https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:44:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save/page/2#post-2159169 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 18:06:40 +0000 Liesbeth 2159169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I learnt to integrate new pieces immediately here on ylf. Now I prioritze in-season shopping, try clothes on in different combinations and only keep when I'm excited to wear tha t same week, say. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save/page/2#post-2159103 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:02:53 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2159103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cindy, here are some virtual hugs from my son &amp; me. He wants to see his geandparents. We used to be with them for all of Christmas, don’t have any traditions of our own because my mom insisted on that. Now it could be my dad’s last Christmas &amp; they are afraid to have us come home. My son has his mama, but he wants his grandma &amp; grandpa! We thought of insisting, because we really think it’s worse where they are than where we are, but he is old enough to realize that the resultant tension would not be the joy &amp; harmony he’s looking for. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save/page/2#post-2159099 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:55:13 +0000 cat2 2159099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I mostly buy off season to keep the spend down. It works for me because I have a classic style and so am buying pieces that will last for years. I keep lists of what I need and what I don’t so I don’t buy another pair of black pants when I really need some color. I then use some budget in season if I see new colors that draw my attention and seem fleeting or if I find something to fill a gap I have had a long time. This year I bought matching sets of accessories like scarfs and mittens or leather gloves that are hard to find on clearance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2159092 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:35:27 +0000 cindysmith 2159092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to wear things right away. These days, I wind up having to save things because there is NO WAY I am wearing it to work where it WILL get destroyed. I recently ordered a cashmere sweater from NADAAM and it is sitting under my Christmas tree unopened because Christmas is just depressing me this year (I want my mommy and i don't dare go visit and risk her health), so at least i have a present i gave myself waiting for me under my tree. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2159012 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 03:16:05 +0000 Anonymous 2159012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a good question. It depends on how much I need it and if it is in my comfort zone. The first shiny silver metallic shoes I bought I did not have the courage to wear at first. Finally I just did it and eventually they looked. normal to me I am going through this now with rather Western style booties. I like them and they are comfortable but I am not yet comfortable wearing this style so I wear something else. Strange, but I just realized that I wore a bright orange coat the day after I bought it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2159010 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 03:02:10 +0000 Jaime 2159010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I shop a bit differently. I buy lots of stuff that I like for someone and then consider whether that someone is me later. I also buy out of season because that it is catch as catch can in the second hand market. But certain staples I will wear right away if I find something I really like. Jeans especially. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158976 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:34:54 +0000 cjh 2158976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great question. I’d just mentioned a deep green sweater that I’ve not yet worn. I used to always buy and save for future, because I guess I like to have something new for an “occasion,” whether a simple date night, family gathering, or routine holiday - you know - the kind that comes every year with the same traditions. And I always like to have something new to take on a trip, but shopping “for the trip” isn’t always possible or practical.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>I enjoy shopping B&amp;M, so when I’d find something I liked, and the timing from seasonal predictions or budget standpoint was right, I’d often get it even if not really needed at the time. This gave me choices to shop my closet and find something new!</p> <p></div><div>But I feel my attitude and method has really changed since I’ve retired. I quickly discovered the types of clothing I needed and wore, got rid of a lot that was not used or useful, and stocked up a little on the kinds of pieces I did use. After that, now when I buy something, I wear it almost immediately, within a few days or a week. I quit shopping end of season sales because I know I have enough for next year. I like what I have and wear almost everything regularly. I now get to wear what I want and be myself rather than dress for my job - that really helps.</p> <p>However, it’s still fun to have a special new item waiting for that special occasion- so there are a handful still in my closet.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158961 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:48:20 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2158961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My worst ideas are really cool items -- yes I have red metallic leather pants! -- that I don't wear immediately even though I love them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158952 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:19:21 +0000 Anonymous 2158952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m another weight fluctuater too , and assuming that something will fit next year or even next season can be a big mistake . It’s not uncommon for me to be a completely different size from season to season . I never know what the hell is going on half the time . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158941 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:57:23 +0000 Cee 2158941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't bought clothes since before Cancel Culture became a thing ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158930 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:32:43 +0000 LaPed 2158930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Most things go into rotation right away because I sometimes wait a realllly long time before pulling the trigger. Every now and then I hem and haw over a purchase, and that’s usually a sign it needs to be returned. I used to do more out-of-season shopping and putting things aside for later, but it seems things are always discounted these days regardless of season, so I no longer wait for clearance sales the way I used to. </p> <p>The exception might be my habit of browsing for non-boots (sneakers, sandals, anything but boots!) in late winter, in anticipation of spring. It can be a real morale boost to have some new fair-weather shoes to look forward to during the endless months of snow, mud and slush. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158920 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:11:12 +0000 slim cat 2158920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually wait a bit ( or more ) before wearing a new item. New blue puffer was bought in April ( great sale ) and only got worn in the end of October.<br /> Shoes are always a struggle- rarely worn right away- usually need stretching.<br /> Tops are much easier- worn almost immediately. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158916 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:10:03 +0000 rachylou 2158916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team Wear Right Away Over and Over! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158915 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:09:25 +0000 Jenni NZ 2158915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And Suntiger I agree that shopping when the season is in full swing can work well, especially if some “mid-season sales” or similar can come along by then. It doesn’t work for Angie whose tiny sizes tend to sell out early, I remember. I usually have enough for the start of most seasons so I don’t need to buy until they are well in train, but as I perhaps gradually reduce the size of my wardrobe- trying, trying- that might change? Great topic Carla, you think of the best topics. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158910 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:04:56 +0000 Jenni NZ 2158910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, MsMaven! I am a fellow conflicted thinker with regards to that! Is it some lurking desire to “save” the new expensive thing and not wreck it do you think? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158908 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:02:13 +0000 Anonymous 2158908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wear! I nearly always shop when the season is full on, when I know what I really need. And ditto Anchie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158881 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:06:12 +0000 MsMaven 2158881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The more it costs the more I tend to save an item, which makes no sense. If it costs a lot I should wear it often, but that isn’t usually how my brain works. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158879 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:52:33 +0000 Irina 2158879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess there are two questions: “Do I want it?” and “Do I need want it right now?”. I wanted a black, wool coat and would’ve bought it any time of the year. I’ve been looking for 2 years and it just happened that I found it in November. I don’t often need something right away. It is not like I don’t have anything to wear There are certain items I would want to have and I will buy when I find them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158874 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:27:57 +0000 Jenni NZ 2158874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I lean towards waiting a bit, not a long time. I think it is because I am taking such care and putting such thought into the few new things. Only 10 items this year, 8 were new, one thrifted, one a gift. And sometimes it may be towards the end of a season when I have noticed a wardrobe hole- like slim black ponte pants this past winter when I had to pull out some old ones with leather patches which I had demoted to “old clothes” because the particular outfit really demanded some! ( In my mind). I found them too old-looking and have donated them for rags. And it was so hard to find more, because skinny-ish ponte pants are no longer fashionable really. By the time I found them it was getting too warm and they are unworn, but I love that silhouette on me and know it will be easy to make outfits with them next autumn. Funnily enough I just went down the Kibbe rabbit-hole again and the slimmer pants are said to be good for the Theatrical Romantic body type that I think I am.<br /> Also, sometimes I buy something after a lot of thought and still get a bit scared that I have done it wrong? And take a few weeks to take the plunge as it were? Then usually it does work out and I don’t know what I was scared of. I suspect you have too much confidence to do that, Carla. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158870 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:12:53 +0000 JAileen 2158870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right now I’m wearing something that was delivered yesterday. &nbsp;It’s this Columbia hoodie. &nbsp;It’s perfect for our chilly house. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158863 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:49:21 +0000 anchie 2158863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wear definitely. I rarely bought items out of season, mostly because of my weight fluctuations - I was never sure if I will be the same size next season. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158809 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:14:09 +0000 Sal 2158809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mostly team wear...,I like to wear ASAP!</p> <p>I have bought the odd occasion wear piece or out of season sale bargain. The two dresses were bought five years ago and not worn for a few months. They were good choices though as I still love them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158805 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:07:10 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2158805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm on team wear. My attempts to buy in advance of a season are very hit-or-miss. Often by the time the season arrives, my excitement for the item has passed. Nordstrom Anniversary Sale can work against me in this way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158794 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:48:02 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2158794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All of the above. I don’t buy things “for a special occasion” unless such an occasion is coming up, but I did buy things that were too small when I was losing weight (~80% success rate) and I do buy things regardless of season (recall being confused once when someone told me not to buy a certain dress “because it’s a summer dress”. Asked for explanation &amp; got “it’s December”. Took a long time for that ember to glow bright enough for me to see, lol). But when things fit, are in season, and have some relation to currency, then I wear whatever I please. I imagine that for people to whom it is important to always be on trend, this would be impossible, as they’d have to get new stuff as soon as it comes out, months before it can be worn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158793 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:47:59 +0000 Anonymous 2158793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is exactly (for me) where mistakes are made. &nbsp;Buying something for some future occasion (imagined or real) almost always results in the piece going unworn. &nbsp;I'm so inconsistent in my wardrobe plans and how I want to dress that it's all best left to the moment, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158791 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:39:10 +0000 Irina 2158791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some of purchases are done at the end of a season and I have to wait for months to wear it. It is fine with me, I assess “keep/return “ when I bring an item home and do a quick outfit tryout. I like that I have something new in my closet for upcoming season.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158785 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:17:25 +0000 Cardiff girl 2158785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Depends,l quite often like to hold out to extend the delicious anticipation of having something new to wear but sometimes I will wear things straight away if I am too excited to wait. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158783 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:05:56 +0000 Angie 2158783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It varies. Seasonal items can be worn that night or the next day if they work with the weather. I LOVE wearing my new stuff right away too! </p> <p>Out of season stuff has to wait - sometimes months - and so do alterations.</p> <p>Sometimes I save new things to wear them for an occasion. Like I saved my new turquoise stash for our Thanksgiving long weekend so that I had something to look forward to. Same with my new red pants that I am saving for Christmas. Got to keep finding new ways to get excited and happy in this ongoing hectic pandemic. Life in Seattle is still very restricted, and I don't see that changing till the end of Spring. Onward we go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158782 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:05:44 +0000 nemosmom 2158782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>It depends.&nbsp; I tend to shop out of season, so I do not get a chance to wear things right away.&nbsp; Trouble is, this approach worked MUCH better for me when I lived in a 1.5 season climate I knew WHEN to shop for WHAT and it worked great. </p> <p>Right after I moved, I bought things I didn't assess well enough, so by the time I was ABLE to wear something, sometimes it did not work.&nbsp; I have learned, and try to buy out of season only for essentials, replacements, or HEWIs that I carefully vet.&nbsp; I got a great deal on a HEWI camel coat earlier this year, but only got to wear it once.</p> </div><div><br /></div><div>Recent purchases that got tags ripped off right away were loungewear pieces that filled a MAJOR wardrobe hole and 1:1 replacements for essentials and basics.<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wear-or-save#post-2158768 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:15:39 +0000 unfrumped 2158768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to do both, because of buying some things out of season- sweaters for example. And tailored workwear items I though I could predict I would wear often in the correct season. Or very occasionally buying a dressy/ special- occasion item that turned up unexpectedly and seemed to fit my style and likely occasions. </p> <p>Now the combination of retirement and pandemic puts me way more focused on not only buying less, but buying a bit here and there in- season only. Usually there are still lots of sale prices plus much less “ need it right now”.<br /> In addition, I don’t trust my feet! So not wanting to buy duplicates or backups there. </p>