https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:56:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1967676 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 20:08:39 +0000 rachylou 1967676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice tight collection of additions. Esp nice watch </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1967652 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:52:33 +0000 Style Fan 1967652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great purchases.&nbsp; I love all of them.&nbsp; The warm colours will look lovely with your colouring.&nbsp; I am excited to see the bootcuts.&nbsp; Good plan about the blazer.&nbsp; I get excited about blazers but rarely have an opportunity to wear them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1967613 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:09:16 +0000 nemosmom 1967613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE your amber sweater - and those tiger socks will look SO cute with your cropped cords. I don't really reach for crops once the cold weather hits (but my feet and legs are *very* intolerant to cold). I say if you can stretch your budget to add the bootcuts, do it! I think they would go great with everything I've seen you post so far.</p> <p>I admire how organized you are with planning your purchases for the season. I wish I could be this disciplined!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1967584 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:36:36 +0000 LaPed 1967584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA: Ordered the bootcut cords from Boden. 25% off plus a $15 voucher made it hard not to. ;)</p> <p>I will post an update once I've tried them on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964914 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 03:07:46 +0000 cindysmith 1964914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wish I could be this organized. But no, I have to be all like "dippin dots are my thing now" and go all willie-nillie ordering stuff with no rhyme or reason LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964826 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:43:05 +0000 LaPed 1964826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kathie -- definitely! Any of my plaid or chambray shirts, two light blue oxford shirts, blue and black/white breton tops... certain browns should be pretty easy to incorporate, and I never really stopped wearing bootcuts altogether. Excited to wear with sneakers, oxfords, and flat boots, so might need to hem them an inch... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964793 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:29:35 +0000 Kathie 1964793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great, well thought out update. And, I agree that you should at least try the brown boot cuts. Do you already have tops that would work with them? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964791 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:23:23 +0000 LaPed 1964791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, if Angie is giving her thumbs up to cords, that is a good sign! I am leaning towards keep, because they're a great fit, but I think I have to try the brown bootcuts too. Such a pretty brown! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964780 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 18:48:47 +0000 Angie 1964780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice updates.&nbsp;</p> <p>CUT THE TAGS OFF THE NAVY BODEN CORDS NOW. Wear them with mustard and earthy browns. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964720 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:19:00 +0000 unfrumped 1964720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just saying, that is a lovely “capsule of items, versatile but fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964703 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:29:16 +0000 LaPed 1964703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jessikams -- I really want more rich, rusty brown and sienna in my closet!! I was off browns for a long while, but I'm warming (hah) back up to them.&nbsp;</p> <p>Mainelady -- Yes, I'm hoping the bootcuts fit. If they do I may have to justify keeping both. Ankle pants are so fun with statement socks... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964670 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 12:19:18 +0000 Jessikams 1964670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That brown corduroy is just luscious and would go well with your coloring and lifestyle too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964637 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 09:17:02 +0000 Mainelady 1964637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have made excellent choices and I admire your restraint and resolve regarding your blazers. I think you should try the brown bootcuts. If the fit is right I predict more wears than the crops. If there is room in your closet and budget, keeping both would be optimal. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964471 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:14:30 +0000 LaPed 1964471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, good question about the boots. I already have my lace-up boots, which are a very different style but the same colour, heel height, and even shaft height. They will do much of the work that I thought the Eccos might do, but with better traction. I don't particularly like to wear them with dresses, and the Eccos would have worked better for that. My go-to footwear for dresses and skirts are my Frye Veronicas, which really need to be resoled if I'm going to wear them this winter. So maybe a second pair of taller boots in something other than a moto style is in my future.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jenn, I've finally come around to the idea of a "seasonal shop" and it shows!</p> <p>Greyscale, yeah I have to be strict with myself about blazers and anything more formal/dressy. Love how they look, but hard to incorporate into my lifestyle in a way that feels authentic. It's not impossible, but it requires effort. Also, this feels like a good use of tracking for me right now -- as a motivator to wear items I really don't want to get rid of, but which don't get a lot of wears.&nbsp;</p> <p>Barbara Diane -- I'm very pleased with the Skagen watch. It's good for my small wrists and goes with everything!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964466 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:54:35 +0000 Barbara Diane 1964466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love my Skagen watch, purchased at NAS maybe 3 years back and worn every day for 1 1/2 to 2 years and most days since.<br /> You have a clear fall wardrobe strategy. Congrats. I’m not there yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964463 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:43:25 +0000 Greyscale 1964463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s such a good rule about buying more blazers! I should implement that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964458 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:57:24 +0000 Jenn 1964458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your new purchases make a nice capsule! Definitely try the bootcuts. I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying my longer jeans, after really loving the cropped trend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964455 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:40:34 +0000 Suz 1964455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Will you replace the Ecco boots or do the canvas ones plus Blundstones fill that need?&nbsp;</p> <p>Too bad about the Boden ribbed sweater, but good to know. It's a hard decision about the pants but why not try the bootcuts and see?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964454 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:30:43 +0000 LaPed 1964454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elizabeth, I've told myself I'm not allowed to buy anymore blazers til I wear each of my two blazers five times this fall. They're at one wear each. Boden's blazers generally drop down to clearance pricing later in the winter, and those blues are good spring colours for me, so if I do buy it will be a few months from now. And if it goes out of stock in my size before the price drops, so be it; I won't mourn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964451 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:22:30 +0000 Elizabeth P 1964451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I admire how well thought out you are.</div><div><br /></div><div>Definitely try the brown boot cuts, and then decide if you need to exchange or keep both :).&nbsp; Doesn't look like you decided to go for the jacket that match the cropped cords?<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fall-shoppingplanning-thoughts#post-1964436 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:36:42 +0000 LaPed 1964436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So far, I've committed to 6 new items for fall/winter: an amber knit top, matching tiger scarf and socks from Madewell; a pair of washed black jeans from Everlane; a pair of black canvas Chelsea boots (lighter and more flexible than my go-to Blundstones, perfect everday casual shoes until there's snow on the ground); and a Skagen watch purchased at a ridiculously deep Labor Day discount (identical to the one in Finds, but with a black face instead of white). It allows me to teach classes without using my phone to keep time! Major upgrade.</p> <p>My return rate is significantly lower than past seasons. I did decide to return the Ecco boots I bought over the summer because just wearing them around the house I was disappointed in how slippery the outsoles were. I know from experience that boots with poor traction will never get worn in my icy/snowy climate. I'll always reach for something else. I also tried Boden's ribbed turtlenecks, but the shoulder seams were very bulky and lumpy on my shoulders, not a clean fit, so back they went. </p> <p>I have not yet cut the tags on my new Boden cropped cords, since they just released a pair of chestnut-brown bootcuts (!) In the same fabric. I'm wondering if I should see if the bootcuts fit as well as the ankle pants do, and if so, exchange? Or perhaps stretch my budget and keep both? Brown and boot cut feels fresh; would be nice to have more full-length pants.</p> <p>My shopping is just about wrapped up for the season,except I will keep looking for a couple of the aforementioned layering tops/turtlenecks. </p> <p>I would also like to add something to my holiday/dressy capsule, and several dresses and shoes have caught my eye this season, so I will probably order a few things to try and see if there are any keepers. I also would not say not to a chunky bold necklace or bracelet/cuff (I have no bracelets!), but I am a very slow/picky accessory shopper. </p>