https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:41:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1488800 Fri, 08 May 2015 04:38:43 +0000 tulle 1488800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My feeling about hot-weather dressing is:&nbsp; whatever keeps you comfortable is beautiful!&nbsp; Yes, the silhouette of that top may not be the most flattering to your hourglass shape, but the color and fabric are pretty on you, the loose waist is cool, and it looks good with those great linen pants, so it's flattering enough for a hot day.&nbsp; I thrifted a pair of very wide-legged cream linen pants myself recently, and although they are not my best look, I'll try them anyway, and aim for JFE; Heat and humidity demand relaxation of the usual rules! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486795 Tue, 05 May 2015 03:32:34 +0000 Anonymous 1486795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I wore that top with pedal pushers in the 50's as a child. Ah, the days before knitting machines when one wore woven blouses, often with darts or lovely hand knits. I love the little ties on the cap sleeves. I think my blouse was a pale gold color and I had a cameo pin to wear on it.<br /> I think the silhouette is JFE. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486736 Tue, 05 May 2015 01:42:45 +0000 Karie 1486736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The top is beautiful, but I agree it would look better with pedal pusher style pants. The pants are also very nice, but I'd like to see them with more of a tailored top.</p> <p>It was 81 here today too - what happened to spring? We went right to summer!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486661 Mon, 04 May 2015 23:57:09 +0000 E 1486661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Merwoman, I do love greys &amp; blues!</p> <p>Alasse, I don’t think I can tuck into these, at least not at my natural waist. They’re not quite high enough (like most modern trousers…sigh…). But I’ll try some other styling options in the future!</p> <p>Thanks LadyWone. I definitely have a big dose of boho in my style, especially in the warmer months.</p> <p>Dee, I wish the waistband was about 3” lower, then it’d be perfect! Anthro seems to design mainly for short-waisted women, which kills me. Anyway, thanks for the feedback!</p> <p>Beth Ann, I don’t mind at all. That’s exactly the kind of info I was looking for! I think I’ll try the blouse in a 50s-esque pedal pusher look next time. And I’ll try it over a skirt too; I’m so used to tucking into skirts it doesn’t occur to me to wear blouses out over them. Your trouser styling suggestions are a bit trickier for me to pull off, but I’ll rummage about in my closet and see what turns up. :)</p> <p>Thanks Donnat for the feedback! I wonder if the fact that neither of these pieces has perfect fit is throwing the outfit off. I’ll try to combine both with a ‘perfect fit’ piece and see what happens. </p> <p>Joyce, I’m glad you find the arm warmers help balance the look! That’s how other people saw me. I’ll definitely try remixing the pieces. And thanks for the colour feedback too! I included a close up of it next to my face hoping for just that sort of info but then forgot to ask. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486628 Mon, 04 May 2015 23:01:09 +0000 Joyce B 1486628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The outfit looks fab with the addition of the arm warmers. Without those, I like both the top and the trousers but maybe just not together?<br /> The top's color is beautiful and very flattering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486626 Mon, 04 May 2015 23:00:19 +0000 donnat 1486626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, those pants are lovely and cool looking. I love your arm coverings, they are quirky, and so you. I am not feeling the top with the pants but, It IS JFE , and considering the heat, you look great. You have such a cute style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486613 Mon, 04 May 2015 22:23:14 +0000 Beth Ann 1486613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello, Lovely Eva! </p> <p>I love the pants -- great fabric, and and easy fit!</p> <p>Love the top --- the silhouette still give a hint of your natural waist, and the details are very "you."</p> <p>Not sure I love them together, if you don't mind my saying so. That isn't to say that I dislike the outfit --- more that I would perhaps try the following:</p> <p>I'd love to see the top with skirt (more skin would give more structure) or with slender pants.&nbsp; </p> <p>I'd love to see the pants with a man's v-neck tee and some sort of vest.&nbsp; Or perhaps a vintage blouse.</p> <p>Hope you're staying cool! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486608 Mon, 04 May 2015 22:06:51 +0000 Dee 1486608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the shape of the blouse on you, though I kind of wish the built in waist hit you about an inch lower? It looks a little too close to the bottom of your bust in some pics. But I like the overall silhouette and the color combo a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486583 Mon, 04 May 2015 21:04:45 +0000 Ledonna N. 1486583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will take those arm warmers in every color you look great and pants fit you well actually everthing does. It that top cornflower blue it is giving me a little boho vibe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486581 Mon, 04 May 2015 20:58:53 +0000 Alassë 1486581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those look like good trousers on you - lightweight, cool, and your colour. I also like your "elbow gloves." Not completely sure about the empire waisted blouse - it's probably JFE, though I'd like to see a natural waist or tucked top with these trousers. Looking forward to your refresher post! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486576 Mon, 04 May 2015 20:48:58 +0000 merwoman 1486576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More than fab enough! There you are rocking the blue and grey again! Perfect outfit to remain calm, cool and collected. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwoutfit-lab-in-the-unseasonable-warmth#post-1486567 Mon, 04 May 2015 20:37:11 +0000 E 1486567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a good thing that I rearranged my closet a few days ago to make my warm weather clothes most accessible, and that my spring/summer wardrobe refresher plan ended up heavy on lightweight blouses, because my new area is experiencing a heat wave. While a typical early May high is around 68, it is currently 81 as I type this, the same temperature as in the South Texan city I left due to excessive heat I might add. Luckily the sun doesn't burn as fiercely here, and even if I don't have a/c I have plenty of breeze-catching windows and four ice cube trays, so it's not too painful. It also helps that it's still getting down in the 50s at night, so in the mornings everything is refreshingly cool. But I definitely wasn't expecting to be trying out my new hot weather silhouette this early.</p> <p>Anyway, over this past winter, I became addicted to my high rise wide legged wool trousers: so comfortable and easy and they balanced out my shoulders. I've only worn skinnies or slim/tapered trousers for ages, but that experience made me want to add some wide legged trousers to my year-round wardrobe. Now to my eye, on my figure, the silhouette looks best with some waist definition on top, and as not all of the trousers I found were high enough for tucking, I decided to add some warm weather weight blouses with built in waistbands. I had a grand time on Ebay last month, exploring various options, and ended up having a kind of secondhand Anthropologie blouse extravaganza. hehe</p> <p>This blue blouse is one of the additions. I knew beforehand that the smocking was too high to hit my natural waist (I always ask sellers for the length from shoulder seam to waistband), instead it hits at my much wider ribcage. Such empire/regency waistbands are not my best look, turning me more into a rectangle than a slim hourglass, since they obscure my smallest point. But I really loved the details on the blouse and hoped that with the gathering at the bust it would fall into the 'just flattering enough' camp. It's also at just the limit of how saturated a colour I can wear, but if I decide it overwhelms me I can always tea dye it to calm it down a bit.</p> <p>Anyway, for today I paired it with an older pair of linen grey trousers. Then I decided to play up the regency look of the blouse by adding a cameo brooch and pearl drop earrings; my delicate gold ring and bracelet finished the look but are pretty much invisible unless you're staring at my hands in person. In the heat I prefer to keep my hair off my neck but didn't want to fuss with it, so a ponytail it is; I did use a bit of white lace to cover up the ponytail holder and echo the white edging of the blouse, although you can't see it.</p> <p>For my walks, I decided to pull on the linen/cotton fingerless 'gloves' (arm gloves? sleeves? I've no idea what to call this accessory) I knitted last year, to complete the Regency look (I did forgo a bonnet, lol). These are so useful in giving me sun protection without any extra heat insulation, like a cardigan or jacket would have done, and adding a bit of a quirky vintage layering feel that I love, that I plan to knit a couple more this year. And I opted for my trust Aurora t-strap flats, which I knew would be kind to feet no longer used to going sockless! The navy is a bit dark for the rest of the look, but oh well. My feet were happy, which is more important! The trousers are actually a bit longer than the look in the shoe photo; I think when I bent down to buckle them just before the photo was taken I accidentally hitched the one leg. They're not quite PPL but closer than they look here.</p> <p>From a functional perspective, this outfit has succeeded wonderfully: I'm perfectly cool &amp; comfortable sitting in my apartment (especially when there's an iced drink to hand) and on my walk. The fabric &amp; cuts catch every breeze. I also feel psychologically comfortable in it. So now the question becomes: to observers, is this 'just flattering enough' or should I stick with either blouses that hit at my natural waist or that surrender the waist completely? Thats what I've always done before, so I'm very open to sticking to that again in the future if you think it's best. I plan to play around more with these trousers &amp; see if I can do a volume over volume look without being overwhelmed with fabric. And I plan to do a post about the spring/summer refresher I keep mentioning very soon! This week for sure. Just trying to figure out the logistics of how best to photograph the additions.</p> <p>Honest feedback, both positive and negative, is always appreciated. I added 'outfit lab' to the title to indicate that this is an experiment for me, so my feelings won't be hurt if you don't think it worked. Thanks in advance! (And I realise that the poofiness of the blouse might lead some to think I'm pregant; that specifically doesn't bother me, as long as the proportions in general fall into the 'JFE' category). </p>