https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-stripey-menswear Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:46:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-stripey-menswear#post-1104685 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:21:54 +0000 Alassë 1104685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That top looks great on you, and you do suit the shortened trousers! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-stripey-menswear#post-1104611 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:45:26 +0000 Anonymous 1104611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a really great outfit and you look fabulous, love the trousers.&nbsp; I believe the challenge is not so much matching the inspiration but just to get us in the closet to play around a bit and maybe try new things but still stay try to yourself.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-stripey-menswear#post-1104608 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:40:08 +0000 MuseumGal 1104608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So cute!&nbsp; The cropped trousers look great on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-stripey-menswear#post-1104545 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:20:02 +0000 carambola 1104545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute! You wear those trousers well - quirky and sassy on you. Great insights into your outfit preferences too. Maybe if I paid more attention to my own&nbsp;dressing process, I wouldn't have such a mess on my bed in the morning </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-stripey-menswear#post-1104502 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:26:52 +0000 E 1104502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>On Monday I attempted to dress inspired by the Beatles' Abbey Road cover to take part in the photo challenge. When I looked at the pic I saw: loose menswear, neutrals, sepia colours, and lots of lines.&nbsp;The weather had warmed up, though, and I couldn't wear a blazer, so I pulled these pleated tapered dress trousers out. I'd been looking for trousers in a cut like this for ages, the quirkiness (I originally wrote dorkiness, lol)&nbsp;of the style really appeals to me; I finally found them last month! I wish they were full length but as I'd probably just roll them up anyway the higher hem wasn't a dealbreaker. Anyway, originally I tried a few grey tops to keep a monochrome outfit like the Beatles, but I didn't feel right in any&nbsp;of them. It's funny: I often dress low contrast, but I suppose that's different from the 'column of colour' approach...I feel best when there's at least a bit of colour/tone difference between my top and bottom. Unless I'm wearing a dress of course! Since I wanted to bring in the linear aspect, I was down to stripes or plaids, and ultimately this striped sweater (cotton so cool enough for the weather) seemed to fit best. I filled in the belt loops with a navy belt to pick up the navy stripes &amp; semi-tucked to show it off! I restrained my natural urge to add a brooch or two, as this was menswear inspired, and limited myself to my navy blue socks. But then I felt a bit unadorned, so I added a tiny navy blue headband to get in a bit of girliness.</p> <p>I forgot to take pics from my walk; it was too warm for outerwear so all I added was my navy blue shoes to keep the bottom streamlined. Pretty easy to imagine! :)</p> <p>I struggled to put this together, trying on about 5 tops and 2 other bottoms, and I'm learning from this photo challenge (yesterday was even more difficult for me and today I've decided to just take a break)&nbsp;that I have a definite comfort zone/outfit creating style&nbsp;and don't care to stray too far from it. In the end I was fairly happy with the outfit, but I don't think it reflected the inspiration terribly well! Oh well.</p> <p>As always, all comments and suggestions are appreciated! </p>