2018 Style Goals - YouLookFab Forum

Following Angie's advice, I decided to try to identify style goals for 2018.
Not an easy task for me : after all, it has only been a few months since I began thinking of my wardrobe as a consistent whole rather than a set of random items.
So I'm going to keep things simple.

Goal 1 : to define my style.
As a little girl, I drew fighter planes and was delighted when people thought I was a boy. Then I spent some time in the military reserve and became an engineer in a largely male-dominated field.
And in the meantime, I discovered I have a soft spot for elegant, feminine looks. I feel happy wearing tactical boots and cargo pants, and I also feel happy wearing a pretty dress and classy pumps.
This year, I intend to build a better understanding of my style - somewhere between GI Jane and a Disney Princess.

Goal 2 : to think - but to avoid overthinking.
As I said in the introduction of this thread, planning for my wardrobe rather than filling it with whatever catches my eye is new for me.
Now I aim at building a wardrobe that is consistent with my style and based on a cohesive set of items in terms of colors and silhouette.
But I should not forget to have fun with that. Which means I don't necessarily need an elaborate Excel file for an effective wardrobe assessment and analysis. But I like elaborate Excel files, so maybe if I manage to create a fun one...
Oops, I'm overthinking my no-overthinking goal.

Goal 3 : to build on what works, but to keep on exploring and experimenting.
There are a few silhouettes and outfits I know well and like to wear. But building my style and wardrobe is a journey, not an end : I'll keep on trying new colors, new patterns, new shapes.

Bonus goal : to wear my dresses!
There are some dresses in my wardrobe. Dresses I love and feel fab in, but I generally wear them for special occasions and hardly ever for work.
I definitely intend to find a way to wear them more regularly : I just need to remain deeply convinced that I can look like a lady and be as tough as my toughest male colleagues.

6 years ago

jussie

Veteran

What fantastic goals. Best of luck on your style journey. I’d like to see that excel spreadsheet

Aurore

Thank you jussie for your support! If I end up building (and using) that excel, I'll talk about it here!

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Very nicely done, Aurore. I'm impressed.

Style Moniker: GI Princess.

Please pop these goals onto the blog post:

https://youlookfab.com/2018/01.....-for-2018/

Thank you very much, Angie, for your kind comment and the style moniker! I love it!

Sorry I was so focused on the goals themselves that I forgot to add them on the blog post...I'll do it at once!

Christina F.

Aurore, I need to wear my dresses more too, especially as I keep buying them. If you decide to feel fab in them, I'm sure that confidence will come across to your colleagues.

Thank you Christina F! Your comment really uplifting!

Toban

Great goals! I share #3 with you, to experiment a lot this year.

Toban, thank you for your support! I think experimenting is one of the funniest style-related activities.

Anonymous

It will be fun to see what types of clothing you decide on in the coming months. I know there is definitely a pull in both the masculine and feminine direction for a lot of us. It sounds like maybe you’ll be opting for a little more feminine this season? Or finding ways to balance the feminine and masculine?

Anyway, welcome Aurore!

Suz

GI Princess is perfect! These sound like well articulated goals and they will get you started. Any goal that includes "wear my..." is amazingly helpful. You might wear those dresses and find...they make you feel amazing! (More dresses) OR...you like them, but they don't feel quite right for the environments you are in most of the time. (Solution..different types of dresses). OR you might wear them and think, "Hang on, I don't really enjoy dresses as much as I thought!"

Experimentation like this is what will get you to a surer sense of your current needs.

Jaime

You made me smile with your comment about overthinking your no overthinking goal. GI Princess, in the mold of Princess Leia (if you like her) sounds great.

smittie, I think I'll try more feminine options in the next months. Just to see how I feel like in them on an everyday basis! I'm glad I found YLF, since there are tons of great, inspiring ideas on this forum.

Suz, thank you for the experimental protocol! I'll definitely apply it.

Shevia, thank you for the support! And don't get me started on Princess Leia, she has always been one of my favourite characters!

Style Fan

Great set of goals. Fun to experiment. GI Princess sounds like a wonderful style moniker.

Bijou

Aurore, I can see the similarities in our goals, especially as we both work in male dominant fields. Disney Princesses need to be tough and be able to stand on their own feet, your two personas are entirely compatible. I mainly wear dresses to work, but then I do work in an office, so no field trips for me.

Mainelady

Aurore (aka ) GI Princess I look forward to following you on your journey. Your style goals sound wonderful and I hope you will post some pictures along the way. I have no doubt that you can look like a lady and be as tough as the toughest male. Princesses were born to lead.

Thank you Style Fan for your support!

Bijou, indeed, I found your own style goals very interesting as we seem to have similar work environments! I also mainly work in an office, and I'm sure you will be a great inspiration for me since you are farther on your style journey that I am on mine.

Mainelady thank you for your motivating words! I hope I'll manage to post my very first WIW this weekend.

cindysmith

Lately, I've been overthinking things, but generally after the fact. As we build the new house, I'm so focused on getting every detail right (because it's to be my forever home) that I've just been going with "whatever works" in my closet. I'll be watching your process so I can have someone's experience to draw on XOXO

cindysmith, building a house must be such a thrilling (but exhausting) experience! For various reasons my husband and I had to temporarily give up our idea of building the house of our dreams, and we settled in an already-built one. But even the simple re-decorating process was exciting! I wish you all the best with your home building!

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