https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:22:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head/page/2#post-1732547 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 21:41:47 +0000 viva 1732547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It was 35 degrees F when I walked the dogs this morning. Fall is here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head/page/2#post-1732516 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:45:35 +0000 texstyle 1732516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't really prepare for fall until November, unless I'm traveling. That said, for me a temperature of 80F as a high is perfectly fine jeans weather.&nbsp; That's what happens when you l live in the southwest for so long I guess. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head/page/2#post-1732461 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:59:41 +0000 Anonymous 1732461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay for freezing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head/page/2#post-1732460 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:58:54 +0000 catgirl 1732460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well come visit me! Winter is here... Snow at high elevations and temps close to freezing at night. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head/page/2#post-1732324 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:19:26 +0000 Suz 1732324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's definitely a confusing time. I do what Janet does and transition little by little. I'm about to put the sandals away today except for one pair of sandal booties that might get an outing or two if it gets warm during the days. My shorts can probably go away now also, and most of my short-sleeved tees. But I'll keep the longer sleeved linen tees for a few weeks yet. Bit by bit.&nbsp;</p> <p>It also helps a lot to dress in layers, I find. So in the weather you're describing I might have worn cropped jeans, sandals or sandal booties, a sleeveless top, and a light topper of some kind (to be removed in the heat).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head/page/2#post-1732314 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:21:50 +0000 Anonymous 1732314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I consider Fall temperatures to be in the 60's.&nbsp; I find 70's still feel like summer to me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head/page/2#post-1732289 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:35:25 +0000 kerry 1732289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nodding along with everyone. This time of year is impossible to dress for. During the week I'm out of the house 9 hours and the temp fluctuations are exasperating! It's especially hard to dress my daughter for school. </p> <p>I don't do an official seasonal switchover. But I do switch things around in my closet for the season. The last two weekends I've intended to tuck high summer items away, then pause, and change my mind. Problem is if I'm not really paying attention I could miss fall all together. What are fall temps? Daytime highs under 70 degrees until winter coat is needed? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head/page/2#post-1732282 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:05:56 +0000 Style Fan 1732282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I transition slowly.&nbsp; The weather changes everyday.&nbsp; I wore my light weight down parka to walk Sophie last night because it was so cold.&nbsp; During the day I could have worn sandals.&nbsp; I keep all my clothes out during this time of year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732280 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:54:26 +0000 bella 1732280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do what Janet does, rotate little by little. I don't have a big closet to begin with and no more maybe 1/5 of my closet is out of reach at any time. But I still move things around every few weeks to make sure that the items are in season are within easy reach.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732272 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:13:33 +0000 Sisi 1732272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, how I understand you! Spring and Autumn are so difficult. In this crazy weather it is impossible to do it right. When it is cold in the morning and warm in the afternoon, I generally use a&nbsp;"cotton +&nbsp;wool"&nbsp;formula. For example&nbsp;t-shirt and&nbsp;jeans with a&nbsp; woolen cardigan or, like today,&nbsp; cotton&nbsp;dress and woolen pullover.&nbsp;Sometimes I take a second pair&nbsp;of shoes to&nbsp;work for the expected change of temperature later in the day (for example if I put on warm shoes in the morning,&nbsp;I take along a pair of sandals). Despite this, there are always days when I do it all wrong! And things are more difficult when you are not at work, where you have the room to store&nbsp; away the extra layers, but when you are out and about!</p> <p>As for closets I adopted&nbsp;Marie Kondo's suggestion:&nbsp; just divide clothes into 2 categories: &nbsp;"cotton" and "wool".&nbsp;This has been&nbsp;really enlightening&nbsp;for me!</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732261 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:19:46 +0000 Barbara Diane 1732261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High 90's today, still wearing my sandals. The weather has been all over the place the last month.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732210 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 02:27:34 +0000 Maneera 1732210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel your pain, Sterling. It's still around 32deg C here. It's definitely cooler, but not cold enough. I tried to wear jeans a couple of days and then just defaulted back to shorts &amp; dresses.<br /> I rushed with my wardrobe switch last year and then regretted it. A lot. I don't intend to pull out any winter clothing until it's actually cold enough for them this year. And I don't think it'll happen before mid-Nov </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732189 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:43:30 +0000 Staysfit 1732189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was so motivated by Sterlings laments that I spent an hour or so working on my closet transition today. My sandals are neatly packed away, and I pulled out all my booties and closed toe shoes. They need some sprucing up and weather proofing/ rain and stain spray. That's also part of the process. I need to go buy some. I'm all out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732176 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:58:08 +0000 frannieb 1732176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can relate to everyone - living in a 4 season climate makes closet change over hard. Especially when you have a small closet that makes it necessary to switch out your clothes and pack things away.<br />Plus the additional challenge that windchime mentioned of the morning starting at one temperature and the afternoon being 30 degrees higher.<br />Today I have spent all day making the closet switch for fall/early winter. My heavy winter stuff will stay away until after christmas. Right now I am able to layer, layer, layer - then it it is time for the heavy stuff.</p> <p>So I do 4 closet switches each year and pretty much I decided what weekend to do it by being a hawk and watching temps and forecasts - however I think it is inevitable to have an occasional day in which I am not dressed for the weather.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732170 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:39:32 +0000 DonnaF 1732170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in a temperate climate, so my main seasons are spring and fall.&nbsp; But right now it's summer!&nbsp; (After fall weather last week.)&nbsp; My biggest benefit is that DD is a young adult, so she's freed up at least half of her closet so I only need to schlep to the next bedroom to get extra warm or cool clothes.&nbsp; I'd like her to take or release more, but I don't know the next time she'll be in town.&nbsp; Hmmm; maybe I can just FaceTime her and hold up stuff.</p> <p>Menopause.&nbsp; The weather is going through menopause. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732160 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:20:40 +0000 Windchime 1732160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL, Sterling--I can so relate! In our defense, it's impossible to pick just the right outfit when there are 30° swings in temperature from morning to afternoon! (which is exactly what happened here a few days last week) </p> <p>Sometimes during fall I wear one outfit to work in the a.m. and then completely change into something cooler for late afternoon/evening teaching and rehearsals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732159 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:13:17 +0000 Sal 1732159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also do the move in two stages, and normally have a day or two of regretting it. &nbsp;I have moved one lot of winter clothes away and will do the second lot when I can summon the energy. &nbsp;</p> <p>I basically accept that if it is cold again I will just wear my warmest spring/summer items - I don't feel like wearing black boots any more nor skinny jeans. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732155 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:05:30 +0000 Deborah 1732155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sterling I hear you. &nbsp;We are at the opposite here, moving from Winter into Spring...s l o w l y lol. I do keep everything in my walk in so I haven't put anything away. I will move my tall boots and coats into my spare room once I am sure I don't need them tho. &nbsp;But I am very ready to wear my spring clothes but if I do I will freeze lol. &nbsp;I am trying to be grown up about it all and be sensible so if it's a little warmer I have been swapping out boots for ankle boots with an open toe to lighten up the outfit. &nbsp;We probably are past coats now, so its an opportunity to wear jackets. &nbsp;I do share your frustration:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732152 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:59:32 +0000 Aziraphale 1732152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol oh Sterling, I do this at least once every year. I love the change of seasons. Sometimes I'm so anxious to wear a new thing that I convince myself that it's fall weather when it's not, really. :-)</p> <p>However, I think we've finally turned the corner here. The night air smells sharp. Fall has arrived. I hope it does for you, too -- sooner rather than later! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732143 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:45:43 +0000 Anonymous 1732143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My goal is to fit all seasons of my clothes in one closet. I may change my mind eventually as I get tired of seeing them faster, but for these transitional times it&nbsp;could be worth it. I just read that Boulder is expected to have summers like El Paso has now in the fairly near future. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732052 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 20:18:49 +0000 deb 1732052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is supposed to be 97 F here today but last Thursday it was 72 F. I am appreciating the benefits of have all my clothing in one closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732025 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:17:36 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1732025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here, it's supposed to get up to 88 tomorrow. Five days after that? A high of 59. And I guarantee you there will be people all over the place wearing shorts that day (mostly men) and some women in tank tops.</p> <p>Out west here, temps peak at 5pm and then can drop pretty quickly outside of high summer, so a lot of the time if I'm going out to an evening event, I'll be dressed for a chilly, breezy evening when most are still in that day's tees, shorts, and flipflops. I try to stay Zen about that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732017 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:04:23 +0000 Sally 1732017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Being on the opposite side of the world I keep wanting to put my summer stuff away. I'm on holiday at the moment and have put all my merinos away so it's t shirts with cardigans at the moment and jeans.<br /> A lady at work said when she comes back to work in two weeks, she's in summer clothes whatever the weather decides to do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1732003 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 18:41:39 +0000 kerlyn 1732003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you! &nbsp;I find these transitional times so difficult! &nbsp;</p> <p>When I bring my daughter to the university for her music lessons, I'm noticing all sorts of seasonal confusion. &nbsp;There's one girl who has been wearing the heaviest, chunkiest sweater &nbsp;with flip-flops! &nbsp;If she's cold enough to be wearing that sweater, how are her feet not freezing?</p> <p>I feel like I'm terribly sensitive to temperature fluctuations, and I often find myself changing outfits a couple times a day. &nbsp;I guess it's a good thing I work from home!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1731988 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 17:43:03 +0000 Cerinda 1731988@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nodding right along with you. &nbsp;Not only did I wear sleeveless linen midday yesterday, but a down parka (ok, so it was unzipped) to an outdoor neighborhood gathering last night. &nbsp;I'm&nbsp;<i>still&nbsp;</i>hauling clothes from one end of the house to the other (LOL: sloth, not demon). &nbsp;</p> <p>I'm beginning to recognize how blurry the line between <i>orphan</i> and <i>transitional item</i> is for me: &nbsp;I nearly purged a handful of black and dark grey linen pieces I didn't wear all summer; suddenly, they're all I'm wearing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1731983 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 17:24:57 +0000 Staysfit 1731983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The indoor thermometer read 70 F today in my house and I'm freezing! Supposedly, the last of the very warm days are over, and it's supposed to be cooler now, but it's all relative. The most important item for me to sort are my shoes. I have open toe shoes and sandals all over the place, and I never wear them once it is below 65. My feet get too cold. </p> <p>Next to get packed away is anything linen. Linen tees, pants, sweaters, dresses. There is no reason for any of that to take up space in my closet again until the temperature is above 80.</p> <p>The next phase will be cotton and anything else I don't wear during transitional months. I keep out graphic tees, and a cotton sweater or two for layering. Shorts get put away in this phase as do any knit skirts and dresses that are not suitable for cool weather when worn with a topper.</p> <p>That's pretty much all I need to do. My closet is large, and I have enough space in it for most everything I own. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1731970 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:44:58 +0000 El Cee 1731970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sterling</b> -- I do exactly the same thing as you do -- I store out of season clothing in big Rubbermaid type bins and try as much as possible to store by category of clothing as well as by mini-season (e.g. -- deep summer vs. transitional summer). Everything is marked. I also have a medium sized basement closet for the items that would get too wrinkled in the bins. Evenso -- I still find this transitioning thing to be stress producing. I really wish I had a large walk-in closet that could hold all 6 mini-seasons of clothing. You know what I will be doing if I ever win Powerball. ;-)</p> <p>Glad that the hiding away of the way too comfy fallbacks is working for you. That was a brilliant idea. I did something similar this summer in that I kept my sloppy but comfy camping/gardening type clothes in a dresser in the guest room. Out of sight, out of mind. My own challenge has been tough. I now realize that my fallback bottom is always something in blue/black/gray denim. I am having difficulty breaking this pattern. Non-denim bottoms just are not as comfy (with the exception of ponte pants that are only worn in dead of winter). And white denim is just too "precious" for my daily life... gets dirty after one day of wear. I have colored denim bottoms (red, blush, olive, eggplant, mustard) but I wear them less frequently as they are either not true neutrals or just not as versatile. I guess I really do prefer dark neutral bottoms... practical and they go with everything in my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1731919 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 15:35:32 +0000 Anonymous 1731919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So <b>El Cee</b>, do you pack stuff away so that you can easily find the pieces you want to transition back into your wardrobe? &nbsp;I use large plastic bins. &nbsp;Each bin is delegated one category of clothing (athletic wear, tops, bottoms). &nbsp;I think it would be harder for me to find those few pieces that I want to wear as the season changes. &nbsp;I would have to remember I even had them too (short memory). &nbsp;</p> <p>So how is your challenge progressing? &nbsp;I found that by storing away those pieces I always reached for forces me to upgrade my outfits by selecting nicer things because the old standbys are no longer physically available to me. &nbsp;It was hard though. &nbsp;Really hard. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1731911 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 15:26:14 +0000 El Cee 1731911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I fully understand the "demon on a mission" mode. Seasonal transitioning of wardrobe can be an overwhelming job, especially for those of us who do not have spacious closets and have to keep a lot of stuff in storage. I always have the desire to get the enormous project done in one fell swoop -- and be done with it -- but this never turns out to be a good plan. I have changed my tactics over the years. I now do what Janet does... incremental closet changes according to what the weather is doing, which does involve a great deal of weather hawking. Up until yesterday, we were still having midday temps in the mid 80's, so I still have the majority of my summer wardrobe in my closet and dressers. I did manage to put away all but one pair of shorts and most of my sandals, and I brought a few lighter weight cardigans and jackets out of storage. For me, it is all about layering this time of year. Outer layers get removed as the day moves on, leaving me in a tank top and cropped pants as midday approaches. Yep, it looks kind of weird to be wearing a tank top in late September, but I think it looks worse for me to be a sweaty mess. I am trying to look more seasonally appropriate by wearing darker colors. Most of my very summery pastels have been packed away. But I still feel off and not quite seasonally appropriate.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-all-this-talk-about-winter-messed-with-my-head#post-1731887 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 14:31:53 +0000 JAileen 1731887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know what you mean! Every time the weather changes, I can't figure out what I used to wear. </p> <p>Our weather has been swinging wildly. In a week, it went from a high of 93 down to a low of 37. Oh, I just looked at the thermometer and it's 38 this morning. But it's forecast to get back up to 90 on Tuesday! So I've been wearing in-between clothes, with a topper that I can remove when it warms up. On Friday I wore bf jeans and a long sleeve tee with a wool poncho. Yesterday we went birding and I wore a short sleeve tee, cropped pants, and a windbreaker. Not very fashionable, but I was comfortable, at least. </p>