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WIW - copycat fail

Janet

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Well, I wore a skirt and tall boots... But the rest of the copycat effort failed miserably. Ran out of time so threw this together, and I fear that shows.

My animal print skirt, I now know, is solely a summer, no-hosiery garment. It stuck horribly to my tights, and a slip only made it worse as it all bunched up in a mess. Couldn't tear it all off fast enough.

So I went with this multicolor pencil skirt, threw on a black tee and realized my trendy mega sale mesh sweater went with it and added a casual edge. Threw on the scarf i could find that went with it all, and hoped for the best. I know this is not the most figure-flattering look on me, but I think it actually looks better IRL because you can see I have a waist through the mesh sweater. The photo really doesn't give that impression.

At least I got to wear my butterfly wing ring.

Give it to me straight. How bad is it?

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Latest reply was from Lisa

Anonymous

Not bad at all! Not like the original, no, but it's a worthy outfit in and of itself!

bj1111

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it's not bad. as i suspected, it looks better in real life...actually quite like it.

Sara L.

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I think it's a cute outfit, although not very similar to your inspiration photo. I like the look of the mesh sweater over the tighter underlayer and the lace up boots are great.

Parsley

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I don't see any fail here- you look great!
So what if it's not exactly like the inspiration picture. We have to draw from our own wardrobes.

RandomThoughts (Andrea)

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Janet, I think it really works. I like this look! The boots are scrumptious.

Janet

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I think I could have done a more faithful copy I'd had more time to play with options. But after my great skirt purge of 2012, I really don't have much left in the way of skirts! Tried to start with this patterned one, but then couldn't find a substantial suitable scarf to pattern mix with it. So I just abandoned the faithful copy idea and went for funky. :-/

biscuitsmom

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I agree with the others! Its a very lovely outfit! WTH if it's not the same as the IP, it is great on it's own

Suz

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Bad?

I actually love it!

Okay, so it is not exact to the original. But the way I see it, these challenges are to teach us stuff. You learned something about your animal print skirt, and then found a new outfit combination that to my eye is at least as interesting as the original, if very different.

Mo

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I think this is fine, too. Perhaps you are having trouble with not much waist definition? It took me a bit to get past that myself, being a bit hippy and short to boot.
On another note, I have decided some challenges are fun but sometimes if it's just not my kind of look, it can be a set up for frustration or a feeling of wasted time/energy

pil

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So that is how those sweaters are supposed to look : )
I've seen them in stores but not actually on someone.
The colors are lovely on you.

Mochi

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Usually when someone prefaces their pic with a case on how wrong the outfit is, I tend to think they're being too harsh on themselves. In your case, Janet, your style is so confident and well-honed that I thought, conversely, that it must be a dud. And you know what--I really like this a lot! So what does that say???

(As an aside, I had almost posted this look when I first saw it recently... It's one of the only Gio's I've seen that's readily duplicable by a woman without a trust fund...but I figured eh, they'll think I'm completely obsessed with Giovanna. Enough already, Mochi!')

Sonia

It's not a fail unless you believe it is! you look great and have a lovely smile too.
Anyway, it's not really about copying fashion its about making your own statement by expressing who you are. Does this outfit express your personality? You are smiling, you can't be that unhappy about it?
i think you look great, confident - and confidence is not always seen through clothes

amiable

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I love both your outfit and your inspiration outfit! Would you mind providing a link to it (or to both, if you have them), so that I can pin them?

shiny

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Would you have tried this outfit combo if it wasn't for the challenge? If the answer is no then the challenge succeeded!

I love the outfit. The waist-surrender is quite cute and playful and looks very comfy.

MsMary

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I love it! It's not all that similar to the inspiration pic, but that's okay, right? I actually think yours is more original -- seriously!! And with that gorgeous smile, you couldn't have a "fail" if you tried!

TraceyLiz65

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So , not a fail! Just not similar to the original, but definitely a great outfit worthy of wearing again if you so chose...

Kiwichik

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Forget the inspiration photo this is a fabulous look - you did good.

K. Period.

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I looked at your outfit and like everyone else though, uuuuuhhhh, where's the fail? I like it. I think it is a good, solid outfit. Not a copycat, but I can see the hint of the inspiration in there, especially with the scarf. You look great! Definitely give yourself some kudos here. Serendipity is fab!

Anonymous

Hola boot twin
I would have loved to see a bit more contrast within the top and the skirt, but heck, I like this outfit a lot. I see no dud!

Aida

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Well the final result turned out pretty fun, so I don't think this could be considered a failure! It reads a little more boho than I'm used to seeing on you, and not as much rock-n-roll as usual, maybe that's what feels off?

Jaime

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I guess you mean it is a failure because it does not look exactly like the inspiration picture, but as an outfit it is anything but. I like it a lot, especially the texture of the sweater with the scarf. Great boots too!

Anonymous

You got me with your title! I had to see an outfit of yours that you felt "failed". Well, it's still pretty good, especially with the fact that you could see your lovely waist through the open crochet of the sweater. I'm glad you had time to change skirts before leaving the house. I still don't have the tights/skirt thing figured out. The twisting and riding up would make me crazy!

goldenpig

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I don't see anything wrong with this photo! It doesn't look much like the inspiration, but who cares! You look great! I don't think it's a failure at all, unless you mean that it doesn't look like a copycat. Love your boots by the way!

catgirl

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I don't see a fail, but I will admit this is not a favorite of mine compared to all the other looks I've seen on you. I'm not a big fan of this particular sleeve length on sweaters, nor brown, nor the super-open weave, so that's all contributing to my own issues. But you are still more stylish than 99% of the world out there!

Janet

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Thanks, everybody. Interesting to see the responses -- just to clarify, I didn't hate this outfit, it just took a big detour from my original intention, and I'm thinking I will probably like the olive mesh sweater better with skinnies than skirts. Nonetheless, I love the bottom half of the outfit and I definitely count this one as a learning experience, as Suz very astutely points out!

I also realized later in the day that I could have done a more faithful interpretation with one of my two "vintage" midi skirts, but I hadn't pulled them out of their summer storage closet for winter yet, so I forgot about them. Time to do the seasonal skirt switch!

Thank you for all the feedback.

A.Kiernan

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Maybe not the same color scheme but it still looks great on you!

Transcona Shannon

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What Suz said.

Ingunn

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I agree, this is no failure at all! I think the outfits that are more loosely interpreted often are the most interesting ones, because then I get a glimpse of a thought process that can be very instructional for me, too. Your outfit is lovely on you.

Lisa

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I think this is fine. I like the waist surrendering look. The sweater has nice texture because of the holey style and the layering you did here is interesting. And the boots are lovely. Did you say butterfly ring? Where's that photo?