https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 18 May 2026 05:26:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546874 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 19:07:44 +0000 Jenn 1546874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks,&nbsp;<b>Angie</b>. I'm still very much feeling my way with the chinos, but I do think I'll enjoy them as the weather cools down. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546871 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:57:00 +0000 Angie 1546871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES. I remember those outfits. They're fab, and I'm glad you felt good in them too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546869 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:52:38 +0000 Jenn 1546869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've only worn them a couple times with the weather so hot, but I liked them, as in pic #1, and also styled for fall in pic #2.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546860 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:40:38 +0000 Angie 1546860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you worn those chinos with a top that DID make you happy, Jenn?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546857 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:35:59 +0000 Jenn 1546857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b> - I think it's the combination of the looser chinos and the waistline-sacrificing top. Actually, that top was an experiment for me. I was looking for an airy summer alternative, but I haven't found anything I really love it with. The closest was this boots/skirt outfit back in July.</p> <p><b>Cerinda -&nbsp;</b>Thank you! I will probably try to keep a pair of wide legs in my wardrobe for occasional wear, but the practicality issues prevent them from being a staple for me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546789 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:12:24 +0000 Cerinda 1546789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those wide leg trous --despite the fit issue-- are SO good on you (making me rethink that cut) that I have to suggest you get some others. &nbsp;And while I agree that, if you don't like the cinnamon and blue grey outfit (yes, of course, Angie nailed it), it's a no-go, the unexpected color juxtaposition is just great!</p> <p>And don't we all have weeks like that? &nbsp;I sure do.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546765 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:48:36 +0000 Angie 1546765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love you in those cinnamon chinos. So FRESH. Could it be the style of the top that made you feel less than your best?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546708 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:33:12 +0000 Jenn 1546708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks,&nbsp;<b>Ankita</b>. You're the sweetest.</p> <p><b>Beth Ann</b> and <b>Brooklyn</b> - I love the&nbsp;<i>look&nbsp;</i>of wide-leg pants on me and I feel great in them, but I can't get around the practicality issues for my lifestyle. I've had those trousers for about a year and I've only worn them three times - once for a conference last fall, once for a family gathering, and yesterday. They don't work without heels and, since I don't work in an office, heel-wearing occasions are few and far between. I'd be all over this look if my lifestyle weren't so casual!</p> <p>Thank you,&nbsp;<b>Suz.&nbsp;</b>I know that I'm in a wardrobe rebuilding phase. I've been happy with my wardrobe before and I will be happy again. (I'm channeling Hemingway here:&nbsp;<i>Do not worry. You have always written before and you will write now...</i>) At the moment, I'm just putting one foot in front of the other and watching where I'm going. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546548 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 12:07:59 +0000 Suz 1546548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Look at that cycling shot! Super fun.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am sorry you didn't feel great in your outfits this week but applaud you for taking photos. It took me a while to catch on to this trick but I actually think it can be more helpful to see the pictures of outfits we are not happy with than those we are. It helps us identify what isn't working, and you're already doing that brilliantly. Having said that, although you may not have felt great in all of these, you certainly looked terrific on day 24 and 25! The autumnal colours suit you and from here the optic white looks fab, although I understand you would prefer a softer version.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546499 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:27:36 +0000 Brooklyn 1546499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Beth Ann, those wide leg pants look great on you. Sort of a cool slouchy look. Maybe worth replacing them. Yay for fryes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546407 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:24:10 +0000 Beth Ann 1546407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the cycling shot!</p> <p>I wanted to chime and say that, while the trousers in the last photo do indeed look too big, I think a wide leg pant looks great on you!&nbsp; Also loving the burgundy jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546398 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:03:17 +0000 Ankita 1546398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello gorgeous!<br /> I love #22, 24 &amp; 25... you look so lovely in those colours! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546394 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 03:51:58 +0000 Jenn 1546394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Maneera -&nbsp;</b>Probably not worth altering. Ny&amp;Co is an inexpensive officewear brand whose fits happen to work really well on me. The fabric is a little on the thin side, despite being a lovely, textured gray color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546378 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 03:25:58 +0000 Maneera 1546378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love 25 but I also love 26. The pants may be lose, but I can see that they are such a great material with a nice fall. Worth altering to fit you right again? </p> <p>So glad that the sized up Fryes fit!!!! I know you really loved those shoes I like the pumps too....very lady-like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546356 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 02:51:28 +0000 Jenn 1546356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks,&nbsp;<b>Joy </b>and <b>Elly.&nbsp;</p> <p></b><b>BethT</b> - I so appreciate the detailed response. Agree with you on #26. The outfit is kind of neither here nor there, nothing special.&nbsp;<b><br /></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546260 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:43:12 +0000 BethT 1546260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love #22 because I'm a Chuck's fan and I also think denim skirts are a classic, casual look and look great on most people.&nbsp; </p> <p>#23--Yay! for comfy clothes </p> <p>#24--great colors;&nbsp; looks good, but if you didn't like it, I understand how that can feel</p> <p>#25--I think this is my fav.&nbsp; That top is super.</p> <p>#26--Love the shoes; the outfit is fine, but not as good at the other days </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546225 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:19:05 +0000 Elly 1546225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the Fryes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546223 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:14:39 +0000 Anonymous 1546223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How great that the sized-up Fryes fit well! My favorites outfit are 25 and 22. I agree that the trousers in 26 are looking too big. Congratulations on the weight loss. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546220 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:11:15 +0000 Jenn 1546220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>WL -&nbsp;</b>You can tell the days I had less time, because you get mirror selfies instead of timer shots. Taking the photos really helps me see proportions better than just looking in the mirror, but it also makes wear-logging easier, because I can go back and do a bunch at a time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546212 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:06:40 +0000 Word Lily 1546212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, I'm glad the size up in the oxfords work!!! Those look like very nice heels, too. I'm so impressed by your dedication to the outfit photos even when they're repeats, etc. — so difficult! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-ups-and-downs#post-1546209 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:00:21 +0000 Jenn 1546209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I admit I don't feel super-excited about any of my WIWs over the past several days, but I dutifully took the photos. I think it's that autumn weather is close enough to taste, with temps in the upper 40s (9° C) in the mornings, but still in the low 90s (33° C) in the afternoons.&nbsp;</p> <p>#22 - Denim skirt, Express black ruched top, Chuck Taylors. This was a simple Saturday outfit for walking down to Main Street to see the USA Pro Tour cyclists zoom by, followed by an afternoon of board games and soccer on tv with the family. (I added a pic of the peloton...such a cool sight!)</p> <p>#23 - Workout capris and Athleta top. Closet installation day! I didn't leave the house.</p> <p>#24 - LOFT Chinos and blouson peasant top. I felt humongous in this outfit. Did not like.</p> <p>#25 - LE burgundy jeans, NY&amp;Co sleeveless shell, Frye oxfords. The size up in the Fryes fit perfectly! I'll be wearing these shoes a lot. Less thrilled with the outfit, which I wore to a parents meeting at the school. The optic white in this top always makes me uncomfortable.</p> <p>#26 - NY&amp;Co gray trousers, Express top again, and my favoritest D'Orsay pumps by Aerosoles (pic #3). Worn for library volunteering, and I felt appropriate and professional, although I think these trousers might soon be a weight loss casualty. They don't quite hang right anymore.&nbsp; </p>