https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:23:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1621430 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:00:42 +0000 Eliza 1621430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very nice selection; they could all add a lot to a wardrobe. The trench and sneakers seem particularly high impact.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1621369 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:25:05 +0000 Angie 1621369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great stuff. Lets see it in on soon!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1621228 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:19:54 +0000 Alassë 1621228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>E is doing well, still occasional health flare-ups, but taking a forum break. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620693 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:18:45 +0000 Ginger 1620693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm wearing the sneakers again today! I have a picture; hope to upload some tonight.&nbsp;&nbsp; Una, that's a good question; I hope she's doing okay. Probably just busy.&nbsp; Nadya, I want to see that on you! Mustard is really an amazing color, but one of the few that really, really looks bad on me. I love seeing it on others! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620532 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 04:57:24 +0000 Nadya 1620532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great stuff! I love those sneakers and I hope they serve you well. I have that same coat in mustard yellow and adore it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620348 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 23:10:01 +0000 catgirl 1620348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fun!&nbsp; I love the "belted hooded skirted" coat and it reminds me of E and her fairy tale outfits - where is she anyway? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620315 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:07:09 +0000 Alassë 1620315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking forward to seeing your new items on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620296 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:19:07 +0000 celia 1620296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like your new purchases, the color palette and shapes are beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620289 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:12:15 +0000 Ginger 1620289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hadn't thought of a color palette! I guess it's a subconscious one, but now I totally see it.</p> <p>Thank you for those wise words; I like to think they're true of me. :)&nbsp; In the past my shopping has tended more to quantity, so that might be why I'm nervous with bigger ticket items. I haven't actually tested myself to make sure I can limit quantity when I raise the price point. But really, isn't that borrowing trouble? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620276 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:50:59 +0000 Jenn 1620276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see a color palette developing here! Can't wait to see your WIWs with the new things. </p> <p>We almost all go in phases with our shopping, with some seasons and some months in particular feeling decadent. You seem like a thoughtful purchaser who enjoys wearing what she has as much as the adrenaline rush of acquiring something new, so I'm sure things will even out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620273 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:33:03 +0000 Ginger 1620273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much! Joy and abc, thanks also for the validation - this is not my usual shopping pattern, which is why I'm feeling a little nervous. I need to not fling the money about like this every week!</p> <p>I will definitely be sharing pictures as I'm able to wear them. The green coat is supposed to arrive Friday, and it might be cool enough to wear it Sunday morning. Hope so! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620160 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:36:53 +0000 Anonymous 1620160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds like you put lots of thought into your purchases. Enjoy them. You have replacements, essentials, and wild cards. I think you did very well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620148 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:20:55 +0000 rachylou 1620148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can't wait to see them on </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620146 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:19:45 +0000 abc 1620146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks like you've been thoughtful in your purchases and waited for sales, too. &nbsp;Please post WIW or K/R when the items come! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wib-a-lot-for-me#post-1620131 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:57:11 +0000 Ginger 1620131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A couple weeks ago I finally got the ZeroGrand sneakers that Angie collected, in metallic blue. Last fall the <a href="http://youlookfab.com/finds/item/?product=33010http://" rel="nofollow">Simply Vera sneakers</a> were a very successful wild card for me. The ZeroGrand have a very different look - more streamlined, and no black - which also really called to me. They were also waaay out of my justifiable price range.&nbsp; But the Simply Veras are already showing wear, which makes me sad. They also look *very* modern, have a heavy, angular profile, and have a lot of warm padding. So I was concerned about wearing them all spring/summer/fall and with my dresses.&nbsp; The ZeroGrand were on my "Dream List" because they give that same fun, happy feel with more versatility and longevity, and I was really impressed by the Cole Haan pumps I got last fall.&nbsp; I was nervous they would disappear soon, so when I saw them on sale on the CH site, plus an additional sale code, I pounced. Still quite expensive for me, but I'm so glad I got them. I wore them with a <a href="http://http://youlookfab.com/finds/item/?product=40572" rel="nofollow">royal blue dress</a> for my Mall Trek last weekend and felt comfortable and fab.</p> <p>From eShakti is coming this swallow-print dress. I love that it's a print on white (not off white), and it's fully lined. I'm hoping to wear it for Easter, the one Sunday of the year that I can wear prints/patterns in church choir. ;)&nbsp; But I anticipate it getting a lot more wear than that, too. Doubtless with the ZeroGrand sneakers, among other things.</p> <p>The green Steve Madden coat I've been eyeing for 2 or 3 years; it's a style that's been regularly stocked in different colors by Modcloth under the name <a href="http://http://www.modcloth.com/shop/coats/once-upon-a-thyme-coat-in-salt-and-pepper" rel="nofollow">"Once Upon a Thyme."</a>&nbsp; It's a lovely design, full-skirted, high-low hem, and with a dramatic hood/collar.&nbsp; I bought several coats last winter, since I wasn't happy with what I had, but not all of the decisions were wise. This year I've been very pleased with my puffers and existing other coats, but I've been longing for more color beyond black and navy.&nbsp; I waffled over burgunday vs. green, but plumped for green; I have a pink jacket-coat already.&nbsp; I scored the last one from Nordstrom Rack in my size.&nbsp; The purchase was an impulse, but the thought was already put into it.</p> <p>The reason I even started looking for the green coat was a one-day sale Modcloth ran on some of their staple items. I ordered one of their basic skirts, in ordinary black.&nbsp; I like occasional statement skirts, but I'm lost without good staples in black, white, and denim.&nbsp; I've discovered I lacked a basic black skirt; my others are too warm and/or short (i.e. winter only) or flared cotton poplin (a bit casual/summer only).&nbsp; This skirt has yet to arrive, but I've been impressed with a similar skirt I got from Modcloth.</p> <p>The navy/medium blue stripe dress was also from the Modcloth sale. I love both of the blues! This is a brilliant use of stripes, it has sleeves, it has waist ties, and is a nice-sounding cotton blend. It had very high reviews, too.&nbsp; If it works it will get a lot of wear during warm weather.</p> <p>I also bought a new summer hat and sunglasses, but neither is online and I haven't been able to upload pictures in a while.&nbsp; The hat was a true impulse, but it's cornflower blue, faux straw, in a fedora shape. It's a woven material and not braided, with lots of open areas in the crown for air flow, and it's very stiff. I have a white paper straw fedora that saw daily wear last summer, but it's a bit floppy in a breeze. (Which is typical here.) This stiffer hat will give more variety and better service in the wind.</p> <p>The sunglasses are an anticipatory replacement for my pale green Simply Vera sunglasses.&nbsp; I foolishly let the lenses get scratched up before I got a case, and the screws routinely loosen and get lost. So their days are numbered. But the shape is perfect - slightly oversized, with a definite cats-eye flick at the outer corners. It's been impossible to find anything remotely similar.&nbsp; Until I browsed the Big Buddha stands at JCPenney and found some in blush pink. They're not identical, but very close, and they made me very happy. I might start alternating them with the green ones once it gets a little warmer.</p> <p>Sorry this was so long! It's been slow on the WIW front for a while, and I've got pictures to share but no chance to edit and upload yet. </p>