https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:22:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1126677 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 10:43:26 +0000 Inge 1126677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no worries at all:-) Et bonjour à toi aussi, chère April! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1125461 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:02:33 +0000 April 1125461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just glanced back at this thread and was so sad to see that I neglected to acknowledge Inge -- bonjour, mon ami Belge.</p> <p>Thanks, Linda!</p> <p>And Debora -- hello again! &nbsp;(To those who weren't here back in the day, Debora and&nbsp;I met at a YLF gathering in New York a few years ago.) &nbsp;Hope all is well with you and Kindrex. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1125173 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 04:22:12 +0000 Debora 1125173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, it's so wonderful to see you back! I'm so glad to hear that all is going well with you, and I am especially looking forward to your capsule posts. Missed you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1125150 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 03:53:27 +0000 Linda 1125150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whew, I am glad to find this thread too!&nbsp; I'm a sporadic fashionista.&nbsp; I work and volunteer from home, and want to use fashion more in 2014 as an outlet for creativity.&nbsp; Over at Runners World Online, there's been a thread about whether or not some of us live in our workout clothing.&nbsp; I have to admit that I sometimes really adore wearing a pair of yoga pants even before/after yoga.&nbsp; (And I have noticed my local running store's catalog includes more and more pieces for "the trip to and from the gym" etc.)</p> <p>Congratulations, April, on your marriage! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122841 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:58:09 +0000 April 1122841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Lisa! &nbsp;So funny you mentioned Cole Haan -- I have a pair of their<a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/cole-haan-sabrina-loafer/3649406?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&amp;contextualcategoryid=60128263&amp;fashionColor=&amp;resultback=2653&amp;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-searchresults-_-1_7_C"> "Sabrina" patent loafers </a>(more of a smoking slipper) on their way to me that I'm hoping will work. &nbsp;With all the walking we do in NY, I'm finding that socks are often as big a problem as shoes. &nbsp;Last winter, all the socks I was wearing with boots would start to feel too "thready" after a while. &nbsp;A topic for another post...</p> <p>Mo, Refugee, Diane G, JulieJohn, Suz, Aquamarine, CocoLion -- so glad to see&nbsp;lots of wonderful company facing the similar challenges. &nbsp;</p> <p>AJ! &nbsp;Is that really you?</p> <p>Alasse, Deborah, Debra, gryffin, qfbrenda, shevia, MRL, cciele, BJ1111 -- it's wonderful to be here with you all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122721 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 03:16:26 +0000 Jaime 1122721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back April - great to see you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122682 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 01:52:59 +0000 Lisa 1122682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April welcome back!&nbsp; It is good to hear from you again.&nbsp; I hope things are well.&nbsp; And comfy shoes are a must for NYC.&nbsp; And not always easy to find.&nbsp; Rockport and Cole Haan are two favorite brands of mine because they use sneaker ideas in their fashion shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122638 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:14:53 +0000 MRL 1122638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi April. I joined in the time that you were gone and I look forward to hearing more from you. I like the idea of having capsule wardrobes in the different locations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122632 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 23:58:03 +0000 cciele 1122632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi April! Thanks for your update -- I'm glad things are going well for you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122624 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 23:41:53 +0000 bj1111 1122624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>april! &nbsp;great to see you around. &nbsp;congrats on the wedding and stuff. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122567 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:25:48 +0000 Deborah 1122567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, so lovely to have you back:). I remember you choosing your dress and am so pleased to hear all is well. Looking forward to working on your capsules and seeing you achieve your goals x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122561 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 20:56:40 +0000 AJ 1122561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, April is back! We've missed you! Look forward to watching your renewed style journey. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122536 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 20:13:39 +0000 Aquamarine 1122536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back from a long-time lurker. I remember your posts and classy outfits. Looking forward to your new style journey, April. Another MOTG here, struggling with some of the same issues, especially this time of year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122517 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:37:24 +0000 CocoLion 1122517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on getting married!&nbsp; I remember when you were picking a dress. &nbsp;It will be great to have you back. &nbsp;I'll be looking for your threads as I have a similar challenge of living a casual lifestyle and not wanting to slip into "giving up" mode. &nbsp;I find that posting WIWs keeps me on my toes. &nbsp;Even though I have mixed feelings about it, as in, am I being egotistical. &nbsp;But I still keep posting them because everyone is so kind here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122490 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:25:18 +0000 Suz 1122490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back, April!&nbsp;</p> <p>It just occurred to me that we are in almost the same situation. I don't actually live between cities, but I do need what amounts to two capsule wardrobes -- one for my work-at-home life, and one for my frequent city visits and appearances plus teaching gigs. There is some overlap, but I've learned that -- to a degree-- my needs are quite different in each location. I'm still in the process of figuring out exactly what that means for my wardrobe.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'll look forward to your own explorations! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122485 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:19:38 +0000 Debra 1122485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi April, looking forward to getting to know you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122480 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:13:05 +0000 JulieJohn 1122480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back! I am always trying to look more stylish as I seem to have a natural entropy which leads me to rumpled jeans and t-shirts. At least now that YLF has had an effect on me, the jeans fit well, the t-shirt is a more flattering cut, and I added a cardigan and booties (ha ha, this is exactly my outfit as I type this). Nice to see you again, April! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122473 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:08:09 +0000 April 1122473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so relieved to hear that others have struggled with the same issue (being at home yet trying not to end up looking like the dog's breakfast.) &nbsp;</p> <p>Was feeling a little intimidated about coming back, but I should have known that YLF would always feel welcoming. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122461 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:45:07 +0000 gryffin 1122461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April - small capsule wardrobes sound like a marvelous idea.&nbsp; Change usually sends us all into a tail spin.&nbsp; But that can be a really good thing too!!&nbsp; I look forward to seeing what you come up with!!&nbsp; Wishing you great and comfortable style in the new year! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122457 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:39:09 +0000 qfbrenda 1122457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having small wardrobes in each location sounds like the perfect solution.&nbsp; Those goals sound like perfect resolutions for your new year.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122452 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:30:36 +0000 Anonymous 1122452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm looking forward to getting to know you better April as I think you went absent just as I joined YLF, however, I think I remember the post you linked to in your text above. I'm a stay-at-home/work-from home person, so I can wholly empathise with your situation. I like the changes and challenges&nbsp;you outlined above and look forward to your posts. Welcome back! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122419 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:24:01 +0000 Inge 1122419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a brilliant New Year's solution!-) I have missed you, April, and am already looking forward to being treated to your WIWs and outfit ponderings. Welcome back! So glad to hear that all is well with you and your SO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122404 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:31:40 +0000 Refugee 1122404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello! &nbsp;I too had been gone for a while and am now back. &nbsp;And I had a much bigger style-backslide. &nbsp;I work from home and was having trouble getting out of loungewear (blech!). &nbsp;I still have those days, but it is getting better now that I am back here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122402 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:27:52 +0000 Alassë 1122402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome back! (from a former lurker during your time, now a new member). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122400 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:24:09 +0000 Mo 1122400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, hello! &nbsp;Good to see you. &nbsp;Suz and I both are knee deep in a stay at home wardrobe while trying to stay fashionable so you have company. &nbsp;(I'm off work in FL again, she works from home.) &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-on-ylf-to-help-with-a-new-years-resolution#post-1122389 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:43:26 +0000 April 1122389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was so thrilled to peek at the forum the other day and to see that so many of my old friends are still here! &nbsp;And many wonderful new faces.</p> <p>I've been away from the forum for the past two (?) years or so -- though still reading the blog every day --&nbsp;and my life has changed a fair amount in that time. &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/reader-i-married-him">SO and I got married</a>, I left my job, and instead of our old long-distance relationship, we have a new long-distance relationship. &nbsp;:) &nbsp;Now SO lives in New York during the week, making it far easier for us to see each other, and we still spend most weekends either in Philadelphia or Connecticut. &nbsp;</p> <p>When I left work, my external incentive to come up with five flattering, stylish, professional outfits a week was also gone and alas, I fear I have fallen into lazy habits: not shopping enough, not tailoring enough, not making the effort to do more than throw on jeans and a sweater. &nbsp;</p> <p>I am thus making an early New Year's resolution to try harder and am hoping that getting back on the forum might help.</p> <p>My challenges are as follows:</p> <p>-- finding great-looking shoes that will stand up to tromping around Manhattan in spite of my extremely fussy feet</p> <p>-- leaving small capsule wardrobes in both New York and CT so I don't have to pack a bag every week</p> <p>-- creating outfits that are not too contrived for my current stay-at-home life yet don't look overly sloppy or I-give-up-ish.</p> <p>I'm looking forward to the benefit of some wise advice from all of you, and to being inspired by your posts the way I used to be. &nbsp;Thanks in advance! </p>