Hello again and thankyou

Sharon

Hi all,
I haven't posted for a while, but have been following religiously and enjoying the fabulousness!

I had an interesting realization this month. Whereas last Autumn (when I was new to this site) I couldn't seem to settle on anything I liked and felt like I had a closet full of orphans, this season it seem to have clicked for me! I still have a "want" list, but equally I am confident that I could put together at least a weeks worth of outfits that I feel terrific in from what I have already.

I am not sure what has changed. Maybe I needed some time for YLF to sink in. Maybe I have finally learnt to buy clothes that work. Maybe it's because I've given jeans another try. Whatever it is, I want to say a big thank you to a Angie - it is so nice to walk out the door in the morning feeling like I look good! And thank you to everyone on the forum, especially those who post WIW pictures as these are a great inspiration.

That is all.

14 years ago

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Sheila

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What a beautiful comment, Sharon. I also was new to YLF late last year, and still have not posted any WIW photos...I keep making excuses like: no tripod, recovering from foot surgery, etc. But I soak up all the advice and good vibes from everyone else's photos and some day I'll get there! Greetings from Washington state, where we actually are having a sunny day, maybe the first in 6 months???

14 years ago

catgirl

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I am so happy for you! Some of us (ME) are still slogging along with mixed results. It is good to know that the "click" moment can happen! Can you pinpoint any particular experience or posts that helped? Did you change much of your wardrobe along the way? Would love to know more about how you got to where you are now!

14 years ago

Queen Mum

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I think it takes time for all of us to get into the groove. And even then we make mistakes (see dress 10 in my fashion show thread
Thanks for chiming in! I'm glad you're feeling confident and fab... that is what it is all about.

14 years ago

Angie

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Thank you for your warm and generous appreciation, Sharon. It works both ways - YOU processed YLF information and made it work. Well done!!

14 years ago

Katiepea

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Hello Sharon

I've been wondering after you these past couple of months. It is truly wonderful to see you post and even nicer to read how great you feel about your appearance!

If you have the time, I'd love to see some WiW posts from you - I was really enjoying your ensembles last year as you clicked into your style groove. (And I miss seeing your Oroton handbag! ;-))

I'll conclude with saying I hope that you are well and your beautiful part of the world is recovered after the floods. Have a relaxing and peaceful Easter break.
x

14 years ago

Sharon

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Thanks everyone.

Alaskagirl, I think part of it has been feeling much more settled in myself and having a clearer view of the style I wanted. My life was very much in flux last year but now I have a clearer idea of who I am and what I want to do, the rest seems to be much easier. I think some of my confusion about my clothes was a reflection of my confusion about myself.

Also, I started identifying outfits from Angie's blog or from the forum encapsulated the look I wanted and trying to break them down into elements I could copy. I particularly liked the "casual Friday" blog post looks and Angie's smart casual looks, which led me to try jeans again after banishing them from my closet last year.

I have added some new things to my closet, but I am actually getting more use out of things I already had. I have a suit jacket that I have worn twice this week, whereas I think I had only worn it about 5 times since I bought it 2 years ago. I must have liked it to have bought it, but I couldn't work out HOW to wear it before, so it was underused.

This season I have bought 2 pairs of jeans, 2 tunics, a long cardigan, a tuxedo jacket and a pair of boots. So a fair amount, but by no means a whole new wardrobe.

KP, lovely to see you too! I love my bag - best birthday present ever! I use it every day. Things are getting back to normal in my suburb, which is nice. I will try and get hubby to take a photo or two this week. Hope you have a lovely long, long weekend too.

14 years ago