
I've hinted before at my fashion faux pas, and I get into some good details about them in the book, but I'm not here for fashion advise. Neither to give and to be honest, not necessarily to received. But I can talk about how my wardrobe is directly correlated with the level of comfort I feel within my own skin.
Once, I had a roommate casually suggest to me one night that I try to get on that old show (current at the time) "What Not to Wear". For that moment, she was my roommate, not my friend. But for only that moment. Because now, we laugh about it. Now, I see her point. I wasn't fashionable, and if I am going to be totally transparent, I wasn't even dressing for my body type. I dressed with what I had, because at the time, I could not afford what I didn't have and then that set the stage.
I buy clothes about once a year, sometimes, that stretches into once every year and a half. Never trendy. Never hot new styles. Never too short. Never too revealing. I wear clothes that I am comfortable wearing and when I'm comfortable in my outerwear, I'm comfortable in my "innerwear".
My weight has fluctuated over these past few years. And by fluctuated, I mean inflated. And when I lost the weight in 2017, I bought new clothes late in 2018, waiting until I was confident this was my new normal, but still holding onto a few staples, you know....for sentimental reasons. Well thankfully, my sentimental inflated self has been able to shop in the old section of my closet as I've navigated these new waters. Am I letting go of the old which were once the new? No. Because I am working to become comfortable in my "innerwear" again. And with that, means in with the old. and hold on to the new.
So for those of you wondering if you can get there again, if it is time to do an overhaul of what's in the closet. Don't come to me for fashion advise. But you can share with me how you feel in your own skin. Once that feels comfortable again...visit the closet and decide what's out, what's in, and what's on hold.
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