https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:25:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1877087 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:02:22 +0000 Mainelady 1877087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashintern, your little Frog Prince is adorable! I want to join in on Fairy<br /> Tale Day!</p> <p>Thank you unfrumped, SarahD and Sara L. I do think the red scarf helped, but I wasn’t feeling my best....definitely not my usual happiness factor.</p> <p>Great idea, Lyn. I do think a heel of some sort and a different color bootie might make a nice difference! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876897 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:36:23 +0000 Sara L. 1876897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like both outfits, but then I like black.&nbsp; I think the red scarf makes it look fun and I would wear something similar in a hearbeat (ok, without the long vest because long layers make me feel frumpy - they look great on others though). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876892 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:30:03 +0000 SarahD8 1876892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the red scarf version especially! I don't think either outfit looks "boring, harsh, flat, [or] predictable," but I'll be curious to see what you do next to tweak the outfit into something you like better. Thank you for sharing your process! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876829 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 13:49:26 +0000 lyn67 1876829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love nr 2, and what about black&nbsp; shoes/booties with some heels(1-2") next time? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876812 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:48:55 +0000 unfrumped 1876812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Long scarf has the perfect proportions for that outfit! Looks very stylish but still comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876798 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:42:12 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1876798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for being a possum Mama! Here’s my little prince with his sweet first grade teacher. We need more teachers who are open to the love, and yes, to being touched. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876793 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:14:09 +0000 Mainelady 1876793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hahaha Sterling. I don’t think most people mind a touch. For me it is the day long stroking and lots of little bodies clinging to mine that start to wear me down. I start to feel like an opossum.<br /> I am in love with the black vest! The first time I wore it I wore black jeggings, a tan turtleneck, heeled tan and black booties and a patterned scarf. It was a great outfit! So the formula seemed to work. I think the color combo and the heeled boots, elevating the hem of the vest from the floor helped. This vest is longer than any other I have, so getting the proportions right may take a bit of trial and error. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876790 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:02:40 +0000 Anonymous 1876790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It makes me laugh because I am an adult and I <u>always</u> reach out to touch velvet, velour, and soft fleece. &nbsp;I can't seem to help myself. &nbsp;People around me don't seem to mind that much. &nbsp;Sigh.</p> <p><b>Fashintern</b>'s comment reflects exactly what I would have written but she beat me to the punch. &nbsp;</p> <p>The scarf in Number 2 is perfect with the ensemble. &nbsp;I very much look forward to seeing future stylings of the vest though. &nbsp;These are the types of garments that challenge me. &nbsp;I learn from other's experimentation.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876788 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 09:52:54 +0000 Mainelady 1876788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all. I very much appreciate your comments, suggestions and support.</p> <p>Fashintern, you make me laugh. No, not a single child ran to hide, so at least my dark attire wasn’t frightening. I noticed my vibrant hair in the pics, too. I had to lighten the pics and I wonder if that contributed to the severity. Or maybe the black made the contrast more noticeable?</p> <p>Thanks, Emily K. In theory my outfit was going to be slimming, comfortable, warm and quite flattering. It was the first time I combined these pieces. The black vest is new, so it hasn’t had very many style trials. The reality left me feeling drab, which was unexpected, because I wear dark colors a lot. </p> <p>Pat P, I usually prefer darker colors, too. I am on a learning curve right now.</p> <p>Thank you shevia. The red polka dots helped, but weren’t a cure all.</p> <p>Oh Joy, you are right. Many of my students are tactile and loving which does mean that certain clothing items seem to invite little hands. I learned long ago that I could not wear velour to work. Little hands loving on me all day long made me ready to burn the velour.</p> <p>Katerina! What a generous compliment! I appreciate that you like my outfit and suspect that you could pull it off. I am thinking that a pair of heeled boots or my leopard print with red trim pumps would have helped. I’ll need to experiment. I agree that the darks don’t photograph as well and as I leave for work by 7:00 there is not much natural daylight so I sometimes need to lighten my pics. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876777 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 08:24:18 +0000 Katerina 1876777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mainelady, I LOVE the second picture with the large scarf! I would wear this in an instant. In my eye, everything is perfect - the proportions, the colours, bracelet to reflect the scarf - my cup of tea! Also - I am not an expert - but I noticed during my challenge that darker outfits generally do not photograph as well as the bright ones, they look better in real life....<br /> The first version with the smaller scarf is fine too, but the second is a knockout. You look beautiful as always. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876744 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 04:43:09 +0000 Anonymous 1876744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like that long black vest and grey and the scarf lighten and give the look fun. You also look warm and cozy. I bet some first graders wanted to pet your clothes. The grey shoes were a good choice too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876735 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 03:21:33 +0000 Jaime 1876735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The red and black polka dot scarf is the cure for any black outfit you care to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876734 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 03:19:20 +0000 Pat_P 1876734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the second outfit a lot. But I do tend to like darker colors, so maybe that is influencing me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876726 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 02:15:19 +0000 Emily K 1876726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Still a cute outfit even if you weren't feeling it. &nbsp;I enjoy hearing about how you put your outfits together. &nbsp;I guess I underestimate the thought that goes onto making a good outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876725 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 01:52:59 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1876725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First off, neither of these looks as dark and foreboding as I expected from what you wrote. They don’t have the lightness and cheer I’ve seen from you before, but I don’t think any kids would’ve hidden under their desks when you had this on. There are other things for which I think this would be entirely appropriate as is. </p> <p>The polka dots and red are cheerful. I agree with you that a white blouse might really lighten things considerably. I know you’re going through color changes. Your hair here looks more austerely blonde/less reddish than I remember. Maybe that’s just the light. In any event, you could add hair accessories to add a little more bright playfulness. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-work-photo-challenge-day-4#post-1876719 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 01:26:11 +0000 Mainelady 1876719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I should have read Angie’s Top 25 Style Tips before getting dressed today.</p> <p>6. Be mindful of how you wear black. It can look chic, dressy, slimming, hard-edged, strong and dramatic, but it can also look boring, harsh, flat and predictable.</p> <p>I was not thrilled with how today’s outfit looked. I thought I needed a boost of color, so changed the scarf and accessories. I was still feeling less than excited, but needed to get out the door. I had to work to identify my happiness factor, which was that I was nice and warm.<br /> Individually, I love all the pieces I chose to put on, but the cumulative effect left me feeling underwhelmed.<br /> In looking at the pics tonight I think I can wear gray near my face, so that is a plus. Another time I think I will put a blouse under the long vest and put on a pair of tall boots, to see if that helps.<br /> I welcome all thoughts and suggestions. I am going back to study up on Angie’s other 24 tips before choosing a work outfit for tomorrow. </p>