https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:08:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1287755 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:59:52 +0000 rachylou 1287755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you can let it go. The dress is fantastic, esp. with the white one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1286715 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:53:31 +0000 Deb 1286715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it looks lovely on you. Have a play in your wardrobe for combinations of colour that are more pleasing to your eye. I'd definitely keep it even if you only wear it a few times a year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1286192 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:00:14 +0000 Sveta 1286192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is decided - see <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket---part-2">here!</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1286051 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:46:32 +0000 unfrumped 1286051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it is the color mostly, as it just does not glow like the others, but also the style is not as well, stylish.<br />Did you get it thinking you liked gray, or is it a neutral that is the only thing that works with certain colors? A seasonal use is the main thing I'd try to remember--as in, fall or winter outfits if you would not wear the white. Sometimes I toss things out of season. But otherwise I think even then, you would prefer just&nbsp;a different jacket.<br />&nbsp; The other purging concept I'm trying to remember is, I can only wear so many things. So if something isn't useful enough, or a specific outfit-maker&nbsp;for a special occasion, &nbsp;then I realize&nbsp;I don't have to wear it from time to time to justify keeping it. I can <u>just&nbsp;do without&nbsp;</u> it and the sky will not fall in but I'll have more space and not be pestered by something not really in rotation.</p> <p>&nbsp;I really like how you line things up and juxtapose to see which to keep, what you're comparing it to. I need to do more of that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1286047 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:30:35 +0000 Ornella 1286047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Purge and don't look back. Not as fab as the others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1286018 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:44:26 +0000 annagybe 1286018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's neither fish nor fowl.<br />It's not current nor trendy. Just kinda eh in my book. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1286015 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:39:23 +0000 Sveta 1286015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vildy, IK, Suz and others - you may be right but I will play anyway - because then I will be satisfied i did all I could and it is not my fault our relationship is over!:-)<br />lyn67, I cannot do this because I am playing "one in - one out" game.<br />Mo, this grey tone is actually what attracts me&nbsp; - if it was a bluer grey I would not have problem with letting it go...<br />Windchime, I think it would fail this test now...</p> <p>I am wearing it today&nbsp; - stay tuned for the next chapter of pictures and analysis! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1285819 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:42:02 +0000 NancyT 1285819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it looks so pretty with that dress and shoes you are wearing.....I would be inclined to keep it.</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1285643 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:51:14 +0000 Jules 1285643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta this colour is definitely reading as a warm grey to me, almost taupe in fact. Perhaps seeing and styling it as "taupe" would help with the decision?&nbsp;When I like taupe, I like it with&nbsp;with warm pinks,&nbsp;coral, and&nbsp;tomato red. And with warmer "whites" like oatmeal. Maybe with cognac?<br />I also do agree that the buttons look a little closer together and more military than your white denim jacket.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1285599 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:07:42 +0000 Windchime 1285599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's a purge test I learned from someone on YLF: if you went shopping today and saw the grey jacket, would you buy it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket/page/2#post-1285586 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:59:09 +0000 Glory 1285586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks lovely on you. Perhaps you could try to wear it once or twice in the next short while&nbsp;and see how you feel in it on those days. If it doesn't bring the happiness that the other jackets do then it is time to let it go.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285575 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:49:37 +0000 Mo 1285575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>could it be the tone? &nbsp;Warm grey rather than cool grey like the slacks you are wearing in #2. &nbsp;I have this issue with some of my grey things. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285569 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:42:03 +0000 Angela K 1285569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta, My vote goes with the other toppers.&nbsp; IMHO they are so much more flattering to you.&nbsp; The white jacket just makes you glow ! The grey is nice, but if you don't love it--make room for something you do love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285534 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:16:40 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1285534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five Vildy! Let it go Sveta. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285531 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:12:27 +0000 lyn67 1285531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I so can relate, Sveta! </p> <p>A few years ago I had a denim pencil exactly this grey-and loved it soooo much, I collected items around it(pale rose, whites, yellows, navies, blacks, oranges, even chock browns-it seemed a great and sophisticated&nbsp;neutral! and I wore it to death &nbsp;in summer and&nbsp; in winter, too. Than I begun turning to brighter&nbsp;colors, and &nbsp;loved a bright white skirt better instead. And&nbsp;a coral one, too. Printed/patterned ones, for winter. AND&nbsp;even still in a good condition, never ever could reach for it again...I was really bummed. I loved and lived in that skirt soo much-but JUST. Couldn't. dress. it. anymore! And&nbsp; I couldn't let it go, yet-either. I&nbsp; just put in my holding pile-but can &nbsp;predict by now, will never come back to my closet, again:-).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285497 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:43:18 +0000 ironkurtin 1285497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely agree, Vildy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285494 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:39:47 +0000 Suz 1285494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It may be you have a thing with grey jackets, yes. And maybe grey is not really the world's best neutral for you.&nbsp;</p> <p>Let it go. I am with Vildy on this. If you have to force yourself to wear it for a week -- just, yuck. You have a closet full of things you enjoy.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285480 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:20:00 +0000 Sveta 1285480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you ladies!<br />Sarah, yellow did come to my mind yesterday but unfortunately the only yellow item in my summer wardrobe is a jacket ;-( I have a yellow Tippi sweater but it is wool and &nbsp;this jacket is a summer topper for me (very thin denim fabric).<br />Joy, sadly my yellow skirt is gone - it was past its prime :-(</p> <p>This is the main problem: it works in many combinations but I prefer the white or faded blue in the same combinations more. &nbsp;I will still try it out this week to see if it has any saving grace so at least I don't feel guilty when I purge.</p> <p>Actually it came to mind that another jacket I was struggling with was grey Gibson riding. Maybe I have a thing with grey jackets? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285418 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:02:06 +0000 Karie 1285418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The gray jacket is nice but to me doesn't stand out enough. The white jacket looks much better with the dress because it provides that pop of interest, whereas the gray blends in more. Same thing with the blue jacket - it provides a bit of contrast and interest, and the gray would just blend in.</p> <p>You could try the "wear it for a week" plan, but if you find yourself each day reaching for something else, then it's time to move it along.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285364 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:53:00 +0000 Vildy 1285364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think forcing ourselves to wear something for a week when we'd rather enjoy something else is kind of a bummer. :D&nbsp; Just because you can think of a use for it does not mean you have to keep it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285363 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:51:26 +0000 Jeanie 1285363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love Sarah's idea with citron and white. &nbsp;It is a lovely jacket on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285350 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:16:15 +0000 Suz 1285350@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh. I am loving the citron and yellow suggestions here...</p> <p>But nonetheless. You are going to reach for the pretty new things more often.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285344 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:07:38 +0000 Gigi 1285344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had the same reaction as Gingko. There seems to be something about the buttons that adds a particular character to the jacket. It almost reads eighties to me, FWIW, with its tailored and preppy look.</p> <p>I say, if you haven't worn it for a long time, there's probably a reason for it, and I think you should let it go. And like Suz pointed out, even though you can probably create outfits that will work well with the jacket, that doesn't mean you need to keep it. If you force yourself to wear it, you will not be wearing the jackets that you *really* want to wear, and so you won't get as much money's worth out of the latter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285308 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 03:16:30 +0000 Echo 1285308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I very much prefer the other two jackets on you, and I can see why they would be easier to style (the white in particular). IMO, it's harder to reach for grey when the white pops more visually. I'd let it go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285307 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 03:15:35 +0000 Anonymous 1285307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The color isn't as fab on you as the other two jackets, but how about trying it with a white top and your yellow pencil shirt? It might also work with a whole outfit of soft neutrals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285296 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 03:08:24 +0000 carter 1285296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the "try it for a week" plan! Faded blue jeans, ivory slacks, muted blues, pinks and purples, faded black jeans. I love grey, taupe and ivory together, but that's not everyone's cup of tea. Hope you'll post your outfits! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285293 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 03:03:44 +0000 sarah 1285293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Before giving up on it, why don't you try one of Angie's favorite color combos - grey, white, citron? You could wear this over a column of white with your yellow oxfords... &nbsp;or do you have a citron tee with white jeans you could wear it with? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285292 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 02:59:25 +0000 ironkurtin 1285292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The other two are getting more wear for a reason. I say let it go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285290 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 02:58:48 +0000 Suz 1285290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth Ann raises another good point.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you paid a lot for it, actually love it, and feel you haven't perhaps given it its proper due, then it is worth hanging onto and working back into rotation.&nbsp;</p> <p>Whereas if it didn't cost a lot in the first place, or you wore it a lot in its day and just feel tired of it, then it should be easier to say goodbye, no?&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-i-purge-this-jacket#post-1285287 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 02:55:09 +0000 Beth Ann 1285287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have items like this in my closet.&nbsp; They're the "I might not buy it today, but it's serviceable for now" category.&nbsp; Sometimes I keep an item to wear in one or two combinations in which it works better than it's replacement.&nbsp; Sometimes I demote it to more casual wear, particularly for events like festivals and outdoor gatherings when I think I might get dirty or sweaty.&nbsp; You only need a small selection of pieces for this purpose, though, and I have more of these than I need!</p> <p>I love the color, and the fit it great.&nbsp; Even so, it's had a good run in your closet, and you should feel free to pass it on to make room for new items. </p>