https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 14 May 2026 10:27:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-465203 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:22:24 +0000 bella 465203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with Lisa on this one. I did for the first time this year, purchase a winter coat in the middle of summer from NAS but usually I shop for the current and upcoming season. Occasionally I will purchase an item at the end of season sale to take advantage of deep discounts even though the season is over, but deep down I hope to be able to wear it a few times before I put it away for the summer/winter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-465051 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:26:57 +0000 lyn* 465051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope; no possible way for a shopper on a student budget. :p I try to shop for the "non-sweaty hot summer" season which is 80% of the climate here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464990 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:10:23 +0000 rachylou 464990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was looking at the spring collections online and am not liking the colours I see. I don't know if it's because it's winter now or I am off pastels.</p> <p>But anyways, I live in California. All my clothes are year round, except my puffer jackets, which I've finally learned to buy straight aways so I don't end up with the last jacket in the sale bin. I do also do the christmas sweater thing - i.e. buy a warmer sweater in December. I throw on thermals when it gets really cold.</p> <p>---<br /> I had to come back and mention that I once went to NYC at Thanksgiving thinking I surely could find a warm winter coat there... and I had no luck... lots of coats, but not warm... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464863 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:08:03 +0000 chewyspaghetti 464863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not only. It's easiest to shop for the upcoming season, because that is what is available in retail shops. But if I find a perfect item for a different season on the clearance rack or at the thrift store, I will pick it up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464862 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:07:58 +0000 Mo 464862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ah, makes sense QM. Why waste your allotment on last year's style when you know you will want what is new and fresh? I guess my shopping hasn't been that trend sensitive for me to come up against a new item that already feels so 'last year' lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464853 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:27 +0000 Queen Mum 464853@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mo- No, I don't replace my whole wardrobe each season, just the opposite. I'm only allowing myself a couple items of each type per season (with the exception of summer dresses...LOL) so if I buy 2 or 3 summer blouses now, then I won't feel that I am justified to buy any more come springtime when all the new fads..err styles.. hit the stores. Next spring I want the 2012 models. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464839 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:43:43 +0000 Mo 464839@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a silly question for those who tire of the out of season item before its season comes: do you like to replace your wardrobe each season? I mean, I have long sleeved tops from 4 seasons ago and I liked them when I bought them and still like them now. I'm wondering why a few months of owning it makes it 'lose its luster' so to speak. I mean, my cognac boots I bought right when my ankle got hurt (Feb.) have still not been worn out of the house, but I absolutely love them and will get just as much joy wearing them this winter despite seeing them for 9 months. Am I missing something lol? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464835 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:40:09 +0000 Kari 464835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not necessarily. I shop predominantly for fall because fall clothing can be worn just about year round in Seattle due to our cool/overcast mild climate. Usually I try to keep an eye out for sale items, which usually involves shopping older merchandise (NAS is the big exception!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464831 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:36:57 +0000 Lisa 464831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>98% of the time yes. I had a bad habit of purchasing out of season items, then forgetting I have them or being tired of them by the time I could really wear them. Now I stick to the current season and only purchase an out of season item if I know it fills a replacement need. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464796 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:13:18 +0000 Nakidra 464796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes ... because I'm not organized enough to shop for a future season. Also because the winter and fall season is so long here in Chicago, it's hard to think about summer and spring when it's so darn cold!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464788 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:17:05 +0000 lyn67 464788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, like QM said!:-))...but remember, Angie's quote: never say never...:-)) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464732 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:23:36 +0000 Ves 464732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I shop just slightly ahead of the season and into it - usually going with the stores simply because of when they put out stuff. I do want to buy stuff that I will be able to wear in the near future. I am totally about instant gratification.</p> <p>I started to shop for autumn/winter in late August for point of reference. I'm a bargain shopper too, so I tend to pick up pieces here and there. I am still shopping for autumn/winter as we speak. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464713 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:27:40 +0000 Isabel 464713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I rarely shop for something that I need or want "right now" - but this may be more of a store thing. It just seems that I can never find what I want in the middle or end of a season. Most stores are so far ahead. But, like the other ladies, I always keep an eye out.</p> <p>This Winter, I am much more concerned about "now" . My body is changing alot ( due to meds ) so I need stuff that fits now and I couldn't care less about Spring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464712 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:25:08 +0000 CocoLion 464712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Modgrl. I shopped for a bunch of fall things in July (NAS for example). I ended up returning most of it because it hung in my closet for two full months, unworn. I was really sick of seeing it there, unworn. If something hangs in my closet for a month, tags still on, I usually end up returning it, it's just the way I am. </p> <p>My spring comes late, and my fall comes late. I don't live in a place with four distinct seasons; I've got a hot, dry &amp; brown season, and a cold, wet &amp; green season. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464708 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:12:10 +0000 cheryl 464708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto what rosee said </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464675 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:02:25 +0000 modgrl 464675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only shop for things I can wear right this minute. If I buy something at an end of season sale, I am bound to be over it by the time the appropriate season rolls around. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464648 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:33:21 +0000 qfbrenda 464648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Aida said. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464623 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:17:19 +0000 rosee 464623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...all seasons ... all the time (partially due to sale, consignment and thrift shopping) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464612 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:01:16 +0000 Anonymous 464612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like to shop for the current season too. But I won't pass up something I love,no matter the season </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464576 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:57:30 +0000 Jonesy 464576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm like Aida: I shop predominantly for the current season but I also am on the look-out for fabulous bargains for upcoming seasons. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464563 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:43:47 +0000 christy 464563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Aida - being from Seattle, I can wear much of my wardrobe pretty much year round! But it would be tough for me to even think about summer wear this time of year unless I was heading somewhere warm on vacation... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464561 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:42:54 +0000 Queen Mum 464561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>yes and no... I pretty much shop only for the upcoming or current season yes...</p> <p>I used to have the motto that I would only shop for things I could wear today (weather wise). But I realized that I would always end up at the mall on our first cold and rainy day of the year and end up buying the most gosh-awful sweaters because they were warm and cozy and those 2 factors were clouding my vision. So, I realized that I really need to shop ahead. This year I kicked off the fall/winter shopping season with the NAS in July, and when the random cold days hit in October, I was prepared. Now, I did end up buying a sleeveless shirt dress in October as well, but it was navy and the weather was still very warm, and it is also a good transition piece as I can easily add a cardigan. But no, I would not buy a sun dress in the middle of October. It's tempting, but by the time I would be able to wear it, I wouldn't think of it as new and I'd want the next season's latest and greatest anyway.</p> <p>So I guess I don't mind shopping a little ahead, but I don't shop after August for summer and I won't shop after February for winter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464559 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:36:49 +0000 HelenInCanada 464559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No! I love outlets and thrifting, so I'm constantly encountering off-season goodies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464554 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:32:54 +0000 Mo 464554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I gave that up long ago - this is my 4th trip from Tahoe to FL (and soon back) so I almost always have another whole climate, let alone season, in the back of my mind. Besides, off season is a great way to score super deals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464548 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:30:15 +0000 Aida 464548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope! I shop with current season primarily in mind, but if I spot something great for another I won't pass it up. Though to be fair, I can wear the same stuff 9 months of the year here ;)</p> <p>EDIT: Our summer is short. If I wait until that random 90F day and THEN shop, I usually end up with something that's not great. I try to have a few items ready for those days ahead of time. I hate thinking when it's hot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-shop-only-for-the-current-season#post-464543 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:27:01 +0000 ironkurtin 464543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For example, do you only shop for summer in summer, or...? </p>