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Favorite outfit failure ever happen to you?

PalmFronds

Okay so last night I had a date night out with DH. We were heading out the door soon after putting my 5 month old to sleep. I grabbed my long black straight cut trousers abd a wrap silk blouse I absolutely love. No dress because legs unshaven! I felt great and gots nice Ooh! From husband and older kids. When I got home later I saw a pic of us my mother in law took before we went out for dinner and I was horrified. I looked so old! Aack!!! Not tired-baby-face old, but old-outfit old! I thought wow, my trusty combo failed me, that's not good. So sad. Ever have this happen despite wearing something you thought was foolproof?

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bj1111

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all.the.freakin'.time. the mirror lies.

Suz

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Yeah, what is WITH these mirrors???? Seriously.

Still, are you sure it wasn't just an unflattering photo? Because photos can lie, too, and it sounds like hubby and the older kids thought you looked really nice.

Lyn D.

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I feel that way about some of my early YLF outfits, because I can look back at the pics here.
A lot of the pieces are long-purged with no regrets!

ironkurtin

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Sometimes photos are full of it. I'd give that outfit a second chance before chucking. Everyone can have a bad night.

Janet

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I think it's just the photo. I would trust the "oohs" from hubs more than one bad photo. Says the photographer.

Suz

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Oh, what Lyn said, too. I look back at most of my outfits from more than a few months ago and cringe.

tulle

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Yes indeed. Love is blind.

Peri

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Yes, lots! Sometimes I don't realize something has become dated because i'm not very good at that. Sometimes it's just that the picture doesn't so something justice. And sometimes it happens with brand new outfits too. I leave the house feeling great and get a glimpse later and don't feel so great anymore. Maybe we are just too critical!

deb

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I say, try it again, take a picture of yourself and analyze it. That way you can tell if it is the outfit or the photo. Maybe a small tweak will bring back the happiness factor. Another thought, when was the last time you wore this outfit?

PalmFronds

Ha ha ha, thanks ladies, atleast I got to laugh about it from your comments
Deb you raise a good point: I have not worn that specific outfit for maybe over a year.Is it that my perspective on it has changed, like many of you mention about looking back on YLF outfits that you once thought were fab and now not so much? I of course love that my family thought I looked nice, but then again these days I am often in VERY casual stuff around the house with the baby so anything dressy warrants an OOOH!!!!
But maybe like Peri said too, perhaps I am just too critical.It certainly wasn't a terrible outfit, but it did not make me look the way I felt in it. Neither piece is something I would get rid of because they fit great and are not too dated I don't think, but together maybe the silhouette was off...
Why oh why can't we feel and look fab every day?!?! Is that asking too much(says the sleep deprived mom)???

Windchime

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Give the outfit another chance. If it doesn't work as an outfit anymore, can you salvage either the blouse or the pants? Your story reminds me of a recent experience which has caused me to rethink a couple of my own wardrobe items...

There's a woman in a choir of which I'm a member; she is tall like me and very pretty, and I always check out what she's wearing. Last winter, I thrifted a wool coat and felt really good every time I wore it until the day this woman came in wearing a very similar coat, and I abruptly realized the coat was very dated on her. I think I wore my formerly-loved coat once more after that and never again.

It happened again this week--same woman-- but a pair of black pants which have been a huge essential for me looked dated on her. I'm suddenly completely out of love with them.

PalmFronds

Windchime I totally get what you are saying. Sometimes maybe seeing something on another person gives us perspective without the clouded vision of seeing it on ourselves.
I think maybe the pants need updating, maybe shortening to the cropped length that is so popular right now. Angie's post about updating essentials really hit home and I guess this is my first concrete example.
Gah, I hate it when a prior "uniform" fails!

Meow

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So, I'm probably an "expert" on this subject - lol. I've just "woken up" to the world of fashion again after being immersed in work, house, garden, children......I never knew squat about fashion anyways other than from fashion magazines which are totally unrealistic. The fact that you're on this forum makes you miles ahead of me! I've already noticed in my short time here the power of "selfies". So think of this as a positive and a learning experience.

PalmFronds

True Sarah, selfies have totally changed us!

Michelle

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I've actually been gripped by a certain degree of paranoia on this exact issue recently. I've been with YLF for five years now, enough time that trends have definitely shifted, and I began to fear that some of the pieces that got raves of the beginning of my time here would have stopped working in today's climate. Good thing the ladies here don't lie even if mirrors and pics do. :p
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PalmFronds

I think time marches on before we know it and I am taking all of Angie's words about updating to heart.I always used to think "classic" meant it was good forever, but even classics need updating!

Mia

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This often happens to me when I haven't worn a favourite outfit combo for awhile. One day I just am "over it". I think it's totally normal. Also, pics can be problematic so trust your instincts.