https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:25:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865907 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:54:22 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1865907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Every time this comes up in my feed, I think you’re writing about “the missus” and don’t know how to spell it, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865712 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:51:15 +0000 Anonymous 1865712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OH!&nbsp; I love <b>Fashiontern</b>'s suggestion.&nbsp; May I second that suggestion?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865644 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:38:11 +0000 JAileen 1865644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like a lot of the rejects. I can see that something may be the right colors but still not really work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865640 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:10:50 +0000 cindysmith 1865640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These colors are to die for, but when a garment doesn't work then it doesn't work regardless how fab the color. Wise woman </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865556 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:51:07 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1865556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting. I was brought up with “outfit” shopping. When one piece wore faster or that part of my body changed more, the other became an orphan. On YLF, I learn new ways to pair things together, making new outfit families. I suppose there is a balancing point somewhere in between the approaches. </p> <p>Rambling Anne, you said something about “if only the project were longer”. I don’t think anyone would be opposed to that! Maybe you could have her go on vacation and a business trip, host a gathering of extended relatives, and do other things that require making capsules for several days, but she could only get maybe one new item per month. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865553 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:45:21 +0000 Anonymous 1865553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you think you can apply it to real life? &nbsp;That would be the best outcome of this exercise.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865537 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:03:44 +0000 Rambling Ann 1865537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sarah - I found one that was even better (can't remember which month that was, but it's in the accessory collection).</p> <p>Joy - yes, several things, that post is coming, trying not to be a forum hog.</p> <p>I think one of the biggest things I learned was that I am better at avoiding orphans by shopping for whole outfits at the same time. Now to apply this to real life. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865531 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:44:31 +0000 rachylou 1865531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting, interesting. I love all these items, but I see what you mean by feel...</p> <p>Also: remind me I can’t have another puffy. I adore that green! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865522 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:30:30 +0000 Anonymous 1865522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with what <b>SarahD8</b> said. &nbsp;Sometimes the reason you didn't choose something is illuminating (good word too). &nbsp;</p> <p>This has been a really fun project. &nbsp;Reading this post makes me understand just how hard it is to develop wardrobes. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865518 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:25:39 +0000 Jenni NZ 1865518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aha, the "feeling ( you) got from the painting"! I don't think you explained that part of it before. I've loved this project and this post enlightens me further. To me these all look like they could fit in, but I understand if you weren't feeling them and it's your project!<br /> I love the long teal coat x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865471 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:35:35 +0000 SarahD8 1865471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is so fascinating! I love hearing your thought process, and I think that sometimes why you *didn't* choose something can be as illuminating as why you did.</p> <p>Agree with your assessment of the color-blocked pieces: they seem like they should work since the painting has squares, but they are too hard-edged/too much contrast.</p> <p>I'm curious why that ombre scarf didn't make the cut? It seems like it would go really well. (Apologies if I missed your explanation; I may simply be distracted by how badly I want that scarf!)</p> <p>Kudos to you for taking the time to share this with us! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865453 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:52:56 +0000 Anonymous 1865453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have enjoyed these posts each month so much. These misses look like they could work in beautifully. Did you buy any of your Ocean Park finds? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---the-misses#post-1865429 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:22:23 +0000 Rambling Ann 1865429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These clothes are items I put in my finds, considered at various times over the year, but just never found a place in an outfit. Usually, I gain no benefit from just walking away in a store and forgetting about items that don't work, but here we have the magic of the never-abandonned Finds. Is there anything to learn from very nice clothes that I passed on?<div><br /></div><div>Why didn't they make the cut? Most of the time, I found something that suited an overall outfit better, even though I liked the individual piece here very much (green high tops I'm looking at you). Otherwise, it just didn't match my inspiration from the painting. Subtle pinstripes might have worked, or a seersucker, but they were never found.&nbsp;</p> <p></div><div>I finally quit looking at the color block items after a few months. I thought they'd be a slam dunk with the painting, but I ended up not using any of them. Held side-by-side in a collection, the higher contrast just didn't bring out the feeling I get from the painting. I learned to quit trying around May, LOL.</p> <p>You'd think a pea coat in an ocean-themed collection would be obvious, but the metal buttons didn't work, and I ended up going an entirely different direction with the outfit that month (November) when in frustration with forcing a solution with a coat that wasn't working, I started looking places outside my usual survey and found the sweater set.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>If I'd chosen a LBD (navy, not black), the party coat would have been a fun add. I was still coming to terms with the navy in February and probably passed by a dozen nice ones. The puffer could directly swap with the one I ended up with, in fact it might be a better choice with a subtler color and longer length; I got swept up with the festive brights in December. The skirt was just too hard to make into an outfit, I passed on the ruffled top for something more angular. I chose the Aran sweater in a different color, this one looked too "homespun" but the aqua did not. I still go back and forth on the perforations in the shoes (round holes, not square), and the distressed dirty-looking sole on the otherwise perfect booties bothers me.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>If there had been more months or multiple garments in an outfit, the sage loafers, the &nbsp;short sleeved sage knit top, the EF tunic and the Burberry plaid would all have fit in just fine. The Burberry plaid in particular really belongs, with the asymmetry, subtle colors. I just preferred the ombre effect of the one I chose to go with the vest I wanted in October.&nbsp;</p> <p>I still love the aqua metallic Converse. If my feet could be happy in them, I might own them, but they never made an outfit I was happy with when put next to the inspirational painting in a collection. So it's probably just as well to have passed.&nbsp;</p> <p>As a reference, here are Ocean Park&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=4364">Clothing</a>&nbsp;and<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=4363">Shoes and accessories</a>&nbsp;collections for all the things I did choose. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ocean-park-project---last-shop">December</a> has links to each month's post. Thanks for reading this navel-gazing post.</div> </p>