https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/filling-a-wardrobe-hole Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 08:49:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/filling-a-wardrobe-hole#post-855879 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:12:42 +0000 Mo 855879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Let me know if you find that fitted, not boring, white button front! I am in the market for one similar. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/filling-a-wardrobe-hole#post-855738 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:15:37 +0000 Ajoanna 855738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess I should have provided more details—sorry!<br /> My work dress code is business casual, but I currently take classes at a private school where the dress code is fairly dressy. I normally try to dress in a hybrid of the two. I also dress up on Sundays, so that’s why most of the items on my list fall into the dressy category. </p> <p>I have a lot of good pieces, but I’m a thrifter and clearance rack shopper at heart, so I tend to neglect investment pieces. </p> <p>I think the pieces I put up in the list are the “missing link” of my outfit capsules. </p> <p>I have a couple of skirts that currently have foster families (outfits that go, but aren’t ideally what I would like to pair with them) that would ideally go with a crisp white button down and maybe even the black blazer. </p> <p>I currently only own two blazers that are in regular rotation—a dressy denim and a dark brown. The tan or the black would definitely help fill in that hole. </p> <p>I am also in need of professional summer skirts. Almost all of the ones I currently have are either more casual or floaty A-lines. </p> <p>The flats would work for basically all of my flat and dressy wardrobe capsules, and since I’m trying to steer away from wearing black shoes, I think they could really help. </p> <p>I put the vest on the list because I live in Florida, and most sweaters and blazers are unbearable in the heat. I adore the look of safari vests on other people, and I always feel more put together when I have some sort of topper on. I think a vest is going to be about my only option for triple digit temperatures. </p> <p>Does that help at all? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/filling-a-wardrobe-hole#post-855321 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:08:02 +0000 harmonica 855321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ajoanna, I think caro's question is really essential. I havn't been very active lately, so I'm not sure what you already got and how your lifestye is. Do you prefer skirts or jeans? Does your lifestyle require a blazer stight away (i.e. for dayly work wear) or is it more for dressier days that are not so often? </p> <p>You list 1 top, 2 blazers, 1 bottom (skirt) and 1 topper (vest). Are you in need for more tops or could you manage with what you have for a while? Since good fitting blazers are hard to find for you, that would probably be a long term priority, but maybe it is easier to get a shirt before the blazer? </p> <p>Considering these kind of questions will probably help you prioritize. I always analyze my needs, lifestyle, style goals and what I already have. That helps me in realising what is top priority and what is not. Keep us updated </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/filling-a-wardrobe-hole#post-855273 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:26:45 +0000 rachylou 855273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Considering white on white is trending, as per Angie, I think this would be a good season to shop for the white shirt and skirt... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/filling-a-wardrobe-hole#post-855267 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:08:40 +0000 Agnes 855267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would go for either the white button up [you can wear it for years] or leopard print flats, becasue they go with everything and make everything seem a little perky. I had some that I completely wore out becasue they did seem to work with so many different colours and outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/filling-a-wardrobe-hole#post-854999 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:40:01 +0000 Caro in Oz 854999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How do you spend your time Ajoanna?</p> <p>I'd be getting the things that would enable me to dress better most of the time. Jackets would always be top of my list but I'm a jacket person so I'd always choose a jacket over a cardigan - but you may be the opposite:) </p> <p>Have a look at Angie's post</p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/2012/04/20/wardrobe-capsules-101/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2012/04/.....sules-101/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/filling-a-wardrobe-hole#post-854991 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:25:08 +0000 Ajoanna 854991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>****I think my original post was somehow lost? Anyway, I couldn’t find it after I submitted it, so if there are two identical threads floating around, I apologize profusely in advance!)****</p> <p>Hi everyone!</p> <p>I need your expert advice! I just got back my tax return, and since it was a little more than expected, I have decided to use the extras to try to fill one of my pesky wardrobe holes. The question is—which one? I have a lot of wardrobe holes that would be wardrobe workhorses if I could only fill them! I can be a somewhat undisciplined shopper in that I much prefer to buy statement pieces rather than basics. This has left me with some embarrassing holes that I need to fill as soon as I can. I am willing to spend up to $75-100 on one or more of these items. </p> <p>Would someone mind taking a look and letting me know which one(s) I should focus on? Or if you have any recommendations on where to find my missing pieces?</p> <p>1. Dressy white button up—I would like this one to be fairly basic, but with enough details to keep it from being boring, if that makes sense. I prefer elbow-length sleeves, and I need it to be fitted, since I will be mostly wearing it un-tucked.<br /> 2. Black blazer (I’m embarrassed to even list this one and #1 because I feel like anyone with even a slight interest in style should already own one). In my defense, I have a hard time finding blazers that fit both my bust and my arms/shoulders. I have a small bust, and most of the blazers I’ve found are made for someone with…more than what I have, but if I size down to fit my chest, then the arms are just a little too tight for comfort. I don’t mind getting one tailored, but would you find a jacket that fits your bust and then get the arms tailored or vice versa? I also need a good black long-sleeved cardigan as well.<br /> 3. White pencil skirt—I want to find one with a good lining that is also fairly wrinkle resistant. Last year, I made the mistake of buying a linen skirt, and the experience was not pleasant. Linen and I are no longer friends.<br /> 4. Leopard print flats—I can’t decide whether or not these count as a hole. I know I could wear them with about 1/3 of my outfits, but since I technically do have other shoes that go with the outfits as well, I don’t need them per se. But I want them soooo badly!<br /> 5. Casual tan jacket/blazer—same reasons as #2.<br /> 6. Olive cargo/safari vest—I’ve been looking for one of these for about two years, but I was never able to find the right style in the right style. I have several outfits that it would go with, and I think it could be the perfect summer layering piece. But I’m not sure if these are still in style or not? I haven’t seen them as often as I used to. </p> <p>Any thoughts/suggestions?</p> <p>Sorry for being so long and rambly. </p> <p>Thanks! </p>