https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:28:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319580 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 14:12:58 +0000 Jenn 2319580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Irina,&nbsp;</b>you know, you might be onto something with the weather. The weather for our entire stay in Europe lingered in the mid 60s (16-18C), which was PERFECT for me. I love being able to be out moving around without feeling overheated. The day after we got home, the high in LA was 87 (30C) and I'm just not ready to deal with that.</p> <p><b>Carol,&nbsp;</b>I actually brought just two necklaces on my trip, along with an an armful of bracelets (which I wore everyday) and that was great, but I did find myself staring longingly at a chunkier pendant I saw on a woman a few tables down from us at a restaurant. :)</p> <p><b>JenniNZ,&nbsp;</b>I think it absolutely relates to what I wrote in that thread! I really think I overbalanced with too many statement pieces and I'm currently not feeling keen on just wearing them all together. &nbsp;Come to think of it, though, I was looking into a closet devoid of most of my essentials, since they were being laundered. Maybe I was missing that practical element.</p> <p>Perhaps what I can do is start rotating through my statement pieces. I found it fun to have only the three real statements (in Finds) with me in my travel capsule and liked the way I could use them judiciously to change things up. Choosing different statements to "feature" for a period of time could &nbsp;evoke that feeling of settling into my clothes and using them to their full range of possibilities. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319553 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:09:33 +0000 Minaminu 2319553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with Jenn! As soon as I get home from a trip, I do a quick laundry so that I can add them to the rotation!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319519 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 03:34:52 +0000 Jaime 2319519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No I am with Suz and Angie, et. al. I am very sick of my travel clothes and more than delighted to see everything else when I get home! Interesting! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319504 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 02:00:37 +0000 notsaf 2319504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I'm in the middle. Also just got back from a 3.5 week trip in Italy. As usual, I took only a carry on but packed a tote so I could shop while I was away. I love the clothes I took, I love the pieces I got to purchase while I was there, and while I was unpacking I did a thorough seasonal reorg of the closet to reintegrate everything from the trip with all the great things that stayed home.</p> <p>Maybe worth thinking about why you're not excited about your stay-at-home clothes or if there's a new way you could think about integrating them with the capsule you came to love. The feeling you describe is one of the reasons I stopped tracking wears.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319478 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:12:03 +0000 Janet 2319478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope, I’m with Suz on this one. I’m usually so tired of my travel capsule when I get home that I love seeing my full wardrobe again! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319474 Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:41:51 +0000 Irina 2319474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess it also depends on the weather. We mostly travel in October to celebrate my DH birthday in the new and warmer places (also we like to wait until the high season is over). When I come home after a trip, I feel sad to &nbsp;pack away summery clothes. I will not see it for another 6 months. I don’t know how I would feel if I have to put in rotation the same clothes.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319403 Sat, 22 Apr 2023 15:07:20 +0000 unfrumped 2319403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m glad to get back to more options because I have trouble getting my travel capsule as mix&amp; match as needed, plus I struggle with having wildly different activities in one day without being able to change clothes— often not going back to motel, or dress one way and family suggests an outing. </p> <p>BUT I do think travel capsule limitations are excellent for sparking a fresh view of wardrobe— what worked, what didn’t, why. Why are somd of my wardrobe useful or comfortable for travel &amp; some not. Do I have an item that would be perfect for travel but is the wrong color for the other items ? If I need a new travel item can it also be part of regular wardrobe? Do I have to many other clothes that I’m not wearing because I didn’t buy the right ones — colors, comfort- Or because I am more minimalist?</p> <p>Part of the arrested development in pandemic has been that I did not do the travel adventures I had expected, and hence did not get to test out and refine certain types of travel capsules. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319388 Sat, 22 Apr 2023 14:24:36 +0000 Tanya 2319388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with Suz and Angie - after trips I am super happy to wear items that remained at home and avoid the ones I packed for a while. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319344 Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:23:44 +0000 DonnaF 2319344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with Roberta, LaPed and others. After a trip I am ready to burn the clothes I brought or at least not wear them for a few months—even if they were old favorites. Maybe it’s because I prefer to pack lightly? DD on the other hand is a heavy packer because she wants to have *options* on her trips. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319332 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:58:11 +0000 Carol 2319332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It reminds me of Project 333, the capsule wardrobe strategy that I find great peace in studying videos, etc. </p> <p>33 items, including shoes and jewelry, for 3 months at a time. What gets me is that the woman who invented it uses only 2 or so necklaces, and 2 or so earrings at a time! I would have so much trouble. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319327 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:33:31 +0000 Sal 2319327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find when I get home I am pleased to have more options. I am rarely sick of my travel capsule but happy to add to it!</p> <p>That’s a good sign that you felt great on your trip and chose well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319322 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:07:24 +0000 LJP 2319322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I travelled regularly to Toronto and Mtl for work ,I never wanted to see those clothes again by the time I returned home . And quite often didn’t wear them again until the next trip. I was guilty of buying complete new outfits for these trips too . Craziness . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319319 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:48:10 +0000 Jenni NZ 2319319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like what Peri says above. I don’t think I have your experience, because I like a lot of choices available overall, but then paradoxically I will wear certain pieces over and over especially in winter where warmth and comfort come to the fore.<br /> I think for you it might partly relate to your earlier thread where you had more new purchases than usual so were struggling to get the wears up on them? Might that still be overwhelming you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319316 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:15:43 +0000 Peri 2319316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm curious about the time factor. How long will this hold true? </p> <p>A month from now will you be more interested in the other clothes and more tired of the trip ones? If the trip had been 2 months or more, at what point would you have started to tire of the clothes you had with you?&nbsp;</p> <p>Keep us posted! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319314 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:00:57 +0000 Jenn 2319314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suntiger, that rings so true to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319311 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:44:33 +0000 Anonymous 2319311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! It actually has occured to me while away, that people go on vacation to get away from their stuff </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319306 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:24:26 +0000 Jenn 2319306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is fascinating to me, these situations where different wardrobe personalities come to the fore! I literally just washed everything in my capsule so I could start wearing it all again! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319305 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:24:20 +0000 Dee 2319305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do get what you mean because sometimes so much variety can be kind of overwhelming especially if you’ve been used to wearing &nbsp;a very tight and cohesive wardrobe for an extended period of time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319303 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:21:11 +0000 Roberta 2319303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I come back from vacation, having worn the same shoes almost every day, I am practically ready to burn them! nothing is better thatn gazing into my closet and picking randomly from the rainbow.&nbsp; This is why I'll never be able to hang my entire wardrobe on one rail. :-)</p> <p>It reminds me of when I led a book discussion every month at work. The day after the discussion I could read ANYTHING I WANTED. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319301 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:10:25 +0000 Suz 2319301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think in fairness, I should add:&nbsp;</p> <p>In times of high stress in my life, I do tend to rely on FFB outfits and combos and that might mean I want or appreciate a smaller capsule for a period of time. So that might apply to your situation -- given all you have been dealing with -- both before the trip and during!&nbsp;</p> <p>My trips can be complicated to pack for (too many conflicting roles and goals and/or climates) so I'm often feeling like I'm missing things as I travel. Getting home to the things I've missed lets me breathe again.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319300 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:05:08 +0000 Angie 2319300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What<b> Suz</b> said. <br /><b><br />Jenn,</b> I feel absolutely polar opposite! What I wear on my trips, I need to give a bit of a break.&nbsp;</p> <p>I can't wait to get home and wear the rest of my stuff!!! It's a RELIEF. I miss them! This is why I do not have a small wardrobe. I would not enjoy it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319299 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:54:21 +0000 LaPed 2319299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Suz, by the end of a trip, I am usually *so ready* to have access to all of my options again. Granted, most of my longer trips are backpacking trips and involve wearing literally the same thing every day. In fact, when I'm hiking long distance, if I'm not daydreaming about food then I'm daydreaming about cute outfits (or sometimes home reno projects). :D&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319297 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:49:10 +0000 Suz 2319297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, no, no. Whenever I come back from a trip of any length, I am <b>thrilled</b> and <b>relieved </b>to see the rest of my wardrobe!&nbsp;</p> <p>I guess that explains why -- much as I admire smaller wardrobes -- and much as I lived with one (an admittedly not very cohesive or thought out one)&nbsp; for 2 decades or more -- I can't really see myself going back to a small wardrobe any time soon. I need a moderate sized closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319295 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:40:31 +0000 Lesley 2319295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh definitely. I loved getting dressed the most while pregnant because I only had like 7 options. I always try to remember this and try to keep the wardrobe small!</p> <p>That said, when I recently lived in Italy for a year it was very gratifying to come home and be greeted by all my old closet friends... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-a-full-wardrobe#post-2319294 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:37:31 +0000 Jenn 2319294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you ever come back from vacation or a period of living with a reduced wardrobe, looked at your full closet, and thought “meh”?</p> <p>I just lived out of a carry-on suitcase with a 20-piece capsule wardrobe for a month and, on arriving back, I didn’t have the excited feeling I thought I would seeing my whole wardrobe again. It just seemed like a lot of work trying to wear all those different clothes.</p> <p>Don’t get me wrong, there are certain pieces I’m glad to see again, but I think I may have strayed too far in the direction of variety recently, when I’m really happiest with way fewer pieces. </p>