https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:57:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses/page/2#post-1278074 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:40:23 +0000 Joana 1278074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>this day my work horses are: skinny dark wash jeans, loose fit boyfriend ripped jeans, burgundy skinny jeans/pants, maxi skirt in grey marl and ocassionaly oatmeal color pencil skirt.<br />Everything else rotates around these bottoms, and I am in serious need to update my tops from tees to shirts, shirt-like tops and blouses :)<br />I almost forgot my two pairs of simple, minimal stud earrings, they both get a lot of wear, with any outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses/page/2#post-1274720 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:38:31 +0000 CJ 1274720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Winter: skinny jeans, tall boots, and blouses. Summer: casual dresses and sandals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1274597 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:59:40 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1274597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>for work:&nbsp; pencil skirts, silk blouses, blazers and jackets,&nbsp;fit and flare dresses.<br />for non work days:&nbsp; jeans in cooler weather - straight leg, skinny, boyfriend, bootcut; shorts in warm weather - mostly the same style, flat front, 4" or 6" inseam, lots of different colors and neutrals.&nbsp; Button front shirts, long and short sleeve tees with some stretch.<br />Trench coats for&nbsp;cool and cold weather, ankle boots, flat sandals, Keds and Converse, waterproof hooded jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1274224 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 04:33:03 +0000 anne 1274224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Winter - my black booties. Burgandy skinnies</p> <p>I have a fairly small work wardrobe so lots of workhorses there - grey suit. several dresses, striped tube skirt. Some cross over to casual as well, so get plenty of wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273933 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:17:23 +0000 rachylou 1273933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, hands down, my poor abused puffers. Sweater-weight down and an ankle-length one for cold nights. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273879 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 21:13:19 +0000 Anonymous 1273879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A black bottom, be it pants or a skirt. &nbsp;I build the rest of the outfit around either the black pants or black skirt. &nbsp;I get a tremendous amount of wear out of these pieces. &nbsp;My work wardrobe would fall apart without them. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273539 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:27:26 +0000 Vildy 1273539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd like to help but I don't post outfit pictures. No camera and if I make the mistake of having hubby take a picture of me well, it's like a friend said who has gorgeous sporty style and has lived all over the world as an army wife, raising five kids, so can cope with anything: Oh no! I would <u>never</u> allow THAT. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273515 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:47:33 +0000 Quietgirl 1273515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So interesting, Vildy! Now I will have to check out your signature style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273474 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:59:35 +0000 Vildy 1273474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hmm maybe my answers would be useful as what NOT to wear. <br />My wardrobe is very different winter to summer. Today I am wearing two of my workhorses - I don't work outside the home. Black background hawaiian shirt with medium large buff yellow flowers with some light cocoa brown and light sage green foliage. Paired with cotton sateen leopard pencil skirt. Favorite easy for fussy feet sandals: formed hard sole with 2 1/2 " height but also <br />1" front platform. Securely strapped below ankle and one band across toes. Have these in black with small tan X's stitched across front band and in medium caramel brown with same X's. </p> <p>Why: I am just a Hawaiian shirt gal. My maternity wear over a quarter century ago was Hawaiian maternity shirts. This was before Big Lebowsky but it's a favorite movie of mine. The Dude abides.&nbsp; So, I like florals in various incarnations and I like the dappled quality of leopard and I like to mix prints.<br />The leopard skirt gets a ton of wear with both prints and solids and I have 4 Hawaiian shirts so that genre gets lots of wear. </p> <p>My other summer staple is a thin chiffon overlayer print skirt. I usually like geometrics or abstract geometrics. </p> <p>I have jeans for emergency fitting-in situations :D&nbsp; but don't own a jean skirt, chambray shirt or denim jacket. </p> <p>I like that the sandals have a tailored element. I love anything with top or saddle stitching. I love the look of thin, elegant strappy sandals on other folks but they just show up that my own feet are not thin nor elegant. So I like more substance to my sandals. </p> <p>ETA: although I have florals in various styles, I prefer a masculine cut garment with the feminine, lush print. Also, answering your question made me realize that I have 2 distinct styles or silhouettes. In some cases, I like some movement to my clothing - usually in skirt area or at bottom of pants leg (fluidity) but in other cases I like stillness and an emphatic element in my clothing - got everything nailed down. :D</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273381 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:44:22 +0000 Sharon 1273381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For work - pencil skirts.<br />For casual - jeans<br />And my black peep-toe booties. I wear them a LOT.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273362 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:04:12 +0000 AJ 1273362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Where I live, the dominant season is summer. There are mild winters and too short springs.</p> <p>Fall &amp; Winter: black skinnies, jeans, trench coats, tall boots, ankle booties, olive military jacket.</p> <p>Spring &amp; summer: tube knit skirts, boyfriend shorts, thin fluid tops, full knee length skirt, nude, black, or navy sandals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273355 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 04:50:11 +0000 Adelfa 1273355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the winter: black or gray&nbsp;pants, black booties, silk shirts, black moto jacket.</p> <p>In the summer: white jeans, white and olive cropped&nbsp;khaki pants, nude pumps, flat or wedge&nbsp;sandals (black, white, gold, silver).</p> <p>always: jeans (straight or BF), black or gray fluid tees, Birkenstocks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273241 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 02:45:01 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1273241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, if I lived in a cold climate, my tall, leather boots (flats) would be on my feet every day!! Even if it is not so much a look of the moment, I would wear those skinny jeans (or leggings) and boots until someone pried them off of me. Sounds dramatic, I know, but I live in Florida... so I have been deprived of some serious boot time over these past seasons when the look was raging. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273234 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 02:37:29 +0000 Quietgirl 1273234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Great answers! My life style is casual and there are real winters where I live. I love hearing what is foundational for each of you and why! Such fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273222 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 02:20:59 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1273222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nude shoes. I love them every season, and have them in all different styles, but my current favorites are my Nine West, ankle strap pumps. I feel like they lengthen the leg line with dresses, and also love the ankle straps with cropped pants this season. Those are my biggest work and church staple at the moment. My biggest casual go to are my skinny jeans. I also am loving BF jeans this season, but my skinnies are what I can't seem to live without. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273213 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 02:05:52 +0000 SandyG 1273213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After finding YLF: skinny jeans, fab handbags, quality jackets and toppers, bolder accessories. Continued: white shirts, perfect bracelets, boots and shoes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273134 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 00:48:20 +0000 gryffin 1273134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Quietgirl - of so many things black leggings, tunics, pencil dresses but uber important jackets (I wear a blazer for work every day).&nbsp; Right now I am also loving toppers, light coats about 33" - 36" over pencil dresses - I feel so elegant for spring.&nbsp; A great black crossbody bag, hip belt and jeans for the weekend.&nbsp; Oh BTW, could not live without boots and booties - they give my clothes so much edge and style!!&nbsp; Hope that helps!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273119 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 00:25:34 +0000 Windchime 1273119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome, Quietgirl! I've been enjoying your comments on the Forum. My best workhorses are basics such as great- fitting jeans, black ankle boots, and a trench coat. When I put any of these on, I feel fab. I find myself turning to them several times a week (the coat not so much, since it's getting warmer), quickly bringing the cost per wear down to mere dollars or even cents. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273038 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 22:50:37 +0000 Susie 1273038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Things that I reach for consistently, year round, include jeans (blue, white and black), sweaters, boots and interesting bags.</p> <p>If I add black pants, nice knit tops, some other styles of shoes, and a couple of toppers, I could basically get dressed every day. </p> <p>I like to have a few dresses and skirts, but In general I don't consider them to be workhorse pieces.</p> <p>Oh and welcome! This is a fun place </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273015 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 22:35:04 +0000 Gigi 1273015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right now I'm in the middle of building my wardrobe and my style (still figuring things out), so I don't have a lot of workhorses, since I keep changing things up. Right now, in general, I keep reaching for a lightweight multicolored scarf from Target (I call it my confetti scarf, because it has lots of "bits" of color and goes with almost every outfit), my white tanks from BR (as layers), and lightweight cardigans (as toppers). Quite unimaginative, I suppose! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1273004 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 22:18:50 +0000 annagybe 1273004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everybody is going to have something different depending on their lifestyle and needs.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272997 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 22:14:34 +0000 kkards 1272997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>for work….BR blazers (black, navy and this year added off white). &nbsp;for all but the hot months, black ponte knit 5 pocket pants, since i can't wear jeans to work, these act as denim stand ins. &nbsp;black pumps with 2.5 heels and black boots and booties.&nbsp;<br />for weekends…spring /summer….cons and slip on sneakers, jeans and lightweight cargo pants. …fall/winter…jeans, and booties.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272987 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:51:06 +0000 Anonymous 1272987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I reach for my boyfriend or sized up jeans, dark, faded and white, my linen trousers, lately my black sleeveless jacket, and LBD or L BlueD. The weather has warmed up and oversized linen and silk tees feel right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272984 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:47:23 +0000 Sal 1272984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At the moment I am in love with a Khaki Parka and a black and gold kimono....both of which I am wearing as much as I can.<br />'<br />A real workhorse for me however is an UnderArmour sweatshirt- I wear it to and from the gym, lounging around the house, on a bike ride or walk if it is mid range temperature, to watch kids sport, and occasionally for errands. &nbsp;I like it, but it is gear (stylish though)....but if I lost it I would have to replace it quickly as it is such a useful piece of clothing.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272981 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:42:37 +0000 cheryl 1272981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live a casual life and my workhorses are bootcut jeans, fun tennis shoes and soft tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272969 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:25:37 +0000 Nicola 1272969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...and I never said why! Well....I guess they're easy and comfy to wear, fit my fairly casual lifestyle well, I always feel good in them and I feel like ME, if that makes sense. They're the foundation that makes a bit of added whimsy work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272968 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:24:49 +0000 Mo 1272968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this is too broad a question to know how to answer helpfully. &nbsp;My quick answer is: Gap berry Sunkissed shorts. &nbsp;But I'm living a casual life, currently in a hot climate, where I don't need work clothing. &nbsp;I'm sure if you are an office worker in a temperate climate my workhorse doesn't do you much good. &nbsp;Or even if you don't wear shorts shorter than 4" inseam, for that matter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272965 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:20:28 +0000 Nicola 1272965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi quietgirl! My absolute boil it down to the bare minimum workhorses....jeans, my wide belt, boots or ballet(ish) flats, fluid tops. And a scarf or two 'cos I love them. I could add other things, but these are the real honest wear to death items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272964 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:19:30 +0000 lyn* 1272964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess it depends ... for the summer, I reach for my Clarks wedges all the time, and in the winter, I wear tall leather boots... I have a large assortment of leather belts from Anthropologie that get regular wear ... and I have a fabulous jean jacket ... tons of loves in my closet! Are you thinking of anything specific? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-ylf-what-are-your-workhorses#post-1272932 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 20:15:29 +0000 dashielle (Ann) 1272932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, quietgirl, are you looking for specifics like brand, fabric types etc. or more general, like sandals, jeans, shorts, blouses, sweaters? &nbsp;What season(s) and occasions&nbsp;are you trying to cover? It's hard to narrow it down otherwise. &nbsp;I'll start general-ish.&nbsp;Regardless of season, for work (or dressier) occasions, I lean on the safe silk button down blouse. &nbsp;Most of mine are either Vince Camuto or White House Black Market.&nbsp;They can be covered in the cooler months with a topper, and aren't too hot in my warm office building. &nbsp;They drape wonderfully and come in fun colors and patterns, and can be dressed up or down. &nbsp;I keep my ancient favorite pair of black patent pointy toe&nbsp;Prada pumps under my desk, so even if I'm wearing sandals, I can switch for meetings etc. </p>