https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 19:06:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results#post-608999 Tue, 01 May 2012 05:10:10 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 608999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Christieanne, hockey Hi5! It was funny, I found the Sharks shirt at a local thrift store somewhere around game 3 or 4 of the first round of the playoffs, a couple weeks ago, and I thought "oh no, some fan has finally given up in disgust and donated all their Sharks gear." Sadly, it never got worn to a game, as I wore my orange Sharks tee to game 4, and that was all she wrote for home games. Next year! </p> <p>Your crops to clams idea reminds me that I was about to donate my too-short white jeans because I found a longer pair this month, but then it occurred to me that I could turn them into crops. I wonder if I can just be lazy and cuff them, or whether I should actually alter the suckers... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results#post-608986 Tue, 01 May 2012 04:46:28 +0000 christieanne 608986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sharks waffleknit was an absolute necessity (until they proved themselves once again to not be worthy - I am a total hockey nut - who knew right?) and must have. I am lounging in my pj's of yoga pants and A's tshirt currently so may be biased lol. </p> <p>I thought I was covered for summer but pulled out things yesterday. I have a pair of too long slim denim crops that might work as made over clams if I don't count tailoring in my SYB/SYC $20 thrift challenge. I have a lot of skirts and may end up wearing those instead of shorts since I don't really have the shorts I thought I had lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results#post-608939 Tue, 01 May 2012 03:26:30 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 608939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL, Kari, I was thinking Shop Your Budget, but Stop Your Binging (bingeing?) would work for me too :)</p> <p>Mo, I love your items and the idea of having a pic of each one. I really should do that. (Hmm, more ideas for my nonexistent spreadsheet.) I too thought I might have to dip into May's allotment after I found some stuff today, but fortunately it came out exactly right this time! Let's see, here's what I bought in April:<br /> white jeans, denim bermudas, a red knit top, a teal and white knit top, the <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-for-the-shoulder-season">cream cardigan from this WIW</a>, the <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-hunker-down">striped sweater from this WIW</a>, a Sharks waffleknit top, the <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/skirt-or-pants-time-sensitive">ruffled tank from this WIW</a>, a printed floaty midi skirt, a blue sweater for next fall, and today a blue button-front skirt and a tan pencil skirt.</p> <p>For May I am considering buying some combat boots, because I found some on sale and I need to replace mine, but I wouldn't wear them much until the fall so it's hard to get excited about that. I really need to replace some of my ballet flats; I don't think I need a lot of new clothes for summer, though. I pulled out a crazy number of summer skirts when I pulled out my summer clothes last week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results#post-608934 Tue, 01 May 2012 03:20:38 +0000 Mo 608934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hee hee Kari! Yes, budget it is. But sell your bras was a good one! I may have been responsible for this acronym, sorry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results#post-608932 Tue, 01 May 2012 03:17:04 +0000 Kari 608932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another idea - SYB could be Save Your Basket, because I'm finding what I do is think about an item, put it into my online shopping cart, and think about it for weeks/months to see if it goes on sale, or determine if I'm really sold on bringing the item into my closet or if it's just an impulse grab. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results#post-608911 Tue, 01 May 2012 02:55:35 +0000 Kari 608911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What's SYB? That's a new one to me.</p> <p>Possibilities ensue...</p> <p>So You (Can) Buy<br /> Sell Your Bras<br /> Stop Your Binging</p> <p>...Of course, it could be Shop Your Budget... but that's too obvious, right?</p> <p>Given that I'm planning to pull out of my job somewhat soon (though with the situation *slightly* improving I've pushed off the timeline a bit later) I'm on a stricter budget. I'm allowing myself a couple items that have been on my "want list" that I've thought about for a few months - a coral and white dress (I have two on order, I will only keep one) and some midi skirts that were on sale. Then I'm on a hiatus until the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. The upcoming Seattle clothing swap this weekend will hopefully tide me over with some fun new items, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results#post-608900 Tue, 01 May 2012 02:44:36 +0000 Mo 608900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was SYC after buying my Frye Julias in Feb. I started to jump into SYB a bit early, by late March. So March and April kind of ran together.<br /> My budget is $500 per season, or $83/month. I bought: crop white jacket, cobalt tee, a silk shell, taupe leggings, an olive cord skirt, ink blue daydress and nude heels.<br /> This last week I jumpstarted into May's budget, but that's a story for another day (or thread!) On the one hand, I'm perennially into the next month's budget early, but on the other, at least I'm reigning it in that much! I never get more than a month ahead. If I do, I just have to stop until the first rolls around again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/april-syb-results#post-608856 Tue, 01 May 2012 02:08:25 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 608856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After I ended my Lent shopping ban early, I binged a bit on shopping and it became clear that I needed to come up with something to avoid the binge/purge shopping cycle. I decided to implement a $100 spending limit for the month of April. Counting the items I bought from the thrift store today, I spent exactly $100 (that'll never happen again...).</p> <p>I kept track in a simple text document with a running total. If I were super-cool I would start a wardrobe spreadsheet and keep it as part of that. For the record, I bought 12 items this month; 1 pair of pants, 1 shorts, 2 skirts, 3 sweaters, 3 knit tops, and 2 shirts. Everything except 1 sweater bought on sale from Gap was from the thrift or consignment store, which helps explain the sub-10 dollar average cost per garment. (Now, did I *need* 12 new garments? Uhhhh.... One step at a time, right?)</p> <p>If you were SYC or SYB, how did you do this month? </p>