https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 02 May 2026 10:03:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317819 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:14:15 +0000 Keturah 1317819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>'Swonderful outfits!! They are definitely polished, airy, and look extremely nice on you.&nbsp;And I love how you're using a minimal closet! I'm working on a seasonal capsule project -- it's been so freeing to purge my closet, and learn to work with less!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317760 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:58:49 +0000 Susie 1317760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so glad that the dress worked well for you! It looks terrific on you. The shirt sounds perfect- comfortable and breezy yet more polished than a tee. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317756 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:45:19 +0000 Beth Ann 1317756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I missed this when you originally posted!&nbsp; It sounds like wearing just a few of your favorite things is freeing for you --- my favorite piece is the chambray shirt -- it's shape and weight are perfect for you and for summer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317747 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:35:46 +0000 amiable 1317747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone. &nbsp;Having kids do the laundry isn't actually as brilliant as it might seem - favorite items from my closet regularly disappear, and white items often return gray, etc. &nbsp;<i></i>It can get very frustrating.</p> <p>But I figure it's still valuable training. &nbsp;Shevia, the youngest one that does laundry is seven. &nbsp;But the four-year-old helps an older sibling do it.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317722 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:52:23 +0000 Lisa 1317722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1 looks like a drapey hot weather outfit, it looks very comfortable and has some structure because it's a shirt and not a t. &nbsp;I don't mind WIWs with only one or two looks, sometimes it's all that's new to show. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317666 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:42:22 +0000 Jaime 1317666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both outfits looks great and good for you for getting your kids to do the laundry. Hmm, how old are the laundry doers? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317633 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:41:25 +0000 Aquamarine 1317633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great shirt! I would love one exactly like that. The dress will be perfect for you once you sew up the armholes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317631 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:37:03 +0000 Mona 1317631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfits and nice to know you are enjoying your small wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1317577 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 05:20:20 +0000 Lyn D. 1317577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am enjoying your wardrobe posts Amiable!<br />Kudos for going so minimal cold turkey </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1315868 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 03:34:31 +0000 carter 1315868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love both of these. What are your plans for week 3? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1315804 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:49:37 +0000 Sal 1315804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your chambray shirt, it looks great with your Birkenstocks. What a comfortable practical stylish look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1315802 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:46:28 +0000 Alana in Canada 1315802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh good for you to have your kids responsible for the laundry so early! I wish I'd done that. You look great in both outfits! I am glad to her the experiment is going well. Keep posting! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1315797 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:40:50 +0000 amiable 1315797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Claire :)</p> <p>And my kids actually do the household laundry. &nbsp;They're supposed to do all the laundry every day (it's right&nbsp;about a&nbsp;load a day), but they don't always keep up with it. &nbsp;Last week we had Vacation Bible School that we attended, and it messed up with everyone's remembering to take care of their responsibilities. &nbsp;So laundry pretty much spent a week on hold. &nbsp;It was better this week.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1315748 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 01:23:41 +0000 Anonymous 1315748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Busted! Yep, my WIW's are pretty uneventful. You're doing a great job though Amy. When I have a handful of things to wear, I find I am&nbsp;much more motivated to attend to the mending and alterations, lol! YMMV, of course.&nbsp;</p> <p>So about the dresses you wanted to wear that were in the laundry. Do you subscribe to the Flylady laundry schedule (a load a day) or do you wait and do a bunch of loads all at once on the weekend?&nbsp;</p> <p>You look breezy and cool in that chambray shirt. Love that outift!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1315743 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 01:17:41 +0000 amiable 1315743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's not the EF dress that gapes - this one is an Old Navy cheapo &nbsp;And it won't be hard to fix - it's just setting down to do it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1315651 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:33:06 +0000 Sara L. 1315651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both seem like good outfits for hot summer days. &nbsp;I see what you mean about the EF dress gaping. &nbsp;Wearing a black bra or cami would make it less conspicuous, but I'm sure with your sewing skills you can fix the armhole problem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-thoughts-minimal-closet-week-2#post-1315647 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:22:56 +0000 amiable 1315647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Week 2 of living with a small closet. &nbsp;I repeated outfits and liked it &nbsp;</p> <p>It was warm this week, and I wanted to exclusively wear my two summer dresses. &nbsp;But after they both needed washing, I decided to try my chambray shirt without a tank underneath. &nbsp;It was so cool and breezy that now I want to wear nothing else!</p> <p>Only three outfits to show - the others were just grubs for house and yard work,&nbsp;and repeats :)</p> <p>#1-#2 - the chambray shirt with darkwash denim pedal pushers. &nbsp;My VIP outfit for the week. &nbsp;Cool, breezy and still covered.</p> <p>#3 the cobalt-black striped dress. &nbsp;The armhole gapes &nbsp;I think I'm going to sew it up a bit, because the dress is perfect for over-warm days.</p> <p>Outfits worn but&nbsp;not shown:&nbsp;the black Eileen Fisher drape dress from Susie - worn to work from home on&nbsp;a really hot day, a 'grubby'&nbsp;outfit for painting and cleaning the basement,&nbsp;&nbsp;and an orange tee with jean shorts for spending the day with my kids at the zoo. &nbsp;Whenever we go somewhere with lots of crowds, the kids and I always wear orange tees - not only is it easy to find and notice my kids, but complete strangers will alert me when one walks off &nbsp;My tee was a grubby one swiped from my hubby which reads "because I'm a mean old grouch". &nbsp;I wish it wasn't stained - I'd probably swipe it frequently. &nbsp;I had considered wearing the Eileen Fisher one for that outing but was afraid of ruining it, and it's a much darker orange than the kids wear - the tee I swiped&nbsp;is a bright florescent orange, so we all matched.</p> <p>I love that Eileen Fisher drape dress. &nbsp;&nbsp;It's just as comfy as the cobalt/black stripe one, and more sophisticated and polished. &nbsp;A real winner! &nbsp;</p> <p>Posting two outfits for the whole week seems kinda boring. &nbsp;I can see why Claire doesn't post a daily WIW </p>