https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:51:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1149275 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:45:18 +0000 Jjsloane 1149275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm shifting the same. Although I do feel seasonally that's probably common. Winter wear is more substantial so you I want it to last longer and not be dated by a print. Plaid and animal print are what I go for in cooler weather, but anything goes in summer when you have less layering.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1149269 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:38:13 +0000 shiny 1149269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I go through phases and I figure that it's my natural way of balancing out my wardrobe. If I've collected too many prints, I naturally crave and focus on solids for awhile. Then when solids start taking over, I naturally seek out patterns again.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also, I bet there's a correlation between time of monthly cycle and solid/pattern preference. I bet if someone was feeling scientific about this, we could prove that I'm way more apt to buy and/or wear&nbsp;patterns during my more fertile times, and solids when less fertile. Patterns say "look at me" whereas solids say "I just want to blend in." I suspect my changing preferences&nbsp;may be largely unconscious choices.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1149261 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:28:54 +0000 Nicole D 1149261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I opened this post expecting to see a photo of an interesting shift dress! &nbsp;Silly me!<br />I am noticing how my colour choices are changing - I am wearing more black than a fashion editor these days. &nbsp;Maybe due to weight gain? &nbsp;It is not the best choice when I am getting covered in feathers everyday from my down filed coat and battling salt laden sidewalks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1149186 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:46:25 +0000 Anonymous 1149186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A year ago I was trying to refresh winter outfits with pattern mixing. This year it's more simple with stripes or an animal print that is more texture than print leading the way. I am attracted to plaids now but have not bought any recently. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1149180 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:24:23 +0000 Aquamarine 1149180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer patterns in the warmer months because they add interest when I need minimal layers. They also camouflage less than ideal body parts However, I don't actually have that many patterned pieces because I find I am pretty picky about what I like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1149040 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 03:22:35 +0000 Gigi 1149040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've gone the opposite way--I had a great dislike for patterns until about midfall, when I suddenly wanted them. I think it was my reaction to the darker weather and wanting something to "brighten" it up. I now have a few patterned pieces in my closet, but not many. I'd like to add more. I know, I'm living dangerously! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148894 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:41:22 +0000 Thistle 1148894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Until I joined YLF, there was not a single patterned piece in my wardrobe. Even now I am very choosy, but as Angie noted, I do have more summer prints than winter. Far more, actually. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148891 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:32:57 +0000 carter 1148891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Leopard, zebra, polka dots and stripes appeal to me more than ever these days, so I'm collecting. Probably 95% of my wardrobe is strictly solids though, so I can use the diversification. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148854 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:26:53 +0000 Caro in Oz 1148854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm like Susie &amp; prefer to play with texture rather than prints. I have be making a concerted effort to add more prints. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148761 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:40:24 +0000 Susie 1148761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not really a shift for me, as I've favored solids for some time now. I do like tone-on-tone patterns and color blocking&nbsp;and when I do gravitate to a print, it's generally a graphic one. Instead of prints, I seem to prefer interesting and or varied textures.</p> <p>I do find it interesting to think there is a seasonal factor at play.&nbsp;I&nbsp;agree with Diana that patterns may be more appealing when we are wearing less pieces in warmer weather.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148749 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:32:43 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1148749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've gravitated toward more solids and less prints myself as well in the last few months. I think Angie is right that prints are more common in the warmer months, though. It's always fun to notice these things, I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148723 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:14:10 +0000 Liz 1148723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hm... my style is evolving where patterns are concerned. More choosy. Open to various prints, but far less likely to snap up a top or scarf than I used to be -- which is where my pattern dose historically came from. The mantra since I was a teen was this: dress solid on the bottom, minimize the rear. I don't want to minimize it anymore, but I haven't tried on patterned bottoms yet.&nbsp;</p> <p>These days, I'm looking at handbags and shoes for pattern, too... and am curious about pattern mixing. As I edge closer to 40, pattern has become a playful thing again.&nbsp;Plaid, words and skulls are my current faves. I'm kicking myself for not buying a skull scarf on sale&nbsp;last year. It seemed too "out there," and now I realize it's well inside my comfort zone. Also -- pattern repetition: testing the waters of Team "MORE" after years of minimal living on multiple fronts.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148714 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:01:51 +0000 unfrumped 1148714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto here, but agreeing that prints in general skew more warm weather, for simple reason that they are more interpretable in lighter-weight &nbsp;fabrics.<br />But I'm also on a kind of polka-dot focus and smaller prints and wanting them to be very wardrobe-enhancing/mixable and not orphans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148696 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:36:51 +0000 Vicki 1148696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great post, Janet, and I feel the same "shift" of sorts. &nbsp;I had to return a tiny polkadot Equipment shirt that just didn't work (pattern?) and, YET, when I was walking out of the department, I noticed several Joie silk blouses and tops in patterns that made me stop and take a second look.</p> <p>I want to be discriminating, but still open to what's out there. &nbsp;I also want it to work with my more casual lifestyle and still be able to dress up or down. &nbsp;The scale is important, too, and I'm moving away from big prints to smaller ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148689 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:30:48 +0000 cciele 1148689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting about it being a seasonal thing! But I also see a move toward simplicity and bold statements.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm pretty much a solids kind of girl. Of my printed pieces, most of them have a single image (an animal, a word, etc) instead of all-over print. The only all-over print I really do is camo.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148684 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:26:10 +0000 Gracie 1148684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've also not been drawn to pattern prints for awhile - I'm preferring abstract large watercolor-ish prints or stripes, but I'm really delving into textures and different hues for my neutrals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148640 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:28:31 +0000 Suz 1148640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am getting choosier and choosier about the scale and shape of my prints and the number of colours involved in them. I've always been a bit fussy about that, but I notice the tendency is becoming more and more obvious.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148496 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:21:56 +0000 DonnaF 1148496@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><i></i>I'm a moth drawn to the flame of black and white polka dots, but other colors of polka dots and other patterns not so much.&nbsp; I always have Angie's mantra of color-pattern-texture-shine in the back of my head, and I sometimes struggle amping up the other three if one aspect is missing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148488 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:18:40 +0000 deb 1148488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am doing the same and have been since last fall, for some reason. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148479 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:10:12 +0000 Diana 1148479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm still loving patterns, but like I've mentioned elsewhere my style is definitely getting simpler and my color palette more restricted (for winter at least).&nbsp; For summer, I'm thinking I may still go more maximal in individual pieces because there are less pieces overall in a single summer outfit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148476 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:08:13 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1148476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Patterns are an important part to my style... during colder months adding in a scarf is a very easy way to do it. &nbsp;Angie's comment has me waiting in anticipation! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148474 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:05:00 +0000 Emily 1148474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Almost all my recent purchases have been prints! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148459 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:57:24 +0000 Angie 1148459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Forgot to say that my&nbsp;purchasing pattern is the same&nbsp;- pun intended.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148456 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:56:20 +0000 Janet 1148456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I also thought this might be a seasonal thing. I suspect you're right. Cgdc, I also like patterns for their camouflaging abilities, particularly in dresses! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148444 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:48:16 +0000 Anonymous 1148444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I seem to be getting more and more picky about prints, too. I don't think that's a bad thing, though. It has to do with knowing what works best for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148440 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:47:13 +0000 Angie 1148440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wait till Summer. You'll be back into adding patterns, I bet.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148437 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:46:01 +0000 citygirldc 1148437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't even know what my style is anymore. I think I'm stuck in a rut.</p> <p>I still love prints because I feel like they hide certain parts of my body that have grown larger&nbsp;this winter season :). &nbsp;I'm also very picky about my prints &nbsp;and&nbsp;am drawn to geometrics, some paisley&nbsp;and color blocking.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148434 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:42:37 +0000 gryffin 1148434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet - I am so on board with this but then I am on team minimal. I think you increase versatility and you can always also add pattern with accessories as you mentioned. I am rarely enamored with prints but I do enjoy them on others!! Here's to team solids!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/interesting-shift#post-1148427 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:39:45 +0000 Janet 1148427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm noticing that most of my recent purchases and items I'm drawn to are solid colors. I still love a print, but I think I'm getting choosier about them. The printed items I've picked up recently are monochromatic rather than multicolored. </p> <p>I suppose it's part of my style evolution -- there seems to be some simplifying going on. I am more likely these days to add a print to an outfit in the form of a scarf. I'm not wowed by many prints I see in the stores these days. </p> <p>What's your impression of prints lately? </p>