Congrats and thanks for sharing the green jacket triptych. I loved seeing the photo evolution of MaryK. You look fabulous!

Happy fabiversary, MaryK. I love how you were able to grow personally through this forum. Your pictures say it all. Thank you so much for sharing and being the inspiration for us newcomers.

Wow - just amazing.

Happy fab-iversary (I love that Thank you for sharing what you learned along the way as well. It makes perfect sense, and sometimes it takes seeing the pictures and reading the words to make it click. You are one of the reasons that I kept coming back to YLF for inspiration and finally joined, so thank you!

And yet one thing hasn't changed: your love of and experimentation with color!

Thanks for all the great energy you bring to these parts, and best of luck with Green Jacket #4 (I know it's out there...).

Just WOW! What a journey and the best thing is that we had it together with you!

Those pictures are awesome. A textbook example of style evolution. Happy Fabiversary to you!

You look so much younger in the third picture than in the first one.

Happy happy fabiversary! Your style evolution gives me real hope MK. Thanks for sharing some of the things you learned along the way--I love that! You will probably look even more amazing next year, although that's tough to imagine!

An amazing transformation - congratulations.

Mary. Thank YOU for being a very loyal and bright forum member. Your heart shines as brightly as your blue eyes and green jackets. Youth is definately overrated. Look at you!! There's the proof:)

MaryK, you just keep getting younger and fabber and more "you" every year! Amazing to see how you've honed your style. You're definitely one of my style idols and I'm so glad I've met you IRL twice already! Thanks for your list of lessons too--that was really helpful. We are so lucky that you grace YLF with your presence! Can't wait to see what green jacket #4 looks like!

You look so comfortable with yourself now. Thank you for sharing this with us and giving us all hope.

Wow, you've been getting more and more fab, MaryK! It looks like you'er getting younger and younger and more vibrant and energetic!

I love the floral skirt

Wow Mary!!!

Number 1:
Happy anniversary - what a joy it is to have you around! You're a wonderful on-line friend and a mentor in more ways than one, your zest for life so clearly displayed with the colors you wear so beautifully is infectious and it IS felt strongly on the other side of the planet.

Number 2:
The transformation is nothing short of a.m.a.z.i.n.g. Just look at you... one would think the photos need to 'read' from right to left.

Number 3:
You've just coined my next favorite YLF phrase (shares the spot with Michelle's "hugging the wardrobe"):
Laboratory for personal growth.
So true.

Great transformation! Happy Fabiversary.

You are truly and inspiration, Mary! You just keep getting better and better! Love where you are at now. Can't wait to see where you go

Mary, you are such an inspiration here on YLF. I have so enjoyed your fabulous transformation and it's so thrilling to see in you that we can just keep getting better and better. You exude rule #1 - Have fun with fashion! Congratulations and I look forward to seeing what you do next!!

Ohmigod, MaryK. So different!

Well, ok. Not entirely true. I see the bones of your personal style in all three pics. It's a lesson in pictures how to shape and hone one's personal style. Which is way rad.

I don't know how you feel about pic #1, but I see nothing *wrong* there... I see, tho, how you've moved to the front of the fashion pack. I'm so impressed with your sharp eye for the *little* details with big impact. Like hemline.

I have to clip you're observations and see how I'm doing on the finer points. I'm sloppy. Woefully sloppy. I know it already!

You're so beautiful, MaryK! You rock.

Oh, my first commenting attempt did not materialize. What I wanted to say was what an amazing transformation. I think I always thought of you as stylish, but it shows how you have been honing and honing to the higher plains. What a clever study you are.

MaryK, you just look fantastic! Your current photo is an amazing example of improving fit and proportion--clothes, hairstyly and accessories all line up. Plus, not just color but tonality of color. Subtle but effective.

Wow. When you first started, I thought that you looked good. Now I look at it and I realize just how much you have changed. You just look amazing. And your dedication to getting in shape and losing weight has been inspirational.

Happy Anniversary to us for getting you !!!!!!!

Happy Fab Five, MK, and love the green evolution pics.