tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post1217466945530093993..comments2023-10-15T08:44:37.222-04:00Comments on Ohhh Lulu...: Wardrobe Blahs...betterdressedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09737306444524901411noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-87964736379613723122012-09-14T22:16:12.907-04:002012-09-14T22:16:12.907-04:00As a Stay At Home Mom my days are Jeans and T-shir...As a Stay At Home Mom my days are Jeans and T-shirts. Lately I have been trying to have 2 dress up days a week, clothes, hair and make up.<br /><br />I did an overhaul on my wardrobe last year after loosing weight. I started with purging the closet. If I hadn't worn it in a year, GONE. If it didn't fit, GONE. If it needed repair work I didn't want to spend time on, GONE. <br /><br />I do LOVE jeans. I invested in a few GREAT pairs. I have started shopping at NY & Company on-line and HSN.com. I invested in some staple pieces that I was willing to spend extra money on. If it was seasonal/fashion I went inexpensive. I also invested in some costume jewelry and scarfs. Since I sew I also try to make myself a few items each season.<br /><br />I ADORE heels and flip flops. I am short and live in California. If I have to do a lot of walking I wear a comfy pair of shoes and take dress shoes with me in my bag.Dianahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258917785766982147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-53705853536675790942012-09-12T12:43:06.314-04:002012-09-12T12:43:06.314-04:00I work for a fashin company so wearing pajamas to ...I work for a fashin company so wearing pajamas to work is a definite no-no. But I agree that knowing how to shop is definitely a skill. I have rules for when I go shopping. One is that whatever I buy must go with the overall look of my style. Sometimes I get wrapped up in trends - trends that aren't me - and I buy things that aren't suited for my style. I also bring inspiration images of outfits I want to 'copy.' This is great because it helps me from straying from my intended purchases. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-27646690284389681152012-09-11T18:29:46.689-04:002012-09-11T18:29:46.689-04:00revolveclothing.com is wonderful. :) No taxes, fre...revolveclothing.com is wonderful. :) No taxes, free shipping to Canada, and rarely do I ever get caught with duties!! ♥<br /><br />They have an 'outlet' site, too... it's reverse-reverse.com There's a $10.00 shipping fee, but the items you can get are so inexpensive, you can pretty much justify the shipping cost.Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05775461811260311058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-20059810566134445712012-09-11T16:28:35.820-04:002012-09-11T16:28:35.820-04:00http://crazinessandmore.blogspot.com/2012/09/fashi...http://crazinessandmore.blogspot.com/2012/09/fashion-and-happiness.html And there's my new blog post with some more info. I found that once I changed how I thought about my wardrobe, the items changed. When I realized how mood changing clothing could be, I only kept things that I loved. I only BUY things that I love. I do less impulse buying and everything that I have is in full rotation (aside from evening clothes).<br /><br />I wish you luck -- I found it REALLY HARD to change my wardrobe and my thinking about it, but it was the best thing for me to do. I think realizing that you want to make a change is the hardest part!<br /><br />I walk a lot daily too (living in the city will do that :-p). I find that lower than 2" it's better to just have flats as the angles are less ideal. 2-3" is the best height for me, as beyond that is not really walkable for miles on end. Good shoe companies: Naot, Born, Clarks, Dr. Scholls, etc. I've had shoes from each of these companies that I wore until they died hard deaths. They hold up, and are comfortable all day long.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing how your re-vamp turns out!Dea-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140404243041621186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-30920476441028963812012-09-11T16:13:45.546-04:002012-09-11T16:13:45.546-04:00This is EXCELLENT advice! I think starting with a ...This is EXCELLENT advice! I think starting with a closet purge is really important (have that planned for this weekend).<br /><br />I suck at accessorizing, but I bought a few pieces of jewelry off of Etsy that I hope to incorporate into my "NEW" wardrobe.<br /><br />I LOVE Shoes but because I do a lot of walking I find heels tough for my day-to-day. I am trying to find low-heeled shoes that are pretty & comfortable. That can be a challenge!<br /><br />I definitely agree that when you feel like you look put together, your whole outlook changes.<br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! :) Inspired!<br /><br />betterdressedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737306444524901411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-72320045371253417982012-09-11T15:26:57.215-04:002012-09-11T15:26:57.215-04:00Well, this is what I've been doing to revamp m...Well, this is what I've been doing to revamp my wardrobe. I'm a full time student, and previous to that, I was managing an ice cream store (read: covered in ice cream all the time). So my wardrobe needed help. I wasn't feeling pretty and my ego could use the boost.<br /><br />So I went through my closet (several times actually) and got rid of everything that I don't feel amazing in. If it doesn't fit? Gone. If it's a junky teeshirt? Gone. I only wanted beautiful things. My most recent purge was non-fabulous fabrics. Acrylic sweater? Gone. Cashmere-silk blend from Goodwill? KEEP!<br /><br />I then scrounged the Goodwill, Salvation Army and other used clothing shops for beautiful items. Warning: bring a partner, as it will take hours and inevitably, you'll miss a gem or two that your partner will catch.<br /><br />The next thing that I did was to only have heels in my shoe closet. I own a single pair of ugly, ill-fitting sneakers that are flat. Everything else has a cute heel. Heels are the first step for me to feel cute and classy, and even if I'm in jeans and a teeshirt, heels bring me up to the next level. Cute shoes also beg me to build outfits around them, so I wind up coming up with cute outfits and spending some time thinking about them.<br /><br />Not to be obvious, but accessories are also your friend! Scarves, belts, chunky necklaces, huge earrings, all of these can take the most plain-jane outfit to a great level. Just wearing a plain black tee and jeans? Tie a bright scarf on your head like a headband! Or add a long glittery necklace.<br /><br />I also recently got into the habit of always having my nails painted. I don't get them "done", but when you've got bright red nails, it makes anything An Outfit, capital letters. I've been doing red because I love the vintage look, but I also have gold nail polish and in the past have done silver or bright deep blue. When I do my nails, I just put a movie on (usually on youtube :-P) and go to town. I also keep my polish near my computer, so if I'm checking emails and notice a chip, it's easy to fix.<br /><br />So -- my long and probably not useful fashion advice. But I think we all are realizing that dressing sloppily makes us FEEL sloppy and low energy. I always felt AMAZING on my dress up days, and thus began my quest to have every day a dress up day.<br /><br />As for shopping online, I'd mostly use websites like Modcloth for inspiration only, and then try to recreate the looks myself. Granted, I luck out as I live in Boston so even our thrift stores have great things (unless most people find armfuls of cashmere, silk and linen in their Goodwill...?). I don't feel comfortable shopping online as I require that everything I buy look amazing, feel amazing, and be high quality materials (which the cute things online are often manmade -- wtf Modcloth?!?!). Perhaps do an image search for an item, and see what kind of stores it'll turn up?<br /><br />... This is way too much info... maybe I should do a blog post and link back to you :-PDea-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140404243041621186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-65584005141185841452012-09-09T18:46:57.187-04:002012-09-09T18:46:57.187-04:00I totally relate - lack of style/proper fit in RTW...I totally relate - lack of style/proper fit in RTW was my main motivation in learning how to sew. That and cheap yucky fabrics.<br /><br />I do like shopping online - I think of all the RTW shops out there, I would go with Shabby Apple. They have really cute classy styles and many of them in knits so you don't have to worry about getting an exact fit :)Symonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965640501644567685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-7426237390255617762012-09-07T20:17:35.168-04:002012-09-07T20:17:35.168-04:00Now that I am a stay at home Mum, the temptation i...Now that I am a stay at home Mum, the temptation is there to stay in my pjs all day. But I try to make an effort 5 days a week, the other 2,, I allow myself leggings and t-shirt days (even then the leggings are Black Milk leggings, I just cannot do the complete surrender to dag). <br />To keep with-in a budget and still look nice, I buy a lot of second hand clothes and re-style them. I struggle to find stuff in the shops that fit, are with-in my budget, and are either not for tweens or nanas. <br />But I am lucky as I do not have to deal with your weather conditions.<br /><br />http://iliska-dreams.blogspot.com.au/Iliska Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719163569308739697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-65726113087147791872012-09-07T19:32:19.711-04:002012-09-07T19:32:19.711-04:00I had the same wardrobe dilemma recently. I never ...I had the same wardrobe dilemma recently. I never had anything nice to wear, because slowly my wardrobe had become filled with "comfy" clothes to wear as I sat at home and sewed. But when I found out I was going to be taping a class for Craftsy.com, I had to get a move on and SHOP! I didn't trust myself to really put together the wardrobe I badly needed, so I enlisted the help of a friend who is also a stylist on the side. I told her my budget, and we came in well under it. She took me to JCrew for well-fitting jeans (I am also curvy), and then I was shocked to be able to find tons of stuff at Nordstrom's in the junior's department of all places. I didn't think my bust would fit into anything they had, but it somehow all worked, and the prices were much lower than the misses section. <br /><br />I would make up a style inspiration board first, like she had me make. It helped me to see the pieces that I really liked, and also to note my favorite colors. I wrote down a game-plan of the key pieces I had to have, so that I knew what I needed before I wasted time searching thru everything. <br /><br />Good luck shopping, and remember, it's supposed to be FUN! ;)Amyhttp://www.reallyhandmade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-87687853477495923322012-09-07T18:43:54.425-04:002012-09-07T18:43:54.425-04:00I live in a city, but still have trouble finding c...I live in a city, but still have trouble finding clothes. I have the same issues--there are only things for tweens or old ladies, or everything is super expensive and looks just like what everyone else is wearing. I can usually find something at ModCloth. Tuesdays are their sale days so you can normally save some cash.ashlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440526252366525197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-22509066743024808192012-09-07T15:58:44.285-04:002012-09-07T15:58:44.285-04:00Any online shops you recommend ? :)Any online shops you recommend ? :)betterdressedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737306444524901411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-63975770824867862052012-09-07T15:56:47.011-04:002012-09-07T15:56:47.011-04:00:) I live in a small town, too.. and there wasn...:) I live in a small town, too.. and there wasn't a shopping mall anywhere, (unless you drove for four hours to Victoria). I learned to shop online and have gotten pretty good at it, if I do say so myself. :) I'm so excited you've started shopping online --it's like getting presents in the mail!Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05775461811260311058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-80607610042322786912012-09-07T12:05:50.450-04:002012-09-07T12:05:50.450-04:00That was funny. Mostly b/c I'm getting ready ...That was funny. Mostly b/c I'm getting ready to move to a small southern town where I'll work from home 100% of the time vs. my current %80 of the time. My fear is that I'll begin to dress exactly as your 'before'. Maybe it's just all good. So...... whatja' buy? I know your undies are fabulous, how about your outies?Tinahttp://www.knittingcontessa.comnoreply@blogger.com