I just adore this thread. Loving this retrospective of fabness, and coming back to read and comment as soon as I post my own.
I had a *really* hard time choosing. That's partly because I tend to photograph the ones with a high happiness factor.
So I looked for something from each season and those that *really* stood out for me as style-defining.
Discovery: It is AH-MAZING how much I have learned from and benefitted from YLF collective wisdom and shopping examples.
1. Spring book launch. Had so much fun in this thrown-together-at-the-last-second outfit.
2. First experiments in pattern mixing.
3/4; Favourite summer dress and skirt. The skirt is an example of a good consignment find.
5. My fave outfit of the whole year, thanks to CocoLion (Denise) whom I copycatted for this one.
6. Angie copycat in late summer.
7. Summer-into-fall -- the discovery of taupe as my new neutral, and slouchy sweaters as a silhouette I can seriously get behind.
8. WritersFest reading -- thanks to Mary K for the scarf!
9. My first K2K rating from Angie! Easy elegance.
10. Rescue of a "mistaken" purchase. Love the colour, not crazy about the tunic, but happiness factor for the outfit ended up being very high. Waving to Shannon, my skirt twin!
11. Blogger Copycat (Atlantic-Pacific). I wore this with my VC colourblock pea coat on top. Surprisingly fun and easy to wear.
12. Another Atlantic-Pacific copycat look.
13. Casual autumn.
14. Dawn of the slouchy trousers era. Coming soon more regularly to a theatre near me.
15. Slouchy again!
16. New booties! Thanks to YLF Claudia for helping me to these!!
17. ETA: How could I forget IN THEORY - from head to toe, almost....my Theory trench, thanks to BJ, a theory sweater, Theory moto trousers....I love this brand!!
18. ETA for Anna! Thanks for the New Year's inspiration!! Man Repeller, here I come.
Thanks everyone for a fantastic year. Looking at these outfits I can see where I've been and where I want to go and for the first year I feel a real style developing. Happiness factor? Through the moon!