https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:38:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum/page/2#post-2195974 Mon, 17 May 2021 16:20:36 +0000 RobinF 2195974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you! 1) sick of cold weather 2) hate hosiery 3) tired of my clothes.</p> <p>However, I have to say you look really cute even if you aren't feeling it - great outfits and variety.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum/page/2#post-2195966 Mon, 17 May 2021 15:50:18 +0000 ChristelJ 2195966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First, such cute hair! And as usual I admire your variety of fun tops and footwear, but that striped dress is really jumping out at me, so good on you. I hope you get to wear more dresses soon without cold legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum/page/2#post-2195945 Mon, 17 May 2021 14:52:34 +0000 Anonymous 2195945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After reading your post, I see several lovely outfits. I suggest you look for a few casual dresses or skirts, such as tee shirt dresses (right now good with a long cardi or Jean jacket for warmth, a sweat shirt dress, knit sweater dresses. A denim dress and/or skirt. All can be worn casually with sneakers. Declare one or two days a week as frock days. I have to do this for variety. The weekday I wear the casual dress and my other day is Sunday. Yesterday I wore a black midi skirt with a sprinkling of white daisy flowers, a white tee and long black linen cardigan. Later it was not quite warm enough, and I traded the cardi for a pullover white cotton sweater. I wore yellow loafers and a yellow bag.and gold metal daisy earrings. Those daisies and white and yellow made the outfit seem somewhat springy and wearing a skirt was a nice change. Tuesday is my next frock day.<br /> I am drawn to your outfit #13 with the sage green pants and navy tee and denim jacket. I have similar pants but had not thought of pairing then with navy or blue denim. Thank you for the idea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum/page/2#post-2195930 Mon, 17 May 2021 13:42:17 +0000 Christina F. 2195930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div><b>FashIntern</b>- Spring is absolutely a season! The problem here is that it's short and unpredictable, making it harder to plan for than the other seasons.Summer clothes are their own thing, and we have a more disitinctive Fall. Also, a lot of Fall items work in Winter as well, on&nbsp; milder days. Spring is often still kind of cold-ish, but one is VERY tired of one's winter clothes. I guess this argues for a small spring capsule.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>shevia</b> - I don't know if I want a refresh or not... changing my hair helped. On the other hand, I am now in Brooklyn, which is different style-wise than Manhattan, and I'm always inspired by what I see around me. Anyway, for now, I think what I've hit upon is ditching my jeans for a bit. More on that in a separate post soon.<br /></div><br /><b>lyn67, </b>thank you! It's actually&nbsp; been important to my morale to change each day. After work,I work out on most days, then I change to lounge clothes. It helps create a break in the day. I've found the undifferentiated time to be one of the hardest things about the pandemic, so I work to chop it up into blocks. </p> <p><b>bijou</b> - Yes, exactly. It's pandemic ennui. I am going to post about challenging myself to do without jeans for a bit. And yes, the cats love the new home! We all do.</p> <p><b>Runcarla</b>- yes, it's been an eventful year, for a year where I haven't left the house much. Thankfully that's changing. Also, I can now see the vast majority of my clothes hanging up, including my warm weather ones, and I think I am just anxious to be using them.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum/page/2#post-2195912 Mon, 17 May 2021 12:55:17 +0000 Carla 2195912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A new home! &nbsp;A full length mirror! An absolutely&nbsp;<i>fabulous&nbsp;</i>new hair style! &nbsp;So much excitement so far this year, that it’s hard for your closet to equal the excitement. &nbsp;Regardless, you are mixing it up and experimenting quite a bit. &nbsp;I admire Your use of cheerful colours and patterns. &nbsp;Love #12.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195888 Mon, 17 May 2021 09:54:11 +0000 Bijou 2195888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely to see pictures of you settled in the new house - your cats are most definitely looking at home and super cute. I 100% understand where you are coming from as I work from home too and so I am not out and about as much, so each day has a certain amount of 'sameness' because of that.</p> <p>For practical purposes, jeans are just so easy to wear. However, I have been trying to make myself dress up in jackets and dresses from time to time, just to increase variety and because most of my dresses and jackets are items I prefer to wear. </p> <p>You outfits look fab and the haircut is such a winner on you.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195880 Mon, 17 May 2021 09:01:35 +0000 lyn67 2195880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hope you're feeling better-but have to assure you, it doesn't show in the picties-you are doing such a great job dressing for your day, all fab colors and pattern but especially perfect FITS and SHOES to them all! Love your hair, pants and danskos especially! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195703 Sun, 16 May 2021 01:45:01 +0000 Jaime 2195703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see a lot of variety and lots of great outfits. And very happy cats! You may be itching for a bit a style refresh with your move, but meanwhile you are looking good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195542 Sat, 15 May 2021 16:24:37 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2195542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This post set off a realization for me. Want to hear it? It’s a big one, so get ready. I just realized that <b>spring is a season</b>. That’s my monumentous intellectual work for the weekend, lol. </p> <p>I have been so glad to be back in 4-seasons world, and my son this spring has finally gotten into the groove of enjoying seeing the flowers come out and that special spring green on the trees, but comments on this post made me realize that I haven’t thought about springtime in my wardrobe. I’ve sort of expected to go from winter almost straight into warm summer idyll. Last year and especially this year I’ve spent weeks on end bellyaching about it and trying to figure out what to do since I can’t wear my summer stuff yet. </p> <p>I’m sick of my winter clothes, and it’s too warm for them anyway, but I’m putting on my thinking cap about layering, colors, and what else makes for a good transitional wardrobe, and how I want to build mine. </p> <p>Thanks for providing the impetus! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195537 Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:44 +0000 Christina F. 2195537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet - thanks, I do feel better! I do love blue. Hey, you would rock the button flies. </p> <p>Jenn, you are spot on. I’ve lacked a lot of my normal hobbies and entertainments due to the pandemic. A big one is travel planning - but we are cautiously looking at a Fall trip to Greece, as we feel okay vaccinated since we don’t have kids to worry about. The other thing that’s been a focus is working on the new house, buying furniture and decorating over time. That has taken pressure off the clothes and helped satisfy my artistic eye. </p> <p>JAileen - just ennui due to the weather and being sick. Things have started to turn around. I’m better and so is the weather. We just got a grill! And yes, that is a visual pun on the sweater. It’s a “French hen.” Old J Crew piece!</p> <p>Suz - I love the hair. It’s been a big hit. I hear you on silhouette variety. I need to put the jeans aside too. Easier now that it’s warmer. (I just added a new outfit without jeans to the post.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195536 Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:08 +0000 Suz 2195536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hope you are starting to feel better. I can really relate to the boredom of "pants and top." I think you and I both crave silhouette variation and that is just so much harder in cooler weather. I won't even wear my wider leg jeans until it gets past a certain temperature. Especially with work-from -home. (If going out I might do it with higher boots, etc. but if just at home, not wearing boots in the house).&nbsp;</p> <p>You look great, though, and I can't get over how cute the hair is on you!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195523 Sat, 15 May 2021 15:24:02 +0000 JAileen 2195523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You’re feeling ennui? &nbsp;It doesn’t come across in your outfits. &nbsp;Your photos are such an improvement! &nbsp;I hope you’re enjoying your new home. &nbsp;I really like your casual/sporty style. &nbsp;Is the chicken wearing a beret? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195516 Sat, 15 May 2021 15:11:17 +0000 Jenn 2195516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad to hear your weather is shifting! I do see variety here, but also a lot of the same silhouette. Adding in dresses and skirts will make a huge difference. The long topper in #11 creates a different sort of line, as well.</p> <p>I was reading a minimalist wardrobe newsletter I get the other day and, though I know you're not a minimalist in this sense, the first line really struck me, and maybe you'll get something out of it too. It just said, "Your wardrobe doesn't need to entertain you." </p> <p>With fashion as a hobby, I always do sort of look to my wardrobe for entertainment, but the thought that it doesn't have to was sort of freeing. When you're feeling bored and know you have plenty, you can, if you choose, turn to other things for enjoyment and take that pressure off your clothes for a bit. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195504 Sat, 15 May 2021 14:32:25 +0000 Janet 2195504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late to this, but I hope you’re feeling better! I can completely relate that when other things are not going well, I feel like I can’t get my style right either. Rest assured that it does not appear you’ve lost any of your usual sass and style. I especially like that blue striped top and the blue sweater on you — something about those colors seems to really light you up. And you are still making me want button-fly jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195492 Sat, 15 May 2021 13:31:53 +0000 Christina F. 2195492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thought I replied but it got eaten, I guess!</p> <p>Thanks all - the weather has made it turn toward tee shirt weather. I think I relied on my dress and skirt capsule for variety more than I knew! I think my blah feelings had more to do with other stuff. Objectively, I have a lot of variety. </p> <p>Highs in the 80’s are coming next week. It has barely been long sleeve shirt weather (though with air conditioning I’ll still use those. as I WFM till at least September. Though I can work outside now too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195451 Sat, 15 May 2021 06:44:45 +0000 Mirjana 2195451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful as always, so many great outfits, but my favorites are, #9, 12, 16, and #22. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195380 Fri, 14 May 2021 21:38:40 +0000 Jonesy 2195380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear you've been sick! I love your collection of striped tops, and you have a lovely range of denim options, but I hear you on the repetitiveness! Hopefully spring will find you soon and you can work some dresses and skirts back into the mix. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195377 Fri, 14 May 2021 21:34:50 +0000 Angie 2195377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sweet <b>Christina</b>, rest assured that you look your usual super duper fabulous self! Lots of KILLER outfits, and the new hair is sooooo great. It's hard to pick faves. I love it all :)</p> <p>YES to mega pandemic fatigue, awful Spring weather, and feeling grotty when you have a cold. It takes it toll, and I empathize. Feel better soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195337 Fri, 14 May 2021 20:04:59 +0000 Sally 2195337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love all your jean combinations. My favourites would be 8, 18 and 19.&nbsp; The blouse in 18 is gorgeous!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195332 Fri, 14 May 2021 19:35:16 +0000 Cardiff girl 2195332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your jumper game is very en &nbsp;ponte!I love the bright blue and the chicken one!l understand your frustration at the weather,it’s wet and freezing here.l look longingly at my summer clothes from the refuge of my fleece every day at the moment and<br />yes the pandemic has gone on far too long and we are all totally fed up in one way or another but hopefully as the vaccinations start to make an impact we will see the benefits.Cute cats! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195292 Fri, 14 May 2021 17:13:36 +0000 Bonnie 2195292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice variety of outfits. My favorites are 12 and 18. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195287 Fri, 14 May 2021 16:54:38 +0000 rachylou 2195287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute all around! But yes, the last stretch into full summer can be trying... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195275 Fri, 14 May 2021 16:41:58 +0000 Christina F. 2195275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>Thanks everyone! I think I will feel better now that the weather seems to have turned. Today it's a tee-shirt and jeans rather than a pullover I think I need to think more about accessories than I have been, too.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Synne</b>,<b> Irina and BJ</b>&nbsp; - that hen sweater is quite a few years old, from J Crew. It's kind of an archival piece of mine that I pull out a couple of times a year. It's a "French" hen, you see! A visual pun. You may be able to find one for resale online if you're lucky!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Helena</b>, I've never been much for challenges, but it might be a good idea next winter, especially if I'm still working from home a fair amount. The office may reopen in September, but I doubt I'll go in daily anyway. I will need to use some weather stripping on the back door, which is where my office is - the room runs cold!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>always trying</b> - I think it's more a state of mind than anything else. Ho hum indeed. <br /></div><div><br /></div><b>FashIntern</b> - I hear you! May can be a real struggle. It seems like it should be warm but often is not. The first half of May here in NYC felt like April Plus. That's an older pair of pants from LOFT. A lot of my pants from that era stopped fitting, but those are great, go figure.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>LaPed&nbsp; </b>Yup, something about hosiery just seems extra confining. I tend to have belly issues anyway so the compression is not my friend, though when I go out in winter and want to wear a dress or skirt, I accept the necessity for warmth. In the warm weather I have to worry about shaving my legs, but that seems more manageable ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>kkards&nbsp; </b>- thanks! My whining is not that warranted and is really more about other stuff than the variety of clothes I have been reaching for. I am ready for bare limbs! (Ask me again in mid-August, though.)<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195271 Fri, 14 May 2021 16:31:49 +0000 kkards 2195271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, this is 100% more variety than what I’ve been wearing the couple of months ...its BF jeans and a sweater, rinse lather repeat.<br />love that Boden dress on you! I’ve i add another short sleeve dress to my wardrobe that’s the one I’d add. &nbsp;But i think my fav&nbsp;is #13, love the green pants with the denim jacket. &nbsp;And yay for the clogs, I’m really finding mine to be the perfect WFH shoe.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195247 Fri, 14 May 2021 15:43:53 +0000 Glory 2195247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see lots of variety here and truly wonderful pieces. I totally get being fed up with the winter duds. I wore a winter coat last week grrrr. You’ve had lots going on to contribute to the blues - moving, a cold, pandemic. Hopefully soon you can break out the spring wear and enjoy some warm weather! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195243 Fri, 14 May 2021 15:19:38 +0000 LaPed 2195243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I totally hear you on wanting to wear dresses and skirts but not wanting to wear hosiery! It's so hard. I don't know if it's a side-effect of pandemic life, but every time I try to put on tights the vibe is all wrong *and* they're uncomfortable. I think I may just have to accept that dresses and skirts are a summer-only thing for me, when I can do bare legs and sandals.&nbsp;</p> <p>I love all your happy stripes and graphic tops, especially the little hen in her beret. But I do know that sort of boredom you're talking about; jeans-and-pullover starts to feel like the same thing on repeat even if there's a lot of visual variety. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195240 Fri, 14 May 2021 15:08:10 +0000 Star (Lise) 2195240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So many fun tops and shoes, and stripes!&nbsp; Lots of fabulous stripes.&nbsp; Your outfits are interesting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195226 Fri, 14 May 2021 14:28:22 +0000 bj1111 2195226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So much good stuff. I hope improving weather chases the blahs away.</p> <p>Ps, I need that chicken sweater. Like.right.now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195224 Fri, 14 May 2021 14:24:10 +0000 Irina 2195224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see a lot of variety and great outfits here! Fun chicken sweater!<br />Your cats are so adorable! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw---variety-but-still-feeling-ho-hum#post-2195223 Fri, 14 May 2021 14:22:30 +0000 slim cat 2195223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very nice variety - like outfits in #5, 13, 15 and 18 especially. I totally get "the ho hum" dressing and do it myself on some days ( most of the days off ).&nbsp;<br />Cats are adorable! </p>