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[freestyle75]

A poncho! Hmm! Intriguing! I wonder if that would pair well with a skirt? I might have to give that a try!

It does pair quite well with a skirt - that's why I initially bought a poncho, as I saw it in an advertising campaign from a German fashion brand. I've taken a couple of snaps from their current advertising video, which also features the poncho + skirt combination:

[JeffB]

A poncho! Hmm! Intriguing! I wonder if that would pair well with a skirt? I might have to give that a try!

It does pair quite well with a skirt - that's why I initially bought a poncho, as I saw it in an advertising campaign from a German fashion brand. I've taken a couple of snaps from their current advertising video, which also features the poncho + skirt combination:

Very nice! I like the hat too! Tops off that outfit perfectly!

[BootBoy42]

Here is my look from today. I am in love with my poncho :-) I think it will be my signature piece this season. 

Let´s look what reaction I will get   Going out on monday was a great experience. My female coworker liked my look very much. And she was even a little bit jealous when she touched the amazing quality of my new leather leggings.

My advise is: start with heels that are easy to walk in. Spend a little bit  of time on matching your look and then go out! 

 

glad to see you put those boots to use.

[ANDROgenius]

Hi folks,

 

hope you are all fine. The last weeks were very busy, but today I have some off-time  So I just wanted to say thank you to all of you and provide some inspiration. Same shirt, same grey leather legging - by the way these days my absolute favorite statement piece - and same scarf. Plus: as I am dressing a little bit more formal a blazer. So which look/combination do you folks prefer?

 

Look 1: knee high boots & wool blend blazer

Look 2: suede booties & velvet blazer

     

 

[wilecoyote]

I love those heels, they are crazy

[Thighbootguy]

2 hours ago, ANDROgenius said:

So which look/combination do you folks prefer?

 

Look 1: knee high boots & wool blend blazer

Look 2: suede booties & velvet blazer

     

 

 

From the front, I love the look of the tall boots, but from the back I kind of like the short ones.  It had never occurred to me that there would be that much difference from front to back.  However both outfits are fantastic and the heels are great.  Personally I lean toward the tall boots and showing them off.

[freestyle75]

5 hours ago, ANDROgenius said:

... boots vs. booties ?   

Personally, I liked the booties more. The shaft of the knee high boots looks a little baggy on you (not at the top, just around the middle of the shaft), which I personally don't like. I like knee-high boots to basically cling to my leg. If they are too baggy, I let my cobbler adjust them. Doesn't work for all boots, sometimes he also tells me that this will be quite a lot of work, but he even himself noted once that "wow, they really look much better".

Also because of the suede, I think that the booties match very well with the black jacket. I am always just not so sure whether to put the jeans over the edge of the ankle bootie or stuff it inside. Most of the time I wear the jeans over the booties.

Are these Louboutins? Just curious. Buffalo produced some booties for a while that also had a red sole, but I am not sure whether they still make them.

[Sydheel]

I like yhe booties 

go for it !

[pebblesf]

9 hours ago, ANDROgenius said:

Hi folks,

 

hope you are all fine. The last weeks were very busy, but today I have some off-time  So I just wanted to say thank you to all of you and provide some inspiration. Same shirt, same grey leather legging - by the way these days my absolute favorite statement piece - and same scarf. Plus: as I am dressing a little bit more formal a blazer. So which look/combination do you folks prefer?

 

Look 1: knee high boots & wool blend blazer

Look 2: suede booties & velvet blazer

     

 

Well, both looks are really amazing!  You take good care of yourself, and really make those boots and jeans look great.  I prefer the killer boots though, but the booties are great also.

[ANDROgenius]

9 hours ago, freestyle75 said:

Personally, I liked the booties more. The shaft of the knee high boots looks a little baggy on you (not at the top, just around the middle of the shaft), which I personally don't like. I like knee-high boots to basically cling to my leg. If they are too baggy, I let my cobbler adjust them. Doesn't work for all boots, sometimes he also tells me that this will be quite a lot of work, but he even himself noted once that "wow, they really look much better".

Also because of the suede, I think that the booties match very well with the black jacket. I am always just not so sure whether to put the jeans over the edge of the ankle bootie or stuff it inside. Most of the time I wear the jeans over the booties.

Are these Louboutins? Just curious. Buffalo produced some booties for a while that also had a red sole, but I am not sure whether they still make them.

The booties are from Buffalo. These boots are a real deal. Great leather, nice heel and super easy to walk in. The only downside is, that they have a PU sole. I think you can still buy them at Buffalo stores. And if you find them online: they run quite small. So taking the next size up will be the better choice. 

[freestyle75]

11 hours ago, ANDROgenius said:

The booties are from Buffalo. they run quite small. So taking the next size up will be the better choice. 

With Buffalo I am a bit torn. I do have two pairs of Buffalo boots, one in size 41 (creme colored sole) and another one in size 42 (red colored sole).

I will definitely get rid of the size 42 ones, as they are running way too big. On the other hand, the size 41 are a tad too small, but manageable. With the Buffalo's, I seem to fall inbetween the two sizes they offer, so I am better off with different brand shoes. Although I fully agree that at least those pairs made in Brazil are of an extremely good quality.

[freestyle75]

Ok guys... long time no new Freestyle pictures. I setup my photo home studio, consisting of two flashes + photo umbrellas on light tripods, my trusted Nikon D3 with remote flash commander and connected it to my Mac for tethered, self-timer shooting. The reason why I did these photos was because I am currently having a conversation with one of the forum's members on a jacket by Burberry I just bought, and which I am not too sure about. I like the material and details (it really feels nice and is made extremely well), but due to its peplum cut, it makes one appear much broader than usual. So I am torn whether I should keep it, although I like it quite a lot. It just doesn't seem to fit to the rest of what I am wearing.

As I had setup all that equipment, I thought: Why not do a couple of more pics? So, here they are. First the ones without the Burberry jacket, then the ones with it. I would really appreciate your comments, especially on that jacket.

First outfit: Inspred by Olivia Palermo. I am like the fat version of her, plus I just realized that the coated trousers I am wearing are quite a lot darker bordeaux red than hers.

Real rabbit fur vest by Sly 010, sweater by s.Oliver, trousers by s.Oliver, boots by Giampaolo Viozzi.

 

Outfit No. 2:

Blouse by Esprit, Skirt by Dorothea Schumacher, leggings by Isabel Marant, Boots by Ch. Louboutin.

 

Outfit No. 3: How to wear a patent skirt halfway gracefully as a guy:

Striped sweater by Stefanel, skirt by Hallhuber, Leggings still by Isabel Marant, suede boots by Michael Kors. Idea: Offsetting the sexed-up patent leather skirt by natural materials. Don't go too high with the boots, and try to avoid knee-high or even overknee boots. Unless you are earning money with it, then it's ok

 

Outfit No. 4: How a typical winter outfit could look like.

Down jacket by Esprit (altered in the bust area by my tailor), turtleneck by s.Oliver, Satin-Skirt by Hallhuber, leggings by Isabel Marant, Boots by A.F. Vandevorst.

 

Now to the pictures with the Burberry jacket.

Outfit No. 5: Combining a skirt

Jacket by Burberry, Turtleneck by s.Oliver, Skirt by Asos, Leggings by Isabel Marant, boots by Ch. Louboutin.

 

Outfit No. 6: Jeans.

Turtleneck by s.Oliver, Jeans by Tommy Hilfiger, booties by Prada.

 

Outfit No. 7: Glamour

Satin blouse by Darling Harbor, Trousers by Paco Rabanne, booties (not visible) by Zara.

So... what do you think?

 

 

[JeffB]

WOW! All your outfits look sensational! The Burberry jacket with the turtleneck, skirt and Louboutin boots is my favorite, that one is terrific! Your fashion style is incredible! Bravo to you!

 

[pebblesf]

Freestyle-

You really look great, I'm so envious!  I loving your jeans outfit best though!

[wilecoyote]

I love the 2 last look :-)

[ShoeDre]

Freestyle75,

I normally don't comment much on stuff here, but I thought looks 2, 3, 4 and 5 were so good, something needed to be said.  My wife, sitting beside me, also kept commenting on how good those outfits looked, especially outfit 5.  Well done!

[hhboots]

Freestyle, I really like most of your styles photos there.  The fur was a bit much for my tastes, but really nice outfits overall.

[robbiehhw]

Love outfits #5 and #6. Actually i like all  your outfits. I dress pretty similarly to work daily. 

[MackyHeels]

On 10/7/2015 at 5:17 AM, ANDROgenius said:

Hi folks,

as autumn has arrived here in Germany, I just wanted to share my look for today. A simple booties, skinny pants, long shirt, coat & scarf all in black look. 

Love the booties with the coated skinny jeans only shoes that work.. Nice job it works well together not noticeable only because everything works together.

 

What booties are they?

[SkirtDude]

On 11/25/2015 at 11:26 PM, freestyle75 said:

Ok guys... long time no new Freestyle pictures. I setup my photo home studio, consisting of two flashes + photo umbrellas on light tripods, my trusted Nikon D3 with remote flash commander and connected it to my Mac for tethered, self-timer shooting. The reason why I did these photos was because I am currently having a conversation with one of the forum's members on a jacket by Burberry I just bought, and which I am not too sure about. I like the material and details (it really feels nice and is made extremely well), but due to its peplum cut, it makes one appear much broader than usual. So I am torn whether I should keep it, although I like it quite a lot. It just doesn't seem to fit to the rest of what I am wearing.

As I had setup all that equipment, I thought: Why not do a couple of more pics? So, here they are. First the ones without the Burberry jacket, then the ones with it. I would really appreciate your comments, especially on that jacket.

First outfit: Inspred by Olivia Palermo. I am like the fat version of her, plus I just realized that the coated trousers I am wearing are quite a lot darker bordeaux red than hers.

Real rabbit fur vest by Sly 010, sweater by s.Oliver, trousers by s.Oliver, boots by Giampaolo Viozzi.

 

Outfit No. 2:

Blouse by Esprit, Skirt by Dorothea Schumacher, leggings by Isabel Marant, Boots by Ch. Louboutin.

 

Outfit No. 3: How to wear a patent skirt halfway gracefully as a guy:

Striped sweater by Stefanel, skirt by Hallhuber, Leggings still by Isabel Marant, suede boots by Michael Kors. Idea: Offsetting the sexed-up patent leather skirt by natural materials. Don't go too high with the boots, and try to avoid knee-high or even overknee boots. Unless you are earning money with it, then it's ok

 

Outfit No. 4: How a typical winter outfit could look like.

Down jacket by Esprit (altered in the bust area by my tailor), turtleneck by s.Oliver, Satin-Skirt by Hallhuber, leggings by Isabel Marant, Boots by A.F. Vandevorst.

 

Now to the pictures with the Burberry jacket.

Outfit No. 5: Combining a skirt

Jacket by Burberry, Turtleneck by s.Oliver, Skirt by Asos, Leggings by Isabel Marant, boots by Ch. Louboutin.

 

Outfit No. 6: Jeans.

Turtleneck by s.Oliver, Jeans by Tommy Hilfiger, booties by Prada.

 

Outfit No. 7: Glamour

Satin blouse by Darling Harbor, Trousers by Paco Rabanne, booties (not visible) by Zara.

So... what do you think?

 

 

Absolutely love outfits 2, 3 and 5  fabulous skirts. I wish I could pull off that look. Just a simple grey pencil skirt and black tights today (just took my heels off) Not weather for going out as it's wet.

[hernaezjames]

Sharing my oufit

Sorry for the poor photos, i wish i have a full lenght mirror to take a good shot.

[freestyle75]

@hernaezjames Nice outfit . I like that the shirt is a bit longer, which works great with tight jeans. You might want to consider to get it shortened though, while keeping the original hemline. Just one thing: On your 3rd and 4th picture, you are using your heel to sort of "lock" into an easy position using the metal bar. I did the same a couple of times which leads to scratch marks on the sole of the shoes (which is okay if you don't mind, but I only realized when I looked at the sole of my $$$ pairs of shoes. Since then I try to avoid using that "parking position").

Soooo.... the big question is: did you go out in that outfit?

---

Personally, I went out in a skirted outfit today to get a haircut at a big mall nearby. I really liked a skirt by the designer J.W. Anderson, which was very expensive and sold out everywhere - but which had a very simple design. Just before Christmas, I found a fabric store that had exactly the same material available (gray scuba jersey), so I sewed a copy of that skirt. As I don't have a model/skinny waist, the skirt doesn't "flare out" as much as the original, but the material is quite fluid and moves beautifully. After I had completed the skirt this week, I really wanted to take it for a "spin" this weekend. Question - as always - what shoes or boots go with this?

I tried several options. Biker boots, chunky Chelsea boots, wedges, ... and finally my cheapest pair of boots, the velvet (fabric) overknees with chunky heel from the fall/winter collection of H&M. Never wore them so far. When I put them on and had to pull on the material, I heard a light ripping noise, as if a seam was coming apart. Not good. Checked the boots, nothing visible. I don't know how you put on "pull on boots" without "pulling", so they will probably only last a few "wears"... . 

Here's are the outfit's parts:

Turtleneck shirt: s.Oliver (German brand), skirt: DIY, leggings: Isabel Marant, Bag: Proenza Schouler, Boots: H&M

Don't ask me why, but for some odd reason, the shirt appears to be dark blue on that picture (or I need to get my eyes checked). In reality, it is black - just FYI.

With that outfit, I went to the local mall, parked my car, drove down the elevater from the park deck to the first floor, walked across the whole mall to the haircutter and got my hair cut. After that, I checked prices of stuff in an electronics store (online - as always - much cheaper), did some window browsing, ate something for lunch, and headed back to my car. Quite a few stares, mostly from men and very old people (60+). No one said anything. The girls at the haircutter already know my freestyle outfits, so they don't blink an eye when I visit them.

The outfit also works with sneakers + tights if you don't want to go for heeled boots. I even contemplated wearing sneakers today (I don't always wear heels), but with their coloring, they distracted too much from the skirt IMHO. I liked the black boots better, and also liked that they were high enough so you don't see where they end (under the skirt). 

 

[Thighbootguy]

I think the outfit looks great (almost) but (and I don't believe I'm writing this) I don't like the boots.  For my taste the heel is just too chunky on a thigh boot.   I'd rather see a flat heel or narrow high heel then the chunky one.

1 hour ago, freestyle75 said:

I don't know how you put on "pull on boots" without "pulling"

I do it by partially turning the shaft inside out, sliding the top down to the ankle, and then repeat the process pulling the now top of the shaft down to the ankle.  After sliding the boot on I then unfold the shaft up my leg and, with a little pull, everything is in place.

 

[Steve63130]

I'm bothered by the horizontal stripes of the shirt not flowing with the vertical folds of the skirt. The juxtaposition hurts my eyes. I like both pieces but not together. I would suggest a simpler skirt or pants (solid, no pattern), or solid color top. The boots bother me less, but because they are chunky and informal, I don't like them paired with a more formal skirt. I would rather see different boots or see you in pants/jeans.

That's my 2 cents but the only thing that's really important is that the wearer likes the outfit, it's comfortable, and he's confident.

Steve

[JeffB]

hernaezjames: That's a nice and casual outfit. What brand of pumps were you wearing?

freestyle75: Cool skirt there! I'm not much for stripes, but that top worked with your skirt. Like Thighbootguy, the clunky heels on your boots didn't move the needle for me, but hey, as long as you enjoyed being in your outfit, that's the important thing.

[freestyle75]

Hi everyone,

thanks for all of your replies. I also like the critiques very much, as only by these comments it is possible to improve.

First of all, I have to state one thing about the skirt: Due to the material (scuba, similar to neoprene), it is not formal at all, but rather casual. It might look formal on the photo (as you cannot really judge the material from the photo), but this is not the average office skirt with pleats - which is also what I like about it.

@Thighbootguy: I only have very few pairs of thigh-high boots (that's your domain ), so I had tried two knee-high boots, both of which I didn't like in that combination. As the skirt itself is quite casual and also "young" (meaning that you would see skirts like these normally on Asos or similar sites), I wanted to pair something with it that would also underline the sort of "youthfulness". Hence the chunky heels. An alternative would have been ankle boots with a (less) chunky heel, but then again, I had never worn the overknees, and in front of the mirror they looked great in that combination. But I get your point.

@Steve63130: I have never thought about this, but I get your point. To be honest, the sweater was sort of a compromise. The original outfit combination uses a sweater which is similar to what you describe with the skirt: It's not striped, but solid color blocks. I tried to get this sweater - not available in my size. So I tried multiple sweaters in my stock before reaching the final striped one:

What bothered me most was that most of my sweaters (even the ones from the female department) were just too long. Even rolling the hem inside to visually shorten the sweaters didn't work, as (when you moved) they would "unroll" and extend to the original length again. That's why I finally settled with the striped turtleneck, which is fitted (great), length-wise ok (could be shorter) and from the stripe perspective didn't bother me.

The ideal sweater however would be the original one. As I still do have scuba material, I intend to sew my own one and put my name on it using embroidery. Picture on the left: original, picture on the right: visualization of how my own sweater will look like (probably the seamlines between the gray and black area will just be straight instead of slightly bent, as this would require changing the sewing pattern, and most sewing patterns just use a straight raglan sleeve seamline):

I won't be able to do the white neckline (don't have fabric for that), but the scuba jersey is black on the inside and gray on the outside, so it should be possible to create this sweater. Now I only have to find a sewing pattern for raglan sweaters...

@JeffB: LOL... okay, the chunky boots are now crossed off my list to combine with that skirt...

[Thighbootguy]

1 hour ago, freestyle75 said:

I wanted to pair something with it that would also underline the sort of "youthfulness"

I am NOT a fashion authority and have often commented that I really don't understand "fashion" so take this with that caveat.  I read the boots with chunky heels as more masculine than feminine youthful.  Try pairing them with something other than a skirt.  (Skinny jeans and the sweater (#2 above) with the hoodie.)

By the way, the graphics you are treating us to are great.  I really appreciate the effort involved in generating those images.

 

[freestyle75]

28 minutes ago, Thighbootguy said:

By the way, the graphics you are treating us to are great.  I really appreciate the effort involved in generating those images.

Thanks! I had setup my "studio in a box" as I call it (if you fold everything together, it requires less space than you would usually find in a typical movers box) to take snapshots of my clothes, as I only have photos of about 50% of the pieces I own. Once I do have a full catalogue, it helps me to put together outfits much quicker - plus I don't forget about items that might be stored in a box...

Typical home studio setup: Old & reliable work horse Nikon D3 + 85 mm/1.4 + SU 800 remote flash commander, Manfrotto 141RC / 055 tripod, connected to Macbook with Lightroom for tethered shooting. I am using an app under MacOS that also allows timer-shooting, so I can do the selfies of me that I post here. The other cable is the power supply for the camera, as shooting for hours otherwise drains the battery. Proxistar photo background fabric + two tripods to hold it. Manfrotto 5001B Nano black light stand (foldable to very small size) + clamps + Nikon SB800 and SB 900 flashes fired remotely. Flash umbrellas by Westcott, collapsible to super small pack size.

And for those who wonder what's standing left of the background drop, that's a waterrower which I use way too rarely (can be stored upright).

[Steve63130]

Wow, that's a serious photo studio! I agree with TBG (as I usually do) that we appreciate the effort that went into showing us your outfit images. My comment on the skirt is that it's not so much the material that makes it formal looking but the pleats. That's not a ratty old garment you bum around in. It looks really nice.

Steve

[JeffB]

That's an impressive studio you have there, freestyle. My setup, if you can call it that, is a 14 year old Canon point and shoot with a ten second timer on a thirty dollar tripod in my dining room. No wonder you've turned out such good pictures.