WIW: Week 5 - YouLookFab Forum

Still hanging with this capsule until 21 June (at least for workdays... after-work and weekend wear is more flexible), so I'm in the home stretch. I'm still not tired of these items, though I'm looking forward to being able to swap out some things with the changing of the season.

I intended to use last week to wear all the items in the capsule that haven't been used yet, but cool and rainy weather foiled my plans. At least I got a little more wear out of my long-sleeve shirts before it gets sweltering hot again.

1. Monday: The same dark forest green dress I've worn before, but this time with a kimono over it for warmth.

2. Tuesday: The long sleeves under a short-sleeved jacket feels more casual, but I didn't have any meetings, so it worked well enough.

3. Wednesday: Long-sleeve light gray shirt under blazer.

4. Thursday: I walked out of the house with the jacket closed and the longer belled sleeves showing (similar long-sleeve under short-sleeve silhouette as Tuesday), but didn't love it, so stuffed the sleeves into the jacket once I got to work. Ah, well.. some experiments work, some don't so much.

5. Friday: Black tee under charcoal cardigan.

6. Bonus cat picture, because cat.

7. Bonus weekend picture: A friend and I got dressed up and went out for dinner and a theater show (The Arabian Nights), because we don't get out much. The show was great! And I'm glad I finally got to wear this LBD, which has been in my closet and never worn since I bought it a few years ago. It's pretty body-con and I wanted to tone it down, so the jacket stayed on all evening (I needed it for warmth anyway).

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6 years ago

Runcarla

Veteran

Your capsule is working for you, and you are presenting a consistent and polished look, although you move between dress/skirt and pants. Well done!

Your cat matches your colours! Is that on purpose or a happy accident?

Jaime

(website)

These all work - I especially like the elegance of #1 and #3 and your going out outfit is super. Cat is super too!

Dianna

Great week. I liked everything and my favorites were 1 and 7. As I have written before, you ROCK in dresses.

Sisi

Beautiful outfits, I cannot pic a favourite! I admit a slight preference for nr. 2 - short sleeve upon long sleeve is interesting and unexpected, and the color of the jacket in nr. 7 is fabulous. Adorable kitty! (aren't they lovely when they sleep so sound?)

Angie

Fashion Stylist

GREAT looks on you, that happen to match kitty. Bonus.

#1 is elegant. Gorgeous lines.

rachylou

I particularly like 1, 2, 7 and of course 6!

Anonymous

Very elegant, like the kitty too.

Mirjana

Pretty, polished and so elegant look I love, love all, but especially #1 and #3. The dress with a kimono is beautiful and you look gorgeous.

Nomad

Active Member

Runcarla, it's either a happy accident, or --since the cat was here long before most of my stuff and my current haircolor-- I've been subconsciously matching everything to her! Which would only make sense, since she does pretty much rule the household.

Sisi, thank you! And yes, I love watching my cats when they're sound asleep. Give them a sunbeam and they're blissful for the whole afternoon (I'm jealous... if only it were that easy to make us humans happy).

Thank you, all! I'm feeling more at home in dresses than I ever have before, and I love how much they simplify my mornings. If you told my college self that I'd be seen in public in skirts, she'd be shocked... my uniform back then was jeans, combat boots, and a baggy too-big geeky t-shirt. But change can be good! (I still love the combat boots, though. And still wear an occasional geeky t-shirt on the weekends, but they fit better now.)

The Cat

Wow, you look amazing in #1!

Jenni NZ

I like 1 the best , and then 2. Dress in 1 looks quite black to me ( really forest green). You have lovely legs.
I like your outfits but I need more colour myself, just personal preference. Although surprised myself with my essentials list how much black was in that.

JuniperGreen

These are all fab! They each look so great and I'm so impressed by the versatility you get from your looks while maintaining a strong style brand.

Also, tortie love! She's a beauty. One of mine is a dilute tortie - and I feel like I see new colors and spots and swirls on her every time she basks in a sunbeam!

Jenni NZ, thank you! I should take pictures in better light so the colors show up (not that my wardrobe is very colorful, but shades like that forest green just get lost in the early morning light), but it's so much easier to snap a decent picture before I run out the door; I usually feel pretty disheveled by the time I get home in the evening! I admire colorful outfits on other people, but feel so much more at home in grays and muted or deep colors. But the world is much more interesting because everyone has different tastes... otherwise there'd be a lot less fun in people watching.

JuniperGreen, thank you! Aww, I know what you mean about torties in the sun. Mine has some tabby stripes under all those colorful patches, and they show up brilliantly in sunlight. I've had a few friends and coworkers with torties over the years, and I have some theories about common traits.... so far, the ones I've known have all been clever, chatty, impish, hyper-focused when they're getting into mischief (which is often), and completely unrepentant when they get caught. (Mine's also very affectionate and a bit of a flirt, but that doesn't seem as universal.) Does yours fit that mold?

I went back to check, but it's hard to pick a favorite. I really love the short sleeve jacket. And sleeping kitty for the win. Mine is sleeping next to me right now.

Srah - my sassy Stevie definitely fits those tortie stereotypes. She's quite bossy and knows her own mind. I occasionally catch her punching her younger (but much bigger) brother square on the nose...then she'll furiously groom him! She's notorious for making me and my husband late for work - either by lounging on the clothes we've laid out, or by making great big doe eyes and showing her belly to us (for admiring, NOT for petting) when we're heading out the door!

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