https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:21:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1533123 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:06:35 +0000 Jenn 1533123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm finally getting to the point where I can sit down and think again, post-convention, and I wanted to thank you all for your encouragement!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>annabelle,&nbsp;</b>I really appreciate your concrete examples. It looks like your style is a little more urban-distressed than mine, but I'm right there with you on needing some interest beyond a solid color. That's something I will definitely have to think about as I shop. I'm for-sure happier with neutral items that have some textural or structural interest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1532216 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 02:25:04 +0000 annabelle 1532216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like a small wardrobe, too. I tend to prefer patterns and pattern mixing, and I think we have some similar preferences, Jenn and Smittie. Since I like the texture, pattern or graphic t, I find that the best fundamentals for me include a pair or two of moderately distressed relaxed skinny jeans, and t-shirts that are essentially a solid color, but not really. For instance they will be a mottled linen or a distressed t-shirt that wears as a neutral when we don't have time to think too hard, but can't bear the thought of a solid color EF t-shirt. I hope that thought helps you build your essentials, Jenn.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1529589 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:29:59 +0000 Angie 1529589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*applause*</p> <p>Nice reflections.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1529516 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:44:26 +0000 Anonymous 1529516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job on identifying what you need.<br /> I like a small wardrobe too, so I'll be watching! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1529498 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:59:55 +0000 Jenn 1529498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>E - Oh man, I can't wait for tweed season! It's my favorite. </p> <p>Aida - I'm usually so verbal I want words to describe everything, but, for whatever reason, this eludes me. I do have some visuals, though, so that's something. </p> <p>Joy - It's a good thing I enjoy shopping, isn't it?</p> <p>Cheryl - That's good to hear. It helps to talk/write out this process, so I'm glad it's at least somewhat interesting to read. </p> <p>Maneera - This is why I'm so interested in the 5-piece French thing! Once I have the basics, adding 5 statement pieces a season would be a lot for me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1529188 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 02:30:49 +0000 Maneera 1529188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You did a great job, Jenn. The whole idea was to learn and understand our wardrobe better in July....and now you do! </p> <p>I think you need your basics figured out first. Make sure you add as often as you purge, since your wardrobe is so small to start with. </p> <p>I've really enjoyed reading about your wardrobe discoveries. Enjoy the convention, find the time to shop, and I hope your new basics will fill all the necessary holes. Good job done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1529149 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:58:22 +0000 cheryl 1529149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You did great on your challenge and I really enjoyed reading about your process and discoveries. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1529136 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:37:41 +0000 Anonymous 1529136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It was a month of discoveries and learning that seems well worth the effort. You sound well prepared to go shopping. Please keep us updated on your progress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1529107 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:54:05 +0000 Aida 1529107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great reflections here Jenn. Don't worry about the style descriptor, it'll come or you'll be able to sort it out in your head enough. And FWIW, some of us never really come up with one, even though we have a very clear idea of our style -- like me, although I've got it narrowed down to about a sentence now at least </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1528956 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:23:43 +0000 E 1528956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an effective month this has been for you! I hope you can find just the right basics/essentials/you-know-what-I-mean. It can be so frustrating to try to find just what you want in the retail environment, even with so many choices, that one item can be ridiculously elusive (...says the woman who is daily checking her ebay search for a brown tweed coat with 'country mouse' detailing...). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1528938 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:02:24 +0000 Jenn 1528938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sounds like fun, Elly. I suspect we also face some similar challenges, living in this uber-casual, outdoorsy state. You said something in another thread about how people expect you to be able to go on an adventure at a moment's notice here, and that really resonated with me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1528932 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:55:00 +0000 Elly 1528932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#2 really resonates with me Jenn. I realized today that I am almost at the <b>5 year </b>mark here at YLF and I have learned so much. However, the two things I still struggle with the most are essentially linked to #2 and #4 on your list. I'm a minimal wardrobe fan, but I struggle with how many items are enough and purchasing and purging enough but not too many items to have a functional wardrobe. My other biggest struggle is harmonizing flattery and what I perceive as my style.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maybe we will have to do some sort of challenge together in the coming months? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1528923 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:19:34 +0000 Anonymous 1528923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've done brilliantly Jenn. Good realisations and plan. Time for you&nbsp;to go basics and essentials&nbsp;shopping me-thinks </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1528892 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:24:08 +0000 celia 1528892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent round up. I really enjoy this kind of posts.<br /> I empathize with being overzealous at curating. Not that I get into real trouble but is definitely something I always have to be aware of. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-july-update#post-1528886 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:06:12 +0000 Jenn 1528886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reading&nbsp;<b>Maneera's&nbsp;</b>July update spurred me to post my own. I'll be out of town for the rest of the month, so today will pretty much wrap up the challenge for me.</p> <p>Here's what I said I'd do in July:<br /><i>1. Photograph daily outfits.&nbsp;</i>I did this and it helped a lot!</p> <p><i>2. Put together a travel capsule (mostly SYC) for the end-of-month convention.&nbsp;</i>I'm packing based on the outfits I picked as my favorites each week. The convention is very casual and in a city that will be hot and humid for the duration, so no special purchases needed.</p> <p><i>3. Post weekly round-ups to get a sense of my overall style.&nbsp;<b></b></i>Here are <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1521787">weeks 1 and 2</a> and here's <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-july-challenge-defining-personal-style/page/2#post-1524336">week 3</a>. Hopefully, I'll be able to put together a week 3 collage today, after I photograph today's outfit. It's taught me a few things. <br />First, I'm happy with a small wardrobe. Even though I repeated clothing items often, I don't think I repeated a head-to-toe look all month (though that will change as I re-wear some favorites this week). I enjoy the simplicity of a slim, curated closet and like remixing pieces I love.&nbsp;<br />Unfortunately, I also learned that I'm not at all happy with many of the pieces I own, and I'm missing a lot of basics that would make it easier to get dressed each day. I've always been a careful shopper, but sometimes I buy so little and curate so much that I'm not keeping up with my own needs in terms of changing sizes and tastes. I don't need many clothes, but I do need&nbsp;<i>enough</i>. At the moment, I don't even own a real pair of jeans. I've made a list of essentials and have already ordered a few things to fill in the gaps.</p> <p><i>4. Solicit feedback for help defining a style persona to guide my future purchases.&nbsp;</i>I'm getting there. I still don't have any really solid style descriptors, but I do have a list of silhouettes to try on once school starts and I have a little more shopping time (that's in two weeks here!). I still wish I had a simple phrase to guide my purchasing, but I'll get there. </p>