https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:42:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625913 Tue, 22 May 2012 14:33:17 +0000 cheryl 625913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great and I am crazy for that map bag </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625811 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:26:55 +0000 Deborah 625811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really enjoy the way you maintain your personal style integrity but still dress in an appropriate manner for the ocassion:) Cream is just a stunning color on you Rae. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625794 Tue, 22 May 2012 08:03:16 +0000 harmonica 625794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>wow - your nerd look is absolutely great! Transcona Shannon is spot on! I love how you always roughten things up! Maybe I'll try cream one day too... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625645 Tue, 22 May 2012 01:57:28 +0000 Jonesy 625645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great! I can't believe you thought you couldn't wear cream--it looks so gorgeous on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625601 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:39:25 +0000 goldenpig 625601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If this is nerd style I want to dress like a nerd! :)</p> <p>Rae, you could make anything look cool, but I don't think this looks even remotely nerdy! You look great in cream! Love the jacket on you and of course that fun map bag. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625577 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:04:39 +0000 Tanya 625577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look beautiful in cream Rae! This is a perfect outfit for the situation you describe yet it still says "Rae". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625572 Mon, 21 May 2012 23:58:56 +0000 Suz 625572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you are a nerd, then I wish I were still in school! </p> <p>Seriously, though, you look fab in the cream!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625567 Mon, 21 May 2012 23:53:45 +0000 rae 625567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vicki, I love the new internet handle!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625559 Mon, 21 May 2012 23:46:08 +0000 Vicki 625559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nerd subverted and stealth, too, just the way a true, whimsical kitty may do it! You look lovely in this outfit and your cream cardigan showcases your beautiful face, hair and dark trousers. Those meeting-goers won't know what hit them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625473 Mon, 21 May 2012 21:21:04 +0000 ironkurtin 625473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are the cutest nerd ever! Better be careful, you're upping the ante for the rest of us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625438 Mon, 21 May 2012 20:57:02 +0000 rae 625438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Claire, I went too fast before and somehow missed your Indiana Jones reference. Too apt! Behold: my alter ego in full Professor Mode, complete with a GLOBE on his desk to match my map bag. </p> <p>Kirti, glad you went for the lime shirt - it looks fab on you!</p> <p>Una, subverted conservative is as close as I can get without feeling that I'm in costume. Whatever gets you through the day, right? I am making a mental note to share edgy jewelry here when I come across it. </p> <p>Rachy, Angie dubbed me Sgt. Rae in this thread - but I'm sure you will also see her tomorrow. She has been quiet all day and is itching to break free. :)<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-still-swashbuckling" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....shbuckling</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625413 Mon, 21 May 2012 20:42:09 +0000 Ginny 625413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the cream on you, love your descriptions, you crack me up!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625381 Mon, 21 May 2012 20:09:48 +0000 Sarah A 625381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great look... i always love examining the proportions of your outfits. And the map bag! Just totally fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625367 Mon, 21 May 2012 20:01:36 +0000 rachylou 625367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice! But I'm so dying to see *Sgt. Rae* now ;&gt; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625330 Mon, 21 May 2012 19:02:37 +0000 Meredith1953 625330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fab in cream! That sweater really DOES act like jacket. I love sweaters in theory but have never found any that have that lovely structure! Carry on, Sgt. Rae! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625325 Mon, 21 May 2012 19:00:10 +0000 Kristin L 625325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great. I love that map purse. I think it gives a a sort of "fun-ness" to your outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625308 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:50:58 +0000 Kiwichik 625308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Urban Warrior Preppy - love it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625282 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:24:02 +0000 catgirl 625282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, this is great! I've been having to wear some more conservative looks too - I love the idea of the subverted or hidden side still being there. If I knew I had a cougar necklace tucked away, I'd have a lot more attitude!</p> <p>You do look wonderful in cream. I don't wear it either, but I honestly do look terrible in it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625273 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:17:20 +0000 Kirti 625273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, when you said you can wear lime, I decided to wear ir too. Before that, I felt it would be too bright and ghastly against my brown skin. YLF really does help us change our silly little perceptions! Cream actually makes my skintone look glowy. It does the same on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625267 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:13:18 +0000 rae 625267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can I tell you all how long I had been avoiding cream? It's ridiculous. It goes back to elementary school! This is why I keep going on about my camera being my most precious style tool: until I take a picture, I'm just working off of theory. I thought that the slightly yellower tones of a cream item would make my brown skin look... browner? </p> <p>And of course the inspiration to try it at all: everyone here on the forum. It's been sucha huge help to see others who can wear the same colors I do - when I see certain members in a new color, I know it's worth trying myself, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625256 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:00:22 +0000 christieanne 625256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love a structured cardigan in place of a jacket and your green blouse resonates well with cream. Good strategy to back up the boss! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625226 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:25:50 +0000 kellygirl 625226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous, Rae! The cardigan works just like a jacket on you. It looks so polished! I love this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625174 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:38:37 +0000 Kirti 625174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love cream on you too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625169 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:30:48 +0000 Sara L. 625169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the cream cardigan with the rest of the dark colors in your outfit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625156 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:19:10 +0000 Transcona Shannon 625156@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is the perfect example of how to dress for a work day but still look like YOU! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625146 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:03:13 +0000 Anonymous 625146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute! You look classic and buttoned up, but Indiana Jones lurks just beneath the surface with the bag, boots, belt and cougar necklace! The clients need never know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625142 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:57:22 +0000 Angie 625142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nerd subverted. Love!</p> <p>You really look great in cream </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-subverting-the-nerd#post-625141 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:53:49 +0000 rae 625141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When my boss has meetings, I try to go a bit more conservative, on the off chance that a client gets a look at me. Today, therefore, I've gone for Urban Warrior Preppy instead of my spring persona of Sgt. Rae (Steampunk Girly Tomboy). Classic (high waisted for me) trousers, button front, and cardigan with a rugged belt, distressed tan booties, conversational print bag, and whimsical kitty necklace. Bookish and buttoned up with an adventurous side beneath the surface -- nerd: subverted. :)</p> <p>AT sleeveless top: swap meet<br /> AT trousers: swap meet<br /> BR cardi: Banana Republic<br /> Boutique 9 booties: Piperlime<br /> Necklace: Florence, Italy<br /> Map bag: swap meet<br /> Belt: swap meet </p>