Welcome to the new youlookfab!

August 9th, 2007

It is one thing to do a style transformation with the perfect dress, heels, make-up, haircut and a limitless budget of time and money. It’s much harder to maintain a sense of style daily when you’ve had 5 hours sleep and 15 minutes to get ready. Most of us need an assortment of affordable throw-it-on-in-2-minutes outfits that make us feel stylish, fabulous and comfortable.

This is where I come in, because I have the same needs as you. I’m a fashion stylist and every day I deal with real people with real bodies who lead real lives. I studied Psychology and Fashion Design and have 16 years of international mileage in the fashion industry. I love to use that experience to help people feel good about how they look and what they wear. I firmly believe that style is not a size, age or designer label. It’s about dressing well for the life, body and budget that you have with conviction and confidence.

Along with my style consulting business and my work at Dress for Success, youlookfab is big part of how I like to spread the word that looking fab is not hard to do. Like wardrobes, websites need updates too, so we’ve updated the design of our site and added a few new features to make it a more effective resource. Here are the changes in a nutshell:

  • My blog: the formula stays the same, with a few tweaks that make the header more useful by giving quick access to the most sought after information. I’ll continue to blog daily on how we can all achieve and maintain a tangible sense of style affordably and practically.
  • Other blogs: There are many great fashion and style blogs out there in the blogosphere – too many to list in the already-cramped sidebar. So we’re maintaining a selection of blogs on a seperate page. If you have a blog and would like to see it in this list, just hit the “Add Your Blog” button and fill out the form. If you fit one of the categories, we’ll link to you – no strings attached.
  • Cheat sheets: Blog entries are our bread and butter, but from time to time I’ve wished that I could go into more detail, or cover a topic more comprehensively. Cheat Sheets will allow me to do this. Each one will help you to dress for a special occasion, put together a certain look, or adapt one of the new trends to your lifestyle and body type. I’ve made a start with the Summer Day Wedding and will grow the list over time. Help me to pick good topics by suggesting one or two with the “Topic Idea” form.

The designer/developer bloke behind the site assures me that things are ready for prime time, but no doubt we’ll experience a few hiccups after the transition. If you see something odd or broken, or if you just have a suggestion, please leave us a comment. Thanks for visiting our site and remember to keep those fashion feet moving… there isn’t a style or fashion challenge we can’t solve together!


 

16 Replies

Posted on Thursday, August 9th, 2007 at 2:56 am

i love the new look! and the new features are a great idea. this is my all-time favourite fashion blog, and it just got even better! nice work. :)

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 5:45 am
Christie

Wow, Angie. This is great! I am excited to see your business grow. You obviously are filling an important niche here. Love the cheat sheet idea!

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Sara

I LOVE the new look! I especially love the idea and concept of Cheat Sheets. Kudos, Angie! I have a wedding to go to next month and already learned something new! :)

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 7:34 am

Thanks Dalma, Christie and Sara! We appreciate your lovely words enormously :0)

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 8:06 am
Joey

Congratuations on your new look! As always, you look fabulous darling. :) The creative elements and the content are brilliant. The new illustration of you is spot on. Shine on my friend!

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 8:43 am

Nice new look and organization!

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 9:25 am

Congratulations, Angie! Looks fab!!!

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
lori

WOW! I’m speechless! It looks FAB FAB FAB! I love it!

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 2:44 pm

I think the cheat sheets are going to be wildly popular!

Great new look and functionality.

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 4:37 pm

Just when I thought this blog couldn’t possibly get any better…!

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 4:47 pm

Love the new look!

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Sabina

Congratulations on your new site – your already high style quotient just went through the roof!

Posted on August 9th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Anna

I love the revamp! It looks great. Do you do your own design work? Bravo! Keep up the great work.

Posted on August 10th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Michelle B.

Congrats on the new look! I just love to visit your page. I don’t go by any day without checking out what’s on your blog. There’s always things to learn fashion wise. Kudos to you, Angie!

Posted on August 10th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
DIana

The new look is FABulously fantastic! All of the changes were clearly made with readers and fans in mind! Thank you! I love the cheat sheets and links to other great resources! You and the designer/development bloke should pat yourselves on the back and celebrate an even more amazing site!

Posted on August 10th, 2007 at 7:26 pm

Thank you everyone!

To answer your question Anna – my husband Greg, who is also my partner behind the scenes at youlookfab, does the design and development of the site.

Posted on August 10th, 2007 at 10:52 pm

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