https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:59:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2083087 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 00:44:45 +0000 Roxanna 2083087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so envious of your stylish and we'll curated purchases - those bits and that bucket bag are calling to me! Honestly notsaf I so love your style and seeing it evolve... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2081568 Tue, 03 Dec 2019 01:37:34 +0000 Jenn 2081568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everything makes such a tight capsule, which is perfect for your year of living abroad. More love for the bag. &nbsp;I've been thinking about adding some sort of structured bag to my wardrobe because they add so much polish to simple outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2081240 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 16:45:57 +0000 Angie 2081240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks great! </p> <p>I'm glad you are reworking and reevaluating what you decided to bring to London because you never really know how an item or wardrobe is going to work out until you put it through its paces.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2081195 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 10:50:23 +0000 notsaf 2081195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suntiger</b>, I didn't know that website: *very* analytical, but yes, also similar close in aesthetic (minus her cardigans and silk scarves + my blazers and wool ones)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2081137 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:21:11 +0000 Anonymous 2081137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You make me think of the Vivienne files! And more love for the bucket bag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2081082 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 21:26:51 +0000 Cee 2081082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done, Notsaf </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2081071 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 20:52:42 +0000 Anonymous 2081071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love everything that you purchased. &nbsp;Great discipline. &nbsp;Sometimes it does take trying on 30 different coats to find <u>your</u> coat. &nbsp;I'm glad you did. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080993 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 10:28:40 +0000 notsaf 2080993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sal</b>, I'm glad you like the dress! I had very good luck with Oasis dresses this season (and the UK retailers do have good dresses, in my experience). I've worn the lace one "everyday" already, and am planning to wear this to a work event next week w/ black booties and tights and a black blazer (though it could also be a "party" dress without the blazer).</p> <p><b>Andi</b>, thanks so much for the kind words! It's great to find more style twins on the forum. This is my second pair of 7/8 Hampshires: the others are navy and I typically wear them with a matching blazer as a suit. If you have any tips for very good bretons, let me know! I quite like this one from Hobbs; the J Crew is a boxier, and nice more casually, but I'm always on the hunt. Let us know if you get the bucket bag...&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks&nbsp;<b>Rachy&nbsp;</b>and&nbsp;<b>Susie!</b></p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080933 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 00:22:47 +0000 AndiB 2080933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning and I must say you could be me! I have a super similar coat, those hampshire trousers? I have them in a couple styles (these, wide and high waisted, and cropped... this cut fits me so well!) Just replaced my Chelsea boots, have too many french girl striped shirts. I was stalking a near match to that bucket bag. I am your doppelgänger! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080911 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:24:21 +0000 Susie 2080911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful pieces! They all look like versatile classics yet current and striking. The bag is definitely a winner! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080908 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:13:41 +0000 rachylou 2080908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everything looks like it works beautifully together. Nice! And yes, the bucket bag is stylin’ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080904 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 20:46:32 +0000 Sal 2080904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous pieces and they all seem to be very much your style. The coat bag and boots are particularly good and I like the dress too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080782 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:15:42 +0000 notsaf 2080782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Carla, Helena, Bonnie, NemosMom, and CG -- thank you! I'm laughing about the bucket bag is such a hit (though CG is right there with me in love of outerwear!). </p> <p>That's anther case where I've let the store do the styling for me. Hobbs showed it in the styling of a lot of their pieces early autumn, including my trench. I was wanting to add a crocodile piece, so this really fit the bill! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080646 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:18:15 +0000 Cardiff girl 2080646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These &nbsp;all look lovely especially the Boden coat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080639 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:01:55 +0000 Bonnie 2080639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This looks like a perfect capsule wardrobe. Your new additions are lovely. I think I need that bucket bag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080581 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:38:41 +0000 nemosmom 2080581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Way to practice PPP and not settle for less! These all look timeless and perfect for London (and long after). Another vote for the killer bucket bag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080564 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:14:13 +0000 Helena 2080564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have amazing taste and discipline! Beautiful, truly timeless and yet also perfectly current by some fairy magic I've yet to master ... And agree with Carla, the bucket bag is a stunner. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080557 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 09:53:00 +0000 Carla 2080557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks like good solid classics that will earn their place in your closet. The bucket bag is pretty sharp. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/november-purchases#post-2080555 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 08:45:54 +0000 notsaf 2080555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a bit of a shopping blitz: The season changed, and as it did I found I needed a real restock of winter basics. I&nbsp;welcomed a bunch of new pieces into my wardrobe this month (and am saying goodbye to a few).</p> <p>Because my London wardrobe is still very small, each of the four pieces that I'm letting go got an immediate replacement. Three -- a winter coat, pointed-toe booties, and a black cardigan -- were (mostly) expensive duds that I picked at the end of the summer than ended up not working when it actually came time to wear them in early winter (let that be a lesson!) and one is a retirement of an old favorite (a J Crew Breton). I've shown the replacements, not the duds, in finds below. (Thanks to those of you who weighed in on the white booties a few weeks ago: I ended up going with something a little more understated, and I love them!)</p> <p>I continue to prefer brick-and-mortar shopping to online. An order of Boden basics was the exception, because I know my size and they are very good about giving measurements in product descriptions.</p> <p>The new winter coat (also Boden, but found b&amp;m) was the biggest purchase, but really only in terms of <b>investment of ti</b><b>me!</b>&nbsp;I estimate that I tried on about&nbsp;<b>30 different coats</b>&nbsp;in half a dozen stores to find this one, which I had initially thought was a bit too prissy, but which feels lovely and lean on thanks to beautiful fabric and lining, and suits me perfectly. Is was one of the least expensive coats I tried on, too. Let that be a lesson also! As Angie says, when it counts, leave no retail stone unturned and it pays to&nbsp;<b>have patience</b>.</p> <p>Thanks to all of you for reading and for being such a lovely community this year. And a very happy Thanksgiving to those of you who are celebrating today. </p>