volume. Kudos! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-sparkle#post-1216227 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:07:49 +0000 E 1216227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Back in February, I thrifted this striped pullover: I was so excited because it's merino but quite thin, like a fancier long sleeve tee, and thus more workable for my current climate. Also, I love stripes in theory, but am so picky about them that I don't own many. Grey-on-grey stripes though? Sign me up. The sparkle felt springlike too.</p> <p>Which is all to say that as soon as our weather cooled off a touch, to the 60s/70s (15-25C),&nbsp;I reached for this sweater right away. The forum was very approving of my wearing a simple pullover with this orphaned skirt <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-a-bird-in-the-hand-thnx-to-sarahthewhite">last time</a>, and the mix of lighter neutrals felt seasonally appropriate, so I decided to try it again. Ever since Angie posted about wearing a welted sweater outside of a flared skirt, I've wanted to try that too! I almost always tuck into my skirts, so this was definitely new to me. It meant no belt, so I just added my little fox brooch for a bit of extra interest and two gold rings (worn on separate hands but I put them together for the photo as the forum was talking about delicate jewelry recently).</p> <p>Honestly, I also spent much of the day in grey alpaca knee socks (whose hem was covered by the skirt), as it turned a bit chilly and my feet were cold! But I took this photo after doing all of the trouser pics, so I hadn't put them back on yet. No outerwear pic, because I was photo-ed out. I wore my robin's egg blue&nbsp;trench, as the wind was quite brisk, and my brown lace up ankle boots.</p> <p>All comments &amp; suggestions/criticisms welcome! Any thoughts about untucked vs tucked sweater? </p>