The 4-5 piece French wardrobe

[cosmogrl5]

^ I have kept a Look Book for years and years. I have one for clothes, one for hair/makeup, and another for home decor. Anyway, the one for clothes really helps me when I get bored of my closet because it gives me ideas for how to put different pieces together to create new looks. I highly recommend it!

[baRose]

Is the Look Book some sort of digital photo album or is it a physicial book?

[cosmogrl5]

^ Mine is a physical book. It is a three ring binder with a clear cover with a sleeve, so I stuck some of my favorite picks on the front and back covers. In the inside, I have clear plastic sleeves, so I can see all of the pictures and can easily add or get rid of some as I please. My sister always gives me her old tabloids, so I rip out celebrity pics from those and also take pics from my fashion magazines and sometimes catalogs like Neiman Marcus.

If I get a chance later, I will take a pic.

[baRose]

Sweet! I would love to see a pic.

[fashionista-ta]

^ Sounds like a great plan, LaurieAnn

[misstarshine]

I am super happy, i went away for Christmas and came across sales with four very important items that were missing from my wardrobe:

-short silver/grey silk chiffon dress, for going out in
-black and colored short floral sun dress
-a light weight trench in purple, perfect for autumn/spring
-a cropped tuxedo/tails black coat without the tails.

These were all on my list so its great.

One shop though had 50% off everything including some jeans i've been eying off for ages which are $300. BUT i tried them on and they looked awful, so thinking of this thread and how its a waste to not buy what suits i decided against them. Im sad they didn't look good on me but at least i can get them off my list.

Everything i bought i know i'll probably have in 10 years time they are so perfect!

[fashionista-ta]

^ It's true, sometimes you want something for awhile & it just doesn't work ... I view this as a bonus, it frees up the $$$ I'd earmarked for something else

[floodette]

I made up my *I really need* lists yesterday and will try so hard not to mix it with *think that I really need* items

Here it goes:
-. black wool trousers
-. two long-sleeves black tops
-. black pumps

Not sure whether it's *need* or *want*, but I think about buying a HUGE daily bag for work. Mine are all medium now.
Thinking about Tod's D-bag, but still undecided between tan or red. My clothes are mainly black, white, a bit of grey, blue and red. I think red would be too intense when am using my red clothes, but I dislike tan shoes. What would y'all think?

[misstarshine]

I have a tan bag which i use no matter the colour of the shoes.

I bought a pair of shorts today on sale as well. One pair of shoes and another of shorts and my summer list is completed!!!

[fashionista-ta]

Originally Posted by floodette

I made up my *I really need* lists yesterday and will try so hard not to mix it with *think that I really need* items

Here it goes:
-. black wool trousers
-. two long-sleeves black tops
-. black pumps

Not sure whether it's *need* or *want*, but I think about buying a HUGE daily bag for work. Mine are all medium now.
Thinking about Tod's D-bag, but still undecided between tan or red. My clothes are mainly black, white, a bit of grey, blue and red. I think red would be too intense when am using my red clothes, but I dislike tan shoes. What would y'all think?

I would just go for the red

[Hebden]

Originally Posted by rollagasper

Does anyone keep a "lookbook" of some sort with photos of outfits that fit your personal style?

I do. I'm onto my third book now...the problem is finding time to sort through the clippings, see which ones work together, and paste them in (I have a massive box of clippings). It's fun though and does work well as far as marshaling your thoughts into some kind of coherent pattern.

[rollagasper]

Thanks for posting photos, Hebden! Your lookbook looks great!

[cosmogrl5]

^ Ooh! I love yours! I still need to take a pic of mine today...as I promised a few days ago.

[baRose]

Thanks for posting Hebden!

Does anyone take photos of their actual clothes and shoes and try to create outfits on paper before trying it? I was thinking about doing something like that, but it would take a lot of work.

[fashionista-ta]

^ Nah, I just stand in front of my closet & think of things ...