Happy Second Anniversary!

April 4th, 2008

Greg and I started YLF two years ago and the time has flown. We like to celebrate these anniversaries by reflecting on the activity of our readers. Below are the 10 posts that received the most comments over the last year. Crocs seem to be the shoe we love to hate – they came in at positions 1 and 10. Especially notable in this list are numbers 1 and 7, which were posted very recently and haven’t had much time to accumulate comments.

  1. Crocs mean business
  2. Do you love or loathe the new Trapeze jacket?
  3. Preferred shopping categories
  4. Katie’s new cut
  5. The volume watershed
  6. Vanity Sizing
  7. High-waisted, wide-legged jeans
  8. The body shape bible
  9. An American holiday tradition?
  10. To Croc or not to Croc

These are the top 10 categories. “Body Type” was at the top of the list again this year (last year’s positions are in parentheses).

  1. Body Type (1)
  2. What to Wear
  3. Dresses
  4. Wedding Wear (5)
  5. Party Wear
  6. Casual Wear (2)
  7. Men’s Style (8)
  8. European Style (7)
  9. Dress Codes (10)
  10. Celebrities

I have posted over 500 entries so it’s hard to come up with a list of my favourites. I enjoy writing all my posts but hold a special place in my heart for the pieces on:

  • International style and fashion
  • Upcoming trends
  • The best and worst of a season
  • Dressing for your body type
  • Dress codes

The posts that generated the most controversy were “Dressing your age” and “Are you too sexy to fly?“.

A big thank you to all our subscribers, forum members, daily readers and occasional visitors for making our readership what it is today. Your valuable contribution is appreciated. Remember that if you enjoy the blog, you can vote for us in the Blogger’s Choice Awards (in the “Best Blog About Stuff” and “Best Blog Design” categories).


 

29 Replies

Posted on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 6:52 am
BB

I love you guys and what you do!! Happy anniversary!!! YOU are fab!!!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 7:05 am
Steph

Congrats, Angie and Greg! Keep up the great work!
xo
Steph

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Lisa

Congrats! Also, thanks for helping to increase my style intelligence quotient! :) Hee hee! xo

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 7:24 am
Annie

Well done guys-Love your blog and read it everyday without fail. My favourite was your April fool post-Knowing your sense of style, it had to be a joke!
Keep it coming!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Julia

Congratulations! Your website is beautifully designed; you’re super nice and knowledgeable; the ladies here are a group of fun and stylish people. I wish you a very happy anniversary!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Meredith

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! You have much to be proud of!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Marianna Fileccia

Congratulations Angie,

I love, love, love your blog! Thank you for taking the time to write to us each day.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Tanya

Congratulations! This is the best fashion blog and I enjoy it very much.
Have a very happy anniversary!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Christie

Congrats to both of you. This site is a work of genius!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Sarah

Congratulations and thank you both for all that you do to keep this wonderful blog and forum going. You’re amazing Angie and Greg! All of the body type and dress code posts have been my favorites. And it’s great to learn about what’s in style this season from someone so knowledgeable and helpful. Keep up the fantastic work.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Isabel

You guys are fab!! Thanks for a fabulous blog!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Sabina

Congratulations. You rock! And your site makes a difference in my life – everyday.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Antje

Congrats, Angie and Greg. This is an awesome site. Not only has it helped me be more stylish, I also really enjoy the community on the forum. It’s the first online community I actively participate in, because it’s both fun and useful. (If sometimes almost too addictive, like when I rather check for new forum posts rather than working ;-) ) Super job.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Susan

Angie and Greg. Congratulations on the best blog in the business. First class and always with great style. Felicidades!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Susan H.

Thanks, Angie and Greg — you all do a great job! YLF is my favorite style blog.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Terri S.

Thank you so much for your daily inspiration!
I so enjoy looking at it each day and have learned so much!!

Congratulations!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 9:17 am

Happy Anniversary!! What are you going to wear to celebrate tonight?? ;)
XO L

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Dana

Happy Anniversary! I read you every day, quote you often, and have passed the address on the many friends. I’m even considering citron.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 9:39 am
San

Happy anniversary and thankyou for all the effort you both put into this amazing site.
I think one of your signiture pieces is topping off a stylish wardrobe with a fun and generous spirit. Now that’s fab.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 9:41 am
lori

Happy Anniversary! This is such a milestone! You have so much to be proud of. Not only are you helping all of us look better every day ( which helps us feel better about ourselves) you are creating an amazing piece of work that will be referenced for years to come! I am so pleased to be apart of this community! You are fab!

XXX Lori

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 9:44 am

…… and thanks for yr job. I can tell you that since I receive yr e-mails I have changed the way I shop, the way I look and the way I feel about myself. No kidding!

I am still in process of transforming my wardrobe but thanks to your fine help now I know where I am heading with it.

You are wonderful.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Nancy

Wow, Angie, that’s great! I am learning so much and have gone from mostly clueless to having a partial clue thanks to you and your posts entirely. :-)

My favorite are the posts on trends and what is being worn in different places you travel to.

Keep up the great work, a bunch of us rely on you now! Congrats. Nancy

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 12:11 pm

YLF is my new favorite blog, and I’m still reading all the archives! Congratulations on 2 years, I’m looking forward to more! :-)

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Nicole

Big THANK YOU to Angie and Greg for making this part of my every day! Congratulations and I hope you find a way to celebrate this evening!

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

Happy Anniversary indeed!! For all of us …

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Maya

Thank you so much Angie for giving me something to do during my down time at work and when I want to procrastinate on my homework! This site has become as regular for me as checking my email and the forum was definitely a terrific idea. I read a lot (a LOT) of fashion blogs, but this is the only one I’m really comfortable with posting on.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

I’m taken aback by your generous and heartfelt comments. Thank you for feeling comfortable posting on our site and letting us know how you feel. It is YOU that adds a very stylish element to YLF and it would not be the same without your voice. We love hearing what you have to say.

I’d like to extend a very special thank you to my husband Greg. It was about two and half years ago when we were flying back from seeing friends in NY that he suggested to me that I start a fashion and style blog. And I responded with “what is a blog?” It was soon thereafter that he began to design our site in his spare time and I am very grateful. YLF is a huge part of my life and I am touched that it holds meaning for you too.

Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Eva

Congratulations to Angie and Greg! Your blog combines excellent fashion advise and thoughts. But also importantly, your blog is so well designed. You create links in your sample pictues and previous blog entries and you have an excellent search engine. AND you don’t have little elves that help you out. It is fabulous that you could combine your two wonderful talents to help us!

Posted on April 5th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Hannah Michelle

Congratulations! It’s really neat to hear about the “beginnings” of this blog, Angie. We appreciate your husband also! Thank you for publishing a blog that is not only very informative (I feel smarter just coming here), but also a lot of fun. I wish I’d been around for all of the first two years, but yay for the archives. :) Here’s to many more posts and transformed wardrobes!

Posted on April 5th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

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