My 2023 Goals - YouLookFab Forum

(following on from my 2022 review post):
https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....2023-goals

I find it difficult to look back without also looking forward at the same time, so here - doing my YLF homework early

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2023 GOALS:

A ~ Experiment with shine & texture - My satin cargo pants & open knit jumper have become such hits, & I'm now so picky with exact colours in my wardrobe (see goals #B & #C below), that I think I need to start exploring these alternate ways to add visual interest instead (even casually)

B ~ No more green, unless it's the perfect shade - i.e. deep & warm mossy chartreuse (not acidic) & petrol teal/ kingfisher 'blue' (not emerald green)

C ~ No more off-white/ cream - The plan is to slowly replace it with a golden saffron (deep 'nude'), or camel (light neutral) as appropriate (e.g. at work?)

D ~ Upload my wardrobe to Finds!
- This should be the year where I FINALLY stop working in academia & 'slow' down (to 'just' one part-time job & an MA(!) lol), so I'll have to dress for fewer events. I also anticipate moving back home in 2024, so it would be wise to dial back on purchasing, & instead record SYC-ing here**

E ~ Start my Alterations Pile!
** I can't say I won't shop AT ALL this year, because I do still have HEWIs, but I want to be better about letting go once I've found a replacement. So this should help - I've bought things in the past because I forgot I had a version of it waiting to be repaired (oops)! But I took photos & categorised my pending alterations this year, which helped to cut down on this issue (& extra donations) considerably.

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Whew, navel gazing over - you've got good stamina if you made it this far, lol!

1 year ago

Minaminu

Veteran

Based on those goals, 2023 is definitely set out to become a fab year for you! It's interesting that you consider petrol teal and kingfisher blue as green, whereas I see them as blue! They are gorgeous colours and I can see you wearing them very well!

Texture and shine are on my forefront too, especially after seeing some fab outfits shared this year!

Good luck with your plan to move back to the UK in 2024, I am hoping to move out by 2028 and I already started thinking if my purchases will suit UK and FR weather. HK is usually milder than UK, you may want to take this under consideration for your next purchases.

Olive Green

Yes, shine and texture are calling to my monochromatic heart!
Saffron is one of my happy colours, look forward to seeing your new neutral.

Cardiff girl

Definitely sounds like a plan!If you are coming back to the uk l will keep my fingers crossed for a just the right shade of green raincoat for you!

Anonymous

Those sound like good goals! Big yay to shine and texture especially!
I like the idea of saffron as a light neutral, but yellows can definitely be tricky to get just right. There seems a lot more leeway with dark colors.

Suz

(website)

These are excellent goals! Tackling the alterations pile will give you a clearer sense of what you have. Ditto for putting everything in Finds. It's a pain to do it all at once if you need to do custom finds (and mostly, you may, depending where you are purchasing) but if you do it bit by bit, it isn't too bad. I have a few (very few) items still not in Finds, but mostly I remember to snap a pic now, when I wear them.

I like your idea of playing more with texture and shine. I suspect those cargo pants serve you well because they are so versatile and they incorporate juxtaposition within the item itself -- they are pants, and a casual style of pant, at that, but the shine makes them able to go almost anywhere or do anything, plus that elevates the look to your preferred level of dressiness.

Bonnie

It sounds like you have some major changes coming in the next few years. Hope every thing goes as planned. Love your emphasis on finding the perfect colors. That takes a lot of patience.

Experimenting with shine and texture sounds like a lot of fun! A great way to explore the colors you like. I am also working on Finds when I have time. It has been helpful to focus on my style direction. A+ on your homework

Jaime

I feel like texture in shine are going to be a big focus this year for me too. Do you have any pictures of your perfect colors for those of us with limited color imagination ? Good luck with the alterations!

Zaeobi

@Jaime
I've added teal pics to my 2022 Review post!

@minaminu
Actually I also think of kingfisher blue & petrol as 'teal blue' - I'm hoping I can find more like my 'teal GREEN' tank top instead in the future Seems unlikely though...

I'll be back to reply to everyone else in a bit - hope you're having a good winter break!

@minaminu
I had originally considered moving back earlier but I think the UK needs a little time to settle first... Not sure I could live in London - no more hectic cities for me (for now)! Sounds like a big move is in the works for you too - wise to plan for it already...
Yes, I already planned & brought my black capsule wardrobe back to the UK this summer Got multiple coat in there, lol! I was supposed to share it with the forum but then life got in the way - maybe once I'm back in the UK (so I can test drive it)?

@cardiff
I do have a dark green raincoat here (as a 'good enough' backup) - here's hoping I can find a teal green one instead!

@olive @suntiger @bonnie
Me too! Here's hoping I can find enough saffron yellow at retail (I remain slightly skeptical, to be honest)... I've also noticed that 'saffron' can also be used to describe a more reddish shade instead, hmm...

@suz
I'll try not to snap my Finds all at once but that's probably what I'll realistically end up doing anyway, since I hate leaving things half done Maybe I should do it by category (after a closet cleanout/ refresh)...
Good point about dressiness - have had to really train myself to 'dress down' out here, so something that straddles the line works because it satisfies both needs

@Nikki
Thank you, haha!
Só have you found Finds useful already (even before you've managed to catalogue your entire closet)? I'm worried I won't be able to see the forest for the trees & will just give up halfway as a result

I have. I just figured out that I have three black long sleeve tops AND I don’t reach for any of them due to style, fit and wear issues. Planning to purchase a black shirt replacement and retire all three

Stagiaire Fash

Great advance planning on the international move, both you and Minaminu. The way you’re building your color capsules one-by-one is so solid. I mean, I suppose I have capsules of various colors, but they mostly just happened, unlike your chocolates and now saffrons.

SarahD8

I love how specific and individual to you these goals are! Love that you are finding YOUR light neutrals, and keeping a kingfisher eye out for YOUR green.

I still have a big mending/alterations pile too. Sigh...

rachylou

I like your focus and specificity.

As for myself, I think it may be time for my yearly fashion fog…

@Nikki
Good point - as a visual person, I imagine 'seeing' all my clothes in Finds (instead of just listing them in a spreadsheet) will make it easier to visualise what I do(n't) need.

@Stag
I find it helpful to have a general direction for colours, but of course what I *actually* manage to find will depend on what's available (hence it took me so long to build my chocolate capsule)!
I don't think saffron/ camel & moss are trending right now but I'll use those parameters for online shopping - hopefully it'll turn up something!

@Sarah
Thank you I'm confident I'll find what I need... eventually! I might need to roll some of the colours over to next year's goals (see comment to @Stag above)
Commiserations on the pile - we can set each other forum Challenges, if you like, to motivate ourselves? I won't be able to start until March though, haha

@rachy
Thanks - what's a Fashion Fog? Is it where you forget how to 'fashion', or you just aren't interested in it anymore? You always look fab in your WIWs though, so I can't tell!

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