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YouLookFab Forum » Recent Topics https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:09:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Jenni NZ on "Black and winter white" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-and-winter-white#post-2415537 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:56:27 +0000 Jenni NZ 2415537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ WIW: old favourites and new favourites. Back from this morning’s work, just finished 7 weeks at new job and still enjoying it. Got my first compliment on this year’s Lily sneakerinas today, the woman said she especially liked the ribbons. These are now my oldest pants, from 2014, 150 wears since then. They are satin at the front and ponte at the back. The skivvy (mock neck) is from 2023, the cream Max knit from 2021, and the sneakerinas from earlier this year are now on their 11th wear, I’m so happy with them still. The pearl drop earrings (not real pearls) are from our 30th wedding anniversary almost 10 years ago. It will be 40 years in September. Anyone else know their oldest pair of pants? Thanks for looking. Carla on "No black…and little white!?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-black%e2%80%a6and-little-white#post-2415512 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:16:02 +0000 Carla 2415512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ A while back, certainly before the start of the year, I decided that I wasn’t going to add any more black items to my closet.  Black is a good colour for me, but I did have at least one black representative of almost every fashion item - from hats to footwear.  Not anymore!  In addition to not purchasing black items, I’ve been editing black items out of my closet.  <div> </div><div>Though I still wear white, I haven’t added any white items this year either!  I was considering white wide leg jeans, and white denim Bermuda shorts, but just didn’t ‘feel’ them.  </div><div> </div><div>If there’s been a colour theme for 2026, it’s been light blue and whisky brown, with navy as my main neutral.  I feel this happens in phases.  Exuberantly happy and I’m into bright colours.  The pandemic and some deaths in the family and its black and navy blue.  Feeling mellow so sky blue sky and woodsy brown.  </div><div> </div><div>Have you fallen out of love with any colours or into love with others? </div> Lisa on "WIW - Matching My Ivories" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---matching-my-ivories#post-2415369 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:19:41 +0000 Lisa 2415369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hello. I was delighted to discover how well this LL Bean ivory and navy striped tee matches the ivory ottoman ribbed Caslon bomber jacket. Don't you just love when that happens? Added navy JCrew chino shorts and Ecco sneakers for a casual WFH outfit in the heat. Thanks for looking! Angie on "WIWs: Bespoke Yorkies!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiws-bepoke-yorkies#post-2415442 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:37:11 +0000 Angie 2415442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ *(Ignore the YAY and NAY. Tech bug). SOOOOO enjoying my Summer skirts! Love my Summers dresses, although wearing skirts more frequently this year. Some dresses I'm wearing as tunics over wide pants (more on that later). 1. Outfit #1: A dear and thoughtful friend who knows my style alerted to me to Ralph Lauren's customizing feature of their classic Polo shirts. There was a YORKIE, and I was ALL IN!!! Got the navy right away, and the pale pink is on order. BEST Polo shirts on my life! All items in this outfit are new apart from the old red bag. Skirt was cheap as chips from The Rack. The pearlized flats I got in The Netherlands earlier this year. The jacket is Levi's Blue Label Japanese Denim. Took four years to find right dark boxy denim jacket. Finally! Will have it forever. 2. Outfit #2 All the items are old. Citron co-ord - aka two-piece dress - is 4 years old. The swooshy long skirt is excellent for sun protection. The white jacket is twelve years old and looks new. I'll have it forever too. 3. Outfit #3 My bespoke Yorkie denim jacket is everything! Thank you Levi's, for customizing denim in your flagship stores. Big white and cream pants and jeans are my comfort zone. I wear white bottoms many times a week for many months of the year. I have as many white bottoms as blue jeans! These are old pleated cotton cream pants. Top was bought with a gift card from Spanx. Rest is old. Jackets on in the morning. Come off later in the day and evening. Warm till 10pm here. LONG days. FINDS showcase new items. Real Yorkies match my bespoke Yorkie wardrobe items Thanks for looking! xo Irina on "Bra fitting experience" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-experience#post-2415375 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:45:16 +0000 Irina 2415375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, I’m a new woman after my bra fitting today! :) On a suggestion from my friend, I booked an appointment for a bra fitting at the recommended lingerie boutique. Angie always tells us to start from finding a proper bra fit. And she is absolutely correct but I didn’t have high hopes. I actually had two fittings before -  both about 9 years ago. A “consultant’ from Victoria Secret, who looked about 16 and had a corresponding experience was not very useful.  <div>The second bra fitting I’ve done was at our Nordstrom, when it was still here. Pretty disappointing, it felt like a sales person was more interested in making a sale than in finding a proper fit for me. <div>Today I tried and bought an underwired bra. I haven’t worn one in years and was totally blown away at how comfortable it actually feels. Of cause, I ended up with a different size. I usually buy 34 DD but my new size is 32 DDD. </div><div>I still need to test it for a longer time but, wow! Looks good, too.  It feels like all the years I was cutting my own hair and then suddenly had a professional haircut :) I now want to throw out all my old bras and buy new ones! But considering the costs, I will proceed slowly. </div><div>Have you had a professional bra fitting done? How was your experience? </div></div> Dee on "Haircut with a Different Stylist" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/haircut-with-a-different-stylist#post-2415435 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:49:00 +0000 Dee 2415435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I always like to go a bit shorter in summer, so I thought it was time for a pixie bob. Currently, my regular hairstylist is on maternity leave, so I've been seeing this new stylist for my last couple of cuts. Its always dicey going to someone different that's for sure. She's really nice, but boy, she sure takes a long time to cut my hair and each time my hair always ends up looking a little bit different. Oddly enough, my old stylist happen to be visiting the salon today while on leave and surprisingly, this new stylist asked her for some tips on how she's typically cuts my hair. It all went well but it took almost an hour and 20 minutes to complete this cut and style and my hair wasn't that long to begin with. Curious to know how often you've ended up having to see a different stylist for one reason or another? Were you happy with how it all went? Also wondering how long it typically takes your stylist to do just cut and style? Suz on "The endless spring refresh" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-endless-spring-refresh#post-2415324 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:07:28 +0000 Suz 2415324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've been shopping up a storm. Buying quite a lot, too -- though certainly a lot less than I have tried!  Late May and early June were what we calle "Juneuary" here -- lots of chilly days...but interspersed with a few crazy hot days. I've been getting a lot of wear from my white RL cropped wide legs. Also my pink denim jacket. And my new baggy Massimo Dutti pants -- crisp, architectural, fun to wear.  New items in Finds. The rest are older.  Suz on "Playing with a new asymmetrical top" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/playing-with-a-new-asymmetrical-top#post-2415124 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:05:04 +0000 Suz 2415124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Unaccountably, I had no solid navy summer tops in my closet, and a solid navy top is an essential for my style. So I went out and bought a distinctly statement-like essential, LOL. BR on sale.  It's a cotton poplin boatneck top with an asymmetrical hem and...ties? I have figured out a few different ways to secure it and can probably work out more. I worried that it might be a bit fiddly, but the fabric stays tied quite well.  Showing it first with white pants because the contrast shows the shape (and I would probably wear with white bottoms sometimes.)  (1-3)  Then with a fun pair of Massimo Dutti pants about which I will have more to say eventually -- I am loving these pants. They're almost a perfect match for the top, so it's like a co-ord set. Of course they are longer on me than on the model, but so far I am liking the ankle bone length. I tried this version with a sparkly brooch. (4-5) Then with my Dries pants and another brooch. (6-7) Then with my old J. Crew skirt (8)  Then with the new Massimo Dutti skirt (9-10) Then with jeans as in the stock photo!  This is not a keep / return because I have cut the tags. But I thought it is an interesting enough piece that others might want to see it -- it comes in different colours.  Sal on "WIW: small travel capsule" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-small-travel-capsule#post-2415116 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:14:42 +0000 Sal 2415116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I had a two night visit to Christchurch for a work meeting. I flew carry on only. It is cold and mid winter. I had two dinners with family as well, plus wanted to walk in a park for a couple of hours and do some work in the hotel. I wore the merino turtleneck and trackpants and sneakers (no find) and coat on the way down and for lounging at home and my walk. The navy suit and plaid top were worn for the meeting. I wore the orange pullover for both meals and for the flight home. Same pants and boots in both photos. I am absolutely squeezed for space in my carry on - I usually check a bag and found this quite challenging. Between toiletries, laptop, book, PJs etc it was hard. If I do this regularly I would investigate a better carry on bag. Only new piece is the Uniqlo pullover - loved the colour, Janet on "WIW anniversary dinner" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-anniversary-dinner-2#post-2415359 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:50:32 +0000 Janet 2415359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My husband and I had a great weekend getaway to a nearby beach town — we got together with some friends who had their son’s graduation party, walked some nature trails, hung out in the pool, and generally had a great relaxing time. Here’s my outfit for our anniversary dinner — not a great angle to see details or proportions (eye level from a 6’6” perspective!), but you get the gist. Zero + Maria Cornejo vest/top and barrel-ish pants, and very old but still favorite LD Tuttle sandals. Too bad I didn’t have a chance to take off the bag or put down my glasses and umbrella, LOL. Here’s to 23 years of married happiness and adventure! Carol on "Ignoring a power neutral" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ignoring-a-power-neutral#post-2414262 Sun, 31 May 2026 21:56:08 +0000 Carol 2414262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I know some of you do this: Angie doesn't do much with black for her wardrobe, etc. I saw ads for white summer dresses today, and then compared them to my skin tone, and remembered white just isn't a great color on me. It should be--it is cool, and I believe I have cool-toned skin. But it tends to wash me out.  If it is in a pattern it's fine, or on the bottom, or perhaps with a colorful necklace between the dress/top and my face. I like to think I can pull off cream, but it might be my imagination. Some pastels, and I certainly seem to do better in darks, like charcoal, black, navy and jewel tones. Have you ever realized one of the basic neutrals (black, gray, white, beige, navy) is not for you? What did you do?  Also: do you know a cheap, free, quick or easy color analysis?  Do you think I could pull off cream, or is that my imagination?  Did you do a Viking funeral, play Taps or otherwise mourn when you realized you were breaking up with x neutral? :) My face shot included that I think shows my coloring.  Carla on "WIW…for haircut, pedi, and Bridge night" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw%e2%80%a6for-haircut-pedi-and-bridge-night#post-2415385 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:49:26 +0000 Carla 2415385@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It was a day of self care, with a haircut and a pedi!  Picked bright orange polish to match the footwear.. It’s been a season of dresses.  I don’t have many, but I’ve been wearing the heck out of the ones I do own.  Also, wearing the heck out of the new sandals.   <div> </div><div>Thanks for looking!</div> Carol on "Yay or nay: spirited jeans" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yay-or-nay-spirited-jeans#post-2415339 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:17:52 +0000 Carol 2415339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Somewhere in my phone is a photo of me where I tried these on at Boot Barn in the dressing room, in a hurry. I remember them being a little "meh," but then, I was in a hurry. Fast forward many months, and I guess I still remember them. They are lovely--just don't know if they would work with my body. I am an hourglass with wide hips and a few extra pounds...and I think my legs are on the shorter side. I tend to prefer flares to wide legs. But so lovely!!! What do you think? Lainey Wilson for Wrangler. Shoes? Heels only? Or would flats work?  Lisa on "WIW - I'm On Team Chinos" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---im-on-team-chinos#post-2415150 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:17:00 +0000 Lisa 2415150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hello. I've definitely joined team chinos this season. Chino trousers and shorts are on repeat daily for me lately and my go to brand seems to be JCrew. #1 and #2 - Chino JCrew pants #3 and #4 - Light Khaki JCrew shorts #5 and #6 - Cobalt Berry JCrew shorts #7 - Navy JCrew shorts Anyone else enjoying chino's this season? Thanks for looking! LJP on "Culottes/long shorts/jorts wiw6.12.26" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/culotteslong-shortsjorts-wiw61226#post-2415147 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:03:46 +0000 LJP 2415147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've been messing around with orders/returns for a pair of long wide not-really-shorts for quite some time. I don't really care for a long straight Bermuda - I have a pair that I wear at home but they don't really give the look I want. I don't understand nor like the word "jorts" so I avoided those too - LOL. Cropped wide legs weren't right either.....and I finally landed on what Old Navy calls a slouchy wide leg culotte . Even that took an order and exhange for a smaller size before I was satisfied. They were Old Navy - cheap and that made me quite happy as who knows how long this look will stick. I've had them for a couple of months now and finally wore them today for the first time with a BR cotton poplin-ish zip front top. I love BR for their off-beat tops but the pricing on some of this stuff kills me. I've had this one for quite awhile but it needed some "customization " that I finally got done the other day. Anyways - I felt pretty good in this outfit - although I'm not sold on the shoes and jewellery. I can't keep buying new black footwear for every possible occasion and look though, so these will do for now. SUPER comfortable , and although the chunkiness may not be current, I like the height l get . I have my eye on some jewellery from a local company called Sunday Feel that specializes in sterling silver interesting pieces. My jewellery is feeing kind of meh at the moment and I may invest in a some of this line later this summer. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sundayfeel.com/collections/jewlzz/products/bicoastal?variant=42817512144956">https://sundayfeel.com/collect.....7512144956</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sundayfeel.com/collections/jewlzz/products/heart-tribe-necklace?variant=40773734334524">https://sundayfeel.com/collect.....3734334524</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sundayfeel.com/collections/jewlzz/products/dark-siren?variant=40635457404988">https://sundayfeel.com/collect.....5457404988</a> The other long short/culotte I bought and love are these below from Gap. Linen blend with a drawstring waist. Very flowy and fun - wore them to work with a linen architectural -ish cut top and loved the outfit. fisherman sandals - Quince earrings - DConstruct bag - old Prada I couldn't give away - hahaha Comments welcome! bj1111 on "Madonna made me do it" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/madonna-made-me-do-it#post-2415286 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:39:10 +0000 bj1111 2415286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ According to vogue uk, Madge and her ripped jeans are back. Inspo photos from the 80s and 2026 In the last two photos I channel the 80s and 2026. I have worn the last outfit in the neighborhood. I guess this is the 20y cycle Suz on "More skirt stylings -- for Brooklyn" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-skirt-stylings----for-brooklyn#post-2415278 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:24:31 +0000 Suz 2415278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Brooklyn suggested that I might try the hip scarf with this skirt. Here are a couple of options. These scarves are rather large, so the ties are correspondingly long. I suppose I could tuck those in, but it would probably start to feel quite bulky. I have a few other scarves I can experiment with, but these were the ones that came immediately to mind. I haven't tried sitting/ walking yet; I'll need to do that to see if it is something I will enjoy wearing IRL. But it's a really fun idea and I can see it working, especially when travelling and you want some variety with one bottom. Plus, the scarf could be repurposed to cover shoulders, etc. in cooler indoor environments. Thanks for the inspiration!  Carla on "Thrift finds, and need help styling a skirt!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thrift-finds-and-need-help-styling-a-skirt#post-2415127 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:26:24 +0000 Carla 2415127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ With two things on my fashion list, I decided to do the rounds of the thrift shops to see if I could cross them off my list.   <div> </div><div>First - a bag/purse to match the whisky loafers I bought new last fall. I’ve had no luck in the regular shops, but found a cool little Coach cross body at ‘Second Helpings’ (supports Big Sisters, Big Brothers).  See Finds below. ($35 CAD) Second - a red top for Canada Day.  My last thrifted top gave me two good years, but was looking tired after last summer, so I said ‘thankyou and good-bye’.  Earlier this month I realized I had red accessories, but no red clothing items!  It’s been my habit to thrift my Canada Day outfit - so, found a red lace sleeveless top at ‘Repurpose’ (supports a women’s shelter) ($4 CAD)  Picked up a pair of light weight summer denim cropped pants in faded blue ($8 CAD) as well. ’Antiques on Queen’ is my go-to for silk scarves, but has been getting some very cool clothes recently.  You have to move quick ‘cause the theatre costumers from Toronto know about this place, and clean it out regularly.  My purpose was to pick up two 100% silk Tommy Bahama shirts for the menfolk (at $20 CAD each, but I found a Badgley Mishka skirt that was so beautifully made - I had to have it ($15 CAD). 10% cotton, lined, with French seams on both the skirt and the lining. Gorgeous work! </div><div> </div><div>Style challenge.  The skirt is not really in my wheel house. Too delicate, too boho.  If I was 20something I would wear it to Coachella  with a spaghetti strap tank top and rubber boots!  Below a quickie styling sesh with items from my closet.  I think the navy leather sneakers are wrong/too heavy, but my chunky Ecco sandals might work - with a different top.  I’m trying to be irreverent and juxtapose the delicacy of the skirt.  I think the denim jacket works.  Not ure what else to try.</div><div> </div><div>Do you have any ideas/suggestions?</div><div> </div><div>Have you done any thrifting this year?  Any ‘scores’? Thanks for reading! </div> Cookie on "Last chance to veto the dress of controversy" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/last-chance-to-veto-the-dress-of-controversy#post-2415119 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:33:06 +0000 Cookie 2415119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ (The controversy being that my mother—who will not be at this wedding—says I don’t look so great in it.) There are other things I could wear, though can I even find the return slip for the new dress? (Which is, for what it’s worth, the most comfortable option, though it also seems better with heels, which cancels out that factor a bit.) 1. The dress (with different shoes than last pic, also Fluevogs, but I’d probably wear the first ones). 2. The one I wore to the wedding last year. 3-6. An old dress I also wore to a wedding years ago, with different belt/shoe options (well, imagine black shoes for the last one, haha). No pockets sadly in this one, but more fancy vintage purse opportunity. elpgal on "Shrunken linen blazer" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shrunken-linen-blazer#post-2415071 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:03:52 +0000 elpgal 2415071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Temps and humidity have hit upper 90s but my work requires covered shoulders. They keep the temp at 74! Add in a 15 min walk from my parking spot and I am a mess. Have you seen any shrunken/cropped blazers to wear over a sheath? I am 5’ 3” and broad shouldered so I need something cropped or with waist definition. Price not a huge consideration since I’ll buy just a dark and a light option. kkards on "WIW Red" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-red-4#post-2415197 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:33:21 +0000 kkards 2415197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Back in the day, one of my favorite work outfits was a pair of red wool trousers and a red silk blouse. It was bold but somehow I never felt it was over the top or too much. Somewhere along the way I stopped wearing red and it felt like just a lot. But in the past couple of years I’ve found myself coming back to red. Which brings me to 2 outfits I wore this week, and my new red glasses. #1 red accents.  The shoes and the belt pick up the red stripes in the top.  it’s hard to see in the photo, but the stripes also have some lurex threads so there’s a subtle shimmer which I think is fun #2 red  pointelle tee for a basic WFH look    #3 double chins and all-close up of my new glasses   And yes, the bold color glasses share a name with our bold color loving fashion guru  Thanks for looking.  As always, all comments and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated  nuancedream on "WIW: Dinner and beach walk" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-dinner-and-beach-walk#post-2415098 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:55:26 +0000 nuancedream 2415098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ After a couple of days of damp and very windy weather, Mr. ND suggested dinner and a walk at Alki Beach for a perfectly sunny Wednesday. Yes, please!! Plus, I had the opportunity to wear this dress from Weston Wear, a San Francisco-based label that is sadly no longer in business. I think my Fly London flatform sandals are my most frequently worn pair of sandals. I'm sure I'll be sad once I have to retire them. Sal on "Weddings recently in the media" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weddings-recently-in-the-media#post-2414935 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:58:32 +0000 Sal 2414935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I always enjoy looking at what people wear to weddings and recently I have seen a couple with lots of inspiration. Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Both the civil wedding and the Italian wedding festival.  Wow she looks amazing in both the suit and hat in London and in the leather and feather dress.  If I was a successful gorgeous pop musician I would totally wear both these looks... Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling Some stunning outfits by all the guests including the British Royal Family.  The bride and groom and bridesmaids look perfect - so chic.  The Princess of Wales is as elegant as ever - and Zara Tindall looks gorgeous in periwinkle and the Duchess of Edinburgh is also in a lovely blue. And Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, is rewearing an outfit from Zara's christening.... I can't find a good pic of it but I am impressed.  Wouldn't you love to see her fashion archives!!  If I was marrying into the royal family or attending this wedding I would love to wear all these looks.... LJP on "Q about Uniqlo" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/q-about-uniqlo#post-2414560 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:57:02 +0000 LJP 2414560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Winnipeg's first Uniqlo store opened a couple of weeks ago, and it's apparently safe for a normal person to go in now , haha.  I happened to be in the mall doing a return (story of my life) the day it opened and the line up was CRAZY. All the way around the upper floor of the mall. Do people not have jobs to go to? Or anything better to do?  Yikes.   Anyways, I toured the store yesterday and while nothing really jumped out at me, I'm curious how the merchandise flows.  Are new styles added within a season, or is it one big drop a few times a year?  In other words, do I need to go back again this summer? The store was far bigger than I imagined, and I didn't really understand the merchandising or what I was looking at  - is it men's, women's or a general free for all?  It was all kind of together .  I'm probably not their target market, but there was a cropped boxy shirt in an interested tech fabric I liked, but I wasn't motivated enough to go stand in line.  There were no collab pieces visible, other than a couple of pieces of the Uniqlo:C collection .  Carol on "WIW/WIB: color" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwwib-color#post-2414348 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:50:47 +0000 Carol 2414348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Today I put on a favorite linen shirt in Easter/butter yellow--cool and easy. I was very hot, so decided to try a blue linen skort that had gotten too small.  It was a squeeze getting in, but felt fine otherwise. I was glad to be cool today. I added reddish earrings, a silver bangle, then realized I had done primary colors, one of my favorite combinations. The second photo is my new-to-me dress shirt. I had envisioned getting a men's dress shirt in an Easter color, like bubblegum pink, and wearing it over a crop top in the same color. The first name that came to mind when I thought of this was Hugo Boss. Not that I'm an expert, but I associate Hugo Boss with great quality, almost tastefully loud. So when I was in Chicago at the Brown Elephant thrift store, I was so happy when I pulled this Hugo Boss off the rack. It is not an Easter color, but a bold orange and blue stripe.  My father said I look like a Wall Street broker from the Eighties, and I will take that. I definitely enjoy a shirt that commands attention. (Also, is it just me, or am I loading my photos wrong? On my end, I am not able to expand them out to full size. Can you do that with these photos? I am not sure what I am doing wrong.) Carol on "The Devil Wears 501" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-devil-wears-501#post-2414793 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:54:38 +0000 Carol 2414793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I thought this was a rather cute jeans commercial from 1986, featuring Stanley Tucci for Levis 501. I love all the great taste in styling each actor! <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxwmgTAIPoA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxwmgTAIPoA</a> Carla on "My Levi’s, and yours?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-levi%e2%80%99s#post-2414959 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:22:30 +0000 Carla 2414959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wore my 501’s this morning when the day started out foggy and cool, but switched to linen shorts when it got hot and humid. All my Levi stuff gets lots of wear. Show me yours! MsMary on "WIW 6/11: Yoked(ish) skirt from Italy" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-611-yoked-skirt-from-italy#post-2415047 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:37:07 +0000 MsMary 2415047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We recently got back from ten days in Northern Italy and had the best time! I love to buy clothes on vacation and this trip was no exception. We popped into a boutique called <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.luisaspagnoli.com/en/us/summer-sales?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17345778881&gclid=CjwKCAjwuanRBhBSEiwAY5y6VxDH8lbCbG3fXNNApQ0eYMN7Z3uRGroaYR1B6E747VUQi6-EVcnpNRoCxAgQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADiGlfWAuGlqkjijfXG7Gm-ZNQb8C&click=safehttp://">Luisa Spagnoli</a> in a tiny little town, the name of which escapes me, and I walked out 20 minutes later with this fabulous linen skirt and top. (Alas, they don't ship to the US!) I wore it twice on the trip and I've worn it twice since I've been home -- once to the symphony and tonight to the Pasadena Playhouse. Big fun! And fun fact: All the buttons of both the top and the skirt are actually functional! Anybody else like to buy wearable souvenirs? Coming back to say I don't think Angie will agree that this is a true yoked skirt. But the buttons give the illusion of a yoke. If it were pants, it would be sailor pants! So... there you have it! Star (Lise) on "In or Out?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/in-or-out-1#post-2414875 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:14:35 +0000 Star (Lise) 2414875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Fabbers A quick one. Should I tuck in the tee or not? If yes with or without a belt? If yes with a black or a cognac belt? I do have a preference after looking at the pics but would love to hear the Hive Mind. Thanks in Advance! Suz on "More on Sizing" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-sizing#post-2415115 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:12:10 +0000 Suz 2415115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ If anyone is interested in going down a rabbit hole about fit, the latest episode of <a rel="nofollow" href="https://articlesofinterest.substack.com">Articles of Interest </a>is called Sizes, What it Takes to Make Them, and it's exactly on point. All about what it's like to be a fit model.  On the substack there is also a little video about the elements of a great fit.