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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Style Goals - Midyear Check https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:31:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php quietloud on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2335324 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:57:55 +0000 quietloud 2335324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, definitely relate to that tendency to hyper-focus and micro-manage! I love what you said about using a combination of pragmatism and emotions to make style decisions, that is exactly my aim as well, but you phrased it so much more eloquently. It looks like you’re doing great with your intentions! Bijou on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2335130 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:39:02 +0000 Bijou 2335130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You in that green dress is WOW! You're a natural beauty so I imagine that even if we put you in a hessian sack you would look beautiful, but you have never looked better. Like Sal, I see confidence in your style and wardrobe choices.  Sal on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2335129 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:15:01 +0000 Sal 2335129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Brilliant Helena - I have noticed a move in your closet - veering a bit more to the modern than the classic - your confidence is showing.  You have a great eye for what works, what you like and what you can afford - which is a winning combination!! Helena on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2335051 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:05:14 +0000 Helena 2335051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you everyone so much :) Slim Cat, I'm glad it is helpful ... I think it encourages a little flexibility for those of us who are maybe prone to getting a little rigid in our thinking (speaking for myself there!) Angie, thank you so much! Was thinking of doing a little playing in the closet with some of the jeans I've got and the silhouettes I can make ... will share some photos when I do, hopefully this week! xx slim cat on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2335048 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:55:33 +0000 slim cat 2335048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nice results - love your green dress! "To think more in terms of 'intentions' than goals" sounds like what I have in mind as well - going to borrow it from you ! Anonymous on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2335040 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:22:26 +0000 Anonymous 2335040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That's a great dress on you! Love the color! Angie on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2335037 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:15:50 +0000 Angie 2335037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Helena, you are doing GREAT. Well done! (I am watching your over-editing energy ) I like the way your style is evolving! Slowly, considered, and in just the right way. Dressier, in way that feels right for you and your life. Looking better than ever! I think the '90s trends have helped! Your favourite decade :) Sooooo, I would like to understand the jeans project more. Show me what you have, and what are the goals and challenges!  Jaime on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334961 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 01:32:39 +0000 Jaime 2334961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes the green dress seems like a talisman for your wardrobe intentions. Sounds like you are doing wonderfully with your goals! Helena on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334954 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:50:46 +0000 Helena 2334954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you so much everyone for the encouragement and kind words! Much appreciated. BlueJay, I'm glad the rash guard works for you too - I LOVE the zip ... so much easier for getting on and off when damp! Suntiger, the green dress was for a last minute wedding invite - the tl;dr was that it was a VERY lucky score, found one left in my size, at the back of a sale rack I'd already scoured, on triple discount, so it cost me a grand total of $28 and was just the thing. Anonymous on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334942 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:36 +0000 Anonymous 2334942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sounds like a good plan- and pretty rashguard! Did I miss the green dress? BlueJay on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334910 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:29:01 +0000 BlueJay 2334910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well done, Helena! I like your items, I just ordered the same rash guard, but in blue! Mine was faded and starting to stretch out, so thank you for that as it has been on my list for the past two summers. I like that it has a zipper! My old one is a half-zip. I'm also looking for a replacement black purse and white shorts. No luck finding them for me either.  The green dress is stunning on you! That was an AMAZING SERENDIPIDOUS success! Star (Lise) on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334898 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:49:07 +0000 Star (Lise) 2334898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well done!  Your pieces resonate with me. Minaminu on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334894 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:32:50 +0000 Minaminu 2334894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Amazing! So very well done! Love the new additions, the style and colour is very you! SarahD8 on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334872 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:56:49 +0000 SarahD8 2334872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh well done! I especially like your realization that your essentials might be evolving, and your awareness that goals sometimes fit together -- you have to wait to do the knitwear update until you know what the jeans silhouette will be. As is so often the case with your posts, I am taking notes! Suz on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334870 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:53:48 +0000 Suz 2334870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, yes, I love the green dress!! You look stunning in it and it fit all your criteria and you did it fast!  You are evolving your style very carefully this year, Helena, and I feel as if you've shown some significant change in silhouette and in your approach--  how you treat yourself.  Anonymous on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334865 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:44:31 +0000 Anonymous 2334865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You have done a great job.  Your Next Steps list would be good for me too, especially for fall. Both grandchildren will have birthdays in late fall which means cake proof dress up clothes.  Then there is Thanksgiving and Halloween and fall festivals to attend.  Most when it is getting colder in the mountains, so toppers will be required.  Helena on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334860 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:12:07 +0000 Helena 2334860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie, thank you and you're right! Actually, I think this is also a triumph of pragmatism and emotion in balance. I knew more or less what I needed - something colourful, modest, reasonably priced and wedding appropriate - but rather than over-specifying and over-researching and trying to make it work for 18 different scenarios, I just hit the mall and waited for the right thing to jump out at me, so serendipity could do it's thing! Angie on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334858 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:02:19 +0000 Angie 2334858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Add a few specific items if the right one shows up: IN PROGRESS.  Add the KILLER green dress that found you to this goal! The one you wore to the wedding. HUGE SUCCESS :)  Helena on "Style Goals - Midyear Check" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-goals---midyear-check#post-2334852 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:38:06 +0000 Helena 2334852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi all, it's been busy and distracting this summer, but I was inspired by Angie's post today to check in on my own goals from January. I had decided to think more in terms of 'intentions' than goals to avoid provoking my tendency to hyper-focus and micro-manage, but I did also have a few practical items to attend to. Here's the update: Intentions: To move forward with self-confidence, use a combination of pragmatism and emotions to make style decisions, and play with the balance between my personal style and incorporating trends: Not doing tooo badly here ... definitely have moments of self-doubt, but I'm not getting swamped by them, so that's good! Have been good with balancing pragmatism with emotion and not being led by over-analysis. Still working out the personal style/trends balance but I know that will work itself out naturally once I stay focused on my other intentions. Practical To Do Items Upgrade my pyjamas – CHECK. Focus on my essentials, making sure they are both current and classic – IN PROGRESS. I did have success with a striped sweater and new black boots. Still figuring out my jeans situation (see below) and updates to sweater will follow from that, depending on the silhouette – this will be a fall project. Still on the hunt for a polished black bag to replace my threadbare H&M one that I’ve had for years! Dithering on white shorts and might just make do until next summer at this point. Have been relying on lightweight button ups a lot this spring and summer; sweatshirts too – might these be new essentials for me? Add a few specific items if the right one shows up: IN PROGRESS. Success on a striped sweater, a UV jacket for the pool, new Birkies, and black booties. White shorts and black bag still not done as mentioned above. Experiment to find a new ‘signature’ jean style: FALL TO DO ITEM. This will be a fall project. I currently have slim, straight and wide options in the closet. The straight ones are not optimal but they will do for playing around to see which one rises to the top for day to day. I suspect it will be the straights because they work the best with flats while also looking like a real break from skinnies.  I am open to try bootcut or flares as well … not sure yet.   Next Steps I have a good enough sense of what’s been worn this summer to do a bit of a closet cleanse (no over-editing!) and have a look at what I’m excited to wear for fall. After this, I think I should revise my essentials list and then focus on any gaps between what I’m looking forward to wearing and what I deem essential that’s relevant to fall. And then have a poke around the shops as the fall stuff starts turning up to see what gaps I can fill!  Thank you for reading - advice, comments, challenges all very welcome! xoxo