https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:23:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71819 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:59:24 +0000 marianne 71819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for the comments (and compliments, too)! *smiling ear to ear* I gives me courage for wearing them out, too!<br /> Lesley, the cardigan IS from J Crew, they had this cobalt color last summer and I should have stocked up, because it disappeared in the fall. This season they have the same cardi but only in pastels. I should mention that I only got it thanks to Ana </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71814 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:43:30 +0000 Vani 71814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianne, perfection! That color is divine on you. I can't even pick a fav outfit. Although, if I have to, I would go with 2 &#38; 3. Great job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71710 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:31:48 +0000 Ana 71710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, wow! I love the first outfit, Marianne! The pewter sandals and white jeans are perfect and very fresh. I would definitely see if you could find more uses for your orphan top, the color is so beautiful on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71706 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:26:36 +0000 Violet 71706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love both the outfits. I love the combination of while, blue and yellow in first outfit. Great job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71704 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:23:56 +0000 yublocka 71704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Marianne, I love it!!!! I'd wear that first outfit in a heartbeat - every single piece in it is amazing!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71665 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:40:53 +0000 crwilson 71665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Marianne - you did an awesome job at this challenge! You look absolutely fabulous, and like everyone else, I can't help but marvel at how great you look in that shade of blue. Beautiful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71658 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:36:44 +0000 hanna 71658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oh my GOSH. *falls to the floor* you look AMAZING! that blue just pops on you. and i'm with hannahc, j crew should definitely be knocking on your door any day now... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71656 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:55:02 +0000 HannahC 71656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianne,</p> <p>So beautiful!! I am in love with your boho top - hopefully you will wear it a lot now, because it is amazing and it also really suits you! This blue on you? Gorgeous!! And wow, yellow clutch!<br /> Totally fab, totally trendy, and absolutely flattering. I am thinking, JCrew should consider to hire you for their next catalog ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71654 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:14:28 +0000 lwc 71654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That blue is gorgeous on you! It really pops against your skin. I love the outfits that you put together. Well done, girl...well done! *applauding*</p> <p>Where did you get the s/s blue cardi? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71653 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:02:33 +0000 Kari 71653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianne, you look great! I especially love that last outfit with the gorgeous blue cardigan and pearls. You look so sophisticated but unfussy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71627 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:05:32 +0000 marianne 71627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you ladies! I feel like neither of the looks is really "me" to the same extent as that Esprit dress, for example, but it was a very fun exercise! Thank you Christine!<br /> I couldn't resist getting the yellow clutch and it works great with my all neutral outfits. And white jeans with Brulees has been my go-to combination for everything :)<br /> Bella - I agree, the scarf is a bit too much, but I felt I needed something close to my face but couldn't decide what. Necklaces looked kind of odd too.<br /> Cciele, the pearls are one very long strand, I secured it with a brooch. It worked quite well, I think I'll play with it some more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71612 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:37:59 +0000 Kristen 71612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE! Love all 4!</p> <p>The boho look, especially without the cardigan is FAB on you. Love the yellow clutch too. Looks like you can un-orphan that top now!</p> <p>Your take on J Crew is also great; that blue just glows on you! The tucked with the dark necklces emphasizes how tiny you are, and the untucked with the pearls just screams summer and comfort. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71607 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:15:23 +0000 tarzy 71607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic looks all. Your orphaned top has been saved from the work house!</p> <p>I absolutely love the Brulees with white skinnies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71603 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:03:13 +0000 Angie 71603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER. Both looks. </p> <p>Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yummy. My goodness!!! I LOVE the last outfit especially! It's HOT. And we are yellow clutch twins! Well done, Marianne. You look AMAZING. White skinnies with Brullees is a winning combination. You nailed it :0) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71589 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:25:50 +0000 cciele 71589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All your outfits are great! That blue looks lovely on you. I like how you picked a yellow bag in your first outfit. And the looped pearls is a great look -- I need to try that! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71584 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:21:10 +0000 Laura 71584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super color combo in the first outfit with the top and scarf and handbag. Fab!! Angie is going to LOVE it.</p> <p>Now I am quaking in my boots, or should I say in my Brulees, waiting for you to issue the next challenge! Please be kind ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71579 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:06:19 +0000 bella 71579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Marianne you look amazing! I like the first outfit with only the top. I think scarf creates too much visual interest. The third and fourth outfits are absolutely flawless. I would be surprised if you didn't get a killer rating from Angie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71547 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:48:08 +0000 greenglove 71547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow!! You manged to wear so many new trends and are looking gorgeous!! I love the top with the white jeans and brulees. I also love the creativity of the first outfit. Such fun!!!Great job Marianne! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71542 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:37:59 +0000 marianne 71542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The InStyle issue wasn't much help because much of it was beachwear. I wanted to do something fairly new, and you guys have probably seen everything in my wardrobe. So I tried to come up with something that would include a bunch of current trends - white jeans, gladiators and voluminous boho-like top. (Yeah, I know white jeans and brulees are nothing new around here). I bought the top last year but have only worn it once, and it has been officially orphanized.<br /> <a href="http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm57/cyudo/IMG_7180.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_7180.jpg</a><br /> just the top:<br /> <a href="http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm57/cyudo/IMG_7178.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_7178.jpg</a> </p> <p>So I wasn't quite happy with the results, but I also had a J Crew catalog lying around and on a whim I decided to try their look (although with MY colors):<br /> 2 necklaces:<br /> <a href="http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm57/cyudo/IMG_7186.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_7186.jpg</a><br /> crazy pearls:<br /> <a href="http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm57/cyudo/IMG_7184.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i293.photobucket.com/al.....G_7184.jpg</a></p> <p>So there you go. I apologize for the number of pics!<br /> BTW, I got Laura to challenge, and I am going to spend the rest of my day racking my brain. I can't think of anything she hasn't tried! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71373 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:07:05 +0000 hanna 71373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i love the idea of adopting and adapting trends in magazines and blogs! we can definitely cook up something along those lines. </p> <p>has anyone been reading up on the travelling scarf that has made its way around a whole bunch of style blogs, academichic included? it was started by kimberly at fab finds under 50 (<a href="http://fabfindsunder50.blogspot.com/2009/03/sisterhood-and-traveling-scarf-round.html" rel="nofollow">http://fabfindsunder50.blogspo.....round.html</a>) - wouldn't it be cool if we did something like that too? mailed a scarf from member to member and see how each YLFer styles it? </p> <p>on another note, i hope you all feel comfortable enough to issue your own challenge ideas at any time! i certainly don't mean to hog the challenge thing </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71360 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:26:56 +0000 HannahC 71360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the challenge and can't wait what Marianne comes up with!</p> <p>Yeah, this sounds great for the next round of challenges - create an outfit that reflects a current mainstream trend/a trend from past decades/a new fringe trend etc. Or, for example, to create an outfit based on an outfit featured in a blog of some very fashionable person(s) (academicchic are obvious candidates, as is Kasmira, for instance). Hanna - what do you think? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71335 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:08:38 +0000 Ana 71335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, I was just kidding. We could definitely recycle challenges. It's fun to think up new ones though. Hmm......I think I'm formulating some already. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71321 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:33:48 +0000 marianne 71321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Christine! I'll start working on it. I even happen to have the new issue of InStyle, so we'll see if I really learned. :)<br /> I also think it's a great challenge idea. Perhaps challenges can be recycled? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71277 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:55:13 +0000 Maya 71277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great challenge Christine. I can see this being a good theme for our next round of YLF challenges </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71271 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:41:41 +0000 Ana 71271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh man, that was my challenge. Oh well, maybe I'll just challenge someone to make an all purple outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71270 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:39:20 +0000 Angie 71270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice one, Christine! Marianne, you'll look fab :0) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-crwilson-challenges-marianne-to#post-71242 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:48:03 +0000 crwilson 71242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I got Marianne, so I've been investigating some of her posts. I've noticed that Marianne is pretty comfortable experimenting - I loved the post with the leggings! One of the threads that really resonated with me is the one Marianne started about starting to look at fashion magazines &#38; catalogues differently. So, my challenge to her is to create an outfit that incorporates a trend that she's recently noticed in a fashion magazine/catalogue (volume, tunics, watercolor themes, and belted cardigans were mentioned, but any trend recently seen would work). I'd also like to see one bright color thrown in.</p> <p>Here's the list as it stands now (I think):</p> <p>1. kimlee<br /> 2. laura65<br /> 3. michelle<br /> 4. sihaya<br /> 5. encore<br /> 6. buddingfashionista<br /> 7. anne</p> <p>Use the random number generator (<a href="http://www.random.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.random.org</a>) to pick a name from the above list.</p> <p>Let me know if this challenge doesn't work for you and I'll come up with something else! </p>