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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: ... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:26:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php cheryl on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-952178 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:18:36 +0000 cheryl 952178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Very unique. You need fun clothes when you are off work. I'm glad you ordered it. Mo on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-952167 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:54:50 +0000 Mo 952167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think it's fine to buy for outside of work.  Heck, most of what I buy I can't wear to work.  But therein lies the rub.  At some point we have to decide what portion of our budget we want to spend in which categories.  I am swinging back the other way now, to thinking I should spend more on my non exciting uniform needs.  Sigh.  I'd rather buy fun stuff!  goldenpig on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-952131 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:44:51 +0000 goldenpig 952131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Awesome print, too funny. The dress is totally you! I think you could wear it on non-patient days or out on the town. I had a pregnant skeleton hoodie sweatshirt that was kind of controversial but I wore it for Halloween with the kids in skeleton pajamas. annaj on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-952096 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:06:58 +0000 annaj 952096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The dress is certainly fun, however, when I was buying work vs other clothes, I'd often choose my "others" based on whether they could be worn to work later on down the track. If you are unsure about this being work appropriate, I'd wait - there are always great options, and I know you're great at finding them!! Janet on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-952059 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:54:18 +0000 Janet 952059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I LOLed when I saw the print up close...clicking on the thumbnail thinking, "why, it's just a classic toile..." No, I would not wear that around patients, but what a great piece for non-work! I think you really do need pieces that are specifically non-work ones. Krista on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-952052 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:24:21 +0000 Krista 952052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Chiming in late and after you've purchased the dress (yay!) but, in short, yes, you should have a non-work wardrobe! I generally cross-pollinate items from work and casual wear into outfits (sorry, cross-pollinate was the only word I could think of!) but I do have a few things that are solely for outside of work.  I think what you want more than anything is a functional wardrobe where you are "wearing the heck out of your clothes!" as Angie would say.  So, as long as you buy something for outside of work that is getting fairly regular rotation (as much as your schedule will allow), then I think you're sorted.   Archer on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951973 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:19:02 +0000 Archer 951973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am always pretty god at keeping my work and non-work items discrete but blouses and shirts get shared often.  I do think it is important to be aware of the professional impression you give with clothes, especially if you are not working with a repeat client base - which I am not sure if you are or are not. You would also know that you HAVE to have sometime to relax.  Love the candles in the bath - works for me, but doesn't need a particular wardrobe really. lyn* on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951969 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:09:46 +0000 lyn* 951969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @ Ceit - Yup, it's from Modcloth :) @ Eliza - You're right, I wouldn't want to wear it in sensitive areas; such as if a patient was dying, or around their family. I guess the tricky part is even if I don't have clinical duties, I can always run into someone in the hall. @ Raisin - Your uniforms are so sharp, though! @ Jules - She sounds like she went to see a psychoanalytic shrink. Oh, I can tell you a lot what I think about psychoanalysis ... Jules on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951937 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:43:05 +0000 Jules 951937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My friend actually had her therapist or shrink look askance at her skull-patterned something and try to start a conversation about her possible morbid obsessions or something. She never did form a therapeutic bond with that one. So she would probably LOVE to see you professionally in that dress! Eta, YAY for ordering it! Raisin on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951935 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:40:31 +0000 Raisin 951935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love the dress! Too funny! Of course you should get clothes that you can only wear outside of work. I mean, if they work well for work then great, but if you love it and its only for fun, that's fine too. If all our clothes had to be appropriate for work too then I guess I'd have to wear my uniform everyday! Eliza on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951932 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:37:46 +0000 Eliza 951932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The dress is a fun choice if it fits you well and you have places besides work to wear it. I like the irony of the classic style paired with the print. Don't know what your residency environment involves, so my thoughts could be irrelevant. Based on my experience working in teaching hospitals as well as tending hospitalized loved ones, this is not something I would wear to work if there was any chance of patient contact or visibility. I do think it would be a lot of fun to wear elsewhere, though. I know that a sense of humor is a big part of what makes this work possible. I guess it comes down to whether a non-work dress is worthwhile to you now. Hope it you decide to try it. Oops . Just cross posted. Glad you decided to go for it. lyn* on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951929 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:34:16 +0000 lyn* 951929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I shall receive it in 14 to 21 days! Thanks guys! @ Ceit - I don't think it's very flared; they had a similar style of dress that I tried on and it's more of an A-line. @ Rachylou - This is definitely a fun dress! :) @ Shevia - If I was a family doc, I'd totally wear this to see patients, especially if I had established some type of rapport with them! Now I'll have to think of a special way to wear it. HALLOWEEN????!!!!! @ Isabel - Especially if I bring my samurai-sword handled umbrella?  @ Echo - Can't wait for it to come! Anonymous on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951925 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:31:38 +0000 Anonymous 951925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I saw a variant that is all toile on modcloth -- cute! Echo on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951920 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:23:39 +0000 Echo 951920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Agreed that that pattern is all kinds of awesome. It is a must-buy. Isabel on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951919 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:23:12 +0000 Isabel 951919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Lyn, as a doctor, you probably shouldn't wear this on a date..it could be viewed as a threat.  LOL ! Shevia, I laughed so hard at your post.   Jaime on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951916 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:18:28 +0000 Jaime 951916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I did have to laugh when I saw the close up. I would be delighted to see my doctor had a morbid sense of humor but I don't imagine I represent the majority there. Get the dress, the occasion will come later! rachylou on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951913 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:14:32 +0000 rachylou 951913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, I do find it's most satisfying to spend the bulk of your budget on the type of clothes you wear most. That said, a girl needs fun clothes and you have to have that dress. That pattern is too awesome!!!! Anonymous on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951912 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:10:47 +0000 Anonymous 951912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love that pattern. If the cut was not flared, I'd be tempted! lyn* on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951903 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:02:56 +0000 lyn* 951903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @ Anna - I hope to be able to fit it :p They say that psych residents gain about 20 lbs through residency. I am terrified! HAHA! @ Sona - Would you believe I don't have a bathtub that works? I should get that fixed :p I enjoy my self-dates... @ Thistle - Ah; I need to start a social capsule! @ Jules - CLEARLY! YES! Jules on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951895 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:54:55 +0000 Jules 951895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Don't get all existential NOW, when you clearly must. have. that. dress! Thistle on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951891 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:51:56 +0000 Thistle 951891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You need non-work clothes. I fell into the rut of buying nay for work and ignoring my social capsule. Sona on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951890 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:49:57 +0000 Sona 951890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ date can be as simple as a bubble bath, candles lit just for you and some self time...if you know what I mean.... :) annagybe on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951889 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:49:16 +0000 annagybe 951889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ok I admit as a resident you don't get a whole lot of free time. I still like the pattern. Do you like it enough that in a few years, when you have a lot more free time you still wear it? I totally get what you are saying. I finally realized I have very few non scrubs days and it is forcing me to reconsider many a purchase lyn* on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951888 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:43:59 +0000 lyn* 951888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ :) Tee hee. Non-work, what is that Anna? I shouldn't complain though, my call frequency has dropped from 1:4 to 1:7 - thank goodness for seniority!  Date ... ? What is this activity of which you speak, Sona? Sona on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951886 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:42:48 +0000 Sona 951886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ there has to be a date/fun capsule with limited items but still a 'required' capsule in my books! annagybe on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951885 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:42:36 +0000 annagybe 951885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you need a non work wardrobe. Plus that pattern is all kinds of awesome. lyn* on "... Should I be spending $ on stuff I can't wear to work?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-be-spending-on-stuff-i-cant-wear-to-work#post-951878 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:34:21 +0000 lyn* 951878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ As we all know, fashion $ only stretches so far - and while I'm interested in expanding my casual wardrobe, this has caught my eye - the dress meets my length requirements for work (38 to 40"), but the pattern probably isn't appropriate for work (#2 detail). I am not sure what to do about this - it wouldn't be a very expensive purchase for me (I have about $90 store credit, so it would only be about $20 for me); I can always sit on it and wait for something more fabulous. I think though, this dress would be super fun to wear when I don't have patients - I already have forged out a bit of a reputation as a funky dresser, so I don't think it would shock staff too much. Starting next year, there is one day a week where I don't have any patients so I can wear whatever I want, and that will be an interesting experience, I think! :) A "work but no patients" dress ... "going out with friends" or ... "wait for better"?