I'm so sorry about all that's happened, both on the blog and even more on the sales that ended up not going through after he did all that work.
Another board I used to visit actually encouraged members to say NMS, for Not My Style, as a NICE way to say they didn't care for something. And in my own family, we would say that, maybe even in an admiring way: "I think that shirt is great on you, but it's not my style. . . " just not right for me for whatever reason. Any chance that's all she meant?
I do like your style, and could even see myself wanting to copy it.