https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1874035 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:00:49 +0000 Violettt 1874035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>staysfit:&nbsp;</b>Happy birthday to you~ hope this new year is a very "meaningful" one for you~ And for us all~ &nbsp;I can't imagine doing anything, buying anything in life that is not meaningful, that's no way to live. &nbsp;Life is to be enjoyed~ even if it's little things~all your pics above, each item is so pretty and feminine~great purchases~<br />As Sisi mentioned in another thread, her few purchases of nail polish, a pretty bracelet, and a new fragrance was so meaningful and fun~ and made her so happy~ we can probably all relate to this feeling~ even small things can be so meaningful and bring us joy~ &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1874013 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:08:34 +0000 Angie 1874013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Staysfit</b>, this is GREAT. You have a clear picture of where you want to go, and I'm sure you'll get there. I love your adjectives, your mid-tone wardrobe, and your grey hair and specs.&nbsp;</p> <p>I <i>do</i> think though, that some unworn clothes hold great meaning when they are very sentimental.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873779 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:46:15 +0000 gryffin 1873779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit - thank you.&nbsp; I enjoyed reading your thoughts.&nbsp; I had missed your new years post last year and I found myself nodding along with it.&nbsp; I like the word "meaningful" in relationship to wardrobe and I would not have thought of that myself, although the imperative has been driving a lot of my decisions.&nbsp; Not only making sure that pieces fulfill their usefulness but they have "meaning" without the context of our personal styles.&nbsp; Pieces that have resonance, that reinforce and enhance self are innately meaningful and of course, should make us feel wonderful.&nbsp; I have spent this year rebuilding my conference/event/formal capsule.&nbsp; I need to concentrate this year on support pieces for my work capsule and broadening my weekend/leisure capsule.&nbsp; I too have a strict color palate and that is the most helpful choice in limiting and making good choices for me.&nbsp; I also understand how movement intrigues you.&nbsp; Until I began buying EF, I had no idea that clothing could be designed to be best enjoyed in movement and that fabrics could be luscious to wear.&nbsp; In the same way, I've appreciated quality tailoring since I have chosen to focus on better quality pieces.&nbsp; The feeling of putting on a jacket that sits totally plumb, like it was tailored to your body, fits and moves.&nbsp; Well what is more empowering and meaningful.&nbsp; Thank you.&nbsp; You've given me much to ponder in both your posts.&nbsp; Enjoy the start of 2018 and I look forward to seeing where your fashion journey takes you!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873768 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 22:54:05 +0000 unfrumped 1873768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great analysis of goals!</p> <p>I am still probably not settled enough on style descriptors to form a basis, but one lesson for me from the past year is to keep focused on occasion/ role-driven capsules so I feel good about dressing for each event. That may include not only dressiness/appropriateness but also physical and emotional aspects and body shape concerns I might have— That for me fits in with the “ meaningful” approach. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873744 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 20:39:14 +0000 LaPed 1873744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your approach, and the addition of "meaningful" -- I've been feeling this way too, very drawn towards adding "things" to my life with greater intention. I'm better about it with housewares and jewelry, which I perceive as lifelong acquisitions, much harder for me to approach clothing this way, as it feels so fleeting... </p> <p>Also, I LOVE your description of fluid, ocean-like movement; this is so far removed from my personal style goals (structured, sturdy, clean lines, high contrast), but it is so immediate and tangible that I'm utterly entranced! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873733 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 20:21:43 +0000 rachylou 1873733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I shall enjoy thinking about this: meaningful clothing</p> <p>It’s funny... I struggle with the word meaningful a bit. ‘A meaningful life.’ ‘What is the meaning of life?’ There's something about the phrase that makes me wonder if it’s grammatically possible to ask this... lol. But the way you put it makes sense to me: ‘Is there a point to this item being in my closet?’ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873709 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 19:11:55 +0000 Anonymous 1873709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can appreciate and support your goals for 2018. I like those two words , and could easily apply them to my own plan. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873701 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 18:50:50 +0000 Suz 1873701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I consider how much you have learned and how quickly you have put it all into action, I'm amazed. I can only imagine that tracking will add another layer of refinement to your already impressive clarity about your style!&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree that clothes that are not worn are meaningless. (Except the ones we keep around for sentimental reasons, I guess.) I see what Bijou is saying about how tracking wears might encourage one to wear something that one does not <b>really</b> want to wear -- but when that feeling arises, it's usually a pretty good indication that the item is no longer "meaningful" and should be donated. So tracking (or the knowledge that one is tracking) can still be useful in that way.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm going to try to join you with tracking if I can. I'm being a bit cagey on this because I need to find a very simple way to do it or it will not happen in the next few months, and I may actually need some start up energy to get it going, so I may not begin until the spring. But either way, I will be interested in what you learn.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873623 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:07:16 +0000 cindysmith 1873623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have started trying to live more intentionally, so this really resonates with me. I look forward to watching this journey unfold, and the inspiration it will give me to stay focused on the connections in my life: to people, to the earth, to the universe, to my food, to my clothes...<br /> Thank you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873609 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 13:04:23 +0000 kkards 1873609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit...once again, i'm completely impressed with your ability to take a complex and abstract idea and make it concrete and actionable! i'm intested in following your journey....</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873599 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:11 +0000 Chris987 1873599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good luck with your wardrobe tracking. I have been doing it for about two years and need to take breaks occasionally because it can become tedious. Like any other for of detailed tracking (calories, clothing wears, # of shopping trips) it can be so worth it because it shows you what is really going on, which is so often different from our perceptions!&nbsp; You might also try that trick of putting everything for one season into a holding zone and then seeing what you pull out and want to wear, but with a big wardrobe you might not have the space to do it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873594 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 11:26:08 +0000 Staysfit 1873594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenni NZ, I use both Genuine Composed and Serene Elegance. Genuine Composed came first. I understand what it means but whenever I tried to make use of it here on the forum it seemed to confuse people, so I came up with Serene Elegance which accomplishes the exact same thing in my mind. I am able to use them interchangeably. It isn’t new. I came up with it a couple years ago and it stuck. You started following the forum after my major closet transformation, however, I completely rebuilt my wardrobe, pretty much from scratch, because I moved from an autumn to a light summer color palette. It’s a long story....however, I absolutely did cut my wardrobe spending by 80% between 2016 and 2017. </p> <p>Bijou, your point about the undue influence of wardrobe tracking on what I may chose to wear is interesting and something I hadn’t considered. I am not sure if it will be a factor for me. I have developed strong wardrobe preferences and tend to wear only items I love. My problem is I have a large full closet, possibly masking items that I am not wearing. I make use of holding zones now, and see that as a useful tool in addition to tracking.<br /> Your dress is lovely, and exactly to sort of item I mean! The finds below are the pieces I added to my wardrobe this year which had the quality of movement. The movement may be subtle, like the ruffle of a tulip hem skirt, or the loose edge of a top, or it can be the billowing of a shift dress. In any case, each of these items were successful and made me happy.</p> <p>Style Fan, I hope you post your goals. Happy New Year! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873588 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 10:12:52 +0000 Style Fan 1873588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found your post very helpful in setting some of my own goals for 2018 Staysfit.&nbsp; Mindfulness is something I have been working on with my wardrobe planning since I retired.&nbsp; Meaningful is something to think about as a goal.&nbsp; I may use some of your ideas for my goal setting.</p> <p>Happy New Year to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873575 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 06:43:31 +0000 Bijou 1873575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit, I like the idea of having "meaningful" as a goal and I will definitely use your post as inspiration for setting my 2018 goals. Personally tracking wears does not appeal to me, as it seems as though I may be influenced to wear things I would prefer not to, just to justify keeping them. I prefer using a holding zone and purging after a couple of months of not wearing something.</p> <p>I recently bought this summer dress (because where I live we have long, hot summers) and the way it moves when I walk is really lovely. It feels cool to have it billowing around my legs in the summer breeze. I wore it last night for New Year's Eve. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873569 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:01:30 +0000 Jenni NZ 1873569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is great, thank you. But I've just read last year's post: haven't you changed from "Genuine Composed" to "Serene Elegance" ? And did you really cut down your spend by 80 %?<br /> I'm thinking about my own future post on what I've learned and your thoughts help, cheers Jenni </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2018-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d-goals#post-1873551 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 04:24:31 +0000 Staysfit 1873551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For 2018, I am adding the word “ Meaningful” to my previous goal words from 2017 - “Mindfulness and Moderation”. The intention of the word is to help keep my focus on the importance of relationships, experiences, connections, and to keep me from wasting time on things that are low priority. I expect clothing to have a practical purpose other than hanging in the closet. if clothes go unused, they are meaningless. I suspect my wardrobe contains more clothing than I currently wear. I cannot confirm nor refute this because I have never successfully tracked my daily wears . Tracking my wardrobe would enable meaningful assessment of my clothing use. Wardrobe tracking will not be easy for me. I plan to use a calendar and will hand write the components of my outfits. I can make a spreadsheet and collate the information once a month. I may try taking outfit pics as well.</p> <p>My plan for last year worked. I liked it. I have been happy with my style. The small changes I plan to make in 2018 do not seem to need any alteration in my style moniker - Serene Elegance. I am still thinking of what to do with my adjectives. Soft, calm, fresh, classic, polished, light. I started to add some elements of movement to the items I purchased at the end of 2017. I loved the effect. My new clothes flow like the waves of a gentle calm ocean. I want to continue to add items that have the quality of movement. I also want to add some texture to my wardrobe without adding anything overly heavy, bulky, or chunky. </p> <p>My 2017 post contains the Mindfulness and Moderation plan, which I also plan to continue: <a href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2017-style-plan-mindfulness-moderation-and-new-glasses-frames" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....ses-frames</a></p> <p>Happy New Year everyone! </p>