https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:52:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2163047 Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:42:27 +0000 Christina F. 2163047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Celia and bijou! I hope you both have a good new year :] </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162774 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:28:56 +0000 Bijou 2162774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You bought some great items - I love how your signature style has a sense of fun and that even in Covid you stayed true to your style. I really like your ACDC t-shirt and flannel shirts, a look that does not work for me. I LOVE that I get to enjoy seeing them on you and La Ped, another child of the 90's. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162676 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:35:09 +0000 celia 2162676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great review of your 2020 goals. You did brilliantly with all the challenges you faced and I am sure that these year will inform your decisions for next one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162577 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:30:08 +0000 Angie 2162577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a good plan, sweet <b>Christina</b> (and my pleasure!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162571 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:03:24 +0000 Christina F. 2162571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone! I hope you all have been having nice holidays, under the circumstances. </p> <p>shevia - for sure! I also can’t wait to have a better mirror in a better location. I have felt for years like I can’t evaluate my outfits properly at home. </p> <p>suntiger - I think it would have normally been more like two months here. But city furloughs during Covid delayed crucial city paperwork to approve the building as a condo (it’s few years old but was rentals before it was bought and flipped). Now we are cleared by the city, but the delay is that the title company won’t do anything over the holidays to issue the title, so we can’t close yet. We hope to move on Jan 15. Final walkthrough is today (they’re letting us have a bed delivered tomorrow, so the walkthrough has to happen before that.) Oh well, one of my friends pointed out that “my 2020 house” has a bad ring to it, anyway. This year seems cursed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162323 Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:18:04 +0000 cindysmith 2162323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't even be bothered to review the state of my wardrobe right now, much less make goals for 2021! You're doing GREAT, and I think your purchases and wants/needs lists are realistic. Good job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162164 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 20:13:00 +0000 Anonymous 2162164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bet you can't wait for your move- wow it's taking so long! I think it was a month or less from signing the mortgage papers til when we moved in here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162119 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:26:58 +0000 Minaminu 2162119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, those headbands!!!! Great idea and gorgeous pieces!!!! I can see it working with any type of hair!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162115 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:07:48 +0000 Star (Lise) 2162115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You got some great pieces here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162091 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 06:24:56 +0000 Liesbeth 2162091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You got some great, very you stuff this year despite the challenges. Well done! And good of you to foresee different needs for your new home so you can make room for those. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162073 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 02:52:35 +0000 Jaime 2162073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You will have the most fun unpacking your clothes in your new home in the new year! I am sure that will give you a fresh take on your style.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2162037 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:41:28 +0000 Christina F. 2162037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>slim cat - thank you! My greatest accomplishment this year is just surviving it. I can’t wait to move. Life has been a holding pattern since March, and even more so since we went into contact on our new place in September. So ready to move on!</p> <p>Angie, thank you for everything this year, and for your kind words. I will hold off on trying to have any style goals until February at least. I need to be able to touch and see all my clothes again; even the ones I retained are in some cases hard to access. Over it! </p> <p>torontogirl, I’m sure we all learned flexibility about plans this year. Any illusions I had about being in control are gone! I hope that you, and we all, have a better 2021. </p> <p>Suz, I’m so glad about the headbands. I hate how when my hair is pulled back, I can see little hairs sticking out on Zoom. Looks messier than in real life. Headbands were a solution—I already had the rose gold one. I had a lot of fun adding others. They could work on short hair. I think face shape is more the issue - they’re better for some than others. Maybe try a cheap one? Unfortunately I don’t think they are returnable these days. </p> <p>rachylou-I just don’t see the point of makeup with the mask. Partly because I think I look good without makeup... also I’m not on Zoom every day, and when I am on Zoom, it’s fairly casual. I may wear some for a family Zoom celebration tomorrow, especially because I’ve had a major acne breakout. Ugh. </p> <p>Bonnie- I hope it will feel like a breeze! Here’s to a better 2021! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2161990 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 20:00:40 +0000 Bonnie 2161990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've added some very nice things this year, orchestrated a major move, put up with uncomfortable working conditions, survived the pandemic, I'm sure 2021 will be a breeze. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2161987 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:43:41 +0000 rachylou 2161987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a desire to wear makeup this year too every chance, only to remember too late about the mask I’d be putting on! Really quite perverse of me since it’s verboten at work and thus not a habit... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2161984 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:33:16 +0000 Suz 2161984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, <b>Christina,</b> I love those headbands for you! So clever! It can be a signature Zoom item. I wonder if they would work with short hair (scratches head...)&nbsp;</p> <p>As usual, I zipped through your Finds here and collected a few.... :)&nbsp;</p> <p>You did fantastic this year. Living in NYC during the pandemic cannot have been easy. So excited about your upcoming move and I wish you well with it!&nbsp;</p> <p>No need to set new goals until new goals are needed! I think once you get into your new place and we see how soon restrictions can be lifted, your new needs will become more clear.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2161980 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:22:51 +0000 Helena 2161980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think all our 2020 plans went awry, and all our 2021 plans are cautiously optimistic at best ... Enjoy settling into your new space Christina and looking forward to following your style journey in the new year xx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2161973 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:04:21 +0000 Angie 2161973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*applause*</p> <p>YOU DID GREAT and looked fabulous despite much adversity - especially in NYC in the Spring. Proud of you, <b>Christina</b>!&nbsp;</p> <p>Your 2021 goals will become clear to you at the right time.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2161962 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:59:37 +0000 slim cat 2161962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very real review of a darn hard 2020. You did what you could in such challenging situation and found some beautiful pieces ( dresses, pants/jeans, headbands - to name a few )!<br />Congrats on surviving all those difficult things and moving on to a better place ( metaphorically and for real )! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-i-even-review-2020#post-2161947 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:27:32 +0000 Christina F. 2161947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>The short answer is... probably not! But let's see.</div><div><br /></div><div>First of all, here is pandemic situation:</div><div><br /></div><div>-WFH exclusively since early March <br /></div><div>-I dress for work--mostly casually but in more than just sweats (it helps me mentally to change at the end of the day)</div><div>-Half my wardrobe has been in storage since late September, due to my (still) impending move (Jan 15, we think!) and selling the current place (in contract!). It's not all my sumemr clothes, either, as it was still pretty warm when I packed up. It's a mix of seasons plus the vast majority of anything that's remotely dressy.</div><div>-I also haven't had a full length mirror inside my home since late September.<br /></div><div>-My current apartment runs hot most of the year--we have a/c in the summer but it's humid. We have no control over our very dry heat in the winter, and use fans and a humidifier.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now let's see how I did on my goals. TBH, I didn't think about these much after the pandemic. I certainly did shop, as my needs had changed. I also picked up some items I loved, that I know will be of more use later.</div><div><br /></div><div>2020 Goals:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>1. I should strive for each wardrobe item to be at least an 8 out of 10, if possible. </b>I tried to keep this in mind most of the year. But the summer was tough - I didn't have enough clothes cool enough to wear around the house day in and day out. I panic bought some shorts and tops that don't fit well. It was hard to return stuff at that time. Next summer, I will evaluate whether some of these can be salvaged via tailoring. I've included some of the items that fit this criteria in the Finds.<br /></div><div><b></b><div><br /></div><div><b>2. Wear my accessories more, especially jewelry. </b>Total fail, once the pandemic hit, except that I bought and wear a few top knot headbands for Zoom.</div><div><br /></div><div><b></b><b>3. I'd like to wear makeup mo</b>re. See #2</div><div><br /></div><div><b></b><b>4. Continue to judiciously add non-skinny bottoms </b>- I've added a lot of bottoms, none really skinny! I have to be careful with the high waists, though. My waist short and my tummy tends to bloat, so high waists can feel very constricting on me, especially now that I'm home all the time. In fact, I have some pants I will take in a bit once I leave the house regularly again. As for the ones that are too tight, I will see if I can stretch them a bit but may otherwise pass them on&nbsp; later.</div><div><br /></div><div><b></b><b>5. Don't beat myself up</b>. This was about how much I shop. I didn't do too badly this year (not a numbers person, sorry). I'm not interested in beating myself up after this year. My wardrobe has remained a size that I can afford and comfortably house (more so when I move, as I won't need to do seasonal storage, just to make things&nbsp; more or less accessible depending on season). I donate things where they will be resold or recycled for sure. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Other things I noticed this year:</div><div><br /></div><div>- In the fall, I went on a flannel shirt kick because I had NONE left. As a 90's kid, I didn't find that acceptable. I now have four (all in Finds below). They may great layering pieces for the wildly varying temps in my home, and will still be good when I move, as we will keep it cooler in the winter than our current home.</div><div>- No more tolerance for tight clothes, as I said above. <br /></div><br /></div><div>Given the ongoing pandemic and my impending move, plus the fact that half my wardrobe is in a warehouse, I find it impossible to make any goals for 2021 yet. I'm still interested in shopping and still adding a variety of bottoms, mostly, but I have no real holes (exceptions below) for my current lifestyle. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I need to replace my white leather sneakers, which stopped feeling supportive enough abruptly; I will probably get more Eccos. I also will need to see how I am on warm wraps and cardigans. We plan to keep our new home much cooler in the winter so we can actually use our winter clothes again. I have PLENTY of pullovers. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My real main wardrobe goal is to figure out how to use all my storage when I move, and figure out how to integrate drawers , either into the bedroom or into my walk-in&nbsp; and second closets (I am ditching my bureau).</div><div><br /></div><div>Much love and good wishes to you all!<br /></div> </p>