https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:20:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2363148 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:43:40 +0000 Star (Lise) 2363148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suntiger&nbsp;</b>I agree regarding those temps you quoted.&nbsp; Olive and salmon additions sound fab, along with cognac footwear.&nbsp; Our early Spring is also still very much like winter too.&nbsp; I call it Cold Spring and Warm Spring, and Warm Fall and Cold Fall.&nbsp; The clothes for the cold shoulder seasons crossover and the warms too.&nbsp; However I do find some of the traditional Fall colours very non-Spring like eg, maroons and rusts.&nbsp; I like to lighten up in Spring after the darker palette of winter too, although you would not say so from my record of my most worn items!&nbsp; I thrifted a light eggplant coloured short sleeve velvet Tee just before Spring and still have not worn it. Just did not feel right the 2x I put it on.&nbsp; I think though it will be fab in Warm Autumn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2363143 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:58:19 +0000 Suntiger 2363143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Early spring here tends to be cool and rainy, basically winter with flowers, but May is nice and I can usually wear my summer stuff. I lighten my palette a little with cognac footwear, salmon, and olive- and less black. </p> <p>Early falls here are warm and drier, so summer stuff stays through October. Fall is Much easier than spring color wise and temperature wise! </p> <p>50-70 no matter the month, I consider transitional, it's just a matter of rain or not rain! Transitional means thin toppers, raincoats, sandal booties on the cold end, thin pants, blouses, short sleeves, and mixed (sleeved top + skirt for example) outfits. Above 70 is full on summer, below 50 is full on winter to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2363126 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:48:43 +0000 Star (Lise) 2363126@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Cee&nbsp;</b>Sounds a bit like the weather in Johannesburg where I lived most of my life.&nbsp; &nbsp;No real winter.&nbsp; Only Spring and Summer.&nbsp; &nbsp;Gosh I miss that fabulous weather, no humidity.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2363112 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:12:31 +0000 Cee 2363112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We only really have two seasons here, Star... so for " spring " I may wear a turtleneck on it's own rather than having to layer it under another sweater, sweatshirt or jacket ( depending on the temperature or if I go out at night ).&nbsp;</p> <p>Other than that, it's jeans, trackpants and winter slacks with boots and sneakers as my mainstays.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2362076 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:11:08 +0000 Star (Lise) 2362076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks&nbsp;<b>Sisi!&nbsp;</b>So strange about your weather because we are reasonably close geographically.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2362073 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:32:49 +0000 Sisi 2362073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks like a nice capsule if you have consistent weather. I like the idea of blush shoes! I have a Spring capsule (similar to yours) but I have not been able to wear much of it up to date due to this horrible Spring - cold and super rainy. Today (June 5) is he first really warm day. But more rain and gloomy days are still forecasted in June. Yuck. I envy your hot weather.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2362024 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:41:53 +0000 Star (Lise) 2362024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Mary Beth&nbsp;</b>I too have "don't buy any more of .." lists!</p> <p>Thanks&nbsp;<b>Sal</b>!&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2362018 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:10:55 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 2362018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always devour these capsule wardrobe and planning posts.&nbsp; &nbsp;I'm in the Atlanta suburbs, and we don't have definitive starts and ends to seasons.&nbsp; &nbsp;It's a little more phase in, phase out.&nbsp; We do get extremes on either end - 90s in high summer/early fall, and some below freezing days December-January.&nbsp; &nbsp;I haven't really placed these into carefully planned capsules since the pandemic.&nbsp; I probably should, because I do go to Florida in the high summer, and Ontario in mid-winter.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>My system is more of a list of "don't buy any more of..."&nbsp; and "I have enough of &lt;item type&gt;"</p> <p>I absolutely agree that preferences for color and style change.&nbsp; &nbsp;Five years ago, I didn't really wear denim, and now I love it.&nbsp; And I've moved away from all-black outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361998 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:25:14 +0000 Sal 2361998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great work Star - it is interesting to see what is being worn and what is not.&nbsp; Sometimes reality and perception can differ!</p> <p>Preferences do change - and I think that's absolutely fine!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361978 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:46:29 +0000 Star (Lise) 2361978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie&nbsp;</b>You are such a Pro!&nbsp; You summed up my current style situation perfectly.&nbsp; I was always all about statements but in recent years I am more into classics and neutrals.&nbsp; Yet I could not pin down why that was feeling a bit off.&nbsp; It seems to have naturally evolved to how you describe it without my trying or realising it.&nbsp; &nbsp; I still need some sort of statement or two!&nbsp; &nbsp; As for my seasonal capsules, they are very loose and I do add anything I feel like from my wardrobe depending on my mood.&nbsp; I should call it a Wardrobe Guideline not a Capsule. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361971 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:35:03 +0000 Angie 2361971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OOOOOOH! Bookending new hair with blush footwear sounds awesome, <b>Star</b>! And the wine coloured bag might match your dark red specs. NICE :)</p> <p>Sounds to me like a neutral outfit needs something extra you're looking for - like peach hair, wine bag, statement specs, patterned pants, and non-neutral toppers.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have seasonal items that I wear only in Summer and Winter (or early Spring because Spring can feel like Winter here in Seattle). My Spring and Autumn items cross over more.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am 100% a mood dresser. Waving to <b>Jaime</b>! Unless I am travelling or there's an event, I don't plan my outfits. So I don't adhere to strict seasonal capsules. That said, my items relate well to each other so they mix and match easily within a season.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361963 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:18:05 +0000 Star (Lise) 2361963@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Joy&nbsp;</b>Your Spring sounds so similar to how ours usually is, this year was unusually warm.&nbsp; Good idea to use colour and pattern to feel Spring-y even if the temperatures are not corresponding.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361962 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:14:30 +0000 Anonymous 2361962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My spring capsule includes outfits with a topper for cold mornings and evening. This year the whole spring season was cold I wore the topper all day every day. I include cold weather things in spring pastels. I gradually shift over to warm weather things and shed the topper through most of the day. Now it is still<br /> cold so i continue to wear the warmer things. Spring is a shifting season. Be ready for anything. Use pastels and florals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361959 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 07:16:22 +0000 Star (Lise) 2361959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jaime&nbsp;</b>I use the word Capsule very loosely.&nbsp; Basically I type up a list of clothes I think I want to wear in a particular season.&nbsp; As I have such a large amount of clothes in my wardrobe this helps me feel less overwhelmed and make easier/better dressing decisions.&nbsp; That said I am also a mood dresser, which is why I am a slow editor.&nbsp; I can LOVE a piece for a season and then not like it much for quite some time.&nbsp; Currently I am also a 'what fits' dresser due to a lot of my wardrobe being too small due to weight gain, especially bottoms.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361953 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:26:40 +0000 Jaime 2361953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Although I am not a tracker or a capsule person, I do tend to wear small subsets of clothes for a while until the wind (or more likely my mood) changes. Regardless, it sounds like this was a very useful exercise for you. Fun about the footwear and your new haircolor! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361946 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 21:17:29 +0000 Star (Lise) 2361946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Carla&nbsp;</b>I had to smile because my stroke of genius was more like a happy accident :).&nbsp; Interestingly I have never liked myself in light footwear previously.&nbsp; <br />I have always preferred myself in darker tops - when my hair was brunette and silver.&nbsp; Only recently I am liking myself in light tops.&nbsp; Previously as a dark brunette optic white was my best and cream was not so good.&nbsp; Now with strawberry blonde hair cream is looking so much better.&nbsp; So interesting to me.&nbsp; I have read blogs where it is recommended that as one goes grey and becomes lower in contrast in general, one should/would prefer lower contrast clothes to match (so that the clothes don't wear you).&nbsp; Totally on the contrary for me.&nbsp; I had visions of pastels looking so good with my silver hair (I have pale skin and light eyes too).&nbsp; No ways - I looked so washed out and felt much better in my black tops.&nbsp; So yes I need the contrast!&nbsp; Maybe not only black but a colour must be saturated.&nbsp; &nbsp;Although a little less now with the new hair colour.&nbsp; Similarly you look fabulous in creams and champagnes and navy, so I think high and some low contrast work for you too.<br />Also interesting you had a cooler than usual Spring and we had a warmer than usual Spring.&nbsp; We are now set for a hotter than usual summer, which started today, about 1 month too early!<br />Counting wears definitely helps me when making decisions regarding passing on items too.&nbsp; Also made me aware of how more I wear neutrals than I thought. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361945 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 20:56:18 +0000 Star (Lise) 2361945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suz&nbsp;</b>The seasons are distinct, so much so, that there is what I call Early Spring and Late Spring, as well as Early Autumn and Late Autumn, and I need different clothes for these.&nbsp; I can cross over Early Spring clothes with Late Autumn, and Late Spring with Early Autumn, and I do with some pieces.&nbsp; But you know how Spring and Autumn colors and textures are vastly different so very often I don't.</p> <p>I started counting wears in 2021 and only paused for last winter.&nbsp; I know now what I wear in winter and it is quite straight forward.&nbsp; I moved continents in 2015 and came from a vastly different, mild 2 season climate.&nbsp; I brought a ton of clothes with but they were mostly too light and the first bunch of knits I bought here were in cotton, which generally are too light for winter.&nbsp; Tracking showed how much less often I wear them than wool knits because I am only wearing them in Early Spring or Late Autumn.&nbsp; &nbsp;So this and lots of other useful info was gleaned.&nbsp; I will continue tracking, just not for winter.&nbsp; My wardrobe is still larger than 150 but when I thrift a new item I make sure at least 1, if not 2 go out.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361943 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 20:03:01 +0000 Carla 2361943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don’t have seasonal capsules, but rather everything available all the time. &nbsp;(The exception is the family clothes closet where heavy winter coats go into the basement closet until needed.). This year spring was cooler than usual, and I was wearing sweaters through most of it! &nbsp;</p> <p> <div><br /></div><div>Correct me if I’m wrong, but most of your tops seem to be dark neutrals - or colours, vs white/cream or lighter colours? &nbsp;I’m the same, and have been wondering if this is because my colouring is light and low contrast and dark colours provide contrast? &nbsp;It turned warm last week and I was wearing a navy linen top on repeat. &nbsp;I have the same top in white and light blue, but I kept reaching for the navy. (Last year it racked up twice as many wears as the lighter versions) &nbsp;I even pulled out the iron to give it a press when it came out of the laundry so I could get it back in rotation sooner! &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Bookending footwear with hair colour is always a great idea. &nbsp;It can be a challenge when hair colour isn’t a conventional colour - so it’s genius that you recognized blush footwear works with your ‘pink’ hair! </p> <p>I count for two main reasons these days. &nbsp;1. To identify the hard working items in my closets and the ones worth repeating or duplicating, and 2. So I can have a thought exercise when I’m considering passing an item along (or tossing it). <i>Why am I passing it on if it’s not worn out/has a low wear count? Did I get good cost per wear?</i></p> <p> </div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361939 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:47:19 +0000 Suz 2361939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting! Do any of your items overlap between seasons, or is the weather so distinct that you don't really overlap?&nbsp;</p> <p>Do you think you will continue to count wears of clothing overall? I go through periods when I count, and then periods when I don't. I find that once I glean some information from the practice, I don't need to do it again until I experience a lifestyle or a significant style shift. But my first round of counting helped me see what an ideal sized wardrobe is, for me. (Turns out if is about the same size as yours.)&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree about not really counting footwear. I change footwear multiple times per day depending on activity. Having said that, I did count footwear last winter when I was keeping track and this proved to me the value of my indoor shoes. I wore them every day and felt so much better in them than in slippers.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-capsule---wiw-most-often-and-take-aways-long#post-2361938 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:06:36 +0000 Star (Lise) 2361938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Everyone</p> <p>Living in a four season climate I have just spent 2 months wearing a Spring capsule I loosely put together, that was for April and May.&nbsp; The following is what transpired:</p> <p>I wore 44 items.&nbsp; The items I wore most often were:</p> <p>Navy Parachute Pants<br />Navy Ponte Skinnies/Leggings<br />White Snake Print Skinnies</p> <p>Black Button Downs (various)<br />Black Short Sleeve Tees (various)</p> <p>White 3/4 Sleeve T</p> <p>Navy/White Striped Long Sleeve T</p> <p>Gray Striped Long Sleeve Sweatshirt</p> <p>Emerald Green Cardi<br />Orange Zippered Sweater Jacket<br />Fuchsia Knit</p> <p>For the first (and last time) I tracked shoes and bags:<br />I mostly wore:<br />Blush Puma Sneakers<br />Blush Knitted Sneakers<br />Dark Blue Combat Boots<br />White/Blue/Red Slip on Sandals<br />Red Bucket Bag</p> <p>There were actually 50 plus items in the capsule but I only wore 44.&nbsp; The ones mentioned are the ones I wore multiple times.&nbsp; What I see is that:</p> <p>I preferred neutral tops and bottoms and added bright colour with my toppers.&nbsp; Yes I do think of my white snake print skinnies as more of a neutral :).</p> <p>That I am really enjoying bookending my newly coloured hair with blush footwear.&nbsp; It has faded from copper to strawberry blonde.</p> <p>The red bag that I thrifted during this period proved to very versatile.&nbsp; It is more on the 'wine side' of red and I think it will be good for Autumn and Winter months too.</p> <p>That 40 items per season may be my sweet spot, which translates to 160 for 4 seasons, which matches the 150 in total I have in mind, excluding footwear, bags and accessories.</p> <p>I am not going to be tracking footwear going forward.&nbsp; I can wear 3 pairs in a day for various activities and I don't think the numbers are that valuable to me.&nbsp; Same for bags.&nbsp; I tend use one for as long as it goes with the outfit I am wearing, and only if it seriously clashes in a bad way do I change it.&nbsp; I think this also means I do not need that many bags in my future.</p> <p>This Spring the weather was much warmer than usual so this is not an accurate template for all Springs.&nbsp; Usually heavier jackets would be worn a lot more as well as turtleneck knits.&nbsp; This exercise was more out of interest for my analytical brain and as one who wants to reduce her wardrobe going forward this information is useful.</p> <p>Today, 1 June I changed over to a summer capsule.&nbsp; The weather has suddenly turned hot.&nbsp; If you made it this far, thanks for reading.&nbsp; Does anyone else have a Spring capsule and have any take-aways to share?</p>