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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Week 4 January no repeats challenge https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:44:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php SarahD8 on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2351320 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 01:46:33 +0000 SarahD8 2351320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you all! Suz, Dee, Angie, Bijou, thanks for the polar bear (and sock) love! Brooklyn ooh that is a great suggestion re the rings. I'll try it! Ket and RobinF, I appreciate you standing up for #7, and Roberta for #8! kkards I'm excited to hear about what you're cooking up for February! Sal, thank you -- you're right that this sort of challenge is a good way to beat the winter doldrums. Onwards! RobinF on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2351113 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:57:40 +0000 RobinF 2351113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My favorite is #7! Love the way the colors work and I like the long shirt below the cropped sweater (fabulous sweater!). I also love your wooly nordic sweaters. Sal on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2351082 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 07:38:50 +0000 Sal 2351082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I haven't been on the forum much this month so have missed some of the earlier posts - but you have nailed it. Your sense of fun shines through - I like the details - and the colour palette. Well done - I like these sorts of challenges especially in the depths of winter..... Bijou on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2351071 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:22:02 +0000 Bijou 2351071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The sock-tee combo is fabulous and so fun! You have been so creative with this challenge. Angie on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2351018 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:15:56 +0000 Angie 2351018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Happy squeal at the polar bear and Fair Isle fabness #2! SOOOOO YOU and adorable :)  That short over long in #7 is another great YOU look. You've ROCKED your challenge with verve and excellent results, SarahD8! Well done! Thanks for your discipline, authenticity, and positive attitude! Much appreciated.  Roberta on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2351013 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:44:57 +0000 Roberta 2351013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My first thought was, " why don't I own a polar bear tee! " and my second thought was that outfit number 8 is really good. You have put your finger on something that could improve it, jewelry or perhaps a scarf, but I really like the combination on its own. It would be interesting to try a different liner, as you say. Possibly a striped tee, but I think it's a really good look on you. I am going to try out that long sleeved under a short sleeved combination today, as it's supposed to reach 40° here. Thanks for the inspiration! Dee on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350996 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:02:34 +0000 Dee 2350996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I agree the sock-tee combo is adorable in your first outfit, and love the tweed pants and reindeer cardigan combo of # 5. You do the Nordic look well. I too am feeling the short over long is not really my thing anymore, and you”ve  gained some great insights into your wardrobe through this challenge. kkards on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350991 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:35:03 +0000 kkards 2350991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yay the finish line is in sight!   <div> </div><div>Another great week. My fav of the week is #9, I love the sweater, but even more than that I think the proportions here are really good. i agree something is off in #7, but I think it’s proportions.  What if you just wore with the skirt leggings in #9 with your black Heattech.  </div><div> </div><div>and good for you for identifying things your over and/or no long work for you. </div><div> </div><div>I’ve been thinking about Feb and I have a challenge or 2 in mind for myself. </div> Ket on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350985 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:08:37 +0000 Ket 2350985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My favorite outfit is 7! It doesn’t feel corporate to me. In fact, many knitting friends wear this silhouette. It’s one I’ve admired for many years on ladies though have felt shy to wear myself due to being so curvy. (It’s a lot of volume on curvy me and I get torn between wearing what I want and flattering my shape.) “It’s really interesting to notice the difference between being off something and being done with something.” This is such a great distinction that I hadn’t paid attention to before. But now that you have brought it up, wow! So helpful!! I think I tend to stay with things for a long time before I’m truly done with something? There are silhouettes from 10+ years ago I love to wear. And I still love the 2010s hipster look lol! Rambling side notes. Brooklyn on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350983 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:20:25 +0000 Brooklyn 2350983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well done! My favourites are 3 and 5. Not sure if I’ve seen you in a wider leg pant (sorry if I missed it, haven’t been keeping up). Anyhow, that is a great outfit. Looks cozy but also cool. Love the polar bear too. Re: the ring. I use skinny little layering rings (mine are from Pandora, but I’m sure you could get them anywhere) when my big statement rings feel too big for my finger. Can be a winter thing. Or weight loss. Who knows. I put one on each side of a big ring. It’s very effective to keep a big ring in place and stop it sliding around. If you look at this photo you can just see one of them peeking out Suz on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350967 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 04:34:33 +0000 Suz 2350967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ooh! I love the tee and sock combo in #1, too! Super cute! Plus you look amazing in that blue. My favourite outfit of the week is #5 -- the herringbone pants, boots, sweater -- wow, that's fab on you! Nice textural interest. I also like the last outfit a lot. You are Queen Fair Isle!  You've made some superb discoveries. I have found the whole process very enlightening as well and will also do a summary. I thank you again for the nudge to try this.  SarahD8 on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350965 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 03:43:58 +0000 SarahD8 2350965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Helena there’s a time and a place for outfit repeating too…it’s all good! Jaime, thanks! And yes, light blue is definitely a good color for me. Milking it! Jaime on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350959 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 02:28:21 +0000 Jaime 2350959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Fantastic week! Definitely wear #5 out of the house - great look on you. I like how the light blue lights you up.  Helena on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350953 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 02:08:52 +0000 Helena 2350953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow you are amazing ... 3 days woohoo! If you could see how many times I've worn the same thing this month hahaha ... Your creativity is impressive! SarahD8 on "Week 4 January no repeats challenge" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/january-no-repeats-challenge-week-4-recap#post-2350950 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 02:04:31 +0000 SarahD8 2350950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This week’s outfits: 1-2: Burgundy velvet skirt, polar bear tee, light blue duster cardi, burgundy stompy boots. I wanted to try this long cardi with a skirt, but it turned out that my favorite aspect of the outfit was the sock-tee combo. 3: black corduroy skinnies, plum tunic sweater. Very simple and cozy outfit for an intense writing day. 4-5: herringbone wool pants, charcoal reindeer cardi worn buttoned up as a top. This is a *leeetle* bit dishonest as I did not leave the house after getting dressed. But I wanted to try the pants with my suede lace-up ankle boots, even if just for a photo. Verdict: love it. Will do this again! 6: mid-wash skinnies, lavender pintuck tunic, dusty plum cardi. I’m sorry that I just *cannot* capture the colors here in the lighting conditions that prevail in my house. These are purples — not black and white — I promise!! I do really like the dusty plum shade of the cardi but I am OVER the open, flimsy, floppy cut. It’s really interesting to notice the difference between being off something and being done with something. I have been kind of off my jacket-y cardigans lately, but when I put one on last week (with this same top, as it happens!) I thought — “oh yeah, this is actually a great piece.” I may not be particularly in the mood for that style at the moment, but I feel pretty sure I’ll come back to it and I’m glad to wear it every once in a while in the mean time. Whereas this open cardi pictured here — the whole day I just felt like “no, do not like, do not want.” So, I’m moving this one out of my wardrobe. 7: teal velvet skinnies, light blue pintuck tunic, light blue-gray vintage cardi. Yet another iteration of the teal + light blue color scheme. I wasn’t super happy with this outfit. It’s possible that I’m off the “short over long over lean” formula, but even more likely I think is that the high v neckline of the cardi kind of forces the shirt collar closed and the result looks too…corporate? Masculine? In sum, I continue to love this sweater but find it difficult to style. 8: lavender velvet skinnies, black Heattech, white short sleeve sweater. Taking advantage of a warm day to wear this sweater. I didn’t really love this ensemble — the black of the layering tee seemed too harsh (I have other colors of Heattech but this is my only extra warm and I need that heavier weight with the short sleeve sweater). Now that I’m looking at the photo I think a more intentional use of jewelry could have helped — earrings and/or a necklace with some black in them could have tied the black tee in a little better. 9-10: black skirt leggings, black/white/blue Nordic pullover. I ALMOST broke my rules today, at first I put this sweater on with my navy velvet jeans, not realizing I had already worn that combo. I have worn the outfit pictured here before too, but not this month so it’s allowed! Overall verdict: Even at the end of four weeks, it has not been too onerous to avoid repeating outfits. Yay! But, to be honest I am feeling a little bored with my jewelry. I have been limited to earrings and rings because of some skin irritation on my neck that makes necklaces uncomfortable (I could play with scarves, but I almost always have some kind of ointment/cream residue on my neck so I’d mostly rather not). And I’m gravitating to smaller earrings because they’re more practical for at-home and less likely to get caught up in face masks when I’m out and about. So all of that means I’m working with a quite limited number of pieces. I did try to get a little creative today and went for this labradorite ring (it’s a little big for me right now which is why I haven’t been wearing it much) and this salmon wrap ring which I haven’t worn in AGES but it turns out I still really love — will definitely be going into the rotation. That’s it for now. Three more days! I will update at the end of the month with a wrap-up and what I’m going to do next…I am already plotting for February. Thanks as always for reading and I’m happy to hear any comments or suggestions you care to share.