https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:26:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226600 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:23:46 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1226600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for the kind comments. And I wasn't sure if I was getting too nerdy about medieval fur, heh. :)</p> <p>@CocoLion, I haven't seen those, but have heard that 20th-century Russian history blockbusters are...interesting...</p> <p>@rabbit, I don't know that much about the species they used...I'll guess that the choices had a lot to do with relative abundance and size-matching? Interesting question.</p> <p>@BethAnn, yep, I can't help it, I will probably always love combos of the neutralest of neutrals...black, gray, and silver (white allowed as an occasional accent). I'm happy to have added color over the last 20 years, but it has also come with a learning curve regarding what to say no to.</p> <p>:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226366 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:37:00 +0000 Beth Ann 1226366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Texture in black and deep grey can add such interest and depth --- how fun to pull together a look and then see it in an inspiration photo! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226279 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 06:42:07 +0000 Lyn D. 1226279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Captivating- your title and the outfit </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226274 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 06:25:16 +0000 rabbit 1226274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>love the subtle blacks, and it's cool that you layered a pattern under the striped sweater - gives it even more depth.</p> <p>So if vair is squirrel fur, is the white from the bellies of&nbsp;red or fox squirrels? &nbsp;I think I remember reading about vair tippets somewhere....and vair lined cloaks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226238 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:34:31 +0000 Gigi 1226238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice outfit! I like the layering under the sweater&nbsp;a lot. And the jeans are cool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226214 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 03:27:17 +0000 Suz 1226214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab outfit and extremely fun post! I love your prescient "copycatting." How nice when you align with the gods of fashion in such a way... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226139 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 02:06:29 +0000 CocoLion 1226139@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for such an entraining post. &nbsp;You look great -- spunky and smart too although I may be influenced by your writing! &nbsp;Never heard of Vair. &nbsp;It made me think of the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible_(film)">"Ivan the Terrible" </a>series from Sergei Eisenstein. &nbsp;Fur cloaks were big with the nobility depicted in the film. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226129 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:49:45 +0000 Debora 1226129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No wonder KM is copying you, you look fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226124 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:46:25 +0000 Jaime 1226124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks great KM or no KM! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226119 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:38:49 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1226119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL @ Thistle! Wish I had thought of that angle. I'd...be...rich? Or something. ;)</p> <p>Ah well, hee hee. Thank you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226112 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:35:12 +0000 Thistle 1226112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look terrific! I can see why KM copycated you. . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226106 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:31:04 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1226106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You made me smile, Angie...my top is Apt 9 from Kohls and not the higher-end KM. Though I've loved shadow stripes for many years and I'm happy to find them at other price points. And I don't mind if my disguise works a little bit. ;)</p> <p>I also love the lines of KM, but I might have to grow a foot taller for them to be really effective on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226069 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:49:41 +0000 Angie 1226069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The shadow stripe on the KM top is gorgeous - I love their stuff. Great for milder weather.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1226009 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:52:58 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1226009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Catnip: 'Twas a simple outfit...but 'twas also comfy. Thank you. :)</p> <p>@K: Thanks. And I know, right? It <i>is</i> just a black top and jeans after all--so many variations of which have been one of my uniforms forever. And for many others, naturally. Yet I am proud any day I don't end up too much of a frumpmädchen.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1225965 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:57:39 +0000 Kristin L 1225965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If a black top and jeans are wrong, then I don't want to be right. I think it looks great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1225915 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:52:35 +0000 Catnip 1225915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfit!&nbsp; I like the necklace. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-why-yes-i-am-a-karen-millen-model-not#post-1225906 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:35:40 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1225906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course, nahhh--I am no model! But I was amused when I opened the Karen Millen sale e-mail today and saw an outfit on their page that baaasically, I wore yesterday. (<i>ETA to clarify: mine's an accidental "copycat" that happened the day before I saw the KM pic. So not actual KM.</i>)</p> <p>I've been taking a few WIW pix but haven't had the time to write or get them to press with all the media adjustment needed to go with it, but this amused me, so.</p> <p>And you'll get some bonus geekery at the end too. (<i>Gee, thanks</i>, I can just hear you think. :D)</p> <p>Items: </p> <ul> <li>Sheer black shadow stripe hi-low hem knit (Apt 9 @ Kohl's)</li> <li>Gray/white tie-dye tee by Columbia (thrifted a couple of years ago)</li> <li>Dark skinnies with "moto" panel knee detail (Jessica Simpson juniors)</li> <li>Mary janes by Softspots (had these since at least 2008)</li> <li>Hermes-type chain link horn scarf ring worn as pendant</li> <li>Also worn: Mexico silver earrings, varied silver chain bracelets, silver rings, etc.</li> </ul> <p>#1, me (hair is just clipped up after a day wearing it down)<br />#2, the <i>real</i> Karen Millen model<br />#3, an attempt to show the knee detail on my jeans (pix are dark...I know.)<br />#4, me again<br />#5, yup, me<br />#6, the Kohl's top showing the sheer factor<br />#7, the Columbia tee. I had been theorizing different things under the sweater but this is my fave! It gives this subtle painterly effect in the combo that quite appeals to me.<br />#8, squirrel fur (aka vair). This is one big reason I bought the tee. It instantly reminded me of vair from medieval heraldry (something I got really into studying on my own during my high school years). Vair is a name for the pattern made by piecing squirrel fur as depicted in some of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vair" rel="nofollow">medieval manuscript images here</a>. There's some fashion trivia for ya... </p> <p>I'll post some other outfits as I get a chance. Some are...umm...more colorful, anyway...</p>