https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:39:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167801 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:38:53 +0000 Liesbeth 2167801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Robin, it sure is a challenge to me too. To increase my chances of succes I did wait until a time of minor 'shopping burnout'. When I think of shopping right now I think about the hassles of returning, the hemming and hawing whether something will still work for me next year, and wardrobe maintenance.<br />&nbsp;Thanks Helena &amp; Suntiger! Suntiger, I AM productive at home but for the sake of meetings (some of which really are better in person) I know that I will have to return at least 2-3 days a week ;). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167730 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:13:16 +0000 Anonymous 2167730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow- love it! And ha to Runcarla Hopefully they'll realize we're just as productive at home and never make us go back! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167660 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:42:57 +0000 Angie 2167660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, <b>Liesbeth</b>! I'll have fun browsing those brands.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167601 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:22:38 +0000 Helena 2167601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, this tonal look is perfection ... YLF!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167578 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:23:08 +0000 RobinF 2167578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this on you. Great color and I really like the tonal look. I do really bad with shopping breaks - it seems like as soon as I say no shopping then I want to shop more than ever! But it is a great idea to just enjoy your wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167573 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:13:20 +0000 Liesbeth 2167573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Minaminu, People Tree used to be a staple for me at the start of my sustainability journey... but their prices have doubled over the past five years or so (and I don't feel the quality has followed) and their styles have changed much too, not always to my liking. They're also no longer easily available in Belgium.<br /> I have one thing by Bibico and one by Ekyog! Both I like. I don't know Maisons Standards but will be sure to look them up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167567 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:05:06 +0000 Minaminu 2167567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Liesbeth, I bought a few pieces from People Tree and it's very much a lottery in terms of quality and sizing! Hope you'll have better luck !</p> <p>I heard good things of Bibico and Ekyog but my top favourite is Maisons Standards :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167563 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:52:23 +0000 Liesbeth 2167563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone!<br /> Angie, all European brands. Armed Angels is by far my favorite sustainable brand for both basics and cool prints. They tend to fit me well but the quality is sometimes a bit disappointing for the price point, especially their Tencel pieces which I now avoid.<br /> I have my eye out for People Tree (UK), Skunkfunk (Spanish), King Louie (Dutch?? with a sustainable collection) an By-Bar (Dutch) too but have only a couple of pieces from each of those brands. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167557 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:39:50 +0000 JamC 2167557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks great and also comfortable. I predict you will get lots of wears from both of these. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167544 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:17:40 +0000 Minaminu 2167544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>great additions! The skirt drapes beautifully and the tonal outfit is fab!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167528 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 03:08:40 +0000 Bijou 2167528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am wowed by this - you look fabulous in this outfit. REALLY hoping that these pieces go the distance for you, I detest pilling too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167522 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 02:41:11 +0000 Jaime 2167522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a gorgeous color on you and a great outfit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167520 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 02:37:42 +0000 rachylou 2167520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167508 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 23:48:14 +0000 Synne 2167508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it! Excellent colour for you! Colours are sooo important. I'm learning about it myself. I have always intuitively found certain colours to be more flattering than others, but not known WHY it is so. Inspiring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167497 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:25:15 +0000 Angie 2167497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super cute '70s vibe! Very flattering palette,<b> Liesbeth.&nbsp;</b></p> <p>Tell me about the sustainable and ethical brands you like to purchase from.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167469 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:28:43 +0000 LaPed 2167469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful additions! I love the cut and drape of that sweater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167468 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:24:29 +0000 Carla 2167468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I envision a group of people entering an office after a lengthy absence kind of like movie watchers exiting into bright sunlight after a matinee! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167465 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:15:48 +0000 nemosmom 2167465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ya, office dressing it hard to imagine right now. It could possibly look so very different, depending on how things go.&nbsp; I say, dress for who you are NOW, and worry about the rest down the road.&nbsp; I don't see this outfit as NOT appropriate for an office, and if you enjoy it for home, then that will be at least a large chunk of time anyway, regardless of where you will end up spending the rest of your time... It's great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167462 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 18:30:07 +0000 Anonymous 2167462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome outfit! Love the color </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167459 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 18:14:01 +0000 Liesbeth 2167459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my, thank you all!<br /> Phoebe, maybe that's why I'm drawn to tonal outfits too - color-shy is a great descriptor ;).<br /> Slim cat, I haven't seen it before either but both are natural fibres so my hopes are high!<br /> Thanks for the validation nemosmom. An outfit like this is making me question my judgment though: will I like the lack of structure in a professional setting &amp; won't it be too warm there? I have an ever harder time picturing the realities of office dressing. Stylistically it's easier to see my way forward right now :).<br /> Runcarla, I have the best experiences with natural fibres - though coarse sheep's wool may be the exception. Smooth cashmere and merino hardly pill on me and when they do, the pills are easily removed. I know differznt forum members have completely different experiences though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167457 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:39:37 +0000 Irina 2167457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great colors on you, you look wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167451 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:05:10 +0000 kellygirl 2167451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a gorgeous tonal outfit! Those greens really suit you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167444 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:48:22 +0000 Anonymous 2167444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, very pretty. Thinking that tonal outfits are a good way for the color shy like myself to bust into the wild world of non neutrals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167441 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:30:42 +0000 slim cat 2167441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful colors on you - very flattering! Cotton/wool combo used to be one of my favorites for cold months - rarely see it now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167432 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:18:35 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2167432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a beautiful tonal look for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167430 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:17:39 +0000 nemosmom 2167430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The color of that sweater is gorgeous on you - and I love how it works with the tonal skirt!&nbsp; The fact it is natural fibers should make it easier to de-pill and such in the future. I purged several pullovers a couple of months ago that had pilled or ratted out - every one of them were synthetic. </p> <p><div>It is so hard to plan purchases for the year when the year looks so very different than previous years, but you are doing great!&nbsp; I love the direction your palette is going, too. </div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167429 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:12:51 +0000 Carla 2167429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Feeling the tonal column of colour. &nbsp;The green is beautiful and calming to look at. &nbsp;Pilling is a kill-joy, and I’m on a mission to eradicate it from my wardrobe and learn what fibre composition is best so that I can avoid buying items that will pill.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167425 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:52:49 +0000 Mirjana 2167425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the color of the sweater. Great outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167421 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:45:46 +0000 Star (Lise) 2167421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the colour of the sweater.&nbsp; Makes a fab outfit with the skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-acquisitions#post-2167415 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:09:20 +0000 Liesbeth 2167415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I got tempted by sales on my favorite sustainable brands this month, though I didn't NEED anything. Still, I returned most of it because the items weren't great. I kept this sweater that may be only just flattering enough (bit boxy) - yet I love the color and the soft cotton-wool blend. As I'm wearing less make-up and see more signs of aging skin I am getting more interested in buying colors that really flatter me. I think this is one. I have too many pullover sweaters now, but two are starting to show bad pilling that no razor can fix (synthetic blends) and will likely be culled this year.<br /> Then the skirt: a useful addition to my small collection of midis. Bought partly because it creates a tonal outfit with the sweater and partly as an early replacement for my cinnamon skirt that has already started to pill (1,5 years old, not often worn) and will likely last one more season at most.<br /> As of now I'm taking a small shopping break. I'm not putting a time on it but I'm thinking at least a month of not buying 'fashion' - a basic like a new bra would be okay.<br /> As I commented on a blog post recently, I'm not feeling connected to my 'previous' office life that I will likely return to by summer. So any new clothes are a guess really as for practicality. I have a great wardrobe and I could really use some time off from the shopping cycle to just enjoy what I have. Fingers crossed! </p>