https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:18:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522669 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:02:54 +0000 Suz 522669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations, Shannon! That is wonderful news. I am still way behind you but scrambling like crazy to catch up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522590 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:38:30 +0000 suzanne m 522590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great work! As many have said, you are an inspiration. On many levels! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522574 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:28:19 +0000 rachylou 522574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Woo hoo! That is so awesome. You are my role model!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522476 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:33:17 +0000 rae 522476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES! What an important milestone! Your wardrobe just keeps getting better and better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522474 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:31:55 +0000 Amy 522474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's fantastic, Shannon. Go you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522460 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:21:00 +0000 Carole 522460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great accomplishment! Sounds like you are well on your way to creating the best possible wardrobe. You are inspiring me to complete my purge, I start but never quite finish and then have to start all over again. Sounds like the reward is definitely worth the effort. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522456 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:14:36 +0000 Angie 522456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*applause*</p> <p>Well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522390 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:56:44 +0000 nancylee 522390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations, Shannon. It sounds like you've gone about your style evolution in a very wise way. </p> <p>We are twins in a way since I joined YLF about 11 months ago, too! It does take some time to take in all the great information YLF offers, ponder what you own, what works and what doesn't, and plan your next style direction. You were smart to move slowly and work with what you had at first. I went the other direction, buying all kinds of things without stopping to assess my style. Now, I've had to stop in my tracks and reassess!</p> <p>Good luck as you move forward toward retro classic style! We'll be watching and cheering you on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522354 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:32:33 +0000 kimlee 522354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon - Congratulations! It has been such a pleasure to watch your style evolve. Moreover, I have enjoyed the insights you have offered in terms of my own looks. Here's to the next great phase of your journey! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522349 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:26:47 +0000 Anonymous 522349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*standing ovation* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522339 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:16:12 +0000 Transcona Shannon 522339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jayne - as Natalie stated, it really does take 6-12 months. I joined YLF about 11 months ago but didn't seriously start to clean my closet and assess everything until about 4-5 months ago. I didn't post my first WIW until 8 months after I joined. I took the first few months to read everything I could and study everybody's WIW posts. I learned SO MUCH from that process that when I finally started to purge and purchase, I had some more concrete information to go on. Take your time, read and learn from others and you'll get there! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522288 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:24:56 +0000 Mochi 522288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, Shannon! I'm really inspired by you and your evolution. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522284 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:17:01 +0000 ButterflyLady 522284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great post to read - well done, Shannon! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522267 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:18:05 +0000 Aunty 522267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Three cheers for you Shannon. I am so happy that you feel good about you!!<br /> You go girl. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522248 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:22:46 +0000 goldenpig 522248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll let Shannon answer for herself, but it seems to me it takes most of us at least six months to a year or more depending on how much effort you want to pour into the wardrobe overhaul and how fast you want to make changes. I joined six months ago and went full tilt. I finally feel like I'm hitting my stride now and have a pretty complete wardrobe I can be happy with. I still have lots and lots to learn though! The learning process never ends!</p> <p>Shannon--I'm so excited for you and your style journey! Your style has really evolved and I love where you are now and where you plan to go. Your WIW's are amazing and inspiring! I am so glad that you are getting to know yourself better that you can say no to things that don't fit your style persona! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522238 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:10:08 +0000 jayne 522238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>a great example to us all...newbie here hoping to be you in XX months? How long has this process taken you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522206 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:10:14 +0000 mamaKate 522206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hooray!!! Applause and foot-stomping! Here's to a community that brings out the best in each of us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522171 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:27:56 +0000 Mo 522171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You *have* made huge leaps and bounds. Good for you! I am slow on the purging and I know it's detrimental to my overall style growth. And not buying the wrong things in the first place is as important as getting rid of the ones already there! Sounds like you're in the groove </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522154 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:08:59 +0000 catgirl 522154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am feeling mighty righteous about all my recent returns myself. </p> <p>And now am super-jealous of your completed purge. You have made giant strides, Shannon - my little legs are pumping to catch up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522145 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:16 +0000 Jaime 522145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! I know what you mean about deciding against the baily 44 dress. I have reached the point where I am more pleased when I put down an item than when I want it. Looking forward to seeing more outfits! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522141 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:58:32 +0000 Nakidra 522141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for you!!! Congrats! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522135 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:53:41 +0000 Meredith1953 522135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amen!!! I hear you on loving the body you have now. Great to have a fashion family to draw ideas and inspiration from. I Love the outfits I've see you post and I KNOW we usually only wear 20% or our wardrobes 80% of the time unless they are ruthlessly edited. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/turned-the-corner#post-522125 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:41:04 +0000 Transcona Shannon 522125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I finished my closet purge today - just spent the last two hours bagging up the last of the stuff to take to Salvation Army. I have a significantly smaller wardrobe than when I joined YLF and yet it is 100% more functional and cohesive. I really haven't purchased a huge number of items since I started the process (in relative terms anyway) and have learned how to re-work many items I already had in my closet (like my winter white swing jacket which had literally hung in my closet for almost a year without being worn). I'm far more confident in what I'm wearing because the items I kept/purchased fit better and I have a style direction I'm excited about (Retro Classic). I'm also proud of NOT purchasing the Bailey 44 dress (thanks again for all the input) because I made an informed decision. I have a rough list of what I'd like to purchase for spring and the overall "feel" I'd like to have in my spring wardrobe. I don't feel that I will be wasting time and money making poor choices as often as I used to which should limit my closet orphans. I've learned to love my figure for what it is and stop fretting over what it isn't. Because of YLF I can honestly say I feel better about myself now at size 10 than I did when I was a size 6.</p> <p>I still have a lot to learn and hope to be constantly growing and changing with this style journey - but I'm excited about the future! </p>