https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 15 May 2026 21:43:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp/page/2#post-2012095 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:07:26 +0000 Bijou 2012095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this revelation and it is 100% right. So good to know what suits you and the elusive WHY! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp/page/2#post-2012011 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:38:50 +0000 Style Fan 2012011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You definitely look sharp.&nbsp; Such a great realization.&nbsp; I need structure to look my best too.&nbsp; Love Joe Jackson.&nbsp; Lucky you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp/page/2#post-2011939 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 19:17:52 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2011939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a great insight, Vivian! And a super duper outfit! You look sharp and at ease, all at once.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp/page/2#post-2011884 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:23:24 +0000 Katerina 2011884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow - what a great look on you!&nbsp;<br />Such an interesting post - made me thinking, I definitely can relate to your need for sharpness. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp/page/2#post-2011874 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:48:21 +0000 Sara L. 2011874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great look!&nbsp; I love the shoes you've paired the cropped pants with.&nbsp; They definitely bring a sharpness to the outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp/page/2#post-2011868 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:59:10 +0000 lyn67 2011868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, love those socks, hope they will go mainstream- and cheaper:-) as may be this cut will make me not feel&nbsp; my toes/and toe nails scrunched up by them, anymore. <br />And count me into the club as a cropped pants lover, too. <br /><b>Elizabeth P</b>. Just wear the wide legs with knee length&nbsp; flat riding boots and tights under them in winter.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011798 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 03:56:16 +0000 smittie 2011798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely! The sweater has a nice neckline, and I love mohair. Nice pants and booties too. </p> <p>I agree with structure for you. You wear shirts very well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011791 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 03:19:23 +0000 Brooklyn 2011791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie is super observant. I like structure too. But I like knits for comfort reasons. Gotta find the right balance. And you do look sharp! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011790 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 03:18:49 +0000 Jessikams 2011790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is an important realization! I also need some sharpness, edge or structure yet sometimes accidentally buy slouchy pieces in soft colors.... then they sorta migrate to my lounge or yoga capsule because they feel too sloppy to me. I struggle with how to keep that sharpness in casual outfits— will keep an eye on your posts to see how YOU handle that! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011785 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 02:51:15 +0000 Anonymous 2011785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elizabeth - a cropped pant is my favourite silhouette by far . Plain long dress pants make me feel dumpy and frumpy . Some long -held fear from the 80’s I think . I don’t wear crops a ton in winter but when I do , it’s with high shaft boots or loafers and fishnet knee hi’s. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011746 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 22:38:44 +0000 Gail 2011746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the outfit and I love Joe Jackson very jealous of the concert you'll be attending. I saw him twice many years ago once in college and another time a little later . Have fun:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011742 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 22:01:00 +0000 Anonymous 2011742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this outfit! The wide cropped pants especially although I agree they can be very hard to wear when it is cold out. What helpful style realizations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011738 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:33:21 +0000 Angie 2011738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><i>"That blouse is, along with the Frame jacket, a top love in my wardrobe right now"<br /></i><br />And we were together when you bought them. *HAPPY SIGH* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011696 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:46:53 +0000 jussie 2011696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look gorgeous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011692 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:42:46 +0000 Sal 2011692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great insight and useful to avoid mistakes. Thinking - sharp, and I think you also like a bit of a twist - not too crisp and conservative. Eg mustard pants, funky boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011688 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:27:17 +0000 Jenn 2011688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your/Angie's insight about the crisp/sharp aspect of your style. I think I'm just the opposite! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011686 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:20:40 +0000 viva 2011686@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Elizabeth P: </b>Higher shaft booties (especially), and socks. But I will say, wide leg crops are the hardest in true winter; just too much cold air going up there! I usually do not wear them (it's a warmish day in NJ so I felt these crops were okay - a few degrees above freezing and I am fine). LOL!</p> <p>I have an issue with not being able to wear thick socks ... my toes just get too scrunched and I hate a tight feeling shoe. I recently found these little socks and love them: pricey, yes. And an odd construction (based on a pattern from 1800-something. I absolutely love how they fit my feet, and they do add a layer for some degree of warmth. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011681 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:42:03 +0000 Elizabeth P 2011681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love everything about this, including how you landed on your "sharp" needs.<div><br /></div><div>So... Viva and LisaP... I also love cropped pants, for the shoulder seasons and summer.&nbsp; But I just can't make them feel right in the winter.&nbsp; How do you do that?&nbsp; You both have true winter climates.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011659 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:11:08 +0000 viva 2011659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, the check is close to the blazer pattern ... but I think that might be just too much check for me! :)</p> <p>I will try the blouse with these pants. I really don't naturally think about pattern mixing... I need to push that idea. But I did wear the blouse out to a BBQ place for dancing and it looked great (with cropped raw hem flares and booties). That blouse is, along with the Frame jacket, a top love in my wardrobe right now.</p> <p><b>Lisap</b>: I had to laugh, but you are right: I am <i>totally</i> committed to cropped pants.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011655 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:01:15 +0000 rachylou 2011655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. I agree. Sharp is right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011645 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:16:13 +0000 AviaMariah 2011645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Sharp" resonates with me.&nbsp; I'll have to give some thought to that.&nbsp; I love those checked pants!&nbsp; They look great on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011634 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:29:02 +0000 kellygirl 2011634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous. I totally see how that crispness is a vital style element for you. The softness of the sweater is a great paired with the sharp pants and pointy boots! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011630 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:25:21 +0000 Jaime 2011630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfit - your insight is clearly working for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011629 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:24:58 +0000 karen13 2011629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just listened to that album while xc skiing yesterday! It holds up well. And you are shoe twin (fraternal).</p> <p>That is a great epiphany. Love the outfit. And I remember the J Crew blazer, your DD is lucky. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011621 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:06:45 +0000 Janet 2011621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! I totally understand the need for that structure and sharpness. (And the second I read your subject line, the song started in my head.) Those pants are so wonderful and you wear them well! I think I would try them if I had a different lifestyle, but I’m being realistic that denim (or other really casual pants like my printed chinos) are the way to go for me most of the time. Well done on identifying this need for your style to be happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011618 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:51:34 +0000 Christina F. 2011618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When Angie's right, she's right - you look great, and very comfortable in&nbsp; your own skin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011616 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:44:06 +0000 JAileen 2011616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow - you do look sharp! I love the pants and shooties combo. And a thrifted EF sweater? That’s just icing on the cake. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011607 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:20:43 +0000 Anonymous 2011607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh - I like this very much ! &nbsp;I'd wear this in a hot minute . &nbsp;I love your loyalty &nbsp;to cropped pants- I will never not wear them &nbsp;either. &nbsp;This is my idea of a perfect work outfit - and I love, love, love the idea of a thrifted EF sweater - great score! &nbsp;</p> <p>I would dearly love someone to crack my style code - although I often wonder if I even have one anymore. My clothes and my look feel so tired - I think I need to arrange to find Angie in a city near me sometime soon . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011603 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:15:07 +0000 Cardiff girl 2011603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very cool outfit.It is always helpful to have an objective opinion on ones style particularly from someone with no agenda and you ve had the wisdom to listen! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-gotta-look-sharp#post-2011600 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:11:50 +0000 Angie 2011600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER pants and shoes, <b>Viv. </b>A match made in heaven, Queen Sharp.&nbsp;</p> <p>WOW. I have yet to see someone wear checked wide crops with cuffs soooo well. Fun '90s item. Do the checked pants match the check of the new Nordies blazer?&nbsp;</p> <p>You can wear the new blouse with these pants too.&nbsp;</p> <p>(We saw Joe Jackson live a few years ago in a very small venue and it was SUBLIME).&nbsp; </p>