https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:15:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/3#post-2287831 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 01:51:13 +0000 Zaeobi 2287831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Sal Good strategy - sometimes I find it's easier to identify what's *not* working in an outfit/ not your moniker, then build on that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/3#post-2287815 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 22:24:42 +0000 Ginger 2287815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sal, your thoughts are super helpful. I'm quoting:</p> <p>"Ginger- I agree Duchess next door is perfect but the adjectives are a big meaningless. Colourful, retro/playful, polished, glamourous. I think your hair plays a large part in your style and your fantastic up do’s. That adds a bit of glamour and polish. But then you tend to wear cottons and practical fabrics - not overly embellished. There an ease but I don’t think casual is the right word?"</p> <p>You put your finger on it. I'm polished but casual, glamorous but practical. "Playful" is a good word, too. I like clothes and outfits that make me smile with the fun/quirkiness of them. I did a lot of brainstorming with the help of a thesaurus so I could go on, but I think I should start my own thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/3#post-2287257 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:33:08 +0000 Style Fan 2287257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sal, thank you for your feedback.&nbsp; I returned to my wardrobe notebook and had earthy and natural included in my style words.&nbsp; I like both of your suggestions.<br />I am going to think more about this.<br />Natural minimalistic creative seems to fit more for me.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />Way back, I had bombshell.&nbsp; Things have changed.&nbsp; I can't see that fitting for me now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/3#post-2287223 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:58:50 +0000 Sal 2287223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Zaeobi - it was that moto that I recalled. It is hard to pick and I think for some people more may be helpful and for some less may be easier.</p> <p>My goal is to use them when my clothes feel wrong- and to pin down why. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/3#post-2287198 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:41:18 +0000 Zaeobi 2287198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@jacquez Great shirt - Gothic Equestrian indeed! Any overlap with the Dark Academia trend, by any chance? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/3#post-2287197 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:40:36 +0000 Zaeobi 2287197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Sal<br /> Interesting - what makes you think 'soft edge' in my style? Not sure if I see it - reminds me of that WiW I posted in a boxy leather jacket, jeans &amp; combat boots where @rachylou didn't recognise me lol! The 'tight' colours aspect is to make dressing easier - like others have mentioned, just because I like certain clothes doesn't mean they'll look good on me or deserve a spot in my (tiny) wardrobe, lol. </p> <p>Agreed on Comfy &amp; Covered as defaults for me - I'm just thinking how to encapsulate the results of those (e.g. longer silhouettes, natural fibres) into a style persona. Don't feel like Urban or Practical quite cover it though?</p> <p>I do think Earthy fits your iteration of sartorial practicality though - even when you're dressed in pink or detailed dresses, there's still something that 'grounds' the outfit (e.g. it doesn't feel too twee or whimsical on you). </p> <p>It's hard to pick the right words, isn't it?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/3#post-2287103 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 02:50:47 +0000 jacquez 2287103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Sal thank you! I'm going to wear it to bits, I can tell already. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/3#post-2287037 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:22:23 +0000 Minaminu 2287037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Sal minimal romantic sounds on the right path! need to think :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2287026 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:44:09 +0000 Sal 2287026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jacquez - I love your shirt. It’s a really good gender neutral shirt with a fab print.</p> <p>Goth and equestrian are an intriguing mix. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2287006 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:00:38 +0000 jacquez 2287006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>a good friend once described my style as "goth equestrian", which wasn't quite accurate but wasn't inaccurate, either; my style has changed a bit since then to be more casual (more sneakers!) and more gender-neutral. Picking a list of words today....hm</p> <p>- goth-adjacent<br />- casual queer<br />- fun</p> <p>my most recent new work top is a button-up with sparkly black cats all over it, which pretty much captures the aesthetic....</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286917 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 02:51:26 +0000 unfrumped 2286917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>rachylou- that! I like a lot of garments , even “ love” , as we say, and can even wear them pretty well, but some say “ me” with less effort or really, less thought or awareness, paradoxically.<br /> Why can’t I separate those- wheat from caff or wheat from less- wheat—pare down and not add these other types?<br /> Maybe there is a word or words in that concept that are part of a style persona that I am not paying attention to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286901 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:49:13 +0000 rachylou 2286901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sarah that’s an excellent point: There’s so much I like, but that’s also how I got so very many clothes. Don’t get me wrong, I can put my stamp on everything I have - and in fact my style is both not classic while heavy on classic items - but I feel a need for even more style consistency. Things that don’t need so much of my attention to make ‘me.’ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286898 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:22:06 +0000 Bijou 2286898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SarahD8, I thoroughly agree that the style statement is just to keep my purchases right for me and not how I expect others to perceive me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286897 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:49:17 +0000 SarahD8 2286897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes -- to <b>SF</b>'s point, the set of clothing that I like or am drawn to in some way is larger than the set of clothing that I feel right in, helps me get dressed with ease, lets me feel confident in what I'm wearing etc. etc. The style statement words help me separate what I like from what I like <i>for me</i>. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286893 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:27:06 +0000 Sal 2286893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha Rachy!!&nbsp; Know what you mean.</p> <p>StagF - I think it's for yourself.&nbsp; We do use clothing to communicate with others but I don't know that a style statement or persona or three words would be how my friends or colleagues would describe my style.&nbsp; I think they would say smart or fashionable or colourful or "dresses nicely" or something like that.&nbsp; For me, the thing is that it helps me when I see forum members looking fantastic in a trench coat or oversized minimal clothes - looking wonderful.&nbsp; But I need to remember that I actually don't feel great in these things and they don't fit my style.&nbsp; Or when looking at my wardrobe.&nbsp; Maybe the reason I don't often wear this skirt is that it is a bit gamine or preppy.&nbsp; I actually am wanting to try it but the spring here has been so cold and my tops summery for the skirt.</p> <p>Stylefan - I think earthy or natural is important.&nbsp; Maybe earthy minimalist edge or natural minimalist creative..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286885 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:56:15 +0000 Style Fan 2286885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have always found this a helpful exercise. I know my style, but it is hard to describe it. I am still trying to come up with three words.</p> <p>I have been thinking of simple, minimalistic, a bit of an edge or creative twist.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286878 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:03:09 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2286878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The adjectives vs substantive phrase discussion has me thinking about what these are for. Communicating to others is always a challenge, so some carefully chosen words could be helpful in talking about my style. But for ourselves…. I am not a perfect purchaser, especially when it comes to shoes, but am pretty sure I know what I like. Iow, I don’t see myself using the words to decide on purchases, as they come from looking at what I wear, aka past purchases. I generally ask myself if it looks “like me” and if I would wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286876 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:49:42 +0000 rachylou 2286876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz articulates my troubles with just adjectives… I will, lol, wriggle and stretch them until they break. With creative pragmatic, out of the gate, I think of ‘architect’ style and ‘baker’ style, but I’m only one of those… altho I have a family full of the other… I can match my family, which is tempting but somewhat of a lie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286871 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:45:33 +0000 Sal 2286871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lesley- that’s fun! I like it. Things do change- and I hope continue to evolve.</p> <p>Staysfit and Unfrumped- that makes sense.</p> <p>Zaeobi - words I associate with your style are colourful, soft ( maybe soft edge). Whilst being covered and comfortable are important - they might almost not need to be included. You are going to go that way anyway? I do think your colour palette is an important part of your style- like Suntiger or Suz or Angie - I am a bit more scattered in my colours.</p> <p>Minaminu- minimal romantic classic or soft classic? Whilst minimal and romantic are quite different - there’s space for both? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286867 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:18:56 +0000 Minaminu 2286867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>wow, it's fascinating to read all your style monikers! some of you nailed it with few words and it is interesting to read the reasoning for those descriptions! I have reviewing mine for quite some time but still haven't come up to a fitting description, the only thing that I have noticed is that there is a classic / romantic element that is constantly present. Lots os work to do!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286859 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:15:35 +0000 unfrumped 2286859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit, that is a good observation. I think it applies to what I might look for in retailers as well, or a clue as to where I should be looking, or maybe it helps keep in mind what I might be looking for. . Maybe one reason I browse Uniqlo or Athleta, or have been looking for ways to re- interpret some of my dry- clean only favorites in washable fabrics, or look for some kind of hybrid footwear styles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286858 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:05:38 +0000 Staysfit 2286858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Suz, I think the term creative pragmatic is more applicable to the process of outfit creation than it is to describing the details of someone’s unique personal style. &nbsp;It does a great job of capturing that balance between the emotional/impulsive element and analytical elements that allow for a harmonious outfit.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286849 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:00:52 +0000 Zaeobi 2286849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't worry @Suz, I feel like I'm probably long overdue for a style overhaul compared to my original style moniker (the 4 C's - Comfy Covered Colourful Chic)... I don't know why but I don't feel like my style is 'Chic' - too practical &amp; unpolished (in my natural fibres &amp; simple silhouettes) perhaps, lol?</p> <p>I also still like colour but find myself 'grounding' it more with dark brown these days (rather than head-to-toe colour)... </p> <p>What is happening?! Maybe it's the change in weather, lol... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286846 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:58:00 +0000 Lesley 2286846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like your invitation to update! I knew I had chosen words years ago, and just looked them up on my phone: metallic/edgy retro prep. This was particularly interesting to find because I definitely noticed in the last year or so that I have cooled off on metallics. </p> <p>I also loved "retro" when I was younger and could pull off that sort of ironic nod to the early 1960s thing. Now that I'm 46 it just looks too much like I'm genuinely dowdy if I do a full retro thing. Angie is one of the only women over 45 I have seen who can make pearls look fresh and modern rather than marmish!</p> <p>But I am still drawn to what I call "old-school"--the classics that have been around since the 60s. Stripes, iconic jackets (leather, denim), classic fun sneakers. And my love of what I now call "geek-chic" is decades long--I gave up on floor-skimming pants in favor of high waters a long time ago.</p> <p>These elements carry a whiff of punk, although you wouldn't ever classify my look as punk. Still, I think this means that my style goal words are now old-school geek-chic punk! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286817 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:21:30 +0000 Sal 2286817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cat2 - pleased it appeals.</p> <p>For me I am thinking breezy bold elegance or breezy 1970s elegance. Or breezy natural elegance. Breezy appeals more than beachy- and maybe energetic is a bit vague. I don’t always dress in 1970s way - but I don't feel retro or modern or classic. Maybe I don’t need natural - but as my Kibbe type it does feel authentic. Going to think some more.</p> <p>Thanks for all the wonderful thoughts and ideas. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286816 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:15:55 +0000 Sal 2286816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bijou- I love your words. You have a super playful style- that’s also pretty and glamorous and powerful. And it’s such a good way of weeding out trends that are good - but not for you - or me. </p> <p>Donna- playful urban warrior? Edge? There’s a bit of classic in there but I think urban probably covers blazers and boots. Not sure about prince akthough your last post with the glitz did show some embellished accents!!</p> <p>Jenni- I think this works for some snd not others. For you I do think detailed or embellished rings true - and I see playful and colourful. There is a practical side too - professional- but they may go without saying. Does gamine resonate - I think gamine details suit you- detailed embroidery or shoes. </p> <p> Staysfit - I think your current statement is better then creative pragmatic. It feels more unique to you. I think some might see chill in my style - I can be a bit rumpled- but the word itself doesn’t appeal to me. My sons have said “just chill Mum” when I was cross with them so it reminds me of that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286815 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:03:40 +0000 Sal 2286815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy- I like urban waif and the riffs. And green hunter boots sound very nice.</p> <p>Ginger- I agree Duchess next door is perfect but the adjectives are a big meaningless. Colourful, retro/playful, polished, glamourous. I think your hair plays a large part in your style and your fantastic up do’s. That adds a bit of glamour and polish. But then you tend to wear cottons and practical fabrics - not overly embellished. There an ease but I don’t think casual is the right word?</p> <p>Janet - I like sophisticated rock and roll, and I think you could add in casual or chill or relaxed or sporty…..as with Ginger your hair plays a large part in your style so you have an edge there even if you wear a tee and jeans. Same with your accessories. I can see what the chill means- it doesn’t resonate with me for my style though. </p> <p>Unfrumped- it’s that elusive balance that’s hard to get!! And I think we need to remember that models wearing oversized semi tucked sweaters may be using safety pins or bulldog clips for the photos. I am pleased you are dressing how you want for your body!</p> <p>Nadja- I think practical or functional can be used. It depends if that goes without saying or drives your style. And I think four words is fine. Why not!!</p> <p>NemosMum- yes sometimes they do change. I loved your inspo images from<br /> A couple of years ago. And it can be hard to feel beachy inland or woodsy in a desert. Hope you are doing okay!</p> <p>Jaime- I like undone unexpected elegant. And I think you achieve this. I think having one that’s more aspirational helps. I liked bold - but I wasn’t sure that my style is that courageous or original. But that could be me second guessing myself.</p> <p>Indigo print- thanks! I love her videos and Alyssa put me onto Allison through that video. It’s helpful to see others words. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286754 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:40:07 +0000 cat2 2286754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, I like detailed for my third word. Putting this in my clothing notes now…. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286731 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:01:52 +0000 Suz 2286731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the sounds of "creative pragmatic" too -- but I can see it SO many ways that it becomes a bit useless as a set of descriptors. For example -- it could fit the outfits in today's blog post. But just as easily, it could fit a simple uniform of jeans and boots and tee (the right tee), or an outfit with a boho vibe, or or or.... see what I am saying? Maybe that's why I find the personas more resonant.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-three-style-words/page/2#post-2286687 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:37:26 +0000 Janet 2286687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SF — yes! I also like “creative pragmatic” — it very much fits my goals and my persona. I’m adding that to my style free-association word list. </p>