https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:26:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you/page/2#post-2093848 Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:27:16 +0000 slim cat 2093848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun times - sounds like it was a great time with your son and some kids! Glad your shoes working hard for you and surviving tests! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you/page/2#post-2093847 Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:20:17 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2093847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slim Cat, I thought of your comment this weekend &amp; smiled. After my son’s basketball game (which they won handily), a bunch of kids stayed around to shoot hoops. It is hard to find an open gym in Berlin, and it’s chilly to play outside right now! Some guys played little scrimmages, coach joined in, and I wound up getting rebounds for my son/feeding him the ball as he worked on his shot. Half an hour in my Navy Oxfords with 3” heels! Yes, I clomped along and certainly didn’t run as smoothly as anyone else (coach was wearing high top sneakers) but I say those shoes passed the run test just fine! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you/page/2#post-2093427 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:43:43 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2093427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I am not a list-maker by nature! As I age, I'm finding them increasingly useful.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have noticed recently that I have a fairly set list of purchases in mind for this coming year. When I tried to reproduce it in another forum, there were a few raggedy ends. So now I have it all in one place. It just makes me feel more together. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One thing I've noticed is that as I browse "oooooh, exciting sales!" I am instinctively noticing if items are on my list or not. It makes turning aside yet another T-shirt or blue dress much easier. But the list is also very general, so I don't feel like I'm on a frustrating hunt for one very specific item. More like "long, shaped cardi in berry or blush", "cropped cardi", so I have tons of room to play. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093407 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 21:29:08 +0000 LaPed 2093407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Suz and nemosmom, I have both a "needs" list (usually replacements for gear, basics, certain high-frequency essentials) and a "wishlist" for fun things I'd like to try but don't really need. And then, like Jenni NZ, I have a do-not-buy list to remind myself of which categories I've over-replenished. I keep them in a Google Doc now, used to use the last page of my notebook. That said, I'm a list-maker by nature and can't imagine going through the day without tinkering with a list or two! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093386 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 20:11:52 +0000 Suz 2093386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I keep a note on my phone of my needs and "wish list." But usually it's also in my head so I don't often consult it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093370 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:22:38 +0000 Jenni NZ 2093370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have made a Note on my phone, and also I take my handwritten tracking lists with me now if I go to buy something so I can check if 1. It’s too much the same as other stuff I have or 2. I have things to wear with it, depending on the colour scheme etc. The Note is for things I might be interested in buying but also I can put a Don’t Buy on there. ATM everything is a Don’t Buy!- so no reminder needed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093356 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:41:55 +0000 nemosmom 2093356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last summer, I started using notes on my phone to track items I put in holding, what I buy, and what I purge. I have those in Finds collection now, too, along with a "wishlist", where I keep detailed notes about what I have in mind for new purchases. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=8122">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=8122</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093335 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:32:53 +0000 rachylou 2093335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to do this in Notes on my phone. I should resurrect it. I think it made me a better shopper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093332 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:28:33 +0000 SarahD8 2093332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a Word doc where I do all my wardrobe tracking. I've divided my clothing budget up into categories, and for each category I have a reminder of what my highest priorities are as well as a little table for additions. (So, I can see at a glance how well the additions match the stated priorities.)</p> <p>So far it's REALLY helping keep me focused on purchasing the highest priorities rather than the useful low-hanging fruit. But it's only been a month and follow-through is usually my problem so ask me in August!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093314 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:50:54 +0000 smittie 2093314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a little chart showing specific items I need to buy for a particular silhouette x colours . So far, it’s working out, but I still find emotional/intuitive buying takes over my brain to some extent. I’m sticking to the chart as far as specific items go, but I am finding that being strict about colours is hard. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093304 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:15:16 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2093304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are great words, <b>LaPed</b>. I think a lot of us are on a similar groove this year. <br /><div><br /></div><div>I just did something new: for the past two years, I've bought around 10 things a year. I have a little chart on my phone that are all entered in. Because I have such a concrete idea of what I want to get this year, I have <i><b>entered the things I plan to buy in the chart for the upcoming year</b></i>. Has anyone else tried this, and how did it turn out?<br /></div></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093053 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:56:06 +0000 LaPed 2093053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bring on the practical! This is how I shop too. Especially important when you're making big geographic/career/lifestyle changes. Buy what you need now, not what you think you'll need a year from now, because your priorities may well change in the meantime.&nbsp;</p> <p>My style words for the year are Playful and Pragmatic. Which basically means I buy a lot of gear. :D</p> <p>Oh, and I have a feeling you and <b>Suntiger</b> are using the word "tights" differently; hosiery for you vs running/yoga bottoms for her.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2093027 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:04:17 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2093027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Sal, thanks for the good wishes! <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Angie, it's easy to forget about the relationship between style &amp; life goals when we are talking about just the style part. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jenni, if I put on my lounge wear, there is no chance I will go out again for the rest of the day. And besides, it entails stripping all the way down--brrrr! I wear it when temps aren't extreme. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092961 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:04:58 +0000 Sal 2092961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like your goals and see them as very clear and excellent for you.</p> <p>I get into style/fashion trouble when I aspire to someone else's wardrobe that does not fit my life - either by being too dressy, or being more suited to a different shaped person, or for someone who lives in a super hot or cold climate.&nbsp;</p> <p>Best of luck with finding those pieces that supplement your current wardrobe and with the life goals as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092956 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 23:43:58 +0000 Angie 2092956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashion and style goals are there to support life goals, and not the other way round. These are focussed and fab thoughts, and not boring at all. Well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092905 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:26:21 +0000 Anonymous 2092905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not going out and about in it, just on my land, but it's not underwear at all. Some is new and some downgraded from daily wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092899 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:14:09 +0000 Jenni NZ 2092899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A bad ninja suit is a fab name! Could you find one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to identify with?! I never actually watched that but seem to remember...a lot of green!<br /> I actually bought my first “lounge pants” for several years in December. When it gets cold enough here I look forward to wearing them. So so comfy but I hope a bit styly as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092897 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:03:10 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2092897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suntiger</b>, then I need a new name for what I'm referring to, because this is *not* something I'd want the neighbors to see me in. At the start of chilly season, I pull on warm tights and a bodysuit, or maybe a ls base layer shirt. The color may change from black to navy, or even to lilac or red, but the basics are there for the duration of winter and half of spring. At home, I pull off the top layers and generally just have this on. My son says I look like the worst ninja ever. Maybe that's what I should call it--my "bad ninja" suit. </p> <div><br /></div><div><b>Liesbeth</b>, there's a place for dreamy fantasies too--they can pull us along when our plans seem to be going awry, plus sometimes they're just fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks <b>Suz</b>! I'm surprised myself at my clarity and specificity, lol. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>kkards</b>, "challenging yet rewarding" is how my best years of life were, and is the hope/plan for this one Keep your fingers crossed for us!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for the good wishes, <b>slim cat</b>. Yes, that was me in bus-chasing shoes But I don't have bus pants, lol <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak9Z1Iz7T-o">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak9Z1Iz7T-o</a><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092885 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:18:10 +0000 Anonymous 2092885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your style goals! Big yes to the wardrobe supporting life, not the other way around!<br /> My definition of catburglar is fitted and all black, fully opaque leggings and long sleeve t or fitted fleece- though you're free to have your own interpretation It's my at home "uniform"- cause I'm often dancing or otherwise exercizing, cooking, cleaning, getting kitty cuddles and dont want to mess up the nice things. Plus, if I go outside it doesn't look like pajamas No actual burglarizing is involved! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092877 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:04:42 +0000 Liesbeth 2092877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also like the way you use your fashion goals to support your life goals. Not boring at all. I try to do that too but can get caught up in aspirations and fantasies - because the whole thing is escapism for me also ;). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092872 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:58:43 +0000 Suz 2092872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashion goals should always support or at least integrate with our other goals. Sounds as if you are clear on your needs! Wishing you luck on finding the items you need when you need them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092869 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:55:55 +0000 kkards 2092869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i like how you've related your non fashion and your fashion goals. well done, and something i need/want to think about. 2020 sounds like it will be a challenging yet rewarding year&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092860 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:34:06 +0000 slim cat 2092860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto on practical things in our life. I remember you writing about "being able to walk the city and run after the bus" shoes ( or something like that) that I absolutely support. I hope this year will be successful for you and your family. I'll be waiting for new posts from you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092850 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:50:44 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2092850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>Wow, I did not expect this to have so much resonance. Thank you all!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Nemosmom</b>, I think we made our hot to cold climate moves at about the same time. <b>Bijou</b>'s wisdom saved me from going all-out on purchases for the life I was hoping to find. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rachylou</b>, I think I'm trying to turn that around a bit--the ads suggest that if we buy the clothes, we'll get the life. I want to go in the other direction. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Synne,</b> you have been so encouraging while also letting me know that I've gotten into a bit of a rut. Thanks!<br /></div><br /><b>Cardiff</b>, what a great observation. I love that quote, even though I do not love Corbusier's Garden Cities. Maybe I'm going more for the sartorial version of his Notre Dame du haut. But isn't it amazing that he could have such variety in his design? </p> <p><b>Elizabeth P</b> You make me sound sage or something And <b>Apri</b>l says this is "inspiring" High praise indeed. Thanks!</p> <div><br /></div><div><b>Toronto</b>, "what's practical for one differs from another" is a great dose of reality for me--makes total sense now that you say it, but I've never seen it like that before!</div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092847 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:29:40 +0000 rachylou 2092847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sounds absolutely solid. And now that you mention it, you know, I have thought about this... the fashion advertising that appeals to me shows a whole life. The styles I like come with music, books, furniture, activities, philosophy... Incidentally, this is also Ralph Lauren’s philosophy. He thinks fashion, to summarise him, has gotten a little carried away, a little pointless. I don’t disagree.</p> <p>...Or well, horses and farming and diy’ing lurk in the background of what I like... yes, and that includes punk. Maybe especially punk... after all, Penny Rimbaud went off to live on a farm... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092829 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:10:06 +0000 Synne 2092829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am rooting for you and anticipating your stylish journey in 2020 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092812 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:10:28 +0000 Cardiff girl 2092812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did not yawn once reading that!You have articulated your goals very clearly.To have a wardrobe that supports your lifestyle seems to be the whole point of clothes really!Was it corbusier that said a house is a machine for living in,?(you are a clever lot someone will correct me if I am wrong)well clothes are also in their way like this so to want comfort and practicality does not diminish your fashion goals in any way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092811 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:07:53 +0000 Elizabeth P 2092811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Not boring at all!&nbsp; Very well thought out, actually.&nbsp; <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I love this:<i> "The point of wardrobe planning for me is to support those things".&nbsp; </i>It's "buy for the life you have rather than the life you want" but even better.&nbsp; I think it puts the focus in an even better place.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Good luck!<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092807 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:59:32 +0000 Helena 2092807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Practical always trumps fashion imo (or, to me something totally impractical will always struggle to look stylish) - it's just that what's practical for one differs from another. Good luck and enjoy pursuing your goals! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-style-goals-will-bore-you#post-2092796 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:40:00 +0000 April 2092796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not boring at all.&nbsp; Actually rather inspiring. </p>