First, thanks to the 37 of you who filled out my reader survey! I was hoping for a few more but, hey, that’s about 20% of my daily page views and my psychology degree tells me that 20% is a good number to hit! So that’s pretty awesome!
And, of course, since it’s no fun to fill out a survey if you don’t get to see your responses in action, I want to share the results with you along with my thoughts (and if you’re here for the outfit photos just skip to the bottom of this post).
Since the biggest goal of Loop Looks is to provide you with outfit ideas, I’m thrilled that those are the reasons most of you are coming here. Some of my favorite “Other” responses reinforce this since they stated “The style you exhibit is practical (both aesthetically and financially) and I can actually apply the inspiration” and “To get ideas on how to dress in Chicago winters”.
And it appears that most of you love everything I’m doing! Hooray! I wasn’t surprised to see the Saturday Shots posts weren’t as popular since I admit many times I skip over those myself when reading other blogs. I was a bit surprised at the one response that said the daily outfit posts were their least favorite. Maybe they just come for my eloquent writing? (Where’s the sarcasm font?)
Again, I’m not totally surprised at the responses about wanting to see more casual outfits. I’m still figuring out how to reflect my weekend wear on the blog since that’s typically the only time you’ll find me in casual clothes since I spend most of my evenings in fitness attire. Speaking of which, I do have a fitness blog that I try to post in a few times a month if you’re interested in that. It didn’t rank too highly in the survey so I probably won’t be adding too many fitness-only posts here.
As for shopping suggestions, I do always include links to items that are similar to what I’m wearing but I can try linking to more sales information and discussing why I frequent certain stores more than others. What are your thoughts on that?
I’m happy to see most of you both look at the pictures and read the text! Lets me know that those words I put here aren’t in vain.
Most of you didn’t care one way or another about seeing Loop Looks posts on the weekends which is good since I like not having that pressure. Also, no one cared that I use affiliate links. Chances are good that I’m never going to make a living from this blog but being able to pay for itself (or pay for me to purchase more items for giveaways!) would be lovely. Right now my only source of income is the affiliate links so I’m glad they don’t bother you.
One of you mentioned that you wanted to see recaps of the closet consultations I do. Well, I do try to post links to the reviews and write-ups on other bloggers’ sites when I do one for another blogger. For example, this weekend I did one for Kelsey and posted a link on Facebook to her recap on her blog. So, that’s one bonus to following Loop Looks on Facebook! But I’m also glad to know that you don’t mind seeing the outfit photos in both places. Probably makes it easier for you!
It appears that most of you think that doing a 30×30 would be fun. I agree, it’s not the most original thing out there, but I think it can be a useful tool for those of you who are working with a limited wardrobe. Seeing how someone takes a small set of clothing and makes it work for them for a month could be helpful, right? Something for me to think on.
Of course, many of you took the chance to share your opinions in the open-ended questions, too, and I love that! All the compliments made me feel amazing! And just reminded me that the reason I do this is to help YOU and it sounds like it’s working. So yay! I wanted to take a moment to address some of the comments, too, so you know I read ALL of them.
My feed reader doesn’t always show your posts right away! Sometimes it shows three at a time and I know you didn’t post them all at the same time.
When I switched from looplooks.wordpress.com to looplooks.net I tried to change my RSS feed. The one you should be using is http://looplooks.net/feed/ If you are using that one that should take care of most of your issues. I hope. I’m still working out all that fiddly technology stuffs.
I think an overall blog redesign would freshen up the look of your style blog.
I will take anyone up on the offer to help me redesign the blog! Or, you know, if you have a WordPress theme you particularly love, show me the way!
There’s no “Like” button for WordPress.
I do have a plug-in that adds a “Like” button at the bottom of each post.
However, it is tied to Facebook. Which means I will be looking for a additional plug-in that allows you to “Like” something without having it tied to Facebook!
Photos taken in the same locations – I like the more varied ones 
So, for the past three weeks my husband has been taking my outfit photos instead of me hauling my tripod all over the place. Since the weather has been iffy lately we haven’t been venturing far from home. But, as the weather warms up you can bet we will be checking out locations around the city.
It might be nice to see some collaborations with other academic/professional style bloggers, like “4 ways to style [insert item/trend]…”
Love this idea! Thank you! I will be reaching out and seeing what I can concoct. And if other bloggers read this and want to collaborate, let me know!
Would love to see more responses to reader questions and more posts on affordable fashion.
I do answer every reader question I get although sometimes it takes me a few weeks to write a post on it. That’s what You Pick Wednesdays are for! If you have a question, any question, leave it in a comment or send it to looplooks@gmail.com and I WILL answer it in a You Pick Wednesday post. I’m currently working on one about when to wear nude shoes since a reader asked me that in a comment a few weeks ago.
As for affordable fashion, I try my hardest to pick similar items to link to that are under $100. Perhaps some of you have questions about how to put together an outfit on a budget? Tell me your budget and you’ll get an entire You Pick Wednesday post to yourself!
And with that, I want to thank you again for taking the time to fill out the survey! It means a lot to me to know what I’m doing is worthwhile and to get ideas on how to mix it up a bit.
And now what you’ve all come here to see: hardcore nudity!
No, not really. It’s just today’s outfit for the Take One and Pass It On challenge from Sarah’s Real Life.
Sweater – Gap (similar) | Shirt – Forever 21 | Pants – The Limited (similar) | Shoes – Karen Scott via Macy’s (similar) | Bracelet – gift (similar)
So, yes, the item carried over from yesterday is the leopard print shoes!
What do you think will make a repeat appearance tomorrow?
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For those of you looking for casual outfit inspiration, this one’s for you! 
Nothing is classier to me than tweed and a pencil skirt.
A reader recently contacted me and asked for help with a pair of ankle boots she just bought.
Right now I’m pretty happy with my closet. But even so there are days when I stand there and stare at all the hangers and think, “I wish I had….”
I’ve had all of these clothing pieces in my closet for a long time. I keep wavering on whether or not to keep the cardigan and then it keeps staying. 
