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What I am not buying any more, and new trends to add

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I am not buying any more skinnies, Wearing the ones I have, but any new additions will not be skinnies. No more bell sleeves-have 2 long and 2 shorter, will wear them thru spring and summer, but not get any more, pointy toe footwear-have booties, grey flats, and black 1 1/2 heeled pumps, but not liking pointy toe footwear any more,and long cardis (have 3 and that is enough. Adding maybe another cropped cardi.
Not sure just what is looking fresh and new yet, but liking full length wider leg pants, more shapped (waist defining tops) and lots of white.

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Latest reply was from Zaeobi

Anonymous

Sounds like a plan! I don't think I'll add more of those either this year, aside from the (moderately) pointy toes.

nemosmom

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Great plan! I have found having a list of "do not buy" items to be helpful!

Cardiff girl

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I am with you on the no more skinnies.Straight legs and wider legs from now on.

Kim M

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I have never liked skinnies, so I'm with you on that. I'm not quite sure why I'm not a fan of long cardigans, either. Also, I my "do not buy" list are tops that are too short--not cropped exactly, but getting there.

Runcarla

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Well, I should put the breaks on adding any further striped tops (I have 7). I’m thinking of paper bag waisted jeans, but want a try on first, to see it the style suits. I would love to find a safari styled shorts suit -:Bermuda shorts and a belted jacket with short sleeves and patch pockets.

CarolS

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no more black turtlenecks - for a while at least. I have three.
yes to more wide leg crops and cropped flares and a better variety of non gear shoes and sandals that work with my persnickety feet.

Jessikams

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I am having another phase of "totally off black." When I put it on, it looks just awful to my eye. Bummer that it is so prevalent in merchandise!

Applauding the idea of a "do not buy" list. So helpful to remind us of things we buy too much of....or shapes we want to get away from .....or things we're not going to need in future because of changing lifestyle needs.....

cindysmith

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Good plan!

Ledonna N.

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Good plan especially the footwear.

Beth Ann

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Very clever to start with what you're not going to buy! I do this in restaurants: "I don't want a sandwich.....I don't want beef......." I like to winnow down the options this way!

AngieB

I'm with you. I don't wear skinnies or leggings. I don't like tight clothing and find those styles too casual. Also, and I feel strongly about this, if your pants are so tight that they crease or pucker, or I can see all your bits, you should not wear them!!!

lyn67

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I do the NO MORE SKINNIES for one year now and LOVE my wide leg collection! I don't dare to do the no more black:-) but then, the more whites between my colder wether neutrals is becomming also more and more a priority.

Bijou

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Items for my dressy capsule, I love cocktail and ball attire but have enough. I need to focus my attention and budget on more mundane purchases. Updating my underwear is a priority.

Style Fan

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Sounds like a good plan. I just bought a black pair of wide-legged pants and a jacket. Now I need some tops and some footwear. I am looking at metallic sneakers.

The Cat

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Sounds good. As for myself, I have recently decided not to buy any more yellow, beige, brown or green items. I have realized that clear cool colours are the best for me.

Zaeobi

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Good plan - sometimes it's easier to identify what we don't like than the other way around! For me:

No more jeans - have a pair of substantial jeggings & denim trousers which I only wore thrice in the last year - high CPW!
No more casual black - moving my main neutral to chocolate brown (except for my small 'going out' capsule wardrobe)
No more coats (a trench, rain poncho & wool-blend coat is more than enough for a subtropical climate & UK summer visits!)
No more jewellery in statement colours (since deciding on a 'uniform' of colourful solid clothing, I need my accessories to be more neutral in order to 'ground' my looks).