https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:14:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550929 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 16:34:48 +0000 Elizabeth P 1550929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great observations about yourself Celia.&nbsp; And thanks Angie for that "tip". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550927 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 16:21:00 +0000 celia 1550927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, very good point. I was looking at the new styles of sweaters showing up now and was wavering on my deadline. I will think about how to conciliate this. Thank you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550914 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 16:04:10 +0000 Angie 1550914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Celia, isn't it great to get it all down in writing. <b>Good stuff.&nbsp;</b></p> <p>One tip - don't make Sept the clothes deadline - it's too soon in the season, and you have a VERY long Winter. Make Nov the deadline and rethink in Feb. The best of the season is available Sept through Nov (excluding the NAS in July) - so it would be cutting off your nose to spite your face if you were forced to do it all this month.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550671 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 02:47:32 +0000 Suz 1550671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really love the idea of setting a deadline for purchases for the fall -- this could work really well for me, I think. I am a seasonal shopper for the most part and then like to forget about shopping in the months in between. If I shop the NAS then I usually shop a little bit right afterwards, too (sometimes end of season finds for next summer, especially footwear) -- and then refreshers in January. Your plan could accommodate that.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think your "rules" will prove really helpful to you and your recognitions are also valuable.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550646 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 02:11:52 +0000 celia 1550646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenn when winter comes and the ground is covered in snow my uniforms are:<br /> -leggings + sweater dress<br /> -skinnies+ tunic<br /> - skinnies + blouse + cardigan<br /> Regarding this ones this year I want to update some of the cardigans. I also want to buy colored skinnies ( already bought a burgundy) so at least there is diversity in colors.<br /> Maybe I will add a vest to mix it up. I have a fur one but it is either outerwear or a good layer for when it is really cold.</p> <p>Regarding the blouses, I feel that on crave different colors and prints in colder months than in hotter ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550553 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:27:23 +0000 deb 1550553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like your ideas. Well done. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550547 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 22:57:16 +0000 Jenn 1550547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love reading these kinds of thoughts about shopping because I generally enjoy the activity but, like you, I don't want to be doing it constantly. I like your idea of having a deadline for acquisitions and then enjoying what you have (similar to&nbsp;<b>E</b>'s two shopping period a year system).&nbsp;</p> <p>I also like your observations about needing&nbsp;<i>winter&nbsp;</i>sleeveless and short-sleeve tops. I always want ones that work year-round, but summer fabrics and styling aren't the same as winter fabrics and style trends, so it makes sense to adjust accordingly. Moreover, that's okay to do.&nbsp;</p> <p>My question for you is: do you know your outfit formulas? I think it's pretty important to get&nbsp;<i>all&nbsp;</i>the pieces for a formula (especially a new one) when you do buy, so you don't end up with orphans, banked on the idea of some future formula change. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550539 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 22:50:33 +0000 Gwennie 1550539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Celia, These notes and observations look so much like the ones I write myself working to figure out what I need and want to try out. For me, I personally can identify with having a lot of colors and like you, working to make sure I can create capsules that work well together. Good luck with your shopping with your new rules! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-for-fall-12--the-ruleslong#post-1550516 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:51:51 +0000 celia 1550516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dear YLF,</p> <p>To be honest I have to divide this whole Shopping for Fall thing into different posts because there is so much going on in my head. My last 2 years feel to me like Bilbo Baggins book There and Back Again. I was home,then I went to work now I am home again, and who knows what I am going to do next.<br />I started this stretch of staying home by decluttering and was very happy when I could fit all my wardrobe &nbsp;and DH (excluding outerwear ) in my bedroom closet.<br />I have been in Canada for some years now and finally get the grip on the fine line between what my dress needs are in the different roles I play and according to the weather , and how much I am willing to compromise my european ingrained dress code.<br />I noticed the following things( I will stick to Fall/Winter so this doesn't get extra long) <ul> <li>Blazers used to be one of my passions, however I find that here they read as too dressed up for about any activity. Even in the workplace, most of the times . Also, it is an item that rarely is used as outerwear. So, I need toppers but ones that I can wear under the big winter coats, if it is a blazer fine but that cannot be the first consideration.</li> <li>I do need to keep a small work wardrobe , small and keep being the operative words. Few pieces that are not used unless I am going to work.&nbsp;</li> <li>I need more contrast in my Winter outfits. My skin gets really light in cooler months and my hair is still the same brown. Black seems like a trap I fall every time but I need to temper it with light colors as blush for example.</li> <li>The fabrics used in the clothes for the cooler months are heavy and in great part masculine, Although I love those qualities I have to balance it out with some feminine details (colors, prints, lighter fabrics) otherwise I feel pulled down by my own clothes.</li> <li>I hate to spend money on boots (and shoes in general )but I need to buy winter boots that I feel are pretty . Having more than one pair would be ideal.</li> <li>I need short sleeves/ sleeveless blouses to wear underneath toppers, the ones I have from Spring/Summer don't work with the winter clothes and I prefer blouses to t-shirts.</li> <li>I need to find different&nbsp;silhouettes to wear during winter.&nbsp;</li> <li>I need to limit the colors I buy somehow because they are all over the place, maybe some wardrobe capsules as the months develop like Suz does?</li> </ul> In general some of my clothes needed to be replaced.Once upon a time I felt I had to stock up on my favorite colors but in recent years I figured out that I can find a shade that I like every single year, so I have no reason to hold on to things just because I am afraid I cannot find replacements. Actually sometimes I feel I find too many colors I can wear.</p> <p>All of this reasoning led me to my <b>Fall Shopping Rules</b> which in very basic terms are:<br /><u>You can buy clothes if:</u> <ol> <li><b>They are a layer for an outfit formula</b></li> <li><b>They replace an item I really need to have</b></li> <li><b>They allow me to diversify the outfit formulas by themselves.</b></li> </ol> The 3 rules don't necessarily have to co-exist every time but one of them has to be there.</p> <p>Also, I decided that clothes(not boots) buying would have a deadline and that will be the end of September. I will rethink clothes shopping in January.(when I write the post about what I bought so far you will see I am not being very hard on myself)</p> <p>Thank you for reading. Needed to put this in writing.Please feel free to comment.</p>