https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:25:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you/page/2#post-1008618 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:52:20 +0000 Lisa 1008618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am very guilty of this, especially in the past when my wardrobe was much larger than it is now.&nbsp; I still struggle, but try to keep remixing potential in mind with new item purchases now since i strive for a smaller sized wardrobe that spans four seasons.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you/page/2#post-1008522 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:32:00 +0000 Glory 1008522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I sure do. Very little does look good so I need to get what does.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you/page/2#post-1008519 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:25:44 +0000 jayne 1008519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, but I do buy things that don't look good!&nbsp; </p> <p>I have an hourglass which means wrap dresses and others that show off that shape look sexy fab, I mean it, SEXY fab on me.&nbsp; But I don't like feeling sexy at all.&nbsp; So I don't buy them except for once in a while.&nbsp; I avoid trying them on.</p> <p>I constantly buy jeans and trousers that look horrid on my round bottom.&nbsp; But I want to wear jeans and trousers, and I have to in winter here.&nbsp; So I buy those things, which do not flatter like a dress would.&nbsp; </p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you/page/2#post-1008163 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 02:13:37 +0000 Trishalee 1008163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So very little actually looks good on me that if I find something that does I will usually buy more than one just in case the first one gets ruined in some way. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you/page/2#post-1008155 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:37:24 +0000 shedev 1008155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really only&nbsp;try on things that I am really considering buying, so I'm really only deciding on comfort and fit in the dressing room. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you/page/2#post-1008131 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:07:26 +0000 Jaime 1008131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, but do I try on things that I wouldn't keep if they looked good on me? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1008111 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 00:39:14 +0000 Anonymous 1008111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, as someone earlier said less and less looks good on me, so first a good fit, than colour then I think really hard if it works for my life/style/budget </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007707 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 13:28:05 +0000 BlondeAmbition 1007707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup! &nbsp;Hands down whatever looks good on me I buy. Provided I can afford it, price would be the only factor that holds me back.</p> <p>But If I picked it out at the store then I did so because it suits my style, budget, and needs. &nbsp;Considering that only about 5% of what I try on&nbsp;actually fits me and looks good on me then yes, you bet I'm going to buy it. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007689 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:56:20 +0000 RoseandJoan 1007689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If this was my only purchasing criteria my credit card would have turned into a molten puddle of bubbling plastic. I need for&nbsp;an item to please me, for there to be an occasion to wear the piece, for it to fit my budget and for it to flatter my body or my ego depending on my mood. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007685 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:50:10 +0000 Traci 1007685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I'm with Rae on this one. &nbsp;I'm not a lover of trying on clothes, so I really only try things on that strongly appeal to me, and I have a use for in the first place. &nbsp;I post even less, so if I've tried it on, and then gone to the posting phase it usually means that I like the style, and I need it, but I'm a little unsure of how it looks or fits on me. &nbsp;So by that point, yes, if I'm told it looks good, I'd buy it. &nbsp;I also don't tend to try on things outside my budget, so that's not a consideration once I'm in the item either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007663 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:23:30 +0000 Janet 1007663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh heck no. There are plenty of things that look "good" on me that don't necessarily warrant a place in my wardrobe. Like Firecracker, if I heeded every sales associate, my wardrobe would overflow my house.</p> <p>I've even returned items to the store that got rave reviews here (so obviously they looked good), because a piece was uncomfortable, fussy, did not fit my life well, or I realized I just was not going to find it useful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007658 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:04:05 +0000 Anonymous 1007658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another no from me.&nbsp; A piece of clothing has to fulfil lots of criteria as Suz, Deb, Sveta, etc. have mentioned. I have to feel happy and like me in it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007645 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:33:56 +0000 Hil 1007645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is loads to consider other that whether it just looks good on me. Do I need it, does it fit into my evolving style and current lifestyle, is it filling a hole in my wardrobe or am I duplicating something that already works? Is it in a fabric that I like? Is it in my budget? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007643 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:57:54 +0000 anne 1007643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Lyn D. Rather inclined to say Yes! I'm very fussy and find so little I like that if I do I tend to buy it. But l am very disciplined, and like others don't even try things on if they haven't already passed the hurdles of price and suitability in my wardrobe. But if I took a bunch to the change room and two looked good and I had only planned to buy one I'd go with the best.<br /> I too assume that people have made a sensible assessment before they post here for k/r advice </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007638 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:18:25 +0000 Agnes 1007638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I often find clothes that look good on me are too conservative for me. And I am finally learning not to buy them because I just won't wear them. But if its too wild/nutty then I have trouble finding times I can wear them. So I am searching for that middle ground and have found&nbsp; buying fairly neutral items of clothing but more interesting accessories and jewellery is doing quite well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007612 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 06:17:07 +0000 Lyn D. 1007612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First answer is YES- as I get older there are less things that 'look good' :)<br />Really though, I am now far more aware of what will end up unworn if I buy.<br />I am now less likely to even try on an item that might look O.K. but won't work. Then there are &nbsp;items that are off-budget too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007607 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 06:02:27 +0000 ManidipaM 1007607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not any more. Well, actually, even when I didn't demand more of my clothes, my budget put a bar on it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007587 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 04:40:10 +0000 Deborah 1007587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope! &nbsp;The reasons I would leave it behind would be:</p> <p>It doesn't fit my style persona<br />I don't actually need it, may already have something that fits that hole<br />I recognise it looks nice but it's not practical, ie. I probably wont wear it</p> <p>Lots of things look nice, but I am looking for more than that.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007572 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:54:48 +0000 Caro in Oz 1007572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto Suz &amp; Susie too.&nbsp;</p> <p>There are whole categories of clothes that I don't buy too like pencil skirts &amp; heels - I have one skirt that is the bottom of a suit &amp; three pairs of heels for formal occasions unless they wear out (unlikely) or become dated I won't be buying any more even though they look good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007561 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:43:25 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1007561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not by a long shot. I actually find a lot of things in stores that look good on me, but I don't always want them in my closet. Which creates a problem sometimes when I shop. I like to try on different styles and see how they look on me. I kinda know when I drag some things into the dressing room that I'm just playing, seeing what I might consider wearing and what I wouldn't. I don't always try on every item with the express purpose of finding something to take home with me, in other words. So when the sales associate says something is absolutely fantastic on me and I don't buy it, I feel bad. I tell them it was a different style for me and not something I'm ready to adopt yet, or whatever the case is, but their reactions sometimes make me feel like I've been a bad customer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007544 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:17:33 +0000 deb 1007544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Only if it feels like 'me'. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007541 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:10:28 +0000 DonnaF 1007541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have that kind of budget!&nbsp; Pre-YLF, I used to buy lots of stuff that I thought looked good on me, was a good price, and was a color I could wear.&nbsp; Now, I also consider how it fits into my style.&nbsp; I must say, several months ago on a lark I tried on a Michael Kors striped T that I saw on a sales rack.&nbsp; It wasn't on my list, but it looked so good, no excellent, on me that I bought it. </p> <p>I've returned a Bailey 44 bandage dress and Vince Camuto bandage top that I thought were pretty flattering but way too body con for my comfort level.&nbsp; I've never done body con, even when I was young, so I'm not about to start; just gotta make sure I'm not in loosey goosey frumpdom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007540 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:06:53 +0000 cciele 1007540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely not -- it needs to fill a hole. I actually think I look the best in structured clothing like suits and also certain dresses, but they have absolutely no place in my lifestyle and thus no place in my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007534 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:00:02 +0000 Sveta 1007534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would have the closet the size of Toronto airport (and a very empty bank account) if I bought everything which looks good on me :-)<br />(see my NAS report for the evidence)<br />In addition to things mentioned by Suz I also check for an additional outfit potential. Because I want to keep my closet under a tight rein I do not want to have item close enough in function and look so they can be interchangeable for a similar look. For example I would not get 2 black blazers unless they are very different in style - otherwise they will not provide enough versatility in my closet.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007531 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:45:30 +0000 Mo 1007531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto Suz and Susie. &nbsp;Years ago I did buy whatever was cheap and looked 'cute' on.&nbsp;Not anymore.&nbsp;&nbsp;As Suz mentioned, it doesn't lead to closet unity and cohesion. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007528 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:36:27 +0000 Susie 1007528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When we see something on here, I would assume that in most cases the poster has already assessed the item in terms of liking the style/color, knowing it fills a need or works with other pieces, their lifestyle, weather, etc. </p> <p>So fit and figure flattery might be the only question remaining for them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007523 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:29:20 +0000 Marley 1007523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No.&nbsp; I consider the same things that Suz mentioned (above.)&nbsp; I've even got a bunch of Angie's guidelines on my phone, so I can pull them up and review if I'm unsure about something! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007519 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:25:18 +0000 rae 1007519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hm. No, not really. But then I try not to try on things that I don't like or need&nbsp;enough to want to buy in the first place. The exception is stuff for work, since they require us to know about fit, and I don't buy very much from there in general just because I have a lot of work clothe already. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007518 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:23:50 +0000 lyn* 1007518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HAHAHHAAHAHHA, no, because then I'd go broke in Anthropologie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-buy-everything-that-looks-good-on-you#post-1007516 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:22:51 +0000 Suz 1007516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No. I don't keep it just because it looks good. It has to satisfy a whole lot of other requirements, too. Does it fill a need, is it practical for my climate and lifestyle, do I feel happy in it, does it work with the other stuff in my wardrobe, does it express what I want to express, is it comfortable? Looking good is only the first criterion.&nbsp;</p> <p>But I confess there was a time when I wasn't sure how to evaluate things other than by whether they fit and looked good, and that is partly why I ended up with a discordant closet.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p>