https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:50:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1796898 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 04:29:38 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1796898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with others that some nods to inspiration of the era in your dress would be great. You will look cohesive with your brand. I love the Deco feel of that top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794655 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:22:03 +0000 Anonymous 1794655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yah, I wrestle with this. If you are a small business, there is a big emphasis on authenticity, so I would aim for that. At the same time, you don't want there to be a chasm between what you look like and what your brand "looks" like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794500 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 04:01:20 +0000 Anonymous 1794500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have fun with it. I love the Bob Hale tee. How about kimonos over a simple dress or trouser outfit? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794428 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 00:09:39 +0000 rachylou 1794428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol. Sometimes you gotta wonder if all those people from yesteryear, if they came back and saw all of us in our dungarees and flour sack dresses, thinking it's the height of fashion - what they would say! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794417 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:23:54 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1794417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Get to re-reading Fitzgerald. and watch the most recent Gatsby movie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794375 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:46:33 +0000 Diana 1794375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about a cloche hat? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794366 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:35:51 +0000 Rambling Ann 1794366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Texstyle - that is gorgeous!</p> <p>Rachylou - flour sack dresses and all, LOL. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794326 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:39:48 +0000 rachylou 1794326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Google this: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=1920s+farm+style&#038;client=safari&#038;channel=ipad_bm&#038;prmd=sivn&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=isch&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjevtqlkonTAhVElFQKHX3VDl0Q_AUICCgC&#038;biw=375&#038;bih=627#channel=ipad_bm&#038;tbm=isch&#038;q=1920s+farm+style+fashion&#038;*" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?.....ion&#038;*</a></p> <p>Lotta fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794289 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:26:43 +0000 texstyle 1794289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, for the hair,&nbsp; finger waves and hair bands with feathers or sparkle seem to have been a very big trend and I'll bet you could pull that off pretty easily if you wanted.</p> <p>How pretty would something like this be?<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=xq9MWkty&amp;id=B9F340EB1A765821B7AEC3BAD8297FB19A9EA0CC&amp;q=hairstyles+of+the+20%27s&amp;simid=607989193799499976&amp;selectedIndex=48&amp;ajaxhist=0">https://www.bing.com/images/se.....B7AEC3BAD8</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794276 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:06:30 +0000 Rambling Ann 1794276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou-We've been watching movies for design inspiration. I also bought a facsimile of a 1920s sears catalogue for ideas. I'm so happy we aren't stuck with pioneer cowboys and Conestoga wagons. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794269 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:55:31 +0000 rachylou 1794269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I think you SHOULD look like you belong to the business. Deco is a great inspiration. Makes me think Metropolis, the film. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794206 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:55:43 +0000 Rambling Ann 1794206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Texstyle - OMG I hadn't thought about hair. Mine will not bob, ever. Maybe hats and hairpieces would work, and would be easy to set aside if I get pulled into a production task. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794201 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:47:34 +0000 texstyle 1794201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you are on the right track and it is a good idea to do branding in your outfits. I think I'd just pick items that can be worn in multiple aspects of your life with a "nod" towards the era. Hairstyle is a big part of the era, right? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794199 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:44:37 +0000 Rambling Ann 1794199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The finds seem to not be working after the first page. I'll try later to add the Bob Hale shirt. (Restarted my browser, all good with finds)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-outfit-and-branding-your-business#post-1794197 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:37:26 +0000 Rambling Ann 1794197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Still putting this in off-topic because we aren't ready to go live with the whole story and I want to be able to share the details. A <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/brand-names-that-work-hard">while back</a>&nbsp;I shared that we are starting a new business and our branding company was working on our project. We picked something we love, fits our local tourist market and will draw its artistic inspiration from the Prohibition era, art deco and the Roaring 20s. </p> <p>I will be spending more time than DH on the retail side of the operation as the "face" of the company. I'm comfortable with the role, and it means getting out of my farm clothes and coveralls several days a week. I know I don't want to wear a costume, but is fun or just weird to consider styles "inspired by" that period? I'm loving the Ocean Park clothes, and that's where my natural inclinations go. On the other hand, the Bob Hale tee with some jeans and two tone oxfords would be fun. (some <a rel="nofollow" href="http://vintagedancer.com/1920s/1920s-style-guide-series/">inspiration</a> here) Or a flapper-inspired dress over leggings. I doubt I will ever have the same customers from day to day so I don't have to be consistent, but I really prefer a small wardrobe. And it must be easy-care: we are still running the farm and the nearest dry cleaner is an hour away. Most business owners in this area wear t-shirts and jeans, so it won't be hard to kick it up a notch appropriate to our premium product.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Part of me feels foolish even asking this question when I should be working on nuts and bolts and spreadsheets. Maybe it's a good distraction when reality starts to get scary. Anyway it seems risky to go over the top with the outfits. What do you advise? </p>