https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 14:46:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376948 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:45:24 +0000 Aida 376948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kim, your revelation hits home for me! I had this same revelation a couple months ago: when I have a list and am looking for particular items, I tend to settle just so I can tick it off my list. I end up with "just OK" items, but not "makes me do a happy dance" items. Since my wardrobe is (mostly) functioning right now, I'm keeping vague mental lists and just looking for those items that really tickle my fancy. I haven't shopped much since then, but my few outings have been much more fun and I got some really great pieces I love that I wouldn't have even looked at if I'd had my list of "I need this".</p> <p>EDIT: So to answer the initial question Is the cost is reasonable? Does it fit and flatter (cut, colors, all that jazz)? Do I love it? Does it need special care that I know I won't do (I'm lazy!)? Does it further my style aspirations? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376850 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:55:53 +0000 yellowgirl 376850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Queen Mum - I keep my list on my phone, which is always with me, so easily accessible. I agree with you - finding am item that you absolutely LOVE trumps the whole "do I need it" question entirely! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376727 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:18:25 +0000 Queen Mum 376727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I start with the 3F's... does it fit, flatter, and does it serve a function in my wardrobe? If it passes those 3 questions, I do some hemming and hawing to make sure that this is really THE ONE.</p> <p>Your list of question's is really good. Do you have them written on a little card that you keep in your wallet?</p> <p>I had a little mini-revelation the other day. I was wearing a dress that I bought on a total whim.. it fit, flattered, but I really didn't need it, as I had already declared that I had purchased my quota of summer dresses. I LOVE this dress though, and so does my husband. I took a quick look in my closet and realized that many of my favorite items were bought under similar circumstances. Hmmmm... maybe I'm more picky when I know I have no business buying something than when I'm actually out on the hunt. I think that is true for myself. When I'm on the hunt, I feel a pressure to fill a wardrobe need, and perhaps I settle for something that fits and flatters, but I'm not necessarily IN LOVE. I need to work on that. Perhaps I need to do away with planned shopping trips and just see what happens to float across my path. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376661 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:55:26 +0000 yellowgirl 376661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>annette - the picture test is taking a picture of myself in the mirror with my cell phone. I am amazed at how different my perspective is when I see myself in a picture! Since YLF, I take a quick picture of everything I'm about to buy, and new outfits I'm trying to put together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376643 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:13:50 +0000 Aunty 376643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do I love / need it.<br /> Will it make at least 3 other outfits.<br /> Is the fit perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376627 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:23:53 +0000 Girl X 376627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do I love it?<br /> How would I look in it?<br /> Does it come in anything close to my size?<br /> Am I comfortable with the price? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376618 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:45:26 +0000 Angie 376618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Does it pull at my heart strings? </p> <p>What am I going to give up in my closet so that there is space for this item? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376615 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:42:17 +0000 maraxcee 376615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Basically everything you said, but I also ask myself if the item is worth its price.(: </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376611 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:25:13 +0000 taylor 376611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Impulse shopper here...although my eye/mind scan the item and in a split second I have determined if I love it or not:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376601 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:56:48 +0000 Refugee 376601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great list and a great idea. I think I need to have a list like this. Being someone who likes variety in my wardrobe, one of the questions I would add is 'Do I already have something similar enough that it really wouldn't add anything new to my wardrobe?<br /> I would also second Mo's question of 'where would I wear it?' </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376598 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:46:02 +0000 annette 376598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What is the picture test?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376584 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:07:25 +0000 lyn* 376584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>1) Can I wear it at work and be my cute fab self? (if yes; then I generally buy it)<br /> 2) If I cannot wear it at work, is it spectacular enough to wear on my days off? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376576 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:54:12 +0000 Mo 376576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>question number 4 would negate half my wardrobe hee hee! But I do try and think:<br /> where will I wear it<br /> how (with what else) will I wear it</p> <p>These 2 simple questions, and my mental imagery that follows, has been helpful. Before I just had to really like it and have it be in my price range, which was not the best 'strategy' </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/whats-your-purchase-criteria#post-376572 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:47:26 +0000 yellowgirl 376572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really enjoyed the thread about things we won't even consider. I've done something similar to help me (hopefully) bring home mostly winners. I have developed a list of questions that I keep on my phone to refer to when I'm shopping. If I can't answer 'yes' to most of these questions, I pass. This list keeps me honest and prevents mistakes from making their way into my closet. Here's my list as it stands right now: </p> <p>• Does it fit my body well?<br /> • Is it in my preferred color palette?<br /> • Does it pass the picture test?<br /> • Do I need it?<br /> • Is it good quality?<br /> • Does it go with things I already own?<br /> • Do I love it &amp; feel great in it?<br /> • Is it effortlessly modest?<br /> • Does this convey the message I want to send?<br /> If not, I can do better!</p> <p>Anybody else do something like this? </p>