https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:22:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1080689 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:32:39 +0000 Lyn D. 1080689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Always enjoy your wardrobe posts Lisa!<br />Taking everything out is such a good idea- I have heard this for that messy drawer in the kitchen- you find out what you are actually using/wearing.<br />I tend to do laundry twice weekly, but only if I have full loads.<br />I have a similar number of clothes as you, and I think I am comfortable with that, but still sometimes think about culling further.<br />Following with interest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1080636 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 20:25:35 +0000 Lisa 1080636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elly-It sounds like we are at the same stage, neat!&nbsp; I notice I am quite eager to do laundry right now, because I want to fit in wearing a top twice in one week.&nbsp; I do also think that clothes will wear out faster using such a small number, but I have so many I don't mind wearing them out so I can get to other items. :)</p> <p>Melllls-I'm going to try to keep doing a mid-week laundry and see if that's a better laundry day.&nbsp; It will help me run more errands on the weekends since I won't need to stay home to babysit the dryer.&nbsp; (I try to grab clothes as soon as it finishes so I don't have to steam or iron them).</p> <p>Bella-Thanks!&nbsp; You are very sweet.&nbsp; After 3 years I'm trying to find tune my closet at this phase.&nbsp; I'm always fascinated with smaller wardrobe's than my own and curious if I can make it work for me.</p> <p>Makrame-DH owns and wears 3 pairs of trousers to work every week too.&nbsp; It sounds like that's a great number.&nbsp; So far I've noticed I landed on 5, now I'm curious if I'll be able to keep that lower number or if it will grow over time. </p> <p>Rae-Thanks!&nbsp; I will try to do weekly check-ins at least for this first month while I get the ball rolling. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1080598 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:55:43 +0000 rae 1080598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I missed the kickoff, but I am on the edge of my seat to see how this challenge goes!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1080595 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:50:35 +0000 Makrame 1080595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is an interesting project for sure. &nbsp;Since you have a very cohesive wardrobe, if I remember correctly (good choice of colors that work well together), this is definitely a challenge that you can meet. &nbsp;</p> <p>I generally find that 3 bottoms per workweek is about right, and I may re-use one of them on the weekend as well.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1080593 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:27:22 +0000 bella 1080593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Lisa,&nbsp;<br />I just went back and read your DH's challenge. First of all, I am very impressed that he paid so much attention and gave a lot&nbsp;thoughtful feedback on your wardrobe woes, go Lisa's Hubby!&nbsp;<br />Secondly, I've been watching you work on your closet for the last three years and you already deserve a medal for your thoughtful edits and culling. Finally, this is an amazing challenge to carry your style goals even further and I can't wait to see what you come up with! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1080528 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:54:24 +0000 Mellllls 1080528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting. I agree w you that having midweek laundry will help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1080526 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:45:00 +0000 Elly 1080526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting Lisa-- as someone who doesn't own a ton more clothing than you've chosen for your first week, I will be watching interestedly. Now as I am about to transition to working full-time (currently I am at work or school 6 days a week-- coming from working contacts where I only really have to have enough work clothes for short bursts) I've been doing laundry constantly whenever I am home to keep up and I know I need to add to my wardrobe to have myself comfortably set for work, so on the weekends I can come home and relax with my SO and not worry about whether or not I have clean pants if he wants to go out the next day. My work and weekend wardrobes will overlap because work is fairly casual. I will be watching you, because I want to add and be comfortable with the amount of things I have without going overboard. </p> <p>Currently I have 3 pairs of jeans that are in good condition and that will usually get me through a week, because I can wear each pair twice comfortably. However, then you have to have a ratty pair or something else to wear on laundry day, wash halfway through the week and on Sundays, and got forbid you spill something and get really dirty. Similarly with toppers and sweaters-- some weeks 2 is enough and other weeks I am doing midweek laundry in a panic. Also, it is important to think about how quickly you wear out clothing-- the fewer pieces you have and the more you have to wash the more tired things look faster. </p> <p>So obviously, I know what is the minimum I can get by with, but I am interested in making things more comfortable without ending up with a bunch of things that don't get worn enough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1080113 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 20:03:20 +0000 Lisa 1080113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deb-Great observation, it is like dressing out of a suitcase.&nbsp; And I always found vacation dressing easy because there was less choices.</p> <p>Word Lily-I am enjoying the mostly empty closet so far.&nbsp; I don't spend time worrying about cleaning up my closet after work, because there is not mess to clean up. :)</p> <p>Angie-Thanks for the boost.&nbsp; I am off and running with my cuppa tea in a to go mug.</p> <p>Joy-Thanks!&nbsp; I plan to post the first weeks outfits shortly.</p> <p>Aida and Amiable-If you do a similar challenge, please post!&nbsp; I'd love to read about others experiences.</p> <p>Suz-The closet is very calming right now because there is only order. :)</p> <p>TraceyLiz65-Thanks!</p> <p>Sveta-Thanks!</p> <p>Peacechick-Thanks for juggling your little one and reading my post! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079795 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 04:32:20 +0000 peacechick 1079795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am intrigued by this experiment! If I wasn't bouncing the baby with one arm constantly I might try it too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079744 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 03:16:08 +0000 Sveta 1079744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's an interesting challenge for &nbsp;sure! I will be watching with interest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079738 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 03:10:45 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1079738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reading with great interest and looking forward to next week's update. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079719 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 02:57:19 +0000 Suz 1079719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. It looks like a monk's cell! So curious about how this will turn out!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079716 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 02:53:19 +0000 amiable 1079716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh - I'm intrigued too - and thinking of something along similar lines as a personal challenge for December. &nbsp;So I'll enjoy watching yours this month! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079649 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:46:53 +0000 Aida 1079649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really interesting challenge Lisa! I have been toying with the idea of doing something similar. I really look forward to reading more about this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079645 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:38:24 +0000 Anonymous 1079645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm also intrigued and&nbsp;want to be a little fly on the wall watching how this works out.&nbsp; I applaud your experiment.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079630 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:18:38 +0000 Angie 1079630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm impressed and intrigued. Go Lisa, Go.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079530 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:16:50 +0000 Word Lily 1079530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm looking forward to seeing how your experiment progresses! Love the mostly empty closet, though; how does the calmness of that space impact your days? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079521 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:12:59 +0000 deb 1079521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, it is like you are on vacation and dressing out of your suitcase. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1#post-1079491 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:52:28 +0000 Lisa 1079491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>This is a recap of Week 1 for DH’s closet challenge.&nbsp; To read more about the challenge, including<br /> the rules, <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-challenge-from-dh-rules" rel="nofollow">click here</a>.</p> <p>Stats for Week 1:</p> <p>5 bottoms (dark and mid wash skinny jeans, camo print skinny<br /> jeans, black skinny jeans, mid wash bootcut jeans)</p> <p>1 hoodie</p> <p>2 toppers (poncho and fleece -gear for riding)</p> <p>3 knits (grey, leopard, horse print)</p> <p>1 white shirt</p> <p>2 LS T’s</p> <p>3 tanks</p> <p>1 Thermal layer (Uniqlo heattech)</p> <p>1 scarf</p> <p>2 workout outfits (top and bottom)</p> <p>Reflections:</p> <p>The closet was very bright without all the clothes in there<br /> to block the light.&nbsp; And peaceful because<br /> there was NO clutter.</p> <p>I selected mostly skinny jeans.&nbsp; Knowing that I’ll be heading into winter<br /> during the challenge, I prefer to sport jeans tucked into boots in colder<br /> months.&nbsp; I did keep one pair of bootcut<br /> jeans just to have a little variety.</p> <p>I wore less bottoms than I expected.&nbsp; If I had preplanned the week, I would have<br /> guessed;7 bottoms and 7 toppers.&nbsp; Instead<br /> I noticed I did not mind repeating bottoms for work and the weekend.&nbsp; And I even repeated a pair as riding gear. &nbsp;I don’t expect that to happen too often, but<br /> it was nice to reuse a pair of jeans instead of pulling out a separate “riding<br /> only” pair.</p> <p>It’s not cold enough to layer heavily yet, so I’m not<br /> pulling out blazers yet.</p> <p>A solid top is very versatile.&nbsp; I repeated the grey knit twice in one week,<br /> partially because I could pair a scarf to change up the look.</p> <p>Timing of laundry is important.&nbsp; A mid week wash instead of waiting til the weekend,<br /> meant I was able to repeat tops more often. I doubt I’ll be able to wash mid<br /> week all the time, but it’s something I’m keeping in mind.</p> <p>Selecting tops was difficult at first, I wanted to make sure<br /> I picked the most versatile one’s so I could keep the overall number<br /> small.&nbsp; That felt like cheating, so instead<br /> I selected 7 current favorites.</p> <p>And here are photos.&nbsp; I'll try to snap the outfits this weekend. </p> <p></p> <p>Edit to add: here are the<a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dh-closet-challenge-week-1-outfits" rel="nofollow"> first week of out</a>fits.</p> <p>Thanks for reading! </p>