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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:14:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Carla on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960990 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:30:39 +0000 Carla 1960990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Agreeing again, Ginger. IF buying off season, I have better luck with end of season sales than buying in advance. (I don't think NAS would work for me.). Fashionturn - the last time I bought off season was a winter coat 5 or 6 years ago. Purchased in Auguat, it was discounted 75%. It was a kind of bizarre carpet bag fabric with an alligator pattern in black and brown cut like an asymetrical Edwardian frock coat. It was love at first sight and Is my most worn winter coat. The fabric is getting a little thin. When I got it I lived 'up north' and only had to wait 2 months to wear it! Sara L. on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960983 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 20:57:51 +0000 Sara L. 1960983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Interesting analysis.  Those rose gold flats are super cute and I can see why you're so attached to them.  I hope you can find another pair or a decent replacement. Suz on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960978 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 20:39:20 +0000 Suz 1960978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Your numbers are similar to my own -- not in the specific items but the number of items worn. I change often in a day, too. I didn't track loungewear, though.  Ginger on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960943 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 17:25:04 +0000 Ginger 1960943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Runcarla, Team Wear seems to be pretty common, for all the reasons you name. I tend to score pretty well at end-of-winter sales, which isn't really buying out of season. I do have a hard time buying ahead. I just don't know if I will use my purchase, or what else will show up that I like btter. Jane, actually I don't wear the shorts at all when it's chilly! I think I like most the feeling of freedom, with as little as possible on my legs, while being able to do whatever's necessary. I really don't have a winter outfit that's the same, but leggings and a short dress come close. I hear you, it's hard finding a good place to take pictures. I have a standing mirror in my bathroom. The lighting is a bit yellow (by choice, I don't want blinding blue white light in my house), but the mirror is straight and not distorting me, and I have the closet door as a good background. I may duplicate the Indiana Jones shirt when this one gets too worn out, but that will take a while yet. Dark t-shirts just don't show "clean" stains like lighter shirts do. This is actually my second one, since I went down a size after a few years! FashIntern, these are the first Cobb Hills I've tried. I'm very impressed! Bijou, a lot of people mentioned that tracking was affecting their outfit decisions. That worried me a bit as well; I find deciding what to wear a fascinating (and sometimes difficult) decision every day, and I don't need more complications! But I don't think tracking ended up affecting me after all. I was taking pictures, but I was not actually doing numbers at the same time. And I've been taking pictures regularly since March anyway. Bijou on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960896 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 12:22:08 +0000 Bijou 1960896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Its very interesting to hear the results of your tracking. I suspect that if I tracked, I would likely get similar results as I love variety and have quite a large wardrobe. I don't know why I have an aversion to tracking, I think I worry that it may take the fun out of dressing, similar to how being on a diet is less fun than when you can eat what you want. I really hope you can find a duplication of the rose gold shoes, they must be gorgeous on you! Stagiaire Fash on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960872 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 07:28:00 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1960872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The Cobb Hills! They seem so versatile, and Rockports are generally good shoes. I’ve been looking at Cobb Hills for over a year, can never figure out which style (there are about 70) would work best for me. But it’s great to hear they last so well. Runcarla, so what do you do when you see something off-season? I brought several things on this move that I purchased over a year ago, but couldn’t wear where I was, no matter how much I wanted to. I’ve been delighted to finally cut the tags and put them on! Had I been in an appropriate climate, I’m sure I would’ve worn them right away—that’s my usual mo. I’m amazed at the numbers of items people are reporting they wore this month. 60 is 2 different things every day! I spent a week in lounge clothes while I was sick, so stopped tracking. Had I continued at the pace I was going, I would’ve worn about 40 this month (except not really—I only have a few pairs of pants, so would’ve worn those some more instead of adding in 8 more pairs). Last month I think I wore 26 (the move gives me a hard start date, so it’s easy to remember what I wore that month). That’s enough laundry, and enough clothes hanging out between clean & dirty for me. Then again, you’re dressing for work every day and I’m not. If you “duplicate” the T-shirt, I vote for a similar, not identical, one, to give you variation. Jane on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960871 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 06:39:44 +0000 Jane 1960871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love that your denim shorts are a staple - I wonder do you wear them in winter with tights? I also wonder how you take your daily photo? I haven’t found a place where I can do this easily yet - but it would be helpful if I were able to. The Indiana Jones t shirt - do you need to replicate? Carla on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960831 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 22:17:57 +0000 Carla 1960831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm intrigued by the number of folks (you and me included) that are on 'team wear' when it comes to new items! I find it very hard to purchase off-season and store an item for when it would be appropriate. It is hard to predict what I might want or love with changeable weather, trends available in retail, and shifts in style persona. Ginger on "September Tracking Challenge: Conclusions (long)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/september-tracking-challenge-conclusions-long#post-1960828 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:54:22 +0000 Ginger 1960828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've been trying to pull together the data for this challenge. Tracking itself wasn't too much of a challenge for me (aside from tracking lounge wear, which I've never done before). I've been taking daily outfit pictures since March. But I haven't written things up before. This was an exercise is playing with data and trying to analyze conclusions. I wore a total of 60 items for the entire 30 days. Taking a lead from La Ped, here are the top count-getters: Over 10 wears: 1. Lauren Conrad jean shorts (17) 2. Prairie Underground long cloak hoodie in nightshade (13) 5 or more wears: 1. Rockport Cobb Hill white sandals (6) 2. Indiana Jones (Last Crusade) t-shirt (5) (no Find) 3. American Eagle jegging skinnies (5) (no Find) 4. ASOS rose gold with silver hearts flats (5) Then 8 items had 3 wears apiece. The remaining 46 items I only wore once or twice the entire month. This is a good thing for me. I am an emotional dresser, and I crave variety.  Lifestyle. I typically wear 12-13 outfits a week, since I usually change after work and church on Sunday mornings. Casual outfits I care much less how I look to other people; I dress for my own looks and comfort. I wondered if there were numbers differences between these "public" and "casual" capsules, so I ran some numbers. - Split between 39 and 34 total items (there was slight overlap). - There was a handful of repeat leaders (white sandals, long hoodie, shorts, etc.) in both categories. - 87% (public) and 80% (casual) had only 1 or 2 wears. Surprisingly, there's very little distinction! I still varied my casual outfits to almost the same degree as my public outfits. Weather was also a factor.  September is an anything-goes month. The official temps ranged from 95-59. The highest low was 78, the lowest high was 72. So it's all over the map. I freely admit I am a hot-house flower, and the first hint of a chill in fall can make me shiver. But it's also an opportunity to wear outfits that haven't seen the light of day in 4 months. Aaand we also got over 12" of rain, which is 10" over average. That's why I wore the Ecco and La Canadienne boots, plus the Saltwater sandals, quite a bit this month. It was unusually wet! So what about the items that I did wear a huge amount? - Denim shorts are a wardrobe essential. They make many outfits, but they are never the focal point. I was without well-fitting jean shorts for a couple years, and felt that hole keenly. - The hoodie is a bit more nuanced. It was only acquired in August, and I'm on Team Wear, so I tend to deploy new things as soon and as often as possible. That undoubtedly helps skew the figures. However, it's intrinsically a very special piece to me; a HEWI of over seven years' standing. Result? In September the long hoodie was a workhorse. Will it continue to be a workhorse? I can't be sure. I'm sure I will continue to wear it a great deal, weather depending. It is easy to layer over virtually anything, and maintains my signature fit-and-flare silhouette. For the other items. 1. The Rockport sandals have been summer workhorses. I missed a lot of pictures in August, between traveling and just literally wearing the same thing. With all that, I still show minimum 14 wears that month. In September, weather happened. 2. Indiana Jones shirt. I just... love this shirt. My favorite character, my favorite movie, perfect design, in a comfortable shirt. And I can wear it over any color bra when when I get home and change. ;) 3. American Eagle skinnies. I had these taken in at the waist and they are incredibly comfortable. I wore them once a week, twice on the final week. Jeans are not quite a wardrobe essential, but especially in transitional weather they are very handy to have available. 4. ASOS shoes, rose gold with silver hearts. As my toes are so picky, I'm reaching for the worn-in comfortable options. Again in transition weather, they're what I reach for as a subtle but pretty choice that keeps my toes warm. But I'm so sad that the rose gold is finally starting to flake off. I've been searching Poshmark for a replacement pair but zero luck so far. :(  It's been a very interesting exercise. I knew I was an emotional dresser, and I knew I liked variety. I did not realize how I managed that, however. I just kind of know what I want to wear, or what I don't want to wear, and go where that mood leads. It's fascinating to see how I do handle that. I also don't want to assume that what was a workhorse in this particular September will always be one. I remember when it got warm in May, I was wearing those sleeveless knit dresses all the time, both public and casual. Then I switched to the shorts + t-shirt formula and that's been going strong. I'm also wondering if there's any way to predict those very few items that become true workhorses. I'm already dreading the day the Rockports wear out; I got the last pair on the planet (I think) in my size and width. Or the shorts, which are incredibly comfortable; even when I'm not wearing them all the time, they need to be available.