This is a bad time to ask me this because I don't feel all that stylish lately, living out of suitcases and having no closet to hang stuff in, nor money to spend, due to renovation. And I'm just plain cranky due to renovation inconvenience.
That said, and thinking beyond the renovation and when I'll have a beautiful closet to hang stuff in, what I love about my current style is knowing myself and being true to myself.
Trends come and go, I pick and choose what works for me. I know myself well enough that I'd like to try them out, but won't be a lemming if the experiment fails. And if it doesn't fail, then I'm okay with trend becoming my own personal classic.
My style reflects my real life but I also know myself well enough I need some aspirational items -- and that those aspirational items propel me to find occasions to wear them, which I consider a positive. I'd say 80/20 rule is good for me. Instead of saying "that 20% doesn't belong in my closet" I say "I should push myself to seek out occasions to wear that 20%" ... which I do.
If an Oscar-worthy full length red carpet gown found its way into my closet, I'd find a way to get invited to the Oscars. No such gown has found me yet, but I do like how certain aspirational splurges have expanded my life, in that I can't use "but I have nothing to wear" as an excuse for doing things apparently my heart craves doing. Even if I don't fully realize it until I am at the cash register buying that item that is totally unrealistic for 80% of my lifestyle...
My current style is very much different than my younger days. There are many reasons for that, including lack of petites way back when. But no, I did not have any fashion fun in my younger days as I had no idea what worked for my figure, my body image was whacked out, I hadn't grown into my own... which is what I love most about YLF, as it helped me to do just that. The process had already started with me but YLF was the expert guide.
