WIW syc day 24 shopping under the influence

Funny that Angie’s blog post was about feeling psychologically uncomfortable...I was actually dressed and out the door when I saw her blog post.

Anyway, the back story. 1st I didn’t break my SYC, I bought this sweater back at thanksgiving in November. I was shopping with my mom & 2 sisters and was talked into this sweater. “It looks so good”, “ you should wear light colors”....but it’s really not me, and so far these jeans and boots are they only thing I have found work, at least for me. So why isn’t this “me”...The colors are not in what’s become my palette, they’re light and sort of pastel and I feel like a sherbet. So why did I buy it, I think because my mom liked it so much and I wanted to make her feel like she still understood my style. Hence the title shopping under the influence

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4 years ago

Sisi

Veteran

Hehe, I know, sometimes we shop to please somebody and then regret. The "sherbet" sweater is funny but I actually prefer you in your usual palette. You could wear this sweater when you meet your Mom and sisters ...

kellygirl

Gosh, I love this on you. It complements your hair and look so fresh. Maybe it will feel more you in spring like weather? I hope its one of those things that you adjust to because it would be a shame not to wear something your mom and I like so much. Haha! Killer outfit!

Isabel

WOW !!!!! I just adore this on you !

JAileen

To be honest, it looks great on you. But I get that we want to wear certain colors and if something isn’t in that palette, then we just don’t want it. It was nice of you to make your mother happy, but she might get the idea that these colors are now acceptable, and will get you more things in these colors. You know, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive.

Angie

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KILLER

My fave for Jan

Maybe you can reserve wearing the sweater for when you're with your Mama?

kkards

Thanks for all the outfit love, you’ve proven what my mother is always telling me...your mother is always right!

Jenn

I don't like those colors, and I can still see that it's a really lovely sweater. It's so true, though, that how something looks objectively and how we feel in it aren't necessarily in sync.

slim cat

For something that out of your comfort zone - it looks pretty good on you - good styling!
I wonder if you can wear it with your camouflage green pants and darker boots to toughen the look.
It maybe not only the light colors that give you uneasy feel but a wide vertical stripes too - it's a bit more challenging to wear and style. I'd probably try "to break" it with a pendant on a leather string.

MsMaven

It's a very pretty sweater--I like it. I wouldn't buy it for myself for the same reasons--those aren't colors I like to wear. Like Kelly said, maybe in spring you will like it more. The change in the brighter light and weather may help.

Long ago I bought a brown dress my Mom liked when we were shopping together. She always tried to get me to wear brown or burnt orange. I avoid them like the plague now. I didn't like the summer colors she wore either, but I never told her.

rachylou

That IS a pretty sweater on you, but I get it. I always seem to have an aqua sweater someone has given me that I absolutely loathe...

Cardiff girl

It’s very pretty.Thats mums for you,they always want their little girls to look pretty but I know what you mean!

nemosmom

Well, it certainly LOOKS good on you, but I totally understand. The way you've styled it is great.

Helena

I echo that is does LOOK great, but if it doesn't feel that way, then what's the point?

I did have the same thought as Kelly though - I wonder if it's the dissonance between the palette and the current season ... I know that's an issue for me with some of my lighter and brighter clothing ...

notsaf

I get it! This doesn't really look like *you* at all (and you know I love your style.) Almost all of my recent retirements were from a shopping outing with a friend, whom I love, but whose style doesn't really mesh with mine. KKards, I'll say it: you should wear as many dark colors as you like!

Jaime

Yes it looks great and yes it does not look entirely you, or at least the you have presented so far. Interesting! If you want to try again, maybe pair it with jeans and tough shoes to play against the lightness of the colors.

Joy

I understand the motive behind the purchase and it does look good, but not really your style. This is why I prefer shopping by myself. You did a beautiful styling job but it does not look like your style.

LAR101

Active Member

Outfit love.
Love the outfit AND how you styled it.

Bijou

I love how you have styled this sweater - the jeans and boots really lift it. However, if if does not feel like you, I say give the sweater to a friend who will appreciate receiving a new sweater. This is exactly the sort of 'mistake' I make when shopping with others and the reason I prefer to shop alone.

Jenni NZ

My first honest thought was... you are lucky to have a mother. I lost mine at my age 38.
Second thought, I have already accepted that I don’t “get” my 20-something daughters’ styles, even though I enjoy what they wear. And I probably won’t try to choose for them much, only if I have major hints from them.
Third, I like it on you!
But fourth, I can see it’s not really your style.
I agree with Bijou. Either shop alone or really stick to your guns on what you feel when with others. I tend to walk away if friends try to persuade.

Anonymous

It definitely doesn't look like your style, especially with the wide stripes, but the colors are good on you! Agreeing you should try it again in early spring as the light is changing. There seem to be a couple weeks in late March-April, that light colors feel right to me, before going back to normal!

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