https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 11 May 2026 15:19:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575755 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:40:39 +0000 ManidipaM 575755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Talk about icing on a closet-shaped cupcake! :-o</p> <p><a href="http://abataba.com/epages/eb6069.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eb6069/Categories/Abataba_sweet/Anillos_sweet" rel="nofollow">http://abataba.com/epages/eb60.....llos_sweet</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575744 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:23:24 +0000 ManidipaM 575744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, your wardrobe sounds as delicious as it looks! LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575738 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:11:18 +0000 rae 575738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Much better analogy - a diet of all meat, potatoes, and icing sounds really gross, but a balanced meal of veggies and other indulgences is appealing. :)</p> <p>I think I *might* actually keep my closet this way. Very little "meat" (1 workhorse cami, 1 pair of plain black trousers, 2 crisp white shirts) but a lot of fresh/textural/healthy-for-the-soul stuff. In fact, many of my clothes seem to be named after food- tomato blazer, orange tops, lime sweater, lemon handbag. I also have olive, eggplant, paprika, chocolate... thinking of them this way, they really do fall in line with your analysis. I know you go beyond color, but it's fun how well this works! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575646 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:27:59 +0000 ManidipaM 575646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Burst out laughing at Ana's closet casserole! :-D</p> <p>Diana, I have trouble with beige goods too --- the best I can do is chickpeas and kidney beans, which I love any which way, but even they make me hanker for a tomato. I've realized recently that trying to wear brown and beige only makes me do the same --- yearn for a dollop of colour, be it never so 'well-cooked'!</p> <p>Angie, I sorta saw pattern as visual texture, so I guess you've been eating your salads after all! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575636 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:12:56 +0000 Ana 575636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess my wardrobe is a casserole--all mixed together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575632 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:09:40 +0000 Transcona Shannon 575632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is fabulous Manidipa! I really have to think on this... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575626 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:06:34 +0000 Sunita 575626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic imagery Manidipa, and lots to ruminate on....I have the sneaky suspicion that if I examined my closet very carefully, I'd find that I'm a complete and utter glutton!</p> <p>;-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575623 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:05:40 +0000 Diana 575623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hee, this is brilliant.</p> <p>I think it's important that one's wardrobe, like one's dinner plate, be full of different colors and textures. It's a sign of vitamins and vitality!</p> <p>(Also, I find beige/brown food really unappetizing. I have to put something colorful on it before I eat it.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575614 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:58:10 +0000 Angie 575614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well. I don't eat mammals, enjoy my numerous carbs, don't eat enough protein and LOVE cream cheese icing. </p> <p>Soooooooo, I have defied these guidelines - especailly with patterns. I have added a lot of pattern to my wardrobe over the last 6 months and I am so enjoying it. And my bags are my wardrobe pets. Enough said :)</p> <p>Great post, Manidipa </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575566 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:46:32 +0000 Kirti 575566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very well written Manidipa! I'm going to have to think about this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575555 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:07:20 +0000 Meredith1953 575555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ManidipaM,<br /> This is a brilliant and also amusing reshuffling of the fashion "plate". Sorry but I just couldn't resist making a pun!.....Bad me! I like your thoughtful analysis and think we should have a challenge to style an outfit according to the food pyramid guidelines! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575521 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:18:07 +0000 sammie86 575521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found that very interesting. Don't really know what my fashion diet would be though. I'll have to have a think and get back to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575471 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:11:50 +0000 Fruitful 575471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know yet, Manidipa, but I'm favouriting this completely absorbing, entertaining and thought-provoking post ^_^</p> <p>So when are you starting a column, perhaps titled The Cerebral Stylist - or something even better? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-your-vegetables-all-you-can-eat-buffet-sized#post-575469 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:02:33 +0000 ManidipaM 575469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Apparently, in an article I'm now unable to locate, Michael Kors had this to say about the contents of a woman closet:</p> <p>&lt;quote&gt;70 percent of the clothes you own should be meat and potatoes. 30 percent should be icing and fluff — that’s colour, pattern, shine, accessories. Too many women get the proportions the other way round, then can’t figure out why they can’t get dressed.&lt;/unquote&gt;</p> <p>But thinking about my own purchasing preferences, I wonder if he has it the wrong way around... Shouldn't at least 50% of your wardrobe be veggies, rather than meat and potatoes, to keep you sane and healthy?</p> <p>By that I mean garments and accessories that are:<br /> (a) vital --- fresh (up-to-date) and vitamin-packed (practical, enabling of functional daily life, whatever your lifestyle may be)<br /> (b) colourful --- yes!!! and not just one colour either!<br /> (c) varied in texture --- how long can you do mashed potatoes with mashed carrots with mushy peas and pureed eggplant and creamed corn and pumpkin soup/pie on a daily basis, eh? Wouldn't you long for a bite or a crunch before the week was out?<br /> (d) nutritious --- this I define as speaking to the soul and heart: something that boosts your confidence, aligns with your ethics, furthers your life goals (NOT breaking your budget!)<br /> (e) eaten simply cooked or raw --- to me this implies pieces that stand on their own, like a great dress, without need for a lot of accessorization (unlike the mashed potatoes that need their butter and the steak that needs its sides)<br /> (f) if possible, organic or otherwise ethical --- not a necessity, but I feel less guilt if my cotton T-shirt hasn't dehydrated or poisoned the land, burnt any children alive, can biodegrade readily (did you know some man-made fibres actually break down FASTER than cotton jersey?)</p> <p>I say there's bound to be enough soothing (simplicity, classical lines and patterns, organic textures) and hefty (wardrobe workhorses) in a balanced platter of veggies for most of us, without needing added carbs for many of us on a diet (budget). </p> <p>But we all like a potato or two, a really nice crusty hunk of bread, some fragrant rice, a little biscuit with our tea or a pudding --- so let's put that at 25-35%. This is the luxurious basic, often neutral to taste but at its best, of superior texture. The statement white shirt, the grey cashmere layering sweater, the premium jeans, the exquisite undies, the snakeskin shoes and croc clutch, the fur vest or collar that goes with everything. You *could* get more spare versions in many colours, but these are so much more comforting and easy to fall back on. No one ever needs urging to eat their potatoes!</p> <p>And then there is protein --- essential building block of life(style) that ties you together, without which you become low energy and blue. Here come the workhorses, about 25%, though most of us get more than we strictly need and you could go as low as 15%:<br /> (1) This could be meat (that's amped up, high-density but versatile statement pieces that make you drool, they're *that* savoury --- like a killer pair of boots).<br /> (2) Or it could be the ovo-lacto-vegetarian mix of medium-sized whimsy, plus subdued accessories (conservative gold or silver studs) or basic layering pieces (camis! cardis!) that go with everything. Not highly visible themselves, though sometimes they can stand on their too (a trendy colour or pattern, a particularly clever or beautiful design). Different moods of jewellery and watches are like flavours of cheese --- everyone's taste is distinct, and there IS something out there for everyone, from Velveeta to Morbier. Go-to stripes and cute polka dots are like an egg done your way, enjoyed by and useful to most, but also very versatile and customizable.<br /> (3) They could even be vegan protein options --- the 'boring' lentils you hardly notice (the basic black shoe, the simple but sturdy tan handbag, the camel coat, the nude or black sheers), but without which your wardrobe is broken. Sometimes, it requires a deal of engineering and convincing for the average person to try the vegan option and get it right --- the really good AND gorgeous bra is my tofu or seitan; I *can* function without it, and there are humbler (bean-y 'budget') options, but once you're hooked to the superior support and separation and comfort, you wonder how you did without. </p> <p>Disclaimer: I don't actually shop this way. I'm lean on the carbs right now, and a little bit unsteady on the protein --- true of my diet as much as of my closet. But I think this is my ideal formula to shop by. </p> <p>What's your fashion diet like? </p>