WIW - Before and After - YouLookFab Forum

As I mentioned recently on another thread, I had knee surgery a few weeks ago, so I'm currently spending a lot of time at home recovering. Here are a recent pair of outfits from before and after the procedure.

Outfit 1 (Before):
This was right before my surgery date, going out to dinner with DH to a trendy place downtown. This was our last hurrah, because we knew I wouldn't be up to leaving the house for a few weeks afterwards. I was going for urban/trendy but minimal, which is where I want my style to be going. How'd I do?

Also, can you tell my much taller DH took this picture? The proportions look very odd!

Jeans - Old Navy
Top - Gap
Jacket - Danier
Bag - Kate Spae
Shoes - Clarks

Outfit 2 (After)
It's only this week that I've felt up to leaving my house again and I wanted to start wearing things other than sweats when I do so. My knee is still swollen/sore, so all of my skinny and straight leg jeans are out of rotation for awhile, leaving me with leggings and boyfriend jeans as my only wardrobe options. An online shopping trip is definitely in my future!

This was worn for one of my first outings, which was bruch with a friend this weekend. Inspired by one of Aubergine's outfits last week, I grabbed this striped dress that I usually only wear as loungewear and added leggings and a denim jacket. I felt a little casual but at least somewhat pulled together (but then, my standards aren't very high at the moment!). You can also see my new friend the brace, which will be accompanying me for at least the next month or so.

Dress - Gap
Leggings - Target
Jacket - Old Navy
Sandals - Birkenstocks

Sorry for the long post, it got away from me! Comments and thoughts are welcome, as always.

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11 years ago

lyn*

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Veteran

I love your outfits before and after - I kind of think you have a cool knee brace; reminds me of cyborgs or something

The slouchy look works really well for you - hopefully this month will go by really quickly!

Neel

Love your dress outfit! With the braces and all :). Outfit 1 is lovely too. The white jacket really makes the outfit pop. YLF!

rachylou

When I had my surgery for hernia, dresses were it. I got a couple of stripey, jersey dresses just like the one you're wearing. Quite good.

Aida

Both of these outfits look great! I see the urban minimalist in outfit #1. Outfit #2 is totally casually cute. I agree with Lyn, your knee brace is pretty cool looking! It also matches the rest of that outfit pretty well ^^ Not sure how much fabric would get clamped into the brace, but a pair of dressy sweats or track pants could be another fun option for now.

Angie

Fashion Stylist

You look great after surgery, Dee. I'm impressed. Sending healing thoughts. xo

Kristin L

I think they both look great as well. A tunic would work great with the leggings in pic 2 as well. I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Karie

Both are great outfits. You did a good job of outfit creation with the brace!

fuzzylogic

I love the denim jacket and horizontal stripes! The Birkenstocks give his outfit a casual feel!

Anonymous

OMG! I think this is the first time someone's based something on one of my outfits here, and I'm completely honored!

You look wonderful in both outfits. I especially love how the oxfords and bag add a little uniqueness to the sleek minimalism in #1, and #2 looks comfy yet pulled-together. I'd basically be in nothing but sweatpants, so I'm impressed by the actual cute outfit with real clothes.

Hope the knee heals quickly!

Dee

Lyn, I keep telling people that it's my goal to become a cyborg by age 40!

Aida, the fancy track pants are a trend I never quite got into, but it might be worth a try for the next few months, thanks!

K, I really need more tunics. I always love the look, but have trouble finding them at the right length. As a petite, half of them end up as dresses anyway!

Thanks Angie, Neel, rachy, Karie and fuzzylogic!

Aubergine, I spent the better part of three weeks in sweatpants, and I'm one of those people who feels like my day never starts unless I put on real clothes, so I'm excited to be wearing "real pants" again, even if they are leggings.

Yay for real pants! And there's a fine line between tunics and dresses for me too!

Jaime

Before and after both look great. I love your hair!

Missey

I love your outfits! Both are perfect on you, even with the brace I adore your pixie cut, it looks amazing on you.

Firecracker (Sharan)

Dee, you have great style with your brace. Love the leggings outfit. Way to go! Hope your recovery goes well!

Oh, and yes, you did great with the urban/trendy/minimal look in 1. How could you go wrong with that great jacket?

You look great: #1 seems like an excellent 'goal' for your future style. Glad your post-op recovery is going well so far & hope it continues that way!

Gigi

Dee, I am laughing so hard at your cyborg comment! Ho ho ho!

You did a great job with the dress/tunic and leggings. Completely fab and a great job shopping your closet! I like outfit 1 too and definitely see the urban and trendy influences. I hope your knee gets better soon so you aren't limited in exploring your fashion aspirations!

I am also one of those people who have to put on real clothes to feel like the day has started. I work at home, and people are always saying to me, "So, do you work in your pajamas?" Um, no. I'm working, not lounging around!

Thanks everyone, especially for the hair complements! The pixie was the best thing I ever did for my hair, in terms of happiness and management.

Gigi, exactly! I'm working from home at the moment and it really makes a difference in my ability to focus, for whatever reason. If I'm in my pajamas, I may as well just stay in bed for all that I'm going to accomplish!

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