Thank you, so much, Sterling and Dianna. I find much inspiration from Angie and many YLFabbers. I look for body types, small busted rectangles; interesting combinations of colors, pattern mixing and a bit of trend plus classic. I love to watch those who have their own style. I watch very little tv and don't follow celebs. So most of my inspiration comes from YLF posts, especially Angie's ensembles and the way Fabbers have interpreted them.
Twiggy was my first fashion icon because I had a similar body type that never fit Into the curvy female body type that was the ideal of the 50's-early 60's. Those were the years of the hourglass figure. I could not relate and only felt bad about my body as a result.

Angie - Your inspiration comes from the the best place!

Janet - yes to style being relatable. That has been a difficult lesson for me, to dress for the life I live and not some fantasy life. Luckily I do have a few real "dressy ball" moments from time to time - but just not every week or month.

Rachy - you need to change jobs, dressing like this suits you so well. Amazing!

CocoLion - Bowie changed the 70's and 80's in so many ways. I am still so sad that he is no longer with us. I loved the YLF tributes. The 70's "I'm with the band" style is timeless.

Dianna - what you are doing is developing your own signature style. Very wise indeed.

Runcarla - love the ladies you have picked and the reasons why. Choosing stye icons that are relatable to you is important.

Smittie - that is the most amazing dress. I have never seen it before. It just goes to show that little white dress can outshine all others (although having her figure really helps).

L'Abeille - you have the most wonderful style icons, and I see their influence in the way you dress. Katherine Hepburn was way ahead of her time.

Brooklyn - you are so generous how you share your style with us all. You make all looks your own.

Binkle - love your style icons. I am off to watch the Jean Genie video now! I have a soft spot for Hitchcock's heroines too. North By Northwest was my favourite Hitchcock movie.

CindySmith - Wow - Yes to how cool and fabulous those ladies are - I can definitely see this in your style. Feminine edge never looked so good.

Joy - you are definitely a YLF icon, so lovely to hear your inspiration. I always admire how you embrace and play with new trends.

What a lovely thread.

I get inspiration from a few places`- these days rarely advertising or fashion spreads in magazines, but more blogs or television or film characters.

Two women who have always inspired me are Grace Kelly and Cate Blanchett - I love their glamour and sense of occasion. I also recently was very drawn to the hair and style of Jed on "The Night Manager".

I do also love looking at the YLF WIW posts. I love seeing a variety of styles, ages, shapes and locations. I rarely try and copy anyone's look in the whole but I see new ways to wear what I have, or how versatile white sneakers or metallic footwear can be.

I get inspired by everyone on YLF but different eras inspire me too and I have a lot of items that relate to each era.

• 20s - short bob, red lips, boxy dresses (the red lips I still do)
• 30s - longer flowy dresses (I may have a few tucked away in the closet)
• 40s- tweed jackets, skinny skirts, and retro hair, strong shoulders (I'd like to get a classic Lauren tweed jacket)
• 50s - cone bras, shirt dresses, mod look of the late 50s/early 60s (I adore shirt dresses and have a few from Anthroplogie)

  Audrey Hepburn was my style icon.

• 60s - pencils pants (which I still wear today, aka ankle pants).
• 70s - this one is a hard one for me but I have a current bell bottom jeans.
• 80s - my teen years but I wore a lot of black in the late 80s, think more mod than goth. (I still wear lots of black)
• 90s - baby doll dresses, jeans, stripes (wear lots of stripes
• 2000s - mostly work clothes