https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:24:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151470 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:37:01 +0000 Lisa 1151470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kudos to not shopping.&nbsp; I always struggle not to buy when in NYC, I figure, I went through the effort to get there, I should pick up a little something.&nbsp; A bad habit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151437 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:56:11 +0000 Anonymous 1151437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Adda girl. I don't know that I would be so restrained. But I hear ya on taking off layers. I get bad static in my hair from doing that and&nbsp;en up&nbsp;walking out the store looking like I got an electric shock lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151413 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:21:37 +0000 Janet 1151413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another thing: Designer NYC shopping can be a little...hmm...sobering, perhaps, if one happens to not be a size 0 or 2. It always puts me off a bit when shops put out only the tiniest sizes on the racks, so I have to ask for my monstrous size 8 or whatever. Way to make an average-sized woman feel like an odd woman out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151405 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:14:45 +0000 Greyscale 1151405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was in NYC this weekend too - how fun! I personally loved the crisp cold because the unusual heat in California has been leaving me craving some contrast. I spent most of the weekend at museums and theater things (I was there with an art group) so I didn't do my usual shopping binge. I did go by my favorite boutique, Oak (just a few blocks from where I stayed) and bought a tshirt that was on my spring inspiration list and almost gave in and bought the R13 crossover jeans... but I didn't. Phew. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151403 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:10:08 +0000 Janet 1151403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do think it was a combination of factors, because I have been more tempted by items I've discovered via YLF than things I've seen in stores lately. It's totally OK with me, because I do not *need* anything! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151376 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:41:17 +0000 Suz 1151376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow -- that is very impressive! &nbsp;</p> <p>I wonder if it has some relationship to your recent closet clean out and reorganization. Now you can see all the great stuff you have -- maybe the idea of adding feels less necessary.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then again, it could be because the stores are pretty empty of good merchandise right now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151371 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:30:22 +0000 rachylou 1151371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess NYC really has changed that much... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151289 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:25:30 +0000 ironkurtin 1151289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm impressed! Although my last trip to NYC I didn't buy much either.&nbsp; It helps to be fussy!&nbsp; (as she looks guiltily at eBay.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151281 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:17:31 +0000 Claudia 1151281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Janet, too bad I didn't know in advance to tell you to&nbsp;check out the Urban Outfitters with&nbsp;the&nbsp;<span>Tortoise &amp; Blonde&nbsp;specs shop inside while in NYC. They have their own well&nbsp;trained&nbsp;hip young stylists (not UO employees)&nbsp;that help you pick the best frames for your face shape&nbsp;and coloring and scan your current eye prescription right on site. They have some really great tortoise shell specs, which I know you've been wanting to try,&nbsp;and a couple of my friends have gotten some fab eyewear there. It takes only&nbsp;about 5 days to receive your custom eyeglasses shipped out to your home or work.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://fashionista.com/2013/07/urban-outfitters-launches-eyewear-shop-with-tortoise-blonde/">http://fashionista.com/2013/07.....se-blonde/</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://tortoiseandblonde.com/shop-collections/women/clear">http://tortoiseandblonde.com/s.....omen/clear</a><br /></span> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151254 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:47:06 +0000 JayS 1151254@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe our paths crossed...Hubs and I made our first trip to NYC this weekend. Weather was brutal, but I loved every minute of it. Comptoir des Contonniers in Soho put a healthy dent in my wallet ;)<br />Sorry you didn't find anything to tickle your fancy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151251 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:38:55 +0000 annagybe 1151251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My fancypants local consignment store had some white IRO leather paneled jeans. I couldn't even get them to my knees. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151249 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:35:56 +0000 April 1151249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, it surely is. &nbsp;Add in removing eyeglasses and worrying about curls going frizzy from having tops pulled over your head too many times, and it's enough to instigate a total shopping ban. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151231 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:57:06 +0000 Janet 1151231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hehe, I think the weather actually helped me save money. It's daunting to take off and put on so many layers of clothing in order to try something on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151209 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:38:18 +0000 April 1151209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Man, it was freezing in the city this weekend, wasn't it? &nbsp;I'm impressed that you escaped Soho without injuring a credit card or two. &nbsp;That's not easy! &nbsp;(If no fashion temptations present themselves, I am usually done in by the Moleskine store...) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-spent-the-weekend-in-nyc#post-1151196 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:25:35 +0000 Janet 1151196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...and came home without buying anything! Well, hubs did buy me a cute, cozy, cable knit snood, which came in handy in the sub-freezing temps, and I scored a band tee from my stepsons' band, but I managed to not buy anything, which is pretty highly unusual in such a shopping mecca. </p> <p>I was pretty underwhelmed by the offerings in stores I normally drool over, but I'm also getting pickier. I must be growing up -- some shops that I loved a few years ago seem a bit unsophisticated for my style now. </p> <p>I was disappointed at IRO. My blue leather moto is so soft and such a great part of my wardrobe, I thought I might find something there because they were having a good sale. But it seems they've changed their sizing -- not only have they adopted a European sizing scale, the cuts seem smaller overall -- the sleeves were tight even when sizing up, and the leathers felt stiffer. </p> <p>Still, it was fun wandering all around Soho and the surrounding areas. We found some great-looking jeans for my hubs that are actually LONG enough for him, which is a major accomplishment. </p>