https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 09:38:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655458 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:19:37 +0000 goldenpig 655458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So excited for you Shannon! I would go for boots, jacket and bag! You are going to have so much fun at NAS especially with Angie's help! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655431 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:05:45 +0000 Aziraphale 655431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, how exciting! I'm so happy for you.</p> <p>If it were me, I'd go for one really nice-quality big ticket item that I really could use and don't have, like a great blazer. Something that will get many years of frequent wear should be beautiful quality. </p> <p>Then I'd buy something expensive that I don't exactly need but that I really want, like a pair of awesome shoes.</p> <p>With the rest, I'd buy a few items of clothing that are not wildly expensive but that fit well and fill a few wardrobe holes.</p> <p>This way I'd be splitting up the money between needs and wants, which would hopefully be the most satisfying way to spend the money.</p> <p>It seems to me that applying for a Nordstrom's card isn't a bad idea. Good thing you've got Angie to steer you right! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655414 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:31:55 +0000 ManidipaM 655414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh how lovely Shannon! So very excited for you --- I know whatever you get will be stylish and styled fabulously, and you're always so careful with fit and proportions you certainly won't hang on to mistakes. So don't be nervous. </p> <p>I quite like AG's suggestion to draw up a shortlist of needs and wants, and then cherry-pick out of both. </p> <p>I also agree with Rae about using fun money for FUN (those oxfords!)---though if you have big-ticket practicals you've wanted for a while and not managed to get something you like within your budget (colourful trench? GREAT pantsuit?), now is also the time for that I think!</p> <p>And Echo's making a great point about small bits vs the Big One --- but if your smaller tickets are *special* enough, that still works just fine! (Great silk shirt in your best colour, say) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655406 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:19:11 +0000 christieanne 655406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hurray - it's settled! I was going to chime in and suggest a short day or so away with your BFF just to get out into a change of scenery before things get hectic. For me, even one day away from home make me appreciate things more. Doe snot need to cost a lot if you go mid week.<br /> But shopping is really fun!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655359 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:08:41 +0000 Deborah 655359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon your list sounds good, and with Angie on your side you cannot go wrong.</p> <p>I need to amend my list. The boots I bought arrived today and are going back. They are not the color in the picture *sad face*. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655351 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:00:56 +0000 Anonymous 655351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awwwww! This is gonna be so much fun to watch! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655347 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:59:08 +0000 Amy 655347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fun, Shannon! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655345 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:57:53 +0000 Transcona Shannon 655345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are a SWEETHEART!<br /> XOXO </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655338 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:49:51 +0000 Angie 655338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you :). I will personally make sure that you spend it as wisely as possible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655335 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:46:38 +0000 Transcona Shannon 655335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okey dokey - you're the boss! (lol)</p> <p>I appreciate your steady hand here Angie - I have never (I mean NEVER) had excess fashion money to play with and although terribly excited, am also a little overwhelmed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655331 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:43:28 +0000 Angie 655331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No need to plan items right now. Get a Nordies card in the mean time. And lets shop the NAS together and make savvy decisions </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655330 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:41:17 +0000 Transcona Shannon 655330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Much information to take in - thank you all so much for chiming in with your thoughts.</p> <p>Angie - thanks for the hug! Would love your wise input on any ideas? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655327 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:37:26 +0000 Angie 655327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just chiming in to give you a hug, Shannon </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655312 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:18:56 +0000 Echo 655312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a wonderful idea. I would buy at least one bigger ticket item - something that will last for a very long time and will give you pleasant memories each time you look at it or use it. Multiple, smaller ticket items are more easily taken for granted and forgotten, IMO, than one memorable piece you will treasure forever. So I would consider if there had been anything in particular I had always wanted and felt I could splurge on, and then I would use the rest toward wardrobe holes or more practical items. Good luck and have fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655306 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:08:11 +0000 Charmian 655306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, that is so wonderful! You sound so excited in your post, and I hope your entire family gets (and continues to get) as much happiness as you have!</p> <p>Anna's suggestion of a beautiful accessory sounds perfect: a jacket, purse, or pair of shoes. Something that you will use almost-daily and brings you a smile every time you look at it. I bet it will call up the same happiness that you feel right now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655296 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:48:32 +0000 Nadya 655296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fun! If you've ever wanted a leather jacket, now's the time </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655273 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:25:20 +0000 rae 655273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How exciting!</p> <p>I can't tell you what will be the best bang for your buck, but when a similar thing happened to hubs and me (he got a big overtime bonus and we decided to use for fun stuff we'd never usually buy), fun money meant fun money. No hole filling and no practical purchases... that was our philosophy and what we enjoyed, anyway. I ended up getting a jacket I had coveted for over a year. I hope you end up with something awesome! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655265 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:16:37 +0000 Jem 655265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HI Shannon, I just wanted to pop in to say that I'm really excited for you! You will have a great time deciding what to buy with your fun money. I like Anna's suggestion, too. Also, do you live close enough to the border to make it worth driving down if you were to buy a bunch of things from Nordstroms? If there were enough things, it might be worth the trip. Anyway, I can't wait to see what you get! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655249 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:06:27 +0000 Transcona Shannon 655249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You ladies are full of wisdom, as usual! Deborah, I particularly appreciate your feedback seeing as how you just went through a similar endeavour. </p> <p>I had started a Fall Wish List before we knew for sure we were doing this and the list included: knee high black leather low heeled boots; flats or loafers; pinstripe pantsuit; trench in a colour other than black. I've since decided to remove the pantsuit for consideration at a later date.</p> <p>So that leaves me with boots; loafers or flats; trench. I also really like Anna's suggestion of a handbag and great fitting jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655244 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:59:14 +0000 Deborah 655244@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon your family unit sounds very similar to ours:) I love how your DS is included in this arrangment.</p> <p> This is very exciting. Can I share with you that for my birthday recently, my DH gave me a gift of money to spend on my wardrobe (he is awesome). Like you, this is the first time I have had this amount of cash to play around with. I always have a wish list and I proceeded carefully. I found that I actually spent most of my money on quality items (but not necessarily excessively expensive), and suprisingly I didn't buy clothing (much) I mostly updated shoes and handbags.</p> <p>I bought, some new handbags, 2 pairs of shoes, 1 pair of boots (light ones should be arriving today), a pair of slouchy pants and a pair of gloves (it's cold here).</p> <p>I am really happy with my purchases. They were considered and intentional and they have really given my closet a boost. I also realised that I am pretty happy with my clothes at the moment and there wasn't much I wanted.</p> <p>I can't advise you on what you should buy, but I encourage you to take your time, dont make rash decisions, unless you can return (I did buy a few things that I ended up returning) and enjoy the luxury of shopping without worrying about budget. </p> <p>Have fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655234 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:50:14 +0000 catgirl 655234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Shannon, what fun! I am weird about this kind of thing - when I have no money I tend to want to spend spend spend, but when I actually have discretionary funds unexpectedly (big consignment payoff or deadbeat client finally paying up), I tend to want to hoard the money and not use it. </p> <p>I would take your time compiling a list of needs, along with a list of wants, and choose some from each list so you can be both happy and satisfied with function. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655231 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:47:27 +0000 annagybe 655231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd go for a few big ticket items. Like a bag and a really well fitting jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655224 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:40:42 +0000 nicoleb 655224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How exciting for you Shannon! I know you've said in the past that you primarily thrift so i think you should treat yourself to at least one or two bigger ticket items or like Claire says, something you've always wanted but haven't been able to get before. </p> <p>Either way have fun with it but don't stress yourself out trying to figure out the perfect items to spend it on (because that's what i would probably end up doing lol). </p> <p>Can't wait to see what you decide on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655208 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:28:28 +0000 Anonymous 655208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How wonderful Shannon! I'm so happy for you!!! You are really going to have fun with this (perhaps more fun that you would have on vay-cay)! I think the dreaming and planning phase might be as enjoyable as the acquisition--at least for me it would. I'm going to go take a swim and think about this. </p> <p>Is there anything that you've *always* wanted? Does Wonder Woman make suits or dresses from scratch? How do you feel about designer bags/scarves? Is there something that you could buy that you could see using and loving for the rest of your life? </p> <p>Oh, this is all so terribly, terribly exciting! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-to-tell-you-a-secretand-need-your-suggestions-a-bit-long#post-655201 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:22:24 +0000 Transcona Shannon 655201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just posted another thread about shoes (<a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/heeled-oxfords---is-two-too-many" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....o-too-many</a>) plus ordered a J Crew skirt today. And two dresses last week. Just so you know, I didn't rob a bank, keep the grocery money for myself, or steal my son's allowance (lol!).</p> <p>But...DH and I have been tucking little extra bits here and there for what we've decided to call "fun money" and are about to split our wee wad o'cash three ways (yes...DS gets a third as well) for each of us to spend however we want on whatever we want. Hubby is already eyeing a new lens for his camera, DS is planning on blowing half on clothes (he's a boy after my own heart!) and half into his car-saving plan) and I plan on blowing mine primarily on clothes/shoes for fall items. DH and I are unable to get our vacations at the same time this year and with all that's about to take place with our home life, we thought this would be something fun to look forward to.</p> <p>I've never had this amount to be able to play with before (fyi it's under a $1000) and don't want to be foolish with it. I'm a frugal girl after all and definitely want to get the most bang for my buck. I keep waffling between buying one or two bigger ticket items, or buying more smaller ticket items that could really flush out my fall wardrobe. The shoes I posted are two items I'm seriously looking at.</p> <p>I was considering applying for a Nordstrom card so I could participate in NAS pre-sale but again, I have to consider shipping, duty, sizing issues in not being able to try on, and returns. Unless I'm reasonably sure (like the shoes), it would make more sense to try and find "like" items here if possible.</p> <p>Now comes your part...what do you think I should spend it on? Would would you do? </p>