https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 15 May 2026 02:12:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1900007 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:16:16 +0000 LaPed 1900007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This strategy looks almost like a "French Five" approach -- these all look like really versatile, high-impact items: no filler. And all very true to your style goals.</p> <p>Like you, I lead a pretty dirt-filled life, and I try to maintain a similar shopping approach. I'm always keeping an eye out for things I love but that I won't have to be precious with -- easy care materials, low price, secondhand, etc. -- and being very deliberate about my "good" things and trying to keep them out of harm's way. I just bought a couple pairs of ridiculously comfortable boyfriend jeans from Uniqlo -- they are literally more comfy than yoga pants, but more presentable than sweatpants, and I don't have to feel bad if I end up with a bit of paint and chicken poo on them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1900003 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:59:01 +0000 cheryl 1900003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your choices! Looks like some fantastic additions to your wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1899933 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:14:09 +0000 Cardiff girl 1899933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a plan to me!Buying stuff in a rush because you need it doesn’t always end well so your reasoning makes perfect sense to me,I hope that you get to enjoy your new clothes for a long time before they are trashed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1899914 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:09:57 +0000 cindysmith 1899914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, hearing that a non-sneaker person likes those sneakers makes me feel better about buying them ;-)</p> <p>Sterling, I'm waiting for the cardigan to arrive. The size chart measurements said it's 54" long so I'm hopeful it really is an ankle grazer on me.</p> <p>Mainelady, thank you! I generally feel such a disorganized mess when it comes to my wardrobe organization and shopping strategy, especially in comparison to fabbers who have such wise strategies, so you just made me feel good about myself :-D</p> <p>Unfrumped, yes, I have bought some ugly stuff in the past. Which backfires, because I never reach for it and then I wind up destroying something I love. It also leads to a closet stuffed with things that make me sad. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1899913 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:06:56 +0000 RobinF 1899913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love that duster cardigan and sneakers especially. Sounds like a solid plan, well thought out. I think it should help minimize the panicky last-minute impulse buys perfectly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1899881 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:24:36 +0000 unfrumped 1899881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the key to this strategy is really loving each item you add ( that doesn’t mean has to be over the top perfect, but something you really enjoy reaching for). That way you might seem to be expanding but you will enjoy all of them in rotation. It sounds hard for you because love gets trashed! That might make me tend to buy some ugly clothes!<br /> That’s maybe why Angie’s PPP includes Practical, and not Perfect. You’re finding the right mix of fun, economy, opportunity. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1899866 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:53:11 +0000 Mainelady 1899866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your strategy makes sense. Proactive shopping....I like it! You have inspired me to look at my needs through a new lens. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1899860 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:29:41 +0000 Anonymous 1899860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your new shopping strategy makes perfect sense to me. &nbsp;You are thinking ahead and circumventing that frantic heart-racing shopping that occurs when a need suddenly presents itself. &nbsp;I love those sneakers!!!!!!! &nbsp;Is the cardigan as long on as in the picture??? &nbsp;If so, I love it. &nbsp;I find it so hard to find a cardigan that actually length to it. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1899836 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:32:46 +0000 Jaime 1899836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do think that concentrating on the few pieces we really want and see wearing can replace a lot of shopping mistakes. As a non-sneaker person, I must add I love your sneaker choice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new-for-clothes-shopping#post-1899835 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:25:40 +0000 cindysmith 1899835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have not followed any sort of shopping strategy since I was a kid and did the whole school clothes thing with mom. The lack of strategy was often apparent, as I would become obsessed with some idea or another and just buy stuff that fit with that idea (leaving myself with 8 pairs of similar black boots or more smiley face adorned garments than any single human has a right to own). </p> <p>This year, I've decided to attempt to limit my spring purchases to these few garments in finds. I've actually got my spring/summer wardrobe fairly well sorted. It's a lot of garments that I love and wear as often as I can get them through the laundry cycle, so I don't NEED anything much. However, considering the rate at which my wardrobe has been getting destroyed here lately, I figured it couldn't hurt to buy a few things BEFORE I trash something. My logic is that maybe it will keep me from running around like a chicken with its head cut off, scrambling to come up with clothes, buying any old random thing that I might be interested in.</p> <p>The black joggers are a replacement for the grey ones I ruined with black sticky goo. Those grey ones were a heavy hitter in my wardrobe, working for my job and leisure. I like these black ones even better than the grey ones.</p> <p>The black tunic top is meant to save my beloved Barbara I Gongini top. I'm not saving the beloved one for some 'occasion', I'm just not wearing it to work; I'll wear the one in finds to work because it won't hurt me if it gets trashed.</p> <p>The sneakers are a pair I have been lusting after for, well, like forever. I saw them pop up on zulily for a fraction of what I've been seeing them sell for, so I went ahead and bought them even though I don't necessarily NEED any sneakers right now. I'm fairly certain that I'll trash a pair of sneakers before spring/summer is over, and these were my Platonic ideal of sneakers so I went for it while they were so heavily discounted. (Side note: why am I sitting here trying to rationalize &amp; justify a wardrobe purchase on a forum dedicated to wardrobes? LOL)</p> <p>The long blue duster cardigan was kind of a whim. I couldn't get the full length white coat inspiration pic from this post<br /> (<a href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-shift-mental-hang-up-about-pants-length" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....nts-length</a>)<br /> out of my mind. However, a coat doesn't get much wear here, and Ivory would last about 6 nanoseconds. So I'm going with a long dark cardigan.</p> <p>The blue top was a birthday gift from my mom (she sent money, I bought this), and is unusual enough to appeal to my dystopian side, yet still rather normal &amp; minimalist looking. It even came with matching arm warmers, which makes accessorizing it on cool days fairly easy LOL</p> <p>The light colored top is a bit dystopian and therefore perfect for work. If it gets snagged on something, it will blend right in with the distressing and it won't break my heart for it to get trashed beyond hope. It will save some of my lighter colored tops for days when I don't have to worry about smashing blackberries into my clothes by accident. Possibly related fun factoid: I actually wound up with blackberries smashed INSIDE MY BOOTS on Saturday, and it wasn't very pleasant</p> <p>The dark grey one is a wild card and a bit of a gamble. I'm not sure I'm going to feel comfortable in my own body in it (mid life weight gain, blergh). But it's different, and it looks breezy enough to actually be a good piece for our summers.</p> <p>I'm hoping that, by adding a few pieces now, in a thoughtful and planned way, I will prevent the scramble and mistakes I've just lived with in the past. I've read so many posts from you wonderful ladies, the ones where you've tried a new strategy, and they've inspired me to think differently about how I approach my wardrobe and my style shift that I've been going through. So if you've stuck around to get to this point, thank you for the inspiration! </p>