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Post Your Favourite Outfits of 2016!

Angie

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This thread is YLF tradition, and I love it. Great inspiration, visual eye candy, and a way for me to adore your looks all over again. It's also very interesting to know which were your favourite looks, and why. Do a little soul searching, ladies.

I'll go first:

Of all the outfits that I posted on YLF this year, the ones below were my favourites. My birthday blue lace dress holds top position, while the other four are tied for second place. Lace, white pearls, metallics, shine, tomato red, sour yellows, ink blue, white jeans, dark denim, dainty footwear, white footwear, pretty blouses, green specs, Ray-Ban sunnies, modern classic patterns, retro styling, ankle straps, and a nod to fashionable trends. These all made me very happy in 2016.

Over to you.

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Angie

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(Remember to look through all seasons).

Tanya

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Your outfits are stunning, Angie. Here is a set of mine from majority of the year. I have truly enjoyed all of them, especially the dresses.

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Dana

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Angie, I especially love your red blouse with the relaxed skinnies! Juxtaposing styles is one of my favorite ways of dressing. I feel like it's a real way of keeping things modern. (And of course, you always look fab and modern!)

I'm working today and haven't really taken many outfit pics this year. I'll see if I can do my annual post a little later! (I have actually just recently bought some new sweaters I'm loving!)

JAileen

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Wow! You two both look fab! How can we ordinary mortals follow?! I don't know, but here goes, anyway.

Fitflops and denim, crops and clipboard, sun dresses and Bernardo sandals, EF handkerchief hem dress, Missoni poncho and new Furla bag, everyday errand outfit with Frye boots, Pendleton coat and moon phase scarf.

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Mochi

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Here's a sampling of my best WIWs (and in almost all cases, when I really liked what I was wearing, I took a pic and posted here).

I definitely upped my style from previous years. I feel like it's got a long way to go. I don't want a gigantic closet, but it felt a bit repetitive to me sometimes.

I realize I really like monochromal or low-contrast. Maximal is fine but I'd want that to be in the texture and detailing rather than making a huge statement with it.

I like romantic dandy, but want to do more. I'm not sure what. Guess I'll be checking in here for guidance. Thanks for all the advice!

xoxo

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Suz

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So much fun! Angie, you look sensational in every one of those outfits and I find them inspirational! I can't pick a favourite among these. Do you think you wore more blue this year than usual? It seems so to me. But your beloved red was featured equally, and rightly so!

And Tanya, wow! You look like a rock star this year. Just stunning. You put a lot of thought into your outfits and adopted a number of new trends with sophisticated verve. It's been a joy and an inspiration to see your style evolution as well!

Below are a few of mine. I'll also do a style evolution separate post. The photo quality is not great in all of these, so apologies for that. DD still has our camera most of the time and I am reduced to phone.

I'll give an explanation/ retrospective analysis on my own thread, for those who might be curious about choices, plus I'll add some more outfits.

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Mochi

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I forgot to add how Angie's style, which I've always loved, is through the roof this year. <3

Bonnie

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I've taken a lot of outfit photos this year trying to find out what works for my shape. I like the ones with a third piece, my fun icon inspiration photos, and for hot days, I've included a couple of typical tunic and crops outfits.

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Angie

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WOW, WOW, WOW. SEE WHAT I MEAN. Look at your incredible outfits on this thread.

*happy sigh*

Tanya, you are Queen WIW on this forum. It's impossible to choose a favourite amongst your consistently KILLER looks but I will try. #1 and #13. They mirror each other in different seasons. THANK YOU for posting so regularly. You know I adore you, Little Style Sis. You always inspire us.

Nancy, can you enlarge your pics - we can't see them well enough, and I want to - my Converse twin. Thanks for the kind words.

Dana, of course. Look forward to seeing your pics later.

JAileen, you have never looked better. I'm going with #4 and #5 as my Killer faves. Wear frocks!

Suz, your glorious new short grey hair was a BRILLIANT style move. LOVE IT. I'm going with #4, # 5 and #6 as my Killer faves because they show your syle evolution the best. (Dead right - I wore more blue this year and enjoyed it).

Bonnie, you are delightful and so is your Killer style. #2, #7 and #8 are my faves.

Suz

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Thank you for the kind words, Angie. I elaborated on just that idea on the separate post, with more photos.

Nancy, you never looked better than this year. I hope you can enlarge so we can see better.

JAileen, you look amazing in dresses and I especially love 1, 4, and 5.

Bonnie, it's been such a joy to see your style emerge and develop. You look fabulous in every one of these but my faves are 2, 5, 10, 13.

MsMary

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Okay, this is cheating, but they really were my favorite outfits, plus I fell down on my WIW photos this year due to the big move. I hope to get back in the swing of things next year! (The Woman Cave is scheduled to be installed in 3 weeks!)

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Sara L.

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I don't think of myself as being especially hard on myself. I'm generally pretty easy-going and like my body, my style, and my life. However, every year when I look through my outfit photos for this post, all I can think is "Yuck!". I especially don't like the outfits from early 2016. What is my problem? I finally got into this and ended up with a few too many, but at least I stopped being so hard on myself. Only #1 and #2 are from the first half of 2016, the rest are from summer and later.

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Sara L.

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Tanya - you look so slim and sleek in your photos. I love those flares in #9.

Suz - my favorite is #5. Those cool light colors are so soothing and flattering .

Bonnie - You have the sneakers look down pat, but I think my favorite is #5. The pattern mixing is just so fun in that outfit.

Mary - How could not pick those? You look so happy in every photo.

Mochi

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(Hi. I hate to bust in here with an off-topic technical question. Are people here using photos they had saved outside of YLF? I don't have most or probably any of these anymore so I had to drag copies of YLF pics to my desktop. Maybe I can post links to the posts that had pics? It would require people to take extra steps to see the photos. Thanks.)

Suz

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Sara, interesting -- you didn't pick many with colour! Yet some of my own personal faves of yours did include bright color. I'll go look them up and link. As to why you think "yuck" -- it might be a sign that your style evolves a lot throughout a year? Or maybe an indication of how much variety matters to you...you are already onto the "next thing."

Mary, you look killer gorgeous and happy in every one! I love that purply/ blue post-wedding dress.

Suz

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Ah, maybe just link to threads, then, Nancy. I have copies of my pics on my computer and just put them into a "Fave outfits 2016" folder and copied from there.

Suz

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Sara, like the dress in your cruise outfits: http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....se-outfits
In general, I love you in high contrast black and white and especially in beautiful jewel tones.

harmonica

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This year I've embraced colours, especially sour brights. Black and white have been also played a big part as a backdrop. White has been a crisp and fresh addition that I've embraced. Black has always been a FFBcolor for me. In 2016 I've also discovered the fun with different bags.

Retro and whimsical are part of my style, but I'm not sure it shows well here. I've kept it pretty casual. Here are some of my favorites, mostly based on happiness factor. I really tried to listen to my inner voice and strike a happy chord this year, and I've worked on letting mistakes be a handy part of an ever evolving learning process.

ETA: #1-6 +9 are from spring summer. #7, 8 and 10 are from the winter season.

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Runcarla

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Here you go! I loved (and still love) my chopped and fringed black jeans, tunic over pants, white jeans, embroidered satin bomber, pussy bow button downs (with and without the bow), mustard trousers, maroon leather bag, and green duster.

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harmonica

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There is so much fabness! Love how everyone has their own sense of style.

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Fun! I'll pick some of my faves...(btw Mochi...my photos are all stored on my laptop in photo folders and catalogued over the last four years :))

Angie, you've looked amazing in 2016. I've loved your new style direction and agree with all your picks...love them! Ok here are my favourites. I found myself going for all of my dressy date night looks, so to balance things out I chose some casual ones too.

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deb

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You all look beautiful!!! I have been so bad about photos this year. 2017, I promise to do better! I retired in January and was not expecting a wardrobe transition because I worked from home most of the week, but it happened. Between retirement, family issues, and my own change back to single status, my wardrobe is in a confused state right now. Time to get organized and back on track.

Suz

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Wow!! So much fun. Deb, can't wait to see your 2017 outfits!! I still remember your plaid top from the fair day this year -- I loved that outfit!!

Diane, I can hardly pick a favourite here but 1, 4, 12, and 15 really leap out. Also, I want every one of your Greek holiday outfits in this mix, too. Those were amazing this year (as all years, but even better this year!)

Carla, I especially love 1, 5, 8, and 9. Wow. You and I share a love of classics amped up by a subtle pattern mix. Super fun mixing lace and your hair, which works!

Harmonica, I see a sort of urban classic punk in your style -- maybe "new wave" is a better name. Anyway, I love it, and especially 1 and best of all, 10.

celia

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Wow, love seeing all the outfits here. One of the many things I love about this blog/forum is the way Angie sets an example and keeps inspiring us to look for what makes us happy and how can we grow stylishly.
I was looking through my outfits and most of my favorite were not photographed . I do not know if there is a cohesive theme in the ones I picked. I am pretty consistent with the colors and patterns I choose and this group shows that.

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TraceyLiz65

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I added a few more this time around as Angie suggested I put some looks on this thread as well as the one I had started yesterday. Now off to explore what the rest of you posted here,which is I am sure going to be a treat.

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Style Fan

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I am so impressed with everyone's outfits. I don't post that many WIWs. Mr. SF is the photographer and is not always available to take pictures. Here are some of my outfits from 2016.

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carter

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I love this post every year! Everyone looks so wonderful, and I'm thrilled to see all of you again in your favorites.

2016 was a novel year for me, and I owe much of the credit to YLF. It was so easy to get dressed in outfits I loved this year. Given that it used to take me half a dozen tries to put together something that even felt remotely presentable, this is huge!

A few things I've noticed this year:
1. White bottoms and black bottoms and tops are super critical essentials for my wardrobe.
2. Narrowing my silhouettes to just a few (with a few wildcards thrown in) has greatly increased my ease of dressing and the happiness factor.
3. Noticeable jewelry remains a key element of my style.
4. I have changed how I work with color, and I'm much happier with the end result because of it. I no longer wear color with color. Today, I am either all neutral or neutral plus one color.
5. EF sweaters continue to make me happy.
6. Sleeveless knits with a bit of interest help so much to make a Summer outfit that doesn't feel boring or shlumpy.
7. Summer casual/active will be my highest priority for 2017. This was the only area that remained a struggle in 2016.

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lyn67

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Wow, loved to see all of your amazing bests of! I don't exactly have the time to reflect on mines, but hopefully will come back later with mines in the New Year (if thread will be still current:-)).

Mirjana

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Angie you look really sensational in every of those outfits, but My favorites are #1 and #6.
Here are some of my outfits of this year. I have enjoyed all of them .

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