Angie's challenge days 3-5 - YouLookFab Forum

This was an informative challenge. I've never thought much about the individual elements that make my most "me" outfits. I love seeing what others feel most authentic in! Actually can't wait to get back to all your posts!

Technically, I missed recording yesterday, so I'm including an outfit from last week that is very typical. That's in photo 1, a cold and blustery day, when I went to an outdoor beer tasting.

The "me" in all these is jeans, scarves, booties, tops that are soft. When I wear flares I sometimes now try to show the belt a tiny bit with a semi-tuck. Cardigans are a staple year-round.

Photo 2 is a close-up of one of my hand-knit shawls that I wear as a scarf. Photo 3 is oddly foreshortened; my legs are short but not quite that short. My hubby is in training to become my fashion photographer, but neither one of us knows what we are doing! Anyway, I tried the skinnies tucked into the combat boots, but the outfit is mostly about the color and drape up top.

Photo 4 is today. My snake booties are the closest I will ever get to the white YLF bootie look. Grey brewery t-shirt and one of my favorite cotton cardigans, which works year-round. I am about to go help hang a youth art show in our local fine arts center. I feel ready!

Thanks so much for looking.

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6 years ago

taylor

Veteran

Your husband is doing a great job .
I love the pink on you and the hand knit shawl drapes beautifully.
The red and snake print booties are FAB!

Cardiff girl

I agree with a Taylor about the pink and the drape.I also like the bootcuts on you with your boots peeping out and of course I love the red cardi.

Anonymous

Love the fuschia outfit the most, but if people keep posting snake booties some may have to come home with me

kkards

you wear color so well...i like all these, but the bootcut with the snakeskin is WOW

JAileen

Your shawl scarf is lovely, and impressive. I love your snake booties, too!

Bonnie

How nice that your husband will take photos. Mine is hopeless, I find a tripod is much easier to deal with. Your columns of color with colorful sweaters and scarves look lovely.

Dreika

Active Member

My favourite is the fuchsia outfit - both the color and the drape are gorgeous. And I’m with Suntiger about the boots - the more I see them the more I want a pair. They look stunning on you!

ChristelJ

Thank you for the encouraging comments, all you super stylish fabbers!

Snake booties turn out to be very versatile, so I'm recommending you succumb to the urge, suntiger and Dreika!

Katerina

I love your style, Christel. These are really fab outfits. I love 2-3, the scarf is very beautiful and in lovely harmony with the flowy cardigan. The belt is really perfect with the scarf - I like how the pattern sort of repeats itself. No 4 is super as well. Cool and on trend. Fab boots!

Thanks, Katerina. You have a great eye for detail to notice about the belt grommets and the eyelets in the scarf!

Gretchen

I love the colors on you. The fuschia and the red both light you up. Beautiful!

Thanks so much!

Mainelady

Your scarf and and flowy cardigan are beautiful and the colors look so good on you. That is my favorite outfit, however the red sweater and booties are amazing on you. Great style!

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

You are ADORABLE, ChristelJ. So natural and relaxed.

My word. You were made to wear tones of magenta. The colours in pics #2 and 3 are WOW.

Day 4 is a KILLER look. Your best I've seen so far. And the bootcuts in Day 5 are a sublime fit. Perfect with the boots.

You did an amazing job with the challenge. WELL DONE.

Firecracker (Sharan)

Christel, I like your earthy, artistic style. The hand-knit scarf is a stand-out piece, and it looks beautiful on you. I like it paired with the drapey cardi. And the red cardigan over graphic tee is a very cool look; I think the booties really sharpen the outfit and make it very hip.

I smiled at your comment about taking photos. I tried having DH be my photographer, but hated the way I looked in all the photos, with goofy expressions and stiff poses. I discovered I do better with standing the camera on a railing and using a timer. I'm less nervous! It's still hard, but I can do as many takes as I want. Ha!

Mainelady, so kind of you!

Angie, thank you. It's so helpful to know how my choices come across to someone with such an amazing expert eye as yours!

I've learned quite a bit this week, and been really lifted up by the kind support. Its also been a wonderful way to get to know others on the forum as they reveal what makes them unique. This challenge was a great idea.

Firecracker, thank you for the thoughtful compliments! You should see how many insanely dorky expressions I had in the deleted photos for these. I'm glad you found a method of taking pics that works for you; sounds clever.

kellygirl

Gorgeous! I'd wear every one of these. The hand knit is beautiful--I have a soft spot for those. It's perfectly integrated into your casual style. I'd wear every one of these.

Kellygirl, those are high compliments! Thank you so much.

You have great style. The outfit with the pink scarf is my favorite. Snake booties are a fine stand in for white ones unless you want a crisp look and wear lots of optic white.

Thanks, Joy. That's exactly it, I do much better in a soft white or bone color so the snake boots harmonize better for me.

Alicewonderland

Wow I’m going to have to copy number 4

UmmLila (Lisa)

I love that magenta cardigan on you. And the scarf in those tones is likewise gorgeous.

My pleasure. I'm thrilled to see you post, sweet ChristelJ.

Jaime

Scarf is gorgeous on you and I love the flares with the snake print boots!

Thank you Alicewonderland, UmmLila, Shevia! So many votes for the magenta and scarf combo and the snake booties. Good info to have for future outfit-making!

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