https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:30:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1328183 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:39:11 +0000 Thistle 1328183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my, yes!! Especially in winter.</p> <p>Our winters drag on and on and on. By January, we've already had 3 or so. On the of winter, and you are now in the darkest, coldest, shortest days with no Christmas lights to brighten it up.</p> <p>And yes, I do add refresher pieces at this point. All the winter stuff is one sale, and I still have 3+ months of winter to go. It might even be a piece or two at a lower price point that I plan on donating at the end of the year. I also like to pick up a piece or two in winter fabrication but in spring colors. Like my lavender cashmere sweater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1328177 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:32:43 +0000 Lisa 1328177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This always happens to me near the end of our winter season, because I'm craving lighter colors yet it's still cold and dark. &nbsp;Now I try to add lighter colored items so that I can lighten up even though it's still cold. &nbsp;I also think a refresh of a few items during the season is a great way to keep things interesting. &nbsp;Oddly enough I never get tired of summer clothes, maybe because I'm already sporting brighter colors? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1328000 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 04:04:27 +0000 Neel 1328000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a beautiful cardigan and the jeans look good too. I am currently in a severe style rut thanks to our never ending summer (4 months down). We still have 2 months minimum for the temps to cool down. Ack .... I want to cry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1327998 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 04:00:16 +0000 Marley 1327998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Spring/Summer are my favorite seasons so I can't say that I am fatigued at all! &nbsp;I am annoyed that retail stores now have their fall items available and all of the summer stuff has been picked over - and&nbsp;where I live, our 2 warmest months of summer have just begun!</p> <p>I must admit that last winter when I spent 3 months with my mother in the polar vortex of the midwest, I got&nbsp;<i>horribly&nbsp;</i>fatigued with the season and my clothes - but then, I hate winter - so it had as much to do with that as it did with feeling fatigued with my wardrobe.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1327968 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 02:19:26 +0000 cheryl 1327968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous pieces, both of them. I don't necessarily get bored with a certain season I just get restless and want something new. I haven't been doing much shopping and I am just ready for a new item or two. At this point I don't care if it's a clearance summer item or if it's a new for fall/winter item. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1327818 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:32:29 +0000 Sal 1327818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I too am fatigued with winter; I don't tend to feel the same way in summer. I had a refresh last week with two new items which I must show off. If you can find them towards the end of the season it does work well for a wee boost!</p> <p>Shame about the jeans, but the cocoon cardigan is great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1327793 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:52:31 +0000 Amy 1327793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely get tired of my clothes by the end of summer. So ready for fall clothes which I think are way more fun than summer clothes. I love the layers of fall clothes where as summer clothes are so simple (which in my closet can get kinda boring). Give me a boot, fabulous jacket and cozy scarf! Can't wait for fall clothes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1327079 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 17:09:25 +0000 crutcher 1327079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When one season has danced all of its tunes and is tired and ready to sit...I, too, get "season fatigue"...I am tired of the clothes, the temperature and the day in day out sameness...I am ready for the new girl to come on the stage and show me how its done......In my case, I am tired of summer...and ready for (ta dah) &nbsp;FALL...with all of the clothes, boots, light coats, football, etc., etc...I am ready for a new girl... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1327042 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:28:31 +0000 Anonymous 1327042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deborah, first of all I love your new items! I'm a bit envious that you are able to find things you love and fit your style so (seemingly) easily! After reading this post yesterday morning, I decided to follow suit and have a look through the shops after an airport run. I was so disappointed. All of the Summer things were so picked over and none of the styles appealed to me AT ALL. :(</p> <p>So, am I fatigued by the season? Yes, a bit. We still have two to three months of very hot weather left and &nbsp;A)&nbsp;it's&nbsp;too hot to go shopping (most of our malls&nbsp;are outdoors), B) F/W is in the stores anyway, so why bother and C) all of my S/S budget is gone;&nbsp;I only&nbsp;have what little I've earned by re-selling some of my things. I think I'll try a little online shopping and make a huge note to myself to spread my shopping out better next S/S. </p> <p>Actually, part of my fatigue with S/S is that I'm not finding clothing that appeals to me or works within my parameters. Everything is so bare and boho and I like to cover up a little more. Most dresses that are modest on top are way too short on me and I end up feeling very discouraged when I shop. Even when I had my entire budget in hand I could not find clothes I liked in retail and ended up getting almost everything in consignment stores this season.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1327031 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:49:36 +0000 T 1327031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes! Major fatigue... but with summer! Where I live I experience over 11 months of hot, humid summer. Out of these 11, about 4 have daily torrential rain. Winter lasts for roughly 3 weeks. I'm one of those people who loves the concept of layers, scarfs, boots, coats etc, and also the 3 items concept. And boy, do I feel major fatigue with summer dressing of loose, light airy layers. I wanna feel snugly in my leggings &amp; over sized sweatshirt with scarfs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1326994 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:06:37 +0000 Anonymous 1326994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. &nbsp;Yes. &nbsp;Yes. &nbsp;So bored with Summer dressing. &nbsp;I am not satisfied with anything in my closet right now. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1326841 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 03:51:41 +0000 Beth Ann 1326841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes.&nbsp; In both winter and summer, actually.&nbsp; But winter is longer and the boredom is deeper.&nbsp; I usually plan just a few mid-summer refreshers and, since my summers are casual, these aren't costly.&nbsp; I have to budget for midwinter refreshers! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1326731 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 02:20:15 +0000 Deborah 1326731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So good to know it's not just me:) I find I do experience this with both summer and winter, so I need to stick a note in my wardrobe reminding me to plan for a couple of new purchases to keep me motivated whe we are about 2/3rds through the season.</p> <p>Lyn, no its not the Metalicus one. This one is from Target from their current sale. It has an interesting weave and Im wering it today and it works really well. I don't have anything on my Metalicus radar at the moment:( I got my voucher but ...</p> <p>Oh and the jeans were a bust. They didn't have my size and they are really long and taking them up would effect the detail:( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1326532 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:49:11 +0000 shedev 1326532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deb, those are really great finds. I especially like the pants.</p> <p>I'm feeling fatigue with my summer wardrobe, and yet it is my shorter season. I just like my cold weather stuff more. I did find a few really great things, and hope to find a few next year. I miss my boots and jackets.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1326488 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:09:06 +0000 Lyn D. 1326488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Deborah,<br />is that the one you tried at Metalicus with me last month?<br />It looked great, and I am impressed with your 1 in 2 out purging :)</p> <p>I have bought 4 newbies this month, 3 of which are for Spring. I know it is partly due to current season fatigue, and find it tricky to be certain about next season purchases when I can't actually wear them 'out' to test suitability.<br />Then again, Angie recommends buying early to get the best pieces before they sell-out….<br />Like you I bought a version of a cardigan- a Trenery soft trench. Winter stock on sale- but I envision wearing as a F/S item over warmer weather tops&nbsp;with its sleeve scrunched.</p> <p>Good luck with the jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season/page/2#post-1326430 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 20:32:56 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1326430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. &nbsp; But my fatigue is maybe a little different... I <u>love</u> spring and summer. &nbsp;I savor every moment of it that I can... and while I do look forward to wearing my cooler-weather stuff, I am never in a hurry for fall to get here.</p> <p>My fatigue is this: &nbsp; I feel like the world is straining impatiently towards fall before we even reach the middle of July - and I am digging my heels into summer. &nbsp; There are two months of summer left on the calendar! &nbsp; I don't have kids, but when the kids around here go back to school (this past week!), I feel a sense of loss and mourning, because the holiday spirit of high summer&nbsp;seems to have been drained away from everyone. &nbsp; So while I take great enjoyment in planning, shopping, preparing for fall style... I am not even close to ready to plunge into anything fall related. &nbsp; Maybe this is why I have never cared for autumn colors in my house or on my body.</p> <p>It is only August, and already I am fatigued with the 'idea' of fall fashion.</p> <p>I'm like Rat, in The Wind in the Willows, watching, bewildered, as all his furred and feathered friends get&nbsp;ready to migrate, and wondering why everyone can't be content to sit still and enjoy the now.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326318 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:58:09 +0000 Sara L. 1326318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always feel like this at the end of the season.&nbsp; A few new items are a great way to update and refresh your wardrobe.&nbsp; I find a few new things help me mix and match my existing clothes in new ways and helps me feel less bored.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326317 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:55:37 +0000 LadyGeek 1326317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi,&nbsp;It seems to me that in summer you can change a vest top and bingo, a new look.&nbsp; But in winter there is SO much to wear to keep warm, and therefore to change.&nbsp; I hate the damp cold here in England and any sense of style goes out of the window in winter.&nbsp; Yep, tried layering, but don't like the bulk on my petite build.&nbsp; Then I discovered very fine, fitted, non-scratchy&nbsp;wool base layers in the mountaineering/trekking shop: long sleeved top and long johns for the bottom.&nbsp; I can now alternate my Orphan Annie/Bag Lady&nbsp;outfits with stylish things over the top and look halfway decent.&nbsp; At least it rings the changes until the next (warmer) season is officially under way.</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326309 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:46:04 +0000 rachylou 1326309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The cocoon cardigan is pretty awesome. I can't think of such a point in summer at the moment, but I know it well in winter. Inevitably, it makes me want another puffer, I go looking, and of course everything's long been sold out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326307 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:43:41 +0000 Alana in Canada 1326307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the idea of a mid season refresher. I am going to plan for it. Thanks for the idea,&nbsp;Deborah. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326304 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:34:26 +0000 unfrumped 1326304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the items, and I think one of the best things is that you did the 2 out.<br />That way the "refresher" is not just adding from boredom, but is part of wardrobe evolution. <br />I want to remember that--so,&nbsp; &nbsp;as I am going into our fall and winter, and I am wearing items, maybe some of which I'm not entirely loving but "made the cut" in the fall wardrobe review and so I'm not ready to toss, perhaps one or 2 of those&nbsp;can be targeted&nbsp;for replacement by a mid-late season addition. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326290 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:14:08 +0000 Aziraphale 1326290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES! I get this "season fatigue" toward the end of both summer and winter, every year. It never seems to happen with spring and fall, but perhaps that's because the weather is mild and varied during those seasons where I live. You get rainy days mixed in with sunny days or overcast days. You can wear tee shirts still, but also toppers. You don't have to protect yourself against cold or the heat.&nbsp;</p> <p>Summer fatigue is starting to set in with me. Don't get me wrong -- we have had one of the&nbsp;nicest summers I can remember this year, sunny and warm but generally not too hot. I'm not complaining. But around this time every year, I start to get a bit bored of shorts. My summer lifestyle is also very, very casual, so wearing skirts with heels and bare legs is not a day-to-day option. I haven't worn a coat in months, and my closetful of shoes I adore has a coating of dust since I've been wearing the same two pairs of sandals every day! I think part of the summer fatigue is actually a yearning for a return to the structure of&nbsp;my "regular" September-to-June life. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326189 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:00:09 +0000 Anonymous 1326189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So <b>Deborah</b>, you can see we're all in the same boat here - and I distinctly recall almost packing up my greys and blacks and leggings and boots into garbage bags by March and threatening to throw them all out. &nbsp;And <b>Viviane</b> - I had to laugh at you holding on by a thread right &nbsp;now. Me too - maybe we can be friends and hold on together &nbsp;I totally lose my mojo in August with all the heat!</p> <p>I find it interesting how many of us/you commenting here are talking about planning ahead for this time next year by saving room in the budget for a last-third refresh. &nbsp;I think this is a great idea, but shopping sales racks and mounds of leftover sweaters is not something I find appealing either. &nbsp;I like the two pieces you have added here Deborah&nbsp;- and maybe the key is to find new pieces in wintery colours but in lighter weights to push through into spring.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326153 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:38:30 +0000 Mo 1326153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! &nbsp;And I have actually made a mental note to change my shopping plan for next year accordingly. &nbsp;I figure I will buy more at the start of a season, ease off for the next few months, and then buy a bit again near the end to 'recharge' my look as I'm starting to tire of the options in my closet. &nbsp;<br />So, for me that might look like 4 items in month one, then an item a month for the next two&nbsp;(or maybe a month of SYC in there), and 2 or 3 items again in the fourth and final month of a season.<br />I'm a bit weary of summer here but I'm determined to get only an item or 2 of refreshers because I know I'm returning to snowy climate next year and will have plenty of summer stuff to get me through even if I purge a bit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326151 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:37:41 +0000 Angie 1326151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES. Our Springs are cold and feel like Winter. It takes forever to warm up here. But at the moment we are having a BRILLIANTLY warm Summer. And I'm very happy.&nbsp;</p> <p>I bet the TX ladies feel that way about Summer.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326112 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:56:58 +0000 Peri 1326112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We probably all get this in whatever is our longest or least favorite season. For me it is summer and I am doing miles better than ever before thanks to YLF, I am definitely dreaming of Fall. Which is two months off at least. I bought something at NAS that fits Angie's blog post today, but holes or not, it is still beyond hot for any kind of sweater.&nbsp;</p> <p>Summer just doesn't let me dress the way I most like to dress. And this time of year, everything is picked over and I am unmotivated to look for anything new. I'm not on a no-shop, I'm just sort of on a who cares?! If I saw something great I would buy, but I'm not really looking...not even browsing.&nbsp;</p> <p>Fashion boredom is balanced by me having boatloads more free time than I will come Sept. That is what keeps me from despising summer altogether! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326105 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:52:07 +0000 jackiec 1326105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your new additions! I do get the same feeling at the end of every winter. I also tend to add a few pieces here and there as the season wears on (plus I love hitting those sales ). I don't get the same feeling too much in summer since our summers are so short. Plus if I yearn for fall I've learned that once fall hits I'm pining away for the relaxing days of summer.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326103 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:47:32 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1326103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great additions and a good thing to do when this feeling arises as it does quite often. I am feeling this about Summer right now , but have been using the time to buy off season items online clearance sections... This has been great , but unlike you didn't give me the bump I needed for the rest of this season... Perhaps I should have rethought that and left room in the budget for something for now... Unfortunately, trying to get two kids of to college this month, so going to have to muster through.... I will remember this for next time, so thank you for posting!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326102 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:42:51 +0000 Gracie 1326102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The new additions look fab and so you. The texture on the sweater and its cocoon shape are lovely, and the inset panels on the jeans look sharp. </p> <p>I get fatigued by my outfits in winter also because there's only one option: cover everything up. Summer is the easiest and more fun for me since I have a choice of showing a tiny bit, a little more, or most arms and legs and decolette. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-fatigued-by-the-season#post-1326101 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:40:13 +0000 Nebraskim 1326101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree on the mid-season fatigue. Like Shannon's experiences, our fall-winter can last eight or nine months here. So I have a strategy that works because I have a deep closet. I have sort of an early season look, and then have a secondary late season look. And I often put things that were in heavy rotation one year into a hiatus the next year and pull them out the following year. This works because I have a style based on classics that are never really in style so they never fall out of style. I use them as foundation pieces, then refresh with current, fast-fashion accessories or shirts, etc., that bring trendy colors into the foundation of black, gray, brown and ink. </p> <p>Right now, I am tired of hot summer and am looking forward to fall transition. So I also love to shop pre and early season to pick up something that bridges and transitions. Great discussion question. </p>