https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:07:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090876 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:18:41 +0000 minimalist 1090876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look terrific! And this in a comfortable outfit? That's what I hope to attain.</p> <p>Hope you feel better soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090814 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:38:57 +0000 Caro in Oz 1090814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it all YLF. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090265 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:51:41 +0000 MuseumGal 1090265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are so cute I can't stand it.&nbsp; Love this whole ensemble. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090208 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:59:05 +0000 Suz 1090208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh - <b>LOVE</b> this! That felted cowl is the smartest idea ever...I need to get on that pronto! And what incredible tights. This is a beautiful, cohesive and fun outfit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090207 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:54:58 +0000 E 1090207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thnx everyone!</p> <p>Ceit, the tags says&nbsp;Van Heusen for her: I thrifted this back in 2008 from a Goodwill in Colorado (where I used to live), and I suspect it was already fairly old, so I'm not sure how easy the brand is to find. Good luck, and I feel incredibly complimented that you've been looking for a skirt like it. I love your style so much!</p> <p>Glory, thank you! I actually spent most of this year growing out a pixie cut (with the aim of a blunt bob)&nbsp;so it's a relief that it looks like a real hairstyle now. hehe It's getting a bit shaggy &amp; normally I'd go in for a trim, but my sister's wedding is next month and I'm a bridesmaid so I thought a bit of extra length might be helpful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090179 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:33:51 +0000 LACeleste 1090179@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are so clever and you look terrific! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090155 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:47:05 +0000 amiable 1090155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous! &nbsp;I love it all! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090147 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:37:13 +0000 Glory 1090147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh you look absolutely fantastic. I love how you have paired the colours and patterns together. The tights are a great find! Also need to say how much I love your haircut! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090097 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:28:57 +0000 Jaime 1090097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Terrific! Your impish grin is the perfect accessory! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090094 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:24:01 +0000 Anonymous 1090094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the skirt -- what brand is it? i have been looking for one like that for ages. I need to hit ebay and see what is out there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090093 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:24:00 +0000 Neel 1090093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those tights are super cute!! &nbsp;And I love to read your narratives! &nbsp;There is so much thought in everything you put together. &nbsp;Love your style! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090091 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:18:18 +0000 Astrid 1090091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That makes sense, in that case I'd probably leave off the belt too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090088 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:12:12 +0000 E 1090088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Astrid! I usually belt too, because like you I think it finishes the outfit,&nbsp;but I've been feeling upset to my stomach the past few days so I wanted to make sure it had lots of breathing room. If I'd been feeling better, I probably would have added a navy blue belt.</p> <p>I don't have a huge jewelry collection, and almost all of it is gifts or souvenirs or pieces I bought myself because they have some kind of personal significance. So we have the same jewelry philosophy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090084 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:03:58 +0000 Astrid 1090084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! The patterned hose is fantastic, great boots too. How do you feel about tucking into a skirt without belting? I think it looks fine here, but I always feel 'unfinished' when I don't add a belt. Also love your jewelry and that you have special memories for each piece. I also love to buy jewelry on trips or getting it gifted. I don't really buy fashion jewelry for the sake of completing a look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ticking-all-the-boxes#post-1090079 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:50:14 +0000 E 1090079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yesterday I just wanted something easy, so I fell back on my favourite outfit formula: round necked&nbsp;top tucked into flared skirt. &nbsp;I&nbsp;was still not feeling terribly well, so I picked this skirt because it&nbsp;manages to look fitted and stay sitting at my waist but actually has a good inch of ease so it's not at all binding and is thus perfectly comfortable. And the top is mainly knit so also very forgiving.&nbsp;This outfit ticks all of my happiness boxes: the blue-green colour of the blouse and the cool grey of the skirt, the extra details around the yoke and sleeves, which include both functional&nbsp;buttons (! who doesn't love buttons?) and a textural interest in the eyelet, and emotionally significance thanks to the jewelry. The pearl necklace was a gift from my dad (he used to travel for work and sometimes he'd come home from his international trips with jewelry for me, my sister, and my mom, and it was always jewelry I loved): pearls have always been my favourite gem and with this colour combination they remind me of oceans and mermaids. The bracelet I bought myself in Guanajuato, a beautiful little town in central Mexico that was a center of silver mining in the 16th and 17th centuries. I'm also wearing my&nbsp;snake ring from Etsy (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73528773/snake-ring">http://www.etsy.com/listing/73528773/snake-ring</a>), which I love to pieces. I wore my socks all day, as I almost always do: I treat my wool socks as slippers and wear the thinner ones in the summer and the thicker ones the rest of the time. I've always had cold feet, but I hated cotton socks, so when I tried on my first pair of smartwools last year it was a revelation. I became a sock convert overnight!</p> <p>I went for my walk early in the morning, so it was a bit&nbsp;chilly (mid 60s F/17-18 C), and I took full advantage of that to wear more fall-like clothes. The tights are super thin but I though they added a fun pattern touch to a solid outfit, especially since the polka dots were only visible for&nbsp;a few inches. The boots, Rieker Sybille, were my birthday gift from my mom this year, in anticipation of my move up north in 2014: luckily they were on sale! My birthday's in April, which is too warm for boots here, so this has been my first chance to wear them outside of the house. I love them: they're super comfortable (lined in wool too)&nbsp;and a fascinating grey-brown colour.</p> <p>The jacket was my major fall purchase: it's cotton velvet lined in the silk which makes it so delicious to wear and the smocking at the waist and shorter length lets it work well with my skirts. I'd been thinking about my wardrobe hole of skirt-cooperative jackets (none of my other ones come in&nbsp;enough at the waist so I end up looking quite voluminous) and when I saw this on ebay I decided it was worth spending the last of&nbsp;my thrifting 2013 budget on (I allot $22 a month, and this cost almost all of November's and December's budget), because I wouldn't be able to find anything at Goodwill that I loved more. It's a bit more romantic than I think I would have gone for even a year ago, but lately I've been drawn to that style a bit more. Anyway, I'm so glad I exercised 'quality over quantity' and splurged, because when it arrived I loved it even more than I expected. It's by Elevenses and seems fairly common on ebay if anyone's interested: the quality is very good imo. Finally, I added a cowl I 'made' from a giant men's&nbsp;cashmere sweater I thrifted last fall. It was a turtleneck, so I just ran it through the washer &amp; dryer until it felted just enough to not unravel, then cut it a straight line across from armpit to armpit,&nbsp;stretched the cut edge until it rolled, and slung the tube around my neck. Easiest diy ever.&nbsp;I used the leftover turtleneck and yoke to make a matching slouchy beanie but it wasn't cool enough for a hat.</p> <p>Anyway, my happiness factor was through the roof for both the indoor and outdoor versions. A good reminder that while playing with new silhouettes and combinations is fun, there's nothing like returning to the tried and true. Comments, observations, and suggestions for improvement always welcome! </p>