Oh, Anne, your daughter is adorable. And I love the her outfits; from the pictures, she seems quite happy with them, too. Success all around!

My favorite is #3, but #2 and #4 are right up there. Your daughter is a YLF star!

So glad this worked out! Your daughter is so cute, and very patient to try on the different outfits; it looks like she now has a number of pieces to mix and match well together. I can't really make out the ruffles on the dark cardigan, it just looks black to me, but then I like ruffles on dark or neutral colors especially and am a proud member of Team Ruffles.

Her wardrobe looks so organized, I'm inspired to get to work on mine!

Gaylene, #3 is my favourite too

Gingko - did you notice we found the denim skirt (and another one I didn't photograph)? Glad we inspired you!

I forgot to say that DD displayed none of the hoarding behaviour she showed last year, and gave heaps to her sister and lots to the opshop (and some to the bin) and she readily gave up some of those pesky orphan skirts which was a relief!
The emptyish wardrobe is partly a function of packing all the summer clothes up ( more summer dresses than winter)

Bumping, particularly for Rachylou

Anne, yes, I did notice the denim skirt! So that will be useful for home but not school, right? Do you think you will still need to spot check her wardrobe a couple of times a week for sorting out her dirty clothes so she doesn't put them on again? Ha, I just remembered when I was about 12 and my mother telling me it was time to start using deodorant.

How much easier for you that she was willing to pass on the clothes she'd outgrown. I bet she enjoyed the extra attention from you and your MIL!

Good for you! Great to get that started and have a plan, and a limited one so you should be able to keep full control.

Way back you asked if I bought my daughters clohtes, and yes I did. Hand me downs rarely worked for her, so I see you do have a special problem there. I used to know my daughters taste pretty well and could buy to it and she wore most. But now she changes with the season and I cannot keep up.

Gingko - yes I certainly will have to check those drawers. She has a tendency to just drop them, dirty or not, into her PJ's drawer, for example!

One thing I forgot to mention above, that was my MIL's idea, was to rearrange her drawers so she has a "going out" drawer (share with underwear and hose) and a "home" drawer. She already had a "school uniform" drawer.

Jayne your daughter sounds like my older daugher. She has a clear style and I think I could buy for her and leave it up to her to put together. When a bag of handed down clothes arrives, she can easily pick out just what suits her and leave the rest. Mind you she loves going shopping too, and last year I gave her clothing money for a birthday present, so she could choose herself, and what she bought was different to what I would have bought for her.

Looks really lovely! Well done!

Thanks Amiable

Back from crazy Easter weekend... Thank you for bumping the thread, Anne!

Your daughter is so pretty and cute! Only seven? So even cuter! Hehe ;> Yes, at seven, I'd definitely say kids still need help picking outfits out in a basic way. I'm sure at that age I still didn't understand there being any need to brush my hair, lol.

Anyways, I love the lookbook. So much fun! The outfits are great. #3 and 4 have a lot of flair. A couple of white / black tees or shirts is a great idea for tying things together. I wonder how the stripey leggings would look with the pink dress... I think the pink dress could also work well with colored stockings. Well done! Which is DD's fave?

Your DD is adorable and what a love for doing the photo shoot. Her closet looks so wonderfully organized and tidy. I love all of the ensembles that she has tried.

Thanks everyone. Rachylou, she likes #3 and #4 the best. Not sure about the coloured stockings with the pink dress - it is hard to get pinks that look good together. Oh and she needs a LOT of help to brush/ do her hair. I keep threatening a bob in fact!

The weather has gone warm again, but we kept out a couple of summer outfits for her to wear so they are having a last hurrah.

Oh we did the BOB! I gave her a choice at about age 5, learn to tolerate the hair brushing, do it herself, or cut it off and avoid the agony. SHE choose the short hair and adorable she was!

We've bobbed before too!! In fact we were looking at her preprimary pictures when she was 5 and she was bobbed then. And 6 months ago she had a longer shoulder length cut. She isn't keen on another one but I sure am!

She is gorgeous! I think the look book was a great idea! I might have to do the same for my daughter!!