https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:29:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371699 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:03:04 +0000 SarahD8 2371699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for the kind words, <b>Jaime</b>, <b>RobinF</b>, and <b>ChristelJ</b>! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371691 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:19:01 +0000 ChristelJ 2371691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your looks are a pleasure to see. Soft textures, flattering colors, subtle sparkle. Like others, I love the gold flats and layered necklaces. You remind me how well pink and olive work together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371683 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:16:39 +0000 RobinF 2371683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree, the gold flats are really nice. I have enjoyed seeing your outfits all month, I think we have a similar style which makes it inspirational.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371659 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:30:21 +0000 Jaime 2371659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love all the small details - gold ballet flats, interesting socks, great use of jewelry. An excellent result and looking forward to your next ideas. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371639 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:01:49 +0000 SarahD8 2371639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you <b>Angie</b>! I will wear the layered necklaces, and the gold flats, with confidence going forward.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371629 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:54:10 +0000 Angie 2371629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hereby crown you Queen Layered Necklaces :)&nbsp;</p> <p>I like two and three necklace layers on you, with your style! Skillfully executed, <b>Sarah.</b>&nbsp;</p> <p>Aren't gold flats awesome! I wear mine a lot in warm and hot weather. Fab you rediscovered yours - and fab with our hair.&nbsp;</p> <p>Congratulations on an excellent and successful challenge!&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371620 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:52:37 +0000 SarahD8 2371620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks <b>Star</b>! I will be looking out for opportunities to expand my teal capsule for sure.</p> <p><b>cat2</b> ooh you've given me an idea about reorganizing my jewelry a bit. Stay tuned... And, your color challenges sound like fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371601 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:19:30 +0000 cat2 2371601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve been doing color challenges each month, as they get me to remix things. I have found it helpful to also pull out a few pieces of jewelry that I want to wear with those colors. I keep them in a small bowl on my dresser so I don’t forget about them. You might consider an amber bowl next Fall? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371592 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:23:39 +0000 Star (Lise) 2371592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab outfits.&nbsp; Love the gold ballet flats.&nbsp; I had a copper pair years ago and I wore them out.&nbsp; So versatile.&nbsp; As I mentioned before teal is a great colour on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371586 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:44:16 +0000 SarahD8 2371586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sal</b>, I agree, constraints are helpful! You know, the first half of the month I kind of felt like I was "just soldiering on" with this capsule, but as I kept at it the patterns (like with the color combinations I was repeating) became clear and that brought a lot of pleasure.</p> <p>Thanks for your thoughts <b>Lisa</b>! It has been fun to see our different takes on olive+pink and to explore this color combination with you. I bow down to you as the expert in warm fall dressing. :-)</p> <p><b>Suz</b> you know it's funny, in summer one of my signature looks is dressy clothing item (sundress) + casual footwear (canvas tennies) but I was having such a mental block about reversing the formula (chinos + dressy footwear). Or maybe it's just a mental block about chinos...which I'm slowly getting over!</p> <p><b>Runcarla</b> great idea to bookend the gold flats with gold-tone jewelry. My hair works as a bit of a bookend too...</p> <p><b>Sisi</b> thanks for the vote of confidence! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371583 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:56:59 +0000 Sisi 2371583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very pretty outfits! I agree with Runcarla - wear the golden ballet flats more often! Congratulations fo reaching your goal. It seems you have learnt a lot about your style and your habits thanks to this challenge.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371582 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:12:14 +0000 Carla 2371582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! &nbsp;Get those ballet flats into rotation - and maybe bookend with gold toned jewellery? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371581 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:14:01 +0000 Suz 2371581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the look of the chinos with the dressier shoes! Fun, especially with the necklaces. You did a great job on your challenge this month, Sarah! And the socks are completely fab!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371578 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 02:11:34 +0000 Lisa 2371578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on finishing your challenge! Bravo!</p> <p>I always enjoy wardrobe challenges, it's a great way to gain some insights into a person's preferences and current style.</p> <p>I like your idea to pair jewelry with a fall vibe. When I moved from a cool fall season state to a warm fall season state, I had to adjust from wearing fall clothing, to sporting fall colors in warm weather clothes instead. Prints and colors make my outfits feel like fall. I can see jewelry doing the same thing, a brilliant idea!</p> <p>The layered necklace look always catches my eye, but I've never successfully pulled it off. You did great trying that style out!</p> <p>Olive and pink/blush was a fall color combination I discovered this season and really enjoy!</p> <p>And of course, fair isle socks are so fun!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371572 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:35:21 +0000 Sal 2371572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brava Sarah!&nbsp; I have enjoyed watching along.</p> <p>I haven't done a challenge for a couple of years but have always learnt something about pieces I like or don't and combinations.</p> <p>I think forcing the behaviour by having a no repeats rule, or challenge to keep to a small capsule etc..&nbsp; make you try combinations - and even if you don't really like them it's still interesting.&nbsp; Even my shopping "bans/breaks" teach me something because I am making myself wait which often crystalises my thinking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-no-repeats-challenge-final-outfits-wrap-up#post-2371560 Sun, 06 Oct 2024 23:23:13 +0000 SarahD8 2371560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last few outfits from my September no-repeats challenge:</p> <p>1: black skirt leggings, blue ombre 3/4 sleeve pullover, amber jewelry.</p> <p>2: olive chinos, blue ombre 3/4 sleeve pullover, gold ballet shoes. I decided I am not ready to turn those loafer mules from my last round of outfits into outside shoes, but it occurred to me I could get a very similar effect with my gold ballet flats. Why have I not been wearing these all month??</p> <p>3: experimenting with <b>Brooklyn</b>’s suggestion to layer 3 necklaces rather than 2. More on this later.</p> <p>4: olive fleece midaxi skirt, orchid lightweight cashmere sweatshirt</p> <p>5: same outfit how I actually wore it for much of the day, with a cardi over top. Outside temps were fairly mild this day but it was actually quite chilly in the house because we hadn’t turned the heat on yet! But, this layering opportunity made me realize something: I used to wear layered knitwear quite a lot, typically a fine-gauge pullover and a chunkier cardigan as here. Then I felt kind of over that look. I think I might be coming back around to it now? We’ll see how things shake out as the cold season sets in.</p> <p>6: Another 3-necklace experiment. To be honest, I think I will often prefer just two necklaces, both for comfort reasons and because I prefer a more pared-back look for my usual work-from-home lifestyle. But I’ll continue to experiment with layering more pieces for outings. A fun challenge!</p> <p>7: It’s fair isle sock season, people!</p> <p></p> <p>Some overall thoughts:</p> <p>*I <b>met my goal</b> of avoiding exact outfit repeats for the whole month. Yay! I don’t have a huge capsule for this transitional season but it’s surprisingly versatile.</p> <p>*<b>Jeans or chinos + a 3/4-sleeve pullover sweater</b> emerge as probably my most common outfit formula. I like this formula but sometimes it feels a little plain. What makes a similar pants +pullover formula work for me in cold seasons is deliberate use of accessories/jewelry. I did manage to put on at least one accessory (per my stated goal) most days, but often it did not feel very deliberate. I kind of kept wearing the jewelry pieces that I had been wearing most often in summer. Next year, I think I’ll try pairing these autumn transitional outfits more deliberately with <b>jewelry that has a fall vibe</b> — you can see I kind of cottoned on to this towards the end of the month when I got out the amber jewelry.</p> <p>*<b>Jeans or chinos + sleeveless/cap-sleeve top + cardigan</b> is another outfit formula I like for transitional weather but I lack very many top options to carry it out. These sorts of tops are actually a longtime HEWI for me, so the quest continues.</p> <p>*And, I’ve got to remember to make use of my <b>olive and blue/black plaid midaxi skirts</b> too!</p> <p>*I really enjoyed milking the <b>olive + teal </b>and <b>olive + rose/orchid/ballet pink</b> color combinations, going forward I’ll remember them as signatures for this time of year.</p> <p>*Still need to cogitate and experiment a bit more with footwear.<b> Loafer mules</b> definitely have promise. But don’t forget about the <b>ballet flats</b> I already own! </p> <p></p> <p>All in all a very useful experiment -- I learned a lot not just from my own efforts but from the thoughts and suggestions all of you shared. Thanks to all!</p> <p></p> <p>Onwards to fall, about which I have some ideas…but that’s a separate post.</p> <p> </p>