https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:13:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase/page/2#post-1765794 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:57:06 +0000 DonnaF 1765794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Karie: Crazy like a fox!&nbsp; Glad J.Crew fits you so well and that their offerings are in line with your style; it makes shopping so much easier.&nbsp; I sometimes feel like I am a walking Nordstrom ad but of course they have a wider variety of styles and fits, but in general curvier in Caslon and Halogen than J.Crew.&nbsp; Only problem is that so much stuff at least in Petites is so boring.</p> <p>Emily K: The shoes, the shoes!&nbsp; I hope you can find them again.</p> <p>Jennifer: What a great bargain!&nbsp; Nothing like being prepared.&nbsp; Wear and enjoy!</p> <p>Joy: Geezer magnet?&nbsp; How about guy magnet, and you were just around geezers?&nbsp; Pair those fun pants with a really plush velvet top or topper and the guys won't be able to keep their paws off you!</p> <p>Bijou:&nbsp; Is it the redness of the dress or the leather that makes it OTT for you?&nbsp; Would wearing a chunky pullover on top (so that the dress looks like a skirt) make it wearable?&nbsp; I'm thinking that trying to change the color would make it stiff.&nbsp; Guess you just need to make an occasion for wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase/page/2#post-1765696 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:23:19 +0000 RobinF 1765696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a fun thread! I love the fur bag, I think I need one of those. I can't really think of anything too crazy, especially compared to everyone here (my family might think I'm crazy but I know you all would understand my fur vest and unfinished hemmed jeans :))</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase/page/2#post-1765694 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:12:14 +0000 Anonymous 1765694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oh my god, GEEZER MAGNET. Joy ftw.</p> <p>You women have such great crazy things - I need to loosen up a bit I think ! &nbsp;Fun reading through this thread &nbsp;No crazy for me. I went conservative this year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase/page/2#post-1765682 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:47:16 +0000 Bijou 1765682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My craziest purchase ever (which was in 2014 and pre YLF) was a red leather dress. I had sales goggles on, because I know not what I was thinking. It fits fine, it just is not me. I have kept it because since that dress, I have been particularly vigilant about the enthusiasm of a so called bargain, it taught me a valuable lesson. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase/page/2#post-1765640 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 06:06:07 +0000 Anonymous 1765640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My crazy purchase is still the metallic cobalt skinny jeans much like the ones in Finds below that I bought in late 2015. They are a geezer magnet so I am careful as to where I wear them. For example, they did NOT go to a neighborhood New Years Eve party. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765628 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:36:03 +0000 jennifer 1765628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I refreshed my swimwear capsule. With two ,two piece swimsuits. I'm plus size( 40H bra size) , and the last time I went "swimming " at the beach ( wading really) was when my brother was graduating high school. ( He's now a college graduate, married with three kids a dog and a mortgage.) But I actually found MY SIZE, MY COLORS &amp; spent under $50 for all four pieces put together. I know I very probably might never wear them but I wanted to have my swim capsule covered in case I ever had the occasion.( Slip &amp; slide out in the yard with the niece and nephew? Water park visit?) picture numbers 1&amp;3 show the tops ,2&amp;4 show the bottoms. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765621 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:10:59 +0000 Emily K 1765621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BrieN--Crazy, right? &nbsp;Shoes are the area in which I let myself get a little weird. &nbsp;I just love these and I probably would wear them.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765620 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:08:37 +0000 BrieN 1765620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Emily!!! Those shoes!!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765618 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:05:06 +0000 Emily K 1765618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought these Jeffrey Campbell "Clawd" loafers used from Poshmark, but the seller flaked and never shipped them. &nbsp;I'd probably buy them again if I could find another pair. &nbsp;If I owned them, I might never wear them, &nbsp;but I'd spend much time just visiting them in my closet :-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765610 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 03:13:18 +0000 Karie 1765610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I didn't really make any crazy purchases this year, unless you call buying most of my new summer and fall purchases from the same store (J Crew) crazy. Some days I feel like a walking J Crew catalog, because I'm dressed head-to-toe in the brand (like today). Their clothes fit me better than any other, which makes it all NOT crazy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765588 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 02:22:15 +0000 CocoLion 1765588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's really fun and your attitude is inspiring! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765547 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 23:13:48 +0000 DonnaF 1765547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I s'pose crazy purchases could also be what Angie calls wild cards?&nbsp; But for me, a crazy purchase is something that would make DD23 (a relatively conservative dresser) roll her eyes.&nbsp; After she left to attend college half-way across the country, I stepped out from under my invisibility cloak since I could no longer embarrass her in front of her friends.&nbsp; But, umm, I think I did after graduation when her Nordstrom SA friend saw me in my EF harems and shiny silver flatforms and told her I was more stylish than DD. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765430 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 15:25:26 +0000 JAileen 1765430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I hope your stalking pays off. I like the top but don't think it would work for me. I could definitely see it on you, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765409 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:05:00 +0000 Anonymous 1765409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't do crazy very well but I did get this blingy drapey dress for Christmas marked down for $30 at Le Chateau! Note the chain shoulder straps.</p> <p>Also, my high tops were definitely a wildcard for me.</p> <p>ETA: it wasn't Le Chateau, it was Ricki's! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765404 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 13:58:58 +0000 Suz 1765404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, I lied. The gilet was a crazy expensive purchase, but not crazy.&nbsp;</p> <p>My sequinned culottes were the crazy purchase.&nbsp;</p> <p>But guess what? I wear them?&nbsp;</p> <p>And...I only paid something like $25 for them on sale. So....</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765323 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 02:48:40 +0000 DonnaF 1765323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen, I somehow missed that sweatshirt.&nbsp; I tried another Topshop silver sweatshirt in multiple sizes last year but the stiffness just didn't work for my height challenged body.&nbsp; Topshop sizing can be so hit or miss for me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765322 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 02:47:57 +0000 Suz 1765322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen, you <b>HAD</b> to do that, right? Sheesh. Now I'll be stalking.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765292 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 00:53:56 +0000 Carla 1765292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funny about silver, eh? I bought a silver foil T just before Christmas, and it was kind of spendy for me. I had a brief period of buyers remorse when I got home - then I promptly wore it 4 times before even getting into the new year! happiness factor of 10+ every time I wear it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765265 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:39:26 +0000 JAileen 1765265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Donna, did you see this sweatshirt?</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/topshop-boutique-metallic-funnel-sweatshirt/4556204?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&#038;fashioncolor=SILVER" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/to.....lor=SILVER</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765264 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:38:45 +0000 Staysfit 1765264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My craziest purchase was this Jason Wu dress. I couldn't resist the color or the style. I have no idea where I will wear it, however, I just saw La La Land, and Emma Stone wears the same dress in black. LOL! I'm dress twins with a movie character. That's a first! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765263 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:35:17 +0000 El Cee 1765263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow!!! Those two pieces are Crazy-Fabulous. I bet they will look amazing on you.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765258 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:05:55 +0000 DonnaF 1765258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Crazy is as crazy does?&nbsp; Like BrieN and many of us on YLF, I lemminged the silver Topshop pumps -- after they were marked down to half price.&nbsp; Since, like JAileen, I don't believe there's any such thing as too many pairs of silver shoes.&nbsp; (Or for me, silver anything, since I have a silver moto (lemminged), silver T, and silver v-neck pullover.)</p> <p>This year, I may buy the jumpsuit below if it gets marked down, just because it looks fun and has pockets.&nbsp; I would always wear a T underneath.&nbsp; I would have to think long and hard about the bathroom issue, however.</p> <p>And I'm pretty sure I will buy the Topshop denim dress even at full price (which is a pretty big deal for me).&nbsp; I seem to have developed a denim dress obsession probably due to its structure and my love for 100% cotton. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765248 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:03:00 +0000 approprio 1765248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The vintage <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-florals-a-la-warhol">Alberta Ferretti floral jumpsuit</a>&nbsp;got a surprising amount of wear and I didn't regret it for an instant.</p> <p>Then there were the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrilege-iv-the-devil-in-the-detail">vintage men's pants</a> I scored for a pittance and spent a month altering. That was pretty crazy.</p> <p>Honourable mentions for the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-season-new-score-new-do">oversized white sweatshirt</a> and the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiwwib-pyjama-samurai">Kenzo x H&amp;M pants.</a> They go together very well, you know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765228 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:52:16 +0000 JAileen 1765228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think these were the craziest of my purchases, these clog sandals. I bought tan ones and then dyed them silver because I didn't have enough silver shoes. I really love them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765225 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:40:35 +0000 chewyspaghetti 1765225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Donna- I got that same pouch in a different colorway. I trimmed the fur near the zipper so it doesn't get stuck. It solved the problem and is not visible. You may want to give it a try! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765223 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:31:51 +0000 BrieN 1765223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At the time, these were a pretty out of the box purchase for me. I'd never purchased an ankle strap shoe nor a metallic one and the toe shape was out of my comfort zone. And they were a pretty good sum of $, too. Of course now they don't seem at all crazy to me, but I remember feeling like I was really stepping out on a limb.<br /> Kind of fun to look back. </p> <p>Also, that purse is fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765212 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:02:16 +0000 shedev 1765212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The RO for Adidas shoes. Crazy awesome and instant worhorses. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765141 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:46:01 +0000 Ginger 1765141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ledonna, I want to see that lace muumuu! Mrs Roper's caftans were hysterical - so crazy!</p> <p>I'm not sure I got anything crazy. The Glamorous maxi dress was a wild card, and not terribly practical (sheer but long sleeves, so neither warm nor truly cool, and hand wash only) but I love it and make ways to wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765139 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:40:09 +0000 Suz 1765139@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Crazy like a fox -- it looks like a total workhorse to me! <b>LOVE</b> it. And yes, let's play with fashion. At our age we darn well deserve it.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm trying to think of my craziest purchase. I think it was probably the gilet. Crazy expensive for me, I don't have many opportunities to wear, but it was love at first sight, so....</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2016-craziest-purchase#post-1765125 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:00:38 +0000 El Cee 1765125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with CWS -- this purchase is in the "Crazy-Good" category. I am with you on the idea of dressing less seriously as we age. We should have fun with our clothing and accessories... we have earned it. :-)</p>