The lovely Ana over at Ripped Knees posted a really cool entry about dressing habits and the disruption of winter and how it impacts how we might plan (or not plan) our daily outfits. Personally I am an unconscious dresser. Once in a while I will have a vague idea of what I want to wear and piece it together, trying different things as I see fit. I also really enjoy layering, so winter isn’t such a drag for me. I adore sweaters, some black, some very bright. Both are essential to me. I love baggy silhouettes as well, even though it’s sometimes hard to pull off in appropriate proportions if the layers don’t fit just right.
People ask me how I decide to wear things, or what made me decide to put an outfit together and how they could never pull it off. First of all (and I know this is cliche) it takes confidence to wear what you want. I also, like my friend said, have an established style. The things I wear, no matter how unique, suit me because that’s who I am. I have a fashion identity. She explained that she couldn’t wake up one day and wear an outfit I might wear because she has a different established look. Can people phase in and out of looks? Sure they can, but there has to be an adjustment time.
Another friend of mine just started to embrace her own sense of style. I have actually always admired her taste in tee, sweaters, and winter hats. Now she’s doing the ‘casual dress with warm toasty tights and boots’ thing, and she pulls it off flawlessly. I guess if you’re ready for change it simply happens naturally, and the key is not to be scared. At the end of the day, they are just clothes and another way to express yourself. There isn’t anything wrong with that.
Oh and here’s a nice tame little number from the other day. It’s one of my favorite casual outfits right now. I need more casual dresses…
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