https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:31:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962758 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:45:46 +0000 Angie 1962758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds good. Nicely done.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962601 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 01:03:48 +0000 kerry 1962601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I think I was good about weeding out the loungewear and sleep capsules too. I didn’t count those items because I rarely over buy there and nothing gets left unworn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962504 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:33:22 +0000 Carla 1962504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job, Kerry! The weather (cool and rainy) has been ideal for closet assessment time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962492 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:21:23 +0000 Suz 1962492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Kerry</b>, I also struggled with summer tops for Ontario summers. You'll notice from my own edit post that quite a few of my "misses" were hoped for essential summer tops that didn't work out as planned. I'd also edited others earlier (that I didn't report). Every year I go on the hunt. And each time, I seem to find one or two that I love or at least that <b>work</b> and the rest are just "okay." Or bad. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962488 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:15:12 +0000 Angie 1962488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>EXCELLENT edit, <b>Kerry</b>. You're going like a Boeing.&nbsp;</p> <p>Do you need to review the items you <i>only wear in the house</i>? And I'm giddy about the imminent jewellery edit.</p> <p>YES to trying some Boden items. And you can do so through Nordies&nbsp; - but they don't have the full colour and item assortment.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962485 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:11:11 +0000 cindysmith 1962485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dude, that is major!</p> <p>The pikes &amp; bags of things you're letting go? Inspiring me to dig a little deeper </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962381 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:26:48 +0000 Barbara Diane 1962381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s a major edit. Sounds like a lot of the items were worn out or ones you had already found improved versions of. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962326 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:01:23 +0000 Cardiff girl 1962326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is impressive editing.like you I find mistakes and things that I do not wear frequently the hardest to let go.lt will be interesting to see if you are glad that you ve done this in 6months time or whether you have any post descisional regrets. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962323 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 11:53:47 +0000 Bijou 1962323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kerry, I am glad that I am not the only one to find it hard to find perfect summer tops. When I find one, it gets worn a lot and so invariably only lasts one or two seasons. I don’t love t-shirts but wear them in summer because those elusive summer tops can be hard to find.</p> <p>Congratulations on your thorough edit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962220 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:19:28 +0000 kerry 1962220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Suz! I’ve put the brakes on about three times in the past 6-8 weeks for adding more for fall/winter. I feel very good about the jeans I’ve added for the season. I want to make sure I buy tops equally well. Tops are much harder for me. I’m eyeing some Boden items. </p> <p>Summer tops are my particular nemesis. With my (your former) hot and humid climate, summer tops rarely tick all of the boxes. I bought some new bras to work with some summer tops I bought this year that I thought would be a slam dunk - no such luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962211 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 23:52:20 +0000 Suz 1962211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Kerry</b>, that's a substantial edit, especially for someone who edits on the regular! Congratulations. As someone who also wears jeans a lot, I know how important it is to have ones that fit and feel good and current. Like you, I kept my Rag &amp; Bone burgundy Dres despite the low-ish waist because I adore the fabrication and find them super comfortable, plus the colour is really useful for me. High five!&nbsp;</p> <p>I wonder if you'll feel you need to do some more purchasing now (or next spring) to make up for items you had to let go?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962209 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 23:42:26 +0000 kerry 1962209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks nemosmom! I wear jeans just about every day so I really put them through their paces. It was easy to let go of the old ones because the new ones felt so much better. I couldn’t get rid of my old Rag and Bone Dres in a dark burgundy even though they are a little low waisted because I love the colour and the fabrication is comfy. The other pair I kept were only a year old.</p> <p>Thanks Smittie! The drawers definitely feel lighter. The hanging space was fine before but now I have all of these empty hangers - not sure what to do with those! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962201 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 23:07:34 +0000 Anonymous 1962201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job, Kerry! You did a lot of work!<br /> It’ll feel great having more space in your drawers and in your hangers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962199 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 22:59:26 +0000 nemosmom 1962199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an amazing purge!! Congratulations!! I am envious that you got down to two pairs of jeans - that's one of my hardest items to let go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/challenge---closet-edit#post-1962196 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 22:32:15 +0000 kerry 1962196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I signed up for Angie’s closet edit because I knew with the change of seasons there would be things from summer I’d want to weed out and also some assessment of items as they came out of storage (mostly sweaters).</p> <p>I edit fairly regularly. I do not like to weed through layers of stuff to get to what I want. I have a medium sized walk-in closet that I share with DH. My stuff takes up about 40% of the closet. I have pretty straight forward wardrobe needs. My work and casual clothes are one in the same. I do like to wear loungewear around the house and I have some specialty gear items that I only use for those activities. I live in four season climate and do not like to see shorts in winter and heavy sweaters in summer. The two larger boxes house those off-season items at the top of my closet.</p> <p>I’m donating 64 pieces from this edit. They cross many wardrobe categories - shoes, accessories, summer/winter bottoms and tops. I finally got rid of some things I was hanging on to but not wearing. I won’t go through why I got rid of each individual item but the general reasons were: looking scruffy, stretched out or developed holes, no longer fit, mistakes.</p> <p>The first two sets of reasons I don’t worry about. Much of that is beyond my control. It’s the mistakes I’d like to ruminate about a bit. </p> <p>This was a heavy edit as I refreshed my denim capsule late this summer for fall/winter. I had some success with denim at BR and decided to strike while the iron was hot. As a result, I’ve let go of all but two pairs of older jeans.</p> <p>I’ll admit I’ve still hung onto a couple of things I’m just not sure about. I’ll have to give myself a secondary challenge of figuring out how to wear those items or pass them on. I think I’ll give myself until the end of the month to do that. </p> <p>I did not review jewelry. I have very little. I think I’ll tackle that one closer to the holidays when I’ll be actually using some of it.</p> <p>At quick count I now have about l00 items that I’d wear out of the house not including outerwear or gear.</p> <p>Below are some of the items I’ll donate. </p>