https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 20 May 2026 06:35:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224594 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:35:22 +0000 tarzy 224594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE those oxfords. You may have pulled me onto the Oxford wagon. </p> <p>(And as someone who just bought TWO pairs of knee high boots in 90 degree weather, I'm SO not the person to scold you.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224589 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:17:21 +0000 Reneeb 224589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya I hope you like the Steve Madden boots I bought them after your post and I really like them. I am now on the bandwagon for oxfords but I have a question. Can you wear the 2 tone that looks like ivory &amp; black or ivory &amp; tan in the winter? Can't wait to see pix of you goodies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224495 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:34:33 +0000 RoseandJoan 224495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I dream of losing my marbles in this way Maya, after the difficulties of the past year you deserve a spree, enjoy the financial freedom whilst it lasts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224478 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:46:54 +0000 catgirl 224478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun! I think the benefit of this kind of binge/splurge is that you can actually coordinate your purchases instead of randomly selecting as you go. I LOVE the ATL tunic but my size is gone! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224475 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:32:08 +0000 Auburn 224475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya,<br /> You're in good company (not to toot my own horn).<br /> I just got a notification about 50% off on Tory Burch (one of my favorite brands--fits well and has things I love for work and play) and I went NUTS. Click, click, click and suddenly my total was in the 4 figures. Feel better yet?<br /> As a perennial returner, I'm hoping that at least some items won't work. Of course that didn't stop me from buying a few oxford shoes to try and some cozy sweaters from AT. I hold YLF at least partially responsible for my yen to branch out into new fashion territory (thus requiring more purchasing than normal). Then again, I LOVE fall and I always love to do freshen up my closet around this time. My penance will be a Goodwill haul this weekend!</p> <p>Can't wait to hear what you think about your loot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224465 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:42:39 +0000 sinead 224465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, I think YLF makes us more focused, efficient shoppers. While having more fun! And as one whose "grown up bills" completely eats up the clothes shopping budget, you are smart to stock up while you can. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224460 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:01:49 +0000 Lisa 224460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh fun, new loot on the way! Good idea to stock up before you move out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224455 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:01:49 +0000 Michelle 224455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marbles are entirely over-rated. Don't bother looking for them -- just try on your new loot and post pics so we can live vicariously through you! :)<br /> And what are these moving out plans you speak of?? Sounds exciting! Will your new abode be near a post office, by any chance? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224433 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:03:27 +0000 chewyspaghetti 224433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's perfectly fine to loose your marbles once in a while. I do it regularly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224426 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:19:32 +0000 Laura 224426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, I feel like this is a different person posting. Who took our Maya and made her into a bulk shopper? :)</p> <p>I think it's kind of a great way to shop. Get it all done and don't think about it for another few months. Don't you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224424 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:04:08 +0000 Marigold 224424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are some cute clothes (and shoes!). Everyone deserves some splurging once in a while ;), and as some said above, you might not keep everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224422 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:50:42 +0000 Anonymous 224422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hehe I lost my marbles too then. I have been doing the same thing. I bought the same zipper tunic from atl. I am looking forward to wearing it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224417 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:39:40 +0000 Louise 224417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic pieces can't wait to see them and as others have said you may not end up keeping it all? x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224400 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:18:19 +0000 Steph 224400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, I *love* the Matt and Nat. When it comes it would be great to see a photo of you wearing it, because I always have so much trouble really understanding how big their bags will look before I order them. I think it's so pretty--great choice! </p> <p>(Oh, and I love the post title, just because one of my cats is named is Marbles. We're constantly saying "I've lost my Marbles!") </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224390 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:36:41 +0000 Scarlet 224390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya you are lucky that you have a little bit of flexibility while you are living at home. Personally I tend to shop a lot twice a year and not so much in between. I think of the expense in terms of the year and not in terms of the month.</p> <p>I am also waiting for that "must haves" list even though I am pretty done shopping this season... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224389 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:22:54 +0000 Jenava 224389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, I feel similar - my student loans will take a huge chunk out of my income starting in June...*sigh* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224372 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:50:09 +0000 taylor 224372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FAB loot.... everything!! I love those OTK boots ..goodness they are amazing!</p> <p>Lost your marbles.? . I haven't had my marbles since 1980 , that is about when the shopping madness began!:) I am not looking for a cure either!!</p> <p>I like your strategy for moving out.... FULLY and fashionably equipped! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224368 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:39:41 +0000 marianne 224368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those oxfords are adorable. Nice haul, I love all your picks! I can never shop in bulk like this, for me it's too stressful, but I think it's a great way to go - more efficient.<br /> Good look with your moving out plans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224366 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:32:55 +0000 Anonymous 224366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You found some fantastic things, Maya. I love all the footwear and that ATL tunic with the zipper shoulder looks like your style. So cute! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224364 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:32:11 +0000 Lena 224364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh sorry, it's the Pool. It looks very good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224363 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:30:53 +0000 Lena 224363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Matt and Nat looks great - is it the Japanese paper edition? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224361 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:29:11 +0000 Lena 224361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks good to me! I sometimes go through such bulk purchases, keep very little, and make sure to return things quickly so they don't sit on my credit card. Well, this year I've been late returning things - Nordies and Zappos are spoiling me so much with their generous return windows.</p> <p>I'm kind of going crazy with shoes (booties) at the moment. I know I'll keep one or two pairs at most; really try to fill the holes in my shoe wardrobe. There's good variety now, so I'm going for it. </p> <p>Please report back and good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224349 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:32:06 +0000 yublocka 224349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah Maya you haven't lost your marbles at all. Sounds like you have some good fall essentials going on there. I am so in love with the Miz Mooz Oxfords you have posted - have you tried them on at all to see what comfort is like? I'm about to cave in and jump on the oxford bandwagon myself - I am tempted to copy you!!!</p> <p>And the belt in particular looks just like you are after - you have had a lot of trouble finding the right one!!</p> <p>Can't wait to hear the report when your things start arriving!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224322 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:19:38 +0000 Beth 224322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, and I forgot to say those Miz Mooz oxfords look fantastic. Will you report in on them, pretty please? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224321 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:18:36 +0000 Sparky 224321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are some gorgeous items you've picked out. Well, don't faint yet until you know which you'll definitely keep. </p> <p>I'd never done this kind of bulk shopping until NAS this summer, and I just about fainted too at the sheer amount I got (and the total $$!). However, I then realized that I would still have bought the same # of items over maybe a 5-month period, and I just compressed the purchases into the span of a week's time. So the NAS bulk shopping was much, much more efficient. And I really do feel like I ticked off a lot of fall/winter needs (wants) very quickly, and that a lot of what I got goes together really well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224320 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:18:28 +0000 Beth 224320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm biased towards the fun of big hauls, but look at it this way: you're just front-loading for the season instead of buying the same things over the course of a few months! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224315 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:15:02 +0000 marianna 224315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lucky! Sounds like fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224311 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:10:52 +0000 Angie 224311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks fab! Fun to go crazy with haul like that from time to time :)</p> <p>And once you get the loot - you might only keep half of it.</p> <p>My "must haves" list comes out......VERY soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-lost-my-marbles#post-224294 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:40:37 +0000 Maya 224294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't believe how I've been spending lately, but pretty soon I'll be moving out and will have actual grownup expenses, so I'm scrambling to get my fall wardrobe in order while I still have the income for it...</p> <p>I just ordered: </p> <p>-The Steve Madden Maxximus booties: <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3106961?origin=shoppingbag" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/31.....hoppingbag</a><br /> -Miz Mooz Histeric oxfords: <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3134138?origin=keywordsearch&#038;resultback=0" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/31.....sultback=0</a><br /> -Halogen Valor OTK boots (for comparison to the SWs): <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3098531?siteId=fV7QgDWUWe0-56zY1S9ob1l_vB2umBkhGQ" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/30.....vB2umBkhGQ</a><br /> -Short menswear shorts, OTK socks, and a belt from UO (the shorts were insanely cheap with the coupon I had, plus free shipping). The belt is 2", stretchy, and adjustable so hopefully it will work out...</p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&#038;itemCount=80&#038;startValue=81&#038;selectedProductColor=&#038;sortby=&#038;id=19235407&#038;parentid=SALE_W_BOTTOMS&#038;sortProperties=+subCategoryPosition,+product.marketingPriority&#038;navCount=1036&#038;navAction=poppushpush&#038;color=&#038;pushId=SALE_W_BOTTOMS&#038;popId=SALE_W&#038;prepushId=&#038;selectedProductSize=" rel="nofollow">http://www.urbanoutfitters.com.....oductSize=</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&#038;itemCount=80&#038;startValue=1&#038;selectedProductColor=&#038;sortby=&#038;id=18720094&#038;parentid=W_ACC_BELTS&#038;sortProperties=+subCategoryPosition,+product.marketingPriority&#038;navCount=35&#038;navAction=poppushpush&#038;color=&#038;pushId=W_ACC_BELTS&#038;popId=WOMENS_ACCESSORIES&#038;prepushId=&#038;selectedProductSize=" rel="nofollow">http://www.urbanoutfitters.com.....oductSize=</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&#038;navAction=jump&#038;id=18943647&#038;search=true&#038;isProduct=true&#038;parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS&#038;color=001" rel="nofollow">http://www.urbanoutfitters.com.....;color=001</a></p> <p>-Colorblock tunic from ATL, which I received today.</p> <p><a href="http://www.anntaylorloft.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=28098&#038;N=1200006&#038;categoryId=200&#038;pCategoryId=3359&#038;Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_200&#038;Nty=1&#038;No=15&#038;loc=TN&#038;defaultColor=Grey%20Colorblock&#038;defaultSizeType=Regular" rel="nofollow">http://www.anntaylorloft.com/c.....pe=Regular</a></p> <p>-My first vegan investment bag.</p> <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-MATT-NAT-CAMDEN-POOL-SATCHEL-HOBO-BAG-RED-/360305485811?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&#038;hash=item53e3e167f3" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-MATT-N.....53e3e167f3</a></p> <p>I sort of want to faint at all the money I have spent! But my shopping days are numbered now so I likely won't be getting anything else until spring Oh well, I am totally stoked about all my new goodies! I have never shopped in bulk like this before. Does anyone else do this? Is it a good strategy? Angie hasn't even put out her fall must haves list yet...oh dear... </p>