https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:25:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2372193 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:23:25 +0000 LaPed 2372193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That shacket feels very “now” — the colors, shape, big buttons… I love it! It’s a piece that would appeal to me personally regardless of trends, but would be easier to wear in the current moment because it feels fresh and relevant. </p> <p>I definitely have pieces that I’m glad I held onto, despite rarely or never wearing them when I first acquired them. I have a pair of slouchy 90s style bootcuts that are a good example. When I first picked them up at the thrift store, I liked the fit but worried they were dated, but after sitting on them for a while I decide to embrace the so-old-it’s-new vibe and have been wearing them nonstop this fall. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2372176 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:35:07 +0000 Carla 2372176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In June 2021 I was ‘influenced’ by an article on what the Princess of Wales was wearing, which had a link to a ‘look alike’ LLBean utility jacket. &nbsp;Of course the Princess’ jacket was a bright coral colour, which LLBean had - but I picked a more neutral beige. &nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>The jacket served a purpose, but I didn’t love it as much as I had hoped at the time. &nbsp;It was stiff, and a little snug. &nbsp;With time (and wear) it has lost its stiffness. &nbsp;Since it’s purchase, I’ve shifted 10lbs, so there’s more ease. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>This fall it’s the topper I’m reaching for the most! &nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371949 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:06:12 +0000 Jaime 2371949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, totally. I am often quite surprised how something that I liked but considered too out there eventually becomes completely normal to wear. Although I can't think of an example right now, it has absolutely happened. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371925 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:44:03 +0000 Lisa 2371925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I held on to an olive short sleeve top for two years because I liked it, but couldn't think of how to wear it with anything other than black or white. It's been perfect for our hot fall days and pairing it with blush/pink, is something I started doing this season which made the top an instant workhorse. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371919 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:45:26 +0000 Dee 2371919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I love the colours of your shacket, should be fun to style.<br />I had been considering donating the bright green jacket I wore recently to London because I hardly every wore it in the past 5 years but I made a last minute decision to bring it along just in case and it turned into a real workhorse for me on that trip and I just wore it again this morning. It suddenly seems to coordinate with a lot of my current wardrobe, so sometimes you just never know when an older item will suddenly get a new life again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371918 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:43:28 +0000 slim cat 2371918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great "shacket" - easy and practical.&nbsp;<br />Sometimes I feel similar - trying not to overdo editing in a bad mood . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371917 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:42:04 +0000 RobinF 2371917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! What Angie said! But also, sometimes it feels uncomfortable for me until I see it around more and kind of get used to how it looks. Late adopter here!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371907 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:00:13 +0000 Suz 2371907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, it has sometimes happened that i don't have the right "go-with" items at the time I make a purchase. And/ or the weather doesn't cooperate, or I don't have occasions to wear the item for some unusual reason (pandemic, for example, LOL.) But then they come into their own. Nice that you have a new jacket to play with now!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371899 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:28:32 +0000 Angie 2371899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting!&nbsp;</p> <p>Sometimes we buy things ahead of our time, and they don't get worn &nbsp;much. A year or so later - they work! Sometimes we need the right pieces to go with them - which we only get later - and the planets align &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371882 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:43:29 +0000 Star (Lise) 2371882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting&nbsp;<b>CJH</b>!&nbsp; I tend to have the same experiences as&nbsp;<b>Cat2.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>My DH and I have a saying for new items not being worn. 'It's time will come'.&nbsp; It usually always falls into place even if it takes a few months or even years, and then can even become a workhorse.&nbsp; Not sure if this is what you are describing...&nbsp; That is a very pretty blue.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371880 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:23:30 +0000 cat2 2371880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do buy pieces I like that I don’t really have a plan for. Often it turns out that as trends shift I add new pieces that suddenly make it work. Like I bought a corduroy version of a jean jacket that was a closet orphan until last Fall, when I wore it lots. Conventional wisdom would have had me not buy it because I didn’t have three outfits to wear it with or prune it out because I didn’t wear it for more than a year, but I find those rules mean you don’t really evolve your closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371877 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:05:12 +0000 Anonymous 2371877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Color is a big aspiration,for me . I look for pieces to make a column of color.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/aspirational-pieces#post-2371876 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:02:37 +0000 cjh 2371876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From time to time, the subject of aspirational style comes up. The discussion may center on how to define it, achieve or improve it, but I recently had a related thought. While reorganizing a closet, I ran across a “shacket” I bought two years ago, as I was trying to work into more casual, artsy but not boho, what I only could define as modified skater girl. I think now it’d call it closer to the grandpa style?&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>At the time I didn’t really care for it, but kept because it seemed like it might work as a canvas for some applique or embroidery to make an artistic garment. It’s boxy, not detailed, a subtle blue plaid, heavy cotton, kind of denim fabric.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>My first impulse was to put directly into donate pile, but decided to try it on. I was really surprised! It looked and felt great! My style! I’ll take another photo when I add to an outfit later.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Has anyone else experienced this, finding that maybe you’ve grown into your aspirational style without even knowing it?</div></div> </p>