https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:38:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436942 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:26:53 +0000 Astrid 436942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love the hat! Great outfit, Kari. I always was a wine drinker myself, because I come from a wine-growing area. Since I moved to Berlin I got a taste for beer though. I was at the (real) Oktoberfest once and I say, never again. There were just too many rat-arsed people for my taste - I think the idea of the "idyllic" bavarian village is quite funny. I've never owned a Dirndl myself, but some of my friends do. I never understood why some girls from North-Germany wanted to wear traditional Bavarian costumes, but who knows. They are quite popular right now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436934 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:19:49 +0000 cjh 436934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#2- cute hat! and it is a beautiful portrait of you! You look like you had a blast and dressed great for the occasion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436927 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:15:01 +0000 rae 436927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>THAT HAT! Someone get me a celebratory brat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436847 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:53:09 +0000 Lisa 436847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great color and shape with those shoes. Looks like a fun time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436759 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:38:55 +0000 Sona 436759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>so, so fun. love the outfits, the occassion, your great smile! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436730 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:11:31 +0000 Heather 436730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari! HOW FUN!!! Thanks for posting all of these awesome photos. </p> <p>You are a doll in a hat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436515 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:49:15 +0000 suzanne m 436515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great fun. Great looks. I especially like #4. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436489 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:31:32 +0000 CocoLion 436489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are so pretty! Love the purple cross body bag and yay for hats! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436483 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:39:27 +0000 Sparky 436483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look wonderful in every picture. I vote for more WIWs from you out and about like this more often! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436480 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:25:44 +0000 Aunty 436480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You just look wonderful in every thing, but that hat ohhhh that hat!<br /> ADORABLE </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436470 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:59:11 +0000 Angie 436470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for wearing a hat! LOVE that.</p> <p>Super fab and fun pictures. Thanks for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436431 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:21:26 +0000 taylor 436431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari..You are absolutely adorable in every way!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436430 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:21:06 +0000 san 436430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My Dear Kari, You are a picture of happiness to behold. I love these pictures and thank you for sharing the fun with us. I have been to Leavenworth and it is a fun town.</p> <p>Your outfits and style savvy always blow me away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436391 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:54:43 +0000 Carole 436391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, you look so fab and festive. The vest is so "Oktoberfesty", and your cute hat is the perfect accessory! That last photo is perfection. What fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436380 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:48:03 +0000 Kari 436380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sara, I always hated the way I looked in hats because I had only tried baseball caps when I was growing up. Then, I tried cloche style hats and loved them. I'd recommend giving them a try! I've had good luck finding cute hats on sale at end of season from Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436375 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:43:00 +0000 Sara L. 436375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the purple hat! I always think I look like a boy in hats, but I admit I've never tried wearing a cloche, which seems fairly feminine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436365 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:32:44 +0000 Debora 436365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Kari! My 4 years in Germany left me with a fondness for brats and brochen! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436358 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:27:15 +0000 Kari 436358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Deborah! My goal this fall is to wear my hats more often (hat hair notwithstanding.)</p> <p>Debora, I am not a bratwurst fan, so I'll happily pass them on to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436357 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:25:43 +0000 Debora 436357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a wonderful weekend, and I love the photos! You look so pretty, especially in photo #2 - breathtaking! Love your Oktoberfest outfits and now I want a bratwurst! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436345 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:17:05 +0000 Deborah 436345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari sounds like a great weekend and you look totally fab. I love the purple shoes and bag and that cloche hat.. wow, that is my favorite style of hat and it suits you beautifully. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436307 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:57:35 +0000 Kari 436307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Misvee &amp; Ginny, I didn't even think about the fact that all of my accessories were purple. Hehe! I don't usually try to match my accessories. Well, it worked out.</p> <p>Alaskagirl, several of the guys in my group actually wore lederhosen-printed tee shirts. :)</p> <p>Suz, it is QUITE kitschy, but there's absolutely a charm to the city too - especially given that the kitsch was intentionally calculated as part of the strategy to save a near-ghost town. I've never been to the Sleeping Lady resort myself, but heard that it is beautiful. I love the scent of the town too - though admittedly Oktoberfest was also tinged with the scents of smoked bratwurst and beer.</p> <p>Christy, if I had permission I would totally post pictures of all of the different guys wearing my hat. Some of them looked quite pretty! One of the men in our group actually ended up buying a very nice wool hat during the weekend for himself. (Not a cloche.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436296 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:52:43 +0000 christy 436296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a fun trip! We are heading over there in a couple of weeks for the last weekend of the festival. I love that drive this time of year! </p> <p>You look great - perfect for wine and beer tasting, I'd say. And great hat! That purple is divine on you. Just thinking about it making the rounds on guys and gals alike makes me laugh! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436292 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:48:53 +0000 Ginny 436292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great in purple, love the purple flats too!!! So glad you had fun, I love Oktoberfest festivals!! Great view too !!! fun fun </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436288 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:46:31 +0000 Suz 436288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, I've been to Leavenworth! It is near a resort called the Sleeping Lady where my husband led a retreat once. It's a beautiful, if admittedly kitchy, place! I LOVE the ponderosa pines in that region. Their scent is so delicious. </p> <p>As for you, you look stunning! I love that striped cowl with the vest. And you are lovely in the cloche. It's a gorgeous colour for you. Looks as if you had a lot of fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436286 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:45:09 +0000 catgirl 436286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too much fun, and look how sass-ay you are! Where are the lederhosen? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436284 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:43:49 +0000 missvee 436284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the little waistcoat, and the touches of purple that you've incorporated into your outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-oktoberfest#post-436280 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:42:12 +0000 Kari 436280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This past weekend I went out of town with quite a few friends to an Oktoberfest event in <a href="http://www.leavenworth.org/modules/pages/index.php?pageid=1">Leavenworth</a>, a touristy faux-Bavarian village in central Washington. My boyfriend and I traveled out on our own a little early so we could hit up a winery to do a tasting beforehand, and spent the rest of the weekend exploring the town and enjoying the festivities at Oktoberfest. I am not a huge beer drinker myself, but had a lot of fun enjoying the crazy costumes, fun music, and energetic dancing. It was our first time at the festival and we loved it.<br /> The highlight of my weekend ensemble was a purple wool cloche hat with a gigantic feather on the side, which at least half of our group (including male friends) wore at some point during the weekend.<br /> The 4th photo of me below is not with our group, but with some men that I ran into that had very fun costumes. If I attend next year, I'll probably try to <a href="http://depositphotos.com/5516740/stock-photo-Bavarian-girls-in-Holiday-Costume.html">dress up</a> too.</p> <p>Added: I should also mention that pre-SYC, I found the perfect pair of alternative <a href="http://www.endless.com/Fidji-Womens-E611-Criss-Cross/dp/B004SIMFXA/ref=sr_1_52?ie=UTF8&amp;cAsin=B004KT42DS&amp;fromPage=search&amp;sr=1-52&amp;qid=1317693928776&amp;asinTitle=Fidji%20E611%20Criss%20Cross%20Pump&amp;contextTitle=search%20results&amp;clientPageSize=100&amp;brands=Fidji&amp;sort=-product_site_launch_date&amp;showDesigner=2">low-heeled Fidji slingbacks</a> to mix &amp; match with my yellow pair. Since the purple pair is lower heeled, I wore them all weekend and they were insanely comfortable - nary a blister in sight, and the somewhat pointy toe shape was surprisingly easy on my "square" toes. I've always wanted blackberry-purple shoes too, so my feet are quite happy! </p>