https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:51:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2053290 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:35:44 +0000 Angie 2053290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wooohoooo. I like!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2053251 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:45:39 +0000 jacquez 2053251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Getting started on my Colorful Trousers!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052908 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 01:42:45 +0000 Suz 2052908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a lovely blouse and your idea to go with patterned tops and (possibly) more colourful trousers for date / dressy nights seems excellent to me. I can't wait to see where you go next with this!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052875 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 22:57:13 +0000 Angie 2052875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a plan, and great to see you participate again.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052811 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:40:55 +0000 jacquez 2052811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie: thank you! I think a pair of blue bootcuts is going to be my next jeans purchase, because I've sorely missed that shape in particular. Putting blazers into my dressy capsule makes sense -- I used to wear blazers a lot and have a nice selection, so I should review them with an eye to that. I might end up passing them on, but I bet at least a few of them can find a new life with me!</p> <p>suntiger, mostly just because I like gray and felt it was more interesting/non-basic than blue. I probably also like the lowered contrast, though, now that you mention it -- I've never liked very deep blue or black denim very much. So that's a good mental note for me to carry with me when I look at wardrobe changes!&nbsp;</p> <p>Everyone else, thank you also! I feel like it was a really interesting experiment, and made me a lot more thoughtful about my wardrobe in ways I didn't expect.&nbsp;</p> <p>Today I'm wearing an ink blue &amp; white gingham button-up, without a stripy tee underneath. Feels a little weird! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052587 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:33:14 +0000 rachylou 2052587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like your method. I feel a lot of clarity, clear direction. And with pattern and stripes, there’s nothing uninteresting or overly basic style-wise.</p> <p>... I found a yellow top with black stripes at Target. It’s probably my favourite just because it’s not blue or grey, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052586 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:33:06 +0000 Anonymous 2052586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:) Sounds good! Do you like the grey jeans most because they keep the contrast lower in your outfits? If so, a medium wash jean would be closest to that, and more available in different silouettes. Also olive would be similar, though mostly skinnies or cargos available atm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052565 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:18:56 +0000 Tammyb 2052565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I admire that you could do it, stick to it and analyze it! Very cool! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052561 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:12:41 +0000 Helena 2052561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How awesome are you; this is something I would contemplate and never follow through with. You have me inspired!! Huge applause from a wannabe here ...!!</p> <p>I love that you can now expand your options with a true understanding and focus on what you need. I'm looking forward to hearing more about how your wardrobe evolves from here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052558 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:02:49 +0000 Angie 2052558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jaquez,</b> you are eloquent, organized, disciplined, and I thoroughly enjoyed your analysis. How disciplined you were to stick to your plan and uniform. I'm impressed.&nbsp;</p> <p>Can you add blue and black jeans in a bootcut or wide crop silhouette?&nbsp;</p> <p>Like the sound of the pattern mix.&nbsp;</p> <p>As for the dressy capsule, how colourful pants and a blazer?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052550 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:54:52 +0000 Bonnie 2052550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've put a lot of thought into your wardrobe and it sounds like it worked. Your dressy capsule based on fun sounds perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052533 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:16:26 +0000 jacquez 2052533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I'm not sure! I have a "lady tux" from Eloquii x Jason Wu, which I love, and another one from Nine West that I do NOT love. I have a few pairs of black dress trousers including one with a gold tuxedo stripe down the side and one with white piping down the side, and a pair of purple dress trousers (which I end up wearing a lot).&nbsp;</p> <p>I have a lovely lilac &amp; turquoise floral print tie-neck top (see below -- in person it's more purple than the picture), a red polka dot top, a black &amp; white striped tunic, and a couple nice sweaters.&nbsp;</p> <p>Shoes I have a couple very nice pairs, but my favorites are black smoking slippers with silver studs all over them -- very comfy and go with everything I own!&nbsp;</p> <p>I have to think pretty seriously about where to go with that. The three tops I listed all fall into the patterned area, don't they? So maybe focus on fun, beautiful patterned tops for dressy, with...perhaps colorful trousers? I don't wear skirts anymore but when I did I had a selection of great colorful pencil skirts that I wore for date nights all the time -- so fun with retro heels. Hm! This thought makes me happy.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052529 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:03:56 +0000 Suz 2052529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this sounds like a unique and amazing closet and you've executed your plan brilliantly and now are ready to evolve a bit! What a great way to simplify while still retaining a style signature!&nbsp;</p> <p>What do you envision for dressy/ date night type outfits? Could you create a kind of uniform for that, too -- e.g. "tuxedo" pants with a silk striped shirt?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-code-a-year-review#post-2052521 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:19:44 +0000 jacquez 2052521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello all! Last summer everyone helped with my <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-dress-code">dress code experiment</a>, and I've now been doing that for over a year. I was going to write this post when I get back home from vacation...but let's be real, non-vacation life is so busy that it wouldn't happen. So I'm sorry I'm not able to share pictures.</p> <p>I've thought a lot about what I learned, what worked and didn't work for me over time, and have made some revisions based on my needs &amp; likes for the future.</p> <p>My daily uniform was a striped top and gray jeans.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>The good:</b> </p> <ul> <li>I like all my clothes a lot more! I love opening my drawers and seeing rows of stripy tops (Marie Kondo-style!)</li> <li>I've experimented with pattern-mixing more, and with stripe-on-stripe. I've liked a lot of patterns combined with stripes.</li> <li>I spend less time shopping and less time agonizing over my choices when I do shop.</li> <li>I have a better sense of what is in my wardrobe and what holes I need to fill.</li> <li>I've tried some jeans I never had before, including high-waisted, jeggings, distressed jeans, patterned jeans, and skinnies. &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><b>The bad:</b></p> <ul> <li>The silhouettes for gray jeans are more limited than for blue or black jeans. Most of the options are skinnies, and there's only so many pairs of those that I need.</li> <li>I've always had delicate skin, and in my 40s it's thinning even more. I've also always worn men's jeans to vary my silhouettes a bit -- but the fabric on men's jeans is much too coarse for me now. This limits my looks even more.</li> <li>Stripe colors tend to be limited, as well. Boden is the best place for non-navy/black/gray striped tops, and Stitch Fix has done right by me in the button-up shirt department, but even so there's a LOT of navy, black, and gray in my wardrobe.&nbsp;</li> <li>Limited options for dressy wardrobe! I ended up ignoring dress code for date night/evening wear entirely, and that part of my wardrobe feels scattershot and poorly planned.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><div><b>The future:&nbsp;</b></p> <ul> <li>Because I tried pattern-mixing, I ended up with some patterned shirts to wear over stripes, and I love them. I've started wearing some on their own, and I think I'm going to add a bunch of patterned shirts to the dress code. I have a couple from <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.genderfreeworld.com">Gender Free World</a> that do a good job of not gaping over my breasts, although the fabric isn't quite the texture I like. I'm going to see what else I can find in the "shirts designed for people with overactive bosoms" category!&nbsp;</li> <li>I'm going to add back in blue jeans. I'm going to make sure I keep a skinny jean in rotation, though, as well as some distressed jeans, and if I find a floral pattern I like, that too!</li> <li>I'm going to review my dressy-clothes wardrobe and make it less hole-filled and better-edited. (I also need to sell my good-condition heels since I can't wear heels anymore!)</li> </ul> <p><div><br />Any other suggestions? Would love to hear what people think!&nbsp;</div></div></p>