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My Very First WIW!

Dee

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Hi YLF,
I'm Dee, a newbie to the forum but I've been following YLF for well over a decade. I'm Canadian and recently retired.
My style is pretty much casual, modern classic. I enjoy simple patterns like stripes, polka dots and small geometrics. Cool tones seem to suit me best.
I've been adding my two cents recently on both the blog and forum so I thought I'd get in on the action by posting my first WIW today.
Inspired by some Korean fashion on Netflix, I bought myself this new blue melton short utility jacket and combined it with an old pair of grey trousers which I double cuffed and a grey merino wool sweater. Threw on my black booties and crossbody bag. I'm liking the look, casually streamlined and so comfy too.
Pleasantly surprised that just cuffing these trousers gave them a more modern vibe.

Utility Jacket - Pieces-The Bay
Trousers (old)- Jones of New York
Crossbody bag - Roots

42 replies

Latest reply was from Linda

The Cat

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You look fab! Love the colour combo and the styling. (incl. the cuffing).

sarah

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Love how you contrast the monochromatic column of grey/black with that bright jacket. The cuffing looks great. You look fab!

Anonymous

Your outfit reminds me a bit of Angie's blog post today. I lovyour outfit and congratulations on your first WIW post. I look forward to seeing more of your outfits.

Carla

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After reading your thoughtful and articulate responses to a few threads, I was hoping we’d see ‘more’ of you! Congratulations on your recent retirement. Your outfit does indeed meet the brief of casual modern classic. The melton utility jacket has all the markings of a signiture piece.

Welcome to the Forum, Dee!

JAileen

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Very nice! I really like your jacket. What were the shows that inspired you?

kellygirl

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So sharp! The blue is such a great color against the column of neutral. YLF!

Bonnie

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Love the blue jacket and the way the color pops out against the black column. Looking forward to seeing more outfits.

Anonymous

Welcome Dee! YLF!

Star (Lise)

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Such a great blue and so good with grey. Fab outfit. Welcome!

Dee

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The Cat, Sarah, Joy, Runcarla, JAileen, Kellygirl, Bonnie, Suntiger, and Star, thank you so much for your welcoming and positive feedback.

JAileen, I was inspired by the Korean show “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” I really liked the classic simplicity of some of their wardrobe and when I saw this jacket in blue, I just went for it.

Stagiaire Fash

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Dang, what a great debut! I’ve got to ask though—does that jacket pick up your eye color?

Suz

(website)

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Welcome! I love your outfit! The blue of that jacket is beautiful and you are right about the pants -- cuffing them modernizes them really well.

Always glad to see a fellow Canadian here!

rachylou

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Quite brilliant! Such a sharp jacket that goes beautifully with your hair!

slim cat

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Great look - love blue and black/charcoal together! Post more!

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Welcome! And looking SUPER fab!!

Totally nodding along with the reason to cuff the bottoms, and that blue is sensational on you, and with black

CarolS

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Welcome, Dee! Great jacket and a fab look overall.

LJP

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Hello from a fellow Cdn ! I love the idea of cuffing the trousers . Takes the proverbial starch right out of them ! Gorgeous jacket too .

Janet

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Nice to see you! The cuff on the trousers is brilliant, and I love the blue of that jacket! YLF indeed.

Anonymous

Awesome outfit! Love that blue color. Cool combo with the black

kkards

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Welcome! love the pop of blue, especially against the column of grey instead of the more expected black

Dee

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Thanks everyone for being so welcoming, YLF is such a wonderful community for fashion lovers.

SF -Hahaha too funny, and yes, the jacket does indeed match my eyes.

Jenni NZ

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Fantastic outfit! Welcome!
My husband and I loved that show. An extraordinary show!

Inge

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How lovely to see you post an outfit, Dee, and a fabulous one at that. The proportions are great, and your blue jacket is stunning!

The fashion on Attorney Woo is amazing, isn't it. How fun that you were inspired by it!

Katerina

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Awesome outfit! The jacket is really good and perfect with the grey trousers. So nice to see you!

RobinF

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Great outfit! The blue jacket is really nice and I agree that cuffing the pants makes them very modern. YLF!

Laurie

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Gorgeous blue. Welcome to outfit posting, Dee. Look forward to seeing more!

Irina

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What a gorgeous color of the jacket! Love the outfit.

ChristelJ

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Absolutely fab outfit. I'm a big fan of cuffed jeans. Also, I loved that show. Now I want to go back and look more closely at what they wore!

Jaime

(website)

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Welcome to posting! Your outfit is fantastic - I love the color of the jacket and the way you modernized the trousers with the cuff. Looking forward to more outfits!

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