https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:38:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2026229 Fri, 10 May 2019 17:03:16 +0000 Barbara Diane 2026229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My wildcards are something new to me and a stretch. Items I wasn’t looking for. Over the last 10? years. A floral long uneven hem top-my first long over lean top. I was very unsure of it but then had to make sure I didn’t wear it every time I go to a holiday dinner. Printed capris, another thing I thought I’d never wear. A pair of embroidered high top sneakers I like but haven’t worn much as they aren’t easy to integrate into my wardrobe. The Vans I loved instantly. And last? this? month a navy elongated (above the knee) sweatshirt style top tee. I don’t even know what possessed me to try it on. I’ve already worn it as a top and as a third piece. I’ve not previously liked this very long tunic over pants look on me, but the navy over navy is working. It doesn’t chop me up and the details show up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2026006 Thu, 09 May 2019 18:57:50 +0000 Anonymous 2026006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sequined footwear is a wild card for me. I have mostly worn black or brown footwear in my life but understand seeing the same styles come and go over the years. Wrap skirts and tops would not be a wild card for me because I experimented and wore them before but do not own any now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025940 Thu, 09 May 2019 16:36:38 +0000 Anonymous 2025940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love that floral bomber Think I need one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025814 Thu, 09 May 2019 07:41:44 +0000 Jenni NZ 2025814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>See my cost per wear of under 50c?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025813 Thu, 09 May 2019 07:38:10 +0000 Jenni NZ 2025813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I’d say my floral bomber was a wildcard that has become a workhorse. I like bright colours yes, but I had never owned a bomber jacket when I saw it at the Designer Garage Sale in 2016. I thought it was over $100 and when I took it up to pay it was only $30! The woman said my face looked like it was Christmas. I am wearing it right now - its 77th wear </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025554 Wed, 08 May 2019 13:29:18 +0000 Angie 2025554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Nemosmom,&nbsp;</b>makes sense.<b> Suntiger</b>, I'm going with it's NOT a wildcard. But you've come full circle.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025488 Wed, 08 May 2019 09:52:46 +0000 Mainelady 2025488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also think of a wild card as something you are not too sure of, and a bit unusual for you. It catches your eye. You are attracted to it. You begin to think, “ooh, maybe this would be good to try”. That is very different from looking at something and knowing without any hesitation that it has your name on it and is soooo you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025312 Tue, 07 May 2019 17:31:55 +0000 rachylou 2025312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. Yes. I think I think a wildcard is something you’re not sure about but like. And that it’s harder to call something a wildcard when variation and experimentation is something you do a lot of. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025290 Tue, 07 May 2019 16:40:42 +0000 nemosmom 2025290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To me, a wildcard is a piece that is different than what you have or<i> pushes you ever-so-slightly out of your comfort zone</i>. I have some wildcards that were out of the 'norm' for me, but I rolled the dice on them and they became instant workhorses: winter Vans, leopard peacoat, cognac shootie, embroidered boyfriend jeans.</p> <p>Then, there are a couple that I haven't worked into steady rotation (yet), but I am STILL excited about them (satin wrap skirt, ugly couch blazer)</p> <p>I think your jumpsuit example could be a wildcard.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025272 Tue, 07 May 2019 15:37:39 +0000 smittie 2025272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I define wildcards as anything you are not too sure about, but you still want to try out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025270 Tue, 07 May 2019 15:30:08 +0000 Carla 2025270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Zara embroidered bomber was definitely a wildcard for me. Emotional and spur of the moment purchase - I loved it right away. Though it has become a winner in my closet - it is still very different from anything in my closet or what I might normally reach for. It isn't something that I would put on a list of HEWIs or essentials, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025254 Tue, 07 May 2019 14:41:20 +0000 Anonymous 2025254@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Exactly! How wild does it have to be before you consider it a wildcard? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025252 Tue, 07 May 2019 14:37:20 +0000 Angie 2025252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was JUST thinking that,<b> Suntiger</b>! Great minds....or fools never differ :)</p> <p>I'm not sure yet. For example, I'm back in body con tops because of the V-neck trend that is not my friend. But I used to wear them all the time 10 years ago. Wildcard or not?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025243 Tue, 07 May 2019 14:21:20 +0000 Anonymous 2025243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Didn't say I was buying a jumpsuit (though maybe a 2 piece one), it was just as an example of been there tried that.<br /> Yes the Doc Martins definitely I'd call a wildcard! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025234 Tue, 07 May 2019 14:06:28 +0000 Bijou 2025234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would count a jumpsuit.as a wildcard for you. It is something quite different from your current style and wardrobe. My floral Dr Marten boots are like this. I wore Dr Marten boots at uni, but given that was many years ago, trying them again in my 40’s made them a wildcard purchase for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025230 Tue, 07 May 2019 13:57:47 +0000 Toban 2025230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, a wild card can be a staple silhouette in a new to me color and/or print, such as my Boden pencil skirt attached in finds. Or a new to me silhouette, like the orange sweater from COS. Usually an element that is a slight detour from my norm and that wasn’t on my search list, but that can bring together several basics in my wardrobe in new ways. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025220 Tue, 07 May 2019 13:25:33 +0000 SarahD8 2025220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it just has to be different from the core of your current closet.</p> <p>Sometimes a wildcard can evolve into a core style (thinking about my now solid penchant for 3/4 sleeve cropped sweatshirts with skirts in summer).</p> <p>But yeah, there’s only so many possible shapes for clothing! “Different from my current norm” seems to facilitate the sense of fun and curiosity that is so great about wildcards. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025218 Tue, 07 May 2019 13:17:34 +0000 Anonymous 2025218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I wear skirts all summer, but go in phases of what sort. Some years flowy, some years pencil skirts, etc. Hems go down, hems go up. So if I've been in pencil skirt mode, and buy a flowy skirt (but wore them a lot a few years ago)-is the new skirt a wildcard? To me-not really, since it's in my recurring repertoire.</p> <p>A jumpsuit though is not in my recurring repertoire, but I did own at least one a long time ago. Not new to me, but not my norm either. Many trends fall into that category. Wildcard?</p> <p>Or does a wildcard have to be 100% different to you in every or nearly every aspect? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025213 Tue, 07 May 2019 13:01:26 +0000 Murph11 2025213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suntiger, can you give an example? </p> <p>I’ve purchased what I considered at the time to be a wildcard for me, and then it morphed into a workhorse as my eye adjusted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-still-a-wildcard#post-2025212 Tue, 07 May 2019 12:56:59 +0000 Anonymous 2025212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you wore some version of a trend/color/etc in the past, do you still consider it a wildcard? Does it depend on how long ago it was? How different to what you've been wearing?<br /> It seems like every trend out there has been recycled multiple times in my life, and its hard to find anything truly new to me. Maybe it's harder to consider something a wildcard if your style varies a lot? </p>