https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:32:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice/page/2#post-2077448 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:10:25 +0000 mtnsofthemoon 2077448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just ran across this today.&nbsp; I love it!&nbsp; So true!&nbsp; And I just happened to have this exact experience 2 days ago.&nbsp; I stepped into Nordstrom Rack at lunch just to look around.&nbsp; This year's Christmas Event Theme is "Kentucky Derby".&nbsp; I grabbed a TON of dresses on clearance and Bam!! This one hit&nbsp; me.&nbsp; And its a total WILD CARD for me because i NEVER wear long dresses and I have NEVER owned anything yellow.&nbsp; Go figure.&nbsp; I absolutely love the&nbsp; way it moves when I walk - swoosh, swoosh as I walked down the hallway to the mirror and back (Angie I am talking to you!).&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice/page/2#post-2077443 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:41:32 +0000 Jenn 2077443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, this is a lovely article. Thank you for sharing it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice/page/2#post-2077302 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:52:04 +0000 Jenni NZ 2077302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent article. I think I’m getting much better at this. She is a fun writer and seems quite relatable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice/page/2#post-2077144 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:09:16 +0000 Elizabeth P 2077144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great quote, I'm going to go back and read the article.&nbsp; TFS! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077101 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:41:00 +0000 RobinF 2077101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This made me chuckle, my clothes nagging me. So true. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077043 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 02:13:17 +0000 Jaime 2077043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article and wonderful description of finding a keeper. For Janet and others intersted in second hand but feeling frustrated I think you should peruse theRealReal or Poshmark. Easy to sort by size and label and there are real finds to be found. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077031 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 01:03:10 +0000 Windchime 2077031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, that’s a great description of the kind of emotional reaction we should have toward our 10’s. If I can’t wait to wear an item, that’s a good indicator that it and I have a happy future together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077029 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:54:59 +0000 Marilyn 2077029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great read!&nbsp; Thanks for the share.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077023 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:23:53 +0000 nemosmom 2077023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I keep re-reading it...</p> <p>“Women feel they will never be good enough, that they must keep on striving for an ideal they will never achieve,” she says. “They medicate with clothes, using them to create the self they think they need to have – and when the dress doesn’t deliver they keep on disposing of clothes along the way.” In other words, there is a self-worth gap in our culture, and clothes dumped as landfill is the consequence.</p> <p>Ugh, that hits home </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077019 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:04:53 +0000 Helena 2077019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great article - thank you so much for sharing! It's a great antidote to the 'latest and greatest' pressure. I love the idea of "fallow season" - I think I purge stuff when really it just needs a fallow season (or month, or year, or 18 months) - I'll need to keep this in mind next time I get the declutter itch.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077017 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:58:58 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2077017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>this is great </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077007 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:43:17 +0000 nemosmom 2077007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this article! Timely... thank you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077003 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:03:57 +0000 Anonymous 2077003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Truer words... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077001 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:00:32 +0000 Carla 2077001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a 5 star article! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2077000 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:57:05 +0000 Cardiff girl 2077000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How true! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076997 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:49:45 +0000 Sal 2076997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I read the article and like it - she is a great writer.</p> <p>My very favourite forum outfits (on Angie, myself and others) mix something new with something old.....&nbsp; that is where the magic happens.&nbsp; &nbsp;And the smallest tweaks sometimes don't include shopping - tucking tops, rolling sleeves etc&nbsp;</p> <p>For people who love skinny jeans keep on wearing them but wear them with a different shoe or a new style of jacket.&nbsp; </p> <p>Love blush and grey and not into earth tones - wear them and add some super modern earrings.&nbsp; </p> <p>Love your fitted sheath dress - keep wearing it but try it with flats instead of heels.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076995 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:46:23 +0000 rachylou 2076995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic advice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076993 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:38:22 +0000 Anonymous 2076993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great advice. &nbsp;Thank you for posting the link. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076992 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:37:07 +0000 Janet 2076992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s a good piece, and it sent me a bit down the rabbit hole of reading some of her other columns. I’m a new fan. </p> <p>Interesting to read some of her takes on thrift shopping, something I wish I did more successfully. I don’t know whether I’m just bad at it, or the stores near me are lacking, but I don’t have any luck with it anymore (I did when I was younger). If I see something interesting, it’s always too small or otherwise not right for me. I’ll spot a nice print or fabric, and the item ends up being a size 2 or a terrible cut. I don’t know how some of you find such great stuff! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076990 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:23:37 +0000 Vildy 2076990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Cartner-Morley is a favorite of mine and does a short article with photo almost every Friday.&nbsp; She talks about how the newest trend is different from the standard way of wearing the item and is relatable and funny. <br /></div><div>I'll never forget how she warned of wearing a blazer in a certain way that signaled Off to a Meeting of the Disciplinary Board.&nbsp; Nailed it.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076984 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:14:38 +0000 Bonnie 2076984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Exactly. Great advice to shop by. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076973 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:33:24 +0000 always trying 2076973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right on.&nbsp; If anything is not right exactly in the dressing room it is never going to be.&nbsp; Even if you loose weight it still may not be right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076972 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:32:19 +0000 Anonymous 2076972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! Unfortunately those dresses are few and far between- and some categories (ahem shorts-for me) will never be a 10! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076942 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:34:27 +0000 Sal 2076942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely!! We all know that feeling! My 10s I will wear even if they are too dressy or a bit out of fashion.....</p> <p>And those 7s can be tricky- I have a few of them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076939 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:30:02 +0000 Synne 2076939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, love this! Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076933 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:20:05 +0000 slim cat 2076933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just finished reading the original article - very thoughtful and still easy read with great pictures. Love it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076931 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:15:55 +0000 Anonymous 2076931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get tripped up by the 7's, 8's and even the 9's . My mantra - and I need reminding - is not to buy anything that isn't excellent. There's so much to choose from out there, that we needn't settle for less. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076930 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:10:41 +0000 fathenry 2076930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So true, the wardrobe orphans are the dresses that don't allow for any weight fluctuations, are unforgiving or too much work to wear. The winners are the ones you don't want to take off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076929 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:08:52 +0000 Angie 2076929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>NICE :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-great-piece-of-shopping-advice#post-2076928 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:08:42 +0000 KikiG 2076928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My goal is to wait for the 10/10.&nbsp; If it isn't a 10, it is a zero. My donations are the hopeful 8s and&nbsp; the wistful 7s.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>