1. Well done, Suz! You are well on your way to honing your aspirational style through these reflections. It's the pricey purchase that will be the most stressful for you to make, yet those purchases will yield the highest return. Keep on remembering that, as well as remembering that your less expensive pieces complement these pricey pieces.

2. Analysis is important, but please do not be crippled by it. Over analysis can take away the fun we have on our style journeys - which is the most important reason we are on the journey in the first place.

3. These are your reflections now. They are fabulous! But they will change. And that's fabulous too. Fashion, body type, budget, lifestyle and style preferences are seldom static. Accept the changes in thought process as they come along. We always reserve the right to change our mind.

4. Your last set of outfits, the ones that made you feel un-fab, were actually very much along the lines of your aspirational style. I think you just needed to get this all down on paper to feel better about it. Some people respond purely to visuals, while others need to reflect through words before the visuals make sense. You are the latter

hugs and love xoxo

I took a break from studying for my exam tomorrow to read this thread and a couple of others on the forum after barely logging in all month (sob), and I'm glad I did. I'm taking notes, because so much of this rings true for me (I've realized this year that the simple fact of my short hair dictates a lot about what feels "right" on me--romantic and boho looks that I love on others never translate well on me, and I swear it's at least 50% because of the short hair! I'm never giving up my short hair, so I'm OK with it dictating aspects of my stye), and I too am printing out ClearlyClaire's insight to paste on my closet door.