https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:38:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196416 Wed, 19 May 2021 21:37:28 +0000 Angie 2196416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KILLER cute romper! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196388 Wed, 19 May 2021 19:49:26 +0000 Anonymous 2196388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They both look great! Ditto to Zaeobi re: jeans, and to maxis and soft trousers working well for transitional weather! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196346 Wed, 19 May 2021 16:19:13 +0000 Zaeobi 2196346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh wow, YLF - the print looks lovely on you! </p> <p>I'd love to take part in this challenge, but I think I'd be cheating if I did - the two pairs of jeans I bought earlier this year (&amp; showed in this forum) have not been worn at all since, because I don't tend to wear jeans outside of winter </p> <p>I pretty much live in maxi skirts &amp; soft, long trousers all year round. So if you'd like more non-jeans ideas, you know where to find me </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196343 Wed, 19 May 2021 16:11:36 +0000 Christina F. 2196343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FashIntern - I agree about the rain. Also, the extra gelato doesn’t count on a nice day after a bunch of rainy ones ;)</p> <p>Joy, I’m flattered and you look great! I’ve found jeans constricting for medical-related as well, though it’s not as serious. It is hard for winter for sure. The other warm option seems to be dress pants, which are also constructing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196327 Wed, 19 May 2021 15:12:32 +0000 Helena 2196327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfits, and great idea for a challenge to get your creative juices flowing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196324 Wed, 19 May 2021 15:08:49 +0000 Anonymous 2196324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will join you in not wearing jeans although they have been my go to daily for a long time. Now I can rarely wear them because of the closure and waist. I have been slowly building a collection of casual pants with elastic or pull on styling. This is hardest for winter.<br /> Below is my copycat version of one of you recent outfits. My lighting is bad. The sage green pants are EF . The jean jacket is from Target with an old dark navy tee under it. Sneakers are silver from Ecco. I kept the jacket on all day and was comfortable. It is oversized and easy to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196265 Wed, 19 May 2021 04:14:32 +0000 Gigi 2196265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fantastic in the romper! The style and colors are great on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196200 Tue, 18 May 2021 15:22:13 +0000 kellygirl 2196200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Omg, so fab and fresh. I love both of these--especially the romper. You look soooo great! Killer Birkies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196191 Tue, 18 May 2021 14:44:34 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2196191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><i> it's a fine line between temps in the 60's, when I still want a sweater, and temps in the 70's, where t-shirts are fine. </i> </p> <p>So true! Also, clouds &amp; rain make a lot of difference to me. </p> <p>But what I really need to know is: if they give you a second scoop for free, do the calories all count? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196181 Tue, 18 May 2021 13:54:50 +0000 Christina F. 2196181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Synne</b>, thank you so much for your kinds words! And a dress over sweatpants totally counts ;)</p> <p><b>Janet</b>, this is an unusually grown-up romper, though it still maintains an aspect of playfulness. I have a couple of others, mostly for the beach/extreme heat. This is the only one I could wear out for drinks or something.</p> <p><b>Suz</b>, I will try to add a tr-on pic of the dress later. <br /><div><br /></div><div><b>bj and bijou</b> - boy, I wish Boden would pay me to wear their clothes. Maybe if I were an influencer, but I don't even have an active Insta :P<br /></div><br /><div><b>FashIntern</b>- great idea for next spring. We have barely had a spring, but there's more light even if that time of year is cold, and we want a change. This year, we had a few weeks in April with some days in the 70's, then the first half of May had highs in the 60's and was mostly rainy. Now we've moved on to highs in the 80's, after a few more days in the 70's. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I find it's a fine line between temps in the 60's, when I still want a sweater, and temps in the 70's, where t-shirts are fine. It's frustrating! I guess layers are the solution....<br /></div><br /><b>LaPed</b> - hope your weather holds!</p> <p><b>Firecracker</b> - your boiler suit absolutely would count, in my book! I'd even say it's fine count colored/white denim. I tried one of those boiler suits but the fit was just too tricky on me, alas.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>celia </b>- thank you !I feel better and my energy has definitely come back.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196178 Tue, 18 May 2021 13:05:09 +0000 RobinF 2196178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Finally getting warm here too - yay!&nbsp;</p> <p>Cute romper, very colorful and summery. Love the gold birks. Skirt and top are nice too, fun with the clogs.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196142 Tue, 18 May 2021 05:56:25 +0000 Bijou 2196142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Romper!! Love this so much, its gorgeous and so much fun, suits you perfectly. Christina, Boden should pay you to wear their clothes... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196108 Tue, 18 May 2021 01:45:45 +0000 notsaf 2196108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That romper is SO good, Christina! (And I obviously have one-and-dones on the brain!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196107 Tue, 18 May 2021 01:44:02 +0000 celia 2196107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are two great outfits! The romper is such a nice fit and print on you.<br /> The skirt and sweater also are winners in terms of fit and color.<br /> You might have felt a bit wardrobe disillusioned in the last post but these seem very energetic and fashionable.<br /> Shoulder seasons are tricky and jeans/pants can get tiring. No jeans until the end of May seems like a fun plan. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196097 Tue, 18 May 2021 01:19:20 +0000 Jaime 2196097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Romper for the win! Glad you are feeling better too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196095 Tue, 18 May 2021 00:22:32 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2196095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>I love your romper outfit, and the skirt outfit is fab, too! No-jeans outfits sound like a good challenge. I was just thinking about that today, when I looked through some old photos and found that I was wearing skirts a lot in the 90s. I had forgotten that! I wore short, slim casual skirts (denim or knit) with oversized tops and denim jackets, tights or dark stockings, and flats. I also wore a lot of non-jean pants. I was pondering whether to resurrect a bit of that style (not the exact style, but the non-jeans part). So I'll try the challenge! <br /></div><div>And now my first thought is about a borderline item. . . does a green denim boilersuit count as non-jeans??<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196094 Tue, 18 May 2021 00:20:06 +0000 LaPed 2196094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm celebrating the first solid week of warm weather by doing a week-long shorts-and-skirts challenge while it's hot and sunny. I'll have to see if the weather holds long enough for me to extend through the end of the month. Fingers crossed, though we&nbsp;<i>really&nbsp;</i>need some rain...</p> <p>Love your two new Boden pieces. Great patterns, and one-and-done dressing is the best. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196091 Tue, 18 May 2021 00:06:36 +0000 rachylou 2196091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Omg! Adorable! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196075 Mon, 17 May 2021 21:20:55 +0000 Anonymous 2196075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the romper! The colors are devine! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196059 Mon, 17 May 2021 20:08:03 +0000 slim cat 2196059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So cute! I love how your toenail’ polish adds to the colorful romper !<br /> I may try to do more skirts in May but our weather is cooling down now - we’ll see what happens . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196056 Mon, 17 May 2021 19:51:56 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2196056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, that romper was made for you! </p> <p>I’m too excited about picking up my G-Stars at the tailor tomorrow to join you in no-jeansing. But I haven’t had jeans on since my 501s ripped a couple weeks ago, so maybe I can get credit for that. </p> <p>Late next winter though, at the vernal equinox, I’ll be happy to join a “what is springtime?” challenge. I’ve been thinking about this since your post. I’m as sick of winter clothes as anyone, but need to come up with spring things that still keep me warm &amp; allow me to add &amp; subtract layers as needed. I might use the capsule I was thinking about in my travel post as a place to start. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196050 Mon, 17 May 2021 19:31:53 +0000 bj1111 2196050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i just got the romper.&nbsp; you should be their model. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196046 Mon, 17 May 2021 19:06:37 +0000 Suz 2196046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That romper is so cute! Too bad no pic of the Boden dress, which I love, but also love the skirt outfit!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196036 Mon, 17 May 2021 18:31:29 +0000 Janet 2196036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, that romper is freaking cute, and I'm not even a romper fan. You may have converted me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196034 Mon, 17 May 2021 18:30:22 +0000 Synne 2196034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Squee, what a cute romper-look! Your new hair-do is giving me strong Gamine vibes. You really have a fun, bold, lighthearted (verging on ironic, chicken sweater!&lt;3), trendy and cute look going on. Love that you are also a (literal) boss lady too!! I will join you in a less-jeans/more skirts and dresses challenge. For me it will be less-sweats more skirts and dresses. I wore a dress today! (Over sweatpants, but still). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-jeans-challenge-to-kill-the-blahs#post-2196026 Mon, 17 May 2021 18:15:51 +0000 Christina F. 2196026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Thanks for everyone's kind feedback to my last post, which was kinda whiny and was basically me projecting other emotions onto my wardrobe.</div><div><br /> </div><div>It did help me realize two things especially about my wardrobe, though:</div><div><br /> </div><div> - I may need a spring capsule. It doesn't necessarily mean adding onto my wardrobe next year, except maybe finding some warm but comfortable pants options that aren't jeans. Spring is a short season. But maybe I can hold some things aside to wear in March-April specifically.</div><div><br /> </div><div>-I need to wear dresses or skirts a couple of times a week. Apparently, I crave that variety. I will be more willing to do this next winter, when I will probably be back in the office at least 3x a week.</div><div><br /> </div><div>The weather has finally turned here. No one needs to join me on this (though by all means, anyone can), but I I have challenged myself to not wear jeans for the rest of May (unless I'm outside on a cool evening, then maybe.) Please note - I don't wear sweats or loungewear when I work from home, but I do in the evenings. I have no problem continuing that pattern, so I don't need to eliminate loungewear. I won't  be sharing photos of that stuff, though ;)</div><div><br /> </div><div>I started on Saturday. Here is what I wore so far: </div><div><br /> </div><div>1. Saturday: Boden romper, rose gold Birkies</div><div>2. Sunday (I didn't get a photo!) - Boden dress, Ecco gold sneakers</div><div>3. Monday: BR lemming top, Halogen skirt, Born clogs (all items at least a year old)</div><div></div> </p>