https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:18:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1273055 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 23:00:47 +0000 Mander 1273055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I was a kid it was pandas, though mostly stuffed animals, and then later ancient Egyptian stuff. I don't really have a motif as such now, though I do like jewelry with rock art motifs on it (since that's my specialty!). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1267370 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 17:56:20 +0000 Thistle 1267370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dragons!&nbsp; I have liked them since I was a kid. I am just very, very picky about them as I want them to be "cool". I bought an orginal dragon painting from an artist in Poland. And I have a few unique figurines (only dust catchers in the house).&nbsp;The only clothing I have is a sterling silver necklace made by a silversmith in California. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1267368 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 17:53:11 +0000 Anonymous 1267368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I keep popping back to this thread trying to make up my mind and finally I have pinned it down to polka dots and probably cats too. Fun thread! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1267363 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 17:48:59 +0000 NancyT 1267363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like that bicycle belt!</p> <p>I've never thought of dressing with a motif, but years ago I did try and start to wear something red everyday...so I had a red purse, red shirt, etc.&nbsp;(not all at once tho)&nbsp;More of a signature than a motif, I guess.</p> <p>Sadly, this idea sort of&nbsp;petered out after I had children :(</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1267341 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 17:32:33 +0000 rachylou 1267341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could that coffee foam bicycle be real? </p> <p>Motifs - quite a number over the years: Flying pigs, lambs (the hebrew meaning of my name), corgis (like my mutt Lilypup), owls (school mascot), umbrellas/parasols (my archetype), ladybugs (my totem), sugar skulls (my neighborhood insignia)...</p> <p>In terms of clothing and such - I had an owl sweater (moths got it), umbrella and lady bug earrings... oh and a skull and thistle scarf (I guess I can add a thistle motif for my Scottish grandma... ;)) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266336 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:19:42 +0000 MsLuna 1266336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't remember wearing prints in my 20's, though I think I may have worn bright florals on a black base then.</p> <p>This time around (in my 30's), my current motif is abstract "water-like" prints or graphically "worn" elements. Still in high contrast, of course! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266299 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:01:10 +0000 Suz 1266299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stripes, diagonals, and kitties. &nbsp;But kitty print only -- I don't want kitty jewellery. And only <b>SOME</b> kitty prints.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266298 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:58:29 +0000 Astrid 1266298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think I have one. I do like trees/vines/leaves motifs (in addition to the typical floral), but I wouldn't call that a signature motif. I always liked plaid/checks and stripes, but that doesn't cound as a motif I think. As a child I did like sheep and I had (still have!) a Shaun the Sheep handbag. I loved Wallace and Gromit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266292 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:49:41 +0000 Karie 1266292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Polka dots! And the bigger the dot, the more I like it. It's a fun and happy print, and I like to have fun and be happy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266278 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:34:51 +0000 Anonymous 1266278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is actually pigs! They've been my favorite animal ever since I was a kid. They don't really make much in the way of non-kitschy clothes with pigs on them, so clothing-wise I really only have them on things like socks and t-shirts. But I have lots of piggy things around the house -- kitchen tools, mini pig figurines I find while traveling, stuff like that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266243 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 11:13:19 +0000 Jjsloane 1266243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fun post and to read about all of these. I love the bicycle theme.&nbsp;<br />I am a sucker for a lobster anything. It's obviously very preppy, but also has meaning to me and my family as our Christmas Eve traditional dinner and growing up in New England Lobster was always the Celebration meal. I could (and probably should) make a book of photos of everyone in our family plunging one to its end in a big pot of water (sorry if this offends, if it helps they were all quite delicious)<br />I admit I keep it mostly to the kids' clothing, but am always on the hunt - I'm tempted by this at the moment.&nbsp;<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://factory.jcrew.com/womens-clothing/sweaters/crewnecks_boatnecks/PRDOVR~48693/48693.jsp">http://factory.jcrew.com/women...../48693.jsp</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266239 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:42:45 +0000 goldenpig 1266239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dragonfly, for sure! It was the theme for my daughter's nursery.<br /><a href="http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/post/wiw-124-tory-burch-golden-dragonfly" rel="nofollow">http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/p.....-dragonfly</a><br />I love all kinds of winged insects (bees, butterflies) and birds too.<br />Polka dots are another favorite motif, if that counts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266186 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 05:39:07 +0000 jennifer 1266186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like paisleys,florals,chevrons, kitty prints,perfume bottles,animal prints and some tweeds,plaids,and stripes( I can be very fussy about the last three) . There are other motifs I like and may end up getting more of down the road but two definitely NEVER ever EVER ones would be monkey prints of any kind and Precious Moments. If I'm ever seen in either of those things you Know one of three things has happened<br /> 1. It is me and I'm in dire need of medical attention ( stroke,dementia,lost a bet?)<br /> 2. I've been kidnapped ,replaced a la some action movie theme The Net?<br /> 3. There are pod people and Earth is being invaded! Run ! Save yourselves! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266165 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 04:58:20 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1266165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting! I don't think I have a signature motif, but I am really drawn to fleurs de lis. I just put three embroidered ones on the back of a pair of pants I made (on a patch that serves as an oversized belt loop--an idea I copied from a RTW pair I have). I really liked the skeleton key trend a few years back, too, and I have a long necklace with one on it. Come to think of it, I have a multi-charm pendant necklace that has both a skeleton key and a fleur de lis on it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1266157 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 04:27:00 +0000 Anonymous 1266157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, so much fun. My motif is trees and leaves. Must be that Forest Science degree.</p> <p>Antropologie has two cute bike scarves on sale for all you bikers. I have been eyeing them but even though I am a biker it's just not my motif. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265940 Sat, 31 May 2014 22:43:45 +0000 Caro in Oz 1265940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nothing for me - more a texture than print person. This year I bought a digital print scarf of trees.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265714 Sat, 31 May 2014 17:13:32 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1265714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun question!</p> <p>Speaking of dragons, they were a thing for DH for a long time (we are each a Year of the Dragon), but right now he's not doing a lot of motif-y wear. I have added a jade dragon pendant recently, though.</p> <p>@MuseumGal, I discovered that I love paisley too (after being averse to it as a kid) and have enjoyed adding it to my wardrobe over the last few years. And I really like Mod as well. </p> <p>But the closest to a motif that I have right now, probably, is in the "ancient Egyptian" theme (*points at avatar*). Of course, this shows up mainly in jewelry. And has been a lifelong interest. (Also, it turns out that my first name is actually from the ancient Egyptian for the very flower in my avatar. Ironic perhaps for someone who's not really into florals? :))</p> <p>However, I have added a couple of forest-themed items lately...I wonder if that will become a thing?</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265687 Sat, 31 May 2014 16:40:49 +0000 amiable 1265687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It was frogs in college for me. &nbsp;And I still have a frog tee that I sewed myself out of a rainbow frog jersey sheet. &nbsp;(I still wear it too). &nbsp;But I'm not sure about other prints. &nbsp;I liked Old Navy's bicycle print this year, and might have bought it if they offered colors other than Navy on white (I already have a lot of white button-down shirts).</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265674 Sat, 31 May 2014 16:31:22 +0000 Susie 1265674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I missed your post, Celeste...high five on the palms! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265673 Sat, 31 May 2014 16:30:04 +0000 Susie 1265673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such an interesting topic! I don't really wear a lot of prints but if I had to choose a motif it would be palm trees, for my love of the beach. I have a small pendant with tiny diamonds and another larger pendant but no clothing. Though I was tempted by a clutch I recently saw in a magazine that had a photographic print of palms. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265664 Sat, 31 May 2014 16:14:22 +0000 Anonymous 1265664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As another bioarch type, realistic bones for sure. I also love dragons, but I don't have anything clothes-wise with dragons on them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265651 Sat, 31 May 2014 16:06:23 +0000 LACeleste 1265651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am drawn to&nbsp;palm trees because of my Hawaiian roots. &nbsp;I like an abstract palm print---not an insignia or Lilly Pulitzer clothing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265647 Sat, 31 May 2014 16:03:57 +0000 MuseumGal 1265647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to have paisley everything, but then I purged nearly all of it - and am kicking myself for it!&nbsp; So I'm slowly trying to bring paisley back into the fold in a meaningful manner, because I do love it.&nbsp; The other thing I have a lot of is skeletons.&nbsp; Not the pirate or jolly roger type, nor the biker look, but anatomically correct skeletons and skulls. Because I'm actually an osteologist, I'm very very picky about my skeletons, but a surprising amount of stuff has passed all of my criteria - in addition to jewelry, I've got bowls, glasses, a shower curtain, watch, and other sundry items with some sort of skeleton motif.&nbsp; It's definitely a signature for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265628 Sat, 31 May 2014 15:38:38 +0000 Aziraphale 1265628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've collected a lot of pieces that have anatomy-related things&nbsp;on them -- not so much the traditional skull-and-crossbones (although I do have a couple of those)&nbsp;but more like&nbsp;prints with anatomical skeletons or body parts, like anatomical hearts. I get a lot of stuff from this local company that silkscreens&nbsp;weird things onto their clothing, often related to biology/science/math. Right up my alley!&nbsp;I also really like owls. I have a few things with owls printed on. I have lots of owls and anatomy-related things around my house, too. Bones fascinate me.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265627 Sat, 31 May 2014 15:35:03 +0000 lyn* 1265627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a funky print motif - but nothing in particular. If I was an ophthalmologist I might go for all spectacles! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265596 Sat, 31 May 2014 14:55:35 +0000 rabbit 1265596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My DH has bicycles as a motif too.</p> <p>As a kid/teen for me&nbsp;it was&nbsp;a rabbit, although I didn't actually&nbsp;have that many items with a rabbit on them, I drew them all the time. &nbsp; &nbsp;My sister was the same way about tree-frogs.</p> <p>Now when I look at my clothing, I'd have to say it's 'things with wings' &nbsp;butterflies, moths, winged beetles,&nbsp;birds, a winged rabbit etc.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265573 Sat, 31 May 2014 14:15:33 +0000 kkards 1265573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>gosh, never thought about a signature motif. i've been&nbsp;drawn to butterflies since i was a kid. and i do own a tee shirt, maybe 2, with butterflies on them. &nbsp;and i have a really nice blown glass paperweight in a butterfly. but thats it. maybe i should take this to the next level. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265558 Sat, 31 May 2014 13:41:10 +0000 Mo 1265558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>for a while in my 20's I had smiley face everything. &nbsp;Watch, earrings, shirt, socks, bra even. &nbsp;I suppose it embodied my be happy mind set.&nbsp;<br />I also collected frogs, but not to wear. &nbsp;Figurines and plush toys, etc. &nbsp;The bathmat downstairs in Tahoe&nbsp;is still a frog </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265556 Sat, 31 May 2014 13:39:28 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1265556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great fun, owls have always stuck with me....Rubber duckies were there for a while... DH actually custom designed me an embroidered tshirt with a duck on it years ago... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-signature-motif#post-1265555 Sat, 31 May 2014 13:36:31 +0000 Carla 1265555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Leopardluxe's recent beetle post, and the popularity of a recent cat print shirt has got me pondering the idea of a signature motif. </p> <p>When much, much younger (teen) I liked pig motifs, in my 30's I developed a love of a tree motif. Recently I've been drawn to the bicycle motif, and bought my first T with bicycles on it. Eldest DS has adopted the giraffe motif (started with his first stuffed animal, and now on several T-shirts.) Youngest DS has adopted the bear as his motif. My mother gravitates towards anything with a swan on it.</p> <p>Do you have a signature motif? And what does it mean to you? </p>