https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:52:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1111749 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:39:48 +0000 Sharon 1111749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooops, sorry Deborah. The skirt is Veronika Maine. They had 25% off recently, so I snagged a few pieces. The top is Cue. The shoes are Wittner, but from last summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1111633 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:00:17 +0000 Sveta 1111633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fit and beautiful, Sharon!<br />I have to agree that I would prefer a shorter top in proportions - have you tried to pull it up a bit? If it has a welt it should work.<br />Sometimes one inch in length makes all the difference... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1111628 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 04:56:18 +0000 Beth Ann 1111628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, la!&nbsp; Well, a shorter top would be more conventional, but I wouldn't say it would be necessarily more flattering on you.&nbsp; This is kind of a revised 20's silhouette, with modern trimmings.&nbsp; I think you're wearing it beatifully! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1111551 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:54:46 +0000 Deborah 1111551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my goodness!&nbsp; Stunning proportions IMHO.&nbsp; I love this Sharon, so flattering and very fashion forward.&nbsp; Now you are naughty, you know us Aussie girls want to know where you everything is from... particularly the skirt... please?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1111476 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:06:55 +0000 E 1111476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohhh, I'm always curious about volume on volume since I wear lots of full skirts but usually with a more fitted top tucked in. I think this is a really neat look and the proportions look edgier this way&nbsp;(which I thought before I saw Shannon's comment!). But shorter banded tops would look great too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1111359 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 01:24:57 +0000 Gigi 1111359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This post of Angie's might also help:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2013/04/04/wear-relaxed-banded-tops-over-full-skirts/">http://youlookfab.com/2013/04/.....ll-skirts/</a></p> <p>It sounds like the trick to making a top work with this type of skirt is to find a way to define the waist, whether it be by a cropped top, a banded top, or a belt.</p> <p>The sleeveless top shows off your beautiful arms! :^) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1111044 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:00:19 +0000 Sharon 1111044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for the suggestions, everyone. I haven't actually tried a semi-tuck - I will give it a go. I tried blousing it up shorter, but I lost the crisp edge at the front then. I will experiment with tucks!</p> <p>@Suz, the shoes are really comfortable as they have a lowish heel and they lace up, so the fit is adjustable. They are by far the coolest shoes I own. I bought them last year but it is only this year I have been giving them the love they deserve!<br />@Inge, thanks for the links - I will do some more reading.<br />@ Aubergine, MaryK, Diane, Shannon and parkmommy, glad you like it the way it is as I wore it this way all day and it wasn't till I got home and saw the photos that I thought "uh oh!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110966 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:43:56 +0000 Anonymous 1110966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually think it works this way - intentional volume on volume. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110946 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:23:35 +0000 Inge 1110946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a beautiful top and skirt, Sharon! I quite like it as is, actually, and was also&nbsp;thinking the same thing as Suz: you could also try to blouse it up a bit more.</p> <p>I can also see it work with a (slightly) cropped sassy sweatshirt or a jumper with high-low hemline. A few examples in Angie's blog post here:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2013/02/05/full-skirts-are-back/">http://youlookfab.com/2013/02/.....-are-back/</a></p> <p>And more excellent suggestions here:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2013/03/11/ensemble-13-tops-for-a-flared-skirt/">http://youlookfab.com/2013/03/.....red-skirt/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110894 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:10:50 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1110894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm....I'm an outlier here but I actually like the proportions of the longer top with the skirt. I think it gives the outfit a bit more edge with the volume-on-volume type of look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110866 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:55:34 +0000 Anonymous 1110866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This looks great. The volume over volume works really well. I can see that a little bit less length on the top could work, but I like as is too. Fab shoes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110730 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:15:00 +0000 Suz 1110730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you are looking great. Those shoes just wow me. I love the v in the front. Are they comfortable?&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree the top could be a bit shorter and wonder about a semi-tuck. Or just sort of blousing it higher up a bit for a faux semi-tuck. The skirt is fantastic.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110728 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:10:10 +0000 MsMary 1110728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this!&nbsp; And oh my goodness! Lookit those guns!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110708 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:42:19 +0000 Anonymous 1110708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love these two pieces! Can you blouse the top more to make it shorter? What a great top! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110702 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:33:36 +0000 Anonymous 1110702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks good to me! I think you definitely have the proportions to pull off&nbsp;two voluminous pieces at once, especially since they're balanced out with bare arms and legs. Love the necklace too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110674 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:41:38 +0000 Jaime 1110674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the top but I do see why you think it should be shorter. Did you try a semi-tuck?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110654 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:48:13 +0000 ManidipaM 1110654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful top. And you look stunning. Fun silhouette. Breezy, easy, edgy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-volume-on-volume-1#post-1110651 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:30:18 +0000 Sharon 1110651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I based this outfit on Angie's flared skirt ensemble post, which teamed a flared skirt with a cropped sweater. I found this cacoon top last week and enjoyed the roominess and the&nbsp;interest of the back and thought that it might possibly be a warm weather substitute for a sweater.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, looking at the photos I think the proportions&nbsp;may be&nbsp;wrong and the top needs to be quite a bit shorter.</p> <p>This skirt is lovely to wear on warm days, as it flares and swings but so far I am stumped styling it with anything other than a tucked-in top. Which is fine. But I was wanting to try something a little more fashion forward. <br />Suggestions welcomed with gratitude! </p>