https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 07 May 2026 06:04:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-146029 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:49:34 +0000 Kate 146029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I reorganized my clothes last night and was pleased to find that I don't have nearly as many "too casual for campus" clothes as I thought! It's amazing how even though there aren't that many, they kept jumping out at me while I was trying to decide what to wear. However I will have to reorganize when my summer job starts, and a lot of the currently ok clothes will suddenly become too casual for work. </p> <p>Since the beginning of the year I've stopped buying clothes that are too casual to be part of a business casual outfit (loosely defined) and am hoping that in time I won't need to separate my clothes as much! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145577 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:11:09 +0000 Louise 145577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My loungewear lives in the drawer under my bed everything else lives in the wardrobe or my chest of drawers x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145546 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:46:18 +0000 rute 145546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have my loungewear, underwear and exercise clothes in separate drawers.</p> <p>Jewelery, belts and scarfs are in separate baskets and shoes are in transparent plastic boxes.</p> <p>I hung up the rest separate by Top / bottoms and then by colors. I work in a bussiness casual environment and my work clothes and weekend clothes are the same. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145543 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:39:34 +0000 RoseandJoan 145543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes Kate I do, I find once I have worn an item to the office a few times it becomes part of that capsule and then feels to formal to be worn smart casually. I guess it's because my look is more eclectic outside of the office.</p> <p>I have work clothes hanging in a section of my wardrobe, it's a very small capsule, one pair of microcheck skinnies, one skirt, one pair of black non denim skinnies and then the coordinating tops. In my defense I only work part time so have all of the business clothing I presently need.</p> <p>In terms of storage, I have a large plastic box in which I store my jeans, a plastic box in which I store my knits, I have a drawer for camis, a drawer for belts, a chest for handbags and all of my wovens are hung in the wardrobe. I'm short of hanging space so this is my best solution at present.</p> <p>Good luck Kate reorganising your wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145519 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:06:29 +0000 Maya 145519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do separate my not-outside-the-house clothes from everything else, but beyond that I don't separate my work and weekend wear. They are not distinct enough and overlap quite a bit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145427 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:48:18 +0000 Sarah 145427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My pajamas and workout wear are in a dresser, and all of my other clothing (including belts, scarves, and bulky necklaces) are stored very neatly in my walk in closet. I don't separate by casual or dressy or work because I try to wear most things 100% of the time.<br /> Which means naturally my "weekend" clothing is a bit more dressy because I typically just dress down "work" clothes.<br /> This summer I'm going to buy a couple of nice quality v-neck tees that I can wear with pencil skirts and dressy sandals for work, or with shorts for the weekend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145420 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:30:51 +0000 chewyspaghetti 145420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I don't work, so I don't have 'work clothes'. I do have jammies in one drawer, workout clothes in another, and layering tops like tees and tanks (which I also wear as jammies or workout wear)- in another. Those are the things that I wouldn't leave the house dressed in except to go to the gym. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145403 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:56:00 +0000 Anonymous 145403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My work/exercise clothing is also kept in a drawer where it's easy to grab and separated from better things in the closet or separate drawers for better layering pieces and Sweet Pea tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145272 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:04:08 +0000 cciele 145272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, that sounds very organized Kate. My clothes are kind of separated like that, but since I don't work out of the home, my categories are a less defined. Something like: gear; really old painting and slobbing around clothes: fancy going out clothes; and MOTG/teaching clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145259 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:05:59 +0000 anne 145259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't do it but it looks like a good idea. Why not trial it for awhile? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145258 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:04:31 +0000 Angie 145258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's an excellent idea, Kate. Separate the loot as much as possible. I keep my loungewear, underwear, socks and exercise stuff in drawers and the rest hung up or folded in my walk in wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145252 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:55:19 +0000 Srujana 145252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just spent the majority of my day today sorting out my clothes into categories and putting each away separately. I've been long overdue for a clean out and its been a pain the past two weeks to fumble through everything to get ready for work....i know this coming mornings are going to be a lot easier now.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145250 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:43:20 +0000 Ana 145250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I keep my nice clothing and layering tees/camis hung in the closet and the rest of my stuff (workout clothing, loungewear, etc) in drawers. It's nice because I can just go into my closet in the morning and pick out something to wear without having to fish through all sorts of stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-separate-your-work-clothes-and-play-clothes#post-145247 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:31:27 +0000 Kate 145247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Recently I've been looking through drawers or my closet when getting dressed in the morning, and finding myself constantly evaluating which clothes are nice enough for school/work, and which clothes I can "get away with" on days where I barely leave my house. I feel like I'm wasting time re-evaluating what is good for the day ahead and what needs to be saved for a different type of day. </p> <p>Currently, I keep my "low status" clothes (sweats, workout wear, painting clothes) in a separate drawer so that I only look at and think about them when I want to. I'm considering making further distinctions, with "medium status" (casual t-shirts, ribbed tanks, casual shorts) and "high status" (anything I could wear to work, and nicer) clothes kept separate.</p> <p>I could still wear "high status" clothes on more casual days, but it would prevent me from even considering wearing "medium status" clothes to work/school. Thoughts? </p>