https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 19:08:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-609151 Tue, 01 May 2012 13:58:45 +0000 Astrid 609151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Kelly! I didn't really have lounge wear before, I mostly wore either pajamas or repurposed my gym clothes. This is definitely better!</p> <p>Kiki, I'm glad my post helped you.</p> <p>Thanks Louise! You're right, it's very comfy.</p> <p>Thanks Jewell! You're styling ideas sound perfect. </p> <p>Thanks Jjsloane. You're right, it's true that most spend less on lounge wear, pjs or underwear. And all these items are used frequently! Makes no sense.</p> <p>Thanks AJ.</p> <p>Thanks Beth Ann. And definitely! A knit dress also sounds like a great alternative for colder temperatures.</p> <p>Thanks Mo! It's true, I feel well dressed and comfy in it.</p> <p>Thanks Helen. And yes, that's true! </p> <p>Thanks Aida! Glad this could help you.</p> <p>Thanks Manidipa! Very interesting to hear about these lounge wear peculiarities. I agree that 'good enough to wear out' is a good level to aim for.</p> <p>Thanks Deborah! That's true, no more throwing on things when someone's at the door. ;)</p> <p>Thanks Nicole! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-609060 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:19:46 +0000 Travelgal Nicole 609060@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfit idea. I really like the dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-609037 Tue, 01 May 2012 06:33:00 +0000 Deborah 609037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great idea Astrid:). And then you "put together" if someone drops by or you need to pop out to the shop. It's very pretty and flattering too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608908 Tue, 01 May 2012 02:50:16 +0000 ManidipaM 608908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, what a fantastic idea for loungewear that's both comfy as well as pretty and not run-of-the-mill, boring or gear-ish. LOVE the dress. You look positively adorable in it, and I love how well that muted navy foregrounds your brilliant, fiery hair and compliments your lovely complexion.</p> <p>Sure, it may be 'good enough' to wear out, but that's precisely the level we should aim for wearing around the house too I think, especially those of us who spend a lot of time around the house.</p> <p>Actually, I was just watching a period drama series the other day (Downton Abbey, not Mad Men :-D) and realized that people who could afford to or were constrained to staying at home most of the time rather than going out, seemed to often be dressed up to be 'going out' in their own houses! It seems a novel idea now, and was considered old-fashioned at one time I daresay, explaining this category of 'loungewear' that was certainly unheard of in my childhood (at least in these parts) --- but visiting with my mother and her sisters recently, I was also reminded that that generation still makes little distinction between clothes for 'outside' and 'inside'. Sort of in the same way that they are universally soft-spoken (no distinction of indoor and outdoor voices), they wear the same garments in possibly softer, more absorbent, at best slightly faded fabrics, with fewer accessories, when at home.</p> <p>I like that your outfit seems to be bridging the divide between at-home gear and suitable-for-errands clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608787 Tue, 01 May 2012 01:19:36 +0000 Aida 608787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute, this is a great idea Astrid! I need to step up my loungewear too. I may have to borrow this idea </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608779 Tue, 01 May 2012 01:14:55 +0000 HelenInCanada 608779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute! I agree we should invest more care into our loungewear. The people closest to us are the ones who will enjoy - or not enjoy at all - seeing it daily, after all! (That includes ourselves, of course.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608751 Tue, 01 May 2012 00:47:59 +0000 Mo 608751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perfect! I wore jersey dresses like this a lot when staying in the house in FL. Throw on flats and you can run errands, then kick them off and curl right up on the couch! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608667 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:41:59 +0000 Beth Ann 608667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great thread, Astrid! I'm in the process of upping the style quotient of what I wear at home! Today I'm wearing a knit dress layered over a long sleeve t and leggings. Comfy as jammies, but much more presentable. </p> <p>You look great in your dress. I think you could use a knit wrap dress the same way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608637 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:08:02 +0000 AJ 608637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Comfy and cute. Good idea! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608631 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:02:11 +0000 Jjsloane 608631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks cute and comfy. A nice step up from pjs or sweats. You could definitely be seen out and about in this look. I definitely resounded with the idea that we spend more time in our loungewear so why don't we spend more $ on it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608580 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:32:33 +0000 Jewell 608580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute dress! I bought one just like it at Target yesterday- same color, style, everything. I like your ideas for wearing it over leggings, and I was thinking of layering mine over tees and under cardis, too. But as others have said, I have plans to wear this baby out and about. I'm on the look out for a bright belt (maybe in orange or yellow), a chunky beaded necklace, and some cute sandals to create the perfect spring/summer look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608574 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:24:25 +0000 Louise 608574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks fab. I have several 'outdoor' jersey dresses they are so comfy x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608557 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:59:17 +0000 KikiG 608557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thinking about this further, I need to work harder on lounge wear, and I may steal this entire concept. With teen sons and their friends in my house, I have to be covered up for modesty. Mostly my gym clothes do double duty as around the house wear, but my actual pjs are just as frumpy, if not more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608550 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:55:29 +0000 kellygirl 608550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sweet! Totally good enough to wear outside! I love this on you. This is WAY better than my lounge wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608539 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:35:00 +0000 Astrid 608539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Shannon! I thought so too, it's very versatile.</p> <p>Thanks Suz! I guess I could run some errands in it without a problem.</p> <p>Thanks Nancy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608536 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:25:57 +0000 nancylee 608536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really cute. I love the dress with leggings look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608535 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:25:55 +0000 Suz 608535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super cute, Astrid! I think it's good enough to wear out, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608532 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:22:19 +0000 Transcona Shannon 608532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great idea Astrid! This is super. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608528 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:19:48 +0000 Astrid 608528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Kiki! I like the look of it too, I'm just not sure if I would feel good wearing a jersey dress outside. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608526 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:18:24 +0000 KikiG 608526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that dress is too cute to waste on just hanging out at home! You look adorable in it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purchasing-for-a-neglected-part-of-my-wardrobe#post-608521 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:16:38 +0000 Astrid 608521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I spend quite some time lately in my pajamas, so I thought I should start to build up a decent lounge wear capsule. I bought this navy jersey dress yesterday for this reason. I thought I could wear it over leggings or on it's own, and with different tees layered under it. Or with a cardi over it. What do you think? </p>