https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:37:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413458 Wed, 20 May 2026 15:46:35 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ANGIE I do live IN the sea! A small peninsula with sea on three sides, a few hundred metres away on all three sides! Very beautiful! The humidity, wind and altitude (or lack thereof) gets to me though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413457 Wed, 20 May 2026 15:34:58 +0000 Angie 2413457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Star,</b> I know, right? Lightweight cotton L/S tops are the BEST in Summer! HIGH FIVE &nbsp;- and yes to pausing on other fabrics. </p> <p>I've &nbsp;lived in JHB and been to Mexico City - the climates are very similar! Good one. And very different to Cape Town weather - which has my heart for all sorts of reasons despite too much sun!!! I am a seashore person, contrary to you! And now you live by the sea, I believe?&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413448 Wed, 20 May 2026 14:21:27 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bj1111 I had a feeling there are similarities to LA weather-wise. Except December is mid-summer in JHB. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413438 Wed, 20 May 2026 12:52:24 +0000 bj1111 2413438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Star same in LA! Warm weather (to an east coaster) yet everyone is in “winter clothing “ because December! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413418 Wed, 20 May 2026 06:10:28 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SUZ Now it makes sense.</p> <p>ANGIE light weight cotton long sleeves are very useful in summer, agreed. It's the other fabrics I need too stop buying.<br /> Johannesburg weather is very different to Cape Town, not only the obvious of not being next to an ocean, but also is at a high altitude although not a mountain. Similar only to Mexico City I think. This ensures moderate warmth all year round. Plus the high altitude is very energising. I find sea level very exhausting.&nbsp; Also I am not used to wind.&nbsp; The only time there is a wind in JHB is just before a storm.&nbsp; It does get boring dressing almost the same all&nbsp; year round though.&nbsp; The ladies start wearing boots and jackets even though the temps are around 18 -22 degrees C :).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413382 Tue, 19 May 2026 21:04:45 +0000 Sal 2413382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our climate is much colder than Jaime’s but the difference from winter to summer is not extreme. And right now in early winter we have had weeks of sunshine whereas summer was quite stormy this year. It’s unpredictable!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413369 Tue, 19 May 2026 19:27:57 +0000 Angie 2413369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for answering <b>Star, Suz</b>!&nbsp;</p> <p>Now you know, <b>Star</b> We have a lot of humidity when it's COLD because it rains a lot - (rainforest geography) - which is why it feels much colder here in the PNW than the temperature suggests. A WET cold is much colder than a dry cold.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Star</b> and <b>Peri</b>, I LOVE wearing long sleeves in hot weather and hot and humid weather! Cotton and lightweight. I scrunch my sleeves, and feel protected from the sun. I cannot handle exposing my skin to the sun (hence my legs are covered too). I will only wear sleeveless on a hot night! No sun! <b>Star,</b> contrary to you I expect, I do not like South African weather or Mediterranean climate in general. Too sunny for too much of the year. I love a sunny Summer! But I love a distinctively four season climate with moody weather best of all (the sun is much more tempered).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413368 Tue, 19 May 2026 18:58:48 +0000 Suz 2413368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I think the difference is that yours is an inland sea and ours is the biggest ocean on earth. :)&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Actually, your climate sounds similar (if much warmer) to what I know from having lived most of my life on the shores of Lake Ontario -- not a sea, but one of the Great Lakes. There, too, we had very humid summers and cold winters.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413366 Tue, 19 May 2026 18:26:51 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SUZ Fascinating! On the Black Sea coast we don't get much summer rainfall yet it is so humid. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413365 Tue, 19 May 2026 18:15:31 +0000 Suz 2413365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie </b>and I (and others who live in our general area) live in what is known as a warm summer Mediterranean climate -&nbsp; with warm, dry summers (as the name suggests) and cool rainy winters. We get a lot of cool ocean breezes all the time, and summers get almost no rainfall. Hence, low humidity.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked/page/2#post-2413350 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:59:34 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413350@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ROBIN F enjoy your warm weather on the weekend!</p> <p>LISA and CAROL yes to keeping various clothes for various weather scenarios close on hand! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413349 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:54:22 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JULIE Linen to cords and puffers! Shoo, dreadful.</p> <p>ANGIE i can see how are layers are a must. Fortunately I can change multiple times a day :). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413348 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:52:14 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>PERI you and me, no more long sleeve tops! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413346 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:41:55 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ROBERTA well that is a positive attitude. Yes my Spring clothes should definitely last forever :).</p> <p>DEE I feel most put together in transitional outfits.</p> <p>JANET I don't think you should ever get rid of clothes that you still really like. I have the same situation. I'm shopping less though, being super selective. To enter my closet it has to be a notable upgrade from any similar item I already have </p> <p>SISI we've had hail stones the size of ostrich eggs too! The hot and cold clashing. I would have thought that Italy being more South would get warmer earlier than here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413345 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:39:58 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAILEEN there was snow in April, in between warmer weather in the country, not at the sea where I am. Although not completely unheard of it is very rare at that time of year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413344 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:37:26 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SUZ exactly! Usually boots directly to sandals. This year I wore my sneakers early just because I wanted to even though it was a bit too cold for them. They have had a lot of wear for a change. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413342 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:35:26 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LJP and PIROUETTE I don't know how you guys do it.</p> <p>BELLA Exactly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413341 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:31:43 +0000 bella 2413341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely same here! No lovely spring to speak of. Spring jackets languish in the closet. We started complaining that it's too hot before we even began enjoying the warmth. I am so frustrated.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413340 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:31:31 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413340@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SAL and JAIME the weather in Johannesburg is like yours, and what I'm used too. This is why I have too many transitional clothes, which are borderline useless here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413338 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:24:47 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>UNFRUMPED I do have an easily accessible active space for my preferred items of the season. The items have been chopped and changed more frequently this year. Dont let go of any of your jackets with special qualities if you have the space. Even if some of my jackets only get worn a couple of times a year I still want them, so I get it. But I pledge not to buy anymore Spring weight jackets! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413337 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:16:17 +0000 Star (Lise) 2413337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear most of you have similar weather or worse! Today was a bit more late Spring again. I started out over ambitiously in a skirt and returned to jeans later. Fortunately I'm retired because I changed my outfit three times today for three separate outings. Yesterday twice.</p> <p>ANGIE how come you don't have humidity in the summer by the water? I'm intrigued!</p> <p>bj1111 'so many jackets so little time'. Ha, yes my story too! And my favourite time to dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413336 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:01:59 +0000 unfrumped 2413336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>bj111, your comment resonates! I both love jackets and am having to conf yo grips with the fact that I don’t need so many. When working ( outside of the home!), I wore some kind of topper every day to and from work, though not during the work day itself. So various styles &amp; weights got their moments.<br /> Now I not only need mostly somewhat different styles, but way fewer in terms of how much wear each would get. Yet I feel still like I’m on the lookout for great jackets, across all levels of formality &amp; occasion, from hoodie to blazer to linen topper or sporty rain jacket. Plus I find it near impossible to let any of mine go, since while not perfect in some ways, each was chosen for certain characteristics. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413292 Tue, 19 May 2026 04:05:21 +0000 bj1111 2413292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you.</p> <p>Transitional dressing is the best and the shortest of dressing seasons </p> <p>So many jackets so little time </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413263 Mon, 18 May 2026 23:30:01 +0000 Jaime 2413263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Sal, our winter is probably your cold Spring and are already in normal Summer (as opposed to unbearable Summer). Transitional clothing just needs a rebranding . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413257 Mon, 18 May 2026 22:55:08 +0000 Sal 2413257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Spring is hard - ours is always unpredictable!!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>But I suspect most of you living on large continents would say our entire year is transitional weather with rare days over 30 degrees C and rare days below zero degrees C. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413247 Mon, 18 May 2026 20:50:08 +0000 Lisa 2413247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our spring weather has been all over the spectrum this year. I've worn fleeces one day and shorts the next. Normally once I pull out shorts I don't look back until mid fall, but this year, I've needed a little bit of everything! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413243 Mon, 18 May 2026 20:14:21 +0000 unfrumped 2413243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Same here! Had a lot of cool nights and then of course warmed during day so maybe had to fling off a jackets. But could wear more of my transition - weight pants, more “ interesting “ outfits. Had had to go pull out some extra LS tops from the off-season closet because I needed them to make some outfits I wanted to keep wearing while I could. Then 2 days ago boom, humid &amp; warm. NOT hot summer yet of course, but still.<br /> So, I relate to “ just had gotten in my groove”, as I wore some outfits on repeat, to different occasions, and enjoyed having figured them out plus felling able to get dressed quickly &amp; no stress. </p> <p>Because I do somewhat unfortunately have too many clothes to keep in my main closet year- round, I do store off-season items, some in spare closet — hanging items, not all precious but I hang nicer T’s —plus some in totes, for sweats, fleece, lounge. These are not too hard to get to, hanging items especially so hanging includes more transitional items for convenience, but I try to avoid moving them to the off-areas until I’m pretty sure I won’t wear until the next “ season”. Plus, I tried to develop a wardrobe concept in which there’s a clean swap between “ active space” and off- loaded storage, and serve as a “ container concept” limit . For example, I have a container for gardening clothes and a drawer for same, but they are either SS or FW and just flip. </p> <p>So I have a concept of asking myself, “ do I think this is the last time I will wear this until …” , so I can do the flip.<br /> I’m not always right of course! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413240 Mon, 18 May 2026 19:03:32 +0000 Carol 2413240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, it is like that a lot here. I knew that going into the season, and I am sure to keep plenty of summery clothes at hand starting in spring! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413230 Mon, 18 May 2026 17:38:04 +0000 LJP 2413230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The weather is all we talk about here right now . It is ridiculously cold here today …..9C , and I can count the number of sunny warmish days we’ve had since end of March on one hand . I also have too many transitional weather pieces , but at least I’m getting to wear them . It’s actually pretty depressing this year - and I hope it’s not a sign of climate change . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/it-was-spring-and-then-i-blinked#post-2413224 Mon, 18 May 2026 17:16:16 +0000 Suz 2413224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh. I remember this pattern from when I lived in Ontario. Apart from gym gear, I didn't own any closed shoes for years -- only boots/ booties, and sandals. Because that was all I needed apart from maybe two days a year!&nbsp;</p> <p>I sympathise. It is really hard to get your head around the abrupt switch and can take a few weeks to adjust.&nbsp; </p>