I have a few road blocks working against me. At 52, I have too many years of shopaholic mentality and shopping to elevate mood or combat boredom!! It's a process, but I love your channel, even though we are many years different in age! Your advice is timeless!!💕
I’m 61, and have the same issues, but Lauren’s channel helps me, too. Hasn’t it been tough during the pandemic? I’ve done so much boredom/depression online shopping the last 18 months that my home is overflowing with clothes, this has to stop🙂
My Don’t Buy list helps me too. I kept buying the same old mistakes: synthetic fibers, 3/4-sleeves, or just items I have too many of (white tops) etc., this list will vary for everyone. So, I start out with my Do Buy list, but if I get tempted by something not on it, I check it against my Don’t list.
And I love the scarf in the intro! 😁 thank you for the comments about buying fast fashion. I just can’t afford to buy sustainable or second hand sustainable all the time so I buy the best I can afford and I take care of it. I wash on gentle and hang dry regardless of where I bought it or how much it cost. Living in central California pointed out to me that I have two capsules summer and what most countries would consider fall. I just don’t get spring or winter weather.
This was helpful, thanks. Analysis paralysis is something I’m very familiar with! My current problem is finding pieces in my chosen colour scheme. I’ve ended up with everything in just one colour, which is feeling very dull.
When I lost a lot of weight two years ago, I couldn’t afford to replace my good-quality, but way too-big wardrobe, so I restocked it with fast fashion. I altered everything I could, but reducing garments by 2-3 sizes is rarely an option. One size is about the limit for resizing.
I wish more fashion TH-camrs would address dealing with weight fluctuations when wardrobe planning. I imagine it is such a relatable challenge as life and our bodies change!
One of the problems I see many women make is wearing the same styles they wore 10 years earlier or when they were 20 pounds lighter or heavier and thinking the style still looks good on them (it may, but probably no longer does). The first makes them look like they are trying too hard or in denial. The second (after gaining) makes them look even heavier than than they now are. The third (after losing) makes them look older and dumpy.
I’ve stopped looking at H&M all the time for new things. I always get tempted, the low prices egg me on, and I have more than enough of most things already. Instead I’m trying to analyze more, and determine what I really need to get pieces I love into rotation again, sometimes it’s just an inexpensive bra, etc. I just ordered a $15 thin-strapped navy one so I can wear a certain navy dress that requires it, for example.
Thanks for not beating us up for buying fast fashion, sometimes we don’t have much choice. After a fire, big weight loss, financial reverse, serious illness, for maternity, and many other reasons. I once had the means to buy all my clothes from Nordstrom, now I don’t.
One of the worst things I’ve ever done was getting rid of my skinny clothes once I had put on a considerare amount of weight. I just thought I’d never be able to wear them and even got rid of my favorite jeans (a birthday gift I could never afford to buy on my own) and now I lost the weight back and I’m majorly pissed off!!
Thank you for another inspiring video with lots of useful tips! It certainly is a process and it’s all too easy to get hooked on certain styles that you think are the right or “perfect” capsule pieces for you. Only to realise later on that you don’t actually wear blazers or heels or whatever it is you thought was missing from your wardrobe. 👍
Great video, Lauren. You have grown so much in your presentations over this past year! I identified with most of your “roadblocks.” In particular, over doing second hand shopping in order to fill my capsule quickly. Another problem for me was thinking I had to copy a formula that worked for someone else. So, mistakes along the way, but I now have a wardrobe that feels right for me.
I have a few road blocks working against me. At 52, I have too many years of shopaholic mentality and shopping to elevate mood or combat boredom!! It's a process, but I love your channel, even though we are many years different in age! Your advice is timeless!!💕
I’m 61, and have the same issues, but Lauren’s channel helps me, too. Hasn’t it been tough during the pandemic? I’ve done so much boredom/depression online shopping the last 18 months that my home is overflowing with clothes, this has to stop🙂
My Don’t Buy list helps me too. I kept buying the same old mistakes: synthetic fibers, 3/4-sleeves, or just items I have too many of (white tops) etc., this list will vary for everyone. So, I start out with my Do Buy list, but if I get tempted by something not on it, I check it against my Don’t list.
And I love the scarf in the intro! 😁 thank you for the comments about buying fast fashion. I just can’t afford to buy sustainable or second hand sustainable all the time so I buy the best I can afford and I take care of it. I wash on gentle and hang dry regardless of where I bought it or how much it cost.
Living in central California pointed out to me that I have two capsules summer and what most countries would consider fall. I just don’t get spring or winter weather.
Great video! I always go into such a guilt spiral when I buy something "wrong" but I try to remind myself that it's part of the process :/
This was helpful, thanks. Analysis paralysis is something I’m very familiar with! My current problem is finding pieces in my chosen colour scheme. I’ve ended up with everything in just one colour, which is feeling very dull.
When I lost a lot of weight two years ago, I couldn’t afford to replace my good-quality, but way too-big wardrobe, so I restocked it with fast fashion. I altered everything I could, but reducing garments by 2-3 sizes is rarely an option. One size is about the limit for resizing.
I wish more fashion TH-camrs would address dealing with weight fluctuations when wardrobe planning. I imagine it is such a relatable challenge as life and our bodies change!
Thank you for addressing this topic Lauren!
Thank you for the point about fast fashion and body changes!
One of the problems I see many women make is wearing the same styles they wore 10 years earlier or when they were 20 pounds lighter or heavier and thinking the style still looks good on them (it may, but probably no longer does). The first makes them look like they are trying too hard or in denial. The second (after gaining) makes them look even heavier than than they now are. The third (after losing) makes them look older and dumpy.
Great video Lauren! 😊
I’ve stopped looking at H&M all the time for new things. I always get tempted, the low prices egg me on, and I have more than enough of most things already. Instead I’m trying to analyze more, and determine what I really need to get pieces I love into rotation again, sometimes it’s just an inexpensive bra, etc. I just ordered a $15 thin-strapped navy one so I can wear a certain navy dress that requires it, for example.
Thanks for not beating us up for buying fast fashion, sometimes we don’t have much choice. After a fire, big weight loss, financial reverse, serious illness, for maternity, and many other reasons. I once had the means to buy all my clothes from Nordstrom, now I don’t.
One of the worst things I’ve ever done was getting rid of my skinny clothes once I had put on a considerare amount of weight. I just thought I’d never be able to wear them and even got rid of my favorite jeans (a birthday gift I could never afford to buy on my own) and now I lost the weight back and I’m majorly pissed off!!
Thank you for another inspiring video with lots of useful tips! It certainly is a process and it’s all too easy to get hooked on certain styles that you think are the right or “perfect” capsule pieces for you. Only to realise later on that you don’t actually wear blazers or heels or whatever it is you thought was missing from your wardrobe. 👍
Great video, Lauren. You have grown so much in your presentations over this past year! I identified with most of your “roadblocks.” In particular, over doing second hand shopping in order to fill my capsule quickly. Another problem for me was thinking I had to copy a formula that worked for someone else. So, mistakes along the way, but I now have a wardrobe that feels right for me.
What a useful video! Lots to think about, especially the part about dressing for the body you have right now. I’ve subscribed.
Thank you, Lauren! Very helpful, as always...
This was really good!👍
Really nice!
That’s a really interesting point of view, i’ll definetly use somme tips! Also you're so pretty i love the way you do your hair !
Such great points to consider 😘xx
Great video!
Thank you really wonderful tips and helpful too