Una, we will miss your presence and perspective on the forum if you're not around as much, but it sounds like are in a good place with your style (weather aside!). Reading your story and the comments, it's inspring to know how many people have hit a point of happiness with their wardrobes and that the cycle of buying does slow down after awhile!

Aw, y'all! I thought this thread had died a natural death after I posted it but it is so nice to read all your kind words and thoughts. I am not going anywhere! Just not able to participate at my usual obsessive level. I couldn't live without my dose of YLF! Now I feel all warm and fuzzballs.

My jewelry is actually fairly simple and not that exciting - sort of along the lines of Sundance. I mostly give it away or do things on request. But once you see how cheaply most "handmade" jewelry can be done, it's hard to imagine paying the retail prices.

I have two outfits to post from the holidays - one is the silver suede snakeskin (not too much going on there at all) Lysse leggings which I adore. Will share when I get a chance!

Yes, please post! And I want to see a few pics of the jewelry making process, as well as where you buy your raw materials. There is a Jo-Ann Fabrics in my county and they have jewelry making supplies and lessons, but the supplies looked super cheesy and cheap.

I think a lot of us are feeling uninspired, style wise. Part of it is the lack of break through silhouettes and ideas. Skinnies - around forever. Boyfriends -- 3 years mainstream. Mom jeans, not flattering. Crop tops -- hard to wear. Midis - hard to wear. High rise - check but is it really so different. Asymmetrical hemlines -- around for what 3 years? If it's back to flares and 70s I'm not sure I'm ready for that.Didn't we just have another 70s revival in 2011?

The nipped in waist and flowing pant leg silhouette that Angie referred to sounds interesting but hard to wear in all but perfect weather, I am trying to imagine it on the ranch with the fabric dragging and getting in the way. But I will try to pull together one outfit like this at least.

Yes, post post! Thank you for your update; I had been wondering about my fellow UWP.

The weather has certainly taken an inopportune time to go crazy, hasn't it? You're too warm, I've been too cold, and suddenly it's 80F here again. o_0 And it sounds like a lot of our old guard are looking to find the cruise control instead of experimenting so much...

Denise has said what I was thinking - the "new" looks don't feel new. I think the last "new" idea I was super excited by was digital printing, lol. I wonder if society has gotten too PC to riff on more modern looks instead of regurgitating the past. It takes less guts to do grunge again than to create a high fashion line inspired by Somali pirates or Middle Eastern garb. Not that I'm suggesting either of those things, but in general Art has lost some of its teeth.