https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 15 May 2026 02:43:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1419506 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:57:14 +0000 LACeleste 1419506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a visual feast! I love your style---it really inspires me! Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1419425 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 02:00:56 +0000 Beth Ann 1419425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These look terrific, Natalie!&nbsp; In years past, I've felt your dress-up outfits were your style "home base," but I see a real growth in your casual looks in these photos -- well done!&nbsp; </p> <p>With young kids at home, the loungewear capsule is key.&nbsp; This is how our loved ones see us most often! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1419421 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 01:52:20 +0000 rae 1419421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, thank you for the retrospective! #20 is my all time fave - fanciful GP meets edgy GP. I also love your workout outfit; you look like a supermom. Here's to even more fashion discoveries in 2015! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1418214 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 14:11:41 +0000 Thistle 1418214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I <i>completely </i>understand the needs of work of family! </p> <p>Fabulous lineup of outfits, and I really appreciate your 2015 aspirations. You have a truly fabulous closet, and I am sure you can get a lot of mileage out of it.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1418140 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 04:54:07 +0000 Elly 1418140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! I can see the change. Two, seven, eight, nine, eighteen, nineteen, and twenty-one are my favorite looks. I love the edge you are adding to your style, as well as some casual elements. You do this glam flannel thing better than most. I hope 2015 is another stunning year for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1418076 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:34:44 +0000 Suz 1418076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Natalie, you look amazing in every one of these! I have missed your posts and hope all is well. I love how your matchy-matchy gene comes through whether the outfit is ladylike or edgy, and I love the way those styles seem to be merging in your outfits of late. Rock on!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417987 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 00:01:27 +0000 Caro in Oz 1417987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So hard to pick favourites - they are all stellar Love the edgy look in #9. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417937 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 22:15:23 +0000 harmonica 1417937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YLF all the way! Love reading your analysis and the style goals for 2015. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417897 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 21:07:05 +0000 Anonymous 1417897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I enjoyed reading your thought and analysis for last year, Natalie. Your style is really evolving nicely and I'm loving seeing your shadow coming to the fore. Happy New year! And here's to an equally fab 2015. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417871 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:23:19 +0000 catgirl 1417871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love following this journey.&nbsp; Llike you i've dropped off quite a bit for similar reasons (although I only have one kid!).&nbsp; The R&amp;B PJ jeans are a staple for me too.&nbsp; Love the injection of edge and how seamlessly it's worked for you, Natalie.&nbsp; Coordinated edgy is uniquely you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417856 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:02:56 +0000 Sara L. 1417856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfits! &nbsp;I agree with your analysis that your outfits are more casual and edgier than in past years. &nbsp;I think it's a natural progression and interesting to watch. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417854 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:59:04 +0000 Meredith 1417854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is one fab collection of outfits! Super fun to read your reflections and see the accompanying photos! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417844 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:40:54 +0000 CocoLion 1417844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Natalie, you are stunning in ALL of these outfits. &nbsp;You have really refined your style, and whether it is ladylike or edgy, it all works on you. &nbsp;I love your watch story. &nbsp;Aren't watches fun? &nbsp;I get so much enjoyment from my watches, wearing an oversized mens style watch from Kate Spade as I write this. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417835 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:18:35 +0000 Helena 1417835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have definitely achieved polished ladylike edgy ! That typewriter bag is awesome. I think you have a great mix of styles and colors here, yet with a consistent "look" throughout. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417830 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:14:47 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1417830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic retrospective and though Natalie - and wow, those outfits are all fantastic. Outfit #21 in particular blew me away - I adore the matchy-matchy of the skirt and handbag and the strong graphic black and white nature of the overall outfit. Stunning </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417800 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:11:21 +0000 Nebraskim 1417800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love your analysis and the photos. I actually did a little squee when I saw you had posted. Happy 2015. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417791 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:51:20 +0000 Elizabeth P 1417791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, good to see you!&nbsp; Believe it or not, I was wondering just this morning how you were and if you were going to "come back" sometime soon.</p> <p>I echo Jackie... I love the edginess you've added into your look, it really seems to suit you.&nbsp; I look forward to seeing how this evolves in 2015.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417784 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:43:48 +0000 jackiec 1417784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a well thought-out&nbsp;reflection on 2014. I love the edginess you've added to your style. Your WIW's are truly a treat, and this is a fantastic compilation. Everything you wear is so&nbsp;<i>you,&nbsp;</i>and you wear it all so well. Hope you've enjoyed the holidays with your kiddies. I love their appearances in your WIWs </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2014-year-in-review#post-1417760 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:50:14 +0000 goldenpig 1417760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It feels like I dropped off the face of the earth--sorry&nbsp;I haven't been posting much lately. Things have been so busy with work and the three kids&nbsp;that I haven't had much time to devote to fashion recently--I realize now that&nbsp;I didn't even post a single outfit at all in December! At least I had the rest of the year to choose from--these are the outfits that seem the most me this year.</p> <p>What's new for me&nbsp;this year compared to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/post/2013-year-end-review">2013</a>? At the end of last year I said that one of my style goals was to explore my Polished Ladylike Edgy. My outfits this year have definitely gotten edgier--more black and grey, more leather, spiky bracelets and studded heels and sandals. It's been interesting to explore how to incorporate edginess into both work and MOTG outfits, both arenas where edginess might not seem appropriate or expected. I also felt a dichotomy between my typical Kate Spade girly brightly colored/patterned&nbsp;ALGO persona and my darker neutral/black edgy shadow persona. So it was fitting that my two favorite purchases this year were my <a rel="nofollow" href="http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/post/salvador-dali-and-a-tale-of-two-new-watches">new watches</a>--a silver&nbsp;Burberry with a blue dial for my primary "ladylike" persona and a black pyramid stud Karl Lagerfeld for my "edgy" persona, bought on the same day! Although I have to say the lines have blurred and it feels like my shadow persona is becoming my primary persona!</p> <p>I also noticed that I gravitated toward a lot more casual outfits. Almost half of this year's outfits I selected are casual, even including&nbsp;workout gear and sneakers! Many of my&nbsp;most worn purchases this year have been casual and/or comfort items, like the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/post/wiw-24-pinterest-told-me-to-blardigan-copycat">Barefoot Dreams "blardigan"</a>, the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/post/kr-rag-and-bone-pajama-jeans">Rag &amp; Bone pajama jeans</a> (I wear them so much I&nbsp;bought two pairs as well as the shorts version!), the Munro Abby low-heeled sandals and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/post/wiw-711-allsaints-fressia-and-munro-aries-pseudobirk">Munro Aries</a> Birk alternative sandals, and the Eileen Fisher poncho (thanks Angie for the recommendation!).</p> <p>What's stayed the same? My love of matchy matchy and repeating a theme throughout the outfit (like dragonfly necklace, beetle blouse and dragonfly shoes in 1, or polka dot skirt and iPhone case and dot necklaced&nbsp;to match the typewriter buttons in 3, or striped bag to match the striped skirt in 21 for my SSIF outfit!). And I love to transition outfits from work to MOTG (3/4, 8/9, 11/12, 16/17. 18/19).</p> <p>For 2015 I think I will be looking to simplify and make dressing easier, so I'm going to try to figure out the combinations that make me happiest and repeat those outfits more. I'd like to organize my closet and get rid of some of the clothes I don't wear much anymore. I'd like to play around with my closet and see if I can unearth some forgotten treasures instead of buying much this year. I'd also like to focus on upgrading my loungewear and finding a balance between style and comfort for my casual wear.</p> <p>Hope 2015 is stylish and as fabulous as you all are! Thanks Angie and my YLF sisters&nbsp;for making my life happy and special! </p>