It Aint Me Babe: Experiments - YouLookFab Forum

And it's the end of week--whatever. Today I'm doing some experimenting, some working with that golden ratio brought up by Toronto Girl.

I bought a few new things in February and early March—sales were already getting going. Items for spring not worn yet.

1)New Chico’s pants, orange—I guess this is orange. I don’t like to wear orange, so I’m going to call them light cinnamon? Look up color. Worn with new Boden top you’ve seen before. And those orange/coral sandals? I bought them a couple of years ago to wear with a Boden dress. They are uncomfortable. I haven’t worn them much, but now I’m experimenting with more pads. Kenneth Cole Gentle Souls.

2-3 Next I move to a skirt I bought. I was going to buy the matching top but I didn’t like the styles. Suz's 2-piece dress. I thought I'd get one in spring. But right now there isn’t anything at BR I can find. Skirt is polyester knit. Check The color is –a muted teal. Experimenting with ah—s golden mean. I have a lot of longer tops. I have 3 other skirts, all with patterns, so I wanted plain, but not black or gray.

4-5) With NAS 19 jacket—too prim. With a longer skirt I need a shorter top or jacket. Too dull. With black BR sweater. With N&Z cardibought 4 years ago.

6-7) White top bought last year for printed skirt, didn’t wear much. Better proportion. Alone and with teal N&Z cardi. Bought last year sale, not yet worn. End of summer. This goes better. Also my more casual jewelry goes.

8) With brown top inexpensive henley top from Macy’s to see if I should really shun brown. Too long, better to try with another color.

EF crepe travel pants. Some bloggers love these--une femme for example. I can't see that they are worth the price. But I'll give them a chance.

9) What I ended up wearing until I go out to garden: brown top with jeans, red cashmere cardi.

Hope I got the photos right. Any comments, especially re proportion. I realize in the mirror doesn't show exact relative distances.

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4 years ago

rachylou

Veteran

I love them all

kellygirl

You really have a good sense of proportion because all of these look fab. Super flattering and pretty! My fave is 1 with the cinnamon sandals probably because it looks so spring-y and fresh to me. Column of color and high contrast work equally well on you too. You have your style down!

Helena

Haha, see this is my problem - I can't judge the proportions in anything approximately a mathematical way. This is just not how my brain functions!

That said - I love all these! I do think though that you are also a person that could tuck a shirt without looking like the waist is under your arms (which is what I can look like at times). For example, in #8, I do think tucked would work too.

I LOVE your red cardigan - it looks so lush!

Anonymous

The first one is the very flattering I think, the fit and length of the pants with the length of the top, and the little bit of ankle and forearm is really pretty. I think the below the bust horizontal line of the embroidered front piece makes your legs look longer too.

I think you look great in color or at least with some lighter softness so 2-5 seem a little severe, but I like the jacket and top together in 4, maybe with jeans? The top in 5 seems a little long and is my least favorite

I like 7 but I feel like it needs something to pull the eye back up, 8 is a little dull and with 9 we are back to really excellent, love everything.

slim cat

Love white color on you in #1 and #6 ( #1 - best spring look).
The asymmetrical white top has line that brings eyes up in #6 but in #7 that part is hidden by the jacket ( probably heavier/bigger necklace will help with that ).
Love longer cardigans in #5 and 9 on you! All in all - lovely outfits.

Jaime

(website)

My favorites are 1,2, and 6. But they are all elegant and lovely!

cindysmith

While they are all pretty, the white top in 6 just floored me. It is so simple, yet so elevated. I love it on you. I also love the rich color palette of 5.

Angie

Fashion Stylist

EVERYTHING works really well! I think you nailed the items, combinations and proportions, MsMaven.

The rust pants with the white top and rust sandals are soooo fresh and on trend

You have absolutely got Relaxed Elegance down.

Joy

#1 is my favorite with the cinnamon shoes. Not a big fan of brown on you although the length and fit of the top look fine to me. I like the outfit in #7 on you teal with a lighter top under the jacket.
The EF travel pants easily can be cuffed to make cropped pants.

The Cat

The proportions in #9 look especially great.

Barbara Diane

My favorites are 1, 2 and 6. But I'm fairly traditional when it comes to proportions.

MsMaven

Thank you all for your input. This helps me a lot. When it comes to long over long, I'm not sure what is best. I agree that brown isn't my best, and doesn't work with the dark teal of the skirt.

Toronto Girl: I always used to tuck in blouses and sweaters even--but that was when I still had that skinny, skinny midsection. It doesn't work with apple belly, although I had a sales woman insist I should wear a wide belt with a tucked in top. The belts and even the skirts slide up.

Now the waist is gone down, I'll try it again.

Slim cat and Cindy: I bought the white top at Last Call last summer to work with the snakeskin skirt from BR.It didn't work quite right (forget the dark bra) and was a bit tight. 12 lbs slimmer and it is so much better. I need to try it with the skirt again.

Joy--yes definitely. I will cuff those ER pants. I think that will make all the difference to them.

Here's the white top a year ago.

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LOVE the skirt styled with the white top too.

Dauncen

Active Member

They are all good outfits but the white tops (1 and 6) are especially flattering with you coloring.

Funny thing is that I've been avoiding white tops for ages!

Sal

I like the white tops best and the last one. I do agree 4 and 5 are a bit prim on you.

I think you can wear different proportions well as your shape is really balanced. I think 2 and 3 would benefit from a scarf to draw the eye up.

Suz

Ok. That red cardi is amazing on you!

I also love the white top with the twist.

Now I will go back to the rest. A 2 piece dress is a great thing but a skirt is also good!

The white top with the skirt is great.

White tends to look better when you have grey/ white hair. Or at least that is my experience. I never wore it much before, but now I love to wear it.

Bijou

I’m with Shevia, 1, 2 & 6 are my favourites. The white top looks beautiful on you. I can understand feeling that white can be less flattering even when it is. I now wear lots of white, but previously when black was my main neutral, white looked quite extreme after wearing black so much.

Agree with @Suz - and white top looks pretty good with snakeskin skirt!

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