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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:29:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php SarahD8 on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348771 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 19:49:10 +0000 SarahD8 2348771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Lyn67 and Angie thank you for following along and cheering me on! AJ excellent suggestion re: cropping out the house shoes. At the moment I'm more inspired by the idea of being radically honest/transparent (with the forum, but mostly with myself) about what I'm *really* wearing so house shoes it is -- but I may take your tack in the future. suntiger coming up with go-to outfits is also a very worthy endeavor!  Anonymous on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348734 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:02:05 +0000 Anonymous 2348734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yay for the spirit of curiosity, not self improvement :) I want to do the opposite! Create a bunch of go to outfits that are a 8/10 or better, or at least easy formulas. Angie on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348684 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 22:10:03 +0000 Angie 2348684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ "bedpost dressing" HAHAHAH :) Fun and interesting challenge! I'm very curious about the findings come end of the month, SarahD8! Excited to read what will be a delightful analysis :)  AJ on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348609 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 05:12:28 +0000 AJ 2348609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sounds like a good challenge! You could even crop your house shoes out of the photo if that helps you post more. lyn67 on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348520 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:02:47 +0000 lyn67 2348520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Will follow with interrest!:-) SarahD8 on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348477 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:13:08 +0000 SarahD8 2348477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Jaime I like the idea of your outerwear challenge! Keep us posted! Joy thanks for joining in! Your black/white challenge sounds intriguing...lots more variety than the limited palette might suggest, due to the potential for switching up value and level of contrast -- as your first two days' outfits illustrate. cat2, teal, gray, and cream sounds like a lovely palette for this time of year! Suz, oh I'm excited that you will join in too! Cardiff girl, kkards, Dee, sabimct and Helena thank you for cheering me on! cjh I am glad I am not alone in feeling like (as odd as it sounds) outside footwear is a barrier to outfit photos! Anonymous on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348424 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:06:36 +0000 Anonymous 2348424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yesterday for New Years Day I wore a white and grey sweater dress with off white booties and nude - for - me nylon stockings for more warmth. Today I plan to wear black pants with a black jacket and scarf. sabimct on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348415 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 13:50:27 +0000 sabimct 2348415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Watching with interest and taking inspiration - thanks! I too, love the "spirit of curiosity, not self-improvement." Bravo! Helena on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348414 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 13:48:39 +0000 Helena 2348414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I will cheer you on! (Repeating outfits is my happy place lol ... Esp in January!) And cheering extra loud for this: "spirit of curiosity, not self-improvement." LOVE this distinction! cjh on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348411 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 13:23:20 +0000 cjh 2348411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ In particular, I think your idea of an outfit photo despite not getting out the coordinating shoes is great! That often stops me. Looking forward to your reports. The polar bear top is great- I love graphic tees. Dee on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348403 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:10:10 +0000 Dee 2348403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Should be interesting to find out what you actually like and/or prefer to really wear after challenging yourself this way, No doubt you’ll gain plenty of useful insights about the state of your current wardrobe, I’ll enjoy following you along. kkards on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348400 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:44:15 +0000 kkards 2348400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yay!   I was debating if I should do this again this year, so I was so glad to see that someone was doing it!   It’s harder than it looks, but I’ve found it to be so revealing.   Will be following along  and I like your 1st outfit. Polar bear to start the year, just feels right Cardiff girl on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348396 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:06:38 +0000 Cardiff girl 2348396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sounds like a very informative thing to do.l will watch with interest. Suz on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348382 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:22:07 +0000 Suz 2348382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I will join you, and follow! I can't start until tomorrow since today I ended up in gear all day. But hope that will be ok. And I will also do as Carla suggests and give myself bonus points for outfit change ups. Of which there will be a few -- my January is more social than my December was.  cat2 on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348381 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:17:10 +0000 cat2 2348381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love a good challenge. Mine for January is to make outfits with my teal, grey and cream pieces. I started today with a grey top and grey jeans. Without this challenge I wouldn’t have noticed the match! Anonymous on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348379 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 04:42:49 +0000 Anonymous 2348379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I will try your January challenge and see if I have enough black clothes. My plan is to wear something black or white or both each day.  Let's see how far things can be stretched. Jaime on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348376 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 03:29:11 +0000 Jaime 2348376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a great idea! I had the idea to wear a different coat or jacket a day during our short winter (and yes I could get pretty far), but this takes it a step further. Will consider if I have the bandwidth to join you, and will be following. SarahD8 on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348369 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 03:09:07 +0000 SarahD8 2348369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh quite right Carla! I have a couple of girls’ nights this month and there’s this little cafe where I’ve been wanting to take myself to coffee. Can definitely “dress” for those events! Carla on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348368 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 01:29:07 +0000 Carla 2348368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Don’t forget to give yourself bonus points if you change up what you wear if you go ‘out’!   SarahD8 on "Introducing: my January no-repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/introducing-my-january-no-repeats-challenge#post-2348367 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 01:01:48 +0000 SarahD8 2348367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ As I mentioned in <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2023-recaplong-of-course-but-much-less-whinge-y-than-usual">my 2023 recap</a>, I'm starting 2024 with a no-repeats challenge. The basic idea is to go through the month of January without wearing the exact same outfit twice. In line with my work-from-home lifestyle, "outfit" will be defined as clothing items worn indoors. No swapping out footwear or accessories and calling it a new outfit.  For bonus points: *each day put on at least one piece of jewelry or other accessory -- again, for wearing *indoors.*  *avoid wearing the same clothing *item* more than once in a week. (This is just meant as an extra challenge to my creativity and to counteract my tendency towards bedpost dressing, which doesn't make me happy. But if I don't end up doing this perfectly, I won't sweat it too much.) I am approaching this in a spirit of curiosity, not self-improvement. A subtle distinction but an important one I think. Which items will I end up reaching for most? Which will I reach for least? I mentioned in my 2023 recap that there are certain factors that limit the mix-and-match-ability of my wardrobe. But how mix-and-match is my wardrobe, really? How mix-and-match do I want it to be? Which pieces will be easiest and hardest to remix and why? I mentioned also that I'm embracing the idea of having a larger wardrobe. But I don't want to just accumulate willy-nilly. So I'm hoping that focusing in on how different pieces function will hone my intuition about where to expand and where not to. The outfits I wear are not likely to be groundbreaking -- again, work-from-home lifestyle. But which ones will I be happiest in? Which will feel a bit off, or maybe a past version of me? Lots of questions, and I'm just going to let them percolate over the course of the month. It's more important to me to wear something comfortable and pleasing to me each day than it is to get a perfect score. So if I end up with bottlenecks that produce some repeats, that's data, not failure. I intend to take an outfit photo each day and post them weekly. I might take pics in my house shoes rather than regular footwear -- when I get dressed I'm often not leaving the house right away and in the past I think this has held me back from documenting my outfits as much as I would prefer (we don't wear shoes in the house and the outside shoes are stored two floors below the rest of my clothing). But again, that's all consistent with the idea of this being about really dressing for my lifestyle. Here is my Day 1 outfit. Mid-wash skinnies, polar bear tee (Bijou's mention of it in her comment on my 2023 recap made me want to wear it today!), medium-gray long cardi, fair isle socks. Abalone earrings and heirloom rings. Again, nothing groundbreaking, but a comfortable and practical outfit for puttering around the house and getting ready for the new year. Let's go!