https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:14:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305480 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 22:25:31 +0000 Cardiff girl 2305480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like an interesting thing to do.l bet that you will find it a really valuable exercise,not sure about an all white wardrobe though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305464 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:37:37 +0000 Sally 2305464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Star, Suntiger and Angie<br />@<b>Star</b> - I had to look up tissue turtleneck. Yes I think it is important to have a good dependable outerwear capsule for cold weather.&nbsp;<br />@<b>Suntiger</b> - Yes about the white wear.&nbsp; I am also careful where I wear white because of my lifestyle of sitting on the grass and my work environment is not a sterile office.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />@<b>Angie</b> - thank you for all your ideas.&nbsp; I would never have considered wearing those dresses in such a casual way or all the ideas on making pants more dressier.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305423 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:47:48 +0000 Angie 2305423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sally,</b> personally I love wardrobe items you can dress up or down and I do a lot of that! It sounds like you've successfully caught the bug, which will prevent outfit boredom and help you focus your goals. Good luck! :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305359 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:07:22 +0000 Anonymous 2305359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gotta say, the person that wears only white must be past childbearing age! </p> <p>I like a uniform for my sleepwear- catburglar black- no exceptions. Otherwise no- as I have such a wide variety of things to dress for and a wide range of temperature to contend with. I do like the idea of formulas for the different activities though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305352 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:21:56 +0000 Star (Lise) 2305352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Sally, interesting article!&nbsp; In a way I guess I do have a winter uniform; jeans/cords, tissue turtleneck, wool turtleneck, puffer coat, beanie, gloves.&nbsp; Just change up the colours with my mood for that day.&nbsp; Born out of total necessity - cold, like I had never experienced until 8 years ago, when I relocated from South Africa to the Black Sea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305304 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:53:49 +0000 Sally 2305304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@<b>Vildy </b>- I guess that is why people have uniforms or wear the same thing- because they don't want to think about clothes and spend more time on work or other creative pursuits.&nbsp; I"m a little bit the same with cooking as I hate the planning and preparation&nbsp; etc involved.&nbsp; That was an interesting article thank you.&nbsp; There were some great ideas and one paragraph reminded me of LJP's thread about bifurcation.</p> <p><i>“There are really only six areas in life you have to dress for. I’ve managed to get it down to three. The six areas are: bed, work, play casual, play elegant, sports, and social obligations. I’ve combined social obligations with play elegant. Sports, work and play casual have become the second category. Bed remains the third."<br /></i>@<b>Jussie</b>&nbsp; - that skirt would be a great item for versatility.&nbsp; I can see it with sneakers or casual sandals or dressed up with heels.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />@<b>Tanya -</b> yes I don't crave variety as much as some people but don't think I could stick to just all white or a jumpsuit every day.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />@<b>Sal </b>- Yes I know people who never buy new clothes and have been using what is in their wardrobe for years.&nbsp; They must save a significant amount of money.&nbsp;<br />@<b>firecracker</b> - yeah I need to write it down and have a set date so I am not tempted to go into a shop.&nbsp; I will share my insights if I make it to 8 months without shopping.&nbsp;<br />@<b>Jaime</b> - I find it easier when I'm busy not to go shopping so this is a perfect time to do it as my busy year starts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305296 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:28:01 +0000 Jaime 2305296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely depends on your personality whether it sound like a wonderful relief or a stifling killjoy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305295 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:25:35 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2305295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds like a useful experiment to avoid shopping for several months. It's great that you've already gained some insights from it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305262 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:13:19 +0000 Sal 2305262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good luck Sally - I agree most of us could go a long time without shopping and still get dressed appropriately every day. I surely could bar one or two exceptions (eg walking shoes - only have one pair, raincoat where I only have one) but with denim (I have three), dresses (lots) and even blazers I would be fine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305253 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:21:39 +0000 Tanya 2305253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have always admired people who take uniform approach and like to reading about them, but it wouldn't work for me - I crave variety and would get bored easily.</p> <p>Good luck with the shopping break! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305241 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:46:17 +0000 Sally 2305241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds an interesting book.&nbsp; I must see if my local library has it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305239 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:38:02 +0000 jussie 2305239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha Vildy is right, I think it takes a certain amount of confidence to commit to a narrow “personal uniform”. It really wouldn’t leave any room for mood dressing, and I would so miss that!<br /> However I’m very keen on versatility, and I do get quite cross with clothing items that only work with one other item, my graffiti print pleated chiffon skirt namely.<br /> There’s nothing so wonderful as a good ffbo, sounds like you have found a couple of those lately Sally! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305238 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:36:59 +0000 Vildy 2305238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://anuschkarees.com/blog/2014/12/02/timeless-style-advice-from-70s-classic-cheap-chic">https://anuschkarees.com/blog/.....cheap-chic</a></p> <p>Scroll down for Ingeborg Day.&nbsp; In the winter she wears all black, in the summer white.&nbsp; And, googling her, turns out she is the memoirist behind 9 1/2 weeks.&nbsp; Who knows what these minimalist wardrobes lead to?&nbsp;<br />ahahaha </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305233 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:26:16 +0000 Vildy 2305233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There's a couple of books I used to own Cheap Chic and the sequel, I think they were, that had features of people who had idiosyncratically narrow wardrobes like you describe.&nbsp; It made them sound so assured. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/musings-on-uniform-and-reflections-on-2023#post-2305231 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:02:03 +0000 Sally 2305231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&nbsp;This is an old article but I found it interesting the extremes some will go to to develop their own uniform. &nbsp; The writer purged her wardrobe and found she has 24 pairs of jeans, 50 shirts and 8 pairs of sneakers so decided that was all she was going to wear. Also interesting was the person who only wore white and the photographer who purchased a jump suit for a uniform and her reasons for it. &nbsp;<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.glamour.com/gallery/women-on-everyday-fashion-uniforms?utm_campaign=falcon&amp;mbid=social_facebook_fanpage&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_brand=glm&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;fbclid=IwAR29MLmxnfj87rP9KKOgPKcinJFBOtv9bwgkknq2FJF3lrxcWcNZffxG6XY">https://www.glamour.com/galler.....;mbid=soci</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;I guess a person's lifestyle restricts how much a person can do this because a lot of jobs wouldn't allow you to wear sneakers and jeans. &nbsp;<br />I thought I would try a hiatus from shopping myself (even a ban on thrift shopping) as I have 20 pairs of jeans....skinny jeans, boyfriend jeans, bootcut jeans, straight jeans both dark for work and faded for other times, slim boyfriend jeans. This is an 8 month ban until the end of September as a few financial commitments will be finishing then. &nbsp;I do have enough clothes even underclothes and workout clothes to do this, and a solid base of stuff to wear to work. I had two events last week and I knew there would be no overlap of people so I just wore the same thing. I did change up the shoes to the dressier event but it was a bit of a revelation.&nbsp; I have also found if I think differently about what I have I can use things in a myriad of ways.&nbsp; like the formal dress that Angie told me to dress down....I've worn it 3 times already and will start wearing it to work.&nbsp; Will see how I go.&nbsp; </p>