https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:23:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109835 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 18:42:32 +0000 Alassë 1109835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too am looking forward to reading your tangential thoughts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109592 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:25:52 +0000 Sara L. 1109592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfit!&nbsp; I love all the soft colors together.&nbsp; And what lucky finds at the thrift store! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109585 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:22:02 +0000 Windchime 1109585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The colors of your outfit also remind me very much of sea creatures. You did well putting together the ruffled blouse and cropped cardigan. You can certainly wear this outfit far into the spring, too, you thrifting genius! That should bring down your cost per wear to about five cents. :)</p> <p>Have you ever thought about writing for children? You have such a wonderfully imaginative and clear way of expressing yourself... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109574 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:13:37 +0000 cbayna 1109574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are such a sweetheart and with good money sense in such a young age. You look delicate in your outfit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109538 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:32:10 +0000 Anonymous 1109538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With a title like that, I knew I had to look! Those shades are really pretty together -- soft without being too sweet -- and the new ruffley tank is so cute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109524 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:23:57 +0000 Neel 1109524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful color combo E! I agree with Ornella on the first shot! The texture of the three pieces of clothing is so brilliantly captured! Great photography skills! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109519 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:21:55 +0000 Jaime 1109519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Delightful as ever. Something about your posts makes me feel like I am visiting a special exhibit - not sure if that makes sense but it is meant as a compliment! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109424 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:02:13 +0000 Alexandra 1109424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely outfit! I really like the colors. Can't wait to read more of your thoughts on closet sizes, shopping habits, etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109027 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:07:08 +0000 Ornella 1109027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, that first shot is just stunning and probably one of the best outfit close-ups I've seen on YLF. I cannot focus on the outfit or your text at all. Yet I'll return to read and enjoy later. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1109021 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:03:57 +0000 minimalist 1109021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What lovely colors!</p> <p><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2011/11/macarons_macaroons_and_macaroni_the_curious_history.single.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.slate.com/articles/.....ingle.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1108946 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:15:56 +0000 MuseumGal 1108946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Holy smokes you have insane thrifting mojo.<br />I like the low contrast outfit, and, as always, it very much says "Lyra grew up," to me.<br />A possibility regarding the pants - it looks like they are a fairly thin material - you might be able to take darts in the hips and through the waistband in one fell swoop.&nbsp; You would need a second person to help you pin them, but once they are pinned properly, you could sew the darts by hand.&nbsp; The pants don't look unduly big or baggy though, just gently oversized. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1108942 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:09:26 +0000 Suz 1108942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA you asked about bra brands in the other thread...all the ones I mention there are the ones. Some are molded, some are simple underwire with no lining, and I take different cup sizes in them (some Cs, one D), but all much bigger than what I thought -- I thought I was an A or B at most because I'm really small. I mean *really.* But it seems there is more than I thought...it is just widely spaced, if you know what I mean.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1108940 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:06:48 +0000 Suz 1108940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your descriptions are so fascinating. Ruffles like a sea creature....amazing. And what an interesting and unexpected colour combination! I really like this soft look on you. Macaroon....you had the "into the woods" series. Maybe you could have the "bon bons" series as well?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1108939 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:04:28 +0000 Anonymous 1108939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great finds! Love the tones together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1108937 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:00:48 +0000 rute 1108937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the colors! So pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-unintentional-macaroon#post-1108901 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:12:58 +0000 E 1108901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>On Friday, I'd originally planned a Bruce Springsteen inspired outfit. But it was colder than I'd expected, and I don't have any white wool sweaters, so I decided to just save that outfit for another time. I was in a very girly mood as I got dressed, so I chose pink jeans (or jeans style trousers? the fabric doesn't quite feel like denim but they've got the five pocket &amp; zipper fly styling), a light silvery grey blouse, and my seafoam green cashmere&nbsp;cardi to top things off. It wasn't until I looked at the pics on my computer that I realised I looked a bit like a box of macaroons!</p> <p>This blouse is a new-ish purchase, thrifted after I joined here and mentioned in my introduction that I saw no need to go thrifting until next year. My sister was looking for a rehearsal dinner dress and asked me to meet her at Goodwill to help her search...she didn't end up finding it but I found this blouse (I'd been looking for a woven light&nbsp;grey blouse for ages), a mauve velvet blouse with lace yoke and pleated ribbon trim&nbsp;(and this was right after I'd realised my mauve tee belonged in my rag bag!), a navy blue 100% silk (even the lining) flapper-esque blouse,&nbsp;a pair of linen/cotton blend shorts in the most perfect medium chambray-ish denim, and a pair of Eileen Fisher funny wool trousers that reminded me of Japanese sewing books. Reader, I caved. For $14 plus tax (the bottoms were both the colour of the week, so $2 off the normal $3 price meant $1 each; the tops were $4 each)&nbsp;I brought them all home with me. I can't even say I regret it, since they blend into my wardrobe so well, and in the case of the grey blouse, mauve blouse, and shorts, were even on my mental list of helpful future&nbsp;wardrobe items. But I can say that I've learned the only way to be sure I'm not going to buy more clothes is to stay out of the thrift stores, and I haven't visited one since. ;)</p> <p>I actually have lots more to say about closet sizes, shopping/consumption habits, and how even just a month of being in the forum/doing WIWs has changed my viewpoints, but I'm getting far away from the WIW purpose of this post! The blouse makes me smile, because the ruffles are shaped like some strange sea creature you'd find lurking under a rock on the bottom of the ocean, or towards the very&nbsp;edge of a tank in an aquarium, almost out of view. What with all the colour and texture and ruffles, I didn't really feel the need for a lot of jewelry: just my silver snake ring and silver Mexico&nbsp;bracelet on the other wrist. The socks are actually a medium grey, funny that the camera saw them as so much darker! I suppose this outfit is a bit lighter and fluffier than my usual look, but I enjoyed it. I forgot to photograph my outerwear, but it was nothing you haven't seen before! Oh these jeans/trousers fit quite nicely in the legs and hips (they look wrinkley/a bit big here because pics were taken&nbsp;at the end of a long day), but were insanely large in the waist. I couldn't resist getting them anyway, because they have a lovely high rise that almost hits my belly button (so difficult for me to find, especially when thrifting) and are made of a fabric that feels quite nice (almost linen like but not sure what it actually is), but I must've had to&nbsp;take in at least 4 inches of waistband. I suspect I'm going to have to add a couple new seams around the hips to eliminate any little gathers, but for now I just make sure my top covers up that bit. If I weren't lazy and felt comfortable using my sewing machine, I'd remove the waist band, take it in, and reattach doing a proper job, but for me now it's just me and my hand sewing, and with my arthritis I try to choose the path of least resistance!</p> <p>All comments &amp; suggestions welcome! I'm not sure this as flattering a palette to me as my usual outfits, but perhaps I'm just used to having more neutrals/mid tones grounding things. Also, in light of Angie's blog post, these colours might be a bit seasonally confused, but everything kept me warm!</p>