https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 11 May 2026 07:23:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900371 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:30:29 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 900371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I forget what I am in Meyers-Briggs. I'm an E something, though. Nicole's suggestion is such a great one!<br />I had to read this post for the title. I can relate, in a way: I don't do costumes for work, say on Halloween or any other day that someone decides is a good day to dress up as something we're not. Really dislike that idea! <br />But where I work, we have a little unwritten agreement with the manager that we can break the no-jeans rule on Sundays. So jeans are practically required that day, right? And I do wear them, always with something that I made--which is my little unwritten rule for myself when dressing for work. I find it conducive to selling sewing machines. <br />Hmmmm, all this attention to rules. . . I wonder where that puts me on M-B?<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900355 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:53:47 +0000 Liz A. 900355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm also an INTJ, and I'll take sweats over work clothes any day. &nbsp;However, I will say that I am a SERIOUS perfectionist when it comes to my clothing (only a certain shape of sweatpants will do). https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900288 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:40:30 +0000 Fruitful 900288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, I did not know that! Very interesting. Thread? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900280 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:32:57 +0000 Suz 900280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Carla, I'm so sorry you are sick. But what gorgeous flowers. And what a funny story.&nbsp;<div><br />When I got to this bit:<i>&nbsp;(During some Myers-Briggs training, the moderator asked what an INTJ looked like, and 3 people chirped up 'Carla'. I was wearing a wrap dress and blazer jacket. Everyone else was in sweat shirts and jeans!)<br /><br /></i></div>I had to laugh -- do you know that a huge number of us on this forum are INTJs or INFJs or ENFJs? It's a shocking proportion.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900274 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:28:07 +0000 Carla 900274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It's not that simple, but apparently&nbsp;we like uniforms (or clothing capsules that work like uniforms), black, and trench coats. &nbsp;Due to not liking to be touched (by strangers) we might &nbsp;send out a a message with our clothes. &nbsp;<br /><br />I think my message is classic, and reserved, though&nbsp;DH volunteered 'prissy' ( nice guy!). I think some of the man repeller looks do this, as does goth and and style taken to an extreme. &nbsp;Some&nbsp;of the high fashionistas like Kate Banchette and Tilda Swinton come to mind as well.<br /><br />But, you gotta' take it all with a grain of salt.<br /><br />I'm going to take what NicoleD posted to heart,&nbsp;and see if I can gradually ease into casual Fridays as practice for stylish retirement. &nbsp;That's a great idea. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900249 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:04:47 +0000 DonnaF 900249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hmmm, interesting (from a fellow INTJ).&nbsp; So you can identify M-B types by dressing style?<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900177 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:42:14 +0000 Beth Ann 900177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sweet DH!&nbsp; Hope your back to your normal energy soon!&nbsp; I INTJ, eh?&nbsp; I married one of those, and I'm an ENFP&nbsp; (buahahaha).&nbsp; Meyers-Briggs testers can type me at the introduction.&nbsp; Curiously, my husband is extremely casual in dress.&nbsp; Bet you rocked your skinnies!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900173 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:40:10 +0000 Jjsloane 900173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I also dress more than my average officemate - it's just my thing. I do wear jeans on Fridays, but always a work appropriate fit and dark wash with a blazer and heeled shoes.&nbsp;<br /><br />How sweet of your DH. Toddies are the best for colds - my grandfather swore by them and my mom passed it down to us. Sleep well and wake up feeling better! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900167 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:36:02 +0000 Nicole D 900167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Awwww. &nbsp;Sounds like you have a lovely DH and a very thoughtful&nbsp;MIL to boot. Casual Friday sounds like a good way to explore a dressed down look that could help you&nbsp;transition&nbsp;into retirement when the time comes. Outfit sounds great, I will just have to imagine you wearing it while you gargle with chicken broth! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900166 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:35:51 +0000 hedgiehog 900166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Runcarla, you made me laugh at the end of a long Friday! I completely get not doing casual at work. Sometimes my office is allowed to wear jeans on Fridays and I don't participate. Some people thought I didn't own jeans, some thought I was snobby......when they got to know me they realised I just have a hard time with casual! Put me in a suit anyday.&nbsp;<br />Hope you're feeling better soon and tell DH he was sweet to get the lovely flowers. Enjoy the toddies and happy weekend. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-dont-do-casualbut-i-paid-my-20#post-900118 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:43:28 +0000 Carla 900118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I will not submit you to another WIW with a stripped Mariner T, though that is what I wore today!<br /><br />Our office has a long standing fundraiser. &nbsp;For $20 a month&nbsp;( or $4 day-of) you can dress down on Friday and wear jeans. &nbsp;I don t think I ever wore pants the first 10 years, and when my job changed, I still dressed for a serious office vibe. &nbsp;(During some Myers-Briggs training, the moderator asked what an INTJ looked like, and 3 people chirped up 'Carla'. &nbsp;I was wearing a wrap dress and blazer jacket. &nbsp;Everyone else was in sweat shirts and jeans!)<br /><br />Well, I've been a cubicle gopher for a baker's dozen years, and I wear pants as well as dresses, but I'm down to 3 blazers, and with retirement on the horizon, the test for new purchases is: &nbsp;<i>will it transition to my retirement lifestyle? &nbsp;<br /><br /></i>But I digress. &nbsp;<br /><i><br /></i>I've had s&nbsp;charmed life, so I donate to the charity every month, even though I 'don't' do casual. &nbsp;It is a good cause. &nbsp;I'll wear cropped cords, with a sweater or cardi, but I'm just as likely to wear a wrap dress on Friday.<br /><i><br /></i>Well, today I wore&nbsp;<i>very&nbsp;</i>dark skinny jeans, my fav Mariner -T, black Chelsea boots, and a big black and white wool pashmina style shawl, a gift from MIL from many years ago ( it was wrapped around the BBC P&amp;P DVD set.)<br /><i><br /></i>I'm going to water-board with chicken soup, and maybe get rid of this awful cold.<br /><br />PS: &nbsp;looking forward to the movie poster challenge next week! &nbsp;I have a surprise. &nbsp;I got something from a Fabber and I think I'll wear it next week.<br /><i><br />#1 what DH brought back when he went out to get lemons for toddies.</i>