https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:16:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736449 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:35:13 +0000 merwoman 736449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks again for the lovely comments! April - parallel journeys indeed! Makes me wonder how many others there are just like us - working up the courage to take the next step. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736316 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:33:32 +0000 April 736316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Parallel journeys, MW. A long stretch of ignoring how I looked, a slow-dawning realization that it was time to fix that, and a long period of lurking on YLF, followed by posting, posting photos, and becoming a veteran.</p> <p>Feels good, doesn't it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736294 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:15:26 +0000 MNsara 736294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on your Veterans Day! That's a great YLF journey, but I agree that all your pics have looked pretty stylish and WNTW wouldn't have had a lot of fixing to do </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736264 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:17:08 +0000 Inge 736264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations, Merwoman! I really enjoyed reading a bit more about your style journey pre-YLF. I have to say that I've never seen you post an outfit that I didn't like, so I bet Stacy and Clinton would have been a little surprised to hear that you needed their help;-)</p> <p>Looking forward to many more of your posts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736242 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:52:14 +0000 merwoman 736242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:-) thank you all for you kind words and encouragement! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736079 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:26:13 +0000 CocoLion 736079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations MerMs. it's great to have you around here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736074 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:17:13 +0000 Scarlet 736074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you do such a great job I would never have imagined that you came from such a low point. Happy veteranship! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736023 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:18:58 +0000 catgirl 736023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! All of the joy, none of the public humiliation here... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-736002 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:09:55 +0000 Sylvie 736002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on becoming a veteran! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735999 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:08:21 +0000 JulieJohn 735999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on becoming a Veteran, and many fab days ahead! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735995 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:04:28 +0000 rachylou 735995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay!</p> <p>Another bonus of YLF, you don't have to cry for the camera! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735707 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:27:28 +0000 Caro in Oz 735707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations. I'm so glad you found your own way too:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735673 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:38:10 +0000 Nadya 735673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on reaching veteran! I love your story of how you've found your own way... And am so glad you're no longer a lurker </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735650 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:30:12 +0000 MsMary 735650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy Veteran's Day, MW! I'm so happy you decided to come out and play with us!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735606 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:17:00 +0000 Suz 735606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations, and we are SO glad that you came out of lurkdom!! Now we get the benefit of your fab style and get to learn alongside you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735599 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:06:43 +0000 Transcona Shannon 735599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735588 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:38:58 +0000 Angie 735588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks goes to you for your amazing YLF participation :). Happy Veterans Day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735584 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:31:48 +0000 Anonymous 735584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats, merwoman! I look forward to seeing your great outfits, and your warm, thoughtful comments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735577 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:22:02 +0000 Parsley 735577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on being a veteran, and I'm so glad you came out of hiding! You have fabulous style, and it's hard to imagine that you weren't always so fab. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/on-becoming-a-veteran#post-735569 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:12:37 +0000 merwoman 735569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I became a veteran today...and have been reflecting on my style journey...</p> <p>A few years ago, I would watch episodes of “What not to Wear” with my daughter – and I found myself secretly wishing that Jen would submit my name to Stacy and Clinton for a styling intervention. Over time, I had totally lost interest in fashion and the way I dressed and the state of my wardrobe reflected this. My clothes were hopelessly outdated – Jen would often remark (accompanied by an eye-roll) “just because you can still get into it…doesn’t mean you should.”</p> <p>Well neither Jen nor anyone else submitted my name – but I managed to engineer my own intervention. I discovered the YLF web site summer 2011. I lurked for a year avidly reading the posts and absorbing Angie’s and all YLF posters collective wisdom. I set a goal that I would get out of lurk mode and begin actively participating by my first year anniversary.</p> <p>What I’ve learned since coming out of hiding, is that YLF is a wonderfully supportive and inclusive community. And although it would be nice to have the cash that comes from an appearance on WNTW – it’s been far more empowering to learn step by step how to style myself. And did I mention fun? I’m having a blast just getting dressed each day!<br /> A big thank you to Angie, Greg, Inge and all you fab members! </p>