https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:03:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1273643 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 16:12:03 +0000 Jewell 1273643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great challenge, Joy! I am really enjoying all these challenges that require reflecting on one's style goals.</p> <p>Amiable, you've really gone above and beyond here! I like that you've featured your favorite pieces and so many outfits. I especially love the skirt, and floral top with the&nbsp;jacket!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1272778 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:59:26 +0000 Joyce B 1272778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You did a great job, you look fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1272562 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 03:03:49 +0000 Nebraskim 1272562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amiable, I live in Lincoln, Neb., too. My entire life. what a coincidence to find some one else here from my town. Joy, I live ten blocks from College View. Amiable, your challenge pics are fantastic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1270174 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:26:23 +0000 Lisa 1270174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A wonderful challenge, and now you have a whole bunch of grab and go outfits, fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1269370 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:18:15 +0000 Neel 1269370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your outfit creations Amy. The white jeans outfits are my absolute favorite and the floral tee with the moto is beautiful! The floral tee is surely a lively addition to your wardrobe :). Well done!</p> <p>And I am looking forward to my challenge </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1269239 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:28:55 +0000 LACeleste 1269239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing job Amy! &nbsp;Enjoyed this challenge Joy! &nbsp;Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1269232 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:23:37 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1269232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW AMY!!! Positively brilliant! These outfits are all fantastic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1269197 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:53:03 +0000 lyn67 1269197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How great to see you Amiable! Those are excellent outfits, each on it's own no wonder they are faves, but the 3rd set made me wowing:-)). Keep on&nbsp; doing a&nbsp;good job!&nbsp;</p> <p>Joy! II went back&nbsp; to the last challenge, and admired&nbsp;your&nbsp; outfits influenced by your recent trip to Ireland, too. Great trip(and beautiful corelated &nbsp;outfits!!).Thanx for shring!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1269161 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:16:09 +0000 amiable 1269161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks April - I saw the "Beth Ann" tee&nbsp;on Beth Ann first, and followed her link to get my own. &nbsp;So my owning it is a copy of her :)<br />I'll enjoy reading and thinking on Neel today, and have the challenge for her tonight, I hope.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1269120 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:43:01 +0000 April 1269120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this sort of challenge -- a practical learning experience that addresses style goals and is still a lot of fun.</p> <p>Wow, that floral tee is really great on you, Amy. &nbsp;I see Suz called it the "Beth Ann tee" -- did it come from the YLF Style Exchange? &nbsp;Wherever it came from, it's fantastic on you.</p> <p>Given all that you've got going on, I should probably give you a breather before hitting you with the next part of your challenge. &nbsp;Since you're clearly a brilliant time-manager, though, I'm going to go ahead and let you know your challengee, and you can decide when you're ready to pose the challenge, okay?</p> <p>You drew&nbsp;<b>#2, which is Neel! &nbsp;</b>&nbsp;</p> <p>Joy, your work here is done. &nbsp;Thank you for both fulfilling and posing&nbsp;terrific challenges. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1268892 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:34:15 +0000 Anonymous 1268892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy, I'm glad that you had fun with this challenge. The results are wonderful. The denim skirt fits you so well and looks great all the ways you have styled it.<br /> The new floral top, black silky shirt and your white jeans each are also favorites for me. You nailed the challenge and even went beyond what was asked. I hope that this means you have a set of outfits that you can grab to put on knowing that you look fabulous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1268875 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:11:21 +0000 Suz 1268875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job with the challenge, Amy! That Beth Ann tee is a huge winner for you -- works so well! And you're right. White jeans look good with everything.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1268773 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 01:51:34 +0000 Caro in Oz 1268773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job - I love the white jeans &amp; sneakers outfit </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1268726 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 01:12:03 +0000 Kristin L 1268726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job Amiable! You look great with all of&nbsp;the half tucks in pic 2. And that floral top looks fab on you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1268711 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:58:51 +0000 Dee 1268711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job in figuring out your summer wardrobe favorites! They're all great, but the floral tee is amazing and I love the white jacket too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1268708 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:50:51 +0000 deb 1268708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All of the outfits are wonderful but the third set is the absolute best. Great job!!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1268694 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:27:43 +0000 amiable 1268694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>So fun that your challenge, Joy, lined up with Angie's post today so well! &nbsp;It really made me think, and try on lots of things, and re-assess what my favorites are also. &nbsp;I tried to keep it short, but wrote a novel. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I started by thinking through silhouettes that suit our warm summers (we keep it around 87F, 30+C&nbsp;indoors), and my lifestyle, and decided that what I'm wearing and likely to wear are cropped boyfriend jeans, shorts and skirts - all with loose, flowy tops. &nbsp;Then I thought through what in my wardrobe fits me really well (which is most everything - yay!), and is enjoyable to wear (reasonably current,&nbsp;&nbsp;good quality and in good shape). &nbsp;After subtracting what was in the laundry or missing (a common occurrence in a household where children do the laundry), I had a set of clothes to start trying out for outfits.</div><div><br /></div><div>I tried out 25 or so combinations, and these are my favorites. &nbsp;I know you said three outfits Joy, but I'm an overachiever.&nbsp; These outfits&nbsp;include three tops and two bottoms, and mix and match rather well, so I tried to break them in to sets. </p> <p>The first set is my jean skirt. &nbsp;I know it puts me in the stereotypical home-schooling mom category to love a jean skirt, but I do. &nbsp;I'm especially loving it with the tough boots in the middle, even though it'll be too warm for that through much of summer. &nbsp;</p> <p>The second set is my white boyfriend&nbsp;jeans - a work horse from last summer that's still in good shape. &nbsp;They go with everything. &nbsp;Here's them with&nbsp;the floral top, a raspberry mesh sweater (with white tank under), and a black silky button-down. &nbsp;A change of shoes makes it a bit more tomboy, and increases my happiness factor even more.</p> <p>The third set is a few renditions of&nbsp;my new floral tee with a jean skirt. &nbsp;This outfit has already been worn three times. &nbsp;Today I wore the left rendition. &nbsp;I wore it with ballet flats (middle picture) first to church, then&nbsp;to a summer work conference, but the A/C was so cold at the conference&nbsp;that I added the jacket (on the right). &nbsp;The other outfit that I wore at that conference is very similar to the left pic in #1 (I wore dark skinnies rather than a skirt, and ballet flats).</p> <p>So there you go. &nbsp;A few of these outfits have already been worn repeatedly, and as it heats up more will be (though the black button down&nbsp;might be subbed out for a black flowy tee). &nbsp;They are all simple, in my book - simple shapes and silhouettes, and nothing extra (which to me is streamlined). &nbsp;I don't find any of these dated, so that fits modern. &nbsp;There's a touch of hard-edge in there, as well as a bit of sporty tomboy when I bring in my converse sneakers. &nbsp;Most of these are also polished enough, with the right shoes, to do a business casual conference in my industry.</p> <p>I didn't show any shorts, because most of my shorts are a similar length to this skirt, and the skirt both&nbsp;looked better in the photos, and is cooler in the warm weather. &nbsp;I think it's going to be a super workhorse this summer. &nbsp;And a note on the sandals: I have black Birkenstocks on their way to me that will replace these falling-apart black strappy Danskos. &nbsp;They should be here Friday, and I can't wait!<br />&nbsp;<br />The best part of this challenge was thinking through my happiness factor. &nbsp;I realize that I need some saturated color or pattern to feel happy with my outfit right now, and that adding in a little sporty or hard-edge element (with my shoes in particular) makes my day. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you so much Joy for challenging me to do this thinking. &nbsp;I had a blast, and also have a really good idea of my most favorite pieces for summer.</p> <p> </div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1268232 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:44:37 +0000 shedev 1268232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great challenge Joy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267934 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 04:51:42 +0000 Beth Ann 1267934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a great challenge!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267902 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 03:48:16 +0000 Neel 1267902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brilliant challenge Joy! Can't wait to see Amy's outfits! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267863 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 03:13:22 +0000 Jaime 1267863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can't wait. Amy also makes her own preserves. That one just blew me away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267820 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:30:09 +0000 Anonymous 1267820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I taught in Bellevue and lived in Omaha and we are there several times a year to see relatives of DH. I lived in Lincoln as a child in the College View area. My dad taught at small town schools near Lincoln then. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267816 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:25:46 +0000 Caro in Oz 1267816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great challenge Joy &amp; I can't wait to see the results Go Amy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267812 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:23:57 +0000 amiable 1267812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cool Joy! &nbsp;I've lived almost my entire life in Lincoln (with a few years in Omaha). So I can't say that I know real Nebraska living. &nbsp;But I do love the prairie and this area - plus I'm close to almost my entire extended family, which is precious, especially while the kids are growing up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267810 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:21:39 +0000 Suz 1267810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This should be fun! Since Amy is one of the best YLF students going, I am sure she will rise to this brilliant challenge.&nbsp; </p> <p>Not to put any undue pressure on you, Amy. Heh heh. ;)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267790 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:09:29 +0000 Anonymous 1267790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are quick! BTW, I'm originally from Nebraska. Both parents grew up there as did I and DH. I've lived on the east, west and central parts of the state. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267785 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:06:02 +0000 amiable 1267785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow - you read back through a lot of my stuff! &nbsp;Thank you Joy - This is a terrific challenge, and I'm excited to think through it tonight and tomorrow. &nbsp;(With luck, I'll post pics tomorrow) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-joy-challenges-amiable#post-1267780 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:02:49 +0000 Anonymous 1267780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy, it is an honor to give you a challenge. As I read through your posts and information I am more and more impressed with what all you do. As a young mother of FIVE children, working from home, homeschooling, active in your church, making clothes and even your bras!<br /> You have been on YLF over a year and a half now and have been refining and polishing your style, changing color preferences and maybe your Happy Tomboy moniker. I am so impressed by your willingness to experiment and how you get inspiration from other members, blogs, and even record album covers.<br /> You have written, "But I still have lots of clothes. I want to pare down..." You have done some selective purging of your fall/winter things, finding those things that make you most happy. In your 2014 style goals you said, "Repeat outfits I love more often" ( meaning eventually owning less clothes.) and "To pursue making my style more simple, modern and streamlined."<br /> In Carter's thread on your Top 10 favorite things right now, you picked fall/ winter items, pointing out, "I haven't figured out what my favorites will be for spring/summer yet." And recently, "since returning, I've realized that most of my clothes from last summer aren't things that I want to wear this year..."</p> <p>I challenge you to go through the spring/summer things that you own, pull out your favorites, and make at least three outfits that have a high happiness factor and are an attempt to reach your style goals. Bonus points if you can make at least one a business casual outfit that could be worn to a summer business conference. Good Luck and I hope this will help you to make decisions about this season's needs.</p> <p>This thread is part of <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-okay-here-we-go" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....here-we-go</a><br /> The last challenge is <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ylf-challenge-chain-shedev-challenges-joy" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....lenges-joy</a> </p>