https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:17:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181524 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:26:14 +0000 Carla 2181524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ack! &nbsp;You might like Levi’s 724 better than the 721. &nbsp;They are more ‘straight’ than ‘skinny’ but form fitting/stretchy. &nbsp;(I did some try ons and jeans purchases today! )</p> <p>My experience with ‘Mother’ jeans, is that they do very nice things for the rear view if you have a petite (or flat) derrière.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181512 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:38:52 +0000 notsaf 2181512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gillian, N, and Debbie: thanks for your lovely comments and so nice to “meet” you!</p> <p>Jonesy and Shevia: you are definitely both boot-buddies!</p> <p>Bijou: I have heard good things about Mother jeans, esp the Lover, but have never tried them. Definitely worth exploring on your recommendation!</p> <p>Helena and Angie: thanks for being my #1 cheerleaders!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181371 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:24:46 +0000 Angie 2181371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Notsaf, </b>you are thoughtful and authentic about your wardrobe items, which is why it all comes through in your KILLER looks :)</p> <p>Happy to have inspired you to add white boots!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181365 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:13:33 +0000 Helena 2181365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So great to see you notsaf! Love how you use Finds ... you've given me a project to do today :D</p> <p>Your style is so good - so focused, yet not a bit boring. You've nailed 'signature style' in my book. Keep us posted when you can! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181315 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:59:46 +0000 Bijou 2181315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Notasf - it is love to see your well considered monthly purchases and also the Top Performers. You have assembled a very well considered wardrobe. </p> <p>My favourite jeans are Mother The Looker and The Hustler jeans. I have 3 pairs of The Looker and one of The Hustler. I know that Mother jeans are expensive - but my jeans get worn often and The Looker jeans (a high waisted skinny jean) were purchased 3 years ago and still going strong. I even wore my The Looker jeans on a plane and slept in them, they are soft and comfortable. I have other jeans (Paige, JBrand, AG) but my most worn and comfy are the Mother jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181312 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 03:21:52 +0000 Debbie 2181312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love reading your thought process and thanks for sharing your finds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181308 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:46:02 +0000 Jaime 2181308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have also become a fan of Uggs this year (in my case a new old pair) and Blundstones are a undervalued classic.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181284 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:36:32 +0000 Jonesy 2181284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful new additions! I love the oxblood boots--I have a similar pair and I've found that color to be surprisingly versatile. It's so great when you finally spring for something like that Emerson Fry striped sweater, and it immediately just works and becomes a favorite! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181280 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 23:03:45 +0000 N 2181280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds exactly like my tastes! They look like well thought through purchases too and i'm glad you are in love with everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181273 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 22:27:08 +0000 Anonymous 2181273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I enjoyed your year in review and how cohesive your purchases were. I admire that level of discernment! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181256 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 21:35:18 +0000 notsaf 2181256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for the kind words! It's good to be "back." </p> <p>Liesbeth: what a kind thing to say! I had been eye those D’orsay flats for years, and jumped when the went on sale at the holidays. They’re totally your style, as well!</p> <p>Jenn and La Ped: the sweater is a real superhero; I’ve already duplicated in cream (sans stripe) and am wearing both all the time this spring. (If you're thinking about purchasing, I found it to be truly oversized, so a small was the right fit for me, where I might have taken a medium or large to get the same look in another brand. I'm a US 6.)</p> <p>Sal: fingers crossed the booties work out!</p> <p>Carla: I do think I'll go back to finish my work in the UK if and when that's possible and I miss London terribly, but at least I picked up a few wonderful pieces and some style sense (including the boilersuit!) from my friends over there. I think my personal style really did get refined over the year. Moving multiple times also helped keep me concentrated while winnowing the chaff.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181234 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 21:07:09 +0000 rachylou 2181234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh, I have to say I enjoy scrolling through your collection! Cohesive and curated. A visual joy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181216 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 20:10:28 +0000 LaPed 2181216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, it looks like it's been a great year style-wise. I *love* the Emerson Fry sweater and I think it will look great with the white boots. Yay that the Blundstones worked out! :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181215 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:41:07 +0000 Sal 2181215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic additions - you have a confidence and assurance in how you dress - with some fun thrown in.</p> <p>Love that beanie and those are great white boots too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181172 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:18:46 +0000 Liesbeth 2181172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Has it been that long? I did miss your posts, I realized when you commented on my spring haul ;). Very interesting to see which purchases you made in this very special year. I'm awed, they're all very you and strike that balance between casual enough for Covid life yet interesting enough not to look like you've given up ;).<br /> Just one more thing: those ochre slip ons you got in November are too die for. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181167 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 15:46:37 +0000 Jenn 2181167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always like seeing your additions. Your wardrobe is soothing to me. I especially like the Emerson Fry sweater. Just perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181163 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 15:02:18 +0000 Carla 2181163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I enjoy your posts and sharing of Finds. &nbsp;You have a refined style that is appealing to the eye and must be soothingly comfortable to wear. &nbsp;Has returning stateside changed the way you look at clothes? &nbsp;Would you go back if/when things open up again?</p> <p>I’m not familiar with the fit of J.Crew jeans, so not sure of this recommendation - but, I’ve become a fan of Levi’s 721. &nbsp;(I’ve got 2 pair of the white - they are less stretchy than blue versions, but the fabric composition of Levi’s blue versions looks similar to the JCrew formula.)</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thebay.com/product/levis-721-high-rise-skinny-jeans-blue-story-0600090450436.html?dwvar_0600090450436_color=Blue_Story">https://www.thebay.com/product.....tml?dwvar_</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.marks.com/en/levis-womens-721-high-rise-skinny-jeans-color-WHITE-293427.html#293427%5Bcolor%5D=WHITE&amp;293427%5Blength%5D=L30">https://www.marks.com/en/levis.....93427%5Bco</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-wardrobe-updates#post-2181156 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 14:43:41 +0000 notsaf 2181156@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Somehow, it has been quite a long time since I've posted (it's been a very unusual winter, to say the least!), and I am long overdue for posting about recent purchases.</p> <p>I keep track of everything in Finds. Here are collections of purchases since the last time I posted (apparently in JULY!):</p> <p>August:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=8946">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=8946</a><br />September:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=8983">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=8983</a><br />October:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=9154">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=9154</a><br />November:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=9344">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=9344</a><br />December:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=9343">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=9343</a><br />January:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=9566">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=9566</a><br />February:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=9594">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=9594</a><br />March:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=9702">https://youlookfab.com/finds/c.....ction=9702</a></p> <p>March isn't over an I have two new pieces on the way, both inspired by YLFers: Angie's white booties and Irina's cropped white jeans (in Finds below).</p> <p>This is almost a year of dressing - wow! - and almost two years since I started posting on YLF: what a great influence you all have been on helping me to clarifying my spending and my style.</p> <p>I continue focusing on functional, foundational basics in a restricted palette. I have zero patience for things that are fussy or uncomfortable, and value lovely, washable fabrics that are soft and appealing. I have become a uniform mood dresser: jeans and a top almost all days, but with enough variety in those items and silhouette to be able to pull together something different each morning that feels perfectly, genuinely me. I add interest with footwear, dainty jewelry, and outwear.</p> <p>By the numbers, October and December were the months when I made the most purchases, but throughout these items, I include gear and loungewear, as well as basics, where I made greater investment this year because of more time at home and outdoors: that has been a welcome change and a silver lining.</p> <p>Top purchases have to be (...also in Finds):<br />- Lulu Lemon beanie (such a great color and fabulous material that could work in the city and on the trails: I wore it ALL winter)<br />- Uggs slippers (wearing them as I write this, and a totally luxurious addition to my WFH situtaion)<br />- Oxblood Blundstones (which I purchased with the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tell-me-about-blundstoneshttp://">help of YLFers</a> like La Ped, and which have been totally indispensable in the late winter/early spring sleet, slow, ice, rain, sun)<br />- Emerson Fry cotton sweater (something I coveted for a long time and about which I am so glad I took the plunge: I barely take it off at the moment)</p> <p>Unfortunately, the latest fabrication/sizing of my favorite, many-years repeat-purchased J Crew skinnies (also in Finds) is a little off this time: the length is just a little shorter and the waist is just a little bigger, meaning that they are just fussy enough for me to be looking for something else. End of an era! If any of you have suggestions for a fairly dark-wash, high-waisted, slightly-stretchy skinny ankle jean that is not too skinny at the ankle (a lot of needs, I realize!), please let me know!</p> <p>And if you've gotten this far: thanks for reading!</p>