https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:20:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-500090 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:52:35 +0000 nicoleb 500090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari how fun!!! Thanks for sharing this with us! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-500085 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:42:07 +0000 Heather 500085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, you are absolutely stunning!!!! Happy New Year!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-500059 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:12:17 +0000 san 500059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is very fun to look back at your style evolution and thank you for sharing it with us! I thought from the beginning that you had a great sense of style and you just keep getting better and having more fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499977 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:42:48 +0000 Anonymous 499977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You looked fab and you look even fabber if that is possible! I love your style and the way you wear bright colors, dresses , and pencil skirts!<br /> And you have the most sunny smile! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499762 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:09:06 +0000 lyn67 499762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh what a treat Kari! :-)) I can remember all of these pieces looking at back then: your beautiful black and white big check wool skirt(was a hysteria among the YLFmembers back then, like I guess is now the leather skirt!:-)), the white leather jacket, the yellow cross bag! So fun to see them again!!! :-))<br /> You are ever so stylish!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499739 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:49:56 +0000 Lisa 499739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>10 and 12 are my favorite of the bunch. I always love outfits with those yellow shoes in 10. They are so fab! And I really like how you show off your fab curves in #12 with the belt and that shape of skirt. Another fab look!</p> <p>And I am loving this post. What a neat idea and how interesting to see how your style has changed from earlier days to now. The biggest difference I notice is fit, everything really fits you well now. You have really mastered fit for your clothes. And you have always had a great eye for color combinations! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499708 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:02:58 +0000 kimlee 499708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari - I enjoyed watching your style evolve...and I eagerly await to see what you still have up your sleeves for us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499663 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:01:37 +0000 Deborah 499663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, thanks for sharing this. I think you have always shown quite a flair for style and seeing your journey in pictures is wonderful. I think what I am seeing is a kind of maturing of your style. You have really come into that place of knowing what works for you and what are your 'best' choices. Your style has become more sophisticated, but not unapproachable, over time. You look great, and your smile is by far your best<br /> 'accessory' xxx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499659 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:16:08 +0000 rute 499659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari! You were always stylish!!!!!! eh eh<br /> Of course now you have this amazing style, amazing attention to the details and you are an inspiration! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499633 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:36:30 +0000 Kari 499633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Soobee, that is very kind of you.<br /> What I should really do is go further back and post some of my PRE-YLF outfits in sequence. Actually, maybe tomorrow I can dig some up to post in a comment here. Some of you who have been around YLF for a while may have seen where I started when I was initially posting on the forum, but that was also after a couple years of reading the site without being active at all!<br /> #12 was an outfit that my boyfriend loved too - he sent me a text message after I left for work that day to tell me how much he liked what I was wearing. What a boost to the ego that was! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499625 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:14:02 +0000 soobee 499625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love #12, so sexy. I love all these pics, I hope to one day be able to look back and see my progression over such a long period of time </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499561 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:39:33 +0000 Kari 499561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elly, I think you've captured what I've been feeling lately - while I enjoyed the looks I wore a few years ago, I feel like my style has evolved to be more consistently "Kari" - colorful, polished, fun, and hopefully with a hint of intelligence too. And that's the really neat thing about having photographic evidence of my style evolution over the last few years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499507 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:56:17 +0000 Elly 499507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Kari-- it's amazing to look back, isn't it? Although I enjoy many of your looks from your "YLF-the-early-years" collection I think you've really discovered more about your personal style. The later looks just scream "Kari!" You just radiate joy sometimes-- hard year or not, you're a beautiful woman with a wonderful smile. </p> <p>BTW-- the sparkly dress, despite trepidations-- looks FAB! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499492 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:43:48 +0000 JennyK (NC) 499492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great post Kari! I actually love #1 and #2. But my favorites are #8 and #12. FAB! Your style was great to start and is even more fab now. :-)</p> <p>JennyK </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499484 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:33:32 +0000 crwilson 499484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari - how fun! Your outfits look fabulous the whole time, but I see what you mean about something a little extra-special toward the end. I couldn't help but notice that you have awesome, fabulous, amazing shoes the entire time. I love how the different outfits allow different facets of your personality to come through. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499470 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:22:33 +0000 rae 499470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very cool. You always had a great eye for what looks good, but it seems like you have dialed it in even more over the years! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499449 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:00:18 +0000 Beth 499449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, your style progression is really fun to see. The common thread though, is that you've always had fab style:) I love all of your outfits, early ones and current ones! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499440 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:50:37 +0000 Amy 499440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know that I'm sophisticated enough to judge--but I do know that I like how you dressed back in 2007 and love how you dress now. I so admire your style! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499422 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:35:13 +0000 JennyAnne 499422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh what a fun slideshow of style! Congratulations on your journey and continued style adventures. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499418 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:33:32 +0000 Anonymous 499418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great timeline of your progress, Kari, I notice a big change around the one-year mark, and I'm crossing my fingers that the same thing happens for me! You have really honed your style and I'm a big admirer of yours! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499399 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:17:57 +0000 Transcona Shannon 499399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is great to see Kari - you have always dressed beautifully (obvious from the photos) but there is definitely something "more" to your latter outfits! You should be very proud of your style progression! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499398 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:15:34 +0000 taylor 499398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari these are AMAZING!!<br /> I really love #4!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499396 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:13:02 +0000 Sona 499396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having just joined YLF last year I am LOVING this post. 4, 8, 9, 10, 12 are among my favorites but I love all of them. The one ubiquitous feature that is also the most charming and stylish: your SMILE! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499391 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:11:31 +0000 MsMary 499391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are fab, Kari! #9 knocked my socks off at the time, and it's still one of my all time favorite YLF outfits ever!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499389 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:10:33 +0000 Suz 499389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, you are beautiful in every single one of these photos. But I agree, the sophistication factor has increased exponentially since your mid-way point here. You've become much more conscious of fit and of what flatters your particular shape. And I think there is more ease and spunk, as well. Brava for a brilliant style retrospective and THANK YOU for sharing your evolution here. As someone who has only recently joined, I am inspired to think how far my own style may progress in the next few years! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499386 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:07:36 +0000 goldenpig 499386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, how fun to see your style progression! Thank you so much for sharing! Seems like you've always dressed nicely but now you are having so much more fun (love your smile and sassy poses!) and amazingly stylish to boot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-back-style-evolution#post-499368 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:48:31 +0000 Kari 499368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought it would be interesting to wrap up the year looking back to mid-2007, around the time that I discovered and started reading YLF, to document my style evolution throughout the years. I chose pictures as a sample, somewhat at random, that were taken approximately 6 months apart from each other from July 2007 to present.</p> <p>I guess my past style, while much less fashion-forward than what I'm comfortable wearing today, was not *quite* as minimal as I remember it being. Back in the day I still loved color (especially jewel tones), bold patterns, and multi-layering. 2007 was also the year that I started wearing specs on a regular basis, and not just when I was too lazy to put in my contacts. I'm obviously still in love with skirts, dresses, and waist-defining shapes. </p> <p>However, there's something about the latter outfits, from about #7 on, that really punches up the "fun" factor for me. More textural interest, mixing unusual colors and patterns, and trying combinations that were challenging to my eyes. I became a heck of a lot pickier about fit and quality, started wearing lipstick, moved towards a shorter and choppier hairstyle, and eschewed uncomfortable shoes from my closet.</p> <p>I can't predict yet exactly where my style will evolve in 2012, but I have some ideas, and it's been really interesting to look back! </p>