https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:50:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696937 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:35:06 +0000 unfrumped 1696937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely!<br /> Funny you should post this because I was OOT and visited Nordstrom Rack there and found some Paul Green and Munro footwear that I think "update" some of my existing items and are comfortable as well. The PG is a shootie /bootie style that I expected to use only with " long" pants, but works even better with ankle pants than my existing loafer- Oxford options and make me want to wear them! Also got a pair of print Sperry sneaks that go with eveything( casual, summer- early fall).<br /> Also these items fit better and styled better than some existing footwear so that I was able to cull more than 1in/ out for footwear and improve the focus and color palette and not expand.<br /> I'm<br /> Not anti-NAS but it worked for me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696847 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:27:56 +0000 Beth 1696847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great anti-NAS scores! I have that very KS bag in a cream/black combination and I love it. I also feel a bit sheepish about it, but it's a great bag and the logo is small.</p> <p>Your new dress is beautiful and really shows off your lovely waist. And yay for bras that don't break the bank! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696808 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:18:20 +0000 nicoleb 1696808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha i'm loving the "anti-NAS"! I did the same a couple weeks back. Scored a Free People tunic from last Fall's collection in the clearance section for $11! And i love buying my bras from there also!</p> <p>The dress looks great on you and that bag is gorg! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696791 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:55:25 +0000 Roxanna 1696791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just ADORE that dress on you. And completely agree about buying lingerie a season later!</p> <p>I feel the same way about Theory pants. they are always beautifully cut, but why ALWAYS unlined?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696782 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:41:35 +0000 Barbara Diane 1696782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great picks and useful advise.<br />Besides being different from store to store, I've found with these types of stores sometimes the best stuff is when a store is new, so that you return. After a while it can go downhill. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696759 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:51:42 +0000 RobinF 1696759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love that bag, beautiful. My Rack recently redid the purse section, much better selection and right inside the door, so tempting! I agree with Beth Ann that there is a lot of difference between different locations of the same store. I guess it makes sense since it is odds and ends but it seems to be a lot in the way the store is managed too. Sounds like you have a great TJ Maxx. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696545 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:26:33 +0000 Joyce B 1696545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfit and bag, and great dress for the reunion. I know what you are saying about HHH NJ! (Hazy, hot and humid).<br /> Thank you for the recs for the Rack for underwear, I will check it out. I also dislike when the merch is all jumbled up. I feel like, if they don't love it, why should I buy it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696512 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 23:22:09 +0000 crazyone 1696512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>glad everyone liked the bag! &nbsp;I'm a bit sheepish still that it's Kate Spade but at least their logo is discreet :)</p> <p>Beth Ann: &nbsp;my college reunions is an entire 3-day outdoor event in hot, humid New Jersey--and the women dress up, a LOT. &nbsp;Dressing for 9-10 miles walking outdoors and standing in 90 deg F with 70% humidity meanwhile maintaining nice clothes and makeup is...a challenge. &nbsp;I usually feel well dressed but felt pretty bedraggled when I went this year (another weird thing is that people go to their off-year reunions...) &nbsp;I might ask for YLF help before I go next year. &nbsp;But this dress should be perfect for the weather and conditions. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696317 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:58:59 +0000 Colette 1696317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your bag, great score! But that orange dress is gorgeous on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696294 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:21:06 +0000 Beth Ann 1696294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the reunion dress! &nbsp;At reunions people can "try too hard" to look perfect. &nbsp;Your dress looks looks modern, pretty and relaxed -- like someone who's going to a party to have fun and just happens to look fabulous!</p> <p>Your shopping outfit is fab also -- love the cropped top with the midi length pleats. &nbsp;Wow!</p> <p>I find a lot of difference between different locations of discount chains. &nbsp;My nearby Rack, for example, is great for shoes, but "meh" for clothing. &nbsp;The TJ Maxx is good for home goods and bags, but not clothing. &nbsp;And the Marshalls? &nbsp;It's a hot mess --- I stay away! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1696246 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:14:52 +0000 cheryl 1696246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The orange dress is fab on you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1695946 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:44:44 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1695946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>the orange dress will be stunning for a reunion. Today's outfit is also excellent, and I think that bag is a great find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1695928 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:09:32 +0000 Suz 1695928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The bag is fabulous. What a great find. I also LOVE your skirt outfit. Just beautiful on you.&nbsp;</p> <p>The orange dress is very pretty on you also.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1695917 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:27:33 +0000 SecretSquirrel 1695917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very nice bag! And your outfits fit so nicely, I particularly like the cheerful orange dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1695911 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:12:27 +0000 Anonymous 1695911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Seconding my love of that bag. I think I saw it before and loved it then. You look very nice in both outfits too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1695905 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 19:59:16 +0000 Anonymous 1695905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The bag is gorgeous. &nbsp;Score!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-refresh-the-anti-nas#post-1695834 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:39:36 +0000 crazyone 1695834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had to go to the Newbury St area in Boston anyway today, so I decided to see if I could do an anti-NAS: refresh my wardrobe by buying last year's stuff at Nordstrom Rack and TJ Maxx, especially since the NAS threads have been giving me a sense of which shoe brands, etc. are quite good. For shoes this was an outright bust--the designer section in Nordstrom Rack mostly had summer shoes and was overall fairly uninteresting. </p> <p>I used the opportunity to look at the Furla handbags that I had asked about earlier. Unfortunately, I didn't like the look of them very much--much boxier and too big for me in the medium satchel size. But I did come home with a wardrobe pet--the Kate Spade Cedar Street Maise satchel, which was 50% off at the store (though I wonder if these colors were made just for the Rack). It's in a colorblock, but a colorblock of two dark neutrals (ink and black) so I expect it to coordinate well with my wardrobe and not show stains, etc. It's one of the best reviewed Kate Spade bags--I originally walked out of the store thinking I'd consider other things but once I read the online reviews I came back and bought it.</p> <p>Nordstrom Rack is also a great place for me to buy bras--I bought two Natori bras and one Simone Perele bra for less than $20 each (the Simone Perele was $13). I've also bought my workhorse Chantelle bras from there. Since being "in fashion" matters a lot less for bras, this is one case where the Rack beats out NAS for a refresher, at least if they have your size.</p> <p>I also came home with another summer dress--but this one will be perfect for my 10th college reunion this year (people wear a lot of orange), by Joie.</p> <p>Based on (I think) Chris987's recommendation, I decided to check out the new TJ Maxx on Newbury Street. I'm usually not a fan of these stores because everything is jumbled...but this one (at least for now) is very well organized/curated--in fact, it's much neater than Nordstrom Rack. They have a "Runway" section consisting of designer items--they did have a gorgeous Ferragamo lavender satchel but even on sale it was $999 so that was not going to come home with me. Lots of Vince, Theory, Rag&amp;Bone, Tory Burch, and some more even higher end stuff, for great prices and very well organized (unlike the Rack, though the Rack has more stuff). </p> <p>I tried on several Theory items (in finds below) but the sizing was slightly off--the peplum shirt in a P was too short in the arms and a little tight in the bust, the S seemed to be too big overall. The pull-on wool pants looked *gorgeous*--I only tried the P, which fit, though there was some slight bunching in the pockets. I still might have bought them had they been lined, but unlined dry-clean only pants...meh. </p> <p>Even though I didn't come home with anything, I recommend the new TJ Maxx as well!</p> <p>Bonus shot of the outfit I was wearing--finally wore the accordion pleat skirt and lace top out of the house. It was perfect today because I had to wear something long but breezy in the heat. </p>