https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:47:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969479 Sat, 27 Oct 2018 21:22:08 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1969479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Roberta, feed himself? Barely. I just got done taking the pesto and tomatoes off my teen-ager's pizza. He knows it's a silly request, but I still do it. Eye roll. Not sure which of us is to blame at this point. (In his defense, there are lots of ways that he does more/is more responsible than other kids his age, so it balances out.) </p> <p></p> <p>Oh, and the bag is on sale for $70, a lot less than the last red bag I looked at. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969435 Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:58:15 +0000 Roberta 1969435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That red bag is glorious. After a certain age, kids should feed themselves, right? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969376 Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:07:53 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1969376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, like I said, it’s getting here just in the nick of time, between the need for winter clothes and the desire for more than 4 pairs of pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969343 Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:58:14 +0000 Mainelady 1969343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sure do love all the pretties you posted, but you’ll get the practical pitch from me. Take your time. Enjoy revisiting your clothes and shopping your closet first. Decide what still works, well, what really doesn’t work any longer and what needs a boost (a fab accessory can often change the vibe of an outfit).<br /> Every season offers something exciting and new. Give yourself the gift of time. I think it will be worth the wait. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969166 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:07:20 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1969166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suntiger, your colors are easy for me to pick out--it's all the bright colors that look appealing, until I consider how I look wearing them. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lacanadienneshoes.com/intl/booties/boca-4993001-black">https://www.lacanadienneshoes......3001-black</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.zulily.com/p/brown-purple-abstract-ankle-boot-308806-42158761.html?pos=19&amp;fromEvent=308806">https://www.zulily.com/p/brown.....fromEvent=</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.zulily.com/p/purple-mandala-ankle-boot-308806-61645406.html?pos=52&amp;fromEvent=308806">https://www.zulily.com/p/purpl.....ent=308806</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969161 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:48:37 +0000 Cee 1969161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That'll do ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969157 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:38:12 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1969157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cee, 2 years of dance lessons and 2 of gymnastics ought to count for something, right? lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969154 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:26:17 +0000 Cee 1969154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Get the lad out out the house and get him busking downtown for his supper, Fashie !</p> <p>...Can he play a musical instrument or tap dance ? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969152 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:14:55 +0000 SarahD8 1969152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FashIntern my vote is don’t let that money burn a hole in your pocket while waiting for your ship to come in!</p> <p>I agree with others that the items in your first post look like wardrobe “icing” for the most part, and not particularly suited to a conservative work environment. (I think you have mentioned that workplaces in Germany are more conservative, sartorially, than those in the US.) </p> <p>Let the arrival of your stuff satisfy your desire for novelty for now. I think you’ll be glad for some funds to play with once you know where you’ll be working and what you need. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969125 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:59:15 +0000 rachylou 1969125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that’s so exciting! I personally love wallowing in my own stuff, arranging it and rearranging it. Like, I enjoy having a seasonal closet, packing things up and unpacking them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969082 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:22:41 +0000 Christina F. 1969082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I need to shop my closet for November for practical and financial reasons. I’m going to be away for half the month, and maybe that’s cheating since I’ll be using smaller capsules at those times. But I’m in, La Ped! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969057 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:45:41 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1969057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Suntiger, thanks. I'm familiar with the SYC idea, just not how to make it a challenge. But I guess La Pedestrienne has an idea. You know, says the little devil on your other shoulder, there is a US version of that site...</div><div><br /></div><div>Angie, yes, that's another good reason to take it slow. I have unworn fleece-lined tights, long johns in good shape, etc. on the way, but who knows if it's the right number and colors. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969041 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:25:09 +0000 Anonymous 1969041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:) just my colors! Id be afraid of the shipping cost though.<br /> And yes you need red boots and also the pink boots!<br /> Shop your closet is a shopping fast while you wear what you have and try to restyle things. And meanwhile youre evaluating whats working, not working, and seeing if theres wardrobe holes. As opposed to assuming theres a wardrobe hole that needs filling.<br /> Mine is due to photo 1 similarities and yes a few things still haven't been worn yet (due to weather). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969040 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:19:21 +0000 Angie 1969040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s soooo fab being reunited with your stuff! Feels like Xmas. I have been through that too many times. This is the fourth continent I have lived in. ENJOY.</p> <p>Wait. </p> <p>I suspect you’ll need quite a big wardrobe refresh across the seasons. VERY different climates FL and Berlin. Take it three months at a time. Review, assess, road test, and tweak.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969035 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:00:33 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1969035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suntiger, you’d better watch it young lady, or you’ll find something like this on your doorstep <a href="https://www.desigual.com/de_DE/damenmode/kleidung/kleider/prod-vest_neus-18WWVKXH" rel="nofollow">https://www.desigual.com/de_DE.....s-18WWVKXH</a><br /> Lol. Love your honest ambivalence. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969013 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:28:56 +0000 Anonymous 1969013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well those are some happy pieces, says the magpie enabler! But the sensible side of me says wait and see what you have and need first. And yes, food is much more important, though much less fun...<br /> Im shopping my closet for now too, while i formulate a nefarious plan involving presents from the postlady </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969012 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:27:42 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1969012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kathie, those are astute observations about these picks. Thank you for that. </p> <p>Christine, every little bit helps! That skirt is actually more than I want to pay right now—2,4,5,6 &amp; 10 are the only ones I’d really consider right now, if I were in shopping mode. Any red bag is going to have to wait until I’ve decided about red boots. </p> <p>La Ped, I’m not sure what a “shop your closet” challenge looks like, but I’m a prime candidate for one! Yes, please do run it. </p> <p>I don’t think of myself as a spendthrift or a fashion person, so it seems like a topsy-turvey world when folks in a fashion site encourage me to hold off on the buying. I really appreciate it. Thank you. <b>Kathie, Bijou, La Ped</b> and<b> Christine</b>! </p> <p>That really isn’t that much of a gap to fill in, so I may hold off on the footwear purchases as well. Or at least take a more relaxed approach. Instead of “window” (on a Mac, ha!) shopping when I’m uptight, I should spend the time reading up on places I want to apply to, and the field in general. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969009 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:23:16 +0000 Bijou 1969009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>@La Ped</b> - I will participate in your "Shop Your Closet" challenge - it sounds like fun and I have completed most of my spring / summer wardrobe update, so I need to stop buying new things that I don't really need. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969002 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:17:38 +0000 LaPed 1969002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FashIntern, I am wrapping up my fall/winter shopping (10 items total) and putting the kibosh on wardrobe spending between now and New Years. I'm thinking of doing a "Shop Your Closet" challenge for the month of November, filling perceived holes using what I already have. I already opt out of Black Friday and Boxing Day sales, but the more ongoing seasonal promotions often lure me in. I'd really like to get through the holiday sale season without buying anything for myself and limit my time spent browsing, too. I have better things to do!! Sometimes the hard-earned satisfaction of sticking to a no-shopping challenge beats the quick-fix satisfaction of a new top/scarf/whatever. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1969001 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:16:50 +0000 Christina F. 1969001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Finally! It sounds like you have a good chance to shop your wardrobe, while keeping in mind what you already know about your new climate and lifestyle. But I agree with Bijou and Kathie that you need to figure out work before going too hog wild. If it helps, I have tried that skirt on and it runs VERY SMALL and was very tight around the belly. I decided not to even bother trying to size up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1968990 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:52:52 +0000 Kathie 1968990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The items you posted all look like a lot of fun, but not for a cohesive wardrobe, that would make it easy for you to get dressed and get to work each day. (And your recent posts seem to have been focused on work clothes.) For example, pictures 8-10 are all fairly short dresses, so could be problematic in some work environments. And 12 is something that could wait for warmer weather in the northern hemisphere. Of the pieces you posted, I'd consider 4 as a topper, if it works with pieces you already own, and maybe 5. But, I'm with Bijou, I'd wait to purchase anything until you have a clearer sense of your work environment. I do really hope you find a job that enables you to wear the clothes that you love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1968986 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:39:05 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1968986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bijou, wise words. Thank you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1968974 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:17:24 +0000 Bijou 1968974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Food and rent are the definite priority, so no enabling from me. Fantastic news that you are getting your clothing so soon, as Kathie said, you will feel so much better having your full wardrobe to play with.</p> <p>In addition, it is probably best to wait and see what your work environment is like before buying clothing for the new job. There will be more beautiful clothing on offer and getting items that you know will work is always the best strategy.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maybe it is time to stop looking at those online shopping temptations. Have a play in your closet when it arrives and post some creative WIWs or set some fashion challenges for us all to complete! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1968971 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:52:58 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1968971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kathie, that’s what one half my brain is telling me. The other half, however, claims that’s what this is—that these pieces are just to fill in the rest. Rolling my eyes at myself there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1968941 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:20:41 +0000 Kathie 1968941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have fun shopping your closet! It may all seem new to your eyes, since it’s been so long since you’ve had your stuff. Once you’ve looked through everything, I would treat yourself to a few pieces that will be useful in your new climate and help you pull together your existing pieces in new ways. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/we-get-our-stuff-next-week#post-1968932 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:09:15 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1968932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>...and not a moment too soon. I am soooo tempted to spend the rent money getting that stuff from Dutti again, and bootcut pants and all of these at Anthropologie and White Stuff, Desigual, and Free People, (where the finds tool isn't set up). My kid ate last week. No need to feed him again, right?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not sure if I want someone to stop me or enablers, lol.<br /> </div></p>