WIW: a couple of YLF-inspired outfits

I haven't posted WIW in a while (no reason really, just got busy with other things), but I wore a couple of outfits this week that were inspired by things on the blog/forum, so I thought I'd share them here.

#1 was inspired by all the waistcoat talk on the blog and forum this week. I decided to pull out one of my long, gilet-style waistcoats and paired it with a drapey, grayish shirt, black pants, and booties. It's not quite the type of true waistcoat that we were talking about, but still inspired by the trend.

#2/3 were inspired by Keturah's gorgeous handknit fair-isle sweater that she posted on the forum this week. I decided to pull out my own handknit colorwork sweater (hers is more impressive though with all the different colors!). Here I've paired it with a sleeveless, black cowl-neck dress, leggings, and mid-calf boots. Really loved this outfit.

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6 years ago

Carla

Veteran

#1 is a very flattering combination, and your vest is doing everything a waistcoat is supposed to! Genius idea to layer a sweater over a dress. Perfect way to get more mileage out of a dress and change things up. (That is one very complex knitting pattern!)

Sal

These are both great looks Diana.

1 reminds me why I used to love waistcoats and 2 showcases the gorgeous knit so well.

Nice to see you!

Cardiff girl

#1 is a good look on you. What a pretty jumper in #2,l am in awe of your knitting skills.

kkards

great to see you again. and looking so fab...hand knit sweater is perfection

Anonymous

So wonderful to see your outfits. I love both.

slim cat

Very pretty - love the sweater.

Brooklyn

Great to see you. You are looking fab.

Suz

(website)

Diana, so great to see you post, and what fantastic outfits. I love both of these! Each is very "you" in a different way and both look fab.

Windchime

It’s good to see a post from you and, as always, I am completely admiring of your hand-knit sweater, which looks wonderful on you!

Karie

Both of these are gorgeous, and I love that handknit sweater.

Jaime

Love the long vest on you and the knit is beautiful!

rachylou

Slick Diana, very slick!

Jane

Lovely Diana, the hand knit is stunning. Both are beautifully styled.

Angie

Fashion Stylist

MISSED YOU. So great to see you post in what are KILLER Diana looks!

Btw, does the knitwear that you knit ever pill?

smittie

Gorgeous sweater!

I like #1 a lot but Wow to your sweater!

Bijou

LOVE your sweater - it is amazing!

Helena

Fab outfits!

RobinF

These look great! Love the vest in #1 and your knitting skills are impressive in #2.

Janet

Good to see you! I love the outfit in #1 — perfect styling of that vest. And your knitting skills always blow me away — gorgeous sweater in #2.

Diana

Thanks, everyone!

Angie, I think pretty much all knitwear pills. How much is dependent upon a lot of things, the #1 cause in my experience is always how soft the item is. Softer knits = more pilling. For example, cashmere almost always pills. A denser knit (so, tighter stitches) or yarn that is more tightly twisted when it's spun helps combat it somewhat. (Both of these things increase the weight of the garment, so you'd use more yarn/fiber by weight, which is why cheap cashmere tends to pill more, because they want to minimize the amount of yarn used.) You just have to accept it.

This particular sweater doesn't pill too much and only produces little tiny pills, but it's also not soft. It's not itchy, but feels very much like a woolen sweater rather than a bunny-soft one, if you know what I mean.

It honestly doesn't bother me much. I remove big ones and use a sweater shaver on occasion but I'm really not that fussed by a bit of pilling.

Of course there are certain yarns that will pill almost immediately (like, AS you're knitting it) and I try to avoid using those. There is a point beyond which you can't ignore it, lol.

Firecracker (Sharan)

Wow, Diana, these are terrific looks. I love the first one, which is unexpected in some way. Maybe because it's all solid colors? I like the elegance of the lines and the bit of menswear vibe with the vest and leather-strap watch. The second outfit is classic Diana style, creative and fun. I like the dress-disguised-as-a-skirt.

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