Wow ladies, thank you all so much for the thoughtful comments! I really appreciate the detail and hearing which ones (and why!) you're especially drawn to. #4 really stuck a chord with everyone, which is great because that had a super high happiness factor for me!
Tara, yes my style has definitely evolved quite a lot since coming to YLF! I feel like the underlying elements and overarching styles are still the same, just much more refined (and a bit less eclectic) now. The boot are Madden Girl "Sheldun" from a couple years ago. I did a quick search and didn't see any currently for sale on the bigger shoe sites, but if you hunted a bit more you might be able to find a pair.
Manidipa, ooooh great observation on the textures in #1 and #5, that is not an association I'd made before! I am certainly drawn to those rustic-type prints/textures and to a lesser extent the dressing style (for weekends though), but certainly feel much more me when wearing those elements in a sleeker, urban way. Skinny jeans are the prime mainstream pant here, too, especially since it's just so PRACTICAL to have them tucked into boots with all the rain we get. I pounce on any "dry enough" day to pull out my floor-skimming hems! I very rarely see super wide hems like those in #9, at least in jeans; they do pop up in trousers on drier days.
Karie, since my hair is very dark I can get away with having a single black element in my outfits. Since your hair is lighter, sometimes it will require a little extra bit of black to balance out depending on where/how much there is. I have to the same thing with light shoes or a lighter lower half (which generally work more easily with light hair), especially if I want to wear a dark top; I often will solve that by showing some skin on my arms
Angie, aw thank youuu! Queen 70s checking in I like Urban 70s Glam Queen, that about sums me up (I'm finally working on getting more of the glam and rocker influences in my style this year now that I have my core wardrobe mostly in place!). I do find it amusing that now matter how sleek or non-70s I've tried to make myself look, or even in just a single outfit... I always seems to have that 70s flair! It is truly part of my style soul And BIG YES on the early 70s punk! I LOVE that part of punk style, has all the attitude of punk with a good dose of the natural look of the 70s. In fact that was exactly what I told with my hair stylist when I got the short 'do initially: "I want a late 70s early-punk vibe." Clearly that discussion paid off! And no worries, I have no desire to grow it out any time soon, although with helmet season coming up I am getting nervous about what I can do to combat helmet hair without my ponytail ><
Zap, too bad about the furry vests but at least you've figured it out now! I tend to wear mine more in spring/summer/fall than in winter, and have lots of fun ideas for the upcoming season for my pretty from-Zap longer vest <3 I am mostly back to regular schedule, just less time for the forum than before. So once I get these backlogged outfits up I'll be back to my usual weekly WIW posts
