https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 12 May 2026 21:19:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882791 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:59:55 +0000 rachylou 882791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ hehe, bj... ya, 'fraid it's not *me and Mum Teresa*...<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882747 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:59:20 +0000 Beth Ann 882747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Another vote for too early to purge!&nbsp; I hear you, though, on wanting to explore looser fits.&nbsp; Your current looks are more casual, and cozy can be very nurturing and at the same time look amazing.&nbsp; Can't wait to see what happens next!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882662 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:16:41 +0000 bj1111 882662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ rachy...i like your commitment to the orphanage. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882538 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:40:31 +0000 Krista 882538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Rute! &nbsp;I love your outfit - the knitter in me is adoring the cables in that sweater. &nbsp;So fab!<br />I generally wait about a year to purge, unless I'm absolutely confident something doesn't appeal to me.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882518 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:22:54 +0000 Isabel 882518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Good luck to your son and your family with the PET tomorrow !! &nbsp;Where whatever makes you feel wonderful and secure.&nbsp;<br /><br />BJS !<br /><br />Please let us know how he does. &nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882403 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:55:49 +0000 Karie 882403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Your chunky sweater looks chic and comfy. I purge my closet every season, but have found myself getting rid of items I wish I'd kept, so don't purge too soon. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882379 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:21:36 +0000 rachylou 882379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ A decade? <br /><br />I want your chunky sweater!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882377 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:21:18 +0000 CocoLion 882377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is a good question! &nbsp;I recently purged an item I hadn't worn in 6 months, then regretted it. &nbsp;I hadn't worn it because it wasn't the right season for it yet.<br /><br />I say, wait a year until the next season. &nbsp;If it's season-appropriate again, but you don't want to wear it, it's safe to purge.<br /><br />Now for your outfit. &nbsp;I have spent a lot of this winter wearing the same formula: &nbsp;cozy cardi, booties, and skinny or boyfriend jeans. &nbsp;I think you still look quite polished, and I love the way you have taken a simple, potential RATE formula and made it pulled together. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882366 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:00:32 +0000 rute 882366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My son will repeat the pet tomorrow, he is well, he's doing well at school.<br />i like the ideia of trying to incorporaste both styles! I still love dresses but the new looser shapes, i'm having problems with the older dress that are super classic https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-882011 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:46:48 +0000 Anonymous 882011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Even though I'm a purging fanatic, I agree with the others. Your closet is beautiful, tasteful and carefully curated. It's not like you have a bunch of poor quality, ill-fitting clothes in there.&nbsp;<br /><br />This outfit is adorable, and I can see why you've enjoyed this silhouette all winter. I could wear a chunky knit too, if it was a cardi like yours. Practical&nbsp;<i>and</i> fashionable! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881995 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:35:42 +0000 annaj 881995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Can you try a few "combination" outfits - chunky sweaters with pencil skirts etc. Perhaps if you find a way to morph the old with the new, you'll find a happy medium and indeed, experience the "feel good factor" once again with your "old" clothes. Anything "classic" is worth keeping either way I think! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881981 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:13:36 +0000 Isabel 881981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Rute, I agree with the others. Don't start purging.&nbsp;<br /><br />This look is really fantastic and can be added to your other style. Why not have a couple of styles in your closet ?<br /><br />You had a very tough Fall/Winter with your son's cancer and chemo. It makes sense that you would gravitate to comfy, comfort clothes. I don't think that this would be the season to judge your tastes by.&nbsp;<br /><br />How is your son ? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881977 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:09:13 +0000 rute 881977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You always have the best advice.<br />It's not that the old items don't fit, but I don't have the "Hapiness factor" (love this concept)&nbsp;when I try to worn them.<br />&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881969 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:46:20 +0000 cheryl 881969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this! You look fantastic! I would definitely hold off on purging for a while, no need to rush it lol. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881957 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:26:51 +0000 Angie 881957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Not that I didn't love your bombshell looks, Rute - but this style is as fab! And a fun change. <br /><br />KILLER casual outfit. <br /><br />Hold off closet editing. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881946 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:12:40 +0000 Thistle 881946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So, this looks absolutely terrific!&nbsp; My thoguths on purging are a bitvaried. First, iw ould go through and weed out anything that doesn't fit anymore, anything perhaps worn out a bit, not fresh or fab anymore.<br /><br />Then, I would look at the remaining pieces and ask yourself if you still feel fab in them even if you haven't worn them much this winter. You have had <i>so much </i>going on that I would wait on anything you still fab in. You are gearing up for summer now anyway, so packing them away and waiting a few months for a fresh take is going to kind of happen anyway.<br /><br />At the beginning of the next year, when you take out your cold weather stuff again, look at it and decide if you want to still wear it. If not, donate then, otherwise, give it another winter to see how it goes. If you haven't worn it then, so two full winters of no wear, then I would donate it. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881933 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:55:18 +0000 texstyle 881933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Very pretty outfit Rute - maybe the winter just brought out the need to be cozy? I wouldn't purge too much yet either as when spring arrives you may find yourself wanting to remix those bombshell items. I also use the holding zone technique. I have a big drawer sized box where I put items that I'm not wearing but not ready to purge. Sometimes I do raid the box&nbsp;and eventually I will pass on the items that stay in there too long. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881858 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:20:47 +0000 Jaime 881858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You look fantastic in this - the mix of luxurious textures suit you beautifully, but I am with the others that say don't purge yet. Maybe put somethings in a holding zone and wait to see if you want them after another season. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881855 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:13:55 +0000 Astrid 881855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love the look! How about doing one in one out for a while? That way you get to keep your older favourites to see if you start missing them after a wile. And you can start replacing the pieces worn not so often in the past with new pieces that fit more into your changed style.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881848 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:42:16 +0000 harmonica 881848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wait a bit more on purging, Rute. I love the chunky cardi/blouse/jeans look! Sometimes I have waited one or two seasons (or even three) before purging to be really sure it was ok to leave the item. Especially if your items are classic, they will not get unfashioned and you could turn back to them and changing the look with updated accessories. Just some random thoughts <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881836 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:47:59 +0000 lyn67 881836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Rute, I say wait a bit more... Thus I love your sweatter here, but I think your old tailored clothes&nbsp; worth more than a seazon before a major purge. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881831 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:42:08 +0000 Raisin 881831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I go through phases of wearing some items more than others, and then go back to the old items later. &nbsp;I think you should still give it some time. &nbsp;How do you feel about the old skirts and dresses? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881825 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:11:52 +0000 Anonymous 881825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would wait a bit before purging too. Although this looks great! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881823 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:51:45 +0000 Hil 881823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Such a comfy looking knit and I just love your necklace! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881821 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:45:52 +0000 Anonymous 881821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ditto what Deborah said. I'd give it a while. You probably still have the essence of your style in that outfit and it's just presented in a different way. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881817 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:36:22 +0000 Deborah 881817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wouldn't start purging to quickly Rute. &nbsp;I love this outfit. &nbsp;The contrast between what looks to be a lovely silky blouse and the thick, heavier knit. &nbsp;You look gorgeous. &nbsp;Is that a work outfit or weekend? &nbsp;I think this is still very in keeping with what I view as your style and I wouldn't be suprised if your dresses and pencil skirts are just 'resting'. &nbsp;I find myself going through phases like this &nbsp;and when I return to what I have been resting I discover new ways to wear them and feel fresh in them again. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw--style-evolution-or-just-a-phase#post-881814 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:31:30 +0000 rute 881814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is an outfit that it's a good example of what I've worn this winter.<br />Big chunky cardis, boots, so different from my previous bombshell style. I have still all my fitted dresses and pencil skirts, but they didn't come out of the closet&nbsp;this year.<br />I'm waiting to see if this is just a passing phase or some sort of style evolution, because, depending on that I'll have to do a closet cleaning.<br />How long do you wait before purging?